Sunday, December 4, 2011

Dev Anand's demise an irreparable loss: Jayalalithaa

Dev Anand's demise an irreparable loss: Jayalalithaa


Dev Anand's demise an irreparable loss: Jayalalithaa

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 08:43 AM PST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today condoled the death of legendary Bollywood actor Dev Anand, saying "India has lost a great actor, an illustrious son, and a true patriot".


'I wish India shows some spine while dealing with China': Omar Abdullah

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 08:12 AM PST

Expressing concern over China's involvement in the Kashmir region, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said India should show "some spine" while dealing with that country.


Farmer attempts to kill self at Maharashtra Chief Minister's rally

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 08:00 AM PST

A farmer tried to commit suicide by consuming poison at Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's rally in Maharashtra today.


Congress wins Ratia; Haryana Janhit Congress retains Adampur seat

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 06:36 AM PST

In a boost to the ruling Congress after the drubbing in Hisar Lok Sabha seat, the party today broke a three-decade jinx winning the Ratia (SC) Assembly constituency in Fatehabad district and managed to get a razor-thin majority on its own in the Haryana Assembly.


Legendary Bollywood actor Dev Anand dies of heart attack in London

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 06:23 AM PST

Dev Anand, the 'Evergreen Romantic Superstar' of Indian cinema, died in London last night following a cardiac arrest. He was 88. Dev Anand, who had come here for medical check up, was not keeping well for the last few days, family sources told PTI.


Maoists blow up rail tracks in Jharkhand

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 05:51 AM PST

The Maoists today began their two-day Bharat bandh by blowing up railway tracks in two districts of Jharkhand, even as the death toll in the Naxal attack on the convoy of independent MP and former assembly speaker Inder Singh Namdhari rose to 11.


Anna supporters take out car rally in Delhi

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 05:50 AM PST

Hundreds of Anna Hazare supporters participated in a car and bike rally in the capital today to drum up support for civil society's version of the Lokpal Bill.


Jolt for BJP as Sreeramulu wins Bellary bypoll

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 05:49 AM PST

Ruling BJP today suffered a humiliating defeat in Bellary, the stronghold of Reddy brothers, when their protege and former minister B Sreeramulu won the by-election in the Rural Assembly constituency by a huge margin of 46,000 votes.


PM condoles Dev Anand's death

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 05:23 AM PST

Describing Dev Anand as a great artiste, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he was an embodiment of life long passion for acting and film-making. Joining millions of his fans in condoling his death, he said, "Dev Anand was a great artiste who entertained generations of cinema lovers over five decades."


Ruling Biju Janata Dal candidate wins Odisha bypoll

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 04:57 AM PST

Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Subash Gond on Sunday won the bypoll to the Umerkote assembly constituency in Nabrangpur district, an official said.


Pranab told me Centre has decided to put FDI on hold: Mamata

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 06:11 PM PST

With the government embroiled in a war with the opposition and some of its main allies over Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in retail, West Bengal Chief Minister and key ally to the UPA government, Mamata Banerjee, today said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has conveyed to her, over the phone, that the FDI policy is on hold till there is a consensus on the issue.


7 killed in Maoist attack in Jharkhand

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 06:06 PM PST

Seven persons, including a five-year-old boy, were killed when Maoists attacked the convoy of former Jharkhand Speaker and MP Inder Singh Namdhari on Saturday. Mr Namdhari escaped unhurt.


J Dey murder: Chhota Rajan named in chargesheet

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 05:31 PM PST

Six months after the shocking murder of senior journalist J Dey, Mumbai police filed the first chargesheet in the case on Saturday. The 3000-page chargesheet names 10 people including fugitive gangster Chhota Rajan and journalist Jigna Vora.


Pakistani model causes fury for nude photoshoot with ISI tattoo

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:39 AM PST

A Pakistani actress who posed in the nude for an Indian magazine with the initials of the ISI on her arm, has triggered fury across Pakistan.


No winners in Manipur blockades, says PM

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:56 AM PST

Prime Minister Manmohon Singh today said that there were no winners in the crippling economic blockades that Manipur had faced, while stating there was no plan for a 'supra state' for Nagas in the Northeast.


Narrow escape for Pawar as ceiling fan falls on dais

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:58 AM PST

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar had a narrow escape in Jabalpur after the ceiling fan on the dais from where he was addressing a seminar, fell, police said.


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