Saturday, January 28, 2012

Pranab Mukherjee's two-day Chicago visit begins today

Pranab Mukherjee's two-day Chicago visit begins today


Pranab Mukherjee's two-day Chicago visit begins today

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 06:26 PM PST

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit the city on Sunday to look for future investment possibilities between India and the United States.During his two-day visit, the Mr Mukherjee will look for...


Topless protesters detained at Davos forum

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 05:55 PM PST

Three topless Ukrainian protesters were detained on Saturday while trying to break into an invitation-only gathering of international CEOs and political leaders to call attention to the needs of the w...


Peru: 26 killed in fire at rehabilitation center

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 05:54 PM PST

A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation center for addicts in a poor part of Peru's capital, killing at least 26 people as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents ...


Mild tremor in Haryana, no reports of damage

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 05:40 PM PST

A mild tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale struck the Rohtak-Sonipat border region of Haryana today. The tremor was felt at 4:55 am.There are no reports of any casualty or damage.More details ar...


Hazare to be shifted to Delhi for medical treatment

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 11:49 AM PST

Social activist Anna Hazare would be shifted to a hospital in Gurgaon, near Delhi, tomorrow, his associates said today.Anna's aide Datta Awari from his native village Ralegan Siddhi said that Hazare w...


Will Right to Reject make a difference?

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 11:29 AM PST

Should the voters in India have the right to reject all candidates in an election? It's a debate started by Team Anna and now their proposal has been endorsed by the man in charge of holding elections...


Fissures in Samajwadi Party after Imam Bukhari bats for Mulayam

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 11:29 AM PST

The electoral battle in Uttar Pradesh has largely been about minority appeasement. So, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav got Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, to bat for h...


Pune's 'berserk' driver sent to mental hospital

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:10 AM PST

Santosh Maruti Mane, who has been charged with murder for killing nine people and injuring 32 people while driving a state transport bus, has been sent to Yerwada Mental Hospital for observation. A Pu...


Manipur polls: Seven die in crossfire during booth capturing attempt

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:58 AM PST

Polling in Manipur was marred by the death of seven people including a CRPF jawan on Saturday in the Chandel district in a booth capturing attempt allegedly by a cadre of the banned Naga insurgent out...


Retail FDI: Sharma says pause cannot be too long

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST

Asserting that FDI in retail will happen, commerce and industry Minister Anand Sharma today said the "pause" in implementation of the government's decision cannot be "too long". "The Cabinet took a ...

Baby Falak case: Breakthrough soon?

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:33 AM PST

The police are expecting a breakthrough soon in Baby Falak's case. They say they may be close to nabbing the key suspect."We are trying to establish the identity of her real parents," said Ajai Chaudh...


Recession responsible for 2,000 deaths in London, says study

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 09:28 AM PST

Believe it or not, but recession has killed 2,000 people in London. This is according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.The study by Oxford University has found the economic downturn...

Australian media slams India for 'disgraceful lack of fight'

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:38 AM PST

The Australian media on Saturday slammed the Indian cricket team for its "disgraceful lack of fight" in the 4-0 Test series whitewash by Australia and compared the gait of the visiting batting greats ...


Costa Concordia passengers sue Carnival

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:05 AM PST

Six passengers of the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the coast of Italy two weeks ago, are suing Carnival Cruise Lines, demanding compensation totaling US $460 million.Carn...


Australian Open: Paes-Stepanek win men's doubles title

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 08:03 AM PST

Veteran star Leander Paes on Saturday created history by becoming the first Indian to complete a career Grand Slam after winning the Australian Open men's doubles title with Radek Stepanek. The unseed...


Muslims in Uttar Pradesh will not be misled by 'communal' Bukhari: Digvijaya Singh

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:15 AM PST

Calling the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid a "communal person", Congress leader Digvijaya Singh today said that Muslims of Uttar Pradesh will not be misled by his appeal, in which has urged them to...

No need for anyone to retire: Sehwag

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 06:04 AM PST

None of the senior players is retiring as of now, the India team has said. There have been reports during the series that VVS Laxman (during Perth) and Rahul Dravid (during Adelaide) might have played...


Pakistan claim series after England collapse for 72

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 05:47 AM PST

England suffered one of their most disastrous batting collapses in Test history as they disintegrated against Pakistan's spinners to lose the second Test in Abu Dhabi and with it the series. Pakistan ...

Azarenka routs Sharapova to win Australian Open title

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 03:22 AM PST

Victoria Azarenka won her first grand slam title and became the new world number one when she thrashed a disappointing Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final on Saturday.The third-seeded Belarus...


Ex-ISRO chief quits as IIT-Patna Chairman

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 01:15 AM PST

Former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair has stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT-Patna.Nair, who has been barred from holding any government post for his alleged role in the controve...


Indian-origin woman dies in US jail after 15-day hunger strike: Reports

Posted: 28 Jan 2012 12:53 AM PST

An Indian-origin woman, who was being held at a Chicago jail for allegedly failing to show up for jury duty, has died in custody after a 15-day hunger strike.52-year-old Lyvita Gomes, a former airline...

Obama's IT czar Aneesh Chopra leaving White House

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:25 PM PST

Aneesh Chopra, President Barack Obama's first IT czar and the highest ranking Indian-American in the White House, is stepping down after three years of ground-breaking work aimed at advancing the gove...


Two-year-old baby Falak still critical; hunt on for key suspects

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:13 PM PST

Doctors monitoring two-year-old baby Falak at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) say her condition continues to be critical. Falak - or "the sky" - as she has been christened by ...


Manipur polls: 30 per cent votes cast in three hours

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:13 PM PST

About 30 per cent of the 17.40 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the first three hours in Manipur legislative assembly elections today, officials said.Long queues of enthusiastic voters were se...


Bin Laden raid: Pak doctor provided key information, says US

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:35 PM PST

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the US in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on Osama bin La...


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