Sunday, March 4, 2012

Tamil Nadu Cabinet to meet today to discuss Koodankulam crisis

Tamil Nadu Cabinet to meet today to discuss Koodankulam crisis


Tamil Nadu Cabinet to meet today to discuss Koodankulam crisis

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 06:44 PM PST

The Tamil Nadu cabinet is likely to discuss the Koodankulam crisis today. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has convened a cabinet meeting at 10 am this morning. Today's meeting comes at a time when Tamil N...


Bangalore lawyers call for boycott of courts today

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 06:18 PM PST

The Advocates Association of Bangalore gave a call for boycott of courts across Karnataka on Monday to protest alleged "police excesses" against some of its members at the Civil Court complex. An emer...


Fans meet Yuvraj outside his Boston residence

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 10:14 AM PST

Yuvraj Singh was greeted by local students and fans outside his apartment in Boston and the Indian cricketer tweeted his appreciation for it. Being treated for a rare germ cell cancer, Yuvraj's ...


206 killed in Republic of Congo blasts

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 10:10 AM PST

Blasts rocked the capital of the Republic of Congo today after a weapons depot caught fire, officials said, killing at least 206 people and forcing thousands to flee.


Under the shadow of an avalanche

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 10:08 AM PST

Irrespective of the state of activity at India's borders in Kashmir, our jawans are fighting a battle every day on the front; and this one does not have anything to do with our neighbours.


Urban poor in India: Cause of concern

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 10:07 AM PST

In what is being described as India's numbers of shame, a UNICEF report has highlighted what is one of its worst kept secrets: the state of the country's urban poor. Behind the glitzy glass facade bui...


Indian women clinch Kabaddi World Cup championship

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 09:07 AM PST

India clinched the first women's Kabaddi World Cup championship title, defeating Iran 25-19 in the final played at Patlipura sports complex at Kankerbagh on Sunday. In a thrilling encounter, the In...


Kerala couple's surrogacy battle to get grandchild from dead son

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 08:59 AM PST

In a step towards realizing an elderly couple's dream to beget a grandchild, a Lok Adalat in Kochi on February 29 allowed them to collect the semen of their 27-year-old son who had died last year.


CWG scam: Did PM's point person fail to ensure scrutiny?

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 08:09 AM PST

As the debate over whether the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam could have been avoided with better scrutiny rages on, NDTV now has proof that the Prime Minister's point person in the CWG Organising Comm...


Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas axed

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 07:33 AM PST

Andre Villas-Boas has been sacked by Chelsea after less than a season in charge at Stamford Bridge, the Premier League club announced in a statement on their website on Sunday. Former Chelsea m...


Has Punjab voted for change again?

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 07:13 AM PST

In about 40 years of Assembly elections in Punjab, no ruling party has ever returned to power for a second term. Punjab has always voted for change and the strong anti-incumbency has kept political pa...


Alaska girl locked in frigid bedroom dies: Police

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 07:03 AM PST

A 3-year-old girl from America's northernmost community died and her younger sister suffered hypothermia after their mother and the mother's boyfriend left them in a locked bedroom with a window open ...

Dancing, fighting, kissing- Putin webcams turn Russia into reality show

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 06:14 AM PST

Disco dancing, children fighting and lovers kissing: Vladimir Putin's experiment of using webcams at polling stations provided Russians with a dose of entertainment as much as a check against ballot f...


Yuvraj is a fighter and will be fine: Kevin Pietersen

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 05:39 AM PST

England's Kevin Pietersen has wished Yuvraj Singh a quick recovery and was quoted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India's website as saying that the Indian cricketer 'is a stong bloke.' Stat...


Kingfisher Airlines denies shutdown rumours

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 05:31 AM PST

A spokesperson said that airline CEO Sanjay Aggarwal had met a group of the company's pilots recently to appeal to them not to stay away from flying duties, which could hit the airline's operating sch...


'Huge fireball' appears over Britain

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 05:28 AM PST

Australia vs Sri Lanka: Hosts overcome a fight to claim 1st final

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 04:59 AM PST

David Warner chose a fine time to awaken from his one-day international slumber. His first ODI century set up a 15-run victory in the first final for Australia, who will raise the Commonwealth Bank Se...


Hockey: Indian men yet to get approval for Olympics' training camp

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 04:57 AM PST

Indian hockey team's preparation for the London Olympics is in jeopardy as the Sports Ministry is yet to approve the training camp, which was scheduled to start at the SAI centre in Bangalore from...

Exit polls best for entertainment channels: Quraishi

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 04:52 AM PST

Amid a flurry of exit polls predicting the outcome of assembly elections ahead of the March 6 results, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi today said such surveys should at best be on enter...

ONGC auction: LIC takes Rs 900-crore loss in 2 days

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 04:20 AM PST

Party of Dalits better than party of goons, says Beni Prasad Verma

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 03:46 AM PST

Barely hours after Union Minister and Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma pitched for a post-poll alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh, Rita Joshi, the Congress chief in UP, clar...


India is a land of billion opportunities: Mukesh Ambani

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 02:37 AM PST

Afghan woman stabbed to death after she refuses to marry fiance

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 02:29 AM PST

Fifteen dead, 60 injured in Poland train collision

Posted: 04 Mar 2012 12:00 AM PST

Fifteen people were reported dead in a head-on train crash in Szczekociny, southern Poland, Polish emergency services said on Sunday. "We know that 15 people are dead. Unfortunately we have not yet be...


Obama invokes Gandhi, Mandela in support for second term

Posted: 03 Mar 2012 11:59 PM PST

US President Barack Obama invoked the legacies of his heroes Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela as he sought support from voters for a second term, saying he too needs time to fulfill his promise of br...


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