US announces $10 million bounty on 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed

US announces $10 million bounty on 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed
Odisha hostage crisis: Talks inconclusive; Maoists issue ultimatum in audio tape
Italian hostage crisis: Full transcript of Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda's audio message
Kingfisher pilots threaten strike again: 10 new developments
'Dead' Australian fights for life in hospital
Chargesheet against Jagan refers to his massively-popular father, YSR
Britain slams India over Vodafone case, says tax plan may hurt investment
Aussie PM jokes with Obama on prejudices: Report
Soil which Mahatma fell on after assassination to be auctioned
Norwegian gunman plotted to kill Obama: Reports
IPL 2012: Sachin Tendulkar hands over Mumbai Indians' captaincy to Harbhajan Singh
Baby girl lies unwanted as two families battle over a new-born boy
Akhilesh's unemployment allowance has many takers, prompts talk of tweaked policy
Suu Kyi's party wins Myanmar by-election landslide
Tibetan immolations among history's biggest waves of suicide-by-fire
Plain clothes police mistaken for kidnappers; assaulted
Tendulkar to receive 100 gold coins for 100 tons
Vodafone CEO says amendment to tax laws is “arbitrary” and “punitive”
Defence Minister Antony meets service chiefs, wants acquisitions streamlined
Army Chief did not leak letter to PM: Intelligence Bureau sources
Yashwant Sinha demands CBI probe into Jharkhand poll
Kingfisher pilots write letter to Mallya
CBI impounds Vectra chief's passport
Tirumala Temple sets record, gets 5.73 crores in one day
Kingfisher pilots say pay salary now or will strike work from 8 pm tomorrow

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 07:11 PM PDT

The US has announced a reward of $10 million for the capture or information leading to the capture of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed.

Odisha hostage crisis: Talks inconclusive; Maoists issue ultimatum in audio tape

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 12:30 PM PDT

With no headway in sight on the negotiations for the release of the abducted Italian national, the Maoists in Odisha are indulging in some tough talk. On Monday evening, top Maoist leader Sabyasachi P...

Italian hostage crisis: Full transcript of Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda's audio message

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 11:12 AM PDT

For nearly three weeks Italian national Paolo Bosusco has been in captivity of Maoists in Odisha. Today, talks between the Maoist-appointed mediators and the state government on the demands made by th...

Kingfisher pilots threaten strike again: 10 new developments

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 11:07 AM PDT

Kingfisher Airlines could see employees striking work if they are not paid salary by 8 pm on April 3, sources said. In a response to the airline's chairman Vijay Mallya's letter, employees have sa...

'Dead' Australian fights for life in hospital

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 09:49 AM PDT

An investigation was under way on Monday after a man declared dead by Australian paramedics following a car crash was found to be alive around an hour later.

Chargesheet against Jagan refers to his massively-popular father, YSR

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 09:44 AM PDT

Jagan Mohan Reddy has been chargesheeted by the CBI for building up a vast fortune by misusing the office of his father, YSR Reddy, when he was chief minister. Jagan has not yet been arrested. Here ar...

Britain slams India over Vodafone case, says tax plan may hurt investment

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 09:24 AM PDT

British finance minister George Osborne on Monday criticised an Indian plan to retroactively tax business deals, saying it could damage foreign investment in the fast-developing country.

Aussie PM jokes with Obama on prejudices: Report

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 08:38 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard enjoys joking with President Barack Obama that she faces more prejudices as a childless, unmarried, atheist woman than he does as an African-American, a newspap...

Soil which Mahatma fell on after assassination to be auctioned

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Mahatma Gandhi's round-lensed spectacles, a personal prayer book and the soil upon which he fell when he was assassinated are among an incredible lot of items that will be sold at an auction in Britai...

Norwegian gunman plotted to kill Obama: Reports

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 08:05 AM PDT

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik had planned to assassinate US President Barack Obama with a car bomb when he went to collect his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in 2009, the Daily Mail report...

IPL 2012: Sachin Tendulkar hands over Mumbai Indians' captaincy to Harbhajan Singh

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 07:34 AM PDT

Sachin Tendulkar on Monday, handed over the captaincy of Mumbai Indians to Harbhajan Singh.Terming Mumbai Indians franchise as a family, Tendulkar said the decision was taken after due considerati...

Baby girl lies unwanted as two families battle over a new-born boy

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 07:16 AM PDT

In the nursery for new-borns at Jodhpur's Umaid Hospital lies a baby girl who is seven days old. Her biological mother, who is in the women's general ward does not see her, or feed her. She remains un...

Akhilesh's unemployment allowance has many takers, prompts talk of tweaked policy

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 06:45 AM PDT

At 1 pm on a Monday, Pooja Saxena, is waiting in line in 36 degrees heat outside Lucknow's employment bureau. There are nearly 40 other women surrounding her. They are here to register for the Rs 10...

Suu Kyi's party wins Myanmar by-election landslide

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 06:15 AM PDT

Aung San Suu Kyi's party won Myanmar's by-elections in a landslide, the country's Election Commission said on Monday, a victory she hoped would mark the start of a new era after a historic vote that c...

Tibetan immolations among history's biggest waves of suicide-by-fire

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 06:05 AM PDT

Dozens of Tibetans have set themselves on fire over the past year to protest Chinese rule, sometimes drinking kerosene to make the flames explode from within, in one of the biggest waves of political ...

Plain clothes police mistaken for kidnappers; assaulted

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:46 AM PDT

Police personnel in plain clothes, who were taking a notorious criminal in an unmarked jeep, were assaulted by locals after they mistook them for kidnappers, police said. The incident took place yeste...

Tendulkar to receive 100 gold coins for 100 tons

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:46 AM PDT

Sachin Tendulkar would be showered with 100 gold coins by Mumbai Cricket Association for accomplishing the fabulous feat of compiling 100 international centuries in Dhaka last month. The decision t...

Vodafone CEO says amendment to tax laws is “arbitrary” and “punitive”

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:38 AM PDT

Vodafone's CEO, Vottorio Colao writes to the government that the tax amendment is "arbitrary and punitive".

Defence Minister Antony meets service chiefs, wants acquisitions streamlined

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:32 AM PDT

After two important meetings, both attended by Army chief General VK Singh, Defence Minister AK Antony has asked the Army to streamline its acquisition process and has favoured more financial powers t...

Army Chief did not leak letter to PM: Intelligence Bureau sources

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:06 AM PDT

The confidential letter written by army chief General VK Singh to the Prime Minister was not leaked by the General or his supporters, say sources in the Intelligence Bureau. The agency has been asked...

Yashwant Sinha demands CBI probe into Jharkhand poll

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 04:36 AM PDT

Lauding the Election Commission for its "bold" decision of scrapping the Rajya Sabha poll in Jharkhand, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has asked it to get a thorough probe conducted by the CBI or any othe...

Kingfisher pilots write letter to Mallya

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 04:25 AM PDT

Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya has assured his employees that they will be paid salary starting Wednesday, but pilots and other employees have set a deadline of 8 pm tomorrow, April 3, 2012. S...

CBI impounds Vectra chief's passport

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 04:11 AM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly impounded the passport of London-based businessman and head of truck manufacturing company Vectra, Ravi Rishi, to ensure that he does not leave...

Tirumala Temple sets record, gets 5.73 crores in one day

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 03:56 AM PDT

No sign of any economic slowdown at the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh. The world-famous shrine of Lord Venkateshwara saw 'hundi' donations of 5.73 crores on Sunday -a new record.