ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday directed the country's anti-corruption watchdog to reopen graft cases against Asif Ali Zardari and 8,000 others that were quashed under the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance, a move likely to further weaken his hold on the presidency. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Javed Iqbal directed the National Accountability of Bureau to imple ..... MORE >>>

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday rejected in the Lok Sabha demands for rollback of the increase in the prices of petrol and diesel and reduction of excise duties hiked in the budget saying the "financial condition does not permit". "I would've love to respond to the demands (of the opposition members) but my financial condition does not permit me to do so. Please excuse me. T ..... MORE >>>

News broadcasters on Friday ended their boycott of the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after an agreement with the cash-rich Indian league authorities. The development came hours before the IPL was scheduled to begin with a match between 2009 champions Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders in Navi Mumbai on Friday night. As per the new guidelines issued by the IPL, "there has ..... MORE >>>

New Delhi: In a major boost to women serving in the defence services, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Centre to allow grant of permanent commission to them. Delivering a verdict on a batch of petitions filed by serving and retired lady officers, a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul decided the matter in their favour and asked the government to provide all consequential benefit ..... MORE >>>