Saturday, September 3, 2011

No regrets for tweet on Afzal Guru, says Omar Abdullah

No regrets for tweet on Afzal Guru, says Omar Abdullah


No regrets for tweet on Afzal Guru, says Omar Abdullah

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 12:25 AM PDT

Following the furore over his comments on Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru on Twitter, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has said that he has no regrets for saying what he did....


Mumbai airport's main runway shut till 8 am, flights delayed

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 05:34 PM PDT

Passengers at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) continue to face a harrowing experience as the main runway of the airport remained closed for a second day on Saturday. It is ...


India denied as rain wrecks 1st ODI

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 03:28 PM PDT

Parthiv Patel's frustration at falling five runs short of his maiden international century was matched by that of his team as a whole, as India's hopes of their first victory of the summer against Eng...

RTI activist Shehla's murder: CBI files case

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 02:34 PM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against "unknown" people for the murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Shehla Masood, an official said on Saturday....


Salman film breaks SRK's overseas record

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 02:26 PM PDT

After a stupendous opening in the domestic market, the film has surpassed the record of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer My Name Is Khan....


Fractured finger forces Rohit Sharma out of ODI series

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 01:36 PM PDT

India's injury woes refused to end as Rohit Sharma was on Saturday ruled out of the remainder of the five-match ODI series against England after suffering a fracture in the index finger of his right h...


It's a political conspiracy, says Ramdev after Enforcement Directorate files case

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 01:33 PM PDT

After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) slapped a foreign exchange violation case on Thursday, yoga guru Baba Ramdev today firmly denied any wrongdoing, claiming that he was a victim of a "political co...

Dravid's wicket raises doubts on DRS again

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 11:48 AM PDT

Rahul Dravid continues to be at the receiving end of controvesial decisions on the current England tour as he was on Saturday ruled out caught behind despite Hot Spot not detecting en edge off his bat...


Justice Soumitra Sen's resignation accepted: Sources

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Two days after Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court sent in his resignation to President Pratibha Patil, sources say his resignation has been accepted....


Prime Minister, Cabinet declare their assets

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had asked ministers to declare their assets as also those of their spouses and dependents along with any business interest. The details of the assets have been put on the...


Minor girl gang-raped at gun-point; accused make MMS clip

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 10:35 AM PDT

A 12-year-old Dalit girl was sexually assaulted at gun-point by three men who also made an MMS clip of the act in Daurala area of the district, police said today....


Govt will not implement Lokayukta mining report: Hegde

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 10:15 AM PDT

Former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today said he does not believe the Government will implement his report on illegal mining as "many skeletons will fall off (its) cupboard"....


Anna Hazare provided 'Z' category security

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Social activist Anna Hazare has been provided with 'Z' category security, a senior police official said today....

WikiLeaks: 'Reached understanding with Musharraf on Kashmir,' PM told US delegation

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:33 AM PDT

A US diplomatic cable leaked by whistleblower website WikiLeaks quotes Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as saying that in 2006, he had reached a "non-territorial solution" on Kashmir with then Pakistan P...


3 students attempt suicide for fear of failure

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 08:01 AM PDT

Three medical students at the government-run Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College tried to commit suicide by consuming poison on Friday night. ...


Nitish Kumar contributes one month's salary for Green Bihar

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 06:42 AM PDT

Flagging off Green Bihar Campaign vehicle on behalf of his party (JD-U), Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday contributed his one month's salary to the party and appealed to his party ministers, ML...


15-year-old set on fire for rejecting marriage proposal

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 06:39 AM PDT

A 15-year-old girl was set on fire by two men in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday night....


Kidnappers cut eight-year-old girl's tongue

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 06:36 AM PDT

Kidnapped, tortured and even burnt for petty revenge, eight-year-old Khushboo still has nightmares about her ordeal. The girl who lives in Noida with her parents, went missing on April 30 this year. K...


Colombia: Pregnant woman drugged, unborn baby stolen

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 05:57 AM PDT

A 19-year-old pregnant Colombian woman's unborn child was stolen after she was drugged and cut open, authorities in the northern province of Magdalena said....


Files note close CIA ties to Gaddafi spy unit

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 05:19 AM PDT

Documents found at the abandoned office of Libya's former spymaster appear to provide new details of the close relations the Central Intelligence Agency shared with the Libyan intelligence service - m...


Two small planes collide mid-air over Alaska

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 04:44 AM PDT

Authorities say two single-engine planes have collided in midair over western Alaska. Each plane was reportedly carrying one pilot....


LeT conducting commando training inside Pak: FBI

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 04:24 AM PDT

The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is engaged in imparting commando training to its recruits. According to an FBI complaint, these recruits, which include teenagers, provide religious indoctrination and comma...


Can't say 'it's over'? Tell break-up agent

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 04:04 AM PDT

Finding it difficult to say "it's over" to their partner, many in China are now seeking professional help of "break-up agents"....


Chile plane crashes; 21 feared dead

Posted: 03 Sep 2011 03:22 AM PDT

A Chilean air force plane with 21 people aboard, including a popular local television host, crashed on Friday near the Juan Fernandez islands in the Pacific Ocean, authorities said...


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