Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Air India flight crew grounded after passengers hurt by mid-air turbulence

Air India flight crew grounded after passengers hurt by mid-air turbulence

Air India flight crew grounded after passengers hurt by mid-air turbulence

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 02:08 PM PDT

The flight crew of the Air India A330 aircraft which was operating from Delhi to Shanghai has been grounded. The flight which took off from Delhi on July 5, was caught in a major turbulence mid-air, i...

In Chennai, child dies after falling through hole in floor of bus

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:13 PM PDT

In a bizarre incident, a young girl died in Chennai on Wednesday after she fell from a hole on the floor of her school bus, in Mudichur area near Tambaram.

Amitabh Bachchan to carry Olympic torch on Thursday

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 11:44 AM PDT

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will carry the Olympic torch on Thursday in London, a day ahead of the opening ceremony of the Games.

Azam Khan offers to quit as cabinet minister after being removed from key responsibility

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Azam Khan, the Urban Development and Minorities Weflare minister in Uttar Pradesh government, has offered to resign on Wednesday after he was removed as the in-charge of Meerut district due to infight...

Two Lashkar operatives facilitated Abu Jundal's escape to Bangladesh in 2006

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:55 AM PDT

Arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) operative Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal has told interrogators that after the Maharashtra ATS had seized arms in Aurangabad in 2006, he managed to escape to Pa...

Congress and Sharad Pawar strike peace, coordination committee will be created

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:02 AM PDT

Sharad Pawar versus the Congress may have started out with a bang, but it ended with a whimper. Mr Pawar has abandoned his threat to quit the government after the Congress agreed to set up a coordina...

How do you rate Pranab Mukherjee's speech?

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT

How do you rate Pranab Mukherjee's speech?

Team Anna starts fast, targets ministers and President Pranab

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 09:57 AM PDT

Activist Anna Hazare and his aides have moved into their base camp at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to protest against corruption in the government. The backdrop of the stage has photographs of the Prime Mini...

Assam violence: Death toll rises to 41; nearly 2 lakh displaced, many flee to neighbouring Bengal

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 09:41 AM PDT

Assam is on an edge. There have been fresh clashes and cases of arson and more people have died in ethnic violence. Shoot-at-sight orders are in place in four districts. The exodus of people from vill...

Indian among 6 winners of Magsaysay award

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 09:23 AM PDT

An Indian grassroot activist, whose pioneering community initiatives in Tamil Nadu empowered thousands of rural women to form micro enterprises and break the poverty spiral, is among this year's six w...

Political dynamics in India have slowed policy making: Lakshmi Mittal

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 09:08 AM PDT

Steel tycoon Mittal, however, clarified that he is not critical of India but the slow decision making process in the country which he said is hurting sentiment.

Suresh Kalmadi not allowed to attend London Olympics opening ceremony

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:47 AM PDT

Suresh Kalmadi will not be allowed to attend the opening ceremony of the London Olympics and cannot leave the country till July 27. Checking his plans, the Delhi High Court said that it "cannot remain...

Oprah's India episode slammed for stereotypes

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:41 AM PDT

She came, she saw but she did not conquer hearts and minds. The queen of day time TV, Oprah Winfrey's two-part TV special on India has not got the kind of royal reception she did when she visited Indi...

I hadn't sought permission to attend opening ceremony: Kalmadi

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:19 AM PDT

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday barred Suresh Kalmadi from attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games but the sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman claimed that he had sought permission ...

Crook like Kalmadi should be barred from Olympics: Milkha Singh

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:04 AM PDT

Sprint legend Milkha Singh on Wednesday welcomed the Delhi High Court's decision to bar Suresh Kalmadi from attending the Olympic Games opening ceremony, saying that his presence in London on July 27 ...

Adarsh scam: Forged rent receipt got Ashok Chavan's kin a flat, claims relative

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 07:56 AM PDT

In fresh trouble for former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan, his relative today told a judicial panel that he secured a flat in Adarsh society through a forged receipt showing him as living in...

After provocative poster, Kareena Kapoor stars in risque first trailer of Heroine

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 07:43 AM PDT

Heroine fever is gripping Bollywood. Just a day after the first poster featuring Kareena Kapoor in a provocative pose was released, the first trailer of director Madhur Bhandarkar's much-awaited film ...

North Korea confirms leader Kim Jong Un is married

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 07:36 AM PDT

North Korea's new, young leader Kim Jong Un is married, state TV reported on Wednesday for the first time in a brief and otherwise routine announcement that ends weeks of speculation about a beautiful...

Petrol, diesel prices hiked in seven states on local tax adjustments

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 07:33 AM PDT

Petrol and diesel prices were on Wednesday hiked in seven states including West Bengal and Maharasthra and that of domestic LPG in six states as state-owned oil firms recalibrated rates to reflect cha...

School bus tragedy: Student with head out of window dies

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 06:57 AM PDT

In a freak accident on Wednesday, a 16-year-old boy was killed in Delhi after being struck by an electricity pole when he stuck his head out of the school bus window.

Congress strikes peace with Pawar, but Mamata goes on offensive

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 06:44 AM PDT

A furious Mamata Banerjee has once again expressed her anger over the petrol price hike. She addressed a press conference today.

BCCI grants amnesty to Kapil Dev

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 06:34 AM PDT

The long standing animosity between former India captain Kapil Dev and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seems to have come to an end as the two parties met today in Mumbai to bury ...

Manesar plant: Road Ahead for Maruti Suzuki

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 06:33 AM PDT

The lockout at the Manesar plant could cause a serious damage to Maruti Suzuki's financials if it continues without a resolution.

Mamata Banerjee flies in private jet, sent by Pranab Mukherjee, to attend his swearing-in ceremony

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 06:01 AM PDT

Of the many people that flew in from Kolkata to attend President Pranab Mukherjee's swearing in ceremony, was West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She came by private jet, sent to her by her ho...

Maruti runs out of Swift, DZire stocks as Manesar plant stays shut

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 05:35 AM PDT

The only inventory is the 10,000 cars that are in transit. The company has, however, not stopped bookings. Mayank Pareek, chief operating officer (marketing and sales), said at present the Swift has a...
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