Friday, April 29, 2011

'Pak not doing enough to bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice'

'Pak not doing enough to bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice'

'Pak not doing enough to bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:57 PM PDT

Pakistan is not doing enough to bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 attack to justice, former British foreign secretary David Miliband said confirming the Indian position on this issue.

Hospitals that don't offer cashless cover face axe

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:41 PM PDT

State-owned insurance companies are threatening to punish 30 hospitals in Mumbai for making their patients choose the pay-first-and-get-reimbursed-later system of insurance over the convenient and cheaper cashless scheme.

Kanimozhi active in Kalaignar TV: Director

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:41 PM PDT

DMK MP Kanimozhi, named in the chargesheet in 2G spectrum case, has been actively involved in the day-to-day affairs of Kalaignar TV channel, said one of the directors of the channel.

PAC turned into BJP-Left forum: Congress

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:40 PM PDT

The PAC has been converted into a BJP-Left party forum instead of a joint parliamentary committee, Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said.

Global phaseout of endosulfan soon?

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:38 PM PDT

The consensus arrived at the Stockholm Convention on Friday for a gradual global ban on endosulfan has ushered in a sense of jubilation in Kerala. The state has witnessed agitations against the pesticide.

Africans in jail custody for Mizo's death

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:38 PM PDT

Tension persists in the town three days after the death of a Mizo boy in a scuffle with foreign students during a football match. On Friday, two Sudanese and a Tanzanian student accused of murder were sent to judicial custody.

Govt, CBI deny Purulia was a botched intel operation

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:32 PM PDT

The govt on Friday dismissed allegations made by Purulia arms drop accused Kim Davy as ridiculous, contending that it would not have made such strenuous efforts to extradite him if the case was an Indian intelligence operation.

Delhi HC stays service tax on lawyers

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:31 PM PDT

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed a central government notification levying service tax on practising lawyers.

'Pro-talks Ulfa faction paid to stay off violence'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:29 PM PDT

Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said the Centre was paying off the Arabinda Rajkhowa-led faction of Ulfa to keep them away from carrying out extortion and anti-national activities.

Gujarat's Best Bakery case: Teesta forced me to lie, says Witness

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:23 PM PDT

Yasmeenbano Shaikh, one of the key witnesses in Gujarat's Best Bakery case, has moved the Bombay high court, alleging she was lured and misguided by social activist Teesta Setalvad to give false testimony against 17 accused.

After testimony against CM, Gujarat cop loses cover

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:16 PM PDT

The state government withdrew all official vehicles and staff with IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt after his scathing testimony against chief minister Narendra Modi in the post-Godhra riots case before the Supreme Court.

DAE, CISF review security of nuclear power plants

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 04:01 PM PDT

The Department of Atomic Energy and the Central Industrial Security Force have reviewed security of the major nuclear power plants considering constant threats to the country's sensitive installations.

Graft, not pay, is the real issue: Pilots

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:59 PM PDT

Nearly 850 pilots of the erstwhile Indian Airline (IA), who are on a strike, have left thousands of air travellers stranded across the country for the past three days.

'Pope John Paul II wished to take a dip in Ganga'

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:51 PM PDT

Late Pope John Paul II, who will be beatified on May 1 ahead of confer-ment of sainthood by the Vatican, had an unfulfilled wish to take a dip in Ganga river, considered holy by Hindus.

CVC blames civic agencies for CWG mess

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:41 PM PDT

The CVC has put Delhi's civic agencies, including those under the Sheila Dikshit government, in the dock for awarding Commonwealth Games projects at high rates, poor quality control and selection of ineligible agencies.

Madhya Pradesh minister bans 'non-veg' GM seeds

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:33 PM PDT

MP agriculture minister Ramkrishna Kusmariya said that GM seeds would make grain and vegetables 'non-vegetarian' and 'end' Indian culture.

Auction all resources, only subsidise users: Panel

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:20 PM PDT

The committee headed by former finance secretary Ashok Chawla is set to recommend auction of major natural resources to bring about greater transparency and stamp out charges of crony capitalism.

Marginalized outfits form Welcome Party, likely to contest UP polls next year

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:04 PM PDT

In a maiden effort to form a political platform within the Jamaat fold and to bring together the Barelvi and Deobandi sects under one political umbrella, several Muslim organizations have come forward in setting up the Welfare Party (WP).

Mega defence deals still in US kitty

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Despite being a late-comer, the US has already bagged some big-ticket deals, eating into the share of traditional military suppliers to India like Russia, Israel, France and UK.

PAC report a distortion of my note: Chidambaram

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:59 PM PDT

Chidambaram on Friday hit out at the PAC's draft report, calling it a gross distortion of his note to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh which deliberately and mischievously omitted his suggestions on the issue.

New norms to handle civilian protests in J&K

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:57 PM PDT

A new set of guidelines have been framed for the security forces deployed in Jammu and Kashmir to handle civilian protests by using non-lethal weapons.

PAC report: Joshi may meet Speaker today

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:55 PM PDT

PAC chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi will present a copy of his disputed report on the 2G telecom scam to Speaker Meira Kumar, with a note from the Lok Sabha secretariat that it was not "outsourced" as alleged by the Congress.

CPM criticizes behaviour of Congress, DMK MPs in PAC

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:50 PM PDT

The CPM on Friday criticized the behaviour of Congress and DMK MPs in the meeting of Public Accounts Committee on Thursday.

SC refuses to intervene in legality of Lokpal drafting committee

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:46 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Friday rendered infructuous the challenge to the constitutional validity of the notification appointing a joint committee for drafting of the Lokpal Bill to fight corruption in high offices.

CPM demands judicial probe into Purulia arms drop case

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 02:44 PM PDT

The CPM on Friday demanded a judicial probe into the Purulia arms drop case alleging "gross negligence" on the part of the then central government in handling the incident which was meant to destabilise the Jyoti Basu government in West Bengal.
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