Sunday, December 4, 2011

Andhra Pradesh government faces no-confidence motion today

Andhra Pradesh government faces no-confidence motion today

Andhra Pradesh government faces no-confidence motion today

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 01:20 AM PST

The no-confidence motion moved against the Congress government in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly will come up for voting today. Though Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy sounded confident that his governme...

Mullaperiyar row: Expert panel to meet today to discuss dam's safety

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:57 AM PST

With the tussle between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the Mullaperiyar dam getting bitter by the day, a Supreme Court-appointed Empowered Committee looking into the safety of the dam will meet in Delhi t...

India to kick off United Nations talks on 'climate change'

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:35 AM PST

India today kicks off its high-level political negotiations as Environment Minister, Jayanthi Natrajan, takes control of the talks with other nations at the high level United Nations talks at Durban, ...

Woods ends victory drought at World Challenge

Posted: 05 Dec 2011 12:11 AM PST

Tiger Woods won the Chevron World Challenge on Sunday, the one-shot triumph in an unofficial 18-man event his first victory since a 2009 sex scandal shattered his iconic image....

Who will replace Praveen for the Australia tour?

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 11:58 PM PST

An injury to Praveen Kumar has left an empty slot for another seam bowler in India's Test squad for their tour of Australia. ESPNcricinfo looks at the prospects of the three bowlers who are most lik...

Key meeting on Mullaperiyar dam issue today, Tamil Nadu not to attend

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 11:24 PM PST

The Union Water Resources Ministry has convened a meeting in New Delhi today to discuss the Mullaperiyar dam row with officials of Kerala and Tamil Nadu....

Trinamool wins bypoll, retains Kolkata South seat

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 06:23 PM PST

The Trinamool Congress retained its stronghold Kolkata South Lok Sabha seat in a bypoll on Sunday, with party candidate Subrata Bakshi trouncing his nearest of India-Marxist (CPI-M) opponent by a mass...

Jayalalithaa writes to PM on Mullaperiyar dam security

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 06:21 PM PST

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the security of Mullaperiyar dam. The Chief Minister has asked the PM to deploy Central Security Force at the dam....

Maoists attack police station in Jharkhand

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 06:11 PM PST

The Naxals attacked a police station in Palamu, Jharkhand on Sunday. Police forces retaliated, but there are no reports of any casualties so far. The attack follows a two-day Bharat bandh declared by ...

FDI issue: After days of disruption, will there be peace in Parliament?

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 05:58 PM PST

After Mamata Banerjee's surprise announcement on the FDI issue, political wheels are churning fast. There are reports that when Parliament reconvenes on Wednesday, the government will make a statement...

Obama calls Pakistan leader about NATO airstrikes

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 03:57 PM PST

US President Barack Obama has told Pakistan's President that the NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers were not deliberate attacks and that America is committed to a full investigation....

Disrupting Parliament is sacrilegious: Industry leaders

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 03:46 PM PST

Prominent industry leaders have hit out at opponents of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail, stating they are resorting to "false drama" and that the act of perennial disruption of Parliament i...

Nadal secures fifth Davis Cup title for Spain

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 02:58 PM PST

Spain won their fifth Davis Cup title after Rafael Nadal recovered from a terrible start, holding on to beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (7-0) on Sunday to give the hosts an i...

Belgium sink India 4-3 in Champions Challenge Hockey final

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 02:52 PM PST

A last minute goal saw India lose 3-4 to Belgium in an exhilarating final of the Champions Challenge hockey tournament here on Sunday....

Facebook bans village name for being offensive

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 01:46 PM PST

Facebook users from a village called Effin in Ireland cannot use the name after the social networking website banned it for being "offensive"....

India's date with Ronaldo on January 15

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 12:53 PM PST

After the likes of Pele, Maradona and Lionel Messi, thrice world footballer of the year, Ronaldo is set to play in India in an exhibition match in Kolkata on January 15 to collect funds for the victim...

Underground metro more prone to security risk: Sreedharan

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST

Favouring the replication of the Delhi Metro model in other cities, DMRC chief E Sreedharan said on Sunday he went for an elevated model on most corridors because the underground section was costly an...

Bhushan CD not original; is post-production edited version, says Forensic Lab

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 12:34 PM PST

Forensic examination of a controversial CD purportedly containing conversation of Team Anna member Shanti Bhushan, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh by a Central labora...

Russia polls: Cosmonauts vote from space

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 12:11 PM PST

Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin voted from space on Sunday for a new Parliament in which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party is expected to emerge victorious....

Names of Indians with Swiss accounts to be revealed next year: Assange

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 11:01 AM PST

Assange, who is under house arrest in the UK, said this through video-conferencing at a conference in Delhi, that whistle-blower Rudolf Elmer, who passed CDs containing information to him, is undergoi...

Indian hockey team to get Rs 25 lakh on winning Champions Challenge

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:52 AM PST

The Indian hockey team will get a reward of Rs. 25 lakh from Bharat Hotels Limited if it wins the Champions Challenge I tournament title, it was announced on Sunday....

Malleswari quits Indian Weightlifting Federation citing dissatisfaction

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 10:37 AM PST

2000 Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari has reportedly resigned as the vice-president of Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF)....

Brazilian football legend Socrates dies

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:46 AM PST

Former Brazil captain Socrates died on Sunday aged 57 from an intestinal infection, a spokesperson for the Albert Einstein Hospital announced....

Zardari to address parliament amid pressure on Pakistan government

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:31 AM PST

President Asif Ali Zardari plans to address Pakistan's parliament amid speculation that he would clarify certain issues. President Zardari announced on Sunday that he would address a joint session of ...

NATO strike: Clinton calls Gilani over 'unintended' killing of troops; Pak firm on Bonn meet boycott

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 08:32 AM PST

As Pak-US ties plunged to a new low after a deadly NATO strike, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani to offer her condolences on the "unintended" killing of 24 Pakistan...
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