Saturday, September 29, 2012

73 fall ill in West Bengal after consuming 'prasad'

73 fall ill in West Bengal after consuming 'prasad'

73 fall ill in West Bengal after consuming 'prasad'

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:35 PM PDT

73 people fell ill, 17 of them critically after consuming prasad at a function in Garbeta, around 100 kms from the state capital Kolkata on Saturday.

Railways cancels several trains ahead of Telangana March

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:35 PM PDT

In a move which angered Telangana activists, the railways have cancelled over 40 trains and all local and suburban train services in Hyderabad ahead of Sunday's Telangana March.

Nitish Kumar slams protesters, claims attacks aimed to halt development

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has condemned the wave of violence by protesters during his ongoing 'Adhikar Yatra' and slammed their conduct as unbecoming of democratic and political culture of Bih...

TV channel blames live airing of suicide on 'severe human error'

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:06 PM PDT

Fox News apologised on Saturday for a "severe human error" that resulted in viewers seeing a suspected carjacker fatally shoot himself after a police chase.

Historic win: Tottenham beat Manchester United at Old Trafford

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Tottenham ended 23 years of hurt with a 3-2 victory over Manchester United in the English Premier League on Saturday for the north London side's first win at Old Trafford since 1989.Spurs had not beat...

Pak Army denies ISI's role in Hina-Bilawal link-up rumours

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:19 AM PDT

The Pakistani military today dismissed as "absurd and baseless" a British newspaper's report that the Inter-Services Intelligence agency was behind a defamation campaign against Foreign Minister Hina ...

In award for Gulzar, some say Congress buries an old hatchet

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Oscar winner Gulzar, by now, perhaps has lost count of the number of awards and honours he has been conferred upon. But this one sure is special.

South Delhi heist: Police arrest one person, detain four others; Rs. 1.5 crore recovered

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:46 AM PDT

In a major breakthrough, police today arrested one suspect and detained four others allegedly involved in the Rs 5 crore heist from a cash van in the Defence Colony area in south Delhi on Friday. So f...

World T20: Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 9 wickets

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:27 AM PDT

Sri Lanka became a firm favorite to qualify for the World Twenty20 semifinals after crushing West Indies by nine wickets in the Super Eights on Saturday.Sri Lanka can advance with a win or narrow ...

Pakistan TV reporter shot dead

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:10 AM PDT

A reporter of a TV news channel was shot dead by unidentified persons in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan today.

Masked teen mistaken for prowler, killed by father

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:04 AM PDT

Tyler Giuliano had no trouble with the law. The teenager loved flying small planes as a Civil Air Patrol cadet and seemed happy as he played an online game with friends Wednesday night. But hours late...

Mamata Banerjee slams UPA, says loot is on in the name of reforms and aam admi

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:51 AM PDT

Ahead of her party's demonstration in Delhi on Monday to protest against the UPA government's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has hit out against ...

Manchester City comes from behind to beat Fulham

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:18 AM PDT

Substitute Edin Dzeko grabbed a late winner as Manchester City came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 and revive its challenge for the Premier League title.The Bosnia striker slammed a powerful finis...

Second heist in 24 hours in Delhi; driver of ATM cash van flees with Rs 51 lakh

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:06 AM PDT

In the second heist in Delhi in less than 24 hours, the driver of a van carrying cash for various banks in the national capital escaped with Rs 51 lakh.

Virender Sehwag raises questions by skipping net session again

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 08:38 AM PDT

The Indian team's way of handling senior opener Virender Sehwag and the player's own attitude in this ongoing World Twenty20 is certain to raise questions whether all is well in the Indian camp.On...

Shah Rukh Khan promotes 'progressive' West Bengal in new ad

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma may be pulling out global investment summits from Kolkata and moving them to Agra, but actor Shah Rukh Khan is going all out to promote West Bengal.

Chelsea down Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 06:55 AM PDT

Spain playmaker Juan Mata scored one goal and set up another as Chelsea handed Arsenal its first loss of the season, winning 2-1 on Saturday to consolidate top spot in the Premier League.Mata's ...

Activists raise alarm over illegal trade of leopard parts in India

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 06:24 AM PDT

Over the past decade, at least four leopards have been poached every week in India as a part of the illegal trade. This alarming statistic is part of a study on Illegal Trade in Leopard Parts in India...

Indian Air Force issues strict orders to tackle hacking

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:55 AM PDT

Every officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will now have to sign a declaration that they will not save or view any official documents on their personal computers. Failure to adhere to this directive ...

Cauvery water row: Karnataka government to request Prime Minister to stay order

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:26 AM PDT

The Karnataka government today decided to press Prime Minister Manmohan Singh again to stay the September 19 order of Cauvery River Authority (CRA) headed by him directing the state to release 9,000 c...

Toll plaza raided by armed youths; Rs one lakh looted

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:54 AM PDT

In a brazen attempt, around 20 armed youths raided a toll plaza on the Gurgaon-Alwar state highway and looted Rs one lakh while injuring three attendees by opening fire on them, police said Saturday.

Anna Hazare: No more fasts, will fight for causes through agitations

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:49 AM PDT

Anna Hazare has said that he will not resort to fasting any more to press for his demands, and will fight for his causes through agitations. "Now onwards I will not undertake fast. In future I will...

Justice Altamas Kabir sworn in as new Chief Justice of India

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:38 AM PDT

Justice Altamas Kabir, who has delivered several landmark judgements, including those on human rights, today took over as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI).

No action against Bihar MLA's gun-totting husband

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:33 AM PDT

42 people have been arrested in Bihar's Khagaria district after protestors on Thursday pelted stones at the convoy of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and attacked the collectorate, demanding special statu...

Politics split movement, says Anna Hazare; Team Kejriwal stands firm

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:25 AM PDT

While Anna Hazare has made no secret of his displeasure with Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of splitting the anti-corruption movement by opting to enter politics, the latter has so far said little, ref...
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