Friday, September 23, 2011

TOI Social Impact Awards: The business of promoting the self-help mantra

TOI Social Impact Awards: The business of promoting the self-help mantra

TOI Social Impact Awards: The business of promoting the self-help mantra

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Wins the TOI Social Impact Award for its work in improving livelihoods (Corporate category)

TOI Social Impact Awards: Helping them reap a richer harvest

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:08 PM PDT

Wins the TOI Social Impact Award for its work in improving livelihoods (NGO category)

Sikkim earthquake: 10,000 food packets airdropped, more roads opened

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:04 PM PDT

With most of the roads opening for regular traffic in the quake-hit Sikkim, the ongoing relief works got a boost on Friday. More Army, ITBP and NDRF personnel could reach interiors and bring villagers to relief camps.

India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue form Monday

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 04:59 PM PDT

The first India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue will take place in Beijing on September 26-27 with the government saying on Friday that the discussions will focus on plan formulation and implementation in the two countries, the global economic outlook, efficient use of water resources and energy efficiency.

Bone bank faces an acute shortage

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 04:57 PM PDT

Bone donation is yet to catch up among Indians. Even though globally, bone is the second most commonly transplanted tissue, after blood, not many Indians have come forward to pledge their bones.

SC refuses to entertain Bhanot’s bail plea in CWG scam

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 04:51 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the bail plea of former Commonwealth Games organising secretary Lalit Bhanot, who is a close aide of Suresh Kalmadi and a co-accused in a case relating to favouring a Swiss firm in a contract allegedly causing Rs 90 crore loss to the exchequer.

Centre’s plea for recall of black money judgment to go to umpire judge

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 04:48 PM PDT

A two-judge Supreme Court bench on Friday gave a split verdict on the maintainability of the Union government's application seeking modification of the apex court's July 4 judgment setting up a Special Investigation Team to unearth black money and probe alleged hawala operator Hasan Ali Khan.

Cops thrash mentally unstable man in MP

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:30 PM PDT

The disruption of local gangs, maintaining law and order and having a sharp surveillance team to thwart terror attacks in small town India is a task that our police force regularly fails to achieve.

Realty sector may see tougher laws

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:27 PM PDT

The committee set up by the finance ministry to examine steps to strengthen laws to deal with black money decided on status-quo to deal with the issue. Representatives from the law ministry said existing provisions under PMLA were enough to deal with the issue.

SC denies bail to Sadhvi Pragya

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:26 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to Malegaon bomb blast case accused SadhviPragyna Singh Thakur and said her claims of illegal arrest and torture were fanciful.

SC rejects CBSE’s plea for combined AIPMT and AIEEE exam

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:24 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Friday shelved an ambitious student-friendly initiative from the HRD ministry through the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) proposing to integrate the AIPMT andAIEEE into a single entrance test for admissions to undergraduate medical and engineering courses.

Dental students take a yr back from DCI

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:23 PM PDT

Around 5,000 students relentlessly campaigned to get back the old system where they get one year hands-on learning experience after the completion of the four-year course.

Jilted lover implicates man in kill-Anna plot, detained

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:19 PM PDT

The Union home ministry control room in New Delhi on August 30 received a call saying anti-corruption cursader, Anna Hazare, will be shot down in the hospital.

Ramesh speaks to Maha CM following Anna road demand

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:18 PM PDT

As Congress looks for ways to tackle Anna Hazare, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has spoken to Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to send a proposal to the Centre for upgradation of a road that the Gandhian has demanded.

House panel on Lokpal meets, disagrees with Anna

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:16 PM PDT

Key anti-corruption proponents on Friday came out against the proposed Lokpal's jurisdiction over the prime minister, ranging from complete exemption to a measured inclusion -- challenging Anna Hazare's demand for an omnipotent ombudsman.

Vasant Sathe: A visionary, or a maverick, criticized for his plainspeak

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:12 PM PDT

In the early 80's when he spearheaded the move to bring colour TV to India, Vasant Sathe faced trenchant criticism that a country that could not provide clean water to its citizens, should not be squandering resources for an esoteric luxury.

UP suspends whistleblower IAS officer

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:11 PM PDT

The Mayawati government has suspended UP's senior-most IAS officer, who had questioned theYamuna Expressway plan in a report, on the grounds that she travelled abroad without informing the state government.

Jagjit Singh in ICU after brain surgery

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh is critical and in the intensive care unit of Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, said sources on Friday evening.

Why is PM defending Chidambaram?: BJP

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Opposition BJP on Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh why he has defended home minister P Chidambaram.

Why is PM defending PC?: BJP

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Opposition BJP on Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh why he has defended home minister P Chidambaram

Cong warns BJP, says it can retaliate on telecom

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:07 PM PDT

The telecom war hot up on Friday with Congress warning the BJP that it had enough ammunition to retaliate over the NDA's handling of telecom while its MPs blocked adoption of a report on rural telephony in the Public Accounts Committee headed by Murli Manohar Joshi.

BJP woos Nitish for Advani yatra

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will be present at the flag-off of senior BJP leader L K Advani'syatra that will begin from Sitabdiara in Saran district, which is the birthplace Jayaprakash Narayan, on his birth anniversary on October 11.

PAC decides to seek fresh info on recent 2G revelations

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:04 PM PDT

The decision of Congress members of the Public Accounts Committee to stall the panel's report on the 2G telecom scam might return to haunt them as the committee has decided to seek fresh information from the Prime Minister's Office and finance ministry regarding recent revelations.

Chidambaram feels easy with government support

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:02 PM PDT

The storm over the controversial finance ministry "note" on 2G spectrum allocations seems to be settling with home minister P Chidambaram receiving the backing of his cabinet colleagues who feel the document exceeded its remit and strayed into a policy minefield.

Govt backing eases Chidambaram's nerves

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:02 PM PDT

The storm over the controversial finance ministry "note" on 2G spectrum allocations seems to be settling with home minister P Chidambaram receiving the backing of his cabinet colleagues who feel the document exceeded its remit and strayed into a policy minefield.
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