Salman Khan to file online petition for Sarabjit's release

Salman Khan to file online petition for Sarabjit's release
Panel orders probe into 'holiday bride' case
Punjab vigilance bureau books govt officials for graft in 3 different cases
Cops book dead, bedridden, non-residents for attempt to murder
Less jobs for migrants in Punjab
I kept Army bosses in loop on Abhinav Bharat: Purohit
Air India mulls walk-in interviews to replace pilots on strike
Toll may be cut in stretches under construction on highways
India, Japan, South Korea begin trilateral talks
India offers support for Sri Lanka talks
PM Mahmohan Singh shows he means business
10 Karnataka ministers loyal to Yeddyurappa resign
HC gives go-ahead to Himachal ski village
Himachal HC sets aside decision scrapping Ford's $ 350 million Himalayan Ski Village project
After Dastgeer, Shia shrine partially gutted in Srinagar fire
Another shrine partially gutted in fire, security tightened across Kashmir
Punjab MLA defends resolution on sending stray dogs to northeast, China
Chidambaram denies malpractice in 2009 Lok Sabha election win
Five students drown near Jhansi
MP panel asks principal to submit report on student's suicide bid
Digvijay Singh seeks Anna Hazare's help to expose BJP govt
Amid Eurozone crisis, PM pushes for South Asian union
Uttarakhand: IAS officer asked to stay in Pauri after court order
Laughter no crime, but can disturb others: HC
Air India website puts flight chartered for BSF on 'sale'

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 05:08 PM PDT

Actor Salman Khan, who has been tweeting and requesting Pakistan to release Sarabjit Singh, plans to file an online petition.

Panel orders probe into 'holiday bride' case

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 04:29 PM PDT

The Punjab State Commission for NRIs has ordered a probe into an apparent case of "holiday bride" wherein an NRI husband allegedly used to stay with his wife for one or two months at Kapurthala and finally deserted her.

Punjab vigilance bureau books govt officials for graft in 3 different cases

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 04:27 PM PDT

Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) on Friday booked officials of three different departments for forgery, cheating and corruption in three different cases.

Cops book dead, bedridden, non-residents for attempt to murder

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 04:25 PM PDT

For the past ten years, Khattu Ram could not walk even a few steps due to asthma, but police have booked him in an attempt to murder case.

Less jobs for migrants in Punjab

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:59 PM PDT

TOI spoke to over 100 migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the rice fields of Patiala and Sangrur, and they testified to this change.

I kept Army bosses in loop on Abhinav Bharat: Purohit

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:58 PM PDT

Malegaon blast accused Lt Col P S Purohit says he had "infiltrated" Hindu radical outfit Abhinav Bharat and did his job properly and also kept his bosses in the loop.

Air India mulls walk-in interviews to replace pilots on strike

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:53 PM PDT

In a first, the airline is planning to conduct walk-in interviews for hiring pilots and overcome the shortage created by the 53-day-old strike by the Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG).

Toll may be cut in stretches under construction on highways

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:51 PM PDT

Coming under attack from different quarters for allowing private road developers to charge full toll on highways under construction, the road transport and highways ministry is likely to revise the toll policy for future projects.

India, Japan, South Korea begin trilateral talks

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:47 PM PDT

Continuing further with its integration into East Asia, India on Friday launched a trilateral dialogue with Japan and South Korea.

India offers support for Sri Lanka talks

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:45 PM PDT

Seeking to revive the talks between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil parties, which have remained stalled for months now, India said on Friday that it will continue to remain engaged with all parties involved and offer any support required for the task.

PM Mahmohan Singh shows he means business

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:33 PM PDT

The sense of relief in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is hard to miss. The zeal with which furniture is being rearranged and priorities reset in North Block conveys an urgency of purpose, like a new occupant hurrying to replace dowdy fittings left behind by a previous tenant.

10 Karnataka ministers loyal to Yeddyurappa resign

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:09 PM PDT

A day after BJP central leaders decided not to replace chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda till the presidential election is over, 10 ministers loyal to former CM BS Yeddyurappa resigned on Friday demanding an immediate change of guard in the state.

HC gives go-ahead to Himachal ski village

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:07 PM PDT

The Himachal Pradesh high court has set aside a state government order scrapping the $350 million Himalayan Ski Village venture.

Himachal HC sets aside decision scrapping Ford's $ 350 million Himalayan Ski Village project

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:07 PM PDT

The Himachal Pradesh high court has set aside a state government order scrapping the $350 million Himalayan Ski Village venture.

After Dastgeer, Shia shrine partially gutted in Srinagar fire

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:05 PM PDT

Tension further mounted across Kashmir on Friday as a shrine belonging to the Shia sect was partially gutted in a fire and a copy of the Quran allegedly desecrated at Mirgund near Srinagar.

Another shrine partially gutted in fire, security tightened across Kashmir

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:05 PM PDT

Tension further mounted across Kashmir on Friday as a shrine belonging to the Shia sect was partially gutted in a fire and a copy of the Quran allegedly desecrated at Mirgund near Srinagar.

Punjab MLA defends resolution on sending stray dogs to northeast, China

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:02 PM PDT

Congress legislator Ajit Singh Mofar, who moved a resolution in the Punjab assembly a day earlier seeking to tackle the stray dogs' menace by sending them to China, Nagaland or Mizoram, on Friday maintained that his statement was "logical and sensible".

Chidambaram denies malpractice in 2009 Lok Sabha election win

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:50 PM PDT

Union home minister P Chidambaram has denied that he indulged in electoral malpractices during the 2009 Lok Sabha elections and said he hadn't authorized anyone, including his son, to distribute money to anyone.

Five students drown near Jhansi

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:47 PM PDT

Five students, including two girls, drowned near Paricha Dam on Betwa river, 35 km from the Jhansi district headquarters on Thursday.

MP panel asks principal to submit report on student's suicide bid

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:40 PM PDT

The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) on Friday asked the principal of Carmel Convent in Bhopal to submit a report on the events that led to suicide attempt by a school student.

Digvijay Singh seeks Anna Hazare's help to expose BJP govt

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:36 PM PDT

Digvijay Singh on Friday sought team Anna's cooperation in exposing the BJP leaders' alleged nexus with mining and builder lobby in Madhya Pradesh.

Amid Eurozone crisis, PM pushes for South Asian union

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:33 PM PDT

The events in the Eurozone should not cast a shadow on the efforts to build a South Asian union, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.

Uttarakhand: IAS officer asked to stay in Pauri after court order

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:31 PM PDT

The Uttarakhand government on Friday ordered Garhwal Commissioner to settle administrative and revenue-related issues from Pauri following a high court order.