Friday, March 2, 2012

From the king of the track to the ruler of the ravines

From the king of the track to the ruler of the ravines

From the king of the track to the ruler of the ravines

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:45 PM PST

Siddharth Saxena travels to the athlete-turned-dacoit's village to piece together Paan Singh Tomar's flesh-and-blood story.

Mulayam is maulana once again

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:28 PM PST

The breeze across Rohilkhand, UP's Muslim belt, carries the message of a minority turnaround after it deserted their post-Babri choice in 2007 and 2009.

Muslims hold key in final phase of UP polls

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 05:12 PM PST

Muslims will play a key role in the final poll phase across 60 assembly constituencies covering Rohilkhand and parts of Terai.

2G verdict: Auction can't be only way to allot natural assets, government says

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:52 PM PST

The petition faulted the judgment on the aspects of auction and cognizance, while insisting that it was fine with the headline grabbing component – cancellation of licences.

Supreme Court erred, overreached on 2G issue: Centre

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:27 PM PST

Short of challenging the cancellation of scam-tainted 2G licences, the govt has slammed every major aspect of the SC order rejecting first-come-first-serve policy.

Supreme Court admits petition on Sonia Gandhi

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:24 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a petition questioning whether a person of foreign origin could hold public office.

Who killed Chandrika Rai? The plot thickens

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:20 PM PST

In less than three weeks, the gruesome murder of journalist Chandrika Rai and his family has been "solved" by the MP police no less than three times deepening the mystery further.

Work more, play less, I-T officials told

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 04:16 PM PST

A cricket tournament scheduled to begin on Friday was cancelled at the last minute on the orders of chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes because he wants his officials to work and not waste time in sports.

Stop blaming the past, high court tells Mamata Banerjee govt

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:44 PM PST

The Calcutta high court on Friday expressed dismay over the tardy police investigation into the public murder of CPM leaders Pradip Ta and Kamal Gayen in Burdwan.

US special forces assist India to thwart counter-terror threats

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:37 PM PST

The US maintains special forces' teams in India to train Indian forces in counter-terrorism, specifically against Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Punters predict President's rule in UP

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:14 PM PST

Bookies in Lucknow and New Delhi are predicting a hung house with Samajwadi Party as the largest party and President's rule as the most likely scenario after March 6.

Poll results will decide presidential candidate from BJP: Gadkari

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:13 PM PST

The assembly election results in five states on March 6 will decide, among things, whether opposition BJP puts up a candidate for the presidential polls coming up later this year.

RFID smart tag for Delhi-Chandigarh stress

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:03 PM PST

The highway ministry's ambitious project of introducing a common smart tag for all toll plazas across the country will be tried out on the NH-1's Delhi-Chandigarh stretch.

Mamata Banerjee orders consultations on RPF Act amendment

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:54 PM PST

To ensure that the force is more effective, the railway ministry had proposed that it be given powers to register cases against offenders and move against them.

Markandey Katju calls for action against unruly lawyers

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:44 PM PST

Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju on Friday condemned the attack on media persons in Bangalore, saying the lawyers responsible for the fracas deserved severe punishment.

India, US start human trials of kalazar vaccine

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:36 PM PST

The disease is the second largest parasitic killer in the world after malaria, with a 90% fatality rate within two years if left untreated.

Punters predict President’s rule in UP, give top slot to Samajwadi Party

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:29 PM PST

On the eve of the last phase of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, bookies in Lucknow and New Delhi are predicting a hung house with Samajwadi Party as the largest party and President's rule as the most likely scenario after March 6.

Geelani likely to be quizzed for recommending Pakistan visa for LeT terrorist

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:27 PM PST

Delhi Police will question the hardline separatist Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani in connection with visa recommendation for a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist.

Assembly poll results will determine whether NDA will contest presidential polls: Nitin Gadkari

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:24 PM PST

The assembly election results in five states on March 6 will decide, among things, whether opposition BJP puts up a candidate for the presidential polls coming up later this year.

Flying club fraud: Government suspends three DGCA officials

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:11 PM PST

Four days after TOI exposed a largescale fraud by several flying schools around the country, the government on Friday suspended three DGCA officials.

Government denies AK Antony's office was bugged

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 01:18 PM PST

The government on Friday denied that there was a bug scare in the office of defence minister AK Antony as claimed in a media report.

Centre-state site tussle to deprive Bihar of central university

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 01:13 PM PST

Bihar is unlikely to get a central university anytime soon, with the HRD ministry and the state government locked in a tussle over its location.

Defence ministry asks armed forces to prioritize purchases

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:26 PM PST

Now, instead of the frenzied push for every purchase, the Army, Navy and IAF will have to clearly prioritize what they want urgently, an official said.

RTI activist Shehla Masood may have been killed for closeness to BJP MLA

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:10 PM PST

CBI is trying to ascertain whether RTI activist Shehla Masood was killed because of her rivalry with accused Zahida Pervez for the affection of a BJP MLA .

MLAs, MPs drawing salary without PAN: Writ petition

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:09 PM PST

The first bench comprising Chief Justice M Y Eqbal and Justice T S Sivagnanam has adjourned the PIL filed by C Selvaraj, president of the Association of Transparency and Anti-Corruption, to March 13 for hearing.
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