Thursday, January 3, 2013

Italian naval guards return to Kerala

Italian naval guards return to Kerala

Italian naval guards return to Kerala

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:33 PM PST

Naval guards Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Gironi arrived at Cochin International Airport in a special flight.

1 pilot, 3 airhostesses found drunk since Christmas

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:41 PM PST

The fear of losing their flying licence led to pilots celebrating Yuletide and ushering in the New Year on a sober note this year.

Only 3 out of 55 state transport undertakings making profit

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:33 PM PST

Only Maharashtra, Karnataka and Bangalore, out of 55 state road transport undertakings (SRTUs) are making profit.

Chopper service transports 78 across snowbound Rohtang pass

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:15 PM PST

Providing relief to thousands of tribals in Lahaul valley, who have been trapped in the valley after snowfall on Rohtang pass, the emergency helicopter service has started operations and 78 persons, including 4 patients, crossed the pass on Thursday.

Himachal Pradesh: BJP leaders discuss poll defeat

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:13 PM PST

BJP leaders, on Thursday, expressed their opinion on the party's defeat in the recently-concluded assembly elections during the meeting held at Una.

Himachal: Kinnaur tribals for scrapping hydro project

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:12 PM PST

Fearing loss of a livelihood, made out of farming in the difficult terrain of Kinnaur, because of construction of a hydropower project, a delegation of villagers has demanded cancellation of stages II and III of the 130 MW Kashang hydroelectric project.

Akbaruddin booked for hate speech

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:53 PM PST

After days of dragging its feet, the Andhra Pradesh police on Thursday booked MIM legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi for hate speech under various acts that include waging war against the state and promoting enmity between people. Owaisi had said at a public meeting in Adilabad on December 24 that Muslims would need just 15 minutes without the police to show 100 crore Hindus who is more powerful.

Punjabi songs deepening caste rift

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:43 PM PST

When division on caste lines in Punjab especially in rural areas has been deepening, a good part of Punjabi songs have acted as a catalyst in the phenomena.

Rapes occur in India, not Bharat: RSS supremo Bhagwat

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:31 PM PST

RSS supremo Mohanrao Bhagwat criticized 'western' lifestyle of people in urban areas and said, without empirical evidence to back such a claim, that rape is prevalent mainly in cities where Indians are deeply influenced by western values and not by rural India.

Karunanidhi hints Stalin will take over party reins after him

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:27 PM PST

The succession issue in the DMK came to the fore again on Thursday with party chief M Karunanidhi giving indication that his younger son M K Stalin would take over the party reins after him.

Two Army jawans die as recovery van overturns

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:26 PM PST

Two army jawans were killed when the recovery van they were travelling overturned at Nachna area in Jaisalmer district on Wednesday night.

Uttarakhand to implement 'no work no pay' regulations to check strikes

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:24 PM PST

The Uttarakhand government on Thursday decided to strictly implement "no work no pay" regulation with a view to check periodical strikes called by government employees.

Science should bridge gap between haves and have-nots: PM Manmohan Singh

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:19 PM PST

Science can help bridge the gap between haves and have-nots even as India seeks a sustained growth of national income, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at the inauguration of the centenary session of the Indian Science Congress in Kolkata on Thursday.

Haryana to name, shame rapists on govt website

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:17 PM PST

Haryana is all set to upload names and details of convicted rapists on its government website.

Haryana creating online database of rapists

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:17 PM PST

Haryana is all set to upload names and details of convicted rapists on its government website.

Vulgarity a trend in Punjabi songs since 80s, censor board to check it

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:14 PM PST

Honey Singh and Jazzy B are not the only singers drawing flak for vulgar, misogynist songs, but there are several other Punjabi singers, who have been doing the same without any subtlety for some time.

Himachal Pradesh govt forms panel to probe phone tapping case

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:11 PM PST

The newly-formed Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has set up a three-member committee to probe allegations that phone-tapping data was deleted by police officers close to the previous BJP government.

Video featuring group of girls using expletives and criticizing Honey Singh goes viral

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:08 PM PST

A 2011 video featuring a group of girls using choicest expletives and criticizing Honey Singh for misogyny in Punjabi rapping style has gone viral.

Lethal force? There are gentler, Next-Gen ways of crowd control

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:05 PM PST

Clearly, police in India are inept at crowd control. They resort to brutal methods at the slightest provocation. Why?

Labour unrest a simmering problem in Assam's tea gardens

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:01 PM PST

Lush green tea gardens on both sides of National Highway 37 in Assam make for a pretty sight. But they hide within them a 200-year-old story of oppression: a story that has never been documented or given much importance in independent India.

Across country, women's helplines remain helpless

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:55 PM PST

Days after the police expressed a willingness unseen till now to tackle crimes against women, a look at helplines across the country shows an acutely disparate picture of the phone support mechanism set up to help the distressed.

Across country, women's helplines remain help less

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:55 PM PST

Days after the police expressed a willingness unseen till now to tackle crimes against women, a look at helplines across the country shows an acutely disparate picture of the phone support mechanism set up to help the distressed.

Chiranjeevi urges Vietnam to facilitate film shoots

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:40 PM PST

Agreeing to ease visa restrictions between India and Vietnam, tourism minister K Chiranjeevi pitched for strengthening of ties with Hanoi and suggested the south-east Asian country assist in promoting Indian shoots in their country.

SC stays Bombay HC order allowing cigarette ads

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:37 PM PST

For seven years, a Bombay High Court interim order allowed indirect advertisement of cigarettes and tobacco products through hoardings at retail shops.

Sonia Gandhi holds meeting with party top brass to resolve Telangana impasse

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:29 PM PST

Grappling with a one-month deadline to resolve its stand on the vexed Telangana issue, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi held a meeting of senior leaders on Thursday to deliberate on the issue.
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