Thursday, March 29, 2012

Major fire in scrap godown in suburban Mumbai

Major fire in scrap godown in suburban Mumbai


Major fire in scrap godown in suburban Mumbai

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 06:39 PM PDT

A major fire has broken out in a scrap godown in Mankhurd in suburban Mumbai. 16 fire engines are at the spot battling the blaze. No casualties have been reported so far.


Newspaper controversy handiwork of 'mischievous section', says Mamata Banerjee

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 02:27 PM PDT

Mamata Banerjee has called the controversy over a newspaper ban in libraries a small matter and the handiwork of a mischievous section. But she has partially bowed to public pressure and included one ...


Teen discovered locked up in doctor-couple's house with bruises

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 02:22 PM PDT

A doctor-couple in Delhi allegedly abused their 13-year-old domestic help, who was rescued by the police this evening. The couple allegedly locked the girl into their home before departing for a six-d...


Emaar case: Suspended IAS officer BP Acharya surrenders

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:26 PM PDT

Two days after the Andhra Pradesh High Court cancelled his bail, suspended IAS officer BP Acharya, prime accused in the Emaar township scam, surrendered on Thursday before a special CBI court here.


Norway Child Welfare Service recommends uncle to get custody of children

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:08 PM PDT

The Norwegian Child Welfare Service has said that it will recommend that the uncle should take over the care of the two Indian children, who were put away in foster care in May 2011. Three-year-old Ab...


Robo-readers, teachers' new helpers in US

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:34 AM PDT

American high school students are terrible writers, and one education reform group thinks it has an answer: robots. Automated essay grading was first proposed in the 1960s, but computers back then wer...


NRI honeymoon murder: Top 10 developments

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:11 AM PDT

New BBC CCTV footage has raised doubts over Bristol-based wealthy NRI businessman Shrien Dewani's role in the murder of his wife Anni, an engineering graduate of Indian-Ugandan descent, on their honey...


Fire in Kolkata building doused

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PDT

A fire broke out in a Kolkata's building this evening. Around 15 fire engines have been rushed to the spot. The building is opposite Birla Planetarium and has a petrol pump next to it. According to in...


In Rajoana's village, relief and celebration

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 10:37 AM PDT

Its barely an hour's drive to Rajoana village from Ludhiana. Once the hotbed of militancy, it was a picture of calm and peace on Thursday, the morning after Balwant Singh Rajoana's death sentence was ...


Manmohan Singh, Hu Jintao agree to expand talks

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:44 AM PDT

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and China's President Hu Jintao have agreed to expand talks on areas which are being wooed by both countries. These include central Asia, the middle-east and Africa.


Sachin Tendulkar meets Yuvraj Singh in London

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:18 AM PDT

Sachin Tendulkar, who is in London for a routine check-up of an old toe injury, paid a visit to his India team-mate Yuvraj Singh while in the city.  Yuvraj, who is recovering after his treatment in a...


Top ten highlights of the BRICS Summit

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 08:05 AM PDT

Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, seeking to reinforce their growing economic heft with diplomatic clout, met in New Delhi at the BRICS grouping. These nations comprise near...


Don't have middleman, never offered Army Chief bribe: Tatra truck supplier

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 07:13 AM PDT

Ravinder Rishi, Chairman of the Tatra-Vectra group which produces the Tatra truck has rejected allegations that a bribe was offered to push an order pending with the Army. Mr Rishi alleged that Army C...


Army Chief vs Government: 10 big developments

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 07:11 AM PDT

Army Chief General VK Singh has today forcefully taken on politicians who have suggested he is responsible for the leak of a confidential letter written by him to the Prime Minister, warning that Indi...


'Cynical approach to tar my reputation': Army Chief strikes back on leaked letter

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 06:56 AM PDT

Army Chief General VK Singh has today rejected allegations that he is responsible for the leak of a confidential letter written by him to the Prime Minister, warning that India's security is at risk b...


Poverty forced this champion archer to sell her bow

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 06:55 AM PDT

She was one of the young and promising faces on the Indian archery circuit, winning laurels and medals for the nation. That was back in 2007. Now, all the hopes and dreams of Nisha Rani are dying a pa...


How you can help Nisha Rani

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 06:43 AM PDT

Nisha Rani, once a young and promising athlete on the Indian archery circuit, winning laurels and medals for the nation has now fallen on hard times. The 21-year-old from Pathmada village in the Jamsh...

Supreme Court slams Punjab govt's clemency politics in Balwant Singh Rajoana's case

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 06:38 AM PDT

The Supreme Court has slammed the political parties of Punjab for playing death row politics on the hanging of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was sentenced to death for the assassi...


Deve Gowda denies son's claim of being offered defence kickback as PM

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 06:28 AM PDT

Hours after his son revealed that Deve Gowda had been offered a bribe for a defence contract when he was the Prime Minister, the politician said this was untrue. A family conference appears necessary....


'Won't have blood on my hands,' said Antony on action against Army Chief: Sources

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 06:16 AM PDT

In an attempt to lower the pitch of the high-volume battle between the army chief and the government, Defence Minister AK Antony today said that "all three chief enjoy the government's confidence." Mr...


NRI honeymoon murder: New CCTV footage emerges

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:56 AM PDT

New CCTV footage has raised doubts over the claims made by investigators against Indian-origin British businessman Shrien Dewani's role in the murder of his wife while on honeymoon in South Africa in ...

Star-struck Japan PM befriends Facebook's Zuckerberg

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:27 AM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda frequently entertains dignitaries from all over the world, but he was a touch star-struck on Thursday when he hosted a young billionaire with a whiff of celebrit...

Indian elephant in Ireland runs around cars in shopping centre

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 05:01 AM PDT

"Baby", a 40-year-old Indian elephant with an Irish circus, escaped its handlers and ran on the streets near a busy shopping centre in Cork. She was allegedly agitated by attempts to hose her down. He...

Brake fails in school bus, pedestrian run over

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 04:40 AM PDT

Suffering from brake failure, a school bus driver swerved into a taxi at Opera House yesterday. Owing to the impact of the crash, the cab then rammed into a pedestrian, who later succumbed to his inju...


Facebook offers Rs 1.34 cr package to Allahabad engineering student

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 03:58 AM PDT

According to P Chakravarti, Director of the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), a B.Tech student from the institute, who has requested that his name be withheld for "security reaso...


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