Saturday, August 25, 2012

"We will gherao again. We want to give message to Congress and BJP"

"We will gherao again. We want to give message to Congress and BJP"

"We will gherao again. We want to give message to Congress and BJP"

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:40 PM PDT

Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal along with five others were released after being detained for protesting outside the residences of PM and Sonia Gandhi without permission.

Police detain Arvind Kejriwal, 5 others

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 08:09 PM PDT

Activist Arvind Kejriwal and five others were detained on Sunday morning from near the residences of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and BJP president Nitin Gadkari, as they assembled there for a protest.

Controversy over Hooda's 'cancelled tour' bills

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:17 PM PDT

Vice-president of Indian Olympic Association alleged that Haryana govt has been asked to pay a bill of Rs 54 lakh, for booking hotel accommodation and tickets for Haryana CM, and his team for their cancelled tour to London during the Olympic games.

Trust must to ensure better India-Pak trade: Pakistani trade body official

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:12 PM PDT

Trust deficit is required to be reduced more than trade deficit between India and Pakistan.

Punjab seeks Rs 1,000-crore package for crop diversification

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:11 PM PDT

Institutional and infrastructural support has been demanded by the state which would go a long way towards a paradigm shift from paddy to alternate crops.

Former BJP minister, wife served notice for forging documents

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:10 PM PDT

Kuldeep Dogra in his petition has alleged that Anita Devi was more than 40 years of age at the time of recruitment, whereas the upper age limit was 38 years.

Rains to persist in September in Himachal, say met officials

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:07 PM PDT

The meteorological department has forecast that heavy rains might extend to September.If this happens, losses in crores to private and public property could increase further.

College teachers state protest across Punjab

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:03 PM PDT

The teachers abstained from work after 11 am on Saturday and organized dharnas and rallies at district headquarters, public places and college campus across the state.

India eyeing Iran's Chabahar port for direct access to Central Asia

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 05:25 PM PDT

India's role would be crucial in the second phase of the port's expansion and New Delhi is looking at Chabahar as a gateway to Central Asia, bypassing Pakistan.

Trilateral meet to discuss Iran's Chabahar port

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 05:20 PM PDT

India, Iran and Afghanistan will meet in Tehran on Sunday to discuss building and utilization of Chabahar port.

Rail tracks hurdle to blanket ban on manual scavenging

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 05:11 PM PDT

The proposed blanket ban on manual scavenging, backed by strong penal provision for violations, leaves a big question mark on the country's biggest open toilet – railway tracks.

How can judiciary enforce right to sleep? CJI asks

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 05:08 PM PDT

Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia on Saturday said the Supreme Court might have overstretched the human rights jurisprudence to include right to sleep in the bouquet of fundamental rights.

Re-introduction of quota in promotion would need many amendments, attorney general says

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:43 PM PDT

The attorney general opined that it would require a series of amendments in the Constitution to implement it given the Supreme Court's detailed judgment quashing it.

India building bridges with ex-Maldives president

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:39 PM PDT

Former president and Maldives' dictator of 30 years Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has sought an audience with Indian leaders, including Manmohan Singh.

Congress likely to appoint Virbhadra as Himachal unit chief

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:37 PM PDT

Congress is likely to appoint Virbhadra Singh to head its Himachal Pradesh unit amid pressure from the septuagenarian royal whose rebellious tone has raised the hackles of the party leadership ahead of assembly polls.

Coalgate: Chidambaram questions BJP’s no-debate stand

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:31 PM PDT

"If BJP has such a strong case, why don't they debate the subject in Parliament," Chidambaram said, reacting to BJP leader Arun Jaitley's assertion that NDA will insist on its demand that Manmohan Singh quit over the alleged scam.

Ten firms in CBI’s coalgate noose for forgery

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:22 PM PDT

The CBI has unearthed about 10 cases, wherein companies fudged facts to qualify for getting coal blocks through the allocation route, and formal complaints in this regard are expected to be filed shortly.

Exodus of Bangalore’s northeastern youth brought tears in my eyes: CJI

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:19 PM PDT

Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia on Saturday said the plight of north-east youth hounded from Bangalore in the recent past had brought tears in his eyes.

Himachal differs with Centre on making bribery in pvt sector criminal offence

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:13 PM PDT

At the time when almost all states have agreed with the Centre's proposal to make bribery in private sector a criminal offence, Himachal Pradesh has come out with a contrarian view.

Brahmos missiles to get airlift, to be mounted on Sukhoi-30MKI

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:54 PM PDT

The government is set to approve an over Rs 6,500 crore programme to mount supersonic cruise missile Brahmos on Sukhoi-30 MKI fighters of the IAF.

Coalgate: BJP slams PC’s 'no-loss' theory

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:48 PM PDT

BJP on Saturday hit back with ferocity at finance minister P Chidambaram's contention that no coal mining meant no loss to exchequer with senior party leader Arun Jaitley saying that propaganda cannot be an alternative to truth.

Ramdev faces I-T poser on aide’s Rs 45 crore wealth

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:45 PM PDT

Sources in the I-T said that Balkrishna, who joined the Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust in 2005, declared in 2008 that his monthly income varied between Rs I lakh and 5 lakh in the three years.

Migrants issue skirted in Bangladesh talks

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:38 PM PDT

Illegal migration from Bangladesh ceased to figure as a problem in talks between India and its eastern neighbour since 1992 despite being the reason of ethnic clashes in the northeast.

Refugees in Dhubri camps not ready to return to Kokrajhar

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:35 PM PDT

Muslim inmates of 133 relief camps in Assam's Dhubri district have stopped returning to their homes in Kokrajhar since August 16.

Karnataka deputy CM, DGP tries to boost morale of northeast Indians

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:32 PM PDT

People from the northeast who left Bangalore following rumours should take heart from Karnataka police chief Lalrokhuma Pachau, who belongs to Mizoram.
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