Thursday, April 26, 2012

After praising Narendra Modi, Anna now bats for Raj Thackeray

After praising Narendra Modi, Anna now bats for Raj Thackeray


After praising Narendra Modi, Anna now bats for Raj Thackeray

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 03:35 AM PDT

After praising Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, Anna Hazare seems to be inviting more controversy. This time on a visit to Mumbai he has praised Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS ) chief Raj Tha...


Collector's abduction: Tamil Nadu Congress leaders meet PM

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 03:29 AM PDT

Concerned over the safety of Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon who has been abducted by Maoists, Congress leaders from Tamil Nadu met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday and demanded that the Cent...


Smart City Kochi pavilion to open next month

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 03:20 AM PDT

A state-of-the-art sales pavilion, built as part of the much-awaited Smart City Kochi project, is all set to open next month, an official associated with the project said on Wednesday."Smart City Koch...


No change in visa policy on Narendra Modi: US

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 03:13 AM PDT

Time magazine may have featured Narendra Modi on the cover of its Asia edition, and included him in an online poll to pick the world's most powerful people, but the United States government will keep ...


Bangalore readies for World Dance Day with a daylong dance fiesta

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 03:13 AM PDT

From Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi and Manipuri to modern dances, 150 artists will take turns for a daylong fiesta in Bangalore on Sunday to celebrate the World Dance Day.The 10 am to 10 pm festivi...

'B' for bomb, 'C' for chaku...in UP school books

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 03:11 AM PDT

Upside down pictures of India's national flag, chapters to teach the Hindi alphabet that say B for 'bomb' and 'C' for 'chaku' (knife)... These glaring anomalies have surfaced in two textbooks used in ...

Ten-year-old boy swims with hands and feet tied

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 02:59 AM PDT

Huge traffic on Facebook page for collector kidnapped by Naxals

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 02:53 AM PDT

Even as efforts are on to secure the release of abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon, a page created for the IAS officer by his family and friends on social networking site Facebook is se...


Govt announces sops to attract electronic hardware industry

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 02:45 AM PDT

In a bid to woo investors, the state government has proposed granting the electronic hardware industry 100 per cent reimbursement of stamp duty, transfer duty and registration fee paid on sale or leas...

Collector abduction: Chhattisgarh government considering release of some Maoists, say sources

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 02:33 AM PDT

In its attempt to free Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon, the Chattisgarh government is willing to consider the release of those Maoists who do not have heinous and grave charges against them, sources t...


Jaipur court summons SRK for smoking

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 02:31 AM PDT

Actor Shah Rukh Khan has been summoned by the additional chief judicial magistrate's court in Jaipur for publicly smoking in the Sawai Man Singh Stadium on April 8 during an IPL match between Kolkata ...


Karunanidhi backs Eelam demand; seeks revival of TESO

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 02:29 AM PDT

Backing a separate Eelam (homeland) for Sri Lankan Tamils, DMK President M Karunanidhi has reiterated his demand for India's role in this regard as he sought reviving Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisati...


Maoists kill two villagers, kidnap 10 others in Maharashtra

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 02:06 AM PDT

Maoists in Maharashtra have killed two villagers and kidnapped 10 others in Gadchiroli. The villagers who were killed were suspected to be police informers. More details are awaited.


Bofors uproar in Parliament; BJP attacks Congress over whistle-blower's revelations

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 01:58 AM PDT

There was uproar in both houses of Parliament with the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and other opposition parties demanding an explanation from the government on former Swedish police Chief Sten Lindstr...


Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka released by Maoists

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 01:56 AM PDT

Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka has been released by his Maoist abductors after 32 days in captivity. He was freed a short while ago and handed over to his wife Koushalya and a Koraput-based lawyer, in Balipe...


For Congress, by-poll in Andhra Pradesh may have come way too early

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 01:46 AM PDT

Announcement of the schedule for by-elections to one Lok Sabha seat and 18 Assembly seats has come as a bolt from the blue for the already beleaguered Congress party in the state as it appears to be u...

Chidambaram helped son to benefit from Aircel-Maxis deal, says Subramanian Swamy

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 01:42 AM PDT

In a three-page letter dated April 24 to the Prime Minister, Mr Swamy has said that Mr Chidambaram should be asked to resign as Home Minister and that the CBI should include him and his son, Karti, in...


Failed Class XI students lock teachers inside school

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 01:35 AM PDT

Class XI students of a school in West Midnapore district who had failed in the annual examination, today allegedly locked up the 50-odd staff and secretary of the school after their meeting failed to ...


Bangladesh Air Force pilot airlifted to Kolkata

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 01:33 AM PDT

A Bangladesh Air Force plane, flown by a cadet pilot, made an emergency landing in Murshidabad district in Bengal last evening. Air Cadet Rashid, who made the emergency landing, has been flown to Kolk...


Kerala open to setting up motor racetrack

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 01:23 AM PDT

The Kerala government could consider opening a motor racing track in the state if it helped pull in tourists, Tourism Minister AP Anil Kumar said ahead of his meeting with F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan...


ISRO announces two new missions

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 01:07 AM PDT

Buoyed by the successful launch of all-weather radar imaging satellite Radar Imaging Satellite - 1 (RISAT-1), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today announced it would launch two Geosynchrono...


Andhra Pradesh Police issues advsiory against travel in naxal-hit areas

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 01:00 AM PDT

Andhra Pradesh Police has issued a general advisory to all elected representatives -- ministers, Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) -- asking them not to travel i...

Who wrote Viveka Babajee's 'suicide letter'?

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 12:32 AM PDT

The mysterious and suggestive note allegedly penned by supermodel Viveka Babajee in her personal diary before her June 2010 suicide will come under fresh scrutiny now. Khar police revealed yesterday t...

Dolphin and three calves rescued, let out to sea

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 12:06 AM PDT

UPSC panel reviewing format of civil services exam: Government

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 12:06 AM PDT

The government on Wednesday said a committee appointed by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is reviewing the present format of the prestigious civil services examination held annually.

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