Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Direct Cash Transfer will be very beneficial to the people, says Chidambaram: Highlights

Direct Cash Transfer will be very beneficial to the people, says Chidambaram: Highlights


Direct Cash Transfer will be very beneficial to the people, says Chidambaram: Highlights

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:56 AM PST

Rajasthan boy 'thrashed' by teacher, suffers ear damage

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:37 AM PST

The child went to school on November 24 without completing his homework and was allegedly slapped by his teacher. His ears started bleeding and the ear drums were ruptured.


Suicides bigger killer than death in action in central forces

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:18 AM PST

CPM slams Govt over Aadhar-based direct cash transfer

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:18 AM PST

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) has attacked the government over payout of direct cash subsidy, saying it was an attempt to reduce subsidies and dismantle the Public Distribution System ...


2G scam biggest in my tenure, says CBI Director

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:50 AM PST

Outgoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Amar Pratap Singh has said that the 2G spectrum allocation case was the biggest and most complicated in the two years of his tenure.


Action after Facebook arrests: Two police officers suspended

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:33 AM PST

Nearly a week after two girls were arrested for Facebook posts against the Mumbai bandh a day after Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray died, the Maharashtra government has finally taken action.


President Pranab Mukherjee greets nation on Guru Nanak Jayanti

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:50 AM PST

Mayawati accuses Uttar Pradesh govt of mishandling dishonour killing case

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:22 AM PST

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has accused the Uttar Pradesh government of mishandling the case of suspected dishonour killing of a youth in Bulandshahr district last week.


Alok Joshi appointed next RAW chief

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:18 AM PST

Senior IPS officer Alok Joshi has been appointed as Secretary, Research and Analysis Wing. Mr Joshi, a 1976 batch officer of Haryana Cadre, is presently Special Secretary in RAW under the Cabinet Secr...


DMK to vote in favour of FDI in retail

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:10 AM PST

The DMK will go in favour of foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail in Parliament if there is a debate followed by voting, party chief M. Karunanidhi said on Tuesday.


UPA agrees to vote in Parliament on FDI in retail, leaves final decision to the Speaker

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:48 PM PST

Armed with crucial ally DMK's support - word of which came in even as the UPA was meeting in the capital - the Manmohan Singh government has indicated that it is ready for a vote on the contentious is...


Ram Jethmalani's letter to Gadkari

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:19 PM PST

Suspended BJP member Ram Jethmalani has targeted the party's leaders in Parliament, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, in a fresh letter, sparking off another bitter war of words.


Tablet-producing project goes awry in India

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:59 PM PST

India's ambitious project to build low-priced tablet computers for university students was praised by the government as a "milestone in history" to be "recognized by future generations" - in part beca...


Savita Halappanavar's father appeals to Ireland for public inquiry

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:44 PM PST

Savita Halappanavar's father has appealed to the Irish Government to hold a public inquiry into his daughter's death, saying that the family was not happy with the probe so far.


Ram Jethmalani attacks Arun Jaitley: I will not take orders from him

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:40 PM PST

Suspended BJP member Ram Jethmalani, at the centre of a controversial demand for party president Nitin Gadkari's resignation, is not backing down from his strident criticism of the party and its leade...


No more discussions, have decided to quit BJP: BS Yeddyurappa

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:05 PM PST

Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa says he is disappointed with the BJP leadership and will have no further discussions with anyone. He also says he is not going to destabilise the Karnat...


Parliament logjam over FDI: Relief for the government as DMK extends support

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:41 PM PST

Hours before UPA allies meet to discuss how the logjam in Parliament over the Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail issue can be broken, the BJP emerged from a meeting of its own today to re...


Aamir Khan speaks out against Bulandshahr dishonour killing

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:20 PM PST

Actor Aamir Khan has said that he is saddened by the killing of 28-year-old Abdul Hakim. Hakim had appeared on Satyamev Jayate, the show hosted by the actor and had spoken against the menace of dishon...


Facebook arrests: Bombay High Court transfers judge

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:14 PM PST

The Bombay High Court has transferred the judge who sent two girls to judicial custody last week, and granted them bail on a bond of Rs 15,000 each last week. The girls had been arrested for their Fac...


43 Indian sailors from six ships being held hostage by Somali pirates

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:02 PM PST

The plight of 43 Indian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates on six ships reached the government's doorstep again today. The families of 17 sailors trapped on one such vessel - MT Royal Grace - gath...


Adarsh case: Main accused Kanhaiyalal Gidwani dies

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:42 PM PST

Gujarat polls: Congress fields candidates with 'winnability' factor

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:37 PM PST

Out of power since 1995, the Congress is leaving no stone unturned to snatch the mandate from the Narendra Modi-led BJP in Gujarat and has fielded three sitting MPs for the upcoming assembly battle, b...


4.8 magnitude quake rocks Andaman Islands

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 07:02 PM PST

Breaking the FDI logjam: Govt allies to meet today

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 06:51 PM PST

UPA allies will meet this morning to discuss how the logjam in Parliament over the Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail issue can be broken. The government has emphatically said that giving...


Battleground Gujarat: Narendra Modi's blitzkrieg vs Congress blooper?

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:56 AM PST

As he eyes a hat-trick in the state, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is leaving no stone unturned. So, it's an unprecedented publicity blitzkrieg that the media-savvy chief minister has unleashed...


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