Sunday, January 1, 2012

Mullaperiyar row: Expert panel to submit report to Empowered Committee today

Mullaperiyar row: Expert panel to submit report to Empowered Committee today


Mullaperiyar row: Expert panel to submit report to Empowered Committee today

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 12:10 AM PST

As the controversy over the Mullaperiyar dam rages on, the expert panel constituted by the Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee will submit its report today on the safety of the disputed struct...


2G case trial to resume today

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 11:52 PM PST

After a week's break, the trial in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, involving former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and corporate honchos as accused, will resume today in a Delhi court...

20-year-old British man charged with murder of Anuj Bidve

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 11:40 PM PST

A 20-year-old Briton has been charged with the murder of the Indian student Anuj Bidve, who was shot dead in Salford last Monday in an unprovoked incident. Kiaran Stapleton, from the Ordsall area, has...


Trinamool hardens stand, rules out compromise on Lokpal Bill

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 03:59 PM PST

Hardening its stand on the Lokpal Bill, key UPA ally Trinamool Congress on Sunday ruled out any compromise on the Lokayukta provision and said the government should have faced voting in the Rajya Sabh...


Cold eases marginally in north India on New Year

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 03:46 PM PST

A cold wave, gripping north India, relented marginally with mercury inching upwards on the first day of 2012 even as rains drenched several parts of the region ushering in a wet New Year....


Age row: Army chief seeks legal aid, say sources

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 02:36 PM PST

Two days after the Defence Ministry formally rejected his statutory application seeking correction in his date of birth, Army Chief General VK Singh is working out his future response....


I'm fine, there is no need to worry: Anna

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 02:00 PM PST

Recuperating in a private hospital in Pune, activist Anna Hazare on Sunday asked his supporters not to worry about his health saying he will be alright in a few days even as doctors attending on him s...


'Mission nursery admission' begins in Delhi tomorrow

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:40 PM PST

With the nursery admission process in Delhi starting from tomorrow, parents are all set for the winter scramble to secure a seat for their tiny tots in schools of their choice....


Blackbirds fall dead from the sky in Arkansas again

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:17 PM PST

Hundreds of blackbirds fell dead from the sky at a small town in the US state of Arkansas for the second New Year's Eve in a row, a media report said....


In Pak, teenage Hindu girl 'converted' to Islam, married off to Muslim

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:07 PM PST

A teenage Hindu girl in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi was allegedly forcibly converted to Islam and married off to a Muslim man, prompting her family to lodge a police complaint....


US tourists thrashed in Tamil Nadu for kissing local women

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

Three US tourists indulging in New Year's revelry were injured when local public thrashed them after they allegedly hugged and kissed women passers-by in an inebriated state here, police said today....


BJP to campaign against Congress on Lokpal

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:56 PM PST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday announced a campaign against the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for not having the "conviction" to put the Lokpal bill to vote in the Rajya Sabh...


Drinking fuelling 'risky sex' among teenagers in UK

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST

Drinking is fuelling an epidemic of "risky sex" among teenagers, leading to pregnancies and spread of diseases, doctors in Britain have warned....


Cops: Man tries to use $1 million bill at Walmart

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:25 PM PST

Do you have change for a million-dollar bill? Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart....


Stars favour Tendulkar scoring 100th ton at SCG: Hussey

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:06 PM PST

Sachin Tendulkar's excellent record at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) makes him a favourite to score his much awaited hundredth international ton in the 100th Test starting here on Tuesday, says Au...


Memogate row: Asma Jahangir quits as counsel for Husain Haqqani

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:04 PM PST

Leading Pakistani lawyer Asma Jahangir on Sunday quit as counsel for former envoy to the US, Husain Haqqani, in legal proceedings related to the Memogate scandal, saying she had "no confidence" in the...


Uttar Pradesh polls: Mulayam Singh's Azamgarh mega rally cancelled due to rain

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:19 AM PST

Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav's mega rally in Azamgarh was cancelled due to incessant rain. This was supposed to be his first rally after the poll dates were announced....


We won't eat halal meat, say British MPs

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 09:50 AM PST

British Muslim MPs have been told they cannot have meat slaughtered in line with Islamic tradition because the method is offensive to many of their non-Muslim colleagues, a media report said....


Dhoni irked by Aussie PM not inviting team support staff

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has expressed disappointment over the team's support staff not being invited by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to her residence....


Powerful 7.0 magnitude quake rocks Tokyo

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 06:17 AM PST

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck under the sea several hundred miles (kilometres) south of Japan on Sunday, shaking buildings in the capital, but officials said there was...


Fire in Apeejay House in Kolkata, one injured

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 06:07 AM PST

A fire has broken out in the Apeejay House building on Park Street in Kolkata. One person is reported to be injured in the incident....


Ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls, BSP leader quits to join Congress

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 05:58 AM PST

Bahujan Samajwadi Party MLA Nawab Qasim Ali Khan has left Mayawati's fold to join the Congress party. The move comes just ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, which are to begin from Febr...


Prince Harry to climb Mount Everest: Report

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 05:25 AM PST

Prince Harry, the third-in-line to the British throne, is all set to realise his long-held ambition of conquering Mount Everest this year, a report said....


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