Wednesday, April 18, 2012

IPL 5: Gambhir helps Kolkata thump Punjab

IPL 5: Gambhir helps Kolkata thump Punjab


IPL 5: Gambhir helps Kolkata thump Punjab

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Kolkata Knight Riders took sweet revenge of their loss at home as they beat Kings XI Punjab comfortably by eight wickets in their return clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Punjab Cric...


Eight teenagers arrested for beating college student to death

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:21 PM PDT

Eight people have been arrested today for beating a college student to death. Junior college student, Ansh Agarwal was beaten to death in Mumbai's suburban Andheri on Tuesday night. According to t...


ICBM Agni-V's launch put off till Thursday due to bad weather

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:18 PM PDT

The high-profile launch of India's first Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), Agni-V, was postponed on Wednesday due to bad weather. Sources say the missile will now be launched on Thursday mor...


Mumbai rail services to be affected for next three days

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:06 PM PDT

It wasn't a regular Wednesday for at least 40 lakh commuters of the suburban Central Railways in Mumbai. A fire, late Tuesday night at the Kurla and Vidyavihar signalling cabins damaged some equipment...


Are political parties guilty of patronising terror suspects?

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:50 AM PDT

Just ahead of the chief ministers' conference, Uttar Pradesh government's commitment to give justice to "falsely implicated" terror suspects kicked up a storm. The state government sought legal opinio...


Bollywood actress' headless body found in Allahabad septic tank

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:51 AM PDT

A team of Mumbai police aided by Allahabad cops traced the headless torso of Meenakshi Thapa, a budding Bollywood actress who was abducted on March 30, to a septic tank here, police said on Wednesday.


Eight-year-old beaten by employers, rescued in Delhi

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:46 AM PDT

In yet another incident of a minor girl being beaten up by her employers, an eight-year-old girl was rescued today from a family in Munirka in South Delhi. The girl from Bihar hired a month ago to ...


Peaceful co-existence very necessary for both Pakistan and India, says Pak Army Chief

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 10:23 AM PDT

Pakistan called for negotiations with rival nuclear power India over a disputed Himalayan glacier on Wednesday, an apparent softening in attitude toward a neighbour with which it has fought three wars...


In Gurgaon, four-day-old left to die in a garbage bin

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:56 AM PDT

Another horror story of a baby girl being left to die. This time from Gurgaon in suburban Delhi. A four-day-old girl wrapped inside a polythene bag was found abandoned in a garbage dump in the Udyog V...


Mumbai cop accused of rape suspended; files for anticipatory bail

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:41 AM PDT

A day after an FIR was registered against him for allegedly raping a middle-aged housewife; the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Anil Mahabole today approached the session's court seeking antici...

Mau hostage drama: 4 killed in gun battle

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:28 AM PDT

A fierce gun battle is underway between the police and local criminals in the Chiraiyakot area of Uttar Pradesh's Mau district. The police have cornered the criminals inside a house. Five people have ...


Odisha hostage crisis: Govt decides to withdraw cases against 13 prisoners

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:19 AM PDT

With the deadline set by the Maoists in Odisha holding BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka hostage ending today, his fate still remained unknown despite the state government's decision to seriously consider withdraw...

Berkshire shares dip on Warren Buffett cancer news

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:17 AM PDT

Supreme Court to examine whether its orders were violated for Shankar Bidari's appointment

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:12 AM PDT

The Supreme Court will examine whether the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and the Karnataka government violated its earlier order that once Director Generals of Police (DGs) in states and unio...

Time magazine names Mamata Banerjee among world's 100 most influential people

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:01 AM PDT

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the world. She joins a club of "people who inspire us, entertain us, challenge u...


Airfares on busy routes go up by 10-25 per cent

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:51 AM PDT

Top 10 facts about Agni-V

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:51 AM PDT

A big day for India's missile program. The country is getting ready to test fire its first Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) called Agni-V. A nuclear tipped three-stage missile - designed and...


'We are living in dark days in Bengal', scientist Partho Sarothi Ray says after release

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:46 AM PDT

Internationally-acclaimed scientist Partho Sarothi Ray, who was arrested earlier this month for his alleged role in protests against slum evictions in Kolkata, has said that he was implicated in a fal...


Akhilesh's Janata Durbar: UP Chief Minister to meet public every Wednesday

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:23 AM PDT

For the first time in five years, the doors of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's residence at 5 Kalidas Marg in Lucknow were thrown open to the public. From today, the newly elected Chief Minister Ak...


Agni-V to be test-fired today

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:22 AM PDT

Today, India may join a select club of countries that possess or are about to possess an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) as hectic preparations are on for the launch of Agni-V missile from ...


Gilani asks son to cut short honeymoon, face probe in drug case

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:45 AM PDT

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today asked his son Ali Musa, who has been linked to alleged irregularities in the import of a large amount of the chemical Ephedrine, to cut short his honey...


Return to India in best interest of NRI kids: Norway authorities to court

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:23 AM PDT

The chances of two NRI children returning to India has brightened with the Norwegian Child Welfare Service (CWS), which has kept them in foster care, submitting in a court in Oslo that there is no nee...


Train services on Mumbai's Central Railway line hit by fire; delays likely to continue

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:10 AM PDT

Mumbaikars are bracing for an evening on crowded local trains as just 70 percent of the train services are available after a fire last night at the Kurla and Vidyavihar signalling cabins damaged som...


London begins 100-day countdown to Olympics 2012

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:10 AM PDT

London Olympic organisers stressed the importance of creating a legacy from the Games on Wednesday as they started the 100-day countdown by unveiling the event's motto: "Inspire a generation".The mile...

Dabbawallas want two reserved compartments on Western Railways

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Like almost all other sections of the city's population, the politics and paucity of space has also started afflicting the functioning of the unfailing army of city dabbawalas, who satisfy the hunger ...

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