Durga Shakti Nagpal meets Akhilesh Yadav, apologises: Sources

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 17:43

It seems politics has once again prevailed over bureaucracy.

Mining mafia attacks police team in Rajasthan, 5 held

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 09:24

A police team was attack by the mining mafia in Rajasthan`s Alwar during an anti-illegal mining operation on Monday.

`Centre has written to states to stop illegal sand mining`

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 15:15

The Centre has written to all state governments in the country to take steps to stop illegal sand mining activity in their respective states, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said.

Students offer support to woman fighting against sand mafia

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 15:40

Students of various colleges here have expressed solidarity with a woman, who has been staging a sit-in with her three children in front of the Secretariat here for the last two months seeking action against the sand mafia and mining.

Students support woman fighting against sand mafia

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 13:54

Students of various colleges have expressed solidarity with a woman, who has been staging a sit-in with for the last two months seeking action against the sand mafia and mining.

Berlusconi `paid Mafia bosses millions as protection money for 20 yrs`

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 15:52

A new judicial report suggests that disgraced former premier Silvio Berlusconi made a 20-year pact with Mafia bosses to whom he paid millions of euros in exchange for protection and help with his business empire.

Ex-mayor among mafia suspects arrested in Italy

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 18:47

A former mayor was among seven Calabrian mafia suspects arrested in southern Italy Wednesday in an operation involving police from Reggio Calabria and Rome.

Karachi's black economy generated Rs 830 mn daily: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 15:44

Criminal gangs in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi generated a staggering Rs 830 million daily in black economy, according to a report.

Mining mafia obstructs SP`s vehicle during raid

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 23:09

Close on the heels of an attack on a SDM by mining mafia in Solan, a senior police officer in the district was allegedly obstructed from performing his duty while conducting a raid to check the illegal activity.

Centre`s response sought on `water smuggling mafia` in Delhi

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 18:50

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought the Centre and Delhi government`s responses on water smuggling mafia in Delhi.

Centre`s response sought on `water smuggling mafia` in Delhi

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 16:56

The NGT has sought the Centre and Delhi govt`s responses on a plea alleging that water smuggling mafia is behind illegal bore wells in Delhi and authorities are "turning a blind eye" to such activities.

Congress, BJP being run by mafia: Arvind Kejriwal

Last Updated: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 19:25

Leaders and politicians sitting in Parliament and state Assemblies, with a few exceptions, were no less than terrorists while the biggest national parties were being "run by the mafia", AAP founder Arvind Kejriwal charged.