Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Air India grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliners after US decision

Air India grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliners after US decision

Air India grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliners after US decision

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:06 PM PST

India has grounded all six of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft operated by state-owned carrier Air India after the same decision was made by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the Indian avia...

After another emergency, US regulator grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 06:32 PM PST

The federal government grounded Boeing's newest and most technologically advanced jetliner on Wednesday, declaring that U.S. airlines cannot fly the 787 again until the risk of battery fires is addres...

Nine year sentence sought for Tahawwur Rana in terror plot

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 06:29 PM PST

Defence attorneys are seeking no more than a nine-year prison term for a US businessman convicted of backing terrorism in Denmark and supporting a terrorist group that staged attacks in 2008 in Mumbai...

Budget 2013-14: India Inc against higher taxes for super-rich

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 06:09 PM PST

At a pre-Budget consultation meeting with Finance Minister P Chidambaram, India Inc has suggested that the government avoid new taxes and taxes on the higher income group not be raised. ...

Obama unveils proposals for toughening laws on guns

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:39 AM PST

President Barack Obama called upon Congress on Wednesday to toughen America's gun laws to confront mass shootings and everyday gun violence, betting that public opinion has shifted enough to support t...

Pakistan orders its troops to maintain restraint, observe ceasefire at Line of Control

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:33 AM PST

Pakistan has reportedly ordered its army to observe ceasefire and maintain restraint after India said there have been at least five incidents of cease-fire violation since Monday's flag meeting. Earli...

Mother of India's deputy envoy to UN robbed at Delhi home

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:30 AM PST

An 82-year-old woman was robbed in her house at around 3 pm on Wednesday in south Delhi's Delhi Defence Colony, say the police.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar offers talks with India to defuse tension

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:27 AM PST

Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar late on Wednesday night suggested that she and her Indian counterpart Salman Khursheed hold talks to defuse the tension building between the neighbours over...

Barack Obama unveils biggest gun-control push in decades

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:21 AM PST

President Barack Obama proposed a new assault weapons ban and mandatory background checks for all gun buyers on Wednesday as he tried to channel national outrage over the Newtown school massacre into ...

Jharkhand crisis: Centre likely to recommend President's rule today

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:12 AM PST

The Union Cabinet is likely to recommend today imposition of President's rule in Jharkhand, which is facing political instability, while keeping the Assembly in suspended animation.

Ireland recalls 10 million burgers on horsemeat fears

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 11:05 AM PST

An Irish meat processor recalled 10 million burgers Wednesday from supermarkets across Ireland and Britain amid fears that many could contain horsemeat, a discovery that poses no danger to public heal...

Narendra Modi likely to head BJP's 2014 poll campaign: Sources

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:35 AM PST

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to head the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) campaign committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. NDTV has learnt that Mr Modi has the backing of the Rasht...

Tension at LoC: women's cricket World Cup may be postponed, sources to NDTV

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 10:33 AM PST

As fallout of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the International Cricket Council (ICC) may postpone the women's cricket World Cup, which is supposed to be held in India from January 31,...

White House slams advertisement targeting Obama daughters

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 09:07 AM PST

The White House on Wednesday slammed a gun lobby advertisement accusing President Barack Obama of hypocrisy over Secret Service protection offered to his daughters as "repugnant and cowardly."

Now, Puri Shankaracharya blames western influence for rapes

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 08:19 AM PST

Western influence was one of the main reasons behind the rise in incidents of rape in the country, Sankaracharya of Puri Swami Sri Nischalananda Saraswati said in Kolkata today.

Pre-school children shown porn movie in France

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:56 AM PST

A class in a French nursery school was left to watch a porn film for several minutes in what authorities on Wednesday termed an "extremely regrettable accident."

Pakistan government says it will hold elections by May 15

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 07:28 AM PST

Amidst protests by cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri for the dissolution of Parliament, the Pakistan government today said it is determined to complete its five-year term and to hold the polls by May 15.

Helicopter crashes into crane on London tower, kills two

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 06:59 AM PST

A helicopter crashed into a crane on top of one of Europe's tallest residential blocks on Wednesday, killing two people as it burst into flames and spiralled down into rush-hour traffic close to the H...

Watch: 17-month-old baby crashes father's concert

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 05:53 AM PST

A video of a 17-month-old baby dancing on the stage as his father, country singer Coffey, performs has gone viral on video-sharing website YouTube. The video has got more than 780,000 hits.

Japanese airlines ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners after emergency landing

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 05:44 AM PST

Japan's two leading airlines grounded their fleets of Boeing 787s on Wednesday after one of the Dreamliner passenger jets made an emergency landing, the latest in a series of incidents to heighten saf...

African student, beaten and left to die in Jalandhar, comes out of coma after 9 months

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 05:38 AM PST

An African student, who was brutally assaulted in Jalandhar last year and went into coma, is on the road to recovery; he has regained consciousness in a Patiala hospital.

Teachers' recruitment scam: former Haryana chief minister OP Chautala, son convicted, moved to Tihar Jail

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 05:29 AM PST

Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala, a Harayana legislator, arrived at Delhi's Tihar Jail on Wednesday evening. They are among 55 people convicted today in a ca...

France launches ground campaign against Mali rebels

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 05:08 AM PST

French troops launched their first ground operation against Islamist rebels in Mali on Wednesday in a crucial action to dislodge al Qaeda-linked fighters who have resisted six days of air strikes.

Trouble for Aasharam Bapu, govt agency says he is guilty of land grab

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 04:34 AM PST

Controversial self-styled godman, Aasharam Bapu, faces prosecution after the Serious Fraud Investigating Office (SFIO) of the Ministry of Corporate affairs has found him guilty of land-grab in Ratlam,...

Bathroom the cleanest place to eat in hotels, claims study

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 04:17 AM PST

The next time you spend a holiday at a hotel, do not order food in bed. A new study says a bathroom is actually the most hygienic place to eat in most hotel rooms.
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