Monday, November 28, 2011

Premises of former DMK minister Palanisamy raided

Premises of former DMK minister Palanisamy raided

Premises of former DMK minister Palanisamy raided

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 08:29 PM PST

Tamil Nadu vigilance officials today conducted searches at seven premises of former DMK minister Pongalur N Palanisamy across the state in connection with a disproportionate assets case.

FDI in retail: PM chairs all-party meet to end deadlock

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 08:16 PM PST

Parliament will function only if the government agrees to roll back its FDI decision, said JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav before going for the meeting.

FDI in retail: All-party meet to end deadlock begins

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 08:16 PM PST

Parliament will function only if the government agrees to roll back its FDI decision, said JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav before going for the meeting.

Indira Goswami, Jnanpith award winning litterateur, dies

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 07:13 PM PST

Jnanpith award winning Assamese litterateur Indira Raisom Goswami died today morning at 7.42 am after prolonged illness.

Jnanpith award winning Assamese litterateur Indira Goswami dies

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 07:13 PM PST

Jnanpith award winning Assamese litterateur Indira Raisom Goswami died today morning at 7.42 am after prolonged illness.

Indira Goswami passes away

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 06:58 PM PST

Jnanpith award winning Assamese litterateur Indira Raisom Goswami, who was 70, died on Tuesday morning at 7.42 am after prolonged illness.

Who is afraid of FDI in retail?

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 03:10 PM PST

Given the debate that's raging over opening the retail sector to foreign direct investment, we bring you the government's view, the opposition's objections and TOI's take on the issue

Anna Hazare to sit on dharna at Jantar Mantar on Dec 11

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:11 PM PST

Hazare has decided to hold the dharna if the parliamentary standing committee's recommendations on the bill are not to his satisfaction.

Mayawati sacks ex No. 2, gen secy Kushwaha

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:05 PM PST

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Monday sacked former minister and BSP general secretary Babu Singh Kushwaha, her number two until a few months back, on charges of indiscipline, anti-party activities and cosying up to the Congress.

Financial power boost for J&K local bodies

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:04 PM PST

Jammu and Kashmir government will introduce a separate window "Panchayat Sector" with every relevant developmental scheme from the next fiscal (2012-13) to give more financial powers to the local bodies.

Protests against FDI I retail derails RS

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:03 PM PST

Protests over the government's decision to allow FDI in retail left Rajya Sabha paralysed for the second day on Monday with even members of key UPA ally Trinamool Congress joining the opposition in demanding withdrawal of the proposal.

Lok Adalats can pass decree in criminal cases: SC

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:01 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Monday provided a huge impetus to cost-effective and litigant friendly process under Lok Adalats, set up to settle disputes and pass unassailable decrees, by empowering them to find solutions in criminal cases including those relating to cheque bounce offences.

India to order 20 more Hawk AJTs

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:56 PM PST

For a country that took two decades to ink the first contract for British Hawk advanced jet trainers (AJTs) after losing hundreds of fighters and pilots in crashes, India seems to be going the whole hog for the AJTs.

SC threatens contempt to force implementation of construction worker welfare law

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:55 PM PST

Millions of workers engaged in the construction sector may son get the promised welfare measures with the Supreme Court on Monday issuing notices to all states and Union Territories asking them to show cause why contempt proceedings be not initiated against officers for non-implementation of two labour friendly laws.

Bill on digitization of cable TV introduced in LS

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:53 PM PST

The government on Monday tabled the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2011 in Lok Sabha to pave the way for mandatory digitization of cable television in India.

NCPRI bats for inclusion of dalits in Lokpal

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:53 PM PST

National Advisory Committee member Aruna Roy extended her support to dalit activist Udit Raj's demand on Monday to include dalit representatives in the proposed Lokpal institution.

House panel to be invited for war games in Thar on Dec 2

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:52 PM PST

The defence ministry has shot down the Army's plans to showcase its ongoing massive combat Sudarshan Shakti exercise in Rajasthan to young MPs, including AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi and his cousin Varun Gandhi of the BJP.

Akaash fuels global interests

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:50 PM PST

With the government all set to initiate the process for acquiring 10 lakh more Akaash tablets priced at Rs 2,276 each, there has been an international interest in the low-cost machine.

Akaash tablets fuels global interests

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:50 PM PST

With the government all set to initiate the process for acquiring 10 lakh more Akaash tablets priced at Rs 2,276 each, there has been an international interest in the low-cost machine.

Diagnosis boost for attention deficit disorder among kids

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:49 PM PST

Changes in the brain of a child suffering from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been identified that can help doctors diagnose the condition affecting 3%-5% of all school-going children in India.

Swamy wants cases against those with illegal foreign accounts

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:48 PM PST

Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Monday met the CBI director and demanded registration of cases against Indians who have allegedly stashed away money in foreign banks.

Tibetans assail Beijing’s bid to curb Dalai Lama’s activities

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:45 PM PST

A series of controversies raised by China implicating the global Buddhist congregation has enraged the Tibetan administration and community in exile, as this has scraped the wound caused by the recent self-immolations by monks inside Tibet.

Single women plan demands charter for assembly session in Himachal

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:44 PM PST

Revealing this, state coordinator of ENSS, Nirmal Chandel, said, "Women continue to face problems in Himachal and the worst sufferers in the gamut include single women."

In tribal Kinnaur, women join hands for property rights

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:42 PM PST

The tribal valley of Kinnaur is witnessing a quiet revolution as women have joined hands to fight a draconian law which deprives them of ancestral property.

Dam could tilt scales, yet finds no place in election rhetoric in Himachal

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:41 PM PST

Silent anger is brewing among the people affected by proposed Renuka dam project as neither Congress nor Bharatiya Janata Party are doing much regarding their issues.
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