Thursday, September 22, 2011

Manmohan Singh to pitch for comprehensive reform of UN Security Council

Manmohan Singh to pitch for comprehensive reform of UN Security Council


Manmohan Singh to pitch for comprehensive reform of UN Security Council

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 07:35 PM PDT

India will make a strong pitch for comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses the UN General Assembly on Saturday.


Dalai Lama reincarnation to be discussed today

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:31 PM PDT

The 11th high-level conference, since 1963, of chief monks (Tibetan religious heads) began on Thursday at Mcleodganj.


Professor indicted for misbehaving with female scholar

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:29 PM PDT

A probe committee has found Prof RK Behal (retd) guilty in a case of misbehaviour with a PhD scholar of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar.


Professor indicted for misbehaving with girl student

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:29 PM PDT

A probe committee has found Prof RK Behal (retd) guilty in a case of misbehaviour with a PhD scholar of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar.

Sehajdhari voting rights: HC summons MHA records

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:25 PM PDT

The Punjab and Haryana HC on Thursday asked the Union home ministry to produce the entire records, on the basis of which Sehajdhari Sikh Federation was barred from their right to vote in SGPC polls.


Ruling SAD sweeps SGPC polls in Malwa

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:22 PM PDT

Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal has swept SGPC polls in the Malwa region of Punjab losing only three seats to former MP Simranjit Singh Mann-led SAD (A) and one to a rebel Akali.


Despite win, SGPC poll results expose SAD weak points

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:19 PM PDT

Despite sweeping the SGPC elections, which were being seen as a run-up to assembly elections by Akalis themselves, the narrowing of victory margins has become worrisome for senior leaders in the party.


Jhinda blames Badal, Chautala for defeat

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:04 PM PDT

Jagdish Singh Jhinda, who suffered defeat at the hands of SAD candidate Bhupinder Singh in SGPC elections, on Thursday blamed Parkash Singh Badal and Om Prakash Chautala for his debacle.


'India's poverty level impractical for Punjab'

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:03 PM PDT

The ruling SAD patron and chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and chairman of the programme monitoring committee of the Congress Sunil Jakhar have termed the limit 'impractical for Punjab, which earlier had only 4.75 lakh BPL card holders.


Ajay Chautala charged with violating model code of conduct

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:01 PM PDT

Just one day before filing of nomination, the Indian National Lok Dal candidate for the Lok Sabha Hisar bye-election and Dabwali MLA Ajay Singh Chautala, has been charged with violating model code of conduct.


Role in 1984 anti-Sikh riots: US court reserves order in case against Kamal Nath

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:59 PM PDT

A US federal court on Wednesday reserved its order in the case filed against Union minister Kamal Nath over his alleged role in leading a mob during anti-Sikh riots in November 1984 in Delhi.


Tipsy cop tries to abduct woman in Patiala

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:57 PM PDT

There seems to be no law for law enforcers in Punjab and a recent incident that took place under Shambu police station on Tuesday night has only re-confirmed it.

Tipsy cop tries to abduct woman

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:57 PM PDT

There seems to be no law for law enforcers in Punjab and a recent incident that took place under Shambu police station on Tuesday night has only re-confirmed it.


Where they teach you to have fun with science and numbers

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:52 PM PDT

Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad wns the TOI social impact award for its contribution to the field of education (NGO category).


Free care for would-be mums only on paper

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:48 PM PDT

Out-of-pocket expenditure is common and substantial for pregnant women arriving in government health facilities for their delivery.


US State Dept slams Gujarat again for 2002 riots

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:32 PM PDT

The US State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor has slammed Gujarat's record on human rights in its July-December, 2010 International Religious Freedom Report.

US State Dept slams Guj again for riots

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:32 PM PDT

The US State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor has slammed Gujarat's record on human rights in its July-December, 2010 International Religious Freedom Report.


Advani gives it back to Modi

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:27 PM PDT

Turbulence is only mounting in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after their octogenarian leader and prime ministerial aspirant Lal Krishna Advani was candidly told by Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) to opt out of power politics and work for the party as only a mentor.


Jawans deployed against Naxals revolt

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:26 PM PDT

Nearly 166 jawans of the Indian Reserve Battalion rebelled in Jangalmahal on Wednesday, alleging they were being made to work in inhuman conditions and are getting no help from the police in high-risk operations.


Engineering student resists ragging, stabbed

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:20 PM PDT

A first year student of an engineering college was allegedly stabbed on Thursday by his seniors for saying no to ragging. Deepak belongs to Sutana village and is a student of R N College of Engineering in Matlauda in the district.


PUCL alleges police 'bias' at play in Gopalgarh

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:13 PM PDT

PUCL, which sent a fact-finding team to Gopalgarh on September 16 and 17, alleged the police was not neutral and pointed to a "collusion between the local police, a section of the Gujjar community and some local leaders".


Sikkim quake: Army makes it to Dzonghu

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:09 PM PDT

On Thursday, an army rescue team trudging to Dzonghu in north Sikkim found a large pile of rubble after the earthquake.


10 more bodies found in Teesta Urja tunnels

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:06 PM PDT

The Army on Thursday recovered 10 bodies from tunnels in the Teesta Stage III hydel project in north Sikkim, the worst-affected district, taking the number of those killed at the project site to 27.


Dalit IAS babu in MP alleges bias, threatens suicide

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 03:54 PM PDT

A Dalit IAS officer in Madhya Pradesh alleging denial of promotion even after he was cleared in a graft case has threatened to commit suicide if the state government takes any disciplinary action against him.


Veggie MP netas carry ghar ka khana to China

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 03:45 PM PDT

On September 9, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan left with a 28-member delegation for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Chinese city of Dalian.


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