US, Germany developing secret spy satellites: WikiLeaks

US, Germany developing secret spy satellites: WikiLeaks
Was asked not to write to PM on Balakrishnan: Former Supreme Court judge
Revolutionary book that inspired Gandhi turns 150
Quattrochi, Chadha got Bofors kickbacks: IT Tribunal
Kerala CM orders probe against former CJI Balakrishnan’s son-in-law
M Suri attacked in Hyderabad
Australian planes rush in aid as floods continue
Supreme Court sends notice to Centre on phone tap
Pakistan: Gilani scrambles for new alliances to save crisis-hit government
Bribes-for-loans scam: Lavasa, Adani among alleged beneficiaries
Air India coming out of red; posts operating surplus of Rs 21.66 crore
Onion prices may come down by Rs 10 in Delhi
Google seeking to create digital newsstand: Report
Now, Sri Lanka mulls ban on mini-skirts
Nitish assets are under a crore, ministers worth more
Facebook tried to buy Twitter for $500 million: Report
Why this man has moved into lions' den
Six family members jailed for murdering young bride
Mumbai gets new municipal commissioner
Thousands of dead birds picked up in Arkansas town
Quattrocchi bribed in Bofors deal: I-T Tribunal
100 Hindu families in Pakistan want to move to India
Goldman Sachs values Facebook at $50 billion
Militants, not forces, killed separatists: Hurriyat leader
Sadhu murdered in Roorkee
Man lynched in Uttar Pradesh village
Hi-tech cameras to video your ski run
US seeks to scan travellers at Pakistani airports
After Sukhoi, President Patil to ride a golf cart
Man commits suicide, wife booked

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The project, named HiROS, envisions the construction of an undetermined number of high-resolution observation satellites capable of spotting any object on the planet down to a size of just 50 centimetres, according to classified cables from US embassy in Berlin leaked to WikiLeaks and obtained by Norwegian daily Aftenposten.

Was asked not to write to PM on Balakrishnan: Former Supreme Court judge

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Fomer Supreme Court judge, V R Krishna Iyer has said that a Kerala High Court judge asked him to not write to the Prime Minister on the issue relating to family members of the former Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan allegedly amassing wealth disproprotionate to their sources of income.

Revolutionary book that inspired Gandhi turns 150

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It was 150 years ago that the book "Unto This Last" was published, a groundbreaking work that turned economic thinking on its head and profoundly influenced the views of many including Mahatma Gandhi, the father of Indian independence.

Quattrochi, Chadha got Bofors kickbacks: IT Tribunal

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The Bofors gun is back to haunt the Congress. In sharp contrast to a nearly two-decade-long investigation by the CBI, an income tax tribunal bench has ruled that Rs 41 crore was paid in bribes to Ottavio Quattrocchi, an Italian businessman once considered a friend of the Gandhi family, and Win Chadha, the Bofors agent in India.

Kerala CM orders probe against former CJI Balakrishnan’s son-in-law

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In a new twist to the property scam involving P V Sreenijan, son-in-law of former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has recommended a vigilance probe into the alleged amassing of wealth by Sreenijan.

M Suri attacked in Hyderabad

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Maddelacheruvu Suri, who was the prime accused in the killing of TDP leader Paritala Ravi, died in the attack by unidentified persons in Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad.

Australian planes rush in aid as floods continue

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The death toll from severe flooding in northeastern Australia rose on Monday as authorities airlifted supplies to communities facing raging waters that were expected to rise for up to two more days.

Supreme Court sends notice to Centre on phone tap

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The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking laying down of guidelines for tapping telephonic conversation by taking into account the right to privacy of citizens.

Pakistan: Gilani scrambles for new alliances to save crisis-hit government

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In a desperate move to shore up support, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today met top leaders of the opposition PML-N and PLM-Q, but got no firm assurance from them on saving his tottering government.

Bribes-for-loans scam: Lavasa, Adani among alleged beneficiaries

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Sources in the CBI reveal that companies including real estate giants Lavasa and the Adani Group got loans worth hundreds of crores through fraudulent means. These are among the findings of the CBI's early investigation into what's known as the bribes-for-loans scam.

Air India coming out of red; posts operating surplus of Rs 21.66 crore

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Air India surplus: Giving indications that it was gradually coming out of the red, national carrier Air India has said it had posted operating surplus of Rs 21.66 crore in November last year, with over half of its flights recording cash profits.

Onion prices may come down by Rs 10 in Delhi

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Price of onion, which is being sold at Rs 45-47 a kilogram at nearly 400 selected outlets including Mother Diary stores in the city, is likely to come down by Rs 10 a kg within the next few days.

Google seeking to create digital newsstand: Report

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Google Inc has approached several magazine publishers, including Time Warner Inc's Time Inc unit for creating a digital newsstand, in a move to become the dominant distributor of newspapers and magazines for tablet computers and other mobile devices, says a media report.

Now, Sri Lanka mulls ban on mini-skirts

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Sri Lanka was mulling a ban on mini-skirts following complaints, prompting the government to set up a panel to prepare a dress code for public places in the conservative country, officials and a media report said today.

Nitish assets are under a crore, ministers worth more

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has declared assets worth less than half a crore but several of his ministerial colleagues are 'crorepatis'.

Facebook tried to buy Twitter for $500 million: Report

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The microblogging site Twitter turned down a 500 million dollar purchase offer from the social networking site Facebook in 2008, according to the Financial Times.

Why this man has moved into lions' den

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A Florida man says he's going to spend the next month living in a fenced enclosure with two African lions. James Jablon of Spring Hill hopes the stunt will raise money for his wildlife center, Wildlife Rehabilitation of Hernando.

Six family members jailed for murdering young bride

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A Delhi court has sentenced six members of a family to varying jail terms for murdering a young bride for dowry here in 2006.

Mumbai gets new municipal commissioner

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Senior IAS officer Subodh Kumar was on Monday appointed the new Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.

Thousands of dead birds picked up in Arkansas town

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Environmental service workers finished picking up the carcasses on Sunday of about 2,000 red-winged blackbirds that fell dead from the sky in a central Arkansas town.

Quattrocchi bribed in Bofors deal: I-T Tribunal

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The skeletons of Bofors scam are out to haunt the Government again as the Income Tax Tribunal claims that Ottavio Quattrochi got kickbacks by the Indian Government. The tribunal says kickbacks were paid to Quattrocchi and Win Chadha in the nearly Rs 1,500 crore Bofors deal.

100 Hindu families in Pakistan want to move to India

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Over 100 Hindu families in Pakistan's Balochistan province are making efforts to migrate to India after becoming the target of a campaign of kidnappings and extortion, according to a media report today.

Goldman Sachs values Facebook at $50 billion

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Social networking site Facebook has raised USD 500 million from Goldman Sachs and Russian Internet investment group Digital Sky Technologies in a deal valuing the company at USD 50 billion, says a media report.

Militants, not forces, killed separatists: Hurriyat leader

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Senior separatist leader and former chairman of the Hurriyat Conference Abdul Ghani Bhat has admitted that militants and not security agencies are responsible for the killing of some of top separatist leaders including Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone.

Sadhu murdered in Roorkee

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A sadhu was allegedly killed by an unidentified person at his ashram in Roorkee area of Haridwar district, police said.

Man lynched in Uttar Pradesh village

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A mob lynched a man in Kaushambhi in Uttar Pradesh after he was found sneaking into a house, police said Monday.

Hi-tech cameras to video your ski run

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Each winter the masses spill on to snow-slathered slopes, often wearing a new jacket or toting new skis and a renewed desire to test the mountain. This year there is plenty of high-tech gear to help them do it faster and better.

US seeks to scan travellers at Pakistani airports

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The US has sought data of all passengers flying out from Pakistan and proposed to deploy American security officials at Pakistan's airports to thwart terror attacks on its soil, a Pakistani Foreign Office official has revealed.

After Sukhoi, President Patil to ride a golf cart

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After making history by flying in a frontline Sukhoi fighter jet a couple of years ago, President Pratibha Patil will hop on to a rather modest machine on her way to a beach here Tuesday - a golf cart.