Tuesday, August 28, 2012

2002 Gujarat riots: Verdict in Naroda Patiya case likely today

2002 Gujarat riots: Verdict in Naroda Patiya case likely today

2002 Gujarat riots: Verdict in Naroda Patiya case likely today

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Naroda Patiya: Almost a decade after 95 people were killed in one of the worst 2002 Gujarat riots cases, a special court in Ahmedabad is expected to deliver its verdict today in the Naroda Patiya case...

NDTV mid-term poll: Does India still want arranged marriages?

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:48 AM PDT

Love or arranged marriages? This is what India wants today.

NDTV's mid-term poll: UP for Akhilesh, more popular than Mulayam

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:46 AM PDT

The most popular leader in the state - Akhilesh Yadav is clearly top of the pops.

'Assam has become a dustbin,' says its former chief minister

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:37 AM PDT

Prafulla Mahanta's political career is tailor-made for movies. Except that, perhaps, he comes from a state that fails to capture popular imagination of our filmmakers in Mumbai.

Death sentence for Ajmal Kasab? Supreme Court to decide today

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 11:30 AM PDT

The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab's plea against his death sentence today. Kasab, the only terrorist caught alive during the 26/11 Mumbai terror ...

Another nightmare rush hour for Delhi with water-logging, jams

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:10 AM PDT

For the second day in a row, Delhi has been whipped by heavy rain in the evening, pushing commuters into a worst-case rush hour. The arterial Ring Road and Outer Ring Road, which encircle the national...

Assam violence: Home Ministry unhappy with state government?

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:59 AM PDT

Is the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) unhappy with the Tarun Gogoi-led Assam government? After reports of violence spreading to other parts of the state, sources have told NDTV that the home ministry ...

NAM summit: Iran will try to prove it's a global power

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:57 AM PDT

In the biggest public relations initiative undertaken in the 33-year-old history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the country hopes to shed its status of international pariah, as it gets set to host t...

Coal-gate: BJP says these letters prove PM is guilty of collusion

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:53 AM PDT

To bolster its demand for the Prime Minister's resignation, the BJP has furnished letters which it says establish that Dr Manmohan Singh allowed valuable coal fields to be allocated without any form o...

Chidambaram urges officials not to hound taxpayers

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:39 AM PDT

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram urged officials on Tuesday not to hound the country's taxpayers, despite the pressure the officials are under to meet the annual tax targets as the economy faces...

Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh among MPs with lower attendance in Parliament

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:25 AM PDT

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy, Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, and Bharatiya Janata Party's Navjyot Singh Sidhu are a...

Baby found dead with alleged rat bites in Chennai hospital, nine workers suspended

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:07 AM PDT

Two doctors and seven workers of the Government Kasturba Hospital in Chennai have been suspended for negligence. The face of a prematurely born baby who died on Sunday night was found disfigured on Mo...

Girl arrested for blasphemy in Pakistan is 14 years old

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 06:49 AM PDT

An official medical review of a Pakistani Christian girl accused of desecrating the Quran has determined that the girl is a minor, a lawyer for the girl said Tuesday. The finding, which means the g...

Now soldiers strip on Facebook in support of Prince Harry

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 06:43 AM PDT

Thousands of soldiers and fans of the British armed forces joined a Facebook group and posted their nude pictures in support of Prince Harry after his naked Las Vegas photo furore. Soldiers and fans t...

Man who desecrated Amar Jawan memorial in Mumbai arrested

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 06:04 AM PDT

One of the two alleged rioters, who had vandalised the iconic Amar Jawan memorial during the August 11 violence here, was today arrested, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 54, police s...

Afghan beheadings could signal confusion in Taliban ranks

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:57 AM PDT

It was meant to be another night of music and dance, a brief distraction from life in the searing heat and dust of Afghanistan's conservative rural south for a small group of boys and girls in Helmand...

Excited fans barred from Shah Rukh Khan's shooting spot in Pahalgam

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:44 AM PDT

There is a huge excitement in Kashmir as Shah Rukh Khan shoots for Yash Chopra's as-yet untitled film. Many excited fans gathered near the shoot location Pahalgam today, hoping for a glimpse of thei...

Gopal Goyal Kanda remanded to 14-day judicial custody

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:08 AM PDT

Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, key accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, was today sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Delhi court.

Cabinet clears ban on all forms of child labour

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:01 AM PDT

For the first time in independent India, employing a child below 14 years of age can land you in jail. The Cabinet today approved the amendment to Child Labour Act which proposes a complete ban on emp...

One arrested for beheading passenger in Bengal train

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:57 AM PDT

One person has been arrested in connection with the beheading of a man by a group of assailants in a crowded compartment of a train in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said on Tuesday. The i...

Tropical storm Isaac on verge of becoming a category 1 hurricane

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:54 AM PDT

Tropical Storm Isaac gathered strength early Tuesday and was on the verge of becoming a Category 1 hurricane as it rumbled toward the Gulf Coast, though precisely where it will make landfall remains g...

'No Indians or Asians' job ad triggers outrage in Australia

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:52 AM PDT

A contractor of Australia's supermarket chain Coles has come under fire for publishing a job advertisement, which barred Indians or Asians from applying.

Student allegedly kills himself after being asked to pay fine for breaking flower pots

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:48 AM PDT

A Class X student of a private school allegedly committed suicide on Monday by hanging himself after he was asked to pay a fine by the school for breaking some flower-pots, police said today.

Personal diary that helps Unmukt Chand excel

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:47 AM PDT

Unmukt Chand played a stellar role in helping India win the U-19 World Cup. His century helped the visitors in Townsville beat hosts Australia. The 19-year-old revealed on Tuesday after retu...

Man shot dead at celebrations for Mary Kom

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:16 AM PDT

A police officer accidentally shot dead a 64-year-old man at homecoming celebrations for Olympic bronze medal-winning boxer Mary Kom, officials said on Tuesday.
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