Monday, February 6, 2012

Poll panel denies official transferred for stopping Robert Vadra's convoy

Poll panel denies official transferred for stopping Robert Vadra's convoy


Poll panel denies official transferred for stopping Robert Vadra's convoy

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:59 PM PST

A controversy broke out on Monday evening over the transfer of a poll official, an IAS officer, who allegedly stopped a motorcycle rally of Congress campaigner and Priyanka Gandhi's husband Robert Vad...


Europe struggles under record cold snap

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:38 PM PST

Overwhelmed by deep snow and harsh temperatures, some countries in Europe closed down schools and struggled to run public transport on Monday, as post-snow rains caused a dam to collapse in Bulgaria, ...


There's always a push for me to join politics: Robert Vadra to NDTV

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:27 PM PST

Even as Rahul Gandhi delivered a series of headlines at a press conference in Varanasi on Monday, it was brother-in-law Robert Vadra who escalated into a Twitter trend. Mr Vadra said that he would be ...


BCCI vs Sahara: Truce on the cards?

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:19 PM PST

It is now confirmed that we will not see the Sahara logo on Team India's jersey ever again, but there are chances that the Pune IPL team might still survive. After all it will be a decision that will ...


Osama's 'right hand man in Europe' gets bail in UK

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 11:08 AM PST

A British court on Monday ordered the release on bail of a top Islamist radical leader, who was once described as 'Osama bin Laden's right hand man in Europe'. Abu Qatada, the arrested radical cleric ...


Malaysian jungle adventurers solve WWII mysteries

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 09:20 AM PST

They trek for days through crocodile-infested swamps and up rain-lashed mountain jungles, but the members of the Malaya Historical Group are not seeking treasure or ancient artefacts. Instead, they're...


Ten big facts about Yuvraj Singh and his illness

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:50 AM PST

Yuvraj Singh is expected to resume training in ten weeks, according to his oncologist who spoke to members of the press on Monday. Here are ten facts about Yuvraj's illness, his recuperation and...


You don't deserve more time, says judge to Facebook, Google

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:44 AM PST

A Delhi judge has given 22 internet companies like Facebook and Google 15 days to explain what they have done to remove content described as "objectionable" on their sites. "You don't deserve more tim...


Robert a happy businessman, will not enter politics: Priyanka Gandhi

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:40 AM PST

Rahul Gandhi delivered a series of headlines today at a press conference in Varanasi, but brother-in-law Robert Vadara escalated into a twitter trend too today. Mr Vadra told reporters that though "th...


A son rises in Raj Thackeray's MNS too

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:30 AM PST

Had no idea about the condition of my daughter: Baby Falak's mother

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:22 AM PST

The Delhi Police today traced a woman called Munni, who is the biological mother of Baby Falak, the battered two-year-old fighting a tough battle for survival at the All India Institute of Medical Sci...


Will enter politics if people want: Robert Vadra

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:09 AM PST

Brother-in-law Robert Vadra jumped on to a motorcycle this morning to drum up support for Rahul Gandhi and the Congress as campaigning for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections drew to a clos...


6.8 earthquake in Philippines; 43 dead

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:56 AM PST

A strong earthquake in the central Philippines killed at least five people on Monday as it destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that buried dozens of houses, trapping residents. At least 29...


Sorry and goodbye, wrote father before killing sons, self

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:39 AM PST

Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living ...


Mumbai civic polls: Priya Dutt, Maanyata get a new face

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:28 AM PST

She's an MP from Mumbai but Priya Dutt, daughter of actor-politician Sunil Dutt, may not be able to vote in the city's civic elections, scheduled for February 16.


Yuvraj can resume training in ten weeks, says his doctor

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:20 AM PST

Yuvraj Singh's oncologist Dr. Nitish Rohatagi has said that India's ace cricketer can resume training in ten weeks.  The star of India's spectacular World Cup win last year has been diagnosed with a ...


N Srinivasan surprised by Sahara's decision to leave

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:16 AM PST

BCCI President N Srinivasan has, while speaking exclusively to NDTV, extended an olive branch to the Sahara Group, which has threatened to stop sponsoring the Indian cricket team.   Mr Sriniva...


Am not obsessed, like other leaders, with being PM: Rahul

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:16 AM PST

Rahul Gandhi said today that his party will not form an alliance with any other after Uttar Pradesh votes. "We are not here to enter a compromise with anyone," he told reporters at a lengthy Q and A i...


10 facts about Google and Facebook's legal troubles

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:05 AM PST

Companies like Google and Yahoo are caught in a legal mess in India - they face civil and criminal cases for allegedly hosting objectionable content.


Los Angeles school closed after teacher arrested for 'lewd' acts with 6-year-olds

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:35 AM PST

The superintendent of schools is meeting with worried parents and classes are cancelled for two days at a Southern California elementary school where two teachers are suspected of lewd acts with young...

Top 10 wishes for Yuvraj Singh from fans

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:30 AM PST

The news of Yuvraj Singh suffering from cancer has shocked fans in India as well as all over the world. His oncologist has told media the cricket superstar is expected to resume training in ten weeks ...


India to have a National-Counter Terrorism Centre from March 1

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:25 AM PST

The government has said it would set up on March 1 a powerful anti-terror agency that will integrate and analyse inputs on terror threats in India and will have legal authority to make arrests and con...


If Priyanka is a frog, so am I, says Rahul Gandhi

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:56 AM PST

"If Priyanka is a frog, so am I, because I am her brother". This was how a smiling Rahul Gandhi disarmed a reporter at his press conference today generating mirth and laughter when he was asked to res...

Kids, fans pray for Yuvraj Singh's speedy recovery in gurudwara

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:48 AM PST

School children in Punjab's Faridkot district held a special prayer meeting at the local gurudwara. The students of the DAV School at Kotkapoora say they want the flamboyant southpaw back in Team Ind...


UK MPs call for 'Human safaris' in Andaman to be stopped

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 03:52 AM PST

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