Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Supreme Court extends deadline for auction of new 2G licenses till August 31

Supreme Court extends deadline for auction of new 2G licenses till August 31


Supreme Court extends deadline for auction of new 2G licenses till August 31

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 02:48 AM PDT

The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for auction and issue of new licenses for the 2G spectrum till August 31, 2012 in lieu of the 122 telecom licenses cancelled. The cancelled licences, howeve...


No woman takers for lifeguard's position in Goa

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 02:44 AM PDT

A fresh recruitment drive to appoint lifeguards on the Goan beaches has failed to attract women candidates once again, a senior official said today.

Jaitley, Mayawati among 50 new members to take oath in Rajya Sabha

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 02:44 AM PDT

Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati, Union ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Rajeev Shukla, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi and actor Jaya Bachchan were among th...

Families of Kerala fishermen withdraw compensation case

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 02:22 AM PDT

The families of the two fishermen, allegedly killed by Italian Marines, have withdrawn their cases demanding compensation for the tragedy. The Kerala High Court allowed the family members to withdraw ...

Karthik Thondaiman is AIADMK candidate for Pudukottai bypoll

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 02:19 AM PDT

The ruling AIADMK has decided to field VR Karthik Thondaiman in the bypoll to Pudukkottai assembly seat, which fell vacant following the death of Communist Party of India (CPI) Member of Legislative A...

Govt suspends Congress' 8 Telangana MPs for disrupting Parliament

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 02:07 AM PDT

The Budget Session resumed today after a 22 day break, only to see repeated disruption by MPs from the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh shouting slogans and demanding a separate state. After two adj...


Indian, Lankan artists join hands for cause of planet, endangered species

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 02:04 AM PDT

A group of 30 odd artists from India and Sri Lanka are joining hands to propagate the cause of endangered species that inhabit earth and promote a green message.A nature themed exhibition titled 'Cons...

Parliament hails launch of Agni-V

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 02:01 AM PDT

The Parliament today hailed the successful launch of the nuclear capable, 5000 km range Agni-V missile, which propelled India into an elite group of nations possessing such advanced technology.

Two cops injured after murder accused hurls bomb at them

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:59 AM PDT

Two Sub-Inspectors (SI) were injured when a man wanted in a murder case hurled a bomb at them in a Casuarina grove at Uruvayur village early this morning when they were about to nab him, police said.

Norway custody row ends; children arrive in India with uncle

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:59 AM PDT

After spending nearly a year in foster care in Norway, toddlers Abhigyan and Aishwarya are home. They arrived at the Delhi airport a little before 10 am today with their uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya;...


No plans to run for US Vice President:Nikki Haley

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:50 AM PDT

South Carolina's Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley, billed as a rising star in the Republican party, says that she has no plans to run for US Vice President as a running mate of the presumptive Pre...

Nagpur concerned over pollution from fly ash

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:48 AM PDT

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has expressed concerns over the huge quantity of fly ash, known to be hazardous in nature as it contains radioactive elements, harmful to human beings an...

Supreme Court stays High Court's order on Bidari's appointment

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:30 AM PDT

The Supreme Court has stayed the Karnataka High Court order which had quashed the appointment of Shankar Bidari as Director General of the state police, dubbing him as "worse than Saddam Hussein or Mu...


Jaipur: Woman commits suicide after fight with husband

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:26 AM PDT

Apparently depressed over a fight with her husband, a 25-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling in her house in Char Darwaja area in the city, police said.


Collector's abduction: Govt names two mediators to negotiate with Maoists

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:20 AM PDT

The Chhattisgarh government has named former chief secretaries of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh- Nirmala Buch and S K Mishra- as mediators for the release of the kidnapped Sukma Collector Alex Paul ...


14-year-old-girl kidnapped from Moga

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:17 AM PDT

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly abducted by Rohit Kumar with an intention to marry her, police said today.The 14-year-old girl, a student of class X, was kidnapped by Rohit Kumar four days back.

CBI files second charge sheet in Jagan assets case

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 01:05 AM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed the second set of formal charges in a local court in a case involving the alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress party leader YS Jaganmohan Re...

Five killed in cracker factory explosion

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:59 AM PDT

Five persons, including two children, were today killed and two others injured in an explosion in a cracker shop in Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

School secretary arrested for sexually harassing students

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:47 AM PDT

Supplementary charges filed in Emaar township case

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:45 AM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed an additional set of formal charges in the Emaar- APIIC (Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation) township case in a court. Busin...


Four teenaged boys drown in lake

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:44 AM PDT

Four teenaged boys drowned in a slush filled lake at Anadhsagar area while bathing, police said. The boys, all aged between 13 and 15 years, went to the lake after school on Monday to take a bath.


Lalu Prasad Yadav wants Hamid Ansari as President

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 12:13 AM PDT

With the race for Rashtrapati Bhawan hotting up, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister said today that Vice-President Hamid Ansari should be the next President of India. Sou...


United Nations Chief to visit India this week

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 11:38 PM PDT

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will travel to India this week on a three-day visit during which he will discuss current regional and global issues with the country's senior political lea...


Six killed in accident in Odisha

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 11:21 PM PDT

At least six persons, including five school students, were killed and five others injured when a van carrying High School Certificate examinees collided with a truck in Odisha's Nayagarh district on M...

Norway children back home: Top 10 developments

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 11:07 PM PDT

The Norway nightmare, which lasted almost 12 months, has finally ended for the Indian family with toddlers Abhigyan and Aishwarya returning home today morning. The children landed in Delhi a little be...


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