Monday, August 29, 2011

Salman off to the US

Salman off to the US

Salman off to the US

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 12:54 AM PDT

He left for the United States to undergo treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia, a nerve disorder that causes intense pain in the face, late last night....

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Madras High Court to decide on review petitions of killers

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 12:43 AM PDT

The Madras High Court will decide today whether to admit review petitions filed by three death row convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The convicts - Perarivalan, Santhan and Murugan - ar...

So who shot Haren Pandya? 12 men acquitted on Monday

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 12:25 AM PDT

The Gujarat High Court has acquitted 12 people accused of murdering senior BJP leader and former Home Minister, Haren Pandya. It has also accused the CBI of mishandling the investigation. ...

Anna issue handled inappropriately: Congress MP

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:50 PM PDT

In a letter to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Praveen Singh Aron said the issue was dealt with "inappropriately" and sought a "thorough inquiry" within the party to ascertain whether it was done delib...

Gaddafi's wife, sons, daughter flee to Algeria

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Moammar Gaddafi's wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighbouring Algeria on Monday, firm evidence that the longtime leader has lost his grip on the country. ...

Arsenal to offer free tickets to fans: Report

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 05:32 PM PDT

The Guardian reported on Monday that Arsenal will offer free tickets to its fans after the team's 2-8 thrashing at the hands of Manchester United a day earlier....

Creating new jobs remains a challenge: Obama

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 04:37 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama today underlined the need to boost economic growth so that more jobs are created, as he nominated a Princeton University economist as his top adviser. ...

Man beats wife to death with cricket bat

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 04:09 PM PDT

A senior Rajasthan Administrative Service official on Monday beat his 48-year-old wife to death with a cricket bat due to marital discord, said police....

The nerve centre of Al Qaeda lies in Pakistan: Pentagon

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 03:55 PM PDT

Al Qaeda's "nerve centre" lies in Pakistan even though the recent killings of Osama bin Laden in May and now its number two Atiyah abd al-Rahman has dealt the global terror group a severe blow, a seni...

Hospital, temple, then court for Yeddyurappa

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 03:22 PM PDT

BS Yeddyurappa's attempt to get anticipatory bail in a case of corruption has been rejected by the Karnataka High Court. He has been accused of illegally denotifying land that had been reserved for pr...

DMK vs Jayalalithaa over hanging for Rajiv's killers

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 03:10 PM PDT

The scheduled execution of three of Rajiv Gandhi's assassins in September in Tamil Nadu has turned into a politically-loaded issue, with the state's government and Opposition blaming each other for no...

Kiran Bedi refuses to apologise for 'ghoonghat act'

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 03:07 PM PDT

Staying defiant over her infamous 'ghoonghat act' at the Ramlila Ground on Friday, in which she mocked politicians hiding behind masks, Kiran Bedi, a former IPS officer and a close aide of Anna Hazare...

Anna's call for poll reforms sparks debate over Right to Recall or Reject

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:33 PM PDT

A day after social activist Anna Hazare said his fight would now be for Right to Recall and the Right to Reject as part of electoral reforms so that corruption can be reduced, speaking to NDTV, Law Mi...

Oval win and a nightclub party for England players

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:00 PM PDT

England players celebrated their series win against India, at The Oval last week, with a party at a London nightclub according to Britain's Daily Mail....

Hurricane Irene: Recovery slower in New York suburbs

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Irene swept through the desolate streets of New York on Sunday, flooding low-lying areas and leaving millions of homes without power along the Eastern Seaboard as it continued on to New...

Hurricane Irene: How experts got it so wrong

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:11 PM PDT

It began as something far off and dangerous - a monster storm, a Category 3 hurricane that packed winds of 115 miles an hour as it buzz-sawed through the Caribbean last week, causing more than a billi...

Wah, MLAs! Shoe vs slipper in Rajasthan Assembly

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:46 PM PDT

It was shoe-for-a-shoe in the Rajasthan Assembly where MPs abandoned all pretences at dignity and attacked each other. ...

Rain whips Mumbai, one dead near Haji Ali

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Mumbai had a nasty start to its week. Heavy rains whipped the city, making the morning insidious for commuters. A portion of a small hill near the city's famous Haji Ali Dargah collapsed; one person...

RBI issues guidelines for new bank licences

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Broking houses and realty firms are proposed to be made ineligible for new licenses to operate commercial banks in the norms drafted by the country's central bank, which wants aspirants to be I...

Parliament considering privilege motions against Bedi, Om Puri

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:52 AM PDT

Anna Hazare's close aide Kiran Bedi and actor Om Puri face privilege motions for mocking at and passing caustic comments against lawmakers. The notices were filed in both houses of parliament Monday e...

An Anna needed here too, says Pak media

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:27 AM PDT

An Anna Hazare is needed in Pakistan to lead the struggle against corruption if the country's political parties continue to be averse to taking decisive measures against graft, a Pakistani paper said ...

Tamils will be happy if Rajiv Gandhi assassins are spared: Karunanidhi

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:16 AM PDT

Claiming that Tamils will be happy if the three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case are spared the gallows, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today "fervently" asked for a cancellation of their deat...

Sensex rallies 567 points; NBFCs jump on RBI move

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Indian markets witnessed a strong pullback rally on Monday, after falling sharply on Friday. The benchmark indices regained key technical levels on the back of over 3.5 per cent jump. The Sensex cl...

Chinese General's spy talk leaked onto YouTube

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Footage of a Chinese General discussing sensitive spying cases has been leaked onto video sharing site YouTube, in what appears to be an embarrassing failure of secrecy for the usually tightlipped mil...

Cabinet to clear 5% disinvestment in BHEL tomorrow

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:47 AM PDT

The Cabinet is likely to clear the 5 per cent disinvestment proposal in capital goods major BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited) on Tuesday. In May, the company's board had approved the dive...
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