Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Demand for adequate security forces ignored: Mayawati

Demand for adequate security forces ignored: Mayawati

Demand for adequate security forces ignored: Mayawati

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 08:58 PM PDT

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati late Wednesday slammed the central government for not paying heed to the state's requirement of paramilitary forces in the wake of the Ayodhya verdict Thursday.

Fearing holy site unrest, Centre bans bulk texting

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 08:54 PM PDT

India has imposed a nationwide ban on sending bulk text messages amid concerns that a potentially explosive court judgment on who should control a disputed holy site could spark unrest, a top official said.

Aamir dons role of ambassador

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:54 PM PDT

Bollywood star Aamir Khan has become the global ambassador of 'Live to Love' foundation that is running Druk Padma School, popularly known as Rancho's school in Leh, which was destroyed in the recent cloudburst.

Cops held hostage by Maoists safe

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:44 PM PDT

The four policemen held hostage by the Maoists in Bijapur are alive and safe, said police, even as the extended deadline for their release ended on Wednesday night.

Vibrant Gujarat takes solar flight

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:41 PM PDT

When the world's first manned solar powered airplane took off from a Switzerland airfield recently, Gujarat had a role to play in its maiden flight.

2.6L HIV patients have no access to treatment

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:39 PM PDT

Around 3.2 lakh HIV patients in India were on life-saving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in December 2009 - more than 85,000 patients from the previous year. Be that as it may, 2.6 lakh people are still in dire need of ART.

Veerappan lair now a tiger den

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:30 PM PDT

The land of the dreaded sandalwood smuggler Veerappan has now turned into a tiger den. Camera traps have revealed pictures of 19 tigers on the prowl in the Savannah-like forests of Sathyamangalam in Erode district in western Tamil Nadu. And DNA analysis of scats has confirmed the presence of at least 13 big cats.

Paintings worth 100cr seized in Mum I-T raid

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:28 PM PDT

Paintings of eminent artists worth over Rs 100 crore were seized during a raid by the income tax department on Mumbai's GTL Ltd, a network services company.

Panel to review partial withdrawal of AFSPA

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:26 PM PDT

CM Omar Abdullah on Wednesday held combined unified headquarters meeting of top Army and security officers to discuss the removal of pickets from Srinagar city and lifting of Disturbed Areas Act from certain pockets as the first steps towards the partial revocation of Armed Forced Special Powers Act in J&K.

Pirates hijack ship with 15 Indian crew

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:22 PM PDT

Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship with 15 Indian crew on board off East Africa, the European Union Naval Force said on Wednesday.

'Azadi for us means an end to repressive military rule in Valley'

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:20 PM PDT

A cross section of Delhi's civil society and women activists listened in stunned silence as Parweena Ahangar, a middle-aged Kashmiri woman, narrated the torment of a mother whose son "disappeared" 20 years ago.

Kerala Cong red-faced as Singhvi argues for lotteries

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:42 PM PDT

''Who needs enemies when you have friends like this,'' would sum up the mood in Congress camp in Kerala, where the party faced embarrassment on Wednesday after its spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared before Kochi High Court pleading the case of Bhutan lotteries, which has been the target of attack by the state unit.

'Kashmir doesn't belong to India or Pak'

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:15 PM PDT

The stone-pelters movement, or the Sangbaaz Tehreek as it is popularly called, is altering equations in Kashmir and forcing separatist leaders to abandon their pro-Pakistan tilt.

Lifer for Satyam Babu in Ayesha murder case

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:06 PM PDT

Amidst high tension, the women's special sessions court here on Wednesday sentenced Pidathala Satyam Babu to life imprisonment in the sensational rape and murder case of Ayesha Meera.

India, US defence deal set to get bigger

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:10 PM PDT

India's biggest- ever defence deal inked with US till now is all set to get bigger. Plans are virtually final now to order another four P-8I Poseidon long-range maritime patrol aircraft to add to the eight already contracted under the $2.1 billion deal inked last year.
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