Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Rajat Gupta pleads not guilty, insider inquiry goes beyond Wall Street

Rajat Gupta pleads not guilty, insider inquiry goes beyond Wall Street

Rajat Gupta pleads not guilty, insider inquiry goes beyond Wall Street

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:52 AM PDT

Rajat K. Gupta, a former director at Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to insider trading charges, setting the stage for a courtroom battle that will extend the gover...

Sensex opens 95 points higher in Samvat 2068 Muhurat trade

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:01 PM PDT

Samvat year 2068 commenced on a cheerful note with the BSE benchmark Sensex rising by over 95 points in the opening session of 'Muhurat' trading on Wednesday....

Happy Diwali and Saal Mubarak, wishes Obama

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:41 PM PDT

As Diwali - the festival of lights - is being celebrated in India and across the world by thousands of Indians, US President Barack Obama today wished those celebrating the festival a Happy Diwali and...

Amy Winehouse died from too much alcohol: Coroner's verdict

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Amy Winehouse died as the unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol, a British coroner ruled Wednesday....

Turkey quake: After 72 hours, three pulled out of rubble alive

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 12:32 PM PDT

Two teachers and a university student were rescued from ruined buildings in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, three days after a devastating earthquake, but searchers said hopes of finding anyone else aliv...

Dhoni climbs to third spot in ICC ODI rankings

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 12:14 PM PDT

Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, named the player of the series following India's 5-0 whitewash over England in the ODI series, jumped two places to reach the third spot in the latest ICC rankings, relea...

US insider trading case: Ex-Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta surrenders

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:25 AM PDT

A former Goldman Sachs board member on Wednesday surrendered to federal authorities to face criminal charges stemming from a massive hedge fund insider trading case....

J&K: Five grenade attacks in 48 hours, two Lashkar militants arrested

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:24 AM PDT

Kashmir was rocked by yet another grenade explosion today, injuring three civilians. The explosion, the fifth since yesterday, saw the attacker lob the grenade in a busy market place in Bijbehara in ...

Removal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act not to 'undermine role of Army': Omar

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:10 AM PDT

After it seemed to be snowballing into a confrontation, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today reached out to the Army over the revocation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Power...

Indian GP biggest in team's history: Mallya

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Hosting the Indian Grand Prix will mark the beginning of a new Formula One tradition in the country and Sunday's race will be the biggest in his team's history, Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya said ...

Will wait until everyone's voted off the island, says Obama on Republican contenders on Jay Leno's show

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:38 AM PDT

President Barack Obama says he's waiting for the Republican presidential field to narrow itself down 'Survivor'-style before he starts paying attention to the contenders running to replace him....

At least ten killed in Kabul fuel truck bomb blast

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 09:21 AM PDT

At least 10 people were killed and two dozen wounded on Wednesday when a fuel truck targeted by a bomb erupted in flames in northern Afghanistan....

Boeing 787's inaugural flight lands in Hong Kong

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:33 AM PDT

The jet, nicknamed The Dreamliner by Boeing Corp, was flown by Japan's All Nippon Airways and was packed with aviation reporters and enthusiasts - some of whom paid thousands of dollars for the privil...

Spot-fixing case: Amir and Majeed involved - judge

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 08:13 AM PDT

Justice Cooke began his summing-up of the alleged spot-fixing trial and directed the jury to deliberate for a verdict on the basis that agent Mazhar Majeed and teenage fast bowler Mohammad Amir were "...

Obama's 2012 pitch: Still unfinished business

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:56 AM PDT

Raising money and appealing for votes, President Barack Obama is framing his 2012 re-election campaign as a call to complete unfinished business and as a clear choice between his ideas and those of po...

Another grenade attack in Kashmir, three injured

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:54 AM PDT

There has been a grenade attack in Kashmir, a fifth since yesterday. The attacker lobbed the grenade in a busy market place in south Kashmir. Police are saying three civilians have been injured....

British media slams cricket team for abject surrender

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:43 AM PDT

The British media slammed their national cricket team for the abject surrender in the 5-0 series whitewash by India, saying that they lacked both the technique and temperament to compete against Mah...

Ganguly denied entry at Eden Gardens

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:57 AM PDT

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly was denied entry into the Eden Gardens by International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti Corruption Unit officer Dharamveer Singh Jadav, prior to the start of the fif...

India objects to travel advisory by five countries

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:43 AM PDT

India has objected to countries issuing travel advisories for their people wanting to come to the country. Foreign Minister SM Krishna will raise the issue at the Commonwealth Summit with Canada, New ...

Diwali with Chandni Chowk's delicious delights

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:16 AM PDT

Chandni Chowk promises a party pretty much any time of the year, but during Diwali things get really interesting....

Countering China via the Andamans

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:31 AM PDT

With increasing Chinese assertiveness in the Indian ocean and Bay of Bengal noticeable of late, the Defence Ministry is now waking up to the need to upgrade and strengthen the decade old Andaman Nicob...

Flood shuts down Bangkok's second largest airport

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:06 AM PDT

Floodwaters inched closer to a terminal at the Thai capital's second largest airport Wednesday, leading many who had sought refuge at a shelter there to flee amid warnings that parts of Bangkok could ...

Six women killed as building collapses

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 03:43 AM PDT

Six women were killed and 20 others injured after a four-storeyed building collapsed at Bhiwandi town. The building at the Gautam Compound Navi Basti reportedly housed nearly a hundred families. Many ...

Insider trading case: Rajat Gupta to surrender before FBI

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:32 AM PDT

Federal prosecutors are expected to file criminal charges on Wednesday against Rajat K. Gupta, the most prominent business executive ensnared in an aggressive insider trading investigation, according ...

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy faces corruption charges

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:40 AM PDT

Oommen Chandy: Kerala Chief minister Oommen Chandy is facing the heat of corruption charge against him for a Rs 256 crore pollution control project that resulted in loss to the government. Opposition ...
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