Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Anna to head to Ralegan Siddhi today; jail bharo, other agitations suspended

Anna to head to Ralegan Siddhi today; jail bharo, other agitations suspended


Anna to head to Ralegan Siddhi today; jail bharo, other agitations suspended

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:33 AM PST

After his much-hyped three-day fast in Mumbai came to an abrupt end yesterday, anti-graft activist Anna Hazare will be heading to his hometown in Ralegan Siddhi today. ...


School bus overturns in Lonavala, 17 children injured

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:03 PM PST

At least 17 school children were injured after a school bus hit a road divider and overturned near the Amrutanjan Bridge between Lonavala and Khandala late on Wednesday night, the police said. A femal...


Coastal Andhra and Tamil Nadu brace for 'very severe' cyclone Thane

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:02 PM PST

High tidal waves lashed the coast of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday under the impact of severe cyclonic storm 'Thane' over the Bay of Bengal, the Met Office said. The storm is expected to hit the souther...

Lokpal war: Mamata firm on amendment, wants Lokayuktas clause dropped

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:58 PM PST

As the government preps for a tough battle in the Rajya Sabha over the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, the focal point of its concern is a key partner, Mamata Banerjee. She wants 14 pages of the bill whi...


Anna ends fast; jail bharo, other agitations suspended

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:56 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 03:37 PM 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 03:34 PM 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 02:34 PM 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...


Four US women found dead in trunks of cars

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:15 PM PST

Police in the US city of Detroit were combing through computer and cell phone records, seeking clues to the killer -- or killers -- of four young women found dead in the trunks of cars. Three of the v...


Coastal Andhra braces for cyclone 'Thane'

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:48 PM PST

High tidal waves lashed the coast of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday under the impact of severe cyclonic storm 'Thane' over the Bay of Bengal, the Met Office said. The storm is expected to hit the souther...


China blames 54 officials for Bullet Train crash

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:15 PM PST

A long-awaited government report said design flaws and sloppy management caused a bullet train crash in July that killed 40 people and triggered a public outcry over the dangers of China's showcase tr...


Sexual assaults on the rise at US military academies: Report

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:36 PM PST

Sexual assaults at American military academies increased sharply in the last academic year, says a new report from the department of defence. Incidents of sexual assault rose by 60 percent during 2010...


Polls to push Union Budget to March 2012

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:16 AM PST

Sources said that Finance Minister might present the Budget for 2012-13 after 12 March, 2012.


Foreign media on Anna ending his fast

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:49 AM PST

A day after the Indian Parliament passed an anti-corruption law that he has complained was too weak, the Gandhian activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday ended a three-day fast early for health reasons....

Russian court refuses to ban translation of Bhagavad Gita

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:33 AM PST

A court in Russia has turned down a petition that asked for a ban on a translated version of Bhagavad Gita. India had described the application as "patently absurd." The petition was originally filed ...


Running a country? There's an app for that, almost

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:24 AM PST

Britain's government says experts are considering developing a bespoke iPad app that would deliver key data straight to Prime Minister David Cameron's tablet computer....

Read Lokpal Bill passed by Lok Sabha

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:07 AM PST

The Lok Sabha passed the historic Lokpal Bill on Tuesday. But it did not manage to accord it a constitutional status as the Constitutional Amendment Bill was defeated on the floor of the House because...

Anna to end fast today, cancels jail bharo agitation

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:07 AM PST

Anna Hazare, 74 and unwell, has announced that he is calling off his fast at the MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai. He will neither head to Delhi now, as discussed earlier, nor launch a civil unrest or jail bha...


250 poisonous snakes found in luggage at airport

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:06 AM PST

A man tried to board a plane in Argentina with almost 250 poisonous snakes and endangered reptiles in his baggage, each meticulously labelled with its Latin name....

Lokpal fiasco: Sonia, Rahul target BJP which retorts 'your dream, not ours'

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:01 AM PST

Both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi have blamed the BJP for the Lokpal fiasco that unfolded in the Lok Sabha last night. The government managed to push through a bill that creates the national anti-corruption...

World's second tallest building getting ready in China

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:52 AM PST

Racing ahead with the construction of the second tallest building in the world, China has completed the foundation for the 632-metre high Shanghai Tower, second only to the 828-metre tall Burj Khalifa...

Ambani brothers inaugurate Dhirubhai memorial amid talk of truce

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:40 AM PST

The memorial was inaugurated in Chorwad in the presence of the estranged brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani....

Why Dhanush is as endearing as he is

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:03 AM PST

The success of his films and the huge success of Why this Kolaveri Di, has empowered Dhanush to step out of the shadow of legendary Rajinikanth. ...


Ambani reunion a 'family function', no major announcement expected

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:45 AM PST

There were hopes that the two brothers might speak about the possibilities of them coming together again. ...


BBC prepares for Tony Blair's death: Report

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:26 AM PST

Former British prime minister Tony Blair is just 58 years old, but the BBC has started filming his obituary. The "ghoulish" decision to ask former cabinet colleagues to contribute to the programme abo...

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