Sunday, July 1, 2012

Fire breaks out at Pranab Mukherjee's meeting venue

Fire breaks out at Pranab Mukherjee's meeting venue


Fire breaks out at Pranab Mukherjee's meeting venue

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 03:15 AM PDT

A fire broke out today at Hyderabad's Jubilee Hall, where Pranab Mukherjee held a meeting with Congress MPs, MLAs and MLCs as part of his campaign for the July 19 Presidential election.


Land acquisition bill: Government overrules key changes proposed by parliamentary panel

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 03:11 AM PDT

After a parliamentary panel recently recommended some drastic changes to the contentious Land Acquisition Bill, the government has reportedly overruled some of its key suggestions, including those tha...


Most services to come under tax net from today

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 03:01 AM PDT

For the common man, already burdened by rising prices, changes in the service tax regime will bring in more gloom. The government is rolling out a new service tax regime from today, which is based on ...


Karnataka crisis deepens; 51 MLAs willing to resign, claims Yeddyurappa camp

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 03:00 AM PDT

Air India pilot seats mum in cockpit: Report

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:52 AM PDT

The pilot of an Air India passenger plane seated his mother in the cockpit for a domestic flight, refusing to take off without her after he could not get her a free ticket, a report said Sunday.


Woman MLA, who remarried without divorce, recounts horror of mob attack

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:34 AM PDT

The police in Assam have said that action will be taken against those who brutally attacked 33-year-old woman MLA Rumi Nath and her second husband at a hotel on Saturday.


Blog: 2G controversy in Pranab's Chennai visit

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:31 AM PDT

Away from the almost mutual admiration society between Pranab da and Karunanidhi and the colourful welcome and grand feast hosted in the UPA Presidential nominee's honour on Saturday, a controversy ha...

Assam flood: Toll rises to 61; nearly 20 lakh displaced

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:27 AM PDT

The flood situation in Assam continues to be grim with the toll having risen sharply to 61. Nearly 20 lakh people have also been displaced in the flood, the worst in more than a decade.


Stop maligning India, Steel Minister tells LN Mittal

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:20 AM PDT

Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has said that NRI billionaire LN Mittal should stop "maligning" India and its government, asking why the steel baron was not setting up his plants in the country.


Pranab Mukherjee meets Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, appeals for support

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:11 AM PDT

Pranab Mukherjee, the Presidential candidate of United Progressive Alliance (UPA), arrived in Hyderabad today from Chennai on a day-long visit to galvanise support for his candidature. He is accompani...


Mild tremors felt in Assam, epicentre located at Majuli Island

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:23 PM PDT

A mild tremor today shook parts of Assam but there was no report of any casualty or damage. The Indian Meteorological Centre in Shillong is yet to give the exact intensity of the earthquake on the Ric...


Two tigers found dead in 2 days in Maharashtra

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 08:44 PM PDT

In Maharashtra, two more tiger deaths have been reported in Chandrapur in two days. The decomposed body of one of the tigers was found in Karwa forest area under Junona Range, some 8 km from the city,...


Team Anna's 'Kranti Yatra' begins today

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 08:40 PM PDT

CBI likely to send team to Saudi Arabia to extradite Fasih Mohammed

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:19 PM PDT

CBSE topper gets through St Stephens College

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 12:07 PM PDT

It is a dream come true for Mohammed Ismat, the all India CBSE topper from Imphal. He has got through St Stephens College in Delhi. The student from the Economic Weaker Section (EWS) category was not ...


Pranab Mukherjee starts campaign in Chennai, says 'no question of miracle in presidential poll'

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 07:27 AM PDT

The Congress-led UPA's candidate for the upcoming presidential polls Pranab Mukherjee reached Chennai today to meet central government's ally, the DMK. Mr Mukherjee, who quit as the country's Finance ...


Pranab Mukherjee's effigy burnt in Tamil Nadu ahead of his visit

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 06:57 AM PDT

Indian Air Force modernisation to be completed by 2022: Browne

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 06:18 AM PDT

Woman Congress MLA and her second husband beaten up by mob in Assam

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 04:36 AM PDT

A 33-year-old woman MLA and her second husband were beaten up by a mob of around 100 people at a hotel in Assam on Friday. Both sustained injuries in the attack and are currently undergoing treatment ...


Lt Colonel Purohit: Did the Army sell short an effective officer?

Posted: 30 Jun 2012 03:36 AM PDT

One by one, 59 witnesses, all from the Army, have told a Court of Inquiry why they believe Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit was just doing his job by fraternising with right-wing extremists.


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