Tag: 2012
Punjab Records 66 Per Cent Turnout, Voting Remains Peaceful
Over 66 per cent of Punjab's electorate had exercised their franchise till 5 p.m. on Saturday as polling for the state assembly officially ended, election officials said. Voting remained peaceful, barring stray incidents of minor clashes and arguments. ....
Modi Bought Power From Private Firms At Higher Rates: Rahul
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of reducing the power generation capacity of government-owned power firms between 2012-16, while buying electricity from private players at a much higher rate.....
We Mean Business, While Others Selling Pipe Dreams: UP CM
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday sought the support of people in returning to power, saying his government had fulfilled promises made in the 2012 election manifesto.....
72 Per Cent Votes Cast In Punjab
Over 72 per cent of Punjab's nearly 1.99 crore voters cast their votes on Saturday in 117 assembly segments in the northern state, election officials said here.....
Nirbhaya Rapists To Hang On Jan 22: Court
A Delhi court on Tuesday issued death warrants against all four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case with the convicts to be hanged on January 22.....
Shuttlers Sindhu, Saina Reach All England Quarters
India's P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal moved into the women's singles quarter-finals, but men's singles shuttler H.S. Prannoy lost in the second round of the All England Open Badminton Championships here on Thursday.....
On his daughter and actress Alia Bhatts 24th birthday on Wednesday, her father and veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt got nostalgic and called her his princess and his masterpiece.....
DCW Chief Welcomes SC Decision In Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Jaihind welcomed the Supreme Court's decision in the brutal December 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case and said it will send a "strong message" to the rapists. ....
Nirbhaya Parents To Move Court After President Rejects Convict's Mercy Plea
The parents of 2012 gang rape victim named 'Nirbhaya' by the media are all set to move a Delhi court seeking issuance of fresh death warrants against the four death row convicts after the President on Saturday rejected the mercy plea filed by one of the convicts Vinay Sharma. ....
Nirbhaya: Govt Wants No Delay In Hanging, HC Reserves Order
The Central government on Sunday told the Delhi High Court that the indefinite stay imposed on the execution of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case was a "deliberate, well-calculated and well-thought out attempt to frustrate the process of law" and that there should be "no delay" in their hanging.....
