On hunger strike, whistleblower bureaucrat picked up by cops and sent to a mental institution

On hunger strike, whistleblower bureaucrat picked up by cops and sent to a mental institution
Sri Lanka says it will not abide by UNHRC resolution
14-crore bribe offered to Army chief: Many missing pieces of information
BMW recalls 1.3 million cars worldwide
Punjab govt won't execute Beant Singh's assassin on Saturday: Top 10 developments
Army chief explains why he didn't file case after offer of 14-crore bribe
PM talks to Norway counterpart about custody row, stresses strong family values
Austrian saws off own foot to avoid work: Report
Barack Obama greets Manmohan Singh with hug at Seoul meet
Abducted Odisha MLA writes to Naveen Patnaik
What Manmohan Singh, Obama will eat in Seoul
Team Anna angers Parliament with 'thieves and dacoits' remarks
Pakistan's acid victim commits suicide in Italy, buried in Karachi
Kudankulam protests against nuclear plant: 10 big facts
Anshuman Mishra apologises to BJP leaders
Chris Cairns wins libel case against Lalit Modi
Arun Jaitley sends defamation notice to Anshuman Mishra
Tibetan protester sets himself on fire ahead of China President's visit to Delhi
Will terrorist in Punjab be executed on Friday? Clemency appeals pile up
Maharashtra encounter: One alleged terrorist killed, two arrested
Details of who allegedly offered Rs 14-crore bribe to Army chief
Mumbai gets its own Walk of Fame
Certificates instead of gold being exchanged at weddings
PM gives Korean firms six reasons to invest in India
Prime Minister's address to the Korean CEOs

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 01:25 PM PDT

A provincial civil services officer, Rinku Singh Rahi, who launched his hunger strike in Lucknow on Monday demanding a probe into charges of corruption in state-run schemes was whisked away by the pol...

Sri Lanka says it will not abide by UNHRC resolution

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Sri Lanka today made it clear that it will not abide by the UNHRC resolution that censured it over its human rights record and said it would only implement "feasible" recommendations of its own panel ...

14-crore bribe offered to Army chief: Many missing pieces of information

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 11:08 AM PDT

In the morning, the Army chief disclosed that he has been asked for a 14-crore bribe by a retired defence officer in 2010. By the evening, the controversy had expanded to question why General VK Singh...

BMW recalls 1.3 million cars worldwide

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:49 AM PDT

German luxury carmaker BMW said on Monday it was recalling some 1.3 million cars worldwide due to battery problems that could in extreme cases result in a fire.

Punjab govt won't execute Beant Singh's assassin on Saturday: Top 10 developments

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 08:10 AM PDT

The Punjab government has said it will not execute Balwant Singh Rajoana on Saturday. Mr Rajoana was sentenced to death in 2007 by a special CBI court in Chandigarh for his role in the assassination o...

Army chief explains why he didn't file case after offer of 14-crore bribe

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 07:56 AM PDT

The Army Chief has accepted that when a bribe was offered to him for 14 crores, he should have done more than just informing the Defence Minister. General V K Singh has said that he was offered the ki...

PM talks to Norway counterpart about custody row, stresses strong family values

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 07:55 AM PDT

Dr Manmohan Singh has told the prime minister of Norway that he hopes there will be "a positive outcome" for the Indian parents fighting to bring their children back home from there. Sagarika and Anur...

Austrian saws off own foot to avoid work: Report

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 07:19 AM PDT

An unemployed Austrian man sawed his foot off, apparently to avoid being found fit to go back to work.

Barack Obama greets Manmohan Singh with hug at Seoul meet

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:43 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama gave Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a big hug and greeted him with 'Nice to meet you prime minister', during a brief dinner meeting between the two at the Nuclear Secur...

Abducted Odisha MLA writes to Naveen Patnaik

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:21 AM PDT

A day after the Italian tourist held hostage by Maoists in Odisha was released, a handwritten note in Odia, from the abducted MLA, Jhinn Hikaka addressed to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been rece...

What Manmohan Singh, Obama will eat in Seoul

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:06 AM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, US President Barack Obama and 51 other world leaders can expect to enjoy a sumptuous spread of Western and Korean delicacies at official banquets during the two-d...

Team Anna angers Parliament with 'thieves and dacoits' remarks

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:59 AM PDT

Different political parties have strongly objected in Parliament to Team Anna's description of members of Parliament as "chors" (thieves) and "rapists." The remarks were allegedly made by actvist Arvi...

Pakistan's acid victim commits suicide in Italy, buried in Karachi

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:20 AM PDT

Barely a month after Pakistan bagged its first Oscar for a documentary on victims of acid attacks, the country's most famous face of one such assault ended her 13-year ordeal by jumping out of her six...

Kudankulam protests against nuclear plant: 10 big facts

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:16 AM PDT

The 13,000-crore nuclear plant at Kudankulam in coastal Tamil Nadu is now filled with engineers, scientists and other workers. They report to work everyday even as thousands of villagers protest again...

Anshuman Mishra apologises to BJP leaders

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:39 AM PDT

Anshuman Mishra, who had levelled certain allegations against BJP leaders after the party backed out of supporting him for Rajya Sabha seat from Jharkhand, today retracted his comments and apologised ...

Chris Cairns wins libel case against Lalit Modi

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:09 AM PDT

Chris Cairns, the former New Zealand allrounder, has won his libel case against Lalit Modi and has been awarded damages of £90,000. Neither party was present when the verdict was announced in the...

Arun Jaitley sends defamation notice to Anshuman Mishra

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:07 AM PDT

The tiff between NRI businessman Anshuman Mishra and senior BJP leaders is getting murkier. Party leader Arun Jaitley has now sent a defamation notice to Mr Mishra for making "baseless allegations."

Tibetan protester sets himself on fire ahead of China President's visit to Delhi

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 03:33 AM PDT

A Tibetan exile lit himself on fire and ran shouting through a protest in the Indian capital on Monday, just ahead of a visit by China's president and following self-immolations in the Himalayan regio...

Will terrorist in Punjab be executed on Friday? Clemency appeals pile up

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:50 AM PDT

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has filed a clemency petition with President Pratibha Patil for Sikh terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is facing death for former Punjab chief min...

Maharashtra encounter: One alleged terrorist killed, two arrested

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:29 AM PDT

A team of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has reportedly killed one alleged terrorist and has arrested two after an encounter in Ahmednagar district of the state.

Details of who allegedly offered Rs 14-crore bribe to Army chief

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:22 AM PDT

Army chief discloses offer of Rs 14-crore bribe: After the Army chief's disclosure that he was offered a bribe worth Rs 14 crore to sanction the purchase of a consignment of sub-standard vehicles, the...

Mumbai gets its own Walk of Fame

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:06 AM PDT

If staring at Bollywood stars' houses, waiting patiently for them to go grocery shopping, or living vicariously through gossip columns is not enough for you, there's India's brand-new, star-studded wa...

Certificates instead of gold being exchanged at weddings

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:05 AM PDT

Amid the ongoing nationwide strike by bullion dealers, families in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh are exchanging savings certificates instead of gold jewellery at weddings.

PM gives Korean firms six reasons to invest in India

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 01:49 AM PDT

Investment from South Korea is a "priority" for India, visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday, adding that the government was taking "proactive" steps to improve the business climate an...