Saturday, January 29, 2011

With own 5G jet plan, India 'rejects' US offer

With own 5G jet plan, India 'rejects' US offer

With own 5G jet plan, India 'rejects' US offer

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 08:03 PM PST

India has no plans as of now to either join the USled joint strike fighter programme or buy the F-35 'Lightning-II' fifth-generation fighter aircraft when it finally becomes operational.

In world's largest exercise, govt to screen 20cr people for ailments

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 05:01 PM PST

Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said 20 crore people would be scanned for diseases of heart, kidney, besides diabetes, for timely treatment.

Study shows diabetes cases rising in villages

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 05:00 PM PST

The country's most ambitious medical study to count the number of people with diabetes has found 44 lakh people with the condition in Maharashtra.

Sonawane killing: Cops to recreate crime scene at Manmad

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:54 PM PST

The police are planning to take the 10 people, accused of burning alive Malegaon additional collector Yeshwant Sonawane, to Panewadi village near Manmad to recreate the crime scene.

Moily wants CBI to probe Karnataka church attacks

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:53 PM PST

Slamming the Justice B K Somasekhara panel report on church attacks in Karnataka, Union law minister M Veerappa Moily favoured a CBI probe to reaffirm confidence among Christians.

Cops grill Karmapa, secretary over Rs 8.5cr cash stash

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:51 PM PST

The second-ranking Tibetan leader in exile was questioned at his Sidhbari ashram near Dharamshala as searches continued in different monastries along Indo-China border for the third consecutive day.

Money from disciples: Dalai Lama

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:48 PM PST

The Dalai Lama on Saturday said the Karmapa had a following of disciples in China and the money could have come from there, but he should have kept the amount in a trust rather than with himself.

Disputed medical records of Karmapa go missing

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:45 PM PST

The medical records of the 17th Karmapa, Ugyen Trinley Dorje, which had created a controversy 11 years ago over his age, have gone missing from PGI, Chandigarh.

Thousands throng monastery in support of Karmapa

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:38 PM PST

Thousands of devotees thronged Gyuto Monastery near Dharamshala to show solidarity with the next possible Tibetan spiritual leader, Karmapa.

Wall magazines keep Darul traditions alive

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:35 PM PST

In times when most youngsters express themselves through blogs and twitter, handwritten student magazines dominate the walls of Darul Uloom, the 145-year-old Islamic seminary.

Mulayam expels Vastanvi supporter from party

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:31 PM PST

On Saturday, the Samajwadi Party supremo was seen batting for the hardliners after he expelled Maviya Ali, secretary of the state executive, from the party.

Adarsh FIR: Immediate arrests unlikely if accused cooperate, say experts

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:28 PM PST

The CBI has named 13 people in its Adarsh FIR registered on Saturday and booked them under sections of the Indian Penal Code and Prevention of Corruption Act, all of which are non-bailable offences.

Adarsh: FIR has babus running scared

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:24 PM PST

Government officials from junior clerks to senior officers— not only those working at Mantrayala but also other government bodies — have suddenly become wary of handling files let alone knocking on CM's door for a plum post.

No weapons or armed cadres found at CPM camp in Jangalmahal: CRPF

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:21 PM PST

No weapons or armed cadres (harmads) were found in any of the CPM's Jangalmahal camps listed by the Union home ministry, which had directed joint forces to raid them.

35 more sentenced in fodder scam

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:20 PM PST

A special CBI court on Saturday sentenced 35 more convicts in a fodder scam case and slapped fines ranging from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 crore with four years to six years of rigorous imprisonment.

Navy rescues 20 from pirates

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:19 PM PST

The Indian Navy and the Coast Guard intercepted a vessel used by Somali pirates, 200 miles off Kochi in the Arabian Sea, following a joint operation.

Obama drops in for meeting with Shivshankar Menon, stresses on 'partnership'

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:17 PM PST

The US president dropped in for a meeting with Menon when the Indian NSA was meeting with his American counterpart Tom Donilon at the White House on Friday.

Arms majors to show off wares in Bangalore

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:15 PM PST

As many as 380 foreign companies are all set to display their wares during Aero-India 2011 at Bangalore, which kicks off on February 9.

Afghanistan invites bids by Indian cos for iron ore mine

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:12 PM PST

Afghanistan has invited 15 Indian companies to make initial bids for an iron ore mine in the country, which if successful, could compel India to reconfigure diplomatic equations with Pakistan and Iran.

Mobiles to monitor govt food programme

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:09 PM PST

The government intends to give the oldest child welfare programme a fresh lease of life through new technology. It proposes to use mobile phones to monitor its food programme directed at children between the years of 0-6.

No system to check pilot's fatigue level

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST

Mandatory breathalyzer tests make sure that pilots are not drunk, but there is no system to find out if they have drink-infused fatigue.

I-T sleuths find proof against Congress ally

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST

An income tax investigation has found proof of Rs 12.5 lakh payment by Indian Union Muslim League leader P K Kunhalikutty's relative, A K Rauf, to K Rejina, a victim of the sexual abuse case involving the politician.

20 top scientists quit DRDO in 6 months

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:01 PM PST

In a severe blow to the already shrinking number of researchers in defence laboratories across the nation, 20 top scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) have quit their jobs in the last six months.

Film festival highlights global issues

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:55 PM PST

A two-day film festival on 'climate change and livelihood resilience' began on Saturday at the MGPG College.

Bail plea filed by three arrested Chinese nationals

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:54 PM PST

The three arrested Chinese nationals have filed a bail plea in CJM Satyanarain Diwedi's court. The court has fixed February 4 for hearing the bail application.
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