Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Bhanwari Devi murder case: Top 10 facts

Bhanwari Devi murder case: Top 10 facts


Bhanwari Devi murder case: Top 10 facts

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 03:16 AM PST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today presented before a Jodhpur court its second chargesheet in connection with the death of Bhanwari Devi, a trained midwife and nurse, who went missing in ...


Bhanwari Devi case: Maderna charged with conspiracy to murder, destruction of evidence

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 03:15 AM PST

In a huge damage to the Rajasthan government, its former water resources minister Mahipal Maderna, along with another Congress MLA Malkhan Singh, have been charged with abduction and conspiracy to mur...


Men arrested wanted to bomb crowded Delhi area, says Home Minister

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 02:54 AM PST

Two men believed to be Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were arrested in Delhi this morning; they were planning to attack a crowded locality with bombs, said Home Minister P Chidambaram.


Mamata Banerjee's nephew arrested for slapping traffic cop

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 02:52 AM PST

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew, Akash Banerjee, has been arrested for allegedly slapping a traffic policeman. Mr Banerjee's car was stopped in Khidderpore for violating a traffic rule -...


Confident NCTC row will be resolved: Chidambaram

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 02:29 AM PST

Home Minister P Chidambaram has hoped that the row over setting up of a National Counter Terrorism Centre or NCTC will be resolved at the Home Secretary meeting scheduled to take place on March 10.


PM orders more funds for health sector

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:19 AM PST

The healthcare sector received a major boost today with the Prime Minister ordering massive increase in the outlay. The spending on the health sector has now been increased from 1.4% to 2.5% of the Gr...


Aarushi murder case: Case adjourned, next hearing scheduled for March 14

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 01:09 AM PST

The Arushi Talwar murder case hearing has been adjourned by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ghaziabad and the next hearing has been scheduled for March 14.


Shehla Masood murder: CBI suspects role of BJP MLA

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:19 AM PST

The CBI claims that Shehla Masood, a Right to Information Activist, was killed on the instructions of a female interior designer from Bhopal named Zahida Parvez. However, sources in the investigating ...


Supreme Court slams RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on Malegaon case

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:42 PM PST

The Supreme Court today strongly criticized Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's reported remarks on the Malegaon blasts case and termed them "unnecessary."


China may resort to Indian territory grab, says expert report

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:26 PM PST

China may resort to territorial grabs, including through a "major military offensive", especially in Arunachal Pradesh or Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, and India should respond with "a strategy of quid...


Fishermen deaths: Italy files fresh petition, wants representation during weapon examination

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:19 PM PST

The Italian government has filed a fresh petition before the Kollam court which is hearing the case of alleged death of two Kerala fishermen at the hands of Italian Marines. The petition seeks Italian...


Young Punjabi illegal immigrants in UK desperate to return home

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:20 PM PST

For many Indian citizens who braved hazardous journeys across continents and wily human traffickers with hopes of a better life, their 'London dream' has turned into a veritable nightmare, and they ar...


Bhanwari Devi's murder: CBI's new chargesheet could target ex-minister

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:15 PM PST

Today has the potential to cause huge damage to the Rajasthan government. Two former senior leaders of the Congress party could face charges of murder in connection with the death of Bhanwari Devi, a...

Gujarat riots: 10 years on, former jawan relives the trauma

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:51 PM PST

Ten years after he lost everything, Ibrahim Sheikh wants his life back. He cannot get back the 18 members of his family who died in the 2002 post-Godhra Gujarat riots, but he wants to be reinstated as...


Having blunt conversation with India, China on Iranian oil: US

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:50 PM PST

The United States is having "very intense and very blunt" conversations with India, China and Turkey on reducing their dependence on Iranian oil, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told lawmak...


School bus carrying 45 students falls into canal in Andhra Pradesh, four dead

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:03 PM PST

Four students died and 11 others were missing after a school bus fell into a river canal near here in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh today, police said.


Norway custody row: 'It was a test for me, did it for my family,' says children's uncle

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 07:50 PM PST

Much to the relief of NRI couple Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya, child welfare officials in Norway have decided that they will recommend in court that their children, who have been in foster care si...


Jayalalithaa-Naveen Patnaik take on Centre over proposed amendment to Railway Protection Force

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 07:20 PM PST

After the launch of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) was put on hold due to protests by non-Congress ruled states, Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Odisha have trained their guns at ...


PM to address rally in Goa today, gets nod from Election Commission

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:46 PM PST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address a public meeting in north Goa today as part of election campaign for the March 3 assembly polls following clearance from the Election Commission.


Gujarat riots: Court to hear Zakiya Jafri's fresh petition today

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:19 PM PST

A Metropolitan Magistrate Court here will hear a fresh application filed by 2002 Gujarat riot victim Zakia Jafri to open the final report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT). The final report by t...


Activist sends legal notice to PM for remarks on foreign funding of Kudankulam protests

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:00 PM PST

Anti-nuclear activist S P Udhayakumar has sent a legal notice to the Prime Minister accusing him of defamation. The activist has contested Dr Manmohan Singh's remarks about foreign funding facilitati...


Mumbai Police registers FIR against Congress leader Kripashankar Singh

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:01 AM PST

The Mumbai Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against former Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh in connection with a disproportionate assets case.


Bengal defies bandh for first time in 35 years, gloats Mamata

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:44 AM PST

Claiming that Tuesday's "Left-sponsored bandh" had 'failed' in West Bengal for the first time in 35 years, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said 'destructive' bandhs were not the future and it ended tod...


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