Friday, August 26, 2011

Lokpal debate at 11 am without vote; Anna still on fast

Lokpal debate at 11 am without vote; Anna still on fast

Lokpal debate at 11 am without vote; Anna still on fast

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 06:22 PM PDT

Anna Hazare has now been fasting for 11 days. He has clearly stated that to end his hunger strike, Parliament must debate and pass a tough anti-corruption law based largely upon a draft prepared by hi...

16 killed in bombing on UN building in Nigeria

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 05:35 PM PDT

A car laden with explosives rammed through two gates and blew up at the United Nations' offices in Nigeria's capital on Friday, killing at least 16 people and shattering part of the concrete structure...

All indications suggest Hurricane would be a 'historic' storm: President Obama

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 04:07 PM PDT

Hurricane Irene began lashing the US East Coast with rain on Friday ahead of a weekend of violent weather that was almost certain to heap punishment on a vast stretch of shoreline from the Carolinas t...

Dhoni needs to put his foot down: Lloyd

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:18 PM PDT

Clive Lloyd, former West Indies captain and leader of one of the most dominant teams in cricket history, feels the time has come for MS Dhoni to put his foot down and ask for a team he wants....

Kiran Bedi apologises for offensive behaviour

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 02:08 PM PDT

At Anna Hazare's camp this evening, close associate Kiran Bedi delivered some unwanted headlines. Ms Bedi, who was famous as a tough and fair police officer when she was in service, attacked an MP who...

Rahul-Giri: cold drinks, samosas for protesters

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:34 PM PDT

A group of protesters outside Rahul Gandhi's home this evening were put into buses by the police. Not before a little taste of Rahul Gandhi-giri. His staff sent cold drinks and samosas to the demonstr...

3 Rajiv Gandhi assassins to be hanged on September 9

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 01:29 PM PDT

The three men facing death penalty for the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi will be hanged on September 9 at Tamil Nadu's Vellore prison, a jail official said on Friday. Prison...

England rest Pietersen for ODIs against India

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:55 PM PDT

England left Kevin Pietersen out of its squad for five One-Day Internationals against India, giving the batsman a chance to rest after a grueling Test schedule....

ICC Test team: Sachin lone Indian in playing eleven

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Sachin Tendulkar is the only Indian cricketer to make the cut in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test Team of 2011 announced on Friday....

Why BJP wanted a debate followed by vote

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 12:27 PM PDT

Furious with the government's approach on the Lokpal debate today, the BJP demanded this afternoon that a discussion on the anti-corruption bill should end with a vote in Parliament. The party then al...

British deputy PM hit with paint

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 11:50 AM PDT

British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was attacked with paint outside a Liberal Democrat party event in Scotland's Glasgow city, party officials said....

New York region prepares for hurricane Irene

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:04 AM PDT

With Hurricane Irene threatening a full-force hit, New York City on Thursday ordered the evacuation of nursing homes and senior centres in low-lying areas and made plans for the possible shutdown of t...

Posing as visitor, Anna supporter protests in Parliament

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 10:01 AM PDT

Wearing an 'I Am Anna' T-shirt, a lone protester managed to enter the Parliament complex today and shouted slogans before security personnel took him away....

Austria: No children born in alleged incest case

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:52 AM PDT

Austrian prosecutors investigating allegations that an 80-year-old man sexually abused his two mentally disabled daughters for 41 years say that no children were born of the incestuous relationship....

Salman Taseer's son Shahbaz kidnapped in Lahore

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:33 AM PDT

Gunmen abducted the son of a slain former governor from the eastern city of Lahore on Friday, relatives and police officials said. ...

Lokpal Bill row: Rahul thanks Anna Hazare, but warns of dangerous precedent

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:28 AM PDT

As the government searches for a solution that will persuade Anna Hazare to end his hunger strike, it played its ace on Friday. Rahul Gandhi chose Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha to break his silence on th...

Don't need Rahul's 'sermons' on Lokpal, says BJP

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:26 AM PDT

The BJP today criticised Rahul Gandhi's speech in Lok Sabha, saying he should not give sermons to the nation and persuade the Prime Minister to bring changes in the Lokpal bill. ...

Salman to be treated in US

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:03 AM PDT

Salman Khan will fly to the United States to undergo treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia, a nerve disorder that causes intense pain in the face....

US: Airlines start cancelling flights as Hurricane Irene nears

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Airlines began to cancel flights and move planes out of the way as Hurricane Irene barrelled toward the US mainland on Thursday....

Lokpal Bill debate: Resolution suggested by Team Anna

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 08:26 AM PDT

Lokpal Bill debate: Resolution suggested by Team Anna

Lokpal Bill debate tomorrow, Anna Hazare's letter to PM suggests flexibility

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare vs Govt - Anna Hazare's team and the government have spent the morning swapping notes on what both sides require of each other for the 74-year-old activist's hunger strike to ...

US Vice-Consul leaves Chennai for 'racist' remarks

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 07:39 AM PDT

US Vice-Consul Maureen Chao, who was caught in a row for her remarks of "dirty and dark" Tamilians, has decided to leave India....

Anna writes to PM to explain his stand

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 07:39 AM PDT

Anna Hazare has sent a letter to the Prime Minister explaining why he is unable to end his hunger strike. Anna, 74, has not eaten in 11 days; he has lost 7 kilos. ...

Full text of Rahul Gandhi's speech in Parliament

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 07:22 AM PDT

I have been deeply distressed at the developments of the last few days. Many aspects of the situation have caused me anguish. We are all aware that corruption is pervasive. It operates at every lev...

Bihar's new tool to fight corruption - YouTube

Posted: 26 Aug 2011 07:02 AM PDT

Bihar, for years a metaphor for backwardness, will now harness modern communication tools to nail corruption. It will expose officials seeking bribes in welfare schemes by uploading clips of complaint...
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