Monday, November 21, 2011

Winter Session of Parliament begins today, Govt braces for a stormy start

Winter Session of Parliament begins today, Govt braces for a stormy start

Winter Session of Parliament begins today, Govt braces for a stormy start

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 12:51 AM PST

It's going to be, arguably, the toughest test for the government in recent times as it braces for a stormy Winter Session of the Parliament that begins today. An indicator of what lies ahead was when ...

Jayalalithaa to appear before Bangalore court today in assets case

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 12:37 AM PST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will appear before the special court in Bangalore today for completing recording of her deposition in the Rs 66-crore disproportionate assets case against her....

Two coaches of the Doon Express catch fire, three killed

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 12:11 AM PST

Two coaches of the Doon Express today caught fire in the wee hours today near Giridih district in Bihar. Three people have reportedly been killed in the incident....

Parliament's winter session begins today, Govt under pressure over crucial bills

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 12:08 AM PST

There are several crucial bills lined up for debate in the Winter Session including the Lokpal Bill, Food Security Bill and the Land Acquisition Bill. With the Opposition upping the ante, the business...

Egypt cabinet resigns as deadly clashes rock Tahrir

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 11:56 PM PST

Egypt's cabinet said on Monday it had resigned amid deadly clashes in Tahrir Square between police and protesters demanding political change, and the ruling military called for crisis talks. "The gove...

The supercommittee sell-off: Dow loses almost 250

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 11:32 PM PST

The Dow Jones industrial average lost almost 250 points on a day when investors despaired over debt problems at home and abroad. Members of the special committee, created in August to come up with ...

Bill Gates testifies in US $1 billion lawsuit against Microsoft

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 06:10 PM PST

Microsoft's Bill Gates took the witness stand today in a US $1 billion anti-trust lawsuit accusing the software maker of duping a competitor prior to its rollout of Windows 95....

Pakistan Army expresses reservations over MFN status to India: Reports

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 05:55 PM PST

The Pakistan Army has expressed its reservations over the civilian government's move to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India and conveyed its concern to the administration at the highest l...

Anna says flog people who drink; Congress, BJP slam statement

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 05:44 PM PST

In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Anna Hazare explains why he thinks those who drink should be beaten and humiliated in public....

Egypt's Cabinet resigns amid widening protests

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 05:06 PM PST

Egypt's state television says the Cabinet has submitted its resignation to the ruling military council but will stay on to run the nation's day-to-day affairs until a decision is made....

India climb to No. 2 in ICC Test rankings

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 04:08 PM PST

India climbed a place to No.2 in the Reliance ICC Test rankings on Monday following South Africa's loss to Australia in the second Test at Johannesburg....

DMK chief Karunanidhi hospitalised

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:58 PM PST

DMK chief Karunanidhi was hospitalised on Monday night because of a reported urinary tract infection. Mr Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi is currently in Delhi's Tihar Jail for her alleged role in the...

Govt hands Meira Kumar bill of Rs 1.98 crore

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:38 PM PST

A house has landed Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar in the centre of a controversy. Ms Kumar has been issued a bill of Rs 1.98 crore as pending rent by the estates department of the Urban Development Min...

2G: NDA to target Chidambaram, boycott him in Parliament

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST

Chidambaram: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has decided to boycott Home Minister P Chidambaram as the NDA says he is a part of the 2G scam. The NDA says it will not allow the Home Mini...

India asks US govt to correct its maps

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 02:25 PM PST

India today said the US Department of State maps showing Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as part of Pakistan "will have to be corrected"....

Full text of Mansoor Ijaz's interview to NDTV

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 02:08 PM PST

Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the man who apparently took President Zardari's plea for help to the US after Operation Osama, tells NDTV that he is speaking the truth....

2nd Test: Australia hold nerve to win thriller

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 01:51 PM PST

Pat Cummins, Mitchell Johnson and Brad Haddin delivered the most magnificent victory to Australia as the tourists chased the highest ever fourth-innings total at the Wanderers to square the series wit...

Clashes renew at Egypt's Tahrir Square; 24 dead in three days

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 01:49 PM PST

Security forces fired tear gas and clashed on Monday with several thousand protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square in the third straight day of violence that has killed at least 24 people and has turned i...

China warns India: Foreign companies shouldn't engage in South China Sea

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 10:59 AM PST

China's foreign ministry spokesman was asked today if the issue was raised in Dr Singh's meeting with Premier Wen at Bali. In his reply the spokesman said, "As for the discussion on the South China S...

Has union government decided against new Telangana state?

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 10:56 AM PST

Almost two years after Union Home Minister P Chidambaram announced that steps will be initiated for the formation of a separate Telangana state, is the Centre now avoiding the move and opting instead ...

Couldn't police wait till morning for crackdown? Supreme Court on Ramdev camp

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 09:20 AM PST

The Supreme Court today asked the Delhi Police to explain the use of force on the followers of Baba Ramdev at the Ramlila grounds on June 4 when the yoga guru was on fast against corruption....

Rupee falls to record low, breaks 52 against dollar

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 08:43 AM PST

The rupee has broken the crucial 52 mark to the dollar, which is the all-time closing low for the Indian currency. It is now heading to all-time intra-day lows of 52.19 against the dollar. It had f...

Sensex plunges 425 points to end below 16,000

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 08:42 AM PST

Indian markets were swept away by global turbulence Monday, with the benchmark indices falling to six-week lows. The Sensex and Nifty both ended below key psychological levels making India the wors...

Ishrat Jehan killed in fake encounter: Special Investigation Team

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 08:39 AM PST

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has concluded that Ishrat Jehan, a young college student, was killed in a fake encounter by the Gujarat police in 2004....
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