Monday, October 1, 2012

Kingfisher crisis: Partial lock-out declared till Oct 4; can't pay even a month's salary, says airline

Kingfisher crisis: Partial lock-out declared till Oct 4; can't pay even a month's salary, says airline

Kingfisher crisis: Partial lock-out declared till Oct 4; can't pay even a month's salary, says airline

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Kingfisher Airlines declared a partial lock-out till October 4 after a meeting of the management with its striking engineers ended without an outcome.

Rs 1800 crores spent on Sonia Gandhi's foreign trips, claims Narendra Modi; wrong, says Congress

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:31 PM PDT

At a rally in Gujarat today, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said that the Centre has spent 1880 crores on foreign trips made by Sonia Gandhi, the Congress president.

World T20: Sri Lanka dump England out by 19 runs

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Slinging bowler Lasith Malinga took a career-best five wickets as Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs to reach the World Twenty20 semi-finals and send the defending champions crashing out on Monday.Mali...

Arvind Kejriwal to announce name of party, its members today

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Days after his split with Anna Hazare, activist Arvind Kejriwal will formally join politics today with the announcement of the launch of a political party.

Ikea deleted women from Saudi version of catalogue

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:07 AM PDT

Ikea is being criticised for deleting images of women from the Saudi version of its furniture catalogue, a move the company says it regrets.

Lockout at Kingfisher till Thursday, CEO says can't pay even a month's salary

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 11:00 AM PDT

All operations at Kingfisher Airlines will be shut till Thursday, company's CEO Sanjay Agarwal said in a mail addressed to the employees. Letter from Kingfisher CEO to employees The d...

Lieutenant General Kuldeep Singh Brar's TV interview in June 2012

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:33 AM PDT

Lieutenant General Kuldeep Singh Brar's TV interview in June 2012

Lieutenant General Kuldeep Singh Brar, who led Operation Blue Star, attacked in London

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:28 AM PDT

The Indian High Commission has confirmed that three men assaulted General Brar, 78, outside his hotel and stabbed him with a knife. He is in critical condition in a local hospital after surgery. Gener...

Mamata Banerjee's many threats: From no-confidence vote to plans with Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sharad Yadav

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Mamata Banerjee clearly has plenty of hard feelings for the government she belonged to till a few weeks ago. At a rally in Delhi against the liberalisation of the retail sector, there was no shortage ...

Yahoo! It's a baby boy for CEO Marissa Mayer

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:04 AM PDT

Yahoo! chief executive Marissa Mayer has had a baby boy, her husband announced in a tweet today. "Baby boy Bogue born last night. Mom (@marissamayer) and baby are doing great--we couldn't b...

Signs of reconciliation, will support Kejriwal if he runs for office: Anna

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 10:01 AM PDT

Activist Arvind Kejriwal's courtesy call to his mentor, Anna Hazare, hasn't taken long to show dividends. 75-year-old Anna said this evening that if Mr Kejriwal runs for office, he will support him. "...

Pakistan's reference to Kashmir at UN unwarranted: SM Krishna

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 09:39 AM PDT

India on Monday hit out at Pakistan for making an "unwarranted" reference to Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations (UN), asserting that the state was an integral part of the country.

Police officer Sanjiv Bhatt's suspension revoked, he took on Narendra Modi

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 09:24 AM PDT

Suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt is one step closer to getting back to work. He has become famous for alleging that Chief Minister Narendra Modi was complicit in the communal riots of 2002, ...

Robbers tunnel their way into a bank in Jaislamer

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:19 AM PDT

In a case that seems straight out of a classic heist film, robbers dug their way into a bank in Jaisalmer and managed to escape with money from right under the noses of the authorities.

Seven coaches of Karnataka local train derail, one trapped

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:13 AM PDT

In a major train accident in Karnataka, seven coaches of a train have been derailed and four have flipped over. The train was headed from Hubli to Miraj. Part of the track was reportedly washed away ...

World T20, Super Eights: West Indies oust New Zealand in thrilling super-over contest

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 08:10 AM PDT

A match that began with low-grade cricket from both teams ended in a high-intensity tie that was followed by a Super Over in which West Indies knocked New Zealand out of the ICC World Twenty20 2012. F...

Spectacles stolen from Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Anna Hazare's village

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 06:53 AM PDT

A day before Gandhi Jayanti, spectacles from the statue of Mahatma Gandhi were stolen this morning in Ralegan Siddhi. This is the same statute from where Anna embarked on his crusade against corruptio...

'I'm not perfect': Arnold Schwarzenegger admits to multiple affairs

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 06:00 AM PDT

Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted he had multiple affairs during his doomed 25-year marriage to Maria Shriver, but said fathering a child with their housekeeper was the "stupidest" thing he did. In a ...

Microsoft proposes over Rs 5 lakh fee for new category of H1-B visa

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:54 AM PDT

In a proposal that will hit Indian IT companies the most, US software giant Microsoft Corporation has suggested a whopping fee of $10,000 (over Rs 5 lakh) for a new category of H-1B visas and $15,0...

Manmohan Singh was critical of FDI in retail, says LK Advani

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:43 AM PDT

BJP leader LK Advani on Monday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was critical of FDI in retail during the NDA rule and had told the Federation of Maharashtra Traders in 2002 that the government had n...

Should judges have a 'cooling-off' period before jobs post-retirement?

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:35 AM PDT

Should judges have a 'cooling-off' period before taking up new jobs post-retirement?

Chidambaram announces revival package for insurance sector

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:35 AM PDT

Finance Minister P Chidambaram announced a revival package for the life insurance sector. The package includes easing investment norms for insurers, faster clearance for new products, easing of...

Raj Thackeray deserves no importance, says Bombay High Court

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:20 AM PDT

The Bombay High Court has said today that cases against politician Raj Thackeray for his hate speeches confer importance upon him. "Some people want importance," the court said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna safe after chopper brushes against high tension wire

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:16 AM PDT

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna had a narrow escape today when there was a spark in the high tension wires of a light pole while the Chief Minister's helicopter was passing over it.

BJP chief Nitin Gadkari visits Delhi court to sue Congress leader Digvijaya Singh

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 03:41 AM PDT

BJP president Nitin Gadkari visited a Delhi court today to formally sue Digvijaya Singh for defamation. Mr Singh, who is a senior Congress leader, had alleged in a series of interviews last month that...
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