Saturday, March 24, 2012

Harish Rawat set to attend dinner hosted by Vijay Bahuguna

Harish Rawat set to attend dinner hosted by Vijay Bahuguna

Harish Rawat set to attend dinner hosted by Vijay Bahuguna

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 04:57 PM PDT

Union minister Harish Rawat is set to attend a dinner hosted by Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna on Sunday, delivering a public ceasefire message that he is bringing the curtain down for now on his protest against being ignored for the CM's post.

Govt asserts no change in India's nuclear policy

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 04:50 PM PDT

The government has asserted that there is no change in India's nuclear policy and protests against the Kudankulam power project are inspired by "national and international groups ideologically opposed to nuclear power" who exploited the post-Fukushima situation by spreading misinformation.

Centre keeps NSG jawans on standby

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 04:02 PM PDT

The Centre on Saturday offered to help Orissa with chief minister Naveen Patnaik calling up Union home minister P Chidambaram and informing him about the situation arising out of the abduction of an MLA and two Italians by Maoists.

Coalgate: FM downplays CAG findings

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 03:42 PM PDT

Faced with a looming embarrassment over the disclosure of irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday sought to play down the findings of the auditor, asserting that his final report would spare the government.

CIC feels RTI dying in Maharashtra

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 02:43 PM PDT

Shailesh Gandhi, India's feisty Central Information Commissioner and an early crusader for the Right To Information Act (RTI), believes that RTI in Maharashtra is being pushed into a coma from where it may not be able to recover.

BJP MLA undergoes polygraph test in Shehla murder case

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 02:37 PM PDT

CBI on Saturday conducted a lie- detection test on BJP MLA from Bhopal Dhruv Narayan Singh in connection with the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood.

Did Hindu radicals hire Muslims for Malegaon blast?

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 02:31 PM PDT

A fresh twist appears likely in the 2006 Malegaon blast probe as the NIA (National Investigation Agency) is beginning to suspect that Hindu fundamentalists might have used Muslim hands to execute the blast.

After MM Joshi, NRI Anshuman Mishra targets Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 02:17 PM PDT

Ditched by the BJP after internal protests, NRI businessman Anshuman Mishra continues to lash out at the party targeting leaders of opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley after having claimed public accounts committee chairperson M M Joshi had met 2G scam accused.

Difficult decisions ahead, warns Pranab

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 02:16 PM PDT

In what may be a pointer to an increase in fuel and urea prices, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the government will take and implement "some difficult decisions" in the coming months.

We want friendly ties with both US and China: PM

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 02:13 PM PDT

Ahead of his visit to South Korea to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, PM Manmohan Singh said that a large and dynamic country like China cannot be contained even as New Delhi's ties with the US keep improving.

Over 2,000 accused in UP foodgrain scam

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 02:10 PM PDT

The massive spread of the UP foodgrain diversion scam came to the fore when CBI told the Supreme Court that it has filed FIRs against over 2,000 people, including politicians and public servants, during its investigations in just five places.

'Divorce epidemic due to sex-starved marriages'

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 01:59 PM PDT

Sex-starved marriages leading to divorce are becoming an "epidemic", the Delhi high court has observed, while granting divorce to a husband, maintaining that denial of sex by his wife amounted to mental cruelty.

PM tries to soothe Sri Lanka with letter

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 01:42 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday sought to mollify Sri Lanka's hurt over India's joining US and other nations to censure the island republic for human rights violations, by stressing that Indian diplomats had actually helped temper down the criticism at UN's Human Rights Council.

Norway effect: Welfare officers in all missions

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 01:38 PM PDT

While the case of an NRI couple seeking custody of their kids from Norwegian authorities may have been marred by marital discord, it has led to India asking its missions to appoint welfare officers to provide assistance to Indians who find themselves in similar situations.

Jhina Hikaka: Popular leader among tribals

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 01:30 PM PDT

Abducted BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka is a popular leader in his constituency of Laxmipur in south Orissa. A shy and soft-spoken man, Hikaka lives with his parents, wife and two sons.

After Italian duo, Maoists kidnap BJD MLA in Orissa

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 01:27 PM PDT

Maoists abducted a ruling BJD MLA early Saturday near Laxmipur in south Orissa, about 500km from Bhubaneswar, derailing talks for the release of two Italian hostages held by them since March 14.

Factional war behind surge in Maoist strikes

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 01:03 PM PDT

The abduction of two Italians and the abduction of MLA, is being seen as the outcome of a tussle between the Andhra and Orissa factions of Maoists.

Median household size drops below 4 in cities

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 12:45 PM PDT

An analysis of recently released census data reveals that the median household size in urban India is now less than four for the first time in history.

300-year-old gold coins found near Bellary

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PDT

Over 200 ancient gold coins, believed to be 300-years old, were today unearthed during a drainage work near a house at nearby Sandur.

Poverty down, no matter what method is used: Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:18 AM PDT

Plan panel deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today asserted that the number of poor in the country has come down irrespective of the method of calculation.

India says nuclear terrorism a 'continuing concern'

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:11 AM PDT

India, which is rapidly expanding its atomic power programme, said Saturday that nuclear terrorism is a "continuing concern" ahead of a summit on atomic safety to be held next week in Seoul.

Congress failed to honour 'dharma' of coalition: Sharad Pawar

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 09:02 AM PDT

Pawar said NCP could not be expected to keep quiet if Congress continued to break the understanding between the ruling alliance partners of Maharashtra.

Major reshuffle in Bihar police establishment

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:46 AM PDT

Nitish Kumar government today effected a major reshuffle in the police establishment in Bihar involving 58 senior IPS officials transferring three of the ADG-rank, promoting one to the rank of ADG and 39 of the rank of Superintendents of Police.

Major reshuffle in Bihar police establishment

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:46 AM PDT

Nitish Kumar government today effected a major reshuffle in the police establishment in Bihar involving 58 senior IPS officials transferring three of the ADG-rank, promoting one to the rank of ADG and 39 of the rank of Superintendents of Police.

Anna Hazare lacks scientific ideas to end corruption: Justice Katju

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 08:30 AM PDT

Addressing the convocation ceremony of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, he said shouting slogans like 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Inquilad Zindabad' won't end corruption.
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