Thursday, October 25, 2012

WikiLeaks releases new US military documents

WikiLeaks releases new US military documents

WikiLeaks releases new US military documents

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Julian Assange's WikiLeaks website on Thursday started publishing more than 100 US Department of Defense documents including the first prisoner treatment manual for Guantanamo Bay.

CLT20 semifinal: Highveld Lions beat Delhi Daredevils

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:59 AM PDT

Kevin Pietersen waged a lone battle but Delhi Daredevils simply lacked the firepower as they lost to Highveld Lions by 22 runs in the first semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 here on Thur...

RSS stands by Nitin Gadkari, but seeks arm's length from second term

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:17 AM PDT

The BJP and its parent body, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh or RSS, are standing by their man. With a lot of fine print.

Microsoft launches Windows 8, Surface tablet

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Microsoft Corp launched its new Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet on Thursday in a bid to revive interest in its flagship product and regain ground lost to Apple Inc and Google Inc in mobi...

Officer plotted to kidnap women and cook them

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 09:52 AM PDT

A New York police officer was arrested on Wednesday in Queens by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after he discussed cooking and eating female body parts, according to a criminal complaint.

Kingfisher Airlines pilots, engineers agree to management's offer; join work

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 09:51 AM PDT

In a breakthrough for the beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines, its pilots, and then some time later its engineers, who had been on strike since last month, today accepted the management's offer of ...

China appoints new Army Chief ahead of key Party Congress

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 09:48 AM PDT

Amidst looming national leadership transition and escalating tensions with Japan, China on Thursday appointed a new army Chief of Staff along with several other top officers, sidelining generals assoc...

Naveen Jindal releases footage of 'sting' against Zee; claims extortion

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 09:11 AM PDT

Congress leader and steel tycoon Naveen Jindal today held a press conference where he shared details of why his company has accused Zee News of attempted extortion. Mr Jindal says the TV channel told ...

Centre may deduct Maharashtra's funds to pay for Kasab's expenses

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 08:58 AM PDT

Who should pay to keep India's most-wanted terrorist secured- the Maharashtra government or the Centre? Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 attacks, is being kept inside a Mumb...

Murder of model-actress: Police question husband

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 08:38 AM PDT

Groping for "clinching evidence" in the murder of 23-year-old former beauty contest winner at Chennai and a small-time actress, the city police today questioned her software engineer husband, who is u...

Monisha Kaltenborn: F1's first woman boss proud of her Indian roots

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 08:30 AM PDT

For Dehradun-born Monisha Kaltenborn - principal of Team Sauber, the connect with India is deep and it is great to return for the second edition of the Indian Grand Prix. Speaking about her India...

Investor company in Gadkari's Purti also borrowed heavily from it

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 07:50 AM PDT

The 300-crore empire co-founded by BJP president Nitin Gadkari is being investigated by the government to determine who exactly funds it, and how.

Not quite a butcher, a baker... but close: Nitin Gadkari's mysterious investors

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 07:13 AM PDT

The BJP is circling its wagons around its president, Nitin Gadkari, as the government begins investigating charges that a vast business empire he founded was configured with dubious funding. The front...

Nandi Corridor project: Probe ordered against SM Krishna, BS Yeddyurappa and Deve Gowda

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 06:48 AM PDT

The Lokayukta court has ordered a probe into the role played by former Karnataka chief ministers SM Krishna, BS Yeddyurappa and HD Deve Gowda in the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Project - a toll high...

Petrol price to be hiked by 30 paise, diesel by 18 paise: sources

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:46 AM PDT

Petrol prices will be hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel rates by 18 paise a litre with the government deciding to increase the commission paid to petrol pump dealers. The hike will ...

Rajat Gupta's full statement in court

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:21 AM PDT

For the first time since the trial began two years ago, Rajat Gupta, former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Co. board member spoke in court. Mr Gupta was sentenced to two years in prison for feedin...

No 1 claim: lost my phone in a cow

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 04:34 AM PDT

Do you know anybody who lost his mobile inside a cow or someone who baked her handset into a sponge cake?

Income tax department begins investigation into Nitin Gadkari's business

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 04:11 AM PDT

Income Tax (IT) officials have started an investigation into BJP president Nitin Gadkari's Purti Power and Sugar Ltd (PPSL). This is in addition to the initial inquiry or what is being called a "discr...

Infosys, TCS among world's 50 most innovative firms: Forbes

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:15 AM PDT

Five Indian companies -- Larsen &Toubro, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, TCS and Sun Pharma -- have made to a list of the world's 50 most innovative firms, with the engineering giant L&T ranking a...

Jaspal Bhatti: The man who made India laugh

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:53 AM PDT

The man who made us laugh at our fallacies, an electric engineer by profession, Jaspal Bhatti was inclined towards theatrics since his days as a student at Punjab Engineering College. His group My Non...

Rickshaw puller's baby, Damini, shows signs of improvement

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:52 AM PDT

Four days after she was brought to a hospital in Jaipur in critical condition, Baby Damini is showing signs of recovery. Doctors say the malnourished infant has put on 200 gms -she weighed a paltry 1...

Sun TV purchases Hyderabad IPL franchise at Rs 85 crore per year

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:51 AM PDT

The Chennai-based Sun TV has won the bid for a new Hyderabad Indian Premier League team as a replacement for the Deccan Chargers. It bid to pay Rs 85.05 crore a year, for the right to own the Hyde...

Kingfisher Airlines staff accepts mangement offer, to resume work today: sources

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:22 AM PDT

Kingfisher Airlines' pilots and engineers agreed to the management’s offer of a staggered payment of three months’ salaries before Diwali, and are joining work today, sources s...

India risks backlash hurrying through Aadhaar project

Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:20 AM PDT

India is shaking up the way it gets billions of welfare dollars to the poor with a plan that could one day reshape the economy and tackle graft keeping millions in poverty, but in one small town a ...
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