Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Shocked victims recall nightmare on expressway

Shocked victims recall nightmare on expressway


Shocked victims recall nightmare on expressway

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:57 AM PDT

Within hours, joyous celebrations that mark every Indian wedding had given way to gloom of death and feeling of loss. The tragic accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway that claimed 29 lives has shatte...


Why Jagan Mohan Reddy's arrest makes things very awkward for the Congress

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:56 AM PDT

In a jail in Chanchalguda in Hyderabad, Jagan Mohan Reddy, as of last evening, is prisoner no 6093. A court has ordered that he will stay here till June 11, one day before by-elections are held for 18...


I just want to see my parents again: Expressway accident survivor

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:22 AM PDT

You may call this 14-year-old fortunate since he came out of a horrifying calamity with just a fractured leg. You may also deem him remarkably unfortunate, as he is now the only surviving member of hi...


From a Mumbai chawl to Vienna via Westminster

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:00 AM PDT

Three years ago, in 2008 to be precise, a Mumbai girl called Varalaxmi Pillai, daughter of a domestic help, won the Sheriff's Scholarship for Women to the University of Westminster, London. Today, thi...

Engineering common admission test will hit rural students

Posted: 29 May 2012 01:52 AM PDT

The move of the joint councils of IITs, NITs and IIITs to hold a common admission examination would make it more difficult for students, especially those from rural areas where school infrastructure i...


Adarsh housing scam: Court grants bail to seven accused

Posted: 29 May 2012 01:07 AM PDT

A special court on Tuesday granted bail to seven of the accused in the Adarsh housing scam. All the accused had earlier sought bail on the ground that the investigating agency had not filed a chargesh...


Jagan Mohan Reddy in jail, his mother on campaign trail

Posted: 29 May 2012 01:06 AM PDT

Jagan Mohan Reddy, chief of the YSR Congress, will spend the next 14 days in a jail in Hyderabad. And his mother and party honorary chief YS Vijayamma has decided to lead the party's campaign for the ...


Yeddyurappa's anticipatory bail plea hearing adjourned till June 1

Posted: 29 May 2012 01:04 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Aung San Suu Kyi

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:33 AM PDT

CNG price hike: Delhi Autorickshaws to go on strike on May 31 in protest

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:07 AM PDT

Protesting against the hike in CNG price in Delhi, autorickshaws in the city will go on strike on Mat 31 in protest. The strike coincides with the bandh called by the Left and BJP against petrol hike.


At ND Tiwari's home, blood sample collected under pressure

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:49 PM PDT

After politician ND Tiwari refused to participate in a DNA test for a paternity suit against him, a doctor and a court official reached his house today in Dehradun to force his co-operation. Chief Med...


12-year-old Bihar boy clears Class 12 after cracking IIT-JEE

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:21 PM PDT

After cracking the highly competitive Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), Satyam Kumar, the 12-year-old boy from Bihar, has now passed Class 12 with 85 percent marks.


Chennai petrol shortage forces offices to allow work-from-home today

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:20 PM PDT

Many offices in Chennai have been forced to allow their staff to work-from-home today, after petrol pumps remain closed for the third day in a row because of lack of supplies from oil companies. Most ...


Tamil Nadu given permission to close holes in Mullaperiyar dam

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:18 PM PDT

After Tamil Nadu charged Kerala with preventing it from closing holes drilled in the Mullaperiyar Dam to assess its core stability, the Kerala government granted permission to plug the holes.

CBSE results: Manipuri boy beats all odds to top Class 12 exams

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:24 PM PDT

Mohammad Ismat lives in a small Manipur village that gets two to four hours of electricity a day. So he had to plan his eight hours of study. For he had a dream and he realised it. Mohammad has topped...


Indian kills wife in Italy for wearing western clothes

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:18 PM PDT

Air India loses Rs 325 crore from pilots' strike

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:38 PM PDT

The board of national carrier Air India met on Monday to discuss the standoff between the airline management and pilots who have been on strike for the last 21 days, forcing the airline to curtail som...


Congress using PM as a shield, says Team Anna

Posted: 28 May 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Just days after accusing 15 top ministers including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of corruption, Team Anna has hit out again, this time targeting the PM directly. Team Anna's legal brain Prashant Bhus...


How to get into IITs, engineering colleges from next year

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:53 AM PDT

A single entrance examination will be held from 2013 for admission to the centrally funded engineering institutes. These include the 15 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and all the National Inst...


Hand over Adarsh land: Defence Ministry to Maharashtra government

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:39 AM PDT

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has sent a notice to the Maharashtra government claiming the ownership of the land on which the Adarsh Housing Society is built. According to the notice, the land was tak...


Will pay Pak 10 mn for Hafiz Saeed, retorts India

Posted: 28 May 2012 09:37 AM PDT

The USD 10 million bounty on Lashkar-e-Taiba founder and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed was the subject of a verbal tit-for-tat at an interaction Home Secretary R K Singh had with journalists in Islamab...


BJP asks Team Anna to avoid intemperate language against Prime Minister

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:59 AM PDT

BJP has asked Team Anna to exercise control over its language while criticising the Prime Minister, saying that use of intemperate words against somebody holding the top post is not acceptable."Any us...


Jagan Mohan Reddy's mother Vijayamma writes to poll panel chief for intervention in arrest

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:51 AM PDT

On a day YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy was sent to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with a disproportionate assets case against him, his mother Vijayamma has written to Chief Election...


Richest MP Jagan is now prisoner 6093

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:25 AM PDT

Jagan, as he is popularly known is the son of late Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy. He is allotted prisoner number 6,093 after he was sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a Centr...


Jagan to stay in jail till June 11, a day before key elections

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:24 AM PDT

Jagan Mohan Reddy, chief of the YSR Congress, will spend the next 14 days in a Hyderabad jail. A court today said he will remain there till June 11, a day before by-elections are held in 18 key const...


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