Monday, January 30, 2012

Nation pays homage to the Mahatma

Nation pays homage to the Mahatma


Nation pays homage to the Mahatma

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:34 AM PST

The nation today fondly remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 64th death anniversary with President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leading the country in paying homage to the Father of th...


Andhra Pradesh's Home Secretary arrested in Emaar scandal

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:27 AM PST

Baby Falak undergoes second brain surgery

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:06 AM PST

Baby Falak, the two-year-old who was brought to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) two weeks ago with head injuries, fractures and human bite marks all over, has had brain surgery tod...


Baby Falak's case: Five developments today

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:34 AM PST

Baby Falak case: A two-year-old relentless abused by unidentified adults is fighting for her life at Delhi's AIIMS hospital. Her doctors and nurses have named her "Falak", meaning "the sky." She went ...

Five big facts about the Adnan case

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:12 AM PST

A Mumbai court has today acquitted four men accused of murdering Mumbai teenager Adnan Patrawala. The court said there was not enough evidence to prove that the arrested men are guilty.


Teacher asked girl students to dance, caned them in classroom

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:58 AM PST

A teacher at a government school in Madhya Pradesh has been suspended after forcing his female students to dance for him in his classroom. Mahesh Malviya, who teaches in a village in the Beetul distri...


Adnan Patrawala case: Four accused acquitted by Mumbai Court

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:43 AM PST

A Mumbai court today acquitted four men accused of murdering Mumbai teenager Adnan Patrawala. In 2007, 16-year-old Adnan was killed by five young men, who had befriended him through social networking...


Supreme Court notice to Centre, UP

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:33 AM PST

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central and Uttar Pradesh governments on a plea seeking the quashing of Shashank Shekhar's appointment as the state's cabinet secretary which has been pend...


Subramanian Swamy gets anticipatory bail

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 12:20 AM PST

The Delhi High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy, accused of writing an inflammatory article, after he gave undertaking that he will not write any such art...


How much is the Kerala temple treasure really worth

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:48 PM PST

A committee appointed by the Supreme Court of India will return to the vaults of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram on the southern tip of India in the second week of February. Thei...


Five new developments in Army chief vs Government case

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:42 PM PST

The Supreme Court is likely to hear the army chief's case against the government on February 4. General VK Singh has become the first serving Army chief to take the government to court - he wants the ...


Outrage over gallantry award for Chhattisgarh police officer

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:31 PM PST

A police gallantry award given to Chhattisgarh police officer Ankit Garg on the Republic Day for anti-Naxal operations has human rights activists up in arms. The reason: Mr Garg has been named as an a...


'Adnan's killers should be hung twice over'

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:13 PM PST

After almost five years, Aslam Patrawala, father of deceased teenager Adnan, is hopeful that justice will be delivered. The Lokhandwala-based family has impatiently waited for this day, when four of A...


Close contests as Punjab, Uttarakhand vote

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:54 PM PST

The 2012 polls are being called a mini-general election, not least because the crucial Uttar Pradesh votes in a few days from now. But today, two other important states, Punjab and Uttarakhand are vot...


CWG scam: Delhi court defers hearing against Sheila Dikshit till Feb 23

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:41 PM PST

A Delhi court is expected to hear a case against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in connection with the Commonwealth Games scam. During the last hearing, the judge had asked the police why they ha...


Pune court to give crucial order on Lavasa today

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:21 PM PST

The Pune court will, on Monday, decide on the future course of action in the case against Chairman of Lavasa Corporation Limited, Ajit Gulabchand and 14 other directors of the company.


Adnan Patrawala murder: Verdict likely today

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 07:17 PM PST

The Mumbai Sessions court is likely to pronounce its order in the Adnan Patrawala murder case today. In 2007, 16-year-old Adnan was killed by five young men, who had befriended him through social netw...


Infant deaths continue in West Bengal; govt in denial?

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 09:27 AM PST

There seems to be no end in sight to the horror of infant deaths in West Bengal. From Malda, which recently witnessed the shocking death of 15 babies within 48 hours at a government hospital, the focu...


Army chief's age row: Govt stands firm, wants records reconciled

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:41 AM PST

With less than a week to go before a Supreme Court hearing on Army chief General VK Singh's petition against the government's refusal to change his year of birth in its records, there is a fresh setba...


Manmohan Singh a genuine person: Gilani

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a "genuine person" who desired to resolve all issues including Kashmir with Pakistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.


Beating the Retreat culminates Republic Day celebrations

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:21 AM PST

Lilting martial tunes and massed pipes and drum bands reverberated the air while the majestic Raisina Hills was lit up as part of the Beating the Retreat ceremony in New Delhi on Sunday, marking the e...


BJP dares Rahul Gandhi, says 'let him become the PM'

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:07 AM PST

With just over a week before polls begin in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took on Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi. Throwing down the gauntlet at the young Gandhi scion,...


Cold wave keeps its grip over north India

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:35 AM PST

Anna Hazare undergoes medical tests at Gurgaon hospital

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 04:51 AM PST

Hospital sources say Anna has high blood pressure and severe headache and his body has swollen. Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia met the 74-year-old activist at the hospital.


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