Friday, February 24, 2012

Karnataka land scam: Lokayukta raids after NDTV report

Karnataka land scam: Lokayukta raids after NDTV report


Karnataka land scam: Lokayukta raids after NDTV report

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:40 AM PST

Just weeks after an NDTV sting exposed the involvement of sub-registrars in the land scam in Bangalore, the Karnataka Lokayukta today conducted raids in at least five sub-registrar offices in the city...


Indian men and women reach finals of Olympic qualifiers

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:26 AM PST

India had a good Thursday on the hockey field as both the men's as well as the women's team qualified for the two separate finals of the ongoing Olympic qualifiers at the National Stadium here.Whi...


Mumbai airport to remain closed for five hours today

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:34 AM PST

Airport operations at one of the country's busiest airport, the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, will remain closed for five hours today.


Records detail New York mosque spying; police defends tactics

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:17 AM PST

The New York Police Department (NYPD) targeted Muslim mosques with tactics normally reserved for criminal organizations, according to newly obtained police documents that showed police collecting the ...

Chidambaram not guilty, then why Modi? asks Rajnath Singh

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 09:17 AM PST

Hockey: India beat Poland to continue unbeaten run

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:40 AM PST

Already assured of a place in the summit clash, favourites India had to sweat it out to keep their unbeaten run in the tournament defeating Poland 4-2 in the final round-robin match of the men's hocke...


Woman dies during mock safety drill in Bangalore

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:21 AM PST

A 25-year-old woman died after she slipped while climbing down a rope during a mock drill in Bangalore. The mock drill was organised by the Fire Service Department in the premises of Bombay Rayon Fash...


Dharun Ravi trial: Opening arguments in roommate webcam spying case

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:53 AM PST

Opening statements have begun in the trial of 19-year-old Dharun Ravi. He faces 15 criminal counts, including invasion of privacy, bias intimidation and charges that allege he tried to cover his track...


Indian women in final of Olympic qualifiers, beat Italy 1-0

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:25 AM PST

Indian eves on Thursday defeated Italy 1-0 in the ongoing qualifiers at the National Stadium here to set up a final against South Africa.With the match being played in the middle-half of the pitch ...

No freedom of press in Bihar, says Justice Katju

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:06 AM PST

Just two days after he slammed Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan over attacks on journalists in the state, Press Council Chairman Justice Markandeya Katju today hit out at the Bihar governm...


Nandigram violence: West Bengal government withdraws petition

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:56 AM PST

The West Bengal government has withdrawn its petition from the Supreme Court in the Nandigram firing case, in which 14 villagers were killed in police firing in 2007. With the withdrawal of the appeal...

Sri Lanka down Australia by 3 wickets to top points table

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:29 AM PST

Sri Lanka sure know how to keep things interesting. On a day when Peter Forrest announced himself as Australia's new No.3 with his maiden one-day century, Mahela Jayawardene and Dinesh Chandimal helpe...


PM blames American NGOs for Kudankulam power plant protests

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:12 AM PST

In what has the makings of a new controversy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has blamed American NGOs for fuelling protests at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.


From a Playboy cover girl to a Putin critic

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:00 AM PST

Russia's answer to Paris Hilton has emerged as a surprise critic of Vladimir Putin in a protest movement that has pitted the wealthy socialite against the man her father once mentored. Ksenia Sobchak,...

NCTC row: Home Minister writes to 10 Chief Ministers, says countering terrorism is shared responsibility

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:55 AM PST

With state governments lining up every day against his pet project the National Counter Terror Centre (NCTC), Home Minister P Chidambaram has written to 10 Chief Ministers assuring them that the centr...


UP health scam: 4 new cases registered; medical supplier close to Kushwaha raided

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:45 AM PST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out fresh raids this morning in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the rural health scam. Raids were carried out at 30 places in 22 districts across the...


Home Minister Chidambaram's letter to 10 Chief Ministers on row over anti-terror centre

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:23 AM PST

In a letter addressed to the 10 Chief Ministers opposing his pet project, the National Counter Terror Centre (NCTC), Home Minister P Chidambaram has assured them that the central government intends to...

Yeddyurappa wants chief ministership, BJP rules out change of guard

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:23 AM PST

BS Yeddyurappa wants the Karnataka's chief minister's chair back or a senior party post and is flexing some muscle. Enough muscle to have forced his party the BJP to cancel Day 2 of a state 'chintan b...


Air Marshal survives Mirage fighter jet crash

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:19 AM PST

A Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed today in the Bhind area of Madhya Pradesh. The pilot and the co-pilot reportedly ejected to safety.


Chennai robberies: Human rights commission sends notice to police over encounter deaths

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:08 AM PST

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notices to Director General of Tamil Nadu Police and Chennai District Magistrate asking them to investigate the death of five suspected burglar...


Saif Ali Khan assault case: Top 10 facts

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:38 AM PST

One of the employees of the Mumbai hotel where actor Saif Ali Khan allegedly punched an NRI businessman on Tuesday night has given a statement that goes against the claims made by the actor.


Markets fall after 7-weeks of gains, Sensex below 18,000

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:42 AM PST

Saif Ali Khan provoked NRI man, punched him first: Eyewitness

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:26 AM PST

Police arrest 4 in baby-selling racket

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 02:08 AM PST

Three days after Mid- DAY's sting operation to uncover the baby-selling racket flourishing in Ulhasnagar, the police has arrested the kingpins of the racket along with the parents of the child that wa...

65-yr-old hypnotised, robbed of gold, cash and vegetables

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 01:58 AM PST

Senior citizen was on his way home from market when two persons asked him about an eye hospital; next thing he remembers, his head is throbbing and his gold rings, chain, cash are gone

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