Thursday, February 10, 2011

This boy rides a pony to school

This boy rides a pony to school

This boy rides a pony to school

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 07:23 PM PST

It's time for 10-year-old Chitranath to live out his everyday fairytale. He slings his satchel crossways, puts a foot on the stirrup and swings himself over. With a light dig of the heels and a 'heeyah', the little prince is off to school.

CBMs on table in run-up to Qureshi's visit

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 05:58 PM PST

Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said on Tuesday, after talks with her counterpart Salman Bashir in Thimphu, that the two sides had decided to do things step by step and carry out dialogue between officials in the run-up to Qureshi's visit.

New Trai norms put 2G scam at 1.24L cr

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 05:19 PM PST

Telecom regulator Trai's new 2G spectrum pricing parameters issued on Wednesday confirm an enormous loss to the nation on account of the spectrum sale in 2008 at 2001 prices. It also flies in the face of the govt's efforts to undermine CAG report.

India, Pak to resume talks on all issues

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 05:04 PM PST

While again refraining from describing it as resumption of the composite dialogue process with Pakistan, India on Thursday announced that the two countries had decided to resume dialogue "on all issues".

Communal violence in Rajasthan village forces dalit exodus

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:58 PM PST

A mournful silence welcomes visitors to Husheypur village in Alwar district, 265 km from Jaipur. Men of 40 dalit households are missing and their women live in fear of attacks by the village's Muslim community.

Emergency? Flyers to get 50% rebate

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:52 PM PST

Buying spot ticket to fly in a medical emergency will no longer mean burning a hole in the pocket. In a first, Kingfisher Airlines has decided to give 50% rebate on basic fares on domestic flights in such situations.

Bofors guns may now be made in India

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:45 PM PST

The gun that blazed a trail of controversy may be finally made at home. It is likely that the Ordnance Factory Board would get an order from Indian Army for making the 155x45 mm Bofors-type howitzers.

Unfit deemed univs unlikely to pass muster

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:03 PM PST

The human resource development (HRD) ministry's notice to 44 deemed universities points out specific deficiency suffered by each one of them. Some of the deficiencies - first cited by P N Tandon review committee in 2009 - are difficult to overcome in just over a year.

SC insists membership of banned org no crime

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 04:01 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Thursday reiterated that mere membership of a banned outfit without indulging in or inciting violence would not be a crime and read down a section of the anti-terror law providing punishment for mere members.

DoS made attempt to hush up irregularities

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:51 PM PST

There seems to be an attempt by Department of Space to bury the report of the one-man B N Suresh committee appointed by Indian Space Research Organization to look into irregularities in the Devas-Antrix deal.

ISRO S-band row: DoS made attempt to hush up irregularities

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:51 PM PST

There seems to be an attempt by Department of Space to bury the report of the one-man B N Suresh committee appointed by Indian Space Research Organization to look into irregularities in the Devas-Antrix deal.

No spectrum allocated yet, Cabinet told

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:47 PM PST

In a note circulated in the Cabinet, it was said no S-band spectrum was allocated yet to Antrix-Devas consortium. It also said the government had the option to cancel the deal citing strategic considerations and invoking "force majeure".

Ministers grill Isro boss at Cabinet meet

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:47 PM PST

In a note circulated in the Cabinet, it was said no S-band spectrum was allocated yet to Antrix-Devas consortium. It also said the government had the option to cancel the deal citing strategic considerations and invoking "force majeure".

ISRO S-band row: Devas got assurances until fortnight ago?

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:39 PM PST

Devas Multimedia interacted with key Space Commission members which included PMO functionaries after law ministry's objections last summer and also received assurances that the project was on track.

Gujarat top cop may be paying for his 'initiative'

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:29 PM PST

Ironically, the same police officer, who had led his team from the front and thwarted the mob by opening fire, is now being threatened with disciplinary action by the Narendra Modi government.

Has telecom watchdog skewed playing field?

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:26 PM PST

The Trai has set the tone for discord in the industry by treating the 3 sets of UASL operators very differently in its recommendations on 2G pricing released on Wednesday. The recommendations will steeply increase spectrum payouts for incumbent GSM operators such as Bharti, Vodafone, MTNL and Idea.

Trai: 2G spectrum given away at '01 prices

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:23 PM PST

Telecom regulator Trai's new findings are consistent with CAG's comment in its concluding chapter that there can be no denying that the allocation of 2G spectrum had caused a loss to the national exchequer, although the amount of loss could be debated.

Give CBI free hand with probe: Court

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:18 PM PST

CBI has rejected former telecom minister A Raja's defence that he was only following the prevailing first-come, first-served policy, and that he had kept Prime Minister Manmohan Singh informed.

SC sets CBI Mar 1 deadline for naming 2G beneficiaries

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:14 PM PST

The CBI will chargesheet former minister A Raja, his private secretary R K Chandolia, retired bureaucrat Siddharth Behura and DB group chief Shahid Balwa by March 31 for corruption in allotment of mobile licences.

Vayalar puts on hold Srinagar Centaur transfer to DB Group

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:10 PM PST

Aviation minister Vayalar Ravi has put on hold handover of the management of Srinagar's Centaur hotel to Mumbai-based DB Group, which is under investigation in the 2G scam.

UPA govt may hide behind secrecy pact

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:08 PM PST

Despite nudging from the Supreme Court, the government may not reveal names of the country's biggest tax evaders who have laundered money in tax havens believed to be in hundreds of thousands of crores.

Don't let Hasan Ali leave country: SC

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:05 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Thursday stepped up pressure on the Centre to divulge the names of foreign bank account holders who allegedly stashed black money while asking it to ensure that one of the main suspects Hasan Ali Khan did not leave the country.

Mathura police bust desi 'derby' racket

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 03:00 PM PST

The temple town of Mathura has emerged as a centre of an illegal horse race where a substantial amount of money changes hands in a couple of hours. The police on Thursday busted a racket where bets were placed on desi horses.

Rich not a law unto themselves... catch them, says SC

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 12:16 PM PST

"We have a large number of persons who think they are a law unto themselves. The law must catch them and it must be done expeditiously. Merely because he is in the list of Forbes millionaires, it does not mean the law will be lax towards him."

Trai does a flip-flop, OKs 2G auction

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 12:10 PM PST

After opposing auctions in May 2010, the Trai has now decided in its latest recommendations on 2G spectrum pricing that spectrum can be auctioned.
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