Thursday, October 27, 2011

Why no decision yet on Kudankulam, asks Advani

Why no decision yet on Kudankulam, asks Advani


Why no decision yet on Kudankulam, asks Advani

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:35 PM PDT

Taking on the Centre on the Kudankulam nuclear plant row, senior BJP leader L K Advani today asked why a decision had not yet been taken on the nuclear plant, even as he said the safety of the people ...


Will former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa get bail today?

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT

The Karnataka High Court will hear former Chief Minister BS Yedyyurappa's bail plea today. The BJP leader has been in jail for 13 days now, since his arrest in a land scam case....


Rash driving case: Ronit Roy gets bail

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 04:09 PM PDT

Preliminary medical reports suggest that the actor may not have been under the influence of alcohol while driving....


A few seconds from you could help save Amit Gupta's life

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 02:51 PM PDT

As the founder of start-ups like Photojojo and Jelly, Amit Gupta, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, is experienced at bringing people together on the net. Now, his friends are trying online and offline t...


Australia-New Zealand navies discover WW-II submarine

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:58 PM PDT

Navy exercises off Papua New Guinea have uncovered what is believed to be the wreck of a World War II submarine in a notorious wartime harbour, officials said today....


Tension between Omar, Congress over Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:44 PM PDT

Omar Abdullah's move to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from some areas of Jammu and Kashmir has in the past few days led to a confrontation with the Army. Today, Mr Abdullah's al...


Kolkata: 13 babies dead in 48 hours in government-run hospital

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:34 PM PDT

It was a dark Diwali for several families whose babies were admitted to Kolkata's BC Roy Paediatric Hospital. At least 13 infants have died in the last 48 hours, four of them on Wednesday. ...


Digvijaya Singh calls Sri Sri Ravi Shankar the BJP's Plan C

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Digvijaya Singh has given new expression to his theory that civil society activists who accuse the government of a disinterest in checking corruption are being exploited by the opposition BJP and its ...


Most rapes in Delhi, Mumbai is second

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Delhi is perhaps the most unsafe city for women as 414 rape cases were reported in the national capital in 2010, the highest among 35 major cities in the country, while Mumbai followed it with 194 suc...

Kidnapped six-year-old found with throat slit

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:22 PM PDT

The body of a six-year-old boy, abducted three days ago, was found Thursday in a garden in Bihar's Begusarai district, triggering protests by locals, police said. Rishabh Kumar, a Class 1 student of A...


For Rosberg, Chandni Chowk proves a crazy track

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:38 AM PDT

Navigating his car through the narrow and the cramped Old Delhi streets was a "crazy" experience for Formula One Mercedes Benz driver Nico Rosberg....


Search team's daring mission to locate IAF MiG-29

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:37 AM PDT

After extensive search operations for nine days, the Indian Air Force today finally located the wreckage of a MiG-29 aircraft which crashed in Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh on October 18....


15 commit suicide every hour in India, majority victims married: Report

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 11:25 AM PDT

Fifteen suicides take place every hour in India and a majority (69.2 per cent) of the suicide victims are married while 30.8 per cent un-married, according to latest government statistics. One suicide...


Eden curator hits back at Dhoni's 'ugly wicket' remark

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:53 AM PDT

Veteran curator Prabir Mukherjee hit back at Mahendra Singh Dhoni for terming the Eden Garden's wicket for the fifth cricket ODI against England "ugly looking", asking how could the Indian captain the...

The policemen who patrolled Delhi on Diwali

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:10 AM PDT

From patrolling the streets to keeping a tab on drunken driving till the wee hours of the night, Delhi Police personnel spent Diwali shouldering added responsibilities even as the city celebrated. And...


Turkey quake death toll rises to 523

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:05 AM PDT

Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey, and the government said the death toll has gone up to 523. The pri...

Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta pleads not guilty, released on $10-million bail

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:59 AM PDT

Former-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta turned himself in on Wednesday to the FBI, and then pleaded not guilty in court to massive securities fraud before being freed on $10 million bail pending tri...


Rajat Gupta: From orphan to Goldman Sachs to New York court

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:57 AM PDT

Rajat Gupta, who stands accused of insider trading, was a pillar of New York society, courted by charities, corporations and wealthy individuals seeking ways and means to make even more money....


Rajat Gupta surrendered on Diwali, thinking 'Gods will protect him'

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:52 AM PDT

Diwali for Rajat Gupta, facing insider trading charges, was dark but the Indian-American poster boy of Wall Street success felt it was auspicious to surrender on the day of the festival of lights, thi...

Forbes list: Mukesh Ambani richest Indian, Anil biggest loser

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Mukesh Ambani, who heads the oil-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries Group, has retained his position as the world's richest Indian with a net worth of $22.6 billion, as per the Forbes India an...


I will deposit 9.5 lakhs by next week to clear my income tax dues, says Arvind Kejriwal

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:32 AM PDT

Member of Team Anna and RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal said he would deposit Rs 9.5 lakhs by next week to clelar his income tax dues. Earlier, the income tax department had set Kejriwal a deadline for d...


Boeing's 787 takes flight, and lives up to its promise

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:12 AM PDT

It's the plane that is supposed to change the experience of flying. No more stuffy noses, dry throats or severe fatigue. Larger windows to provide a stronger connection to the world outside. And mood ...


To liberalisation of popular culture, China says 'enough'

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:54 AM PDT

Communist leaders in China are proposing new limits on media and Internet freedoms that include some of the most restrictive measures in years....


Tendulkar listened to too many people as captain: Lele

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:49 AM PDT

He sits on a pile of batting records but Sachin Tendulkar's 'not-so-impressive' stint as captain remains an abiding paradox in Indian cricket and former BCCI secretary J Y Lele feels it was because ...

Food inflation shoots up to 11.43 per cent

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:27 AM PDT

Food inflation shot up to 11.43 per cent for the week ended on October 15 on the back of costlier vegetables, fruits, milk and protein-based items. ...


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