Saturday, October 1, 2011

BJP united, Narendra Modi isolated

BJP united, Narendra Modi isolated


BJP united, Narendra Modi isolated

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:05 PM PDT

As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continued its attack on the Congress at the end of its two-day national executive meet in New Delhi, glaring differences remain within the party on who should be it...


Former Ranji player dies after falling from train

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:31 PM PDT

Former Kerala Ranji Player K R Krishna Varma died after falling off a moving train at Vaikom in Kottayam....


Pak court gives death sentence to Salmaan Taseer's assassin

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:31 PM PDT

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court handed down the death sentence to the police guard on Friday. The guard had assassinated Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer for calling for changes in the country's contro...


Corporator hacked to death in broad daylight

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:30 PM PDT

A Congress corporator was hacked to death by a four-member gang in broad daylight here today, the second member of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to be murdered in a year....

Goa illegal mining: Inquiry panel finds large-scale violations

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:29 PM PDT

In what could spell further trouble for Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat, a commission probing mining violations in the state has found large-scale violations according to preliminary impressions....


Kolkata fight to win rain-hit match against Warriors

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 04:46 PM PDT

Kolkata Knight Riders stayed alive in the tournament with a show of desperation in the field, accuracy with the ball, and aggression with the bat. With rain lurking in the background, the Knight Rider...


J&K: Opposition wants Omar to resign over custodial death

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 04:04 PM PDT

There is uproar in Kashmir over the custodial death of a National Conference activist. 61-year-old Haji Yousuf, believed to be a political fixer, was handed over to the Crime Branch by Jammu and Kashm...


Nagarjuna abused woman journalist

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Leading Telugu actor Nagarjuna was today booked on charges of abusing a woman scribe and for criminal intimidation, police said....

Gujarat top cop Sanjeev Bhatt sent to judicial custody

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:53 PM PDT

A day after he was arrested, a court in Ahmedabad today sent suspended IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt to judicial custody. Mr Bhatt will now be lodged in Sabarmati Jail till his bail hearing comes up on Mo...


Karnataka minister beaten with slipper by BJP activist

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:44 PM PDT

A senior Karnataka minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was today beaten with a slipper by his own party worker in full public gaze in the well-guarded state secretariat, apparently for help...


Liverpool FC visiting India a possibility

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 01:04 PM PDT

If the 'Steve McMahon Football Academy' has its way, English Premier League giants and one of the most widely followed club, Liverpool FC could soon visit India for a pre-season friendly....


Need further consultations on Telangana: Govt

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:38 PM PDT

Amid pressure from various quarters for an early decision on the Telangana issue, the government today said more consultations with various parties are needed on the contentious statehood demand and t...


Liverpool overcome Everton in heated clash

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Liverpool downed 10-man Everton 2-0 to move up to fourth in the Premier League table on Saturday after another stormy edition of the Merseyside derby....

Plane hits Ferris wheel in Australia; no injuries

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:13 PM PDT

An ultra-light plane crashed into a Ferris wheel at a rural festival in eastern Australia on Saturday, trapping two children on the ride and two people in the aircraft for hours. There were no serious...


Lokpal Bill: CBI opposes inclusion, demands greater autonomy

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:54 AM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is strongly opposed to its inclusion under the Lokpal - the new anti-corruption body that will investigate charges of graft against those holding public offic...


'Govt in suicidal mode, but are we ready?' Asks BJP at party meet

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:37 AM PDT

The BJP today raised the pitch of its battle against the Manmohan Singh government by declaring that it won't last its full term, as it had completely lost all credibility. Speaking after the two day ...


I saw Sachin shiver against Shoaib: Afridi

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Controversy-prone former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi on Saturday backed his ex-teammate Shoaib Akhtar's claim that Sachin Tendulkar was uncomfortable against his pace, saying that he had once witne...


Pranab-Chidambaram truce was a farce, says Jaitley

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 09:38 AM PDT

As the two-day national executive meet of the BJP concluded today in New Delhi, the party, not mincing any words in its attack on the government on the recent 2G note row, called the truce between Fin...


Did CAG hike 2G loss estimate?

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 09:19 AM PDT

In a report submitted to the government last year, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India pegged the losses to the national exchequer due to the 2G spectrum allocation at a mind-boggling Rs. 1.7...


Malegaon blasts: Fresh bail application moved by 8 accused

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Eight people accused in the Malegaon blasts case have moved fresh bail applications in a sessions court in Mumbai. Thirty one people were killed and 312 were injured in the 2006 blasts....


Cat with 2 faces lives 12 years, sets record

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:47 AM PDT

Frank and Louie the cat was born with two faces, two mouths, two noses, three eyes - and lots of doubts about his future....


Harbhajan didn't deserve axe: Akram

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:29 AM PDT

Pakistan pace legend Wasim Akram is surprised that Harbhajan Singh has been left out of the Indian team for the ODIs against England....

Cash-for-votes: Will Sudheendra Kulkarni get bail?

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:28 AM PDT

In the cash-for-votes scam case, the bail plea of Advani's former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni is underway. Kulkarni claims he has done nothing wrong and has acted as a ''whistle-blower'' to expose the Co...


2G case: Hearing on Kanimozhi's bail plea deferred

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:13 AM PDT

A special CBI court on Saturday deferred hearing on the bail application of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kaliagnar TV chief Sharad Kumar till October 17. Kanimozhi is in jail in connection with the 2G spectru...


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