Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon returns home: 10 big developments

Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon returns home: 10 big developments
Freed by Maoists, Sukma collector to reunite with family today
Pranab says he's not front-runner for presidential candidate
Kerala, Tamil Nadu to get copies of report on Mullaperiyar
Parliament discusses security of students from the north-east
Controversy over CCTV footage of Mumbai cop weilding a hockey stick
Hunt for stolen water meters leads cops to 1,000-yr-old scripture
Controversy over CCTV footage of Mumbai cop with hockey stick
Electricity failure when Power Minister was speaking in Lok Sabha
Andhra Pradesh Congress reviews party's preparedness for Nellore seat
Why Kanimozhi, Jaya Bachchan fight new bill that seeks to make divorce faster
Body of French citizen who was assaulted on train being brought to Delhi
India has toughened its Siachen stand: Kayani
US fines Air India $80,000 for not sharing info with customers
2002 Gujarat riots: Nine convicted in third Ode massacre case
Mamata Banerjee to meet PM today; will there be a deal on presidential candidate?
Nupur Talwar's bail plea in Supreme Court today
In Jhansi, money lender drives farmer to suicide
Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon released by Maoists: 10 big developments
BJP's SS Ahluwalia says 'horse-trading' behind Rajya Sabha defeat in Jharkhand
Passenger train derails after heavy storm, 2 injured
President poll: Names not final, says Sonia; Mamata is coy about support
Odisha does not want foreigners in Maoist-affected areas
NCP leader, former Mayor attacks municipal officer
French man dies after being beaten unconscious on train in Haryana

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:58 AM PDT

The Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon reached home on Friday morning, 13 days after he had been kidnapped by the Maoists. Here are the 10 big developments of this case...

Freed by Maoists, Sukma collector to reunite with family today

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:56 AM PDT

Chhattisgarh Collector Alex Paul Menon, who released by Maoists yesterday after almost two weeks in captivity, will reunite with his family in Sukma in a short while from now.

Pranab says he's not front-runner for presidential candidate

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:50 AM PDT

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has denied that he is emerging as the first choice of the Congress and its allies for June's election for the President of India.

Kerala, Tamil Nadu to get copies of report on Mullaperiyar

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:47 AM PDT

The Supreme Court on Friday permitted Kerala and Tamil Nadu to get copies of the report submitted by the monitoring committee on the Mullaperiyar Dam row.A five-judge constitution bench of the court h...

Parliament discusses security of students from the north-east

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:36 AM PDT

Rejecting the contention that students from north-east are subjected to discrimination and racial profiling, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said that the Government will take every step to ensure t...

Controversy over CCTV footage of Mumbai cop weilding a hockey stick

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:33 AM PDT

Mumbai Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble reportedly arrived at Amar Juice Centre in Vile Parle on the the night of April 15, with 8-10 men in tow - all were in civilian dressing - and all...

Hunt for stolen water meters leads cops to 1,000-yr-old scripture

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:33 AM PDT

A search to recover stolen water meters in Kalyan led cops to chance upon some historic antique stationery lying in a scrap shop. On Tuesday, the Bazarpeth police recovered a tamrapatra - a copper-pla...

Controversy over CCTV footage of Mumbai cop with hockey stick

Posted: 04 May 2012 02:18 AM PDT

Once again, the iron-fisted rule of 56-year-old Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble has created a stir. The Social Service cop, feared by bar owners and sex racketeers because of his unforg...

Electricity failure when Power Minister was speaking in Lok Sabha

Posted: 04 May 2012 01:46 AM PDT

Lok Sabha witnessed some light moments today during Question Hour when there was a power failure while Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde was answering a query related to his ministry, prompting member...

Andhra Pradesh Congress reviews party's preparedness for Nellore seat

Posted: 04 May 2012 01:29 AM PDT

Gearing up for the by-polls to 18 assembly and one Lok Sabha seat next month,Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and other Congress leaders held a meeting to review the party's preparedness in Nellore ...

Why Kanimozhi, Jaya Bachchan fight new bill that seeks to make divorce faster

Posted: 04 May 2012 01:17 AM PDT

Some of India's most famous women MPs have spent the week arguing against a new bill that seeks to make divorce easier. Actor-politician Jaya Bachchan and M Kanimozhi of the DMK are among those who sa...

Body of French citizen who was assaulted on train being brought to Delhi

Posted: 04 May 2012 12:46 AM PDT

Officials from the French embassy in Delhi were in Chandigarh this morning to collect the body of a French citizen who died after being beaten unconscious on a train travelling through Haryana.

India has toughened its Siachen stand: Kayani

Posted: 04 May 2012 12:27 AM PDT

India has toughened its stance on Siachen, the world's highest battleground, said Pakistan army chief general Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

US fines Air India $80,000 for not sharing info with customers

Posted: 03 May 2012 11:47 PM PDT

The US Transportation Department has slapped a fine of $80,000 on Air India for failing to post customer service, tarmac delay contingency plans on its website and adequately inform passengers about i...

2002 Gujarat riots: Nine convicted in third Ode massacre case

Posted: 03 May 2012 11:32 PM PDT

A special court in Anand today convicted nine people in connection with a third case related to 2002 Ode massacre.

Mamata Banerjee to meet PM today; will there be a deal on presidential candidate?

Posted: 03 May 2012 10:29 PM PDT

Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee is expected to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today. While the formal agenda of the meeting is a moratorium for debt-ridden West Bengal, all eyes will be on any in...

Nupur Talwar's bail plea in Supreme Court today

Posted: 03 May 2012 10:19 PM PDT

The Supreme Court will today take up the bail plea of Nupur Talwar, who along with her husband Rajesh is accused of the double murder of their only child Aarushi and their domestic help Hemraj. Mrs...

In Jhansi, money lender drives farmer to suicide

Posted: 03 May 2012 09:57 PM PDT

From the drought-hit Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, comes an all too familiar story of despair and desperation. After allegedly being harassed by a money-lender for two months, a 35-year-old far...

Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon released by Maoists: 10 big developments

Posted: 03 May 2012 01:30 PM PDT

Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon, who was kidnapped by Maoists in Chhattisgrah almost two weeks ago, has been released by his abductors. Mr Menon will reach his home in Sukma on Friday morning.

BJP's SS Ahluwalia says 'horse-trading' behind Rajya Sabha defeat in Jharkhand

Posted: 03 May 2012 12:49 PM PDT

After losing the Rajya Sabha election in Jharkhand, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader SS Ahluwalia on Thursday blamed his defeat on "horse trading." The Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Mor...

Passenger train derails after heavy storm, 2 injured

Posted: 03 May 2012 11:46 AM PDT

A heavy storm in Jalpaiguri district on Thursday affected surface communication and led to derailment of four bogies of a passenger train, railway officials said. Two people were injured as tracks lay...

President poll: Names not final, says Sonia; Mamata is coy about support

Posted: 03 May 2012 11:21 AM PDT

After meeting with key ally Mamata Banerjee today, Congress president Sonia Gandhi told NDTV "there is still time" to decide on the UPA's candidate for President of India. When asked if her party ha...

Odisha does not want foreigners in Maoist-affected areas

Posted: 03 May 2012 10:58 AM PDT

Odisha has decided to discourage visits by foreigners to Maoist-affected areas, Tourism Minister Prafulla Samal said on Thursday.

NCP leader, former Mayor attacks municipal officer

Posted: 03 May 2012 10:40 AM PDT

Kalwa police in Thane on Thursday filed a case against former Thane Mayor and NCP leader Manohar Rama Salvi for beating up an Assistant Municipal Commissioner.