Thursday, February 23, 2012

Supreme Court on Ramdev rally crackdown: Top 10 developments

Supreme Court on Ramdev rally crackdown: Top 10 developments


Supreme Court on Ramdev rally crackdown: Top 10 developments

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:01 AM PST

The Supreme Court has pulled up both the police and Baba Ramdev for the midnight chaos in June last year at the Yoga teacher's rally at Delhi's Ramlila grounds, which ended in a police crackdown on hi...


CPM pays homage to slain leader; observe 12-hour bandh in Burdwan

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:59 AM PST

A controversy arose today over paying respects to slain former CPM MLA Pradip Ta in the Assembly when Left Front MLAs placed wreaths on the body outside the House after the authorities barred media fr...


Government clarifies stand on homosexuality

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:57 AM PST

The government today clarified its position on the issue of gay rights after the Additional Solicitor General told Supreme Court that homosexuality is immoral, against nature and that it spreads AIDS....

Ramlila crackdown: Supreme Court pulls up police; says Ramdev guilty of negligence

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:36 AM PST

The Supreme Court has pulled up both the police and Baba Ramdev for the midnight chaos in June last year at the Yoga teacher's rally at Delhi's Ramlila grounds, which ended in a police crackdown on hi...


Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister 'accountable' for Ramdev camp crackdown: BJP

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:22 AM PST

Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court slamming the Delhi Police for its midnight crackdown against supporters of Ramdev, the BJP has held Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...


Congress workers, police clash in Gandhinagar

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:17 AM PST

A farmer rally by the Congress turned violent in Gandhinagar with the leaders clashing with the police. The cops had to resort to tear gas shells to control the mob.


Saif Ali Khan files counter complaint, police say no clean chit yet to anyone

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:16 AM PST

Saif Ali Khan has filed a counter complaint with the Mumbai police against Iqbal Sharma, the man who claims that the actor assaulted him and fractured his nose at a restaurant in Mumbai late on Tuesda...


Saif Ali Khan arrested in assault case, released on bail: Top 10 developments

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:13 AM PST

There was high drama in Mumbai last night as actor Saif Ali Khan was arrested and then released on bail for allegedly assaulting a man named Iqbal Sharma at Wasabi, the uber-fancy restaurant at the Ta...


Chennai bank robberies: Top 10 facts

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:11 AM PST

Five men who were allegedly involved in two bank robberies in Chennai earlier this year were killed in an encounter with police early on Thursday morning. But human rights activists have raised questi...


Govt clarifies position on homosexuality

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:29 AM PST

The government today clarified its position on the issue of gay rights after the Additional Solicitor General told Supreme Court that homosexuality is immoral, against nature and that it spreads AIDS.

Supreme Court on Ramlila crackdown: Highlights

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 12:51 AM PST

Pronouncing its order on Delhi Police's midnight crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev's camp in New Delhi, the Supreme Court has said that the yoga guru is guilty of negligence.


Major avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir; 11 soldiers dead, 8 still trapped

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 11:06 PM PST

Two major avalanches hit Sonmarg and Davar in Jammu and Kashmir last evening, killing eleven soldiers. While eight soldiers died after an Army camp in Davar was buried under the snow, three were kille...


More trouble for Kripashankar Singh after Income Tax department finds serious lapses

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:58 PM PST

Norway custody row: Top 10 developments

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:35 PM PST

For Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya, their Norway nightmare has seemed endless. After many months of uncertainty, Norway now says it is working with a March-end time-frame for the custody row over th...


2G case: Swamy moves Supreme Court against clean chit to Chidambaram

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:28 PM PST

Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy filed an appeal in the Supreme Court today against a Delhi Court's decision to dismiss his plea against Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G scam.


Corruption case: Jayalalithaa's ex-aide Sasikala appears before Bangalore court

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:28 PM PST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's estranged aide Sasikala Natarajan is being questioned by a special Bangalore court for the second time in connection with a 15-year-old disproportionate asse...

UP votes; Akhilesh reveals who will be Chief Minister if SP wins

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:16 PM PST

As Mulayam Singh Yadav's traditional stronghold votes in the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections, son Akhilesh Yadav has sought to clear all doubt on who the party's candidate for Chief Ministe...


Norway custody row: Solution by March end?

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 09:33 PM PST

As an Indian couple fight to get the custody of their child in Norway, the Norwegian Ambassador to India has told NDTV that they are looking at the end of March as a time frame to end the custody row ...


Mulayam will be next Chief Minister, not me: Akhilesh Yadav

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 09:19 PM PST

It's a big day for the Samajwadi Party. As the state votes in the fifth phase of Assembly elections, with several Yadav heartlands like Etawah and Mainpuri going to polls, SP is hoping for a better pe...


Fishermen deaths: 'No room for diplomacy', Chandy tells Italy minister

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:23 PM PST

A meeting between Italy's deputy Foreign Minister Staffan de Mistura and Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday night failed to end the standoff between India and Italy over the death of two...


Katju writes to Maharashtra Chief Minister over attacks on journalists, media houses

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:22 PM PST

Press Council Chairman Markandeya Katju today issued a showcause notice to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan over attacks on journalists in the state and threatened to recommend to the Pres...

Saif Ali Khan granted bail in assault case; 'I was hit, defended myself,' he says

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:16 PM PST

The surge of cameras and the crowd that had gathered for a glimpse of Saif Ali Khan made it almost impossible to get a good look at the actor as he arrived at the Colaba police station at 8 pm on Wedn...


Saif Ali Khan's statement on assault case

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:15 PM PST

Actor Saif Ali Khan has been granted bail after he was arrested at his lawyer's chamber in south Mumbai's Nariman Point on Wednesday evening in connection with an assault case.


UP polls: Fifth phase voting begins; acid test for Mulayam, Uma

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 07:24 PM PST

The voting for the fifth phase of Assembly polls is underway in Uttar Pradesh. It will be a prestige battle for Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav and that of BJP star campaigner Uma Bharti...


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