Thursday, January 5, 2012

Kingfisher to explain by Monday how it's ensuring passenger safety

Kingfisher to explain by Monday how it's ensuring passenger safety

Kingfisher to explain by Monday how it's ensuring passenger safety

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 03:18 AM PST

Kingfisher Airlines has till Monday to explain in detail how it's meeting safety guidelines at a time when it's under mammoth financial strain.

CBI asked to explain if Khurshid is influencing inquiry against Loop-Essar

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 02:34 AM PST

The Supreme Court has asked the CBI to respond formally to allegations that the Law Ministry is interfering with the agency's investigation against Loop and Essar. A petition filed by activist Prashan...

BJP top rung meets President to complain about Lokpal fiasco

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 02:24 AM PST

Senior leaders of the BJP walked to the Rashtrapati Bhavan today to meet President Pratibha Patil to formally complain about the government's failure to put the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill to vote in ...

In a village, private schools do more with less

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 01:58 AM PST

The phenomena of Indian parents sending their children to private school, no matter whether they are rich or poor, isn't just happening in big cities. It has spread to towns and villages, as well.

Lokpal fiasco: BJP submits petition to President

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 01:41 AM PST

Senior leaders of the BJP met President Pratibha Patil today to formally complain about the government's failure to put the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill to vote in the Rajya Sabha on December 29. Despi...

Nitish says BJP was wrong to welcome tainted ex-minister Kushwaha

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 01:34 AM PST

BJP president Nitin Gadkari was seen walking next to LK Advani this morning as the top rung of the BJP entered Rashtrapati Bhavan. Their mission was to meet President Pratibha Patil to formally compla...

RSS lectures BJP for picking 'tainted' leaders

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 01:12 AM PST

The BJP's choice of recruiting new leaders in Uttar Pradesh has not impressed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the party's ideological guide.

Harley-Davidson introduces two bikes at lower price

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 01:03 AM PST

US cult bike maker Harley Davidson today launched two locally-assembled models at a price starting from Rs 9.95 lakh, which is much lower than that of imported motorcycles.

Anna won't campaign in poll-bound states till he recovers fully: Kiran Bedi

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:56 AM PST

As the Congress gears up for assembly elections in five states including Uttar Pradesh, Kiran Bedi today said that anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare would not campaign in the states going to polls ...

Supreme Court directs former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram to surrender

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:48 AM PST

The Supreme Court today directed former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram, his former aide Runu Ghosh and Hyderabad-based businessman P Rama Rao, convicted in a 1996 telecom equipment purchase scam, to surren...

Haren Pandya case: Supreme Court admits appeal by CBI

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:15 PM PST

The Supreme Court today admitted appeals by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Gujarat government against the Gujarat High Court order acquitting 12 persons in the Haren Pandya murder c...

Mayawati MLA accused of beating up voters over electricity

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:10 PM PST

When Kamlesh Diwakar visited his constituency of Bilhaur in Central Uttar Pradesh, it was meant to be a regular courtesy call ahead of the elections that are now just weeks away.

Dense fog engulfs Delhi again, 15 flights delayed

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:46 PM PST

The national capital was blinded by dense fog on a chilly morning today slowing down traffic on the roads and disrupting air and rail traffic.

Anuj Bidve's body to be handed over to family in London today

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:24 PM PST

The body of 23-year-old Anuj Bidve who was shot dead near Manchester will be handed over to his family today. Anuj's parents and his brother-in-law are in London to receive his body and are expected t...

If he is free, then he should be with me: Wife of released Indian trader

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:15 PM PST

The two Indian traders from Mumbai who were trapped in a hotel near Yiwu in China are now in Shanghai. They were escorted by officers from the Indian consulate to Shanghai and Chinese security. Howeve...

Court to hear AMRI directors' bail plea today

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 05:59 PM PST

A court will today hear the bail petition of the six arrested directors of Kolkata's AMRI Hospital, where a pre-dawn blaze killed over 90 people earlier this month. The court had, on December 23, rema...

Trinamool is BJP's B-team, says angry Congress in Bengal

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:29 PM PST

Hitting back at the Trinamool Congress for alleging it was colluding with the Marxists, the West Bengal state Congress leadership on Wednesday termed its alliance partner as the 'B-team' of the Bharat...

A long wait for equality in Parliament

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

As its Winter Session wound down last week, it was clear that the Indian Parliament would remain a male bastion for the near future. The lower house, almost 90 percent male in its composition, had ens...

Sun closest to Earth today

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:17 AM PST

The Sun will be closest to our planet today, giving an opportunity to astro-enthusiasts to carry out several experiments. "At 5:53 am tomorrow (Perihelion Day), the Earth will be at its nearest point ...

Govt hunts for truce in dispute with army chief over his age

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:13 AM PST

The unseemly prospect of the army chief taking the Government to court has opened the door to backroom negotiations. A possible compromise involves the Government declaring that General VK Singh did n...

Auto expo from today; 8 global launches await

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:02 AM PST

Auto enthusiasts can look forward to new launches and a flurry of other activities at the 11th Auto Expo that starts in New Delhi today. The latest edition of Auto Expo will witness as many as 50 glob...

JD-U to go solo in Uttar Pradesh polls

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:47 AM PST

The Janata Dal-United (JD-U), a key BJP ally, on Wednesday announced it was going solo in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls after seat-sharing talks with the BJP's top leaders collapsed. "We will conte...

Bhanwari Devi was strangled, corpse was then set on fire

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:13 AM PST

Four months after she disappeared from near her home in Rajasthan, the remains of Bhanwari Devi have been found by CBI officials. The nurse was allegedly strangled a few hours after she was abducted b...

Ajmer sex scandal accused remanded in judicial custody

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:52 AM PST

Saiyed Saleem Chishty, arrested on Tuesday in connection with the infamous 1992 Ajmer sex scandal case in which over 100 schoolgirls were blackmailed with their photographs in compromising positions, ...

Forget China, follow dreams with dedication: Kalam to students

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 07:39 AM PST

Follow your dreams with dedication. This was former President A P J Abdul Kalam's message to thousands of students who gathered for the Children's Science Congress (CSC) at the KIIT University in Bhub...
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