Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Better to be a minister of love than chief minister of hate: Shashi Tharoor's retort to BJP

Better to be a minister of love than chief minister of hate: Shashi Tharoor's retort to BJP

Better to be a minister of love than chief minister of hate: Shashi Tharoor's retort to BJP

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 12:48 PM PDT

New UPA minister Shashi Tharoor tweeted the day's last word in what is becoming an extended verbal volley with the BJP when he said, "Better to be a Minister of Love than Chief Minister of Hate!" Aime...

Lathis banned from venue of Arvind Kejriwal's rally in Salman Khurshid land

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal had been told in no uncertain terms that when he arrives in Farrukhabad on Thursday, it will be at his own risk. The threat level stands reduced apparently.

BJP and Congress lock horns over newspaper advertisements in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 12:06 PM PDT

Newspaper advertisements are the latest bone of contention between the Congress and the BJP in poll bound Himachal Pradesh. Congress is crying foul over the advertisement the Dhumal government has put...

Haldia port cargo handler quits West Bengal over safety concerns

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:38 AM PDT

A private firm handling cargo at the Haldia port in West Bengal has pulled out of the project, announcing on Wednesday that state was not providing it with a secure environment to work in. There have ...

Sunanda Tharoor takes on Narendra Modi, also defends PDA with Shashi Tharoor

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:28 AM PDT

"I don't get it...Why do guys belittle women? " She urged the women of Gujarat to vote against Mr Modi, who she said she would not refer to by name. "This guy wants to win an election...who has put a ...

Wall Street reopens after two days, Facebook slips

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Wall Street resumed trading on Wednesday with shares moving lower after monster storm Sandy forced a two-day closure due to weather for the first time since 1888, but US gasoline futures surged in ...

Blow to Congress ahead of polls, loses Gandhinagar corporation, mayor to BJP

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:29 AM PDT

Mayor Mahendrasinh Rana announced that he will join the BJP with two other corporators. Mr Rana had developed serious differences with the Congress leadership. He had indicated his move earlier when h...

Cyclone Nilam: Bad weather stops rescue ops for ship's missing crew

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 10:16 AM PDT

Cyclone Nilam: A crew member of a ship grounded near Chennai has died and another six are missing after Cyclone Nilam. Another 15 crew members are stuck on board. Rescue operations initiated by the Co...

Cyclone Nilam hits Tamil Nadu, thousands evacuated

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:57 AM PDT

Cyclone Nilam crossed Chennai and made landfall at Mahabalipuram, south of the Tamil Nadu capital at about 4.30 pm today. Two people have been reported dead in storm-related incidents. One person died...

Reliance statement on Kejriwal's "irresponsible allegations"

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:23 AM PDT

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal today accused the Prime Minister of selling out the country to allow windfall profits to Mukesh Ambani's Reliance over its contract to develop&n...

Jet, Air India resume flights to storm-hit US

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:21 AM PDT

With two major airports in the US reopening after being hit by superstorm Sandy, Air India and Jet Airways today announced resumption of their flights to New York and Newark from Thursday.

Mukesh Ambani runs India, not PM: Arvind Kejriwal's third 'expose'

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 08:33 AM PDT

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal today accused the Prime Minister of selling out the country to allow windfall profits to Mukesh Ambani's Reliance over its contract to develop the country...

Punjab bans vulgar songs in state buses

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:32 AM PDT

Punjab on Wednesday banned the use of vulgar and provocative music in the state-run transport buses with immediate effect, in a move aimed at saving the passengers embarrassment in buses.

Oil Ministry postpones CAG meeting on KG-D6 audit

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:07 AM PDT

The Oil Ministry has postponed a meeting scheduled for the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to begin the audit of Reliance Industries Ltd' KG-D6 spending, even as it continues to ...

New York area's JFK, Newark airports reopening

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 07:05 AM PDT

The John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports, both of which serve New York City, are reopening Wednesday morning after being closed for days by Hurricane Sandy, the local port authority said.

New York's post-Sandy divide: Those with power and those without

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:30 AM PDT

The massive storm left people damp, miserable and in the dark in the lower part of the city. Yet in much of the rest of Manhattan, life was almost normal, albeit without some of the usual urban comfor...

Superstorm Sandy: US rejects Hafiz Saeed's offer of aid

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:24 AM PDT

The US, which is battling the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, has rejected an offer of help from Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the man believed to be the mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

Man disrupts Arvind Kejriwal's press conference, says 'You are fooling the nation'

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:19 AM PDT

Arvind Kejriwal's third "expose" was dramatically interrupted when a person who wanted to know why Mr Kejriwal and his wife were never transferred out of Delhi when on government service. "You are foo...

Superstorm Sandy: For years, warnings that it could happen in New York

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:11 AM PDT

The warnings came, again and again. For nearly a decade, scientists have told city and state officials that New York faces certain peril: rising sea levels, more frequent flooding and extreme weath...

Kingfisher Airlines to vacate hangars at Chennai, Kolkata airports

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:53 AM PDT

Debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines will not be allowed to resume operations until the carrier submits a plan that’s acceptable to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the chairman of the airpor...

Mukesh Ambani runs India, not PM, says Arvind Kejriwal in his third 'expose': Highlights

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:20 AM PDT

After targeting Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra and BJP president Nitin Gadkari, Team Kejriwal has promised another "big expose" today.

Allegations by India Against Corruption against Reliance Industries Limited: Full Text

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:31 AM PDT

Arvind Kejriwal today exhumed the Niira Radia tapes to expose what he claimed was the hold of corporations over the government, specifically naming Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) owner Mukesh Amban...

Severe cyclonic storm Nilam likely to make landfall shortly

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:53 AM PDT

Nilam, which is now a severe cyclonic storm, is expected to make landfall between Puducherry and Chennai in Tamil Nadu, between 4 and 6 this evening. The MET department has warned of extensive damage ...

Shashi Tharoor's boss defends him over BJP's 'love ministry' taunt

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:38 AM PDT

New Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju on Wednesday came out in defence of his ministerial colleague Shashi Tharoor, terming as unfair the BJP's taunt that the Minister of State for ...

Lathis banned from venue of Arvind Kejriwal's rally in Salman Khurshid land

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:29 AM PDT

Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has been told in no uncertain terms that when he arrives in Farrukhabad on Thursday, it will be at his own risk.
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