Thursday, March 22, 2012

Unlike China, India likely to vote against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes

Unlike China, India likely to vote against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes


Unlike China, India likely to vote against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 03:14 AM PDT

In Geneva today, India is expected to vote against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council. A resolution sponsored by the US indicts the government for human rights violations by the Sri ...


Andhra Pradesh minister quits over Congress' defeat in by-polls

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 03:13 AM PDT

Plan panel to set up expert group to re-look at poverty nos

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 03:05 AM PDT

Amidst demand for removal of its Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia for pegging the poverty line at Rs 28.65 per day per person for cities, the Planning Commission is likely to constitute an exper...

Adarsh scam: Serving bureaucrat arrested, the first in the case

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 03:01 AM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a serving bureaucrat in the Maharashtra government, the first in the case, and two retired Major Generals in connection with the Adarsh Housing S...


Maharashtra govt suspends two serving bureaucrats accused in Adarsh scam

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 02:58 AM PDT

Senior IAS officers Pradeep Vyas and Jairaj Phatak have been placed under suspension pending investigation in the Adarsh Housing Society scam, Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court tod...


Yeddyurappa's bid for power challenged by protege, BJP in quandary

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 02:45 AM PDT

CAG's coal report: 10 big facts on this big controversy

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 02:44 AM PDT

The government is now under fire on account of a report by its auditor that says it lost 10.7 lakh crores because it undervalued coal deposits and did not auction coal fields between 2004 and 2009.


Coal report not final, leak causes us anguish: CAG writes to Prime Minister

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 02:32 AM PDT

Coal scam: The government has been accused of a massive coal scam by the opposition - both Houses of Parliament were adjourned this morning. The latest crisis for the government is based on a draft r...


Prime Minister's Office on CAG report on coal mining

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 02:14 AM PDT

The government has been accused of a massive coal scam by the Opposition - both Houses of Parliament were adjourned this morning. The latest crisis for the government is based on a draft report on coa...

No increase in passenger fares, says new Railways Minister

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 01:06 AM PDT

No increase in passenger fares, says new Railways Minister - Mamata Banerjee has had her way. The new Railways Minister, Mukul Roy, announced in Parliament today that there would be no hike in passen...


China test its J-10 fighters near borders with India

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:57 AM PDT

China has conducted a massive military exercise in the high altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, close to the disputed borders with India, during which it has for the first time tested the multi-role J-10 ...


Kudankulam row: Situation improves at protest site

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:53 AM PDT

There is significant improvement at the Idinthikarai village, Ground Zero of the protests against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. The check post blocking the entry into the village h...


Clock is ticking for India's railway network, a vital but broken asset

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:37 AM PDT

As the Kalka Mail train pulls into Delhi railway station at dawn, it is every man, woman and child for themselves. Before the train has stopped, crowds elbow and jostle into packed compartments destin...


Excerpts from coal scam report by Govt auditor (CAG)

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 12:26 AM PDT

The government has been accused of a massive coal scam by the Opposition - both Houses of Parliament were adjourned this morning with the BJP demanding "It is a serious scam, the Prime Minister must a...

For once, MPs want to practice what they preach

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 11:16 PM PDT

Politicians cutting across party lines may have slammed the Planning Commission for its latest figures on the poverty line but many of their ilk think that it is time they looked within.


Congress asks its candidate to withdraw Rajya Sabha nomination from West Bengal

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 11:01 PM PDT

Apparently under pressure from Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, the Congress today asked its candidate Abdul Mannan to withdraw from the Rajya Sabha elections in West Bengal.

Adarsh scam: After 7 arrests, CBI to face court today

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:11 PM PDT

After arresting seven people over the last 48 hours in connection with the multi-crore Adarsh housing society scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will submit its status report on Thursday ...


Assets case: Former DMK minister A V Velu raided

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 08:43 PM PDT

Former DMK Minister A V Velu has been raided by the officials from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC). A case has been registered for accumulating Rs 26 lakh worth assets dispropo...


Yeddyurappa likely to return as chief minister, BJP summons those who oppose him

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 08:04 PM PDT

On Wednesday evening, B S Yeddyurappa arrived in Delhi to meet with the BJP's top leaders. Later in the night, on a chartered plane, a group of men who are fighting his return as chief minister also l...


Why Anshumam Mishra is worried hes going bald

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 07:42 PM PDT

Anshuman Mishra, a 37-year-old businessman from London, has accomplished a rare feat - he united the senior-most leaders of the BJP. From LK Advani to Sushma Swaraj, they all agreed that the entrepren...


Nitin Gadkari isolated, BJP won't back Anshuman Mishra for Rajya Sabha

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Nitin Gadkari stood completely isolated on Wednesday with leaders from the BJP and its parent body, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), expressing fierce criticism of a major decision he made. As t...


Prime Minister calls all-party meeting on Friday over Lokpal Bill

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:47 AM PDT

In a fresh bid to end the stalemate over Lokpal Bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called an all-party meeting on Friday aimed at evolving consensus on the crucial legislation to which 97 amendme...


Kudankulam protests: Am I a terrorist, asks anti-nuclear activist Udhayakumar

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:45 AM PDT

An uneasy calm prevails at Idinthakarai in Tamil Nadu - Ground Zero of the protests against the Kudankulam nuclear plant- ahead of an imminent arrest of Dr S P Udhayakumar, the man who has led the cha...


Full transcript: Saif Ali Khan speaks to NDTV

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:41 AM PDT

BJP loses important seats in Karnataka, Gujarat; pro-Telangana TRS scores big in Andhra Pradesh

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 09:05 AM PDT

Crucial by-elections were held today in different parts of the country. The big winner was the pro-Telangana TRS, which swept the Andhra Pradesh elections. The BJP has to deal with considerable damage...


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