Wednesday, April 6, 2011

I will never go to Italy again, vows Jeev Milkha's coach

I will never go to Italy again, vows Jeev Milkha's coach

I will never go to Italy again, vows Jeev Milkha's coach

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:36 PM PDT

"As Jeev's coach, I can afford to tell him that I would not accompany him for any Italian tour, and as a golfer, I can choose to say no to playing in that country," Amritinder told TOI.

Lovers consume poison, girl dies in Haryana

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:28 PM PDT

Facing opposition from parents and the village panchayat, a couple from Sirsa district consumed poison on Wednesday in an attempt to die together. Though the girl died, the boy is admitted in a hospital in critical condition.

SP, SHO booked for removing protester's turban

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 06:25 PM PDT

A case was registered on Wednesday against SP(detective) Pritam Singh and phase-VIII police station SHO Kulbhushan Sharma for removing the turban of one of the protestors, who had laid siege to the road outside PCA stadium on March 28.

Judge-led panel to hear Agnivesh?

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:05 PM PDT

The Chhattisgarh govt has suggested to the SC that it would set up a commission under a HC judge to inquire into violent protests in Dantewada that prevented Swami Agnivesh from reaching relief to victims of violence in villages.

Make spy agency's audit public: HC

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

The country's top intelligence agency for providing technical inputs to thwart terror attacks will now have to place its internal audit before a parliamentary panel.

Radia as witness no bar to CBI probing her spectrum role

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:57 PM PDT

Corporate lobbyist Niira Radia has been made a witness by CBI in the 2G scam but the move does not prevent the probe agency from further investigation against her.

CIC members reveal asset details online

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:54 PM PDT

In a complete turnaround of its earlier stand, members of Central Information Commission (CIC) have made the details of their assets public on Wednesday.

Govt sets ball rolling for Thomas successor

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:52 PM PDT

With the PMO giving its approval to the guidelines for appointing the CVC, the ministry of personnel on Wednesday initiated the process to appoint new chief of the anti-corruption watchdog.

Chinese presence along LoC under watch: MEA

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:49 PM PDT

The government on Wednesday reacted to the alleged military build-up by the Chinese in PoK saying that it was monitoring the situation and that a report from the defence ministry had been sought over the issue.

India open to sending cricket team to Pakistan

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:47 PM PDT

Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said as cricket can become an instrument of diplomacy, "in such situations, India was looking at promoting cricketing contacts with Pakistan".

Panel proposes military studies in university syllabus

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:41 PM PDT

A high-powered committee of experts headed by defence analyst Air Commodore Jasjit Singh has recommended that comprehensive national security studies be introduced in universities.

Heavy snowfall in Lahaul-Spiti, Manali at ज्ञ्1फ्C

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:33 PM PDT

Heavy snowfall plunged the mercury few notches below freezing point in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti districts on Wednesday.

Revise law to ban sex test: NCW chairperson

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:32 PM PDT

NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said there were several gaps in the legislation banning sex determination tests.

Hasan Ali bail plea to be heard on Apr 8

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:22 PM PDT

Hasan Ali Khan filed for bail in the city sessions court on Wednesday. Khan was first arrested on March 7 and is currently in judicial custody. Arguments on the application will be heard on April 8.

Fake pilot licence: 2 more DGCA men arrested

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:22 PM PDT

Two more junior and mid-level staffers of the DGCA have landed in police net for allegedly helping touts, mostly comprising flying school instructors in Madhya Pradesh and Ahmedabad, to obtain pilot licences using forged documents.

CBI kicks off probe into Batcha's death

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:16 PM PDT

A five-member CBI team on Wednesday began investigation into the death of Sadiq Batcha and visited his house where he was found hanging last month.

Kusegaon executive in judicial custody

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:15 PM PDT

A trial court sent Kusegaon executive Rajiv Aggarwal, arrested in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam, to 14 days judicial custody.

At Rs 95cr, Orissa mine owner top taxpayer

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:12 PM PDT

KJS Ahluwalia, a mine owner in Orissa, is the country's top taxpayer in the individual category for 2010-11.

Jethmalani wants to be special public prosecutor in 2G trial

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 04:05 PM PDT

Arguably the best criminal lawyer, Ram Jethmalani, has offered to become the special public prosecutor in the 2G spectrum scam case in which former telecom minister A Raja, former telecom officials and corporate biggies are accused.

Black money case: Did ED director and officials enjoy hospitality of firm under scanner?

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:53 PM PDT

The Enforcement Directorate chief and two officials stayed at the hotel of a private company which the agency was investigating, a petitioner alleged in Supreme Court during proceedings on black money.

SC scraps land allotment to Thakre trust

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:52 PM PDT

The Supreme Court said though the trust's objective was laudable, it could not become the recipient of state largesse on party lines.

Cash-for-query to haunt Congress?

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:46 PM PDT

Congress MP Rajaram Pal is likely to be chargesheeted soon in the cash-for-query scam. This comes almost a year after Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar gave her permission to the Delhi Police for action against him last year.

In Dantewada, tribals on brink of starvation

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:41 PM PDT

While food commissioner to the Supreme Court Harsh Mander found no evidence of starvation deaths in the gutted Dantewada village he visited on Wednesday, he said the tribals there are living in conditions of great destitution, akin to starvation.

JPC accuses PAC of exceeding its brief in 2G probe

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 03:37 PM PDT

The joint parliamentary committee headed by Congress MP P C Chacko has accused the Public Accounts Committee of exceeding its brief in the 2G scam probe and running a parallel examination.

'Satyagraha has the power to shame the powerful'

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 02:35 PM PDT

"Satyagraha has the power to shame the powerful because it makes a moral statement before the society. But it is only effective when the practitioner acquires the moral right to undertake the action," says social scientist Ashis Nandy.
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