Saturday, January 7, 2012

Top BJP leaders say no to 'campaigning for criminals': Sources

Top BJP leaders say no to 'campaigning for criminals': Sources

Top BJP leaders say no to 'campaigning for criminals': Sources

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 03:21 AM PST

In what can be seen as the highest level of opposition within the BJP over the induction of Babu Singh Kushwaha, sources have told NDTV that senior leaders LK Advani, MM Joshi, Sushma Swaraj and Arun ...

Congress plays down Mamata's threat of 'feel free to leave alliance'

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:40 AM PST

With strained ties between the Congress and the Trinamool out in the open, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Congress today saying, she has always worked alone and the Congress...

Former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram sent to 3-year judicial custody

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST

Just two days after his counsel told the Patiala House court that former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram was in a coma, the 86-year-old is being taken to jail in an ambulance.

Mayawati's statues to be covered for Uttar Pradesh polls?

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:54 AM PST

The Election Commission is likely to pass orders today on covering the statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and elephants in the Noida park. This is being done as per the election code. Th...

India-China diplomatic row: Military delegation reduced to 15, to leave for Beijing on Sunday

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:53 AM PST

A 30 member Indian Military delegation scheduled to visit Beijing has been downsized by half, after China refused to grant a visa to a senior Indian Air Force officer from Arunachal Pradesh. Air Force...

Kingfisher 1,000 per cent safe, says Vijay Mallya

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:21 AM PST

United Breweries Group chairman Vijay Mallya today said its Kingfisher Airlines was "one thousand per cent safe to fly" and that safety was the airline's top priority.

Pak to release 185 Indian prisoners tomorrow

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:53 PM PST

Pakistani authorities are set to release 185 Indian prisoners, a majority of them fishermen, as part of measures to normalise relations with India, officials said today.

Two cops, one civilian injured in militant attack in Sopore

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:46 PM PST

Two policemen and a civilian were injured in a militant attack on a police station in Sopore in Baramulla district on Saturday. The militants hurled a grenade at the bunker of the security forces in S...

Mumbai 26/11 attacks: Court defers hearing against Headley

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:42 PM PST

A Delhi court today deferred till January 21 hearing on arguments on taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed by NIA against David Headley and eight others for planning and executing terror strikes...

Bhanwari Devi murder case: Divers find burnt bones, jewellery, in canal where body was disposed

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:39 PM PST

A day after divers found the bat that was used to smash Bhanwari Devi's skull in the Rajiv Gandhi Lift Canal, they have now found her watch and a tooth. Police divers have been scouring the canal for ...

Charges framed against alleged ISI spy Madhuri Gupta

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:35 PM PST

A Delhi court framed charges against former Indian diplomat and alleged ISI agent Madhuri Gupta under provisions of Officials Secrets Act and IPC. She's been charged under sections 3 and 5 of the Offi...

Anuj Bidve's body brought back to Mumbai; last rites today evening in Pune

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:23 PM PST

Anuj Bidve's body was brought back to Mumbai on Saturday morning by his parents. The body will be handed over to the family by the authorities after completing the formalities. The last rites will be...

Fire breaks out at Delhi's Shastri Bhavan; situation under control

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:26 PM PST

There were reports of a fire at the capital's Shastri Bhavan on Saturday morning. 10 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. Many ministers have their office at Shastri Bhavan.

2G scam: Subramanian Swamy to argue on Jan 21 on why Chidambaram should be summoned

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:22 PM PST

A Patiala House court in Delhi has asked Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy to present his case on January 21, on why Home Minister P Chidambaram should be summoned and made a co-accused in the ...

Anuj Bidve's family to return to Pune with body; last rites this evening

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 06:03 PM PST

The parents of Anuj Bidve, the engineering student, who was shot dead on December 26 last year in the British city of Salford, are flying back to India with Anuj's body. The last rites will be perform...

Stickers defaming Anil Ambani surface in Mumbai

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 09:28 AM PST

Stickers defaming industrialist Anil Ambani and his Group ADAG were found pasted at various locations in Mumbai, police said today. Reacting to this, the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) filed an FI...

Dadagiri by Didi's men? Trinamool activists thrash a college principal

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:05 AM PST

The war of words between the Congress and the Trinamool turned physical, with students unions of the two allies clashing at a college in North Bengal. Trinamool activists severely beat-up the principa...

Women farmers who commit suicide ignored by state

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 07:41 AM PST

Critics say the state government's guidelines for defining who is a farmer and what is a genuine farmer suicide has tended to be exclusive rather than inclusive. Women are not identified as farmers, e...

Delhi businessman Satish Sawhney admits to undisclosed income of Rs 73 crore

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 07:33 AM PST

In the biggest ever disclosure of black money stashed abroad, a Delhi-based businessman has admitted to undisclosed income of Rs 73 crore to the Income Tax department. He also gave details of secret l...

Military delegation to China off after visa denied to IAF officer from Arunachal Pradesh

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 07:04 AM PST

A military delegation from India has suspended a scheduled visit to Beijing after China refused a visa to a senior air force officer from Arunachal Pradesh. Group Captain Panging was part of the team ...

Fog, rain disrupt life in north India

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:48 AM PST

Fog, rains and snow troubled people across north India despite a rise in minimum temperatures across the region. In Kashmir valley, many parts were covered with a layer of snow even as minimum tempera...

Kushwaha paid crores to join BJP, alleges Kalyan Singh

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST

Alleging a "financial deal" behind inclusion of former Bahujan Samaj Party minister Babu Singh Kushwaha in BJP, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Jan Kranti Party patron Kalyan Singh has demande...

Anuj's family makes emotional visit to scene of shooting

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:10 AM PST

The parents of Anuj Bidve, the engineering student, who was shot dead on 26 December last year in the British city of Salford, on Friday made an emotional visit to the scene of his murder. His parents...

Mullaperiyar dispute: Kerala asks for new dam and a say in water-sharing

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:01 AM PST

The new year has brought no good tidings for Tamil Nadu and Kerala, who are warring over the Mullaperiyar dam and its water. Located in Kerala, the 116-year-old dam is controlled by Tamil Nadu thanks...
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