Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Disagreements are part of policy-making: Khurshid on 2G note

Disagreements are part of policy-making: Khurshid on 2G note


Disagreements are part of policy-making: Khurshid on 2G note

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 07:14 PM PDT

Law Minister Salman Khurshid talks to NDTV's Barkha Dutt about the controversial 2G note that questions P Chidambaram's actions as Finance Minister when the telecom scam unfolded. The note, prepared b...


2G note: Congress in damage-control mode

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 07:03 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who cut a cake to celebrate his 79th birthday mid-air, is returning to India, bang in the middle of a political war-zone. There is the reported war between two of his se...


Full text: Hina Rabbani Khar's speech at UN General Assembly

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 07:01 PM PDT

Here's the full text of Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar's address at the UN General Assembly....


Must not question intentions: Hina Rabbani Khar at UN General Assembly

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 06:51 PM PDT

In the midst of tensions between the United States and Pakistan over the latter's spy agency, the Inter Services Intelligence or ISI's alleged link to terror groups, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina R...


Building collapses in Delhi; five dead

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 05:40 PM PDT

At least five people were killed and 19 others injured when an old three-storeyed building collapsed near Old Delhi's Jama Masjid area. The incident took place at Chandni Mahal area at around 8 pm. Po...


Ferguson blasts South Australia to 188

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Callum Ferguson's scored a unbeaten half-century while Daniel Christian made a quickfire 42 to help South Australia post a challenging 188 for five against Kolkata Knight Riders in a Champions League ...


Honda Brio launched in India; costs Rs 3.95 lakh

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 04:25 PM PDT

Japanese car major Honda today launched its small car Brio in India. Brio is the latest entrant in the hugely competitive small car segment, which is also the biggest by volume. Honda Brio would be...


Centre and CBI differ on 2G note against Chidambaram

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 04:07 PM PDT

The CBI today told the Supreme Court that there is no need to consider investigating P Chidambaram's actions during the telecom scam. The investigating agency was referring to a note from the Finance ...


Rules against pesky SMS-es start today, but will they work?

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 04:05 PM PDT

A new attempt to protect you from spam SMS-es and telemarketing calls will also limit how many text messages you can send in a day. So if you have itchy fingers, watch out. Starting today, nobody ca...


Saudi woman to get 10 lashes for driving a car

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 03:59 PM PDT

Saudi activists say a court has sentenced a Saudi woman with 10 lashes for defying the kingdom's ban on women driving....

No dissensions in my Cabinet, says PM en route to India

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Dr Manmohan Singh has returned to Delhi tonight from the US to a politically-brittle atmosphere. "There are no dissensions in my Cabinet," he said on the plane, shortly before he was scheduled to land...


Abu Salem's extradition cancelled by court in Portugal

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 02:07 PM PDT

Gangster Abu Salem currently in a jail in Delhi, may have to be sent back to Portugal. He has won a court case in Portugal against India asking that his extradition be cancelled. Salem had alleged tha...


Amid US tension, Pak says China friendship is sweeter than honey

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 01:43 PM PDT

Pakistan's interior minister vowed Tuesday to attack Chinese militants hiding out in his country's tribal region, an apparent attempt to curry favor with China at a time when its alliance with the U.S...


World's oldest running car goes on sale

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:55 PM PDT

A 127-year-old steam-powered car, officially the world's oldest running vehicle, has been put up for auction and is expected to fetch up to 1.6 million pounds (around $2.48 million). The De Dion Bouto...

Assam Rifles chief may face action for misusing funds for wife's clothes

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT

The Indian Army has sought the government's permission to initiate a formal probe against Assam Rifles Director General Lieutenant Gen Rameshwar Roy on charges of spending regimental funds of the para...


Essar top executive arrested for paying protection money to Maoists

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:20 PM PDT

One of Essar's senior-most executives has been arrested by the police in Dantewada for allegedly paying "protection money" to Naxals who operate in the area. Essar is involved with mining in this part...


Anderson rested, Pietersen returns for India tour

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 12:07 PM PDT

England selectors chose to rest their senior paceman, James Anderson, for the five-match ODI series. Kevin Pietersen, who was rested for the home ODI series against India, as well as the two Twenty20s...

Cash-for-votes case: Sudheendra Kulkarni arrested, sent to Tihar Jail

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:25 AM PDT

Sudheendra Kulkarni, former BJP advisor, has been arrested and sent to Tihar jail till October 1.


Put in writing all 2G documents have been shared: Angry parliamentary committee

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:53 AM PDT

The Finance Ministry's note on P Chidambaram's actions during the telecom scam proved itself hazardous in a whole new way today. ...


Seven dead in riot following football match in Morocco

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:44 AM PDT

Seven people were killed in a riot following a football match in Morocco's disputed Western Sahara region, the state news agency reported on Tuesday....

Unmarked graves: Omar announces DNA profiling

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has supported the call for the DNA profiling of bodies in thousands of unmarked graves in state and has asked relatives of people who have disappeared to...


2G note: Congress in troubleshooting mode; can Sonia, PM calm the storm?

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:34 AM PDT

The Congress was sleepless in Delhi last night. Fire-fighting ministers burnt the proverbial midnight oil in their attempt to quell the 2G note war between the party's two senior-most ministers, Prana...


Cash-for-votes case: Sudheendra Kulkarni remanded to judicial custody till October 1

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 09:59 AM PDT

Sudheendra Kulkarni, former BJP advisor, was today remanded to judicial custody by a Delhi court today in connection with the cash-for-votes scam. Mr Kulkarni will now be sent to Tihar Jail....


Subway train crash in Shanghai, over 200 injured

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 09:53 AM PDT

A Shanghai subway train rear-ended another Tuesday, injuring more than 210 people in the latest trouble for the rapidly expanded transportation system in China's commercial centre....


BJP takes on Chidambaram, now for Rajbala's death

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 09:24 AM PDT

The BJP's Sushma Swaraj travelled to Sonepat in Haryana today to attend the cremation of Rajbala. The 51-year-old died in hospital yesterday, nearly four months after she was hit, allegedly by the pol...


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