Thursday, September 1, 2011

Acid thrown on two girls caught on CCTV camera

Acid thrown on two girls caught on CCTV camera


Acid thrown on two girls caught on CCTV camera

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 06:06 PM PDT

Two young women received serious burn injuries when two unidentified men on a bike, threw acid inside the Honda car in which the former were sitting. Acid was thrown inside the car at a fuel station a...


Baba Ramdev's Scotland island prompts formal inquiry

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 06:04 PM PDT

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a case stating that yoga icon Baba Ramdev and his trust have violated foreign exchange laws. The case centres upon an island in Scotland that was gifted to Baba R...


Prime Minister meets Congress Core Group to discuss Gujarat Lokayukta issue

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Thursday, held a meeting with his senior cabinet colleagues in the backdrop of the controversies surrounding the appointment of Lokayukta in BJP-ruled Gujarat....


2G case: Breather for Maran, CBI scans BJP and Essar

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 04:17 PM PDT

The telecom scam - described as India's biggest swindle and mover and shaker of many political destinies - made a new clatter today. In the Supreme Court, the CBI said that as part of its inquiry, it ...


Full text of Pranab Mukherjee's interview to NDTV

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 04:14 PM PDT

Anna Hazare is well, eating again and back in his Maharashtra village. The monsoon session of Parliament, that saw his three major demands being approved, ends next week. So what happens next in the L...

Nasser Hussain calls Indian fielders 'donkeys'

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 03:44 PM PDT

Former England skipper Nasser Hussain has once again rubbed the Indians the wrong way as he called some of the fielders "donkeys" during the one-off Twenty20 match between India and England on Wedne...


Supreme Court likely to take up Kasab's letter on Friday

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:42 PM PDT

The Supreme Court could take up, on Friday, Ajmal Kasab's letter against his death sentence. Kasab, the only terrorist caught alive during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, had written a letter...


Sports Bill: What happened at the Cabinet meet

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:29 PM PDT

Ajay Maken is a man on a mission. And in his all-out effort as Sports Minister to make sports bodies in the country transparent and accountable he's losing some powerful friends....

Railways' green signal to Bond film

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Extending its hospitality to the super spy, the railway ministry has given the go-ahead for shooting the next James Bond film on its properties....

2G scam: CBI investigates role of BJP leaders

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 02:05 PM PDT

The CBI report states that the allocation of spectrum by Telecom Ministers of that regime, like the late Pramod Mahajan and Arun Shourie, are being examined. The CBI said it was also examining allotme...


Justice Soumitra Sen resigns after Rajya Sabha voted to impeach him

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Justice Soumitra Sen has resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court. Justice Sen has sent a letter to President Pratibha Patil and the Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar. ...


Anna is seasoned activist, I'm simple woman: Irom Sharmila

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 01:20 PM PDT

Irom Sharmila was invited by Team Anna to join Anna Hazare's fast at Ramlila grounds in Delhi. But she was not able to go because she is in judicial custody. In an interview to NDTV she hoped Anna wh...


Lokayukta row: Recall Gujarat Governor, Narendra Modi writes to PM

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:56 PM PDT

The battle between Gujarat government and Governor over appointment of state's new Lokayukta just heated up. Chief Minister Narendra Modi has written to the Prime Minister, asking him to recall Govern...


Argentina vs Venezuela: Messi magic set to unfold

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:53 PM PDT

Superstar footballer Lionel Messi is set to keep his date with India and unfold his magic when he leads Argentina in a FIFA international friendly against Venezuela on Friday when the euphoria of one ...

Full text: Justice Soumitra Sen's resignation letter

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Here's the letter written by Justice Soumitra Sen to the Lok Sabha Speaker.

Biker shot at in Delhi for not giving way to car

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:24 PM PDT

A driver with criminal record was arrested in New Delhi for allegedly opening fire at a motorcycle-borne youth after the victim did not allow him to overtake, police said today....


Kumble must take charge of Indian team: Manjrekar

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Following the disastrous performance in England, former captain Anil Kumble must take control of a three-member team that would plan the roadmap for the Indian cricket team and ensure it's always on t...

One mosquito coil equals 100 cigarettes, says expert

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:49 AM PDT

Smoke emitted from one mosquito repellent coil is equivalent to those of 100 cigarettes, thus causing harm to a large number of people in India, an expert said on Wednesday....

Iran irked by errors in copies of Quran from China

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 10:21 AM PDT

Iranian publishers are complaining that cost-saving plans to print Qurans in China are yielding embarrassing results: A slew of typos. The head of Iran's Quran oversight office says some of the Chines...


2G case coming apart? Raja followed policy, says regulator

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 09:24 AM PDT

A Raja, former Telecom Minister arrested for executing India's biggest scam, has got a major leg-up in his defence. The country's main regulatory body for Telecom has said that Mr Raja followed govern...


Rejig expected in Team Anna

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Anna Hazare, who was discharged on Wednesday from Gurgaon's Medanta hospital, is likely to participate in a meeting of civil society members that is scheduled for September 10 and 11 at the Gandhian's...


Shehla murder: Police to question BJP MP

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:54 AM PDT

BJP Rajya Sabha MP and party spokesman Tarun Vijay will be questioned in connection with the death of Right to Information activist Shehla Masood in Madhya Pradesh. ...


Mercedes launches new C-Class at Rs 29.75 lakh

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:36 AM PDT

German luxury car maker Mercedes Benz on Thursday launched an advanced version of its flagship sedan C-Class. The car has been priced between Rs 29.75 lakh and Rs 32.30 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). ...


Farooq slams Maken over his Sports Bill

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:21 AM PDT

Ajay Maken is a man on a mission. And in his all-out effort as Sports Minister to make sports bodies in the country transparent and accountable he's losing some powerful friends....


India denies confrontation with Chinese warship

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:18 AM PDT

India has denied that a Chinese warship confronted an Indian naval vessel shortly after it left Vietnamese waters in late July....


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