Thursday, November 29, 2012

Huge protests at Chennai's largest garbage dump

Huge protests at Chennai's largest garbage dump


Huge protests at Chennai's largest garbage dump

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 03:02 AM PST

Kodungaiyur is where Chennai's largest dumping ground is located. The city's garbage, adding up over the years, is now a small hill, circled in the sky by birds and guarded on the ground by dogs. A ma...


Pakistan major source of fake currency in India: Government

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:56 AM PST

Please invest in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee's plea to industry

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 02:47 AM PST

Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of the financially-strapped West Bengal, has sent out a emotional plea to industrialists to invest in her state, a far cry from her anti-industry stand during the Singu...


Mend your ways or lose power: Markandey Katju to Mamata Banerjee

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:48 AM PST

Scheme to improve cities is a total no-show, says government auditor (CAG)

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:43 AM PST

Instead of using the money sanctioned to them for improving basic services in cities, 22 state governments parked the money in banks, earning Rs 210 crores as interest, says the government's auditor o...


President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:18 AM PST

Chief Justice of India's strong comments against Facebook arrests

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:06 AM PST

Shreya Singhal from Delhi has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that describes Section 66(A) of the IT Act as unconstitutional. "I feel it is a violation of free speech, it hasn't been updated,...


The government's Rajya Sabha worries: Mulayam Singh Yadav vs Mayawati

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 12:53 AM PST

The Manmohan Singh government has conceded to the opposition demand for a vote on Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail in both Houses of Parliament. It has its numbers stitched up in the Lo...


Why a Delhi student has challenged the law used for Facebook arrests

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 12:17 AM PST

Voicing concern over recent incidents of people being arrested for posting alleged offensive messages on websites, the Supreme Court today agreed to hear a PIL seeking amendment to the Information Tec...


Digvijaya Singh invokes 'Ramayana' to take dig at Narendra Modi's 3-D blitz

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 12:03 AM PST

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Thursday invoked 'Ramayana' to take a dig at the 3-D extravaganza launched by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the run-up to the Assembly polls.


Vote on FDI in both houses; Mulayam may vote against govt in Rajya Sabha

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:28 PM PST

Maharashtra cabinet to discuss white paper on irrigation; will it pave the way for Ajit Pawar's return?

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:20 PM PST

A Maharashtra irrigation department report that sources say will counter allegations of corruption against Ajir Pawar that cost him his job as deputy chief minister is likely to be presented to the st...


Facebook row: Police to close case against two Palghar women

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:29 PM PST

Relief is finally on way for the two young women from Palghar, Maharashtra whose frank opinion on Mumbai's shutdown for Bal Thackeray's funeral put them at the receiving end of the Shiv Sena and an ov...


Workers assaulted me, alleges senior Trinamool leader

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:20 PM PST

Gujarat to woo international tourists with 'poll tourism'

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:16 PM PST

International tourists visiting poll-bound Gujarat this December can now get a peep into the conduct of Assembly polls with tourism specialists mooting the concept of 'election tourism'.


Undeterred by 'Made in China' allegations, India showcases Aakash 2 tablet at UN

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 09:53 PM PST

The architect of Aakash 2 says India's low-cost tablet is not 'made in China'. Some parts are made in that country, Sunil Singh Tuli says, but it is assembled in India and is "an Indian product, made ...


Supreme Court accepts student's petition challenging Section 66(A)

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 09:46 PM PST

India's giggling guru says laugh yourself to good health

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 09:30 PM PST

Curfew in parts of Srinagar after clashes

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 09:04 PM PST

Goa rape, acid attack victims to get Rs.10 lakh compensation

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:40 PM PST

Officials meet in Delhi today to review cyber laws: Top 10 developments

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:28 PM PST

The raging debate over freedom of expression in the social media and the recent arrests of young citizens who chose to speak their mind in cyberspace have pushed officials into a huddle in Delhi today...


Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world, India 66th

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:15 PM PST

Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2013 and India is 66, according to a new research. The research places Britain at 27.


Lok Sabha will vote on FDI; Rajya SAbha all-party meet today

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:08 PM PST

The government will have to take a vote on its politically contentious decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, has agreed to the opposi...


Palghar boy detained for Facebook post 'against Raj Thackeray' released

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 07:32 PM PST

A 19-year-old boy detained by the police in Palghar near Mumbai for a derogatory Facebook post against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has been released this morning. The police s...


Trinamool Congress minister heckled by farmers in Singur

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:27 PM PST

After just 18 months of coming to power, the Trinamool Congress seems to be in trouble in West Bengal. The state's new Minister of State for Agriculture Becharam Manna faced angry protests from farmer...


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