Thursday, October 27, 2011

'India-Pakistan ties hostage of the past'

'India-Pakistan ties hostage of the past'


'India-Pakistan ties hostage of the past'

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:53 PM PDT

Speaking for the Jang Group, its MD Shahrukh Hasan said peace with India needed to be one of the most important endeavours for Pakistan.


Aman ki Asha wows Commonwealth meet

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:25 PM PDT

What started nearly two years ago as a modest attempt by the leading media groups of India and Pakistan, The Times of India and Jang, to create a modicum of goodwill between the two fractious neighbours , has today generated global interest as a model for peopleto-people initiative in fostering better international ties.


Facing pressure, govt won't even spare flagship schemes

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:02 PM PDT

Facing a tough fiscal situation, the government has now turned its focus to mega flagship schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) and the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan that are sitting on surplus cash.


CEC Quraishi elected vice-chair of Asian poll body

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:01 PM PDT

India has been unanimously elected as vice-chairperson of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) at its General Assembly held in Seoul on Thursday.


Congress hints at change in terms of engagement with Omar

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:58 PM PDT

Congress leadership said there was need for better coordination between the ruling allies in J&K, piling pressure on chief minister Omar Abdullah only hours after he came under fire from state Congress for unilateralism in campaigning for repeal of AFSPA.


Odd-job slowdown baffles experts

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:53 PM PDT

What has happened to odd jobs and multiple skill sets? A trend of declining subsidiary employment – used by the government to counter UPA-I's "jobless" growth statistics – is intriguing both surveyors and economy watchers.


Crime rate up by close to 5% in 2010

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:51 PM PDT

Crime in India increased by 4.9% in 2010 with relatively smaller cities like Kochi, Bhopal and Indore reporting higher crime 'rate' – number of crimes per lakh of population -- compared to biggies like Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.


Brinda to Azad: Take action against violators of HPV project

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:48 PM PDT

The controversy surrounding the use of human papilloma virus (HPV) in India is back to haunt the Union health ministry.

AFSPA: Army asks MHA to bite the bullet

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:42 PM PDT

With Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah upping the ante on withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some districts in his state, the Union government is in a bind since defence and the home ministries are continuing to pull in different directions over it.


AFSPA: Army asks MHA to bite the bullet

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:42 PM PDT

With Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah upping the ante on withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some districts in his state, the Union government is in a bind since defence and the home ministries are continuing to pull in different directions over it.


Developing countries doing more to check emissions than rich ones: Report

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:39 PM PDT

Developing countries have pledged greater levels of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions than the rich nations despite the developed world being responsible for a large part of the historical emissions.


Student suicides on upward curve

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:26 PM PDT

Seven students committed suicide every day during 2010 for flunking exams, NCRB statistics show. From 2,189 such cases in 2008, it dipped to 2,010 in 2009 but went up last year to 2,479.


Student suicides on upward curve

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:26 PM PDT

Seven students committed suicide every day during 2010 for flunking exams, NCRB statistics show. From 2,189 such cases in 2008, it dipped to 2,010 in 2009 but went up last year to 2,479.


Misleading drug ads to come under scanner

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:25 PM PDT

Tall claims made by drug advertisements in India are under scrutiny.


HC order on Lavasa puts project's fate in balance

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:22 PM PDT

The Bombay high court's order giving a tight deadline to the Union environment and forests ministry to take a final call on Lavasa by November 10 has put the hill town's future in jeopardy and ironically, dependent upon Maharashtra government taking strict action against the project proponents.


Ex-CAG babu stands by 2G loss figure

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT

In what might be a setback to the government's attempts to play up differences within the CAG over computing the Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss in the 2G scam, the auditor, who led the exercise, has said he stood by the final report.


On maun vrat, Anna to skip team's meet

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT

With his team under attack and facing questions of probity, Anna Hazare on Thursday said he will extend his vow of silence as verbal communication with people is leaving him "very weak".

On maun vrat, Anna to skip team’s meet

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:18 PM PDT

With his team under attack and facing questions of probity, Anna Hazare on Thursday said he will extend his vow of silence as verbal communication with people is leaving him "very weak".


Krishna, Antony to hold def talks with Japan

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:15 PM PDT

With an eye on ramping up its security and defence relations with Japan in the Far East, external affairs minister S M Krishna and Union defence minister A K Antony will be in Tokyo over the next week.

Krishna, Antony to hold def talks with Japan

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:15 PM PDT

With an eye on ramping up its security and defence relations with Japan in the Far East, external affairs minister S M Krishna and Union defence minister A K Antony will be in Tokyo over the next week.


Off-the-mark health policies make killer diseases a ritual

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:12 PM PDT

The encephalitis dance of death in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar's bordering districts looks set to cross all previous records this year.


Kejriwal seeks more time as I-T deadline ends

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal is likely to seek more time to respond to the Income Tax department's notice asking him to pay Rs 9.27 lakh in dues.


Just 4 days' coal stock in 33 power plants

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:06 PM PDT

Even after the coal ministry's assurance of supplying more coal to power plants, as many as 33 electricity generating stations are running at less than four days of stock due to less receipt from Coal India.

Just 4 days’ coal stock in 33 power plants

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:06 PM PDT

Even after the coal ministry's assurance of supplying more coal to power plants, as many as 33 electricity generating stations are running at less than four days of stock due to less receipt from Coal India.


Sharp drop in Red violence this year

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Maoist violence, in terms of number of incidents and people killed, has declined this year in comparison to the last two years but this is being seen by the government as a strategic move on part of the Left-wing extremists.

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