Friday, January 6, 2012

Team Anna's Shanti Bhushan found guilty of evading 1.3 crores of property taxes

Team Anna's Shanti Bhushan found guilty of evading 1.3 crores of property taxes

Team Anna's Shanti Bhushan found guilty of evading 1.3 crores of property taxes

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:20 AM PST

Shanti Bhushan, former Law Minister and a frontliner in the India Against Corruption campaign, has been found guilty of evading taxes worth 1.3 crores. He will also be fined 27 lakhs.

Anuj Bidve's family visit murder spot in Salford, to bring back body today

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:08 AM PST

The family of Anuj Bidve, the 23-year-old Indian student who was shot dead in the British city of Salford, visited the site of the gruesome crime today. They will offer prayers at the crime spot in th...

BJP's Kushwaha mis-step: Maneka speaks out, Uma denies rift

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:24 AM PST

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti has denied reports that she is suspending her campaign in Uttar Pradesh as a sign of protest. Earlier today, there were reports that Ms Bharti's cancellation of rallies a...

Emergency landing at Kolkata after plane runs out of fuel

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:47 AM PST

A Boeing 767 aircraft from Denmark to Thailand, with 292 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at the N S C Bose International airport here yesterday, and was grounded at the airport for over...

Bat used to smash Bhanwari's skull recovered by police divers

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:24 AM PST

Rajasthan police divers have found the bat that was used to hit Bhanwari Devi on the head by the men who were hired to kill her. They have also found a bag with two country-made pistols. The Central B...

Aarushi's parents to be tried for her murder; no justice in India, says father

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:21 AM PST

Nupur and Rajesh Talwar will be tried for the murder of their 14-year-old daughter, Aarushi, who was found in their apartment with her throat slit. The Talwars had asked the Supreme Court to over-rule...

Aarushi's parents to be tried for her murder; no justice in India, says father

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:09 AM PST

Nupur and Rajesh Talwar will be tried for the murder of their 14-year-old daughter, Aarushi, who was found in their apartment with her throat slit. The Talwars had asked the Supreme Court to over-rule...

US investing in long-term strategic partnership with India

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 12:28 AM PST

The United States is investing in long-term strategic partnership with India, the Pentagon has said in a new defence strategic document which puts Asia on a bigger priority and identifies China as a s...

Congress announces 114 names for Punjab polls

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:53 PM PST

After the uncertainty of the last few days, the Congress has finally released its list of 114 candidates for the 117-member Punjab assembly elections to be held on January 30.

Trinamool activists beat up West Bengal college principal

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:43 PM PST

The current war of words between the Congress and the Trinamool turned physical on Thursday, with student unions of the two allies clashing at a college in North Bengal. The clash saw Trinamool activ...

24-year-old's autopsy done six days before death

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:04 PM PST

Over a month after the unnatural death of 24-year-old Gulnigar Abul Khan in November last year, investigators are still trying solve the riddle: Was she killed or did she commit suicide? The puzzle...

CBI makes more arrests in Rural Health Mission scam

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:02 PM PST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today made more arrests in Uttar Pradesh's National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) scam. Former UPSIDC Managing Director Abhay Kumar Vajpayee, former DG Family W...

This candidate wears gold worth more than 2 crores

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 10:46 PM PST

Following in the footsteps of the late Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MLA from Khadakwasala, Ramesh Wanjale, yet another goldman is trying his luck at the forthcoming civic body elections. Nationalist ...

Former telecom minister Sukh Ram in coma, says counsel

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 10:16 PM PST

Former telecom minister Sukh Ram, who was to surrender in a graft case, had gone into a coma, his counsel told a Delhi court today. The 84-year-old ex-minister has been undergoing treatment at a hospi...

Light snowfall in Valley, more expected

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 09:46 PM PST

There was light snowfall in the Jammu and Kashmir summer capital on Friday morning. The weather office forecast more light to moderate rain or snowfall across the valley.

BJP should create internal Lokpal to admit only corrupt applicants, says Congress

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 08:14 PM PST

A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took the Lokpal war to the President, Congress has hit back saying BJP first needs to weed out corruption from within. Congerss spokesperson Abhishek Manu ...

Tigers: Still in Hiding?

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 08:10 PM PST

A photograph of a tiger carcass is not exactly the image one would associate with sunny Goa. Yet, it's the strongest proof of the presence of the tiger in the tiny state. That was in 2009. Over two ye...

Obama launches reshaping, shrinking of US military

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 07:48 PM PST

Looking beyond the wars he inherited, President Barack Obama on Thursday launched a reshaping and shrinking of the military. He vowed to preserve U.S. pre-eminence even as the Army and Marine Corps sh...

Anuj Bidve's family to visit murder spot in Salford, bring back body today

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 07:07 PM PST

The family of Anuj Bidve, the 23-year-old Indian student who was shot dead in the British city of Salford, will visit the site of the gruesome crime today. They are scheduled to offer prayers at the c...

Held in China for over a year, 12 diamond traders back in India

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 06:40 PM PST

There's relief for the families of 12 diamond traders who have returned to Mumbai after being released by a Chinese court last month.

Custody of AMRI accused extended till January 19

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 12:33 PM PST

A city court on Thursday rejected bail prayers and extended the judicial custody of six directors and two officers of AMRI Hospital, where 93 people died after inhaling poisonous smoke from a fire, ti...

Kingfisher asked to explain how it's ensuring passenger safety

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 10:09 AM PST

A financial audit of airlines in India has said revealed how the crisis in the aviation industry may have pushed airlines to cut corners on safety. Two airlines, Kingfisher and Air India Express have ...

Farmer suicides on the rise in Andhra: 157 deaths in two months

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 09:13 AM PST

The farm lands seem to have once again turned into killing fields in Andhra Pradesh, with more than 80 per cent of the state declared drought-hit and government policies offering no succour to the far...

Rs 50 lakh mysteriously land in vegetable vendor's account

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST

The bank account of a vegetable vendor in Kolkata was frozen after the mysterious transfer of nearly Rs 50 lakh from a Gurgaon-based firm, police said Thursday. The unauthorised transfer of Rs.49.94 l...

Months ahead of elections, Congress and Modi begin warm-up exercises

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 06:44 AM PST

With Shankar Singh Vaghela at the helm, the Congress has hit the streets of Gujarat. Over the next ten days, the Sardar Sandesh Yatra will travel across the state with senior party leaders holding pub...
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