Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Fog envelops Delhi; 12 flights delayed, 10 cancelled

Fog envelops Delhi; 12 flights delayed, 10 cancelled


Fog envelops Delhi; 12 flights delayed, 10 cancelled

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 06:18 PM PST

Lithuanian man charged with murder of Indian-origin man, wife

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:59 PM PST

Pakistan Prime Minister Gilani to appear before Supreme Court today

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:57 PM PST

Beleaguered Pakistan government appears to be in no mood to tone down in the battle of attrition when Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani appears before the Supreme Court today in compliance with its di...


Don't keep gold at home, UK police warns Indians

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:14 PM PST

Amidst a spate of robberies for gold items in homes belonging to people from the Indian subcontinent, the British police today issued specific crime prevention advice, asking members of the community ...


Did not insult India, insists BBC Top Gear

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:12 PM PST

The producers of the controversial Top Gear BBC programme have defended itself against a complaint from the Indian high commission that its December episode focussed on the country was "offensive".


'Darkipedia': 10 things you want to know about Wikipedia blackout

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:06 PM PST

CWG scam: Delhi High Court to pronounce order on Kalmadi's bail plea

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:29 AM PST

The Delhi High Court is expected to pronounce its order on the bail plea of former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chairperson Suresh Kalmadi, an accused in a Games-related graft case.

Delhi High Court to hear Google, Facebook's petition

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:29 AM PST

The Delhi High Court will today take up the petitions filed by Google and Facebook challenging the summons issued to their executives by the lower court, for objectionable content posted on their webs...

UP polls: BJP fields Uma Bharati from Charkari in Bundelkhand

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:02 AM PST

With a strong eye on backward votes, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today fielded Uma Bharati from the Charkari assembly seat in Bundelkhand in the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.


Mayawati's clean-up before polls: 26th minister axed

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:56 AM PST

Star war in Andhra Pradesh: Balakrishna vs Chiranjeevi

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:02 AM PST

For almost 20 years, superstar Balakrishna and megastar Chiranjeevi were undeclared rivals competing to rule the Telugu cineworld. With the two in rival parties now, the political arena has become the...

Narendra Modi showed false sense of invincibility, says angry court in Lokayukta case

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 08:59 AM PST

Narendra Modi was reprimanded harshly today by a Gujarat High Court judge who ruled against Mr Modi's government over the appointment of Gujarat's Lokayukta or ombudsman. Justice VM Sahai said, "The C...


Indo-Pak dialogue reduced trust deficit, says Gilani

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 08:41 AM PST

Talks between India and Pakistan have reduced the trust deficit and the two sides should step up efforts to create a solid foundation for taking the peace process forward, Pakistan Prime Minister Yous...

Army Chief has a right to retire with dignity: General VK Singh tells Supreme Court

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 08:37 AM PST

An Army Chief "has a right to retire with dignity", General V K Singh has pleaded before the Supreme Court while accepting the government's right to determine his tenure. Challenging as "illegal and a...

LL Cool J to host Grammys; first host in 7 years

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:58 AM PST

After seven years with a no-host format, the Grammys will have an emcee LL Cool J. The Grammy-winning rapper and actor says the Feb. 12 broadcast is "gonna be a great night" and says his hosting du...

Graphic video shows Border Security Force jawans torturing victim, 8 suspended

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:42 AM PST

A disturbing video that has now been accessed by the media including NDTV shows what appears to be a group of jawans beating up a young man ruthlessly near the Bangladesh border after he allegedly ref...


Full transcript: The age of martial law is over in Pakistan, says Imran Khan

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:06 AM PST

As Pakistan's opposition continues to press for the exit of President Asif Ali Zardari-led civilian government due to the escalating crisis in the country, there is just one thing that every political...

Reliance buyback could be biggest in Indian history: SMC

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:05 AM PST

The buyback of shares announced by Reliance Industries has created excitement and interest amongst market participants. The stock soared over 5 per cent in trade today and was the biggest gainer on th...


From US boarding school to Al Qaeda suicide bomber

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:01 AM PST

Moeed Abdul Salam didn't descend into radical Islam for lack of other options. He grew up in a well-off Texas household, attended a pricey boarding school and graduated from one of the state's most re...


Akram terms India's defeat as a 'subcontinental shame'

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 06:54 AM PST

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels that playing conditions in Sydney and Perth in the ongoing Test series between India and Australia exposed the "physical inadequacies of an ageing cricketer"....

Pak asks US special envoy Marc Grossman to delay visit to the country

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:53 AM PST

A lawyer for Pakistan's prime minister said Wednesday there would be no harm in the government's asking Swiss authorities to reopen an old corruption case against the country's president, because he e...


Lokayukata appointment upheld; Narendra Modi govt to move Supreme Court

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:51 AM PST

The Gujarat High Court has upheld the appointment of the state's Lokayukta, retired judge RA Mehta.The state government will appeal against this verdict in the Supreme Court tomorrow.


Seven arrested for filming beating of teen

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:49 AM PST

Rushdie's uncertain date with Jaipur

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:42 AM PST

When tennis star Wozniacki lost her clothes

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:35 AM PST

Caroline Wozniacki had a good excuse for being late for her post-match press conference on Wednesday: she had lost her clothes. "I'm sorry I'm late. I lost my bag somewhere and I couldn't find it. Y...

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