Monday, July 23, 2012

My days in the Indian National Army by Lakshmi Sahgal

My days in the Indian National Army by Lakshmi Sahgal


My days in the Indian National Army by Lakshmi Sahgal

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:34 AM PDT

I came from a political family and was interested in the national movement, but I was determined to finish my studies first. I completed studying medicine at the Madras Medical College in 1940. By thi...


Uddhav Thackeray discharged from Lilavati Hospital

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:11 AM PDT

Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray has been discharged from Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital today after he underwent a successful angioplasty on Friday. But his younger cousin Raj Thackeray was not there to...


Fire officer demoted after losing leg

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:47 AM PDT

In 2008, Viswajeet V Nikam lost his leg to an accident when a tree fell on him. While the tragic incident failed to rob him of his spirit, it is the events that followed the mishap which took him to t...


Blog: Murder at Maruti - my friend, Awanish, the sacrificial offering

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:09 AM PDT

On Wednesday morning, Awanish left his home promising his wife Suparna and his 16-year-old son that he will be back home. The two of them waited for him to return for a full 48 hours. He returned muti...


Andhra Pradesh chief minister congratulates Pranab Mukherjee

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:58 AM PDT

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday congratulated Pranab Mukherjee on his being elected as the President of India.


18 people killed in Assam violence; mob stops Guwahati Rajdhani Express

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:06 AM PDT

At least 18 people have been killed as violence escalated in South Assam. The mob has also stopped Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani Express. The train was stopped between Gosaigaon and Kokrajhar.


Supreme Court asks Kerala to allow Mullaperiyar dam upkeep

Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:04 AM PDT

Two CRPF jawans killed by Maoists during combing operation in Jharkhand

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:43 PM PDT

Weather-driven food inflation looms over India

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:29 PM PDT

Faced with slowing economic growth and a dangerously high balance of payments deficit, about the last thing India needs is food prices pushing inflation higher, but that is just what the weather gods ...


Sharad Pawar hints at external support only by skipping PM's dinner

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:13 PM PDT

Sharad Pawar will not attend a dinner tonight hosted by the Prime Minister for all ministers. Mr Pawar's RSVP conveys what the Congress is worried about-that he is prone to pulling his party out of th...


Freedom fighter Captain Lakshmi Sahgal dies

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:12 PM PDT

Freedom fighter Captain Lakshmi Sahgal has died in a Kanpur hospital; she was 97. She was in a coma since Wednesday when she had a heart stroke. She was a close aide of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.


Guwahati molestation case: Main accused traced near Kolkata

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:16 PM PDT

The man who led a mob of 30 people as it molested a young woman on camera outside a pub in Guwahati has been traced to a location near Kolkata. The police will flash his photo on local channels, and o...


Raisina Hill all set to welcome Pranab Mukherjee as 13th President

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:10 PM PDT

Rashtrapati Bhavan is getting ready for its new resident, Pranab Mukherjee, who will take oath as the 13th President of India at 11.30 am on Wednesday. This evening, Parliamentarians will gather in Ce...


Monkey menace in Jammu hospital: State government assures action

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:02 PM PDT

Two weeks after NDTV first reported the story of monkeys strutting inside Jammu's Government Medical College Hospital, nothing seems to have changed on the ground. Monkeys continue roaming inside the...


Maharashtra Sadan row: NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal accused of flouting norms

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 09:56 PM PDT

In the midst of strained ties with the UPA, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal, the Minister of Public Works and Special Assistance Department, has been accused of flouting norms....


Jagan Mohan Reddy withdraws bail plea

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:26 PM PDT

YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy today withdrew his petition in the Supreme Court seeking bail. Sources close to Jagan Mohan Reddy told NDTV that they will seek permission to resubmit the bail ple...


Reject Afzal Guru's mercy plea: Bal Thackeray appeals to Pranab Mukherjee

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:38 PM PDT

A day after former Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee won the Presidential race, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray urged him to reject the mercy petition of Afzal Guru, convicted for a terror attack on Par...


Poaching fears return to Corbett with another tiger death

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:32 PM PDT

Punjab government seeks Rs 800 crore relief package from Centre

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:08 PM PDT

The Punjab government has sought a interim relief package of Rs 800 crore from the Centre expressing its anxiety over the drought-like situation in the state caused by a deficit monsoon so far.


Sharad Pawar's party meets in Delhi; Maharashtra Chief Minister calls meeting to discuss standoff

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:04 PM PDT

Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will get into a huddle today to decide the future course of action on continuing its alliance with the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance or UPA...


Rewari calm after clashes between police, farmers

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:08 PM PDT

There is uneasy calm in Haryana's Rewai after clashes between farmers and the police on Sunday following massive protests against the state government's land acquisition policy.


Nitish Kumar to be back in NDA worker's durbar on Monday

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 09:30 AM PDT

In what is being described as a clear attempt to send a message to demoralised workers that all is well within the ruling coalition in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be back in the worker's d...


Will give proof of corruption against Pranab Mukherjee on July 25, claims Team Anna

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:42 AM PDT

Team Anna today claimed they have "proof" of corruption against the new President Pranab Mukherjee and it would be made public on July 25 when they launch an indefinite fast coinciding with his sweari...


Who is Pranab Mukherjee?

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:56 AM PDT

Pranab Mukherjee is President-elect. On Wednesday, he will take oath as the 13th President of India. Many years ago, at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, he told his sister Annapurna Banerjee wistf...


Cash-for-bail scam: Mining baron G Janardhan Reddy's relative arrested

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:37 AM PDT

Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has made another arrest in the cash-for-bail scandal involving former Karnataka Minister Gali Janaradhan Reddy. The ACB has also issued lookout notices for ...


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