Thursday, September 30, 2010

India, US are partners in Afghanistan: Menon

India, US are partners in Afghanistan: Menon

India, US are partners in Afghanistan: Menon

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:50 PM PDT

National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon said India and the US have similar goals of helping the war-torn nation into a peaceful and moderate democratic nation free from terrorism.

Chhattisgarh: Maoists release 4 abducted cops

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

After 12 days in captivity, the four policemen held hostage by the Maoists finally walked free on Thursday night. Local media reported that the men were heading back to safety, accompanied by a group of journalists.

Singhvi withdraws from lottery case

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:53 PM PDT

AICC spokesman Abhishek Singhvi announced his decision to withdraw from the lottery case in Kerala after his appearance in the court on behalf of promoters of lotteries created a storm in the Congress there.

CBSE to set up R&D centre on PPP model

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:56 PM PDT

The CBSE board, which has been at the forefront of the sweeping changes taking place in the education system, is all set to establish its very own centre for research and development on the public-private partnership (PPP) model.

E-tickets a security threat at airports?

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:54 PM PDT

E-tickets that can be bought with the click of a button and are fast becoming the norm across the country pose a security threat that airports are grappling with.

India picks US engines over European for Tejas

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:52 PM PDT

The defence ministry on Thursday announced General Electric's F-414 engines have been selected over its rival Eurojet Turbo GmbH's EJ-200 engines, after a bitter race over last two years, to power the Tejas Mark-II version.

'Promoting institutional transparency big challenge'

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:48 PM PDT

The biggest challenge is to promote 'institutional transparency', newly-appointed chief information commissioner (CIC) A N Tiwari said on Thursday.

'Verdict makes me feel like a 2nd-class citizen'

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:45 PM PDT

Though members of Muslim intelligentsia put up a brave face on TV channels, talking in politically-correct terms, in private, many accept that they see the verdict as "anti-Muslim".

ASI report far from foolproof?

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:42 PM PDT

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad HC may have gone by the ASI report submitted to it in April 2003 to rule that the disputed site is the birthplace of Ram but noted historians had drilled holes in the report when it first came out.

'Not the job of HC bench to adjudicate where Ram was born'

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:32 PM PDT

Historians and political scientists appear divided on the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute.

Congress worried about impact on Bihar

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:33 PM PDT

With the Ayodhya verdict endorsing the claim of temple partisans to build a mandir at the disputed site, Congress is apprehensive of how Lalu Prasad-Ramvilas Paswan combine may play development.

Happiest day of my life: Uma Bharati

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:31 PM PDT

Expelled BJP leader Uma Bharati, who played a prominent role in Ayodhya Ramjanmabhoomi movement, was exultant at the Allahabad HC's judgment on the Ayodhya title suit.

Babri verdict will boost Prasad's stock in Sangh

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:29 PM PDT

For BJP's lawyer-politician Ravi Shankar Prasad, who represented none other than Lord Ram in the Ayodhya case, the verdict has come as a blessing that is sure to boost his stock within his party as well as the larger Sangh Parivar.

For them, bonds of friendship are stronger than religion

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:27 PM PDT

Unfazed as to what the Ayodhya verdict would be, Izhar Siddiqui and Mohan Swarup Sharma - the two elderly residents of Dugawan, a small mohalla in Lucknow's Naka Hindola area - were into a serious discussion planning how 'Ram Barat' would to be taken out this year.

Lucknow youngsters react with maturity

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 04:21 PM PDT

As the nation discussed the Ayodhya verdict threadbare, Lucknow's younger and vibrant community of students and professionals were still coming to grips with what the fuss was all about.
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