Friday, September 30, 2011

Congress meet on Telangana ends without any major decision

Congress meet on Telangana ends without any major decision

Congress meet on Telangana ends without any major decision

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Whether a new state of Telangana will be created remains an unanswered question. A meeting of the Congress core group led by Sonia Gandhi has ended without any major decisions. The region being deb...

Despite Narendra Modi's absence at key meet, BJP says it's united

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 05:36 PM PDT

His last fast saw the BJP pantheon descend to support him, but this time the party is furious. Narendra Modi has said no to attending the two-day BJP national executive meet that began in New Delhi to...

CLT20: Mumbai, Cobras' match washed out

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 04:32 PM PDT

Heavy rains here forced Mumbai Indians to split points with Cape Cobras after Harbhajan Singh's side posted a dauting target of 176 in the alotted 20 overs....

Sources: Rahul Gandhi intervenes; Plan panel to rethink on Rs 32 poverty line

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 03:04 PM PDT

The Planning Commission is said to be facing flak from none other than Rahul Gandhi over its recent affidavit in the Supreme Court, which said Rs 32 is all you need as an individual to be above the po...

Kumar Mangalam Birla's credit card cloned

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 03:02 PM PDT

Billionaire industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla has reportedly become the latest victim of credit card fraud. Mr Birla's credit card was cloned and used for a number of costly transactions in Bangalore...

Madras High Court quashes gift case against Jayalalithaa

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:43 PM PDT

The Madras High Court today quashed all proceedings against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in the Rs 2 crore birthday gift case, holding her constitutional right to a speedy trial stood "fla...

Sanjeev Bhatt, cop who took on Modi, arrested

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:23 PM PDT

Sanjeev Bhatt, a senior police officer in Gujarat who was suspended earlier this year, has been arrested in Gandhinagar. Mr Bhatt shot into national prominence in April this year after he disclosed th...

US: Parents held as toddler consumes cocaine

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Parents of a child in a US city have been arrested after the toddler was found to be high on drugs. Officers in Atascadero city of California believe the 18-month-old boy swallowed cocaine because it ...

Naxals send open letter to Mamata Banerjee

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:40 PM PDT

In an open letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Maoists have said that joint forces should be withdrawn from the West Midnapore district of the state if the talks with the government ...

CIA's first American target, al-Awlaki, killed

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born Islamic militant cleric who became a prominent figure in Al Qaeda's most active branch, using his fluent English and Internet savvy to draw recruits to carry out attacks i...

Are UK lecturers spying on Indian students?

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 12:24 PM PDT

New Home Office rules asking academic staff at British universities to keep a tab on students from India and other non-EU countries have sparked off concern that lecturers have been turned into "spies...

Cash-for-votes case unraveling? Source of money unidentifiable

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Despite some very high-profile arrests, the Delhi Police seems to have no evidence to prove Amar Singh provided a crore in cash that was used to bribe three BJP MPs to support the government in a trus...

Did Chidambaram offer to resign? Memory loss, he jokes

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:32 AM PDT

P Chidambaram did not blink today when he was asked if he had offered to resign at the height of what's known as the 2G note controversy. "I have a short memory," the Home Minister said at a press bri...

Man handed over to Crime Branch by Omar Abdullah dies in custody

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 10:53 AM PDT

A man handed over to Crime Brach by Jammu and Kahsmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has died in custody. 61-year-old Haji Yousuf was handed over to the Crime Branch at Mr Abdullah's residence yesterd...

Mamata gives go ahead for talks with Maoists

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 10:03 AM PDT

Despite her tough talk against the Maoists, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today gave the go-ahead to a group of interlocutors appointed by her for talks with the ultras....

Kapil slams Tendulkar's 100th ton hype

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 09:40 AM PDT

Former India captain Kapil Dev has slammed the media's obsession with Sachin Tendulkar achieving 100 international centuries, saying the focus should be on the team's performance....

Anil Ambani Group stocks hit record low on news of 2G probe

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Losses were led by Reliance Capital, which deals in financial services. RCap stocks tanked nearly 10 per cent to touch a 52-week low of Rs 322 in afternoon trade. Reliance Infrastructure also hit a...

Jailed Reliance executives deny they may turn approver

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:42 AM PDT

The three Reliance executives who are in jail in connection with the telecom scam have denied that they are considering turning approver in the case. The CBI's statement in the Supreme Court yesterday...

Know your Gandhi? Maharashtra prisoners prepare for test

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:11 AM PDT

Come Oct 2, and over 1,000 prisoners and officials alike from 14 jails of Maharashtra will pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in a unique manner -- by taking a test on his philosop...

CNG in Delhi to cost Rs 2 more from midnight

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:05 AM PDT

Close on the heels of a sharp increase in petrol prices, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) rates were hiked by a steep Rs 2 per kg on Friday, mainly on account of a fall in the rupee value against the U...

Omar apologises for disclosing names of rape victims

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:43 AM PDT

Under opposition attack, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today tendered an unconditional apology for revealing the names of rape victims in the last five years in the state Assembly. "I...

Man dies minutes after scaling Mt Kilimanjaro

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:12 AM PDT

A 69-year-old Briton collapsed and died just minutes after fulfilling a life-long ambition to climb Africa's highest mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Businessman Alistair Cook had just sent a text me...

Arrested woman said man paid her to kill him

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:43 AM PDT

A New York woman is accused of running over a bound man who she said promised her $180,000 if she ended his life, but police said they have no evidence he wanted to die. Francis Nelson, 74, was found ...

Players chase unpaid IPL 2010 money

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:33 AM PDT

Simon Katich and Ramnaresh Sarwan are among a group of cricketers still owed contract payments from the BCCI for the 2010 Indian Premier League....

Nissan researches car that reads the driver's thoughts

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:23 AM PDT

In the future, thinking about turning left may no longer be just a thought. Japanese auto giant Nissan and a Swiss university are developing cars that scan the driver's thoughts and prepares the vehic...
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