Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Cinema owners not to screen movie 'Khap: A story of honour killing' in Haryana

Cinema owners not to screen movie 'Khap: A story of honour killing' in Haryana

Cinema owners not to screen movie 'Khap: A story of honour killing' in Haryana

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:09 PM PDT

In Haryana, the cinema owners seem to have preferred to play safe by not screening the movie 'Khap: A story of honour killing' on its release on July 29.

Widow gets military pension after 34 years of retirement

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:07 PM PDT

Chandigarh bench of the military tribunal has held that a widow of a Major is entitled for family pension after 34 years of retirement of her husband.

4 cops penalized for chaining inmates to hospital beds

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:06 PM PDT

Punjab Police have ordered punishment of forfeiture of one year of approved service to 4 cops , following a complaint with PSHRC that they kept jail inmates chained to beds in civil hospitals where they were admitted as patients.

BSF-Pak rangers meet at Wagah

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:02 PM PDT

According to sources, BSF would take up the issue of smuggling of heroin, fake Indian currency notes, arms and ammunition, among others, with Pakistan and the inability of Pakistan Rangers to check these activities.

Shimla: Govt to acquire heritage Bantony Castle on Mall

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 04:01 PM PDT

Plans by a private entrepreneur to convert the Bantony Castle building in the heart of the city into a luxury hotel has hit a block with the government moving in to acquire the heritage property.

Norms for broadcast investors to get stricter

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 03:27 PM PDT

The government plans to tighten financial norms for investors in the broadcast sector to prevent overcrowding of sector and avoid premature closure in businesses.

Indore sex-change ops report a figment of imagination: NCPCR

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 03:22 PM PDT

The NCPCR team constituted to investigate the truth behind the news report which appeared on June 26 reached the conclusion that "there is no evidence of such surgeries having been performed".

Swiss to give account info from April 1, 2011

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 03:19 PM PDT

The revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between India and Switzerland is expected to come into effect after October 6 when all formalities related to the ratification of the agreement are completed by the Swiss authorities.

BJP finds it tough to make BSY step down

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 02:45 PM PDT

The BJP central leadership is still trying to convince Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to step down but the job is not turning out to be an easy one.

Home-grown terror attacks setback to govt: Chidambaram

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:47 PM PDT

Describing home-grown terror groups as experts in destruction, home minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the threat from such outfits was pretty high. He also termed the recent Mumbai terror blasts as a "setback" to the government.

Telangana solution cannot be forced: Chidambaram

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:46 PM PDT

Home minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said a decision on separate state of Telangana was difficult in the absence of a consensus among political parties.

Court can ask CBI to probe PM & Chidambaram: Experts

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:43 PM PDT

Legal experts feel the trial court can ask the CBI to probe spectrum scam accused A Raja's allegation that the PM and then finance minister P Chidambaram were in the loop about decisions on allotment of spectrum.

Top Bangladesh honour for Indira Gandhi

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:41 PM PDT

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday received 'Bangladesh Freedom Honour' conferred on Indira Gandhi, her mother-in-law and former PM, for her contribution to Bangladesh's liberation war.

CBI counsel recuses from Sohrabuddin encounter case

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:40 PM PDT

CBI's special counsel in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, senior advocate K T S Tulsi, recused from the case after the Supreme Court on Tuesday cited conflict of interest.

Pulok Chatterjee to take over as PM's principal secretary on Oct 3

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:38 PM PDT

Former senior PMO hand Pulok Chatterjee will return as principal secretary to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in October and take charge from the incumbent T K A Nair.

Panel proposes 50 knowledge hubs in 3 categories

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:35 PM PDT

The blueprint for establishing 50 research parks in academic and research institutions in the country proposes to have three kinds of facilities based on different kinds of financial model.

Raja wants Chidambaram to be made witness in 2G case

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Prime accused in the 2G spectrum scam, former telecom minister A Raja on Tuesday sought his discharge from the case by arguing that home minister P Chidambaram be made a witness in the case.

Sale of spectrum at 2001 price haunts UPA-II

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:30 PM PDT

More than any other aspect of the 2G saga, it is the questionable decision not to revise the 2001 pricing that has come to haunt UPA-II.

Response to Pak N-strike will be harsh: IAF chief

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT

India is not all aflutter over Pakistan's rapid augmentation of its nuclear arsenal or its new tactical nuclear missile 'Nasr' (Hatf-IX) being brandished as a deadly riposte to the Indian 'Cold Start' doctrine.

Major clean-up in graft-hit intel agency

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:25 PM PDT

Sources told TOI that the govt was in the process of identifying a secretary-rank officer to hold the formal inquiry against NTRO additional secretary Dr M S Vijayaraghavan, the second in command of the intelligence agency.

Man held in Nepal in Mumbai blast probe

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:23 PM PDT

Nepali authorities have picked up a person who was communicating with a number under watch in connection with the Mumbai blasts, sources said.

Indians are a depressed lot: Report

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:18 PM PDT

According to a WHO-sponsored study, while around 9% of people in India reported having an extended period of depression within their lifetime, nearly 36% suffered from what is called Major Depressive Episode (MDE).

Now, India to churn out 4,452 more doctors

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:16 PM PDT

The Medical Council of India (MCI) has increased the number of seats for undergraduate medical education by 4,452 from this academic session (2011-12).

Pak foreign minister starts India visit by meeting Kashmiri separatists

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 01:07 PM PDT

Ahead of Wednesday's talks, foreign secretaries Salman Bashir and Nirupama Rao held "positive and very cordial" discussions to firm up the agenda for the talks.

2G scam: A Raja trains guns on attorney general Vahanvati

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Raja on Tuesday trained his guns on Vahanvati, saying the top law officer, after supporting DoT on spectrum allocation, reversed his position under pressure.
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