Friday, November 4, 2011

Advani targets PM again on corruption

Advani targets PM again on corruption

Advani targets PM again on corruption

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Keeping up his attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BJP leader L K Advani has said corruption and inflation in the country were growing as the Prime Minister did not have the last word....

Rahul has to now 'look after us all', says Digvijaya Singh

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:08 PM PDT

Amid speculation that Rahul Gandhi may be appointed working president of Congress very soon, party leader Digvijaya Singh has suggested that the young leader should now play a bigger role....

I do not go to temple: Nitin Gadkari

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 02:42 PM PDT

Nitin Gadkari, president of BJP, today said that though he believes in Hindutva, he does not go to temple, or even perform a puja. "I don't go the temple. I don't perform puja," Gadkari said during an...

Hopeful about strong Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 02:23 PM PDT

Social activist Anna Hazare, who broke his 19-day-old maun vrat on Friday, has said that he his "hopeful that the government will finally pass a strong anti-corruption law". Mr Hazare and his team met...

Petrol price hike: Kerala High Court slams decision

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Flaying the frequent hike in petrol prices, the Kerala High Court has said that Central and state governments cannot "wash their hands" off and directed the Indian Oil Corporation and Reliance Petrole...

After Mamata's ultimatum, PM defends petrol price hike

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 02:02 PM PDT

Petrol price hike: Mamata Banerjee has warned the Congress that if it doesn't withdraw the petrol price hike introduced last night, she may have to opt out of the government. Other allies like the NCP...

BCCI expresses reservations against sports bill

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:59 PM PDT

The BCCI, which had rejected the revised Sports Bill last week, wrote a letter to the Sports Ministry, conveying their strong reservations on various aspects of the controversial bill....

Highlights of Prime Minister's address at G20 summit

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Highlights of the Prime Minister's address at the G20 summit

War of words over North Indians in Mumbai leads to police inquiry

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has stepped in to try and stop the Marathi Manoos versus North Indians war of words, saying that the Mumbai Police will find out if recent statements by leaders lik...

Fast-track court for Keenan-Reuben case

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:25 PM PDT

Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil has said that the Keenan and Reuben case will be sent to a fast track court to ensure speedy justice amid mounting criticism over the brutal manner in which the two...

Osama was dead in 90 seconds, says new book

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:59 AM PDT

Six months after his death, a new book has claimed that Osama bin Laden was shot dead within 90 seconds of the beginning of a raid on his Pakistani hideout by US commandos, and not killed after a 45-m...

Man throws naked prostitute out of window

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:58 AM PDT

A Briton allegedly threw out a naked prostitute from his hotel room window in Dubai. The woman suffered injuries on her back when she fell 20 feet on to a car, it was reported here....

CIA following Twitter, Facebook

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:38 AM PDT

In an anonymous industrial park in Virginia, in an unassuming brick building, America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is following tweets - up to 5 million a day....

Astronauts emerge out of a 520-day simulated flight to Mars

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:33 AM PDT

Pale but smiling, an international crew of researchers on Friday walked out of a set of windowless modules after a gruelling 520-day simulation of a flight to Mars....

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou faces crucial confidence vote

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Greek lawmakers geared up for a crucial confidence vote in the beleaguered Socialist government on Friday, as both main parties floated plans to approve a massive European bailout and call new electio...

Indian Oil Corp defends petrol price hike

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:53 AM PDT

A day after raising petrol price by a steep Rs 1.80 a litre, Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer, today said the hike was unavoidable as rupee depreciation has made crude imports costl...

Top Pak ministers back Most Favoured Nation status to India

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:47 AM PDT

Two senior Pakistani ministers have backed the government's move to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India amid the ambiguity and confusion over the process....

Hype will make it tough for Tendulkar: Gibson

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:20 AM PDT

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson believes the hype around Sachin Tendulkar's 100th international century could make it tough for the batting maestro....

Black money: Varun Gandhi files RTI

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:16 AM PDT

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Friday sought names of Members of Parliament and others who have allegedly stashed black money in the accounts of HSBC, Geneva, the details of which have recently been shared wi...

Petrol prices: Mamata gives ultimatum, other allies upset, Congress looks for 'healing touch'

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:03 AM PDT

Mamata Banerjee has warned the Congress that if it doesn't withdraw the petrol price hike introduced last night, she may have to opt out of the government. Other allies like the NCP and the National C...

Jayalalithaa must travel to Bangalore court again, says Supreme Court

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:51 AM PDT

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will have to show up again in a Bangalore court which is handling a case of alleged corruption against her....

'Sachin's milestone' spices up India-West Indies series

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:27 AM PDT

The anticipation of a 100th international century from Sachin Tendulkar will arouse interest in a three-test series between India and the West Indies which begin in New Delhi on Sunday....

Hot jazz and the Cold War in 1950s Mumbai

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:05 AM PDT

One evening in 1958, the pianist Dave Brubeck and his quartet gathered in the home of a jazz-loving industrialist on Mumbai's Malabar Hill to chat with a group of Indian musicians led by the sitar mae...

2G scam: Kanimozhi to appeal for bail in High Court today

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 07:59 AM PDT

DMK MP Kanimozhi will appeal in the High Court today for bail in the 2G scam case. Yesterday, a CBI court in Delhi dismissed her bail plea along with that of seven other accused....
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