Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Controversy over sale of 12 Italian VVIP choppers to India

Controversy over sale of 12 Italian VVIP choppers to India


Controversy over sale of 12 Italian VVIP choppers to India

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:24 AM PDT

Defence Minister AK Antony has said the government is looking into allegations that a contract to buy 12 helicopters for the air force from an Italian firm was seeped in corruption. Italian media has...


Earthquake in Andaman, Nicobar; no damage

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:21 AM PDT

A moderate intensity tremor shook parts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands today. No injury or casualty has been reported. The epicentre of the tremor measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale was between Little...


Medical help reaches Collector; health not good, say sources

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:19 AM PDT

Abducted Collector Alex Paul Menon's condition has worsened, according to sources. Medical help that was sent through former MLA from Konta district Manish Kunjam reached the Collector today. Mr Menon...


Andhra Pradesh parties welcome by-poll schedule

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:17 AM PDT

Political parties in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday welcomed the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India for by-elections to one Lok Sabha and 18 assembly constituencies. The ruling Congress...

No change in visa policy towards Indian students: US

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:17 AM PDT

The US has said that there is no change in its policy towards issuing visas to Indian students."I don't think we've changed our policy with regard to the way we interview applicants," State Department...

After Agni V, India to launch very own 'spy satellite' RISAT-1

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:16 AM PDT

After a highly successful launch of the Agni V, India is now ready to launch another heavy duty rocket the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota tomorrow. The indigenously made satell...


CBI inquiry against Army Chief, demands retired officer Tejinder Singh

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:13 AM PDT

The man who allegedly offered the Army Chief Rs 14 crore as a kickback has asked the Supreme Court to sanction a CBI inquiry against the chief for allegedly ordering the illegal monitoring of phones i...


No re-evaluation of UPSC exam papers as no rule for it: High Court

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:55 AM PDT

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) cannot re-evaluate the civil service examination answer sheets due to absence of any rule for it, the Delhi High Court has held, while dismissing a plea to r...


Bihar to set up Industry Promotion Council

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:53 AM PDT

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced setting up of Bihar Industrial Promotion Council and said that efforts would be made to make Bihar self-sufficient in energy sector.Addressing a functio...


BJP slams PM for rare appearances in Lok Sabha

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:44 AM PDT

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his "continued and persistent absence" from the Lok Sabha, alleging Dr Singh was not around when his presence was re...

Sharad Pawar to meet Sonia Gandhi to discuss presidential election

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:22 AM PDT

The Congress is beginning the process of trying to build consensus for the government's candidate for the presidential election to be held in July when Pratibha Patil's term expires.


Vaishno Devi pilgrim among two dead in Jammu and Kashmir

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:15 AM PDT

A Vaishno Devi pilgrim was among two persons killed after a fall into a deep gorge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.Mishra Ram (64) from UP was on his way to the cave shrine in Trikuta hills, wh...

1,700 calls between stockbroker and gangster

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:03 AM PDT

There were about 1,700 calls exchanged between stock broker Gautam Vora who was arrested on Monday for allegedly giving shelter to gangster Vijay Palande and Palande's wife Simran Sood, police said. P...

Jhina Hikaka will quit as MLA after release, claims Maoist spokesperson

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:01 AM PDT

The Maoist abductors of Odisha politician Jhina Hikaka have said they will release the Laxmipur MLA tomorrow. In an audio message released today, the Maoists said that they had agreed to release their...


Sketch of alleged child rapist released by Mumbai Police

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 01:49 AM PDT

The Pant Nagar police have released a sketch of a suspect who is alleged to have raped a four-year-old girl on April 8 in Ghatkopar. "The drawing was made based on the descriptions given by the victim...


In new note, Jayalalithaa asks PM for all Kudankulam power

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 01:32 AM PDT

With the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant all set to commence power generation, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today demanded that the entire power produced from it be gi...


Surgery to remove extra feet from 10-month-old

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 01:19 AM PDT

Most parents would want their kids to stand out in a crowd. But parents of the infant Raj cherish just one simple dream - that their 10-month-old bundle of joy will one day blend in with other kids hi...


'Nobel-winning NASA scientist' arrested for duping women

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 01:01 AM PDT

A 45-year-old man was arrested yesterday by a squad led by the Additional Police Commissioner (western region) for allegedly impersonating a NASA scientist and cheating single women on matrimony sites...


Bofors scam: Amitabh, Jaya Bachchan react to whistle-blower's revelations

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 12:48 AM PDT

Bofors scam: The Swedish whistle-blower in the Bofors case has said that Amitabh Bachchan was falsely implicated in the case and that though there is no evidence that Rajiv Gandhi had been bribed in ...


Two held for siphoning off Public Distribution System grains

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 12:34 AM PDT

Two persons were arrested after police recovered large quantity of food grain meant for distribution through public distribution system from a shop in Baramulla district of Kashmir.


Abducted collector 'safe'; academic Hargopal named mediator: Top 10 developments

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 12:27 AM PDT

Abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon is "safe" but being an asthma patient, he needs medicines, Maoists said on Tuesday night and proposed the name of human rights activist and academic P...


Photo exhibition on evolution of Nepal

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 12:18 AM PDT

The exhibition at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in the capital showcases rare photos collected by Dirgha Man, Ganesh Man and Kiran Man Chitrakar - who belong to a renowned lineage of art...


Telangana MPs on dharna for separate statehood

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 12:08 AM PDT

The suspended Congress MPs from Telangana continued their protest, demanding separate statehood, in the capital today. They were seen protesting with black bands on their faces, holding placards. The ...


Two hurt in Manipur blasts

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 11:54 PM PDT

Two people were injured in a blast near a government officer's residence at Sagolband while another bomb exploded at Sanakeithel, both in Imphal West district, last night, official sources said.The f...


Five-year-old Indian boy forced to spend 10 months in Bangladesh jail

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 11:52 PM PDT

Ariful, a five-year-old boy from West Bengal, has spent nearly a year at Kushtia Jail in Bangladesh. He was arrested along with his grandparents by Bangladesh security forces while they were crossing ...


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