Thursday, December 23, 2010

CWG scam: CBI raids Kalmadi's houses in Delhi and Pune

CWG scam: CBI raids Kalmadi's houses in Delhi and Pune

CWG scam: CBI raids Kalmadi's houses in Delhi and Pune

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 08:19 PM PST

Searches have been conducted at Suresh Kalmadi's houses in Delhi and Pune, and at his secretary Manoj Bhore's house. The raids come days after some documents crucial to the probe reportedly went missing.

Falsely accused of killing spouse, doc jailed in Saudi

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 03:11 PM PST

Dr Shalini Chawla's husband died in his sleep of a heart attack but she was told that he had converted to Islam and was accused, without evidence, of poisoning him.

Hike in rail freight by 4% to impact power sector: MoS for Industry

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:25 PM PST

Gujarat Minister of State for Industry Saurabh Patel today slammed the Union Railway Ministry for its decision to increase freight rates by four per cent with effect from December 27.

Christmas: Hows and Whys

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:19 PM PST

Moving beyond Santa, here are some more Christmas traditions followed in festive spirit.

Retracing the footsteps of Christ

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:17 PM PST

A visit to the Holy Land, where Jesus was born, lived and preached, holds great significance for the Christians. It is a pilgrimage which is drawing an increasing number of Indians every year to embark on this voyage to relive the era of Christ.

Soon, virtual varsity to hand out degrees

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:12 PM PST

It's amongst the most popular educational programmes on the internet, registering more than four million hits across 17 countries, and now poised to turn into a virtual university.

Bikers on pilgrimage to patron saint 'Bullet Baba'

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:10 PM PST

It's one thing to go on a long, aimless road journey with fellow bikers. But when you decide to go on a unique pilgrimage on wheels to the world's only motorcycle temple, then it becomes special.

I've finally got justice, says Shekhar after court verdict

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:09 PM PST

Flush from winning a three-year paternity battle at the Delhi HC, Rohit Shekhar, who claims to be the biological son of N D Tiwari, said he had finally got justice.

HC directs N D Tiwari to undergo paternity test

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:07 PM PST

Veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari will have to undergo a DNA test, Delhi HC ruled on Wednesday, saying a child has the right to know of his or her natural parentage.

Docs put TDP chief on drip diet in ICU

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:05 PM PST

TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu's indefinite fast was terminated by doctors at NIMS on the seventh day on Thursday when he was forcibly moved to the intensive care unit and put on intravenous fluids.

Centre of non-Marxist Kerala politics for 40 yrs

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:03 PM PST

K Karunakaran rose to political prominence in the 1960s making the impossible possible. He pulled down a Communist-led coalition government that had swept the 1967 assembly elections and with the deftness of a magician, cobbled up an alternative front that could grab power by quietly breaking up the ruling alliance.

Karunakaran dies of stroke at 93

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 02:01 PM PST

Veteran Congress leader and four-time chief minister of Kerala Kannoth Karunakaran died on Thursday after battling a lung disease. He was 93.

'Chandrababu, CM conspiring to deny farmers relief package'

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:59 PM PST

The messianic zeal among politicians to appear as benefactor of Andhra farmers reached a new dimension on Thursday when Jagan Mohan hit out at both CM Kiran Kumar Reddy and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, saying the two politicians from Chittoor were conspiring to deny farmers their legitimate relief package.

Ranks swell but Jagan waits

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:58 PM PST

Jagan Mohan Reddy is holding his horses despite pressure from Congress MLAs who joined him in his fast on farmers' woes to go for broke in the Andhra Pradesh assembly.

300 trees cut for Uttarkhand CM's project

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:55 PM PST

Forest guards and officials of the Uttarakhand Forest Corporation are on a tree-cutting spree in the Lachchiwala reserve forest area for developing chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank's dream project - a herbal garden spread over five acres of forest land.

Hindu leader abducted in Pak

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:54 PM PST

An octogenarian Hindu spiritual leader was abducted along with his companions in Pakistan's Balochistan province, sparking angry protests from the community members across the state.

Oz apologizes to Haneef, admits mistake

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:52 PM PST

Australia on Thursday apologized to Indian doctor Mohammad Haneef for wrongly detaining him on terror charges three years back, saying it was a mistake and hoped that the compensation paid to him will mark the end of an "unfortunate chapter".

India tops with 56,000 migrant doctors in OECD countries

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:51 PM PST

India is the top country of origin of migrant doctors in OECD countries with over 56,000 Indian doctors in these countries, which include the UK, the US, Canada, and Australia.

J&K interlocutors run into 'stone' wall

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:47 PM PST

Three months into their mission and on their third visit to the Valley, the Central government interlocutors for Kashmir, Dilip Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar amd M M Ansari have run into a brickwall.

Ulfa leader says son abducted to force hand

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:46 PM PST

Top Ulfa leader Paresh Baruah on Thursday claimed his son had been kidnapped and was being held hostage in Bangladesh to pressure him into joining peace talks.

Dalit sisters make it to judicial svc in male-dominated Haryana

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:45 PM PST

Haryana is celebrating the success of Dalit sisters, Meenu and Yachana, who were recently appointed judicial officers.

Radia's ex-partner accuses her of fixing deals with BJP leader

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:42 PM PST

Corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's former partner and the man accused of kidnappping her son in 2003, Rao Dheeraj Singh, suddenly surfaced on an English news channel on Thursday, claiming that Radia and senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar fixed deals together.

Pranab accuses BJP of 'destroying' Parliament

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:40 PM PST

Making no bones about his disappointment with the BJP's rejection of his proposal for a special Parliament session to discuss the telecom scam and need for a JPC probe, FM Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday accused the opposition party of "destroying" the venerable institution.

Mumbai on high alert after LeT men sneak in

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:38 PM PST

The city will celebrate Christmas and New Year under the shadow of terror. Mumbai police issued a terror alert for the city on Thursday and released a picture of one of the four suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who are suspected to have sneaked into Mumbai to cause destruction on a mega scale.

RSS leader grilled for Hindu terror

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 01:36 PM PST

The CBI on Thursday questioned senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar for nearly four hours at the agency's headquarters about the blast in Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid.
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