Friday, September 10, 2010

SC slams Haryana for delay in nabbing culprits

SC slams Haryana for delay in nabbing culprits

SC slams Haryana for delay in nabbing culprits

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 11:32 AM PDT

The Supreme Court on Friday slammed Haryana government for delay in arresting 60 accused in the killing of two Dalits and torching of houses allegedly by upper caste people at Mirchpur village of Hisar district and said the authorities will have to answer more questions.

Rs 100 for taking cholera patients to hospital

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 05:35 PM PDT

In a unique incentive, an Orissa district administration has decided to reward Rs 100 to a person who takes a cholera or diarrhoea patient to a hospital or nearest health centre.

Indian maestros' 'ode to peace' for 9/11 victims at UN

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 05:32 PM PDT

Indian classical music maestro Amjad Ali Khan along with his two sons, Amaan and Ayaan, performed an "ode to peace" at the United Nations in memory of the victims of 9/11 ahead of the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attack.

YSR's 100cr palace kicks up political storm

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 05:26 PM PDT

It's not a house, it's a palace. And it's so ferociously guarded by a retinue of security guards working round-the-clock that not many people have been allowed to get anywhere close to it, leave aside enter it. It's the house that YSR built.

Roemer allays fears over Ohio outsourcing ban

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 05:20 PM PDT

The United States on Friday sought to downplay the ban on outsourcing clamped by Ohio. US ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer said Ohio's ban on outsourcing of IT related work would not have any bearing on Indo-US business ties, and asserting that the partnership between the countries is "indispensable".

Cong appoints Maya's ex-aide dalit panel chief

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 05:18 PM PDT

Congress MP PL Punia will be the next chairman of the National Commission for SCs in what is a strong party bid to needle BSP chief Mayawati.

Yasin heeds Umar's unity call in Valley

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 05:13 PM PDT

Giving a boost to the recent unity call among separatists by Hurriyat Conference moderate faction chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Yasin Malik on Friday shared the dais with him.

IITs can undertake medical research

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 05:11 PM PDT

With the IIT Council giving its consent to the institutes to start courses in medicine, IITs can now undertake inter-disciplinary research in the field of medicine, bio-engineering, biotechnology and related subjects.

India going to be one of the key powers of world: Blair

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Tony Blair shares with Manmohan Singh his fondness for former US president George Bush. And, as he tells Indrani Bagchi in an exclusive interview, he shares with Bush a belief in India's future.

Controlled nap for pilots on duty ups safety?

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 04:26 PM PDT

While taking a nap in the cockpit by the pilots is prohibited by the Indian regulator, airlines have long tuned into international studies that have established that a short, controlled nap only enhances physiological alertness for better flight safety.

63 Himachal students pass class X without taking exam

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 04:22 PM PDT

Sixty-three students of a Himachal Pradesh school have passed the class X state board examination without appearing for it. Two persons, including school owner Ashwini Kumar Dogra, have been arrested in this connection.

Didi's namaz in railways ad creates uproar

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 03:46 PM PDT

Desperate for power in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is missing no opportunity to grab Muslim votes.

'They have to kill us first before getting to our Hindu friends'

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 03:33 PM PDT

It is the evening before Eid. Someone knocks on Protima Ghosh's door in this riot-scarred region in Barasat, 70km from Kolkata. The nights have been terrifying since Tuesday when communal violence injured 30 villagers and two policemen.

Beaten back by Naxals, BSF men torture tribals

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 02:11 PM PDT

The people of Panchangi village in Chhattisgarh have filed a complaint with the district collector about the harassment by drunk BSF men. Two teenage girls alleged they were sexually molested.

Nitish Kumar's remark on dyeing hair evokes reaction

Posted: 10 Sep 2010 11:55 AM PDT

A remark by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today on people dyeing their hair to hide their age evoked a sharp response from RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and his LJP counterpart Ram Vilas Paswan, who held it was in "bad taste".
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