Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Punjab government gives away land at low prices; industrialists allege foul play

Punjab government gives away land at low prices; industrialists allege foul play


Punjab government gives away land at low prices; industrialists allege foul play

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:49 AM PST

The Akali Dal-BJP government in Punjab, which propagates greater accountability of politicians, has some explaining about allotment of industrial plots in the state. Some industrialists have alleged f...


Facebook bug reveals Mark Zuckerberg's private pictures

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:45 AM PST

A security glitch in Facebook gave users access to Mark Zuckerberg's private pictures, including a few with his girlfriend. The social networking site has repeatedly come under attack for its constan...

Citigroup to cut 4,500 jobs, take $400 million charge

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:20 AM PST

The cuts represent about 1.5 percent of its global workforce of 267,000.


Woman force-fed crushed glass

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:48 PM PST

In a shocking incident in Kanpur, a woman was force-fed crushed pieces of glass by her husband due to her inability to produce a child. The woman, Kareena, was first beaten up by her husband Neeraj an...


Supreme Court to hear Dam 999's director's plea against ban in Tamil Nadu

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:17 PM PST

The Supreme Court will today hear an appeal by the director of the film Dam 999 challenging the ban on the release of the film by the Tamil Nadu government....


Govt hopes all-party meet will help resolve FDI logjam

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:52 PM PST

The government on Tuesday said it hoped that today's all-party meeting on the issue of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the retail sector will restore normalcy to parliamentary proceedings after two...


US to use foreign aid to promote gay rights

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:38 PM PST

The Obama administration is announcing a wide-ranging effort to use U.S. foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad, including combating attempts by foreign governments to criminalize ...


Obama sees 'make or break' time for middle class

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:24 PM PST

President Barack Obama delivered a sweeping indictment of economic inequality in the U.S. on Tuesday as he summoned the memory of President Theodore Roosevelt and pledged to fight for fairness at a "m...


60 killed in rare attacks on Afghan Shiites

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:57 PM PST

A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Shiite worshippers who packed a Kabul mosque Tuesday to mark a holy day, killing at least 56 people, and a second bombing in another city killed four more Shiites. T...


Jayalalithaa assures people of Kerala that Mullaperiyar dam is safe

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 02:19 PM PST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has appealed to the people of Kerala to not fall prey to vested interests on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue....


When Mumbai office opened 2 hours early for Sachin

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:47 PM PST

If cricket is a religion in India, then Sachin Tendulkar would be God. And it appears that officials - be it civic body or otherwise - are ready to go an extra mile to please the God of cricket....


French lawmakers move to outlaw prostitution

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:37 PM PST

French lawmakers were to debate a resolution today outlawing prostitution in a test of the country's long history of liberal attitudes toward sex....


Farmer commits suicide after alleged bribe does not deliver bank loan

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:00 PM PST

A farmer who was promised a 50-crore loan by bank managers has committed suicide right outside the bank. In his suicide note, Vinod Kumar Yadav, said two senior bank officials took a three crore bribe...


Earth-like planet found

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:47 PM PST

A newly discovered planet is eerily similar to Earth and is sitting outside our solar system in what seems to be the ideal place for life, except for one hitch. It's a bit too big. The planet's confir...

Don't want censorship, but content must be screened: Kapil Sibal on Google, Facebook

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:31 PM PST

Amid a furious debate on Twitter and several international reports, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today acknowledged that he has asked internet firms like Google and Facebook to ensure user content is...


Kapil Sibal on Facebook, Google: Don't want censorship, but content must be screened

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:18 PM PST

Kapil Sibal on Facebook controversy: Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today rejected accusations of trying to censor online content and said that companies like Facebook and Google were not cooperat...


Sarpanch who slapped woman teacher arrested, released on bail

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:11 PM PST

Balwinder Singh, the Akali Dal sarpanch who brutally slapped a woman teacher at a public function in Punjab yesterday, was arrested this evening under the provisions of section 323 (slapping) and 341 ...


Yasin Bhatkal, on the run, is leading revival of Indian Mujahideen: Sources

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:07 PM PST

More than a week after six alleged members of the Indian Mujahideen (IM) were arrested, there are concerns about a revival of the terror group, which seemed to be fading away after its senior leaders ...


Andhra govt survives vote, but Jagan Mohan is big winner

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:43 AM PST

Kiran Kumar Reddy has proved his majority in the Andhra Pradesh assembly- the fact that the vote was so close makes this a victory for Jagan Mohan Reddy....


Content censorship: What Google, Facebook say

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:16 AM PST

Amid a furious debate on Twitter and several international reports, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today acknowledged that he has asked Internet firms like Google and Facebook to ensure user content is...


Radiation traces found in Japanese baby formula

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:13 AM PST

Traces of radiation spilled from Japan's hobbled nuclear plant were detected in baby formula Tuesday in the latest case of contaminated food in the nation....

Kuwait dissolves Parliament; elections next

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:41 AM PST

Kuwait's ruler has dissolved Parliament to set the stage for elections in the politically tense Gulf nation. The official Kuwait News Agency says the nation's emir made the decision Tuesday, less than...


Facebook, Twitter full of posts against content censorship

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:00 AM PST

Even as Communications Minister Kapil Sibal tried to allay concerns over censorship of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, Web users continued to speak out against any proposed restrict...


Father hangs four children and himself; one daughter survives

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:37 AM PST

A businessman in Pune strapped four of his children to the ceiling fan in their home before hanging himself. Three children died. The eldest, nine-year-old Dhanashri, managed to free herself. She phon...


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