Friday, March 23, 2012

India, US to launch 'Open Government Platform'

India, US to launch 'Open Government Platform'

India, US to launch 'Open Government Platform'

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 06:31 PM PDT

Obama administration's point man for South and Central Asia, Robert Blake will be travelling to India next week to hold bilateral consultations and launch the ambitious 'Open Government Platform' being developed by the two countries.

SHO's kin burned alive in car in Haryana

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:41 PM PDT

A 22-year-old youth, who was returning home after completing the day's business, was set afire in his own car by unidentified miscreants near Kitlana village of the district on Wednesday.

Be prepared for early Lok Sabha polls, Mulayam exhorts partymen

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:39 PM PDT

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav once again raised the possibility of early polls on Friday when he urged his partymen to stay focused on their work as the Lok Sabha election could be less than a year away.

Lok Sabha polls may be less than 1 year away, hints Mulayam

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:39 PM PDT

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav once again raised the possibility of early polls on Friday when he urged his partymen to stay focused on their work as the Lok Sabha election could be less than a year away.

Navy to get N-powered submarine in the next few days

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:27 PM PDT

INS Chakra, the nuclear-powered Akula-II class submarine taken on lease from Russia for 10 years, will reach Indian shores in the next few days.

Oil firms eye window to hike petrol price

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:21 PM PDT

State-run fuel retailers may make a dash for raising petrol price steeply after Parliament goes into recess on March 30 even as oil minister S Jaipal Reddy on Friday ruled out deregulation of diesel prices.

Sri Lanka visit of Indian MPs under cloud

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:15 PM PDT

The impending visit of an all-party delegation of Indian MPs to Sri Lanka in April is now doubtful after India's vote in favour of a US-sponsored resolution on war crimes in the island nation which was adopted at the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva.

First train chugs into Manipur's interiors

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:11 PM PDT

Sixty four years after India's Independence, many villagers in Manipur saw a locomotive for the first time on Friday as it traversed 12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal station.

Cabin crew skips work, but Air India says no flight hit

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:09 PM PDT

About 600 Air India flight attendants based in Mumbai refused duty on Friday and the impact was felt on the airline's international flight schedules, said an Air India cabin crew member.

Hurriyat factions come together for Pak event

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PDT

After a gap of many years, leaders of the different factions of the separatist outfit were present to offer their salutes at the Pakistan high commission.

Roche to slash cancer drug prices in India

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:01 PM PDT

Global pharma major Roche is all set to slash the price of two expensive cancer drugs in India, as part of efforts to strengthen its position amid rising competition from generic drug makers, says a media report.

No security tents for VIP homes: Punjab and Haryana HC

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 03:32 PM PDT

The Punjab and Haryana HC directed the administration to remove security tents from the times of militancy from the homes of politicians and bureaucrats.

Hillary Clinton asks India, China to join anti-bribery convention

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:56 PM PDT

Asserting that Corruption siphons funding away from critical services, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Friday asked countries like India and China to join the OECD's 38-member Anti-Bribery Convention.

Politics not a career for me: Dinesh Trivedi

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:51 PM PDT

Former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi, who was forced to quit over raising fares in the rail Budget, on Friday claimed that the PM would never have asked him to step down.

I quit on my own to save govt blushes: Dinesh Trivedi

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:51 PM PDT

Former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi, who was forced to quit over raising fares in the rail Budget, on Friday claimed that the PM would never have asked him to step down.

Lack of separate council riles physiotherapists

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:44 PM PDT

Physiotherapists in India are up in arms against the Union health ministry for not creating a separate council to regulate the medical steam under the new National Commission on Human Resources in Health (NCHRH) Bill.

Relief for Narendra Modi as SC withdraws notice on riot cases

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:41 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Friday withdrew notices it issued on Monday to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and 2002 riots inquiry panel headed by Justice G T Nananvati while admitting that it had a mistaken impression about the contents of the NGO's petition.

SC withdraws notice to Narendra Modi and Nanavati panel

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:41 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Friday withdrew notices it issued on Monday to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and 2002 riots inquiry panel headed by Justice G T Nananvati while admitting that it had a mistaken impression about the contents of the NGO's petition.

Dumped by BJP, NRI Anshuman Mishra targets MM Joshi

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:37 PM PDT

NRI Anshuman Mishra said that Murli Manohar Joshi, chairman of Parliament's PAC, as well as a "woman friend" of his had asked him to arrange meetings with companies who allegedly benefited from the 2G scam.

Mishra targets Joshi after Rajya Sabha rebuff

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:37 PM PDT

NRI Anshuman Mishra said that Murli Manohar Joshi, chairman of Parliament's PAC, as well as a "woman friend" of his had asked him to arrange meetings with companies who allegedly benefited from the 2G scam.

Cabinet gives nod to quick divorces

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:34 PM PDT

The Union Cabinet on Friday okayed changes in the Marriage Act to quicken the process, in a move that will be welcomed by couples trapped in unhappy alliances.

Cabinet nod for changes to Marriage Act to gladden unhappy couples

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:34 PM PDT

The Union Cabinet on Friday okayed changes in the Marriage Act to quicken the process, in a move that will be welcomed by couples trapped in unhappy alliances.

CBI scours bank accounts to find benami Adarsh flats

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:15 PM PDT

The agencies believe there are about 30 benami flats in the Colaba high-rise, of which around 15 are owned, in actuality, by politicians, including by three former state chief ministers.

Coal block allocation: 'CAG report was very close to being in final form'

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:12 PM PDT

A senior Indian official familiar with the CAG report on coal block allocation said it was very close to being in final form, a leading UK-based newspaper reported.

Coal blocks allocation: 'CAG report was very close to being in final form'

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 02:12 PM PDT

A senior Indian official familiar with the CAG report on coal blocks allocation said it was very close to being in final form, a leading UK-based newspaper reported.
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