Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Narendra Modi, Yeddyurappa's absence cast shadow over BJP meet

Narendra Modi, Yeddyurappa's absence cast shadow over BJP meet


Narendra Modi, Yeddyurappa's absence cast shadow over BJP meet

Posted: 23 May 2012 01:39 PM PDT

The absence of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa could cast a shadow over the BJP National Executive beginning in Mumbai today. The meet is all se...


Petrol prices hiked, diesel, LPG could be next: Ten facts

Posted: 23 May 2012 01:30 PM PDT

The Indian government decided to hike prices of petrol by about Rs 7.50 per litre on Wednesday evening. A ministerial committee is likely to meet on Friday to decide on a possible Rs 5 perlitre hike i...


Five children dead, six injured in Allahabad blast

Posted: 23 May 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Five children were killed and six others seriously injured in a crude bomb explosion that ripped through a congested slum in the city today. Union Home Ministry sources have ruled out a terror angle.


US national drops molestation charges against Luke Pomersbach

Posted: 23 May 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Zohal Hameed, the American national who had alleged that Royal Challengers Bangalore player Luke Pomersbach had molested her at a five-star hotel in New Delhi, has dropped charges against the Australi...


IPL Eliminator: Chennai Super Kings dump out Mumbai Indians

Posted: 23 May 2012 12:09 PM PDT

If there's one thing the last four seasons of the IPL have taught us, it is that Chennai Super Kings can never be counted out till they are actually out. That lesson was reinforced emphatically in the...


Facebook, banks sued over pre-IPO analyst calls

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:52 AM PDT

Facebook Inc and Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter of social networking company's IPO, were sued by shareholders.


Petrol pricier by Rs 6.28 plus taxes, Mamata upset but won't quit UPA

Posted: 23 May 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Petrol price hike: Petrol prices have been hiked by Rs. 6.28 per litre, exclusive of taxes, effective midnight. This is the steepest hike ever for petrol in India, and prompted calls for a rollback fr...


Obama officials gave Hollywood filmmaker access to team that killed bin Laden, records show

Posted: 23 May 2012 09:47 AM PDT

The Obama administration arranged for two Hollywood filmmakers to get special access to government officials involved in the commando operation that killed Osama bin Laden, according to a conservative...


Dinner diplomacy gone, Mulayam's party slams petrol hike

Posted: 23 May 2012 09:27 AM PDT

Petrol price hike: The government, which on Wednesday allowed a huge hike of Rs 6.28 a litre exclusive of taxes in the price of petrol, is under attack. From Opposition parties and allies alike. An an...


Petrol prices: then and now

Posted: 23 May 2012 08:43 AM PDT

Petrol prices hiked, diesel, LPG could be next: Ten facts

Posted: 23 May 2012 08:39 AM PDT

Jayalalithaa condemns petrol price hike, demands rollback

Posted: 23 May 2012 08:22 AM PDT

Strongly condemning the steep hike in petrol price, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today demanded its immediate rollback, warning that otherwise people's agony would spell the doom for the '...

28% Indian executives okay with bribery: E&Y survey

Posted: 23 May 2012 08:21 AM PDT

The findings are interesting as they come at a time when India as well as the public has been for long painting the entire political class "corrupt".

Public slams petrol price hike

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:57 AM PDT

Wednesday's petrol price hike was denounced by the middle class, with some calling it outrageous. "This is shocking and outrageous and will surely break our backs," said salesman Harish Rawat, who use...

Petrol price hike: Unjust and unilateral, says Mamata; won't pull out of government

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:49 AM PDT

Big fire at bank in Central Delhi doused, all rescued

Posted: 23 May 2012 07:15 AM PDT

Rupee rebounds to close at 55.99/$ after breaching 56/$

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:58 AM PDT

Jaganmohan Reddy will be interrogated on Friday by CBI, orders court

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:49 AM PDT

Jaganmohan Reddy, politician from Andhra Pradesh, got some good news and some bad news today. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has agreed that the accounts of his Sakshi Media should be un-frozen. But th...


Petrol prices to go up by Rs 7.50 per litre

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:49 AM PDT

The government on Wednesday hiked the price of petrol by Rs 7.50 per litre. The hike will be effective from Wednesday midnight.The government had decontrolled petrol price in June 2010 but rates were ...


Big fire at bank in Central Delhi, people being evacuated from the building

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:26 AM PDT

25 fire engines are trying to put out the flames at a bank in central Delhi, less than half a kilometre from the Indian parliament. Fire-fighters are rescuing people who were trapped inside the branch...


Mamata Banerjee says Marxists and Maoists plotting to kill her with ISI

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:26 AM PDT

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says that Marxists and Maoists are plotting to kill her in league with the Pakistani intelligence, North Korea, Venezuela and Hungary. Banerjee made the sens...


Commonwealth Games' crowning glory, the aerostat, is deflated and donated

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:20 AM PDT

Sensex closes at 4-month low as rupee sinks below 56

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:18 AM PDT

Income Tax surveys at Pune Warriors, Royal Challengers offices: Top 10 developments

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:17 AM PDT

The Income Tax department has reportedly carried out surveys at the offices of Indian Premier League (IPL) teams the Sahara Pune Warriors India, and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai and Ban...

IPL molestation case headed for out-of-court settlement?

Posted: 23 May 2012 05:14 AM PDT

The brother of Mr Sahil Peerzada, who was allegedly punched by Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach when he objected to him molesting his girlfriend, on Wednesday claimed that they do not want to purs...

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