Monday, June 25, 2012

Delhi University announces its first cut-off list; no 100 per cent cut-offs this year

Delhi University announces its first cut-off list; no 100 per cent cut-offs this year


Delhi University announces its first cut-off list; no 100 per cent cut-offs this year

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:55 PM PDT

The highly-anticipated first cut-off list of the Delhi University for admissions to various under-graduate courses is finally out. There is an increase in cut-off marks by 0.5 per cent to two per cent...


Object resembling a rocket found at Marina Beach

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 12:12 PM PDT

The Marina Beach Police Station witnessed some tense moments this evening after a young man found an object that looked like a rocket, swept ashore near the Light House.


Pranab Mukherjee's last hurrah flops with markets: Top 10 developments

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:33 AM PDT

The Reserve Bank of India today announced steps to boost the sagging economic sentiment, but markets remained unimpressed, clearly expecting more. The new measures were announced after a discussion wi...


Adarsh scam: Former chief ministers depose before panel

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:10 AM PDT

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde appeared before the two-member Adarsh Inquiry Commission today. Mr Shinde is the first among the three former chief minis...


Delhi University first cut-off list for 2012-13

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Pranab Mukherjee's last hurrah flops with markets

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:42 AM PDT

India took more measures on Monday to bolster a weakening rupee after it hit a record low on Friday, but failed to cheer the market which had been hoping for bolder steps. The rupee rallied earlier af...


Nitin Gadkari asks BJP, NDA allies to 'exercise restraint'

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:36 AM PDT

The war of words with key National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner, the Janata Dal (United), has led BJP president Nitin Gadkari to ask all party functionaries and alliance partners to "exercise res...


Prize catch! Guwahati fishermen net cold hard cash

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:15 AM PDT

Police arrest suspected handler of 26/11 attacks Abu Hamza

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:08 AM PDT

In the weeks after 26/11, as India tried to piece Mumbai back together, and connect the dots of ten terrorists who ravaged the city, taped conversations revealed how meticulously the cold-blooded terr...


Virbhadra Singh charged in graft case, he says the case is concocted

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:06 AM PDT

In trouble that the Congress-led UPA government can ill-afford, a Himachal Pradesh court has ordered the framing of charges of conspiracy and corruption against Union Minister Virbhadra Singh in a 23-...

Anuj Bidve killer laughed after shooting, court told

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:06 AM PDT

'Psycho Stapleton', a Briton who admitted shooting Indian student Anuj Bidve on December 26 last laughed and ran away after the incident, the Manchester Crown Court was told on the first day of his tr...


All natural resources cannot be auctioned: Govt tells Supreme Court

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:05 AM PDT

The government has informed the Supreme Court that all natural resources cannot be auctioned.The government, in an affidavit says, auctioning all natural resources will affect India's economic growth....


How Indian Navy is expanding and modernising

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:05 AM PDT

Suddenly, the Indian Navy is the service to watch out for. Quietly, it has gathered pace in acquisition and modernisation together. Currently it is in the middle of a planned expansion designed to cat...


Pranab Mukherjee called, but didn't ask for support: Advani

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:05 AM PDT

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani revealed on Monday that Pranab Mukherjee had called him soon after his candidature for the president's post was announced, but did not ask for s...


Why Reserve Bank's measures disappointed markets

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 09:04 AM PDT

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in consultation with the Government of India, decided to ease rules for inflow of foreign money into Indian government securities. It also eased restrictions for India...

Seven Pakistani soldiers 'beheaded' by Afghan militants

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:57 AM PDT

Pakistan said on Monday that seven soldiers were beheaded by Islamist militants who infiltrated from Afghanistan, lashing out at Kabul over cross-border attacks.


Nepal Prime Minister refuses to step down as crisis deepens

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:12 AM PDT

Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, who was shown black flags on his arrival in Kathmandu from Brazil, refused to step down on Monday, saying he will not bow to pressure from political parties.

Man threw wife from moving car on highway

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 07:02 AM PDT

Indian-origin British TV star faces racist taunts

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:58 AM PDT

Indian-origin British television actress Shobna Gulati has said she was forced to quit micro-blogging website Twitter after suffering a stream of racist abuse. Internet users mutilated photos of th...


10 steps India has taken to support rupee

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:31 AM PDT

Yuvraj Singh takes baby steps on road to comeback

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:30 AM PDT

It's the second week of Yuvraj Singh's rehabilitation programme at the National Cricket Academy, and is likely to involve a spot of batting in the nets, which is what has brought him to Bangalore. The...

Police arrest suspected handler of 26/11 attacks at Delhi airport

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:28 AM PDT

Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Hamza alias Abu Jundal, a much-wanted terrorist who was among six instructors or handlers of the men who attacked Mumbai on 26/11 has been arrested by the Delhi Police...


Bees sting 76 monks in Thai temple, some slip into coma

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:15 AM PDT

More than 70 monks have been hospitalised after they were stung by bees at a temple in northern Thailand, with some slipping into coma, reports said on Monday. Large swarms of bees from several hives ...

Angry clashes in Srinagar after fire destroys ancient Sufi shrine

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Clashes broke out between angry protesters and police in the old town of Srinagar following a blaze that gutted one of the most revered shrines in Kashmir. The fire started at the roof of the 300-y...


Five big changes introduced by Facebook

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:54 AM PDT

There's not much buzz coming out of Facebook headquarters off-late. Maybe the disastrous IPO has forced the company to quieten down a bit publicly, but that hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of company's...

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