Thursday, December 29, 2011

After Sasiklala expulsion, top AIADMK leaders meet tomorrow

After Sasiklala expulsion, top AIADMK leaders meet tomorrow


After Sasiklala expulsion, top AIADMK leaders meet tomorrow

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:59 AM PST

Top decision-making bodies of the ruling AIADMK, its General Council and Executive, are all set to meet near here tomorrow, the party's first after it stormed to power defeating arch rival DMK in the ...


Lokpal Bill war: Mamata's amendment finds wide support, will govt lose vote?

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:55 AM PST

Mamata Banerjee has made it very difficult for the government to get the Lokpal Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha today. She has refused to be talked out of two amendments that her MPs have moved in rel...


'Like peacock is national bird, make Lalu national personality'

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:54 AM PST

Lalu Prasad should be declared the 'National Personality' of the country, like peacock, the National Bird.

Priyanka Gandhi likely to campaign in Rae Bareli, Amethi

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:49 AM PST

Priyanka Gandhi is likely to lead the Congress campaign in Amethi and Rae Bareli, pocket-borough of the Nehru-Gandhi family, in the coming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

India top source of spam in 3rd quarter of 2011: report

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:07 AM PST

More than 50 per cent of all spam messages in the world during the third quarter of 2011 originated from just six countries, with India accounting for the highest 14.8 per cent of such messages.

Disabled man rescues girl from well

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:53 AM PST

A physically challenged man became an unlikely hero in a Rajasthan village when he jumped into a 30-feet-deep well to save a 15-year-old girl, lifted her with his only hand and rescued her even as onl...


Jaitley vs Singhvi: The big fight on Lokpal Bill

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:29 AM PST

The BJP and the government continued to spar over the Lokpal Bill as the Rajya Sabha witnessed some sharp exchanges between Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley and Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi ...


Lokpal Bill debate in Rajya Sabha: Highlights of Abhishek Manu Singhvi's speech

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:27 AM PST

As the Lokpal Bill is being debated in the Rajya Sabha, here are the highlights of what Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Congress spokesperson, said on the floor of the Upper House.


Anna returns to Ralegan Siddhi; jail bharo, other agitations suspended

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:21 AM PST

After his much-hyped three-day fast in Mumbai came to an abrupt end yesterday, anti-graft activist Anna Hazare returned to his hometown Ralegan Siddhi today. The 74-year-old Gandhian's announcement to...


12 Indian traders held in China to be deported soon

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:51 PM PST

Twelve of the 22 Indian diamond traders, detained in China on charges of smuggling, will be deported in about a week's time following a Chinese court's order.


Lokpal Bill debate in Rajya Sabha: Jaitley slams govt for 'constitutional cocktail'

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:34 PM PST

Lokpal Bill debate in Rajya Sabha: Highlights of what BJP's Arun Jaitley said during the Lokpal Bill debate in the Rajya Sabha.


Fog disrupts flight operations at Delhi airport

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:47 PM PST

Dense fog enveloped the Indira Gandhi International Airport this morning, delaying 15 flights.


Lokpal in Rajya Sabha: How the numbers stack up

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:46 PM PST

As the government Thursday pushed for the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha where it is in a minority, a look at the numbers each party has in the Upper House.


Narayanasamy tables Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:32 PM PST

As the Lokpal Bill is being debated in the Rajya Sabha, here are the highlights of what Minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office, V Narayanasamy, said on the floor of the Upper House.


Cyclone worry: SOS to rescue 700 stranded fishermen

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:33 PM PST

Owners of more than 100 mechanised fishing trawlers that sailed from the Kasimedu Fishing Harbour five days ago and now stranded near the Nizampatnam Bay in Andhra Pradesh, have appealed to the Tamil ...


In solar power, India begins living up to its own ambitions

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:28 PM PST

Solar power is a clean energy source. But in this arid part of north-west India it can also be a dusty one.


Lokpal Bill debate in Rajya Sabha today

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:14 PM PST

At 11 am today, the government takes its Lokpal battle to its last, and possibly toughest leg. For in the Rajya Sabha, which will discuss and vote today on the Lokpal Bill that the Lok Sabha has passe...


Anuj Bidve's murder: British Parliament seeks report

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:52 PM PST

Amid an outrage over the killing of Indian student Anuj Bidve, a top British parliamentary panel will seek a full report on the circumstances of the "unprovoked" attack in Manchester earlier this week...


Rahul Gandhi takes UP battle to cousin Varun's constituency

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:48 PM PST

After his aggressive and unrelenting campaign against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and her party, the BSP, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today seemed to have shifted focus to the Bh...


Anna ends fast; jail bharo, other agitations suspended

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:26 PM PST

Looking frail, his voice wavering uncharacteristically, Anna Hazare ended his hunger strike in Mumbai this evening. His aides say the 74-year-old is not well enough to fast any longer; they also say h...


Opposition targets Pawar for 1200 crore loss over pulse imports

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:07 AM PST

Sharad Pawar was targeted by the Opposition today in the Rajya Sabha over reports that the government lost more than Rs 1200 crore because the import and distribution of pulses was mishandled when Mr ...


Japan announces $4.5 bn loan to India for infrastructure corridor

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:04 AM PST

Seeking to step up strategic ties with India, Japan on Wednesday announced $4.5 billion for the landmark Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor project and agreed to step up negotiations for a civil nuclear...


Anuj was alive, I was holding his hand, recalls a witness

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:04 AM PST

Sheetal Patel who was one of the first people on scene after Bidve was shot said "we thought, he's going to be picked up from the ambulance, they're going to clean his wound up and he's going to be al...


Cold keeps grip on north India

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:01 AM PST

The cold wave persisted in north India on Wednesday as many places recorded temperatures below the freezing point and thick fog affected the running of 51 trains. However, Delhi and Shimla witnessed a...


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