Friday, October 28, 2011

Four more babies die at Kolkata's BC Roy Hospital

Four more babies die at Kolkata's BC Roy Hospital

Four more babies die at Kolkata's BC Roy Hospital

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Four more babies died at Kolkata's B C Roy Post Graduate Institute of Paediatric Sciences on Friday , a day after the state health department gave the hospital a clean chit following the death of 12 infants.

Now, Arvind Kejriwal's wife under lens

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:44 PM PDT

Her tenure at SFIO, a revenue department official said, was complete a few months ago and she was given extension without concurrence from her parent organization, the Income Tax.

Now, Arvind Kejriwal's wife under lens

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:44 PM PDT

Her tenure at SFIO, a revenue department official said, was complete a few months ago and she was given extension without concurrence from her parent organization, the Income Tax.

'Foreign hand in TN N-plant stir'

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:43 PM PDT

Foreigners are playing a key role in the agitation against the Russianaided Kudankulam atomic power station in Tamil Nadu and "scuttling" its progress, said Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) chairman and managing director S K Jain.

'Foreign hand in TN N-plant stir'

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:43 PM PDT

Foreigners are playing a key role in the agitation against the Russianaided Kudankulam atomic power station in Tamil Nadu and "scuttling" its progress, said Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) chairman and managing director S K Jain.

Omar gets cold feet on AFSPA withdrawal

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:39 PM PDT

The Jammu & Kashmir government will decide on revoking the Armed Forces Special Powers Act law from some areas of the state after there is a consensus of all stakeholders on the issue.

TN shows way to lower road accident fatalities

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:29 PM PDT

Some states are on a course correction to change India's image as the home to the maximum number of fatalities in road accidents in the world. These states are collecting data to identify the reasons behind road accidents.

Rajiv killers' plea deferred till Nov 29

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:25 PM PDT

The Madras high court on Friday adjourned the hearing on petitions of three convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case seeking commutation of death sentence to November 29.

Rajiv killers' plea deferred till Nov 29

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:25 PM PDT

The Madras high court on Friday adjourned the hearing on petitions of three convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case seeking commutation of death sentence to November 29.

Sharia court summons J&K priest

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:23 PM PDT

Mufti Bashir-ud-din, Kashmir's Mufti Azaam (head Muslim clergy), on Friday issued fresh summons to Christian priest C M Khanna to appear before his sharia court and explain reports of his involvement in conversions of young boys and girls.

L K Advani escapes bomb attack in Madurai

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:21 PM PDT

Senior BJP leader L K Advani escaped an alleged attempt on his life in Madurai on Friday.

Was Bhanwari blackmailing politicians?

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has stumbled upon clues suggesting that missing nurse Bhanwari Devi was blackmailing some politicians in Rajasthan on the basis of CDs which showed them in compromising positions with her, officials said on Friday.

Changing food habits spur inflation, says Thomas

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:16 PM PDT

In a remark that could kick up a row, the food minister on Friday blamed changing food habits and increased purchasing power for high food inflation in the country.

States urged to allocate more funds to buy medicines

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Maharashtra spent only 5.2% of its health expenditure last year on purchasing drugs as against 11.3% a decade ago.

Uttarakhand to go Jan Lokpal way

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Uttarakhand Cabinet is likely to adopt a replica of the Jan Lokpal bill on Saturday, in a clear sign of BJP hitching its wagons to Anna Hazare to be on the right side of voters in the battle of perception.

Textiles debt recast may add up to Rs 5k cr

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:59 PM PDT

The government is working on a package to restructure loans to the tune of Rs 4,000-5,000 crore for the textiles sector but has ruled out a debt waiver.

Team Anna may agree to have backwards, minorities in Lokpal

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:56 PM PDT

In a significant climbdown from its earlier stance, Team Anna is likely to concede to the demand to have representation for backward castes in the proposed Lokpal.

Jairam wants NCP-controlled dept to oversee NREGA in Maharashtra

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:54 PM PDT

In an unusual move, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has written to Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan that the responsibility of implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act may be shifted from Congress-controlled departments to the one that is with the Nationalist Congress Party.

Jairam wants NCP-controlled dept to oversee NREGA in Maharashtra

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:54 PM PDT

In an unusual move, rural development minister Jairam Ramesh has written to Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan that the responsibility of implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act may be shifted from Congress-controlled departments to the one that is with the Nationalist Congress Party.

Sense of anger in Congress over Omar's style of functioning

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:53 PM PDT

Congress backed the voices questioning Omar Abdullah's campaign for lifting of AFSPA, as leaders made clear their anger over the "immature" style of functioning of the young chief minister.

Sense of anger in Congress over Omar's style of functioning

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:53 PM PDT

Congress backed the voices questioning Omar Abdullah's campaign for lifting of AFSPA, as leaders made clear their anger over the "immature" style of functioning of the young chief minister.

Scheme aims to reduce neonatal death rate

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:50 PM PDT

A new "Home based New Born Scheme" will try to reduce India's high neonatal mortality rate (NMR).

Coast Guard DG to take charge as eastern naval command chief

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:45 PM PDT

Even as India bolsters force-levels on the eastern coast with new warships, aircraft and spy drones as well as forward-operating bases (FOBs) as a counter to China, the eastern naval command (ENC) is all set to get a new chief.

Natwar's memoir to reveal Indo-US n-deal back story

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:44 PM PDT

Even as he refused to confirm or deny former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice's assertions that it was he - and not Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - who had played the lead role in executing the Indo-US deal for civil nuclear cooperation, former foreign minister K Natwar Singh told ToI that he would reveal the entire story in his autobiography.

BJP warns against removal of AFSPA

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:42 PM PDT

With the government struggling to craft its stance on the contentious question of withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from some parts of J&K, the BJP joined the debate by warning the Centre against diluting the law.
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