Sunday, July 29, 2012

Massive power failure in northern India, no Metro services in Delhi

Massive power failure in northern India, no Metro services in Delhi

Massive power failure in northern India, no Metro services in Delhi

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:53 PM PDT

There is trouble for thousands in the capital region who take the Metro train services. Due to power supply failure in Northern Grid, no train services will be available today on all lines till supply...

Fire on Tamil Nadu Express; 5 dead, several injured

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:48 PM PDT

Five people have died and several others injured after a coach of the Delhi-bound Tamil Nadu Express caught fire early this morning.

London 2012: Spain out of Olympic football tournament

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 02:21 PM PDT

Spain crashed out of the Olympic football tournament on Sunday after the world and European champions suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Honduras at Newcastle's St James' Park.Jerry Bengtson's seventh-minut...

Reports on monsoon revival not optimistic, situation may turn serious: Sharad Pawar

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 12:24 PM PDT

With the country receiving deficient rainfall, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said weather experts did not seem to be optimistic about revival of monsoon in the parched regions, forcing...

Anna Hazare's fast for Lokpal Bill draws big crowd; contradictions with team remain

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Amidst talks of his movement losing its steam, Anna Hazare, ignoring appeals from his aides and doctors, began his indefinite fast today in his demand for the Lokpal Bill. And the 75-year old activist...

London 2012 Fencing: The latest Olympics Google Doodle

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:37 AM PDT

The fencing events began at the London Olympics on Saturday with the women's individual foil. Google Doodle brings in it own version to highlight the sport.Elisa Di Francisca won gold in fencing...

London Olympics 2012: Please, do not tweet unless you have to, fans told

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:04 AM PDT

Sports fans attending the London Olympics were told by Olympic bosses on Sunday to avoid sending non-urgent text messages and tweets during events because an overloaded network was affecting televisio...

Israel denies report Obama aide shared Iran war plan

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:33 AM PDT

A senior Israeli official denied on Sunday a newspaper report that President Barack Obama's national security adviser had briefed Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a U.S. contingency plan ...

London Olympics 2012: Soldiers filling empty seats at the Games

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:23 AM PDT

What was supposed to be a full day of work for 150 British soldiers has turned into an afternoon watching women's gymnastics.Staff Sgt. Marc Robson of the 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery said he ...

'Instead of hanging Modi, they hung me'

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:12 AM PDT

Shahid Siddiqui, an MP from the Rajya Sabha, first made headlines for interviewing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his Urdu weekly. He still continues to make headlines as the Samajwadi Party...

London Olympics 2012: 'Mystery woman' was selected for a dance show, says father

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 09:54 AM PDT

Father of Madhura Nagendra, the mysterious woman, who gatecrashed into the Indian Olympic contingent's march past at the Opening Ceremony, on Sunday claimed that his daughter was officially selected f...

Don't make provocative speeches, Delhi Police tells Team Anna

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 09:07 AM PDT

Delhi Police today "requested" Team Anna to ensure that speakers at their protest site refrain from making "provocative" speeches so that the law and order situation in the capital is not disturbed.

Team Anna supporters protest outside Chidambaram's house in Chennai

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 08:24 AM PDT

More than 70 supporters of Team Anna were today detained when they staged a demonstration outside the residence of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in Chennai.

Congress MP praises Narendra Modi, calls him 'Lion of Gujarat'

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT

In a major embarrassment for the Congress, an MP belonging to the party today praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a "lion".

Pak police assault two men for having soft drink during Ramzan

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 07:52 AM PDT

Two men were detained and assaulted by policemen in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad for having a soft drink at a popular tourist spot during the period of fasting in the Islamic holy month of Ramza...

Eight arrested for mob attack on women in Mangalore

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 07:38 AM PDT

A young girl or girls being viciously manhandled, slapped, their hair pulled, their clothes pulled away - all by a group of men who think they have the right to attack those who cannot fight back. A d...

London 2012 Badminton: Saina Nehwal begins on strong note

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 07:26 AM PDT

India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal made a rousing start to her bid for an Olympic medal as she spanked Swiss Sabrina Jaquet in straight games in a lop-sided women's singles group stage opening match.Th...

Team Anna supporters march to India Gate from Jantar Mantar

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 07:22 AM PDT

Team Anna supporters today marched to India Gate from their protest venue at Jantar Mantar here in support of Anna Hazare's indefinite fast for a strong Lokpal Bill. Waving the tricolour and shouti...

Season one of Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayate ends with a bang

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:42 AM PDT

From garnering overwhelming TRPs to getting prominence on social networking websites, the impact of Aamir Khan's maiden TV show Satyamev Jayate has been colossal. The talk show, which started with the...

Lady Gaga posts naked picture on Twitter

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:19 AM PDT

Lady Gaga's fans were in for a surprise when the pop star posted a naked picture of herself on micro-blogging site Twitter. The photo showed the 26-year-old hugging her knees to her chest as she re...

Fire in cargo complex of Mumbai airport brought under control

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:18 AM PDT

A fire that broke out in the cargo complex of the Mumbai International Airport this evening has been put out. Four fire engines and four water tankers were rushed to the spot to battle the blaze.

Batman shooting suspect's booby-trapped apartment building losing tenants

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 04:57 AM PDT

Some residents are moving out of the building where Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes is accused of booby trapping his apartment with explosives that a law enforcement source said could have dest...

Olympics: Mystery woman with Indian contingent identified

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 04:19 AM PDT

The Indian contingent is still awaiting a communication from the Olympic Games organisers on how an unidentified lady was allowed to gatecrash into the team's march past at the Opening Ceremony even a...

Shahid Siddiqui defends Modi interview: 'I asked him questions no one has'

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 03:19 AM PDT

A day after the Samajwadi Party (SP) disowned Shahid Siddiqui for interviewing Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, the MP and editor of the Urdu newspaper Nai Duniya, has hit back.

London 2012 Archery: Indian women's team bows out of Olympics

Posted: 29 Jul 2012 03:05 AM PDT
Posted by Harshad at 7:06 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)