Sunday, March 25, 2012

Odisha hostage crisis: Maoists release one of the two Italian nationals

Odisha hostage crisis: Maoists release one of the two Italian nationals


Odisha hostage crisis: Maoists release one of the two Italian nationals

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:05 PM PDT

After spending 11 days in Maoist captivity, one of the two Italian nationals, Claudio Colangelo, has been released in Odisha's Kandhmal district to a group of journalists


Samajwadi Party leader opens fire at Block Development Officer in Jhansi

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:10 PM PDT

Despite several warnings, Samajwadi Party workers continue to defy orders of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav by indulging in acts of hooliganism and violent behaviour. A Block Development ...


Beant Singh's family favours clemency for assassin

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:28 AM PDT

The family of slain Punjab chief minister Beant Singh today favoured clemency for Balwant Singh Rajoana, a Babbar Khalsa International terrorist, facing death sentence for the former chief minister's ...


Narendra Modi's sadbhavana fasts based on Centre's instructions

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 11:12 AM PDT

The Narendra Modi government has said the chief minister's 'Sadbhavna' fasts were organised on the directives of various Central government ministries with an objective to preserve communal harmony an...


Gadkari hits out at Anshuman Mishra, calls allegations baseless

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 10:15 AM PDT

BJP President Nitin Gadkari today hit out at NRI business Anshuman Mishra terming his allegations against party veteran Murli Manohar Joshi and some other leaders as "baseless" and an "expression of f...


Bring Lokpal Bill or go, Anna Hazare tells government

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 09:45 AM PDT

After a brief bout of illness, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare was back in action today. The anti-graft activist held a day-long token fast at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, where he hit out at ...


Woman burnt to death for 'giving birth to girls'

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 08:26 AM PDT

First-hand account of Titanic's sinking to be published

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:24 AM PDT

A rare first-hand account of the mayhem during the sinking of the Titanic will be published next month to mark the centennial of the catastrophe. The dramatic first-hand account of Jack Thayer, a ...


Blog: Lessons for India from Norway custody row

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 06:11 AM PDT

Public opinion is fickle. We all know that. One day people's hearts were going out to the parents whose kids were taken away by Norwegian authorities and now all of a sudden many have decided the pare...


Joy for Ferrari as Fernando Alonso wins Malaysian GP

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:05 AM PDT

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso claimed his first victory in eight months in thrilling style at the rain-interrupted Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.Alonso survived a lengthy rain suspension, a rash of spins...


Tendulkar hints 2015 World Cup is possible

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 04:56 AM PDT

Sachin Tendulkar made it clear on Sunday that he does not intend to retire anytime soon and left open the possibility of playing in the 2015 World Cup.The master batsman, who will turn 39 next month...

President Pratibha Patil's foreign trips cost record Rs 205 cr

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 04:11 AM PDT

President Pratibha Patil's foreign travel has cost the public exchequer a whopping Rs 205 crore on her foreign visits, surpassing the record of all her predecessors. Since assuming office as the co...

Minor attempts suicide after being gang-raped

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 03:56 AM PDT

A minor who was allegedly gangraped by three men in Kanpur on Saturday attempted suicide by consuming hair dye today. She has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Ursula hospital in the c...


Maruti hikes prices by up to Rs 17,000 on new excise rates

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 02:49 AM PDT

Under the new pricing, its best-selling model Alto (800 cc) will cost Rs 4,200 to Rs 5,900 more.


Pakistan Taliban says will attack lawmakers if Afghan supply routes reopen

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 02:28 AM PDT

The Pakistan Taliban will attack lawmakers if they decide to re-open NATO supply routes to Afghanistan, the militant group's spokesman said on Sunday, a threat likely to complicate efforts to mend sev...

Anna Hazare fasts at Jantar Mantar, demands protection for whistleblowers

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 02:24 AM PDT

Anna Hazare fasts at Jantar Mantar for protection to whistleblowers: After a brief bout of illness, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is back in action. But this time, instead of the Lokpal Bill - ...


Hostage crisis in Odisha: No trace of MLA after Maoists break off talks

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 02:04 AM PDT

There is still no trace of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka, who was kidnapped by Maoists in the state's Koraput district on Saturday. Sources have told NDTV that factional rivalry between Maois...


God, why did it take this long: Sachin after his 100th ton

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:54 AM PDT

An emotional Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday minced no words in expressing his passionate love for cricket but said that on completing his 100th international century, wondered why it took a long time ...


US senator working on bill to allow more visas to Indians

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:51 AM PDT

Amid Indian IT firms' concerns over restrictive US visa policies for their employees, a top American senator has assured that he is working on a bipartisan bill that will reform immigration laws and a...

Nobody should tell me when to retire: Sachin Tendulkar

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 01:01 AM PDT

Quotable quotes as Sachin Tendulkar talks about his 100th ton and playing cricket at age 37: * No one should tell me when to retire. * When I reached my 100th 100, I looked at my bat and looked at t...


Woman jumps before metro train, dies

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:17 AM PDT

Metro services in New Delhi were affected for half an hour on Sunday morning after a woman jumped before a speeding metro train at the Malviya Nagar station. Metro station officials say the woman a...

'Cash Mobs' gather to splurge in locally owned stores

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 12:10 AM PDT

Flash mobs have been blamed as a factor in looting during urban riots. But now a group of online activists is harnessing social media like Twitter and Facebook to get consumers to spend at locally own...


Interest rate on small savings schemes may go up by 0.25 %

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 11:47 PM PDT

A circular on revised interest rate on small savings scheme will be issued by March 28, sources said.


Uttarakhand: Six killed after bridge collapses

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 11:42 PM PDT

Protest against 'deaf and dumb' govt, says Anna Hazare

Posted: 24 Mar 2012 10:50 PM PDT

Anna Hazare today said he will organise a big protest against the "deaf and dumb" government, which, he alleged, was turning a blind eye to whistleblowers who are being targeted while fighting corrupt...


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