Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Civic polls: 10 cities across Maharashtra vote to elect their municipal bodies today

Civic polls: 10 cities across Maharashtra vote to elect their municipal bodies today


Civic polls: 10 cities across Maharashtra vote to elect their municipal bodies today

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 08:06 PM PST

The elections for the richest civic body in the country - the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or the BMC - are being held across 10 cities in Maharashtra today.


'Sticky bomb' blast: Overnight raids in Delhi, several suspects detained

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:20 PM PST

Investigators probing the "sticky bomb" blast that hit an Israeli diplomat's vehicle in New Delhi on Monday have detained several suspects in overnight raids conducted in the capital. Yesterday, the ...


In dramatic flourish, Rahul rips up paper at rally

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:40 AM PST

Accusing the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) of making "only promises", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today tore a piece of paper at an election meeting to drive home the point t...


Bomber hired for Delhi's sticky-bomb attack may be of Indian origin, say sources: 5 big facts

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST

The Delhi Police has been searching for a man on a motorcycle who planted a bomb at a traffic signal on a car belonging to the Israeli Embassy. The explosion destroyed the car on Monday just a few fee...


Mumbai civic polls will be a turning point in Maharashtra politics: Chavan

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 11:23 AM PST

The municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra that will be held today will be a turning point in state politics, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Wednesday.

Raped in car in Kolkata, police scours Facebook for clues

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 10:29 AM PST

At least two men have been detained by the Kolkata police in connection with the rape of a woman in Kolkata on the night of February 4.


Mother reunited with baby Falak in hospital

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 07:21 AM PST

It was an emotional moment for Munni today when she reunited with her two-year-old battered daughter Falak admitted in the ICU of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for life threatening i...


Bomber in Delhi's car attack may be of Indian origin: Sources

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 07:04 AM PST

The motorcyclist, who planted a bomb on an Israeli embassy car in Delhi, may have been of Indian origin, according to investigators working on the case. The biker was described yesterday by Home minis...


Delhi High Court disposes of case against policeman who made constable crawl on ground

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 04:58 AM PST

The Delhi High Court has disposed of the case of a senior police officer of the Delhi Police having made his subordinate crawl on the ground in full public view.


Delhi fights disaster in a massive earthquake drill

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 03:08 AM PST

Ambulance sirens screamed, firefighters rescued pretend victims and children dove under school desks for cover during a citywide disaster drill on Wednesday in the congested, quake-vulnerable Delhi. I...


Delhi ignores own quake peril warnings

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 02:31 AM PST

The ramshackle neighbourhoods of northeast Delhi are home to 2.2 million people packed along narrow alleys. Buildings are made from a single layer of brick. Extra floors are added to dilapidated build...


Nagpur civic polls: 19.86 lakh voters to decide fate of 1,233 candidates

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 01:43 AM PST

About 19.86 lakh voters will exercise their franchise to elect 144 corporators from among 1,233 candidates in the fray for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) polls tomorrow


Posing as Arab, cop busts sex racket in Mumbai

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 11:25 PM PST

In a joint operation conducted by the Vakola police and cops from the Western Region Special Squad, a high-profile international prostitution racket was busted with the arrest of the alleged mastermin...


105 Scotch bottles hidden in lingerie

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 10:55 PM PST

Excise officials were taken by surprise when they found 105 Scotch bottles hidden in suitcases filled with ladies undergarments and other clothes. In the run-up to the BMC elections, the excise depart...


Former DMK minister's residence raided in Tamil Nadu

Posted: 14 Feb 2012 09:39 PM PST

The homes of former DMK minister Mr. Thangam Thenarasu and his relatives were raided across several places in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday for allegedly accumulating assets disproportionate to their known ...


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