Friday, August 24, 2012

Rajasthan rains: Death toll rises to 27

Rajasthan rains: Death toll rises to 27


Rajasthan rains: Death toll rises to 27

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 02:32 AM PDT

Don't celebrate Chidambaram verdict, says opposition to government

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 12:39 AM PDT

The government should not celebrate the Supreme Court verdict rejecting a plea seeking to make Finance Minister P Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G scam case, the BJP and the CPI said on Friday.


P Chidambaram and Coal Minister clarifiy on 'Coal-gate': Highlights

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 12:35 AM PDT

For the fourth day in a row, Parliament was adjourned before any business could be conducted, as the BJP continued to shout its demand for the Prime Minister's resignation. Finance Minister P Chida...


Coal report: BJP preventing truth from reaching people, says govt

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 12:06 AM PDT

For the fourth day in a row, Parliament was adjourned before any business could be conducted, as the BJP continued to shout its demand for the Prime Minister's resignation for an alleged mishandling o...


Prime Minister to inaugurate 'Emerging Kerala' meet on September 12

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:57 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the 'Emerging Kerala' global investor meet at Kochi on September 12, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.


Farmer, who was arrested for questioning Mamata, gets bail

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:40 PM PDT

Shiladitya Chowdhury, the farmer who was arrested for asking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a question at a public meeting at Belpahari on 8 August, has been released on bail today.


India to get new Director General Military Operations

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:09 PM PDT

The Army Chief General Bikram Singh, who has now been in office for three months, has started making changes in the top Army hierarchy. Lieutenant General Vinod Bhatia, currently Director General (DG...


Singur case: Mamata Banerjee welcomes Supreme Court's stay order

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:01 PM PDT

The Supreme Court today stayed a Calcutta High Court judgement and issued a notice to the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government and Tata Motors on the Singur land acquisition row.


Relief for Chidambaram, Supreme Court says no evidence against him in 2G case

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:26 PM PDT

Relief for Chidambaram: The Supreme Court has dismissed cases against P Chidambaram asking for him to be investigated by the CBI in the telecom scam. The verdict offers significant relief for the Fina...


Coal deadlock in Parliament: BJP tries to unite opposition ahead of Speaker's meet

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:41 PM PDT

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to unite the opposition ahead of an all-party meet called by the Speaker to end the deadlock over the government auditor's report on coal allocation, sources...


Assam MLA arrest: Bodoland People's Front calls for indefinite bandh; curfew in Kokrajhar

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:04 PM PDT

The Bodoland People's Front has called for an idefinite bandh to protest against the arrest of their MLA for his alleged role in the recent ethnic clashes in Assam that have left over 70 people dead ...


Sikh man beaten up in US, arrested for keeping Kirpan

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:52 PM PDT

An elderly Sikh man, in his early 70s, was allegedly beaten up by his neighbour in New Jersey following an altercation and was later arrested by the police because of keeping 'Kirpan', a Sikh article ...


2G case: Relief for Chidambaram, Supreme Court dismisses petitions seeking probe against him

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Mamata Banerjee's government denies permission for CPM meet

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT

In an unprecedented move, Mamata Banerjee's government has denied permission to a CPM meeting which the former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya was supposed to address. The reason given by Ms Ban...


Govt auditor's report warns of gaps in nuclear power safety

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT

When Parliament was busy dealing with disruptions through the last three days, perhaps very few noticed the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on the country's nuclear watchdog being table...


West Bengal government to honour President Pranab Mukherjee with 'civic reception'

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Preserving the passion of India's roots music

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:48 AM PDT

In this tiny village almost 400 miles southwest of New Delhi, where women wash dishes in the sand to conserve water, and electricity is scarce, Lakha Khan sat on the floor of a stone hut, legs crossed...


President, Prime Minister to visit Andhra Pradesh in September

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 10:39 AM PDT

India approves Walt Disney's Rs.1,000 crore investment

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:40 AM PDT

Govt vs Twitter provokes angry reactions, hashtags like Emergency2012

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:34 AM PDT

Twitter has told the government that it needs more time to block 28 pages, which allegedly contain communally sensitive material. The micro-blogging site has written to the Department of Information a...


Karnataka Chief Minister ready to visit North Eastern states to instill confidence

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:20 AM PDT

Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said on Thursday that if the situation demands, he was ready to visit the seven North Eastern states to instill confidence among the people.


Adarsh probe: Ex-Army chief NC Vij deposes before inquiry panel

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:34 AM PDT

In an important deposition in the Adarsh probe, former Army chief NC Vij appeared before the two-member inquiry panel. During the questioning, the former Army chief told the commission that it didn't ...


Social activist Aruna Roy slams nuclear energy

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:24 AM PDT

Nuclear energy is bad for development and India should not adopt it - this was the key outcome of a people's hearing on nuclear energy projects in India held on August 22-23 where concerns of the loca...

Pakistan told of India's concern over abduction of Hindu girls

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:21 AM PDT

Suresh Kalmadi named by CBI in Commonwealth Games consultancy contract case

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 07:06 AM PDT

The CBI has filed a fresh case against Suresh Kalmadi in recruitment of manpower for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi by awarding a dubious consultancy contract to Switzerland-based Events Knowled...


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