Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Too many 'dead men' walking around

Too many 'dead men' walking around

Too many 'dead men' walking around

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:11 PM PDT

A dead man coming back to life sounds like good news. But the number of 'dead men walking' cases being handled by the Punjab and Haryana High Court is bizarre.

First astrosat to be launched by Isro next year

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:38 PM PDT

Isro's Byalalu campus, 30km from Bangalore off Mysore Road, is a space powerhouse now. It has been readied to undertake India's first astronomy mission, Astrosat, under which Isro will launch the country's first dedicated astronomy satellite in 2011.

'Hire upright, honest judges to change corrupt judiciary image'

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:36 PM PDT

Concerned at the dipping image of the judicial system due to growing incidents of corruption, the Supreme Court has said all round efforts were needed urgently to recruit upright and honest persons as judicial officers to effect an image makeover for the judiciary.

Wiki logs into India for its second office

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:31 PM PDT

The Wikimedia Foundation-the non-profit organization dedicated to the growth and development of free, multilingual wiki-based content projects-is in the process of setting up an office in India, it was disclosed at an informal meet of wiki editors and users in Mumbai.

China not heeding missile control curbs: US think tank

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:28 PM PDT

While China's disregard of missile control restrictions can undermine attempts to prevent proliferation of missile technology systems, Beijing is also using sale of small arms in Africa, a continent fast turning into a battle-ground between China and India, to establish itself there as a major political power and get access to oil.

Judge heading Dinakaran probe panel opts out

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:26 PM PDT

Justice V S Sirpurkar, who heads the Rajya Sabha-appointed panel going into the impeachment issue against Sikkim HC Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, on Wednesday rescued himself from hearing the case in the backdrop of questions raised on his neutrality by an advocacy group.

Mysore will be first to get UID numbers

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:24 PM PDT

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) tested its mechanism in April-May across Mysore and Tumkur districts.

After rap, Nehru Lib seeks nod for funds transfer

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:16 PM PDT

Nearly six months after a Controller General of Accounts (CGA) report found that Rs 5 crore was illegally diverted to Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF) - a private trust - by Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML), the latter has taken post facto clearance from the culture ministry for the diversion.

Overlooked for rly event, Buddha skips Prez dinner

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:14 PM PDT

Politics doesn't spare anyone in Bengal, even if she is the first citizen of the country. President Pratibha Patil had a taste of this on Wednesday when CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee skipped the dinner hosted in her honour by the state government.

Long list for South Asian lit prize out

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:13 PM PDT

Amit Chaudhuri's 'The Immortals', Anjum Hassan's 'Neti Neti', Manju Kapur's 'The Immigrant' and Daniyal Muennuddin's 'In Other Rooms, Other Wonders' have made it to the long list of DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Festival (SALF).

Pak seeks US role in J&K; no way, says India

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:57 PM PDT

While admitting that it would be naive for India not to expect Pakistan to rake up the Kashmir issue at the UN, India on Wednesday said there was "no scope" for any third party mediation in the dispute.

Cong: All-party visit big step to a solution

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:54 PM PDT

Terming the visit of the all-party delegation to strife-torn J&K as a major step towards consensus-building over the deadlock in the state, Congress on Wednesday said it was not a mean achievement to have the entire political spectrum on board.

All J&K protesters are not separatists, says Jaitley

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:52 PM PDT

While formulating a strategy to fight separatism and separatists in Kashmir, the government should "differentiate between separatists and the common people", senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley said after his two-day visit to the Valley as part of the all-party delegation to Srinagar.

Nitish's poetic swing at Lalu

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:50 PM PDT

In a somewhat rare show of talent, Bihar's no-nonsense CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday turned a lyricist-singer to berate bete noire Lalu Prasad and his 'jungle raj'.

Maya demands Rs 2000cr for 'calamity-hit' west UP

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:43 PM PDT

After an aerial survey on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati declared flood-affected western UP a 'calamity hit' region and demanded Rs 2,000 crore from the Centre for relief and rehabilitation work. For taking immediate measures, the state asked for Rs 225 crore.
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