Thursday, March 24, 2011

SC orders states to stop aiding Jats

SC orders states to stop aiding Jats

SC orders states to stop aiding Jats

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:08 PM PDT

SC on Thursday ordered UP, Haryana and Rajasthan to stop Jat protesters, threatening to lay siege on Delhi, from disrupting supply of water, milk, petroleum products and other essential commodities to the national capital territory.

Unrelenting Jats threaten to intensify agitation

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:04 PM PDT

Jat leaders on Thursday threatened to intensify their agitation after a protester on hunger strike died in Haryana. The leaders also blamed the Congress for "sabotaging" the movement.

Gandhian's family declines Padma Vibhushan

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:03 PM PDT

On a day when President Pratibha Patil gave away the Padma awards, the family of noted Gandhian L C Jain declined to accept the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second highest civilian honour for which he was chosen posthumously.

Court orders Jats to vacate railway tracks

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:02 PM PDT

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday directed the Jat leaders spearheading the agitation in Haryana for quota in government jobs to vacate the railway tracks occupied by them for over 15 days.

ED arrests Hasan Ali adviser

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:01 PM PDT

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested Kolkata businessman Kashinath Tapuria, an "adviser" to Hasan Ali Khan, the alleged money launderer. Principal sessions judge S S Joshi sent Tapuria to ED custody till March 30.

Angry mob burns leopard alive

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:59 PM PDT

An angry mob burnt a leopard alive after threatening to kill the forest department officials who tried to stop them in a forested area near Kotdwar in Uttarakhand's Pauri district on Wednesday evening.

CCS approves agenda for Indo-Pak home secy-level talks

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:58 PM PDT

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Thursday cleared the agenda for the forthcoming home secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan.

Orissa now 'Odisha' after House nod

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Orissa will now be called 'Odisha' and the Oriya language as 'Odia' after Parliament approved its bill on Thursday.

Lokayukta to probe charges against Yeddyurappa

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:54 PM PDT

Beleaguered Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa suffered one more setback with the special Lokayukta court entrusting the alleged land scam complaint for investigation by the Lokayukta police.

NAC to take up single-subject rule for RTI with govt

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:53 PM PDT

The National Advisory Council (NAC) will take up with the government the contentious issue of restriction of one subject in an RTI application.

Karnataka dissidents in Delhi, BJP worried

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:49 PM PDT

The BJP central leadership is worried about unrelenting dissident activities against its Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurrappa.

Save firing ranges for the armed forces: Panel

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:47 PM PDT

The government should take "expeditious and concrete steps" to stem the reduction in the number of field firing ranges (FFRs) for the armed forces, which need them to practice combat drills.

Retired Lt-Gen to face trial for divulging arms secrets

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:46 PM PDT

A retired lieutenant-general is all set to face trial for allegedly divulging sensitive information about the country's arms and ammunition systems to an international arms firm, impinging upon national security.

Cops identify 1 of 2 touts aiding fake pilots

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:44 PM PDT

Finally a major breakthrough has been made in the 20-day-old crime branch probe into the fake pilot licence scam.

BJP comes to UPA aid on pension bill

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:38 PM PDT

The government survived a major embarrassment on Thursday when the BJP offered it support to overcome Left's resistance in the introduction of pension regulatory bill.

SpiceJet gives daughter of DGCA officer the boot

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:36 PM PDT

"Garima Passi had been suspended from flying while we awaited the full investigations to be concluded. This morning she has resigned from her job," said a Spice Jet spokesperson.

Security for IIT whistleblower hangs in balance

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:31 PM PDT

B Muthuraman, chairman of IIT-Kharagpur, has written to senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan that the institute has asked West Bengal police to provide security to whistleblower Rajeev Kumar of department of computer science & engineering.

'Parents OK with 5-year-olds being put through grind'

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:26 PM PDT

A recent research study on early childhood education found schools followed a curriculum that included tables up to 25, counting up to 1,000, arithmetic skills, grammar, words and cursive writing.

'No radiation threat from Japan imports'

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:22 PM PDT

Indians face no danger, at least for the moment, of any radioactive contamination if they come in contact with imported Japanese products like cars, TV sets, electronic items and other consumer goods.

I&B wants more control over Prasar Bharati

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:19 PM PDT

I&B ministry has proposed greater ministerial control over Prasar Bharati on sacking the broadcaster's chief executive officer.

Cash for vote: Police quiz scribe on sting

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:17 PM PDT

More than two years after the case was handed over to it, Delhi Police's Crime Branch on Thursday questioned former CNN-IBN journalist Siddhartha Gautam for the first time in the controversial 'cash for vote' scandal.

Religious groups put faith in business: Study

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Indian religious organizations are diversifying their "business model" to maintain the loyalty of their followers and attract new devotees.

Gates' funding for AIDS fight to dry up

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:00 PM PDT

In a jolt for India, Bill Gates has made it clear that he will not make "large donations" to India's HIV/AIDS fight after 2012.

I am a believer in power of vaccines: Bill Gates

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:58 PM PDT

"The anti-vaccine lobby in India is strong. But it is outrageous. India hasn't added a single new vaccine since 1985," billionaire-philanthropist Bill Gates told TOI in an interview.

India to get diarrhoea vaccine soon

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 02:50 PM PDT

India is in the final stages of developing the country's first indigenous oral vaccine against rotavirus — the major cause of diarrhoea deaths among children.
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