Sunday, November 6, 2011

Petrol price hike: Trinamool MPs to arrive in Delhi tomorrow; Will Mamata pull out?

Petrol price hike: Trinamool MPs to arrive in Delhi tomorrow; Will Mamata pull out?


Petrol price hike: Trinamool MPs to arrive in Delhi tomorrow; Will Mamata pull out?

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:17 AM PST

As the political temperature continues to soar over the recent hike in petrol price, the heat is well and truly on the Centre as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shows no signs of tempering ...


Thousands close accounts on 'Bank Transfer Day' in US

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 12:08 AM PST

Thousands of people across the US closed their accounts at corporate-owned banks on Saturday and switched to credit unions and smaller not-for-profit institutions....

Greece crisis: PM, opposition reach power-sharing deal

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 11:33 PM PST

Greece's embattled Prime Minister and main opposition leader agreed on Sunday to form an interim government to ensure the country's new European debt deal, capping a week of political turmoil that saw...


Miss Venezuela wins Miss World crown

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 05:42 PM PST

Miss Venezuela, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colimenares, was crowned the 2011 winner of the Miss World beauty pageant at a glittering final ceremony in London on Sunday....


India's Kanishtha Dhankhar out of Miss World 2011

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 05:20 PM PST

India's hope of winning the Miss World title for the sixth time came crashing down on Sunday evening as Miss India World Kanishtha Dhankhar failed to make it to the Top 15 qualifying for the semifinal...


Pilot of missing MiG-29 found dead

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 03:26 PM PST

Remains of the pilot of the ill-fated MiG-29 fighter aircraft have been found by IAF search teams, 19 days after the plane crashed in Lahaul Valley in Himachal Pradesh. The remains were of 32-year-old...


Sharad Pawar backs PM on deregulation of fuel prices

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 03:11 PM PST

With the government surrounded in a political fire fight over the recent hike in petrol prices, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) head Sharad Pawar has backed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on deregula...


Advani shares dais with Modi, but remembers Nitish

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 03:08 PM PST

As BJP leader LK Advani's Jan Chetna Yatra entered Gujarat, it received a floral welcome. That was the usual. The unusual part, however, was the chemistry Advani - the mentor - and Narendra Modi - the...


Petrol price hike: Trinamool MPs to be in Delhi on Tuesday

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 02:58 PM PST

Stepping up the pressure on its ally the UPA over petrol price hike, Trinamool Congress (TMC) has asked all its MPs to be in Delhi on Tuesday. Party leader Derek O'Brien tweeted today that the Trinamo...


Man electrocuted while hooked to laptop

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 02:37 PM PST

A man in Kolkata was found electrocuted in his bed on Sunday, with his earphones on and the computer on the charger. Officials believe the laptop may have been the cause of his death, as the laptop an...


Kudankulam N-plant safety: Kalam satisfied, protesters not

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 01:59 PM PST

One of the country's top scientists, ex-President and 'missile man' APJ Abdul Kalam visited the upcoming Kundankulam nuclear plant today. He inspected the security measures at the stalled nuclear plan...


Federer wins at Basel for first title in 10 months

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 01:32 PM PST

Roger Federer outclassed Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-3 in the Swiss Indoors final on Sunday to win his first title in 10 months....


Bad weather leaves 1,200 Mount Everest trekkers stranded

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 12:08 PM PST

More than 1,000 foreign trekkers are stranded in the foothills of the world's highest mountain, Everest, in Nepal, after bad weather prevented planes taking off and landing at the area's only airport....


We are focusing on India this year, says Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 10:48 AM PST

One of the world's most popular websites Wikipedia has turned its focus on India this year, and is working to reach out to people in the country as part of its expansion plans. Wikipedia founder Jimmy...


Chanderpaul century thwarts India again

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 10:23 AM PST

Two old nemeses turned up against India on the first day of the series. A typical slow and low Kotla track broke the bowlers' backs, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul continued his torture of Indian bowler...


Dhoni becomes India's most successful wicketkeeper

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 10:00 AM PST

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday reached another milestone as he pipped Syed Kirmani to become the Indian wicketkeeper with the highest number of dismissals in his kitty....


Advani's yatra enters Gujarat; shares stage with Modi

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 09:02 AM PST

It's the most awaited moment of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani's 38-day anti-corruption yatra. After reportedly being denied permission by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi t...


Spot-fixing: Majeed's brother says Pak player blew the whistle

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 06:29 AM PST

In another intriguing twist to the spot-fixing saga, the elder brother of convicted bookie Mazhar Majeed has claimed that a Pakistani cricketer was responsible for blowing the lid off Salman Butt, M...

Clashes break out at Kejriwal's rally in Nagpur

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 06:24 AM PST

The war between Team Anna and the Government just doesn't seem to end, with one controversy after another. Today, crowds at a rally in Nagpur, being addressed by Arvind Kejriwal, a key member of Team ...

Talks with Pak have had no effect in curbing terror: Indian government

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 05:55 AM PST

The Indian government said Pakistan is continuing to harbour terrorists on its soil and despite repeated requests it has taken no steps to dismantle the terror infrastructure there....

Hard to understand why my statements lead to controversies: Digvijaya

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 05:34 AM PST

Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh, who has often courted controversy over his comments, on Sunday said he finds it difficult to understand as to why his statements trigger such a reaction and...


JuD not included in new list of banned terror groups in Pak

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 05:25 AM PST

The Jamaat-ud-Dawah, a front organisation for Lashkar-e-Taiba, which carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks, is not included in a new list of 31 banned extremist and terrorist groups released by Pakistan...

Black money: India doubles queries to tax havens

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 03:50 AM PST

Under pressure to unearth black money stashed abroad, India has more than doubled its requests to obtain classified funds information from tax havens and other countries in the last two years, accordi...

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