Thursday, January 20, 2011

School children to be tracked in Maharashtra

School children to be tracked in Maharashtra

School children to be tracked in Maharashtra

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 06:57 PM PST

The state government plans to keep track of the performance of school children with the help of technology.

Study says India most vulnerable to tiger skin, parts trade

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:33 PM PST

From 40,000 tigers hundred years ago, today India is down to just 1,411. No wonder. Latest study by Traffic International, the wildlife trade network in 11 of the 13 tiger range countries, reveals that India is most vulnerable when it comes to tiger skin and body parts trade.

Here's why the corrupt need not fear the law

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 03:00 PM PST

The accompanying article explains just what is wrong with the mechanism we currently have to deal with corruption.

Denied teeth, they can't bite

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:56 PM PST

The current anti-corruption regime is full of holes. Nobody really has the powers to nail the guilty, says Manoj Mitta.

Three Chinese held in India not spies: Beijing

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:46 PM PST

China on Thursday said that the three Chinese citizens, who were arrested in India without valid travel documents recently, were not spies but 'tourists' who entered the Indian territory by 'mistake'.

HC order may benefit over 35,000 Tibetans

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:43 PM PST

More than 35,000 Tibetans, born between 1956 and 1987, could benefit from a Delhi high court verdict granting citizenship to a 25-year-old Tibetan, the first one to get an Indian passport.

Australian firms threaten to sue OC for Games dues

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:38 PM PST

A few Australian companies have threatened to sue the Commonwealth Games organizers for pending payments running into a few million dollars.

Is Sabari light man-made, HC wants to know

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:25 PM PST

The CPM-led LDF government in Kerala and the party nominee-led Travancore Devaswom Board, which governs Sabarimala temple, have been put in a spot with the Kerala high court on Thursday asking them to clarify whether Makaravilakku, the light held divine by Lord Ayyappa's devotees, was man-made.

Anything divine about Makara Jyothi, asks HC

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:25 PM PST

The CPM-led LDF government in Kerala and the party nominee-led Travancore Devaswom Board, which governs Sabarimala temple, have been put in a spot with the Kerala high court on Thursday asking them to clarify whether Makaravilakku, the light held divine by Lord Ayyappa's devotees, was man-made.

Stampede report: Blame game begins

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:24 PM PST

The police, the forest department and the Travancore Devaswom Board, which governs the Sabarimala temple, have indirectly blamed other agencies for not taking measures to prevent the stampede at Pulmedu on January 14, which killed 102 pilgrims.

SC to Teesta: Stop reporting Guj riot proceedings to UN body

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:20 PM PST

Human rights activist Teesta Setalvad faced the SC's wrath on Thursday for reporting to UN Human Rights Council about 10 Gujarat riot case proceedings monitored by the SC.

UPA regime like communist state: LK Advani

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:18 PM PST

Sharpening the opposition's attack on the government and PM Manmohan Singh, senior BJP leader L K Advani on Thursday equated the UPA regime to that of a 'Communist state' where the party chief has greater powers than the PM and called Singh the 'weakest Prime Minister' that he has seen.

Guv to sanction BSY's prosecution in 2 days

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:16 PM PST

The squabble between Karnataka governor H R Bhardwaj and B S Yeddyurappa turned visceral on Thursday.

Omar digs in heels ahead of BJP yatra

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:14 PM PST

J&K government on Thursday said it wouldn't allow anything that would vitiate the state's peaceful atmosphere ahead of the Republic Day celebrations.

Court lets Aseemanand depose via videolink

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:12 PM PST

A special court in Panchkula on Thursday allowed National Investigation Agency (NIA) to hold hearings in the case involving Swami Aseemanand, a key accused in Samjhauta Express blasts, through video conferencing.

Clerics slam Vastanvi for Modi praise

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:04 PM PST

Darul Uloom vice-chancellor Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi's endorsement of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has provoked angry reactions among fellow clerics who don't share his views on the politician linked to attacks on Muslims during the 2002 riots.

GMAT: Indians good at maths, Chinese better

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 01:59 PM PST

Here's proof that Indians have a flair for mathematics. Indians scored higher than the global average in GMAT's quantitative section that tests math skills in 2010.

Stung by SC remarks, Cabinet discusses black money

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 01:55 PM PST

The government is concerned about the growing perception that it is reluctant to bring back black money stashed abroad and has decided to launch a campaign to rebut it.

Protesting slow pace of trial, woman strips in HC

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 01:38 PM PST

Unhappy with the slow pace of her trial a former director-level officer of the Research & Analysis Wing stunned the Delhi high court on Thursday by stripping in the courtroom. She tried to strip again when the judge heard the matter in his chamber.

Nath raises bar for Delhi Metro, aims to surpass London Tube

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 01:12 PM PST

Kamal Nath, who took charge as the urban development minister on Thursday, has big plans for Delhi Metro, making it bigger than London's Tube by 2017.

PM failed to send tough signal with reshuffle

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:59 PM PST

The day after the reshuffle of the Manmohan Singh ministry, political circles pronounced the changes lacking in inspiration and well short of an urgently needed culling.

'Govt using secrecy pact with Germany as a smokescreen'

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:49 PM PST

The Indo-German banking information sharing agreement's secrecy clause, cited by the Centre before the Supreme Court to refuse making public details of 18 Indians who allegedly stashed Rs 43 crores in Leichtenstein's LGT Bank, is not supported by the treaty itself.

I-T report to tainted IAS couple's rescue?

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:14 PM PST

Is the voluminous 7,000-page income tax report on raids at tainted IAS officer couple, Arvind and Tinu Joshi, a hindrance for the Madhya Pradesh government to recommend dismissal of the couple?

Corrupt public servants may face summary dismissal

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:06 PM PST

The move will ensure that government will not have to wait for long-drawn court battle to sack officials found guilty of corruption.

1 of every 4 rapes in Indian cities takes place in Delhi

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:25 AM PST

Figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau show that Delhi reported 404 out of 1,696 rapes; 1,379 out of total 3,544 cases of kidnapping of women and 491 out of 3,477 cases of molestation in 2009.
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