Monday, August 23, 2010

Tharoor's honeymoon trip starts with technical snag

Tharoor's honeymoon trip starts with technical snag

Tharoor's honeymoon trip starts with technical snag

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 08:57 PM PDT

Shashi Tharoor and wife Sunanda Pushkar's honeymoon to Spain didn't have a very pleasant start as their flight from Thiruvananthapuram returned within half an hour due to a technical snag.

India first choice of UK firms for outsourcing jobs

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:12 PM PDT

Two-thirds of British companies intending to outsource jobs offshore prefer India over China. This is the finding of a study jointly carried out by the CIPD and KPMG.

Jinnah House: HC admits daughter claim

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:13 PM PDT

The Bombay HC on Monday finally admitted a petition filed by Dina Wadia, daughter of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, staking claim as the "only daughter and sole heir" to her father's palatial multi-million dollar bungalow in Malabar Hills.

Kabul feels the heat of 'working' with Pakistan

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:10 PM PDT

After months of trying to "work" with Pakistan to get some kind of a reconciliation programme going in Afghanistan, the Afghan frustration has been expressed by no less than its national security adviser, Rangin Dadfar Spanta.

Govt open to changes on N-bill, BJP wants agreed text restored

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:06 PM PDT

The govt is engaged in hectic efforts to ensure safe passage for the nuclear liability bill in the Lok Sabha, saying it was open to "any changes", even as BJP asked it to restore the language agreed upon about liability of suppliers.

Govt keen on Bengal N-plant even as Russians want out

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:02 PM PDT

The nuclear plant at Haripur in West Bengal has clearly run into rough weather with the Russians insisting that they should be allotted another site in case the proposed nuclear plant fails to take off in the end.

'Tourism ministry's NY office misused funds'

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:58 PM PDT

A CAG report has pulled up the tourism ministry and its New York office for misuse of public funds, amounting to Rs 5.59 crore.

Seek suspects' nod for polygraph tests: Court

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:56 PM PDT

A trial court has asked the NIA to get the consent of Mumbai — and Kerala-based terrors suspects, alleged aides of David Coleman Headley, for lie-detection tests in connection with the plot of 26/11 attack.

Minorities to get more jobs share?

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:53 PM PDT

Having sought to take a lead in imparting special focus on minorities in development programmes, the Congress-led Centre may nudge states to work towards increasing share of minorities in employment.

Yadav duo get two victories this session

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:50 PM PDT

MPs received an additional raise of Rs 10,000, with the Cabinet on Monday clearing increases in their non-taxable constituency and office allowances.

AP Congress chief meets Sonia over Telangana

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:48 PM PDT

Congress on Monday was back to facing its twin problems of Telangana and Jagan Mohan Reddy's 'Odarpu' yatra as Andhra unit chief D Srinivas visited Sonia Gandhi to apprise her of the developments in the state.

To hire or to buy? DD faces dilemma

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:43 PM PDT

Mundane furniture like chairs, dustbins and wall clocks got the public broadcaster, Doordarshan (DD), tied in knots whether to hire or buy the stuff.

Mediclaim cases drop by half

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:38 PM PDT

Third party administrators who settle claims on behalf of insurance companies have noticed a drop in processing cases over the past few weeks. While doctors say the drop is as high as 50%, TPAs claim otherwise, saying it is a mere 5%-15%.

Alert netizens shame errant cops on Facebook

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:32 PM PDT

A citizens' initiative created on Facebook to shame general traffic violators has become a platform for Mumbai's netizens to expose with pictures and videos policemen breaking traffic regulations on city's roads.

CAT window expanded, to begin on Oct 27

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:33 PM PDT

IIMs have flagged off the admission season to B-schools by announcing the dates for the Common Admission Test (CAT), which is set to begin on October 27 in 33 cities across the country.
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