From next year, new IIMs may have common admission criteria

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• From next year, new IIMs may have common admission criteria
• Pragya alleges Sonia hand in Malegaon
• Left calls for strike on endosulfan
• IA unions to go on strike, flyers in lurch
• Congress confident DMK will not rock the Centre's boat
• Karunanidhi furious with Congress for Kanimozhi 2G taint
• New internet rules open to arbitrary interpretation
• Lost gun exposes hunter-policeman
• Swiss bank list has Indian names: Assange
• Railways wants judges to play cops
• 'Dirty bomb' bigger threat than war: Army
• India-Pak meet on visa issues by May-end
• UID may be used to open bank accounts
• India engages both Sudans
• Linking health insurance to job scheme could benefit extra 1.5 cr people
• Taxmen can't tap calls to detect mere evasion
• CWG OC mulls Rs 700 crore suit on SMAM for failing to get revenue
• 3rd 2G chargesheet may not be last
• Jaitapur plant to go ahead with greater compensation
• 8-km-deep hole in Koyna to predict earthquakes
• Sathya Sai Baba's last rites at stroke of 9
• Justice Dinakaran moves SC against probe
• CBI may seek more time from SC to wind up probe
• IIT-Kharagpur director made accused in AICTE scam
• Slipper adds insult to injury for Kalmadi

From next year, new IIMs may have common admission criteria Posted: 26 Apr 2011 06:33 PM PDT At a meeting with the ministry of human resources development last week, directors and chairpersons of the six new IIMs proposed common admission criteria.

Pragya alleges Sonia hand in Malegaon Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:27 PM PDT Pragya named Sonia Gandhi, Digvijay Singh, Sharad Pawar and Hemant Karkare, Mumbai ATS chief killed in 26/11 attack as the conspirators of the 2006 Malegaon blasts.

Left calls for strike on endosulfan Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:23 PM PDT Queering the pitch further on the endolsufan issue, Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front on Tuesday called for a statewide hartal on April 29 to press for a total ban on the pesticide.

IA unions to go on strike, flyers in lurch Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:21 PM PDT Passengers scheduled to fly domestic flights on the Air India face uncertain times over next few days. The union of erstwhile Indian Airlines has decided to go on strike from midnight of Tuesday-Wednesday.

Congress confident DMK will not rock the Centre's boat Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:20 PM PDT Congress exuded confidence that DMK's meeting to review the political scenario after CBI chargesheeted party boss M Karunanidhi's daughter would not disturb the stability at the Centre.

Karunanidhi furious with Congress for Kanimozhi 2G taint Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:18 PM PDT Chief minister M Karunanidhi is said to be furious with the Congress, accusing the DMK ally of violating coalition dharma and attempting to tarnish his party's image.

New internet rules open to arbitrary interpretation Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:07 PM PDT Six years after an e-commerce CEO's arrest for a pornographic CD sold from his website, the govt has introduced a liability on intermediaries such as Facebook and Google to "act within 36 hours" of receiving information about offensive content.

Lost gun exposes hunter-policeman Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:04 PM PDT Ten days ago, under a carpet of dry leaves in Achanakmar tiger reserve, forest guards stumbled on a revolver in a brown holster.

Swiss bank list has Indian names: Assange Posted: 26 Apr 2011 04:02 PM PDT WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said he had seen Indian names in a list of Swiss bank account holders and added that the data was going to be made public.

Railways wants judges to play cops Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:49 PM PDT Home minister P Chidambaram and Mamata Banerjee's railway ministry do not appear to be on the same page when it comes to judiciary taking up issues which should have been left to the executive or legislature.

'Dirty bomb' bigger threat than war: Army Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:34 PM PDT Rather than full-blown conventional wars with Pakistan or China, India at this point in time is faced more with unconventional threats like jihadi outfits getting hold of "dirty" nuclear bombs, crippling cyber-attacks and "hybrid forms of warfare".

India-Pak meet on visa issues by May-end Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:14 PM PDT A meeting of the joint working group of India and Pakistan on visa issues will be held in May end or in early June.

UID may be used to open bank accounts Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:12 PM PDT Aadhaar could soon be the basis to open bank accounts with the government and the Nandan Nilekani-headed Unique Identification Authority of India set to push the cards for compliance with know-your-customer (KYC) norms.

India engages both Sudans Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:10 PM PDT India will be serenading both Sudans in an unusual diplomatic exercise. On Wednesday, foreign minister SM Krishna will host Ali Ahmed Karti, foreign minister of Sudan, a country deeply under the influence of China.

Linking health insurance to job scheme could benefit extra 1.5 cr people Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:07 PM PDT It will cost Rs 1,050 crore over two years to extend health insurance to workers under the job guarantee scheme.

Taxmen can't tap calls to detect mere evasion Posted: 26 Apr 2011 03:01 PM PDT In keeping with the Supreme Court's ruling that phone taps must be justified by reason of a "public emergency" or "public safety", the Cabinet Secretariat has said income tax laws do not always impinge on public safety.

CWG OC mulls Rs 700 crore suit on SMAM for failing to get revenue Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:56 PM PDT With the exit of Kalmadi, the government-controlled Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is contemplating slapping a Rs 700 crore damages claim on Australia-based Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM) for its failure to get sponsorships.

3rd 2G chargesheet may not be last Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:52 PM PDT The CBI has launched a massive probe based on information gathered by Enforcement Directorate about the bribes received for the allocation of telecom licences and 2G spectrum under A Raja being invested abroad.

Jaitapur plant to go ahead with greater compensation Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:50 PM PDT Despite protests that led to police firing, the government said it will press ahead with the nuclear power project at Jaitapur on Maharashtra's Konkan coast.

8-km-deep hole in Koyna to predict earthquakes Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:44 PM PDT About 300 km from the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant, Indian scientists are all set to drill an 8-km hole in the earth's crust for prediction of earthquakes.

Sathya Sai Baba's last rites at stroke of 9 Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:41 PM PDT Number 9 was Sai Baba's favourite and lucky number. When the clock strikes 9 in the morning, final rituals will start and conclude by 10.30am.

Justice Dinakaran moves SC against probe Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:36 PM PDT Justice P D Dinakaran, facing an inquiry pending motion of removal in Parliament, on Tuesday moved the SC questioning the fairness of the committee appointed by Vice-President Hamid Ansari.

CBI may seek more time from SC to wind up probe Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:32 PM PDT The CBI may not be able to complete its investigation into the 2G spectrum scam case by May 31 as stipulated by the Supreme Court. The agency will soon approach the apex court seeking extension for filing its third chargesheet.

IIT-Kharagpur director made accused in AICTE scam Posted: 26 Apr 2011 02:27 PM PDT CBI has made Damodar Acharya, director of IIT, Kharagpur, as an accused in the scam involving the All India Council for Technical Education.

Slipper adds insult to injury for Kalmadi Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:36 PM PDT Commonwealth Games chief organiser Suresh Kalmadi was sent to eight days of CBI custody even as his appearance at a trial court saw a bystander hurling a slipper at the Pune MP while a bunch of supporters raised slogans.

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