Monday, October 31, 2011

11/11/11: The unique date sparks marriage rush

11/11/11: The unique date sparks marriage rush


11/11/11: The unique date sparks marriage rush

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 08:30 PM PDT

The Rs 1,25,000 crore marriage industry in India awaits a windfall on November 11 as hundreds of couples have fallen for the once-in-acentury configuration of 11.11.11 for a special wedding date.


Bihar appoints Lokpals in 12 districts

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 06:41 PM PDT

In a bid to check corruption in implementation of welfare schemes, the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government has appointed Lokpals in 12 districts, the first such move in the country, officials said on Monday.


It's all in the game: Films are using games as promotional tools

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 06:24 PM PDT

From 'RA.One' to 'Rang De Basanti', films are using games as promotional tools.


With bitterness and longing - remembering victims of 1984

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:26 PM PDT

Twenty-seven years since Indira Gandhi was assassinated, 27 years since 2,700 Sikhs were killed in the capital in the terrible aftermath.


Foreign dream-turned-nightmares still haunt them

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:25 PM PDT

It's three months now since 26-year-old Kamaljit Singh returned to his native town Jalandhar from Baghdad, Iraq, but the trauma and memories of his short stay in Iraq haunts him constantly.


Girl killed by mother, brother over love affair

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:24 PM PDT

A 17-year-old girl was killed in Nakodar by her mother and brother, after she refused to part ways with a boy, with whom she had an affair.


Punjab to pay accident claims involving drivers on duty

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:23 PM PDT

The Punjab government has decided to shoulder expenses of settling accident claims involving drivers of government vehicles.


Former IB boss advises Badal to avoid Alam

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:16 PM PDT

Maloy Kirshna Dhar has advised Punjab CMParkash Singh Badal to avoid former DGP Mohd. Izhar Alam and has even termed the latter "a tainted cop".


List minimum requirements, HC tells welfare board chief

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:15 PM PDT

The Himachal Pradesh high court on Tuesday directed the chairman, State Welfare Board, to file an affidavit indicating minimum requirements to make the board fully functional.


After a week of prayers & meditation, Gere leaves for US

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:14 PM PDT

After spending a week in the company of Tibetan leader Dalai In an exclusive conversation with The TOI at the Gaggal airport, Gere described his weeklong stay at McLeodganj as "very pleasant".


Manali-Leh highway closed for winter

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:12 PM PDT

Due to the possibility of heavy snowfall, the Manali-Leh highway has been officially closed to traffic from November 1 till the onset of summer next year.


Rift wide open in Himachal BJP

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Just when the state government is getting into the election year mode, absence of two ministers from the BJP state executive meet in Shimla on Monday has exposed the rift within ruling party.


35 years later, eviction notice served on trust

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:08 PM PDT

District administration has served a notice on Rai Bahadur Lala Bansari Dass Trust for eviction of the land occupied by Sacred Heart School here, which is run by the Trust.


35 years later, eviction notice served on trust

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:08 PM PDT

District administration has served a notice on Rai Bahadur Lala Bansari Dass Trust for eviction of the land occupied by Sacred Heart School here, which is run by the Trust.


Boxer Vijender is Haryana election department's brand icon

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:07 PM PDT

Haryana election department has selected boxing champion Vijender Singh as the brand ambassador for the summary revision of electoral rolls that will go on till November 28 in the state.


Haryana makes self-certification system in private colonies mandatory

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Necessary amendments in this regard in the Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated Development Rules, 1965 were being carried out.


IIT-B's plan: Job support to entrepreneurial spirit

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 04:13 PM PDT

The Indian Institute of Technology at Powai (IIT-Bombay) has hit upon an idea that could boost the spirit of entrepreneurship among its students.


In Pakistan, protest music is a tradition

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 04:09 PM PDT

When the music video of "Aalu Anday", an unsparing song that lampoons Pakistan's top politicians and generals from Ashfaq Kayani to Zia-ul-Haq, from Nawaz Sharif to Imran Khan, was released last month, it immediately became an internet sensation.


Reliance Telecom seeks quashing of charges in 2G scam

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 04:06 PM PDT

Citing law ministry reports, Reliance Telecom Ltd (RTL) sought quashing of charges against it in the 2G scam.


UP govt seeks more time for notification

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 04:06 PM PDT

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday filed an application along with an affidavit in the Allahabad High Court seeking time till 2011 Census data is made available for issuing notifications for the UP local bodies' poll.

Azim Premji slams govt paralysis

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 03:54 PM PDT

The complete absence of decision making in the government, coupled with corruption, is the biggest challenge facing the country, Azim Premji, chairman of IT major Wipro, said on Monday.


Arunachal CM Gamlin quits

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 03:52 PM PDT

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Jarbom Gamlin resigned on Monday after 40 Congress legislators adopted a one-point resolution asking party chief Sonia Gandhi to choose Gamlin's successor.


Lokayukta bill tabled in Uttarakhand

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Chief minister B C Khanduri tabled the Uttarakhand Lokayukta bill, 2011 in the Assembly on Monday. It is likely to be passed on Tuesday.


Saif Ali Khan is now the 10th Nawab of Pataudi

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 03:46 PM PDT

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was anointed the 10th Nawab of Pataudi at a ceremony in his ancestral palace on Monday, although this has no legal or official standing.


Study tours open new vistas for Kashmir kids

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 03:42 PM PDT

As a measure meant to facilitate integration, the Army has been taking groups of students, young adults and even elders on tour to several parts of the country.


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