Saturday, May 26, 2012

Nehru remembered on 48th death anniversary

Nehru remembered on 48th death anniversary

Nehru remembered on 48th death anniversary

Posted: 26 May 2012 08:12 PM PDT

The nation today remembered the country's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru on his 48th death anniversary, with President Pratibha Patil and Vice- President Hamid Ansari paying homage to him.

60-year-old murders son who asked for wheat

Posted: 26 May 2012 06:37 PM PDT

Suba Ram, the accused father was arrested.A case under section 302 of IPC was registered against him at Ratia police station.

Dera chief appeals for passport release to go to Nepal for treatment

Posted: 26 May 2012 06:36 PM PDT

In the case of hurting the Sikh community sentiments by Dera Saccha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh after wearing the dress like 10th Guru Gobind Singh, the court fixed the date of hearing on August 4.

Presidential poll: Sangma likens himself with Obama, pins hope on 'hidden votes'

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:23 PM PDT

Presidential hopeful P A Sangma equated himself to US President indicating he will continue to canvas support for his candidature despite being rebuffed by Congress.

Presidential poll: Sangma likens himself to Obama, pins hope on 'hidden votes'

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:23 PM PDT

Presidential hopeful P A Sangma equated himself to US President indicating he will continue to canvas support for his candidature despite being rebuffed by Congress.

Sangma: If Obama can, why can’t I?

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:23 PM PDT

Presidential hopeful P A Sangma equated himself to US President indicating he will continue to canvas support for his candidature despite being rebuffed by Congress and the NCP.

Petrol price hike: UPA allies go into protest mode

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:17 PM PDT

Two key UPA allies which provide the government the numbers to stay in power went into protest mode on Saturday, demanding a rollback of the petrol price hike.

Taskforce pushes for special operations command

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:13 PM PDT

India urgently needs a Special Operations Command (SOC), which brings together disparate special forces of the Army, Navy, IAF and other agencies under a unified command and control structure in order to execute strategic or politico-military operations in tune with national security objectives.

Akhilesh fields wife Dimple to fight Kannauj byelection

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:09 PM PDT

It is official now. Dimple Yadav will be Samajwadi Party's candidate for the Kannauj byelection. The formal decision was taken by the SP central parliamentary board on Saturday. The seat was vacated by her husband, UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, after the party's landslide win in the 2012 UP polls.

A gruelling Sunday for Jaganmohan Reddy

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:04 PM PDT

The suspense over the fate of Y S Jaganmohan Reddy lingered on for another day with the CBI subjecting him to a marathon round of questioning for the second day on Saturday and ending it with the rider that he appear before it again on Sunday morning.

Plan panel for 15% of funds for minorities in all schemes

Posted: 26 May 2012 05:03 PM PDT

The Planning Commission is likely to ask all ministries to step up allocation — to over 15% of funds — under all central schemes for the minority-concentrated areas.

Telecom panel refuses to decide spectrum pricing

Posted: 26 May 2012 04:28 PM PDT

The Telecom Commission on Saturday avoided a decision on recommending the reserve price for auction of 2G spectrum and instead lobbed the ball back into the regulator's court, asking it to analyse the impact on consumers, investment and government resources.

Mumbai tatkal ticket racket runs from Bihar

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:57 PM PDT

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has busted a racket in which confirmed tickets were booked under the Tatkal scheme by touts in Bihar and then couriered to Mumbai by air.

Bro files case against Rishi for fraud

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:54 PM PDT

Controversial NRI businessman Ravi Rishi, under investigation in the Tatra scandal, has now been caught in a vicious family feud with one of his brothers accusing him of fraud to rob them of their legitimate share in the family business.

Hackers set June 9 deadline to unblock sites

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:46 PM PDT

Hacking ISP (internet service provider) Reliance Communications in the latest edition of its web attacks, Anonymous OpIndia set an ultimatum to the government to unblock all file-sharing websites as well as any other website that might have been restricted by ISPs and the government.

Swamy to file private plaint in Maxis deal

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:40 PM PDT

Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Saturday told a special CBI court hearing the 2G spectrum case that he will file a private complaint in the case relating to the Aircel-Maxis deal.

Woman, son give samples in Tiwari case

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:37 PM PDT

Rohit Shekhar, who claims to be the biological son of veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari, on Saturday gave his blood samples along with his mother Ujjawala Sharma in the Delhi high court in connection with a paternity suit.

Govt OKs plan to send Bhopal toxic waste to Germany for disposal

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:34 PM PDT

After 28 years of the Bhopal gas tragedy and alarms about ground water pollution, the Centre has agreed to a proposal to take the toxic waste lying in the Union Carbide factory premises out of India for safe incineration in Germany.

Tamil Nadu farmer to contest Presidential polls

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:29 PM PDT

While the mainstream political parties in the country struggle to reach a consensus regarding the next President, a 53-year-old farmer dressed in loincloth has declared his candidature for the top post on Saturday.

Three witnesses identified 13/7 Pak plotters: ATS

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:28 PM PDT

The landlady of a room in Habib Mansion, rented by plotters of 13/7 Mumbai blast, identified suspected Pakistani nationals — Waqqas Ibrahim Shaikh and Danish alias Tabrez, ATS said in its 4,800-page chargesheet.

Energy focus as PM heads for Myanmar

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:22 PM PDT

It is no coincidence that an Indian prime minister, in the form of the venerable Manmohan Singh, is finally setting foot in Myanmar at a time when the economic significance of the only ASEAN nation to share border with India has grown manifold in the region.

Shah Rukh pleads guilty to smoking in Jaipur stadium

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:20 PM PDT

Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday pleaded guilty to smoking in a stadium here during an IPL match last month. While the actor agreed to pay a fine for violating the state's laws prohibiting smoking in a public place.

Miscreants try to set Srinagar church on fire

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:18 PM PDT

Two scooter-borne youth tried to set a century-old Catholic church on fire at Srinagar's Residency Road Thursday evening.

States profit from Centre’s food subsidy

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:16 PM PDT

The Centre's food subsidy bill is rising steeply not only due to higher procurement, but also because states are taking a cut by way of tax on sales with Haryana and Punjab collecting Rs 3,200 crore in 2011-12.

Norway kids’ custody row: Grandpas now in legal battle

Posted: 26 May 2012 03:13 PM PDT

The fight over the custody of the two kids — Aishwarya and Abhigwan — has found a new stage now, Burdwan's Kulti.
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