Friday, March 2, 2012

Flying car to make its public debut at New York auto show

Flying car to make its public debut at New York auto show


Flying car to make its public debut at New York auto show

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 11:06 AM PST

The car, technically called the 'Transition Roadable Aircraft', has foldable wings, which tuck in when it is on the road. It converts into a flying machine within 30 seconds. With a full tank, the car...


In anti-corruption case, Congress leader's BMWs seized; son flips off crowd

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:14 AM PST

In a display of arrogance, tainted Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh's son Narendra Mohan flipped off mediapersons today. During a search, 400 live cartridges were found at his residence Tarang...


Andhra speaker disqualifies 16 Jagan loyalists

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:46 AM PST

Ending the long suspense, the Andhra Pradesh assembly speaker on Friday disqualified 16 rebel lawmakers belonging to the ruling Congress party who were loyal to Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.


Supreme Court admits a petition on Sonia Gandhi's foreign origin

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:44 AM PST

Yes, was under pressure to resign after Supreme Court verdict, says Army Chief

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 08:00 AM PST

Army Chief General V K Singh, who lost his battle with the Defence Ministry on the age row, feels the Supreme Court has "not effectively" closed the issue but ruled out his resignation.


Obama says he's not bluffing about Iran

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:45 AM PST

US President Barack Obama warned a premature attack on Iran would allow it to play the "victim" in the nuclear crisis, in remarks published on Friday days before he meets Israeli leader Benjamin Netan...


Raja asks Supreme Court to review cancellation of 122 licences

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:45 AM PST

Former Telecom Minister A Raja has asked the Supreme Court to review its decision that cancelled 122 mobile network licences issued by him. The verdict, delivered on February 2, has caused panic attac...


Britain may have to admit 12,000 Indian workers: Report

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:35 AM PST

I did ride Rebekah Brooks' police horse, says David Cameron

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:33 AM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron sought on Friday to calm a minor domestic storm by admitting he rode a horse lent by Britain's top police force to the former editor of the now-closed News of the World.


2G: Govt seeks review of verdict questioning policy

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:24 AM PST

The government today moved the Supreme Court questioning its verdict holding the policy of first-come-first-served in 2G spectrum allocation as unconstitutional while cancelling 122 licences saying it...

Italy says India must show respect in killings row

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:24 AM PST

Baby Falak taken out from ICU, shifted to children's ward at AIIMS

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:07 AM PST

Two-year-old Falak, who was brought to hospital in a battered state, was today shifted from an ICU to the children's ward after doctors at AIIMS found her medical condition stable. Doctors at the AII...


Rajasthan police arrest paraplegic woman they allegedly tortured earlier

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:04 AM PST

In a case that has sent shockwaves through Rajasthan and made national headlines, police in Jaipur have arrested a paraplegic woman. The 22-year-old girl is charged with abetting the abduction and sex...

Bangalore lawyers attack reporters with stones, iron chairs

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:55 AM PST

For about 60 minutes this morning, media crews outside a Bangalore court tried to duck stones, helmets, iron chairs all being flung at them by a group of nearly 500 lawyers. The riot lasted for an hou...


Diary detailing love affair, jealousy holds clues to Shehla Masood's murder

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:27 AM PST

The diary of Zahida Parvez, an interior designer from Bhopal arrested this week, may nail its author for the murder of Shehla Masood. In August last year, Ms Masood, a Right to Information activist wh...


Shooting of Osama film disrupted by VHP activists

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:22 AM PST

The shooting of Kathryn Bigelow's film on Osama bin Laden here to depict killing of the al Qaeda leader in Abbottabad was stalled today by VHP activists who objected to hoisting of Pakistani flags.


Pak censoring web on the lines of 'Great firewall of China'

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 06:14 AM PST

Pakistan is moving beyond what has been a makeshift approach to censoring the Web, setting out a plan for a filtering system akin to the so-called Great Firewall of China.


Soldier on tank dies in Chennai after driver crashes into wall

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:41 AM PST

In a freak accident, a soldier perched over a T-90 battle tank was killed when its driver lost control and dashed against a concrete structure in Chennai today.


China denies dam drying up river in India

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:14 AM PST

Hockey superstar Sandeep Singh now in Punjabi film

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:04 AM PST

After an impressive outing in the Hockey Olympic qualifier, ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh is all set to showcase his acting skills on the silver screen. Sandeep, apparently has done a guest appear...

Australia vs Sri Lanka: Statistical highlights from Melbourne

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:49 AM PST

The ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka at Melbourne on Friday was as much about the visitors' victory as India's ouster from the CB Series. The result aside, the match itself threw up several sta...

In anti-corruption case, Congress leader's BMWs seized

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:40 AM PST

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police today sealed a bungalow belonging to former Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh after conducting searches at his residences and office, offic...


Man's hands chopped off for Rs 300 debt

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:34 AM PST

A senior police officer has been asked to probe the complaint filed by a daily wager Ram Sagar Chandravanshi that his hands were chopped off by some persons after he failed to repay them the money he ...


Yahoo India no longer among internet firms facing criminal charges

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:22 AM PST

Yahoo India has been dropped from the list of 22 companies facing criminal charges in a Delhi court. The firms - which include Google, Facebook and YouTube - have been taken to court by journalist Vi...


Sri Lanka beat Australia to dump India out of CB Series

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:59 AM PST

Sri Lanka entered this match with their fate in their own hands. It turns out they are pretty safe hands. Not even a hat-trick from Daniel Christian, a four-wicket comeback from James Pattinson, a cap...


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