Friday, July 6, 2012

Monsoon arrives eight days late in Delhi

Monsoon arrives eight days late in Delhi


Monsoon arrives eight days late in Delhi

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 09:18 PM PDT

The monsoon has finally arrived in Delhi. It's been raining this evening across many parts of the city, bringing respite to the national capital which has been reeling under a severe heat wave for the...


Headed to Delhi Airport? Not on the metro

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:18 PM PDT

Reliance Infrastructure-led Delhi Airport Metro Express will close down from Sunday for an unspecified period apparently due to technical problems and financial losses, a move that would affects hundr...


Attempted rape at Delhi's five-star Lalit Hotel

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT

A 40-year-old businessman has been arrested along with his driver for allegedly attempting to rape his employee at The Lalit, a five-star hotel in New Delhi.


Cases against those booked for Telangana agitation to be withdrawn

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:04 AM PDT

The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday decided to withdraw prosecution against a number of persons booked for allegedly participating in the separate Telangana agitation.


Son of retired police officer, 2 women among 7 held for gangrape

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 10:20 AM PDT

Seven people, including the son of a retired police officer and two women, have been arrested in connection with the gangrape of a minor orphan girl here, police said on Friday.


Hookah bars banned again in Gurgaon

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 10:09 AM PDT

The district magistrate (DM) of Gurgaon on Friday again invoked Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for banning hookah bars in the district, an official said.


Helicopter service to be launched in Ghaziabad

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 10:01 AM PDT

Officials of Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited, one of India's leading companies offering helicopter services, on Friday visited two sites shortlisted for the setting up of helipads to link Ghaziabad wit...


Finally rains arrive in Delhi; many flights delayed, diverted

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 09:00 AM PDT

The rains seem to be here finally in Delhi. It's been raining this evening across many parts of the city, bringing respite to the national capital which has been reeling under a severe heat wave for t...


Mumbai Police step up efforts to nab child kidnapper caught on camera at Mumbai station

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 08:54 AM PDT

A day after they released CCTV footage from the city's biggest train station which shows a man kidnapping a three-year-old girl, the Mumbai Police has stepped up its efforts to nab the kidnapper and l...

YSR Congress authorises Jagan to decide on Presidential election

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 08:23 AM PDT

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Friday authorised its jailed leader and Kadapa Member of Parliament YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to take a decision on its stance over the upcoming Presidential election.

International airport to come up near Taj Mahal

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 08:07 AM PDT

With a view to catering to needs of tourists visiting Taj city Agra, an international airport would soon come up between Agra and Mathura.


US Ambassador to India calls on Karnataka Chief Minister

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:56 AM PDT

The US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell called on Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Friday. The Chief Minister's Secretariat described it as a "courtesy call".


Karnataka government defers taking decision on heritage tag to 10 locations

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:18 AM PDT

The Karnataka government on Friday deferred taking any decision on UNESCO declaring 10 locations of Western Ghats in the state as heritage spots.


Senior Uttar Pradesh government official attacked at his office

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 06:51 AM PDT

A senior Uttar Pradesh government official was attacked and seriously injured Friday at his office in Gorakhpur, police said.


Agra has first monsoon showers, plunges in darkness

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 06:12 AM PDT

The long-awaited monsoon showers which finally hit the Taj city on Thursday evening and brought down the temperature by nine degrees Celsius, also spelt a major power break-down that plunged the whole...


12-year-old boy shot in the head in East Delhi

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 06:10 AM PDT

A 12-year-old boy is battling for his life in a hospital in East Delhi after he was shot in the head by two armed robbers.


After Mumbai, CCTV footage shows another child disappearing from Pune station

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 05:59 AM PDT

The Pune police has released security camera footage of a 12-year-old being kidnapped at the city's main railway station.


Cabbie fight at airport exposes defunct CCTVs

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 05:48 AM PDT

An altercation between a female and a male taxi driver over a passenger at the pickup point of the domestic airport on Tuesday afternoon has exposed the lax security in the highly sensitive area and r...


Girl conspires with boyfriend to kill mother

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 05:43 AM PDT

A 16-year-old girl along with her boyfriend allegedly killed her widowed mother and dumped the body in Kasara Ghat, around 70 km from Nashik.


Shelter home exploitation: cop held for destroying evidence

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:46 AM PDT

The Haryana police officer heading the probe into the sexual exploitation and physical and mental torture of inmates at the Apna Ghar shelter home in Rohtak has been arrested for destruction of eviden...


Cricketer Ajay Tyagi shot dead in Ghaziabad

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:43 AM PDT

Veteran cricketer Ajay Tyagi was shot dead late on Thursday in Ghaziabad, adjoining national capital New Delhi, police said. The 47-year-old cricketer, known to be very close to Indian cricketer Sure...


Goa to give women Rs.1 lakh for wedding expenses

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:36 AM PDT

With an aim to curb female foeticide in Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday launched the 'Ladli Laxmi' scheme, under which women can avail Rs.1 lakh to meet wedding expenses. "One of the re...


President enrolls into National Population Register

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:35 AM PDT

President Pratibha Patil was on Friday enrolled under the National Population Register (NPR) at Rashtrapati Bhavan, an official statement said. Speaking after her biometric enrollment, the president ...


While Mumbai battles rain, top bosses travel abroad

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 03:46 AM PDT

Even as Mumbai and its fortunes continue to sink steadily with every falling droplet, the mayor and many senior corporators are floating and absorbing ideas in Singapore at a study tour about 'landfil...


Boy sets record by reciting Quran in 12 hours

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:56 AM PDT

A 12-year old student from Ahmednagar in Maharashtra has set a record of its kind by reciting the entire holy 'Quran' in 12 hours, without glancing at the holy book.


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