Sunday, January 15, 2012

Crucial Monday for Pakistan; Zardari, Gilani's fate to be decided

Crucial Monday for Pakistan; Zardari, Gilani's fate to be decided


Crucial Monday for Pakistan; Zardari, Gilani's fate to be decided

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:46 PM PST

Today could be a make or break Monday for Pakistan's embattled civilian government and its public standoff with the country's all powerful military.


Italy cruise tragedy: Five dead; hundreds rescued including 130 Indians

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:38 PM PST

As the world still comes to terms with the tragedy of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that ran aground in Italy, the crew onboard the ill-fated ship recounts the horror of the tense, final moments. M...

UP shocker: Woman gangraped, set ablaze

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:14 PM PST

In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, a 24-year-old woman is battling for her life after she threatened to expose those who kidnapped and raped her.


BSF helicopter crashes in Raipur, five injured

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:26 AM PST

A helicopter of the Border Security Force (BSF) crashed during a test flight at the Mana airport on Sunday injuring five persons, including the pilots, officials said. The advance light helicopter cam...


Infant lifted from Kolkata hospital found, 3 arrested

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:15 AM PST

Much to the relief of a couple, the police on Sunday rescued their baby two days after he was lifted from a state-run hospital while his mother was asleep. The baby, stolen from his mother's bed at th...


Full Transcript: Your Call with Sukhbir Singh Badal

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 11:09 AM PST

Speaking to NDTV about the poll expenditure, Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal said the current limit set by the Election Commission is unrealistic and that "no party fights election...

Two lakh Chinese people forced to undergo medical experiment?

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:44 AM PST

Some two lakh residents in Shandong province in eastern China were forced to take drugs as part of a medical experiment for gastric disorders, an Internet blogger has alleged, prompting a local offici...


Karate kick from pupil breaks teacher's leg

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:40 AM PST

A Karate kick by a 10-year-old student shattered his teacher's leg and broke her kneecap in a classroom attack.


Blast at Shia procession kills 20 in Lahore

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:03 AM PST

A powerful blast ripped through a Shia procession in Pakistan's Punjab province today, killing at least 20 devotees and injuring more than 30 others, witnesses said.


Maradona hospitalized in Dubai with kidney stones

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:18 AM PST

Diego Maradona has been admitted to a hospital in Dubai for the removal of kidney stones.Maradona's club Al Wasl says the former Argentina great complained of abdominal pains on Sunday and was taken t...


Retired Air Force man stabbed to death in Delhi

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:15 AM PST

A 45-year old former Indian Air Force officer, who was working as a general manager with a private company in Himachal Pradesh, was found stabbed to death in north-west Delhi on Sunday.


This Indian team can't win abroad: Ganguly

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 07:39 AM PST

Sourav Ganguly has "accepted" the fact that the current Indian team cannot win Test matches on foreign soil and urged the national selectors to take tough and honest decisions, keeping in mind the bes...


Tendulkar, Zaheer included for Oz tri-series

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:32 AM PST

Sachin Tendulkar has been picked in India's limited-overs squad for the first time since the World Cup. He will stay on after the Test series in Australia for the one-day tri-series that also features...


Pregnant woman's death: Bengal Govt gives clean chit to Health Department

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 06:00 AM PST

Two days after a woman died giving birth to twin babies on a pavement in the city, causing public outcry against medical negligence, West Bengal government has claimed that no state-run hospital refus...

India's first woman photo-journalist Homai Vyarawala dies

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST

India's first woman photo-journalist Homai Vyarawala died at a private hospital in the city this morning at the age of 98. She fell from her cot three days ago and was hospitalised at a private hospit...

India, China to begin boundary talks on Monday

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 05:32 AM PST

China's influential state councillor Dai Bingguo on Sunday touched down in New Delhi for two-day talks on the festering boundary issue and is expected to seal a landmark border mechanism that seeks to...


SBI cuts processing fee on home loans

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 05:29 AM PST

The bank has slashed processing fee on home loan above Rs 75 lakh to Rs 10,000 from Rs 20,000, while for loans between Rs 30-75 lakh, the fees has been reduced to Rs 6,500 from Rs 10,000 earlier.


American Airlines quits India, 150 to lose jobs

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 05:05 AM PST

The airline said it will refund the passengers affected by the ending of services. It plans to close its operations in New Delhi and reduce airport jobs.


Pak gearing up for crucial Monday; Zardari, Gilani's fate to be decided tomorrow

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 03:34 AM PST

The next 24 hours are going to be crucial in deciding what happens next in the volatile face-off between Pakistan's elected government and the military. Though Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani praise...


Nadal, Federer rift emerges at Australian Open

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 02:47 AM PST

Rafael Nadal has criticized Roger Federer for letting other players "burn themselves" by complaining about tour conditions while maintaining his good reputation by rarely making negative comments abou...

One Test ban on Dhoni for slow over rate

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 02:15 AM PST

India's woes in the ongoing series against Australia compounded on Sunday with embattled skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni being handed a one-match ban for slow over rate during the Perth Test. The ban rul...


Indian-origin man caught asking money to give Cameron's mobile number

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 02:14 AM PST

An Indian-origin Tory fundraiser in Britain was allegedly caught in a sting operation claiming he could fix a one-to-one meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron for 10,000 pounds, besides providing ...


Obscene film shown at railway station

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 01:26 AM PST

In a shocking incident, as many as 24 television sets in the Railway station showed an obscene film for about 10 minutes.


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