Sunday, April 29, 2012

Will freed Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka resign or not?

Will freed Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka resign or not?


Will freed Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka resign or not?

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 02:37 AM PDT

After accusing the Odisha government of not doing enough to secure his release from the Maoists, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka has, in a U-turn of sorts, said he had no idea about the eff...


Indian boy who spent a year in a Bangladesh jail reunited with family

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 01:58 AM PDT

Five-year-old Ariful, who through a terrible twist of fate ended up in a Bangladesh jail and spent a whole year there, finally walked free today. The boy, along with his grandparents who were also imp...


India, Japan to hold first economic dialogue

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 01:45 AM PDT

India and Japan will hold the first-ever economic dialogue in New Delhi on Monday, a move which reflects increasing trade ties between the two countries. The two countries will also be holding series ...


Presidential election: Taking Karunanidhi into confidence

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 01:01 AM PDT

The race to build consensus among its allies for the Presidential election has begun. The UPA's trusted lieutenant in the South met DMK Chief M Karunanidhi at his CIT Colony residence in Chennai this ...


President Patil to pen autobiography post retirement

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:31 AM PDT

President Pratibha Patil plans to write her autobiography after she retires in July. India's first woman President will be completing 50 years in public life this year and is planning to tell her stor...

President Pratibha Patil leaves for visit to Seychelles, South Africa

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 12:29 AM PDT

President Pratibha Patil on Sunday left on an official tour to Seychelles and South Africa, a visit expected to further boost India's friendly ties with the two African countries. The president was gi...


Full text of the Government's statement against Swamy's allegation on Chidambaram

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 11:47 PM PDT

The government today rejected Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's allegations against Home Minister P Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis equity issue saying they were "totally baseless".


Hostage collector crisis: Mediators return after meeting Maoists

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 11:37 PM PDT

One week after the kidnapping of Sukma collector Alex Menon, the first round of talks between the mediators and the Maoists has ended today with the mediators now back in Chitalner village after which...


In Haryana, another baby girl left abandoned in a mosque

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 11:10 PM PDT

Another baby was found abandoned, this time in a mosque in Haryana's Ambala village. The baby girl whose age has still not been established had a note attached to her written by her mother, which stat...

Lakshmi Mittal retains crown as Britain's richest man

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:31 PM PDT

Britain's wealthiest people saw their fortunes rise to record levels last year, according to the annual Sunday Times Rich List, at a time when most Britons' earnings and savings were squeezed by infla...


Presidential polls: Defence Minister AK Antony meets DMK chief Karunanidhi

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:31 PM PDT

In a bid to build consensus for the Congress-led UPA government's candidate for the presidential election to be held in July, Defence Minister AK Antony is meeting DMK chief M Karunanidhi.


Let us wait for some time: Kalam on whether he'll contest presidential polls

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:30 PM PDT

Former President APJ Abdul Kalam has finally reacted to all the talk about his name being up as a candidate for the coming presidential election to choose a successor to President Pratibha Patil.


Will the move to make RTI applications difficult and expensive kill the act

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:28 PM PDT

It was hailed as the UPA's big achievement when the Right to Information Act was passed in 2005. Now it seems like state governments across the country are making it an increasingly expensive and at t...


Gold soars to new high on frantic buying

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 08:42 PM PDT

Gold prices surged for the third consecutive trading session on Saturday to touch a new peak at the bullion market in Mumbai, driven by consistent investment and speculative demand. Silver also edged ...


Former SPG chief Wanchoo is new Goa Governor

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Former chief of the Special Protection Group (SPG), B V Wanchoo, was on Saturday named as the new Governor of Goa while E S L Narasimhan and K Sankaranarayanan will have fresh terms as Governors of An...


Taliban threat from Af-Pak real: Air chief

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 12:26 PM PDT

Increasing Talibanisation of Pakistan and shifting of terror focus from Af-Pak region would pose a serious security threat to India in the next two years, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. B...


Freed by Maoists, Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka does a U-turn

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 11:26 AM PDT

After saying that the government hadn't done enough to secure his release from the Maoists, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka has, in a U-turn of sorts, said that he had no idea about the efforts...


2002 riots: Sanjiv Bhatt appeals to President to appoint new probe panel

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 11:18 AM PDT

Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has petitioned President Pratibha Patil to appoint a new Commission of Inquiry to probe the role of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in 2002 riots.

Bribery case: Former BJP president Bangaru Laxman gets four years in jail

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 11:16 AM PDT

Eleven years after he was filmed accepting a bribe in a fictitious arms deal, former BJP president Bangaru Laxman was today sentenced to four years in jail by a Delhi court. He was also slapped with a...


Kedarnath temple reopens after six months

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 10:01 AM PDT

Seven Afghan nationals get life term for trespassing into India

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 09:53 AM PDT

Nancy Powell to meet Mamata Banerjee ahead of Clinton's visit to India

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 09:48 AM PDT

Ahead of the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Kolkata next month, US Ambassador to India Nancy J Powell will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on April 30.

Nepal offers to train Indians for peacekeeping missions

Posted: 28 Apr 2012 09:36 AM PDT

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