Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Court doesn't accept closure report in Shanti Bhushan CD row

Court doesn't accept closure report in Shanti Bhushan CD row


Court doesn't accept closure report in Shanti Bhushan CD row

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:28 AM PST

A Delhi court on Wednesday did not accept the closure report submitted by the Delhi Police on a controversial CD purportedly containing conversation between lawyer and Team Anna member Shanti Bhushan ...


CBI detains IIM Lucknow for alleged murder

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:16 AM PST

A student at the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, Rahul Verma, has been detained by the Central Bureau of Investigation for his alleged involvement in a murder at the Indian Institute of Techn...


Rushdie is 'sub-standard' writer: Katju

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:53 AM PST

Salman Rushdie is a "poor" and "sub-standard writer" who would have remained largely unknown but for his controversial book 'Satanic Verses', according to Markandey Katju, till recently a judge of the...


Lankan navy captures 43 Indian fishermen

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:49 AM PST

Lucknow play stopped because lead character resembles Mayawati

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:39 AM PST

A woman named Maya, who loves her golden sandals and has a pet elephant, is the lead character of a play being staged in Lucknow. Not for long. Local officials say the drama has to take a break becaus...


Mamata five years younger than official records

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:34 AM PST

Norway vs NRI parents: Children's paternal uncle to get custody

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:32 AM PST

Two young Indian children who were separated from their parents in Norway by local child welfare services are likely to be handed over to a family member. The agreement, allegedly in the final stages ...


Use vote, not shoes, as weapon: Ramdev

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:23 AM PST

"Don't hurl shoes or slippers at politicians. If you don't like them, vote them out democratically," Baba Ramdev said in an appeal to voters in five states going to the polls.


Double celestial treat for sky gazers tomorrow

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:01 AM PST

Sky gazers are in for a double celestial treat on the evening of Republic Day-- apart from seeing our natural satellite's ashen glow, they will also see Venus and Moon converge into a beautiful conjun...

The Norway custody case: Five big facts on the NRI nightmare

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 01:43 AM PST

The Indian government has intervened to help an NRI couple who are fighting for the custody of their children in Norway. These are five big facts about the story:


Top 5 facts about ISRO controversy

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 01:06 AM PST

India's community of scientists is engulfed in controversy. The former chief of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), G Madhavan Nair, has threatened to take the government to court if it ban...


India to move Portuguese court on Salem's extradition

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:43 AM PST

India will approach the Constitutional Court of Portugal challenging the decision of that country's Supreme Court which recently confirmed the decision to terminate the extradition of fugitive underwo...


Padma awardees include Mario Miranda, Bhupen Hazarika

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:42 AM PST

The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2012. This year the President has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of Foreigners/ N...


Prime Minister meets senior ministers to sort out UID project

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:37 AM PST

Amid differences between Home Ministry and Planning Commission over continuation of Unique Identification Authority of India or UIDAI Project, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held discussions with...


Union Budget may be presented in mid-March

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:32 AM PST

Am I worse than terrorist, asks 'banned' ex-ISRO chief Nair

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 12:13 AM PST

One of India's best-known scientists, G Madhavan Nair, who also headed the Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO, has been blacklisted for government jobs. The government's decision is based on M...


Supreme Court orders probe of fake encounter in Gujarat

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:57 PM PST

The Supreme Court today ordered a probe into fake encounters in Gujarat by a monitoring authority headed by retired SC Judge M B Shah. The panel will probe encounters between 2003 and 2006 and submit ...


Should Sachin Tendulkar's name have been recommended by the BCCI for Bharat Ratna?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:55 PM PST

No option but to slap when power to tolerate graft runs out: Anna Hazare

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:23 PM PST

In remarks that could stoke a fresh controversy, anti-graft activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday evening said a person is left with no option other than going for a slap when his power of tolerance of corr...


Jay Leno sued over Golden Temple remark

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:18 PM PST

US talk show host Jay Leno has been sued by an Indian-American in California for his "racist" comments on the Golden Temple and ridiculing the entire Sikh community by portraying the holy shrine as a ...


UP polls, Rushdie issue unconnected: Congress

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:40 PM PST

The Congress has reacted sharply to Salman Rushdie's interview to NDTV in which the author said the protests against his visit are linked to elections in Uttar Pradesh.


Full transcript: I'm returning to India, deal with it - Salman Rushdie to NDTV

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:23 AM PST

'Close aide' of Jagan arrested in Emaar land case

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 08:56 AM PST

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