Sunday, January 23, 2011

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passes away

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passes away


Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passes away

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 08:02 PM PST

Bharat Ratna awardee Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passed away at Monday morning in a Pune hospital. Pandit Joshi was conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, in 2008.


Income tax officials raid residences of Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 07:48 PM PST

Income tax officials are conducting raids at residences of Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif, TV channels reported on Monday.


Netaji could have taken us past China: Murthy

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 07:01 PM PST

India would have seized its opportunities better and faster than China and climbed to the second spot on the world economic ladder by now had Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose played a role in building the nation, said Infosys chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy.


Netaji could have taken us past China: Murthy

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 07:01 PM PST

India would have seized its opportunities better and faster than China and climbed to the second spot on the world economic ladder by now had Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose played a role in building the nation, said Infosys chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy.


Securitymen too are children of Republic

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 06:30 PM PST

The court's abhorrence towards the alleged wanton killing of Azad was also in tune with its robust monitoring of Sohrabuddin fake encounter case. It displayed the importance the constitutional court attaches to right to life guaranteed to all citizens under Article 21


Maoists kill 3 CPM supporters

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:43 PM PST

The bike-borne attack in an erstwhile Maoist stronghold indicates the rebels' desperation to regain control of Jangalmahal.


Army doctor who lost life in Kabul to get Ashok Chakra

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:40 PM PST

The Army is still not sure as to who will receive the award on behalf of Major Laishram Jyotin Singh at this year's Republic Day parade as his father is admitted in a hospital with critical illness.


Karunanidhi, Pranab kick off pre-poll talks

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:31 PM PST

The two met at Karunanidhi's Gopalapuram residence for about 30 minutes and their talks centred on issues such as seat-sharing , spectrum controversy and price rise.


PM giving in to separatists, says BJP

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:18 PM PST

Describing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's stand as unacceptable, party leader Arun Jaitley wondered how hoisting of the national flag could be 'divisive and provocative'.


Man gets lifer for killing wife

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 03:21 PM PST

Owing to a family dispute, Lilu killed his wife, Sukhpal Kaur using an axe. Sukhpal's brother Pal Singh said he got a call from Lilu telling him that his sister had died.


Manpreet launches second leg of yatra

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 03:19 PM PST

Manpreet said both the Congress and SAD state ruling parties had fallen short of understanding the state problems as well as finding ways for their solution.


Kiran Reddy avoids Jagan 'bait'

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 03:07 PM PST

Having realised that his bravado of challenging the Jagan camp MLAs to resign and get themselves re-elected had backfired on him as it would reduce his government into a minority, the CM tried to buy peace.


Modi can't be given clean chit: Vastanvi

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 02:57 PM PST

Those who were involved in Gujarat riots should be punished, Vastanvi said at the seminary after taking charge as VC and added that he has never praised the BJP leader.


'Why is PM mum on Balakrishnan?'

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 02:45 PM PST

Justice Iyer said he was surprised about the Prime Minister`s silence on the issue. "Most of the bar associations in Kerala have demanded a probe into the allegations against Balakrishnan," Justice Iyer told TOI.


Arrest warrant against Shatrughan Sinha

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 02:39 PM PST

West Champaran SP Nishant Kumar Tiwary issued the warrant after an investigation revealed that Sinha violated the code at Gaunaha block in Bihar's Narkatiaganj area.


Arrest warrant against Shatrughan Sinha

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 01:55 PM PST

West Champaran SP Nishant Kumar Tiwary has issued an arrest order against the cinestar and BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha for allegedly violating the model code of conduct during Bihar assembly polls.

When Manmohan was stranded with Swamy

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 01:55 PM PST

Truant Congressmen left PM Manmohan Singh in the company of his tormentors Subramaniam Swamy and L K Advani when Parliament opened to pay tributes to Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary on Sunday.


Train carrying Karnataka BJP workers stopped

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 01:50 PM PST

The special train carrying BJP workers from Bangalore was stopped around 1am at Sarola, in Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra, with a team of police and railway security force detaching the train's engine under the cover of darkness.


Second TN fisherman killed by Lankan Navy

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 01:44 PM PST

External affairs minister S M Krishna expressed "strong and unequivocal" condemnation of the incident. The ministry officials said the Sri Lankan government was requested to investigate the matter.


BJP takes four ex-CMs of Karnataka to court

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 01:34 PM PST

Advocate Vinod has sought a probe into denotification of lands during the tenure of former chief ministers H D Deve Gowda (1994-1996), Krishna (1999-2004), H D Kumaraswamy (2006-2007) and Dharam Singh (2004-06).


BJP takes four ex-CMs of Karnataka to court

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 01:34 PM PST

Advocate Vinod has sought a probe into denotification of lands during the tenure of former chief ministers H D Deve Gowda (1994-1996), Krishna (1999-2004), H D Kumaraswamy (2006-2007) and Dharam Singh (2004-06).


Bhopal impostors get free treatment

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 01:21 PM PST

Activists in Bhopal have alleged that BMHRC personnel, including some doctors, have been getting private patients (who are not gas victims) treated for free in the hospital using genuine gas victims' names.


Will Binayak Sen get bail today?

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 01:06 PM PST

On December 24, the Raipur sessions court had pronounced Sen guilty of participating in a criminal conspiracy to commit sedition along with two others, Kolkata businessman Piyush Guha and Maoist ideologue Narayan Sanyal.


MNC in secret pact with universities for food education

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:42 PM PST

Four public-funded national varsities have entered into a "confidential" pact with Nestle, one of the biggest baby food and commercial food companies, for nutrition awareness programmes for school-going girls.


EU observers for Sen's bail hearing face protests

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:06 AM PST

The team that arrived at the airport with eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani, a BJP MP, faced protests from members of bar council and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, who shouted "European Union go back".


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