Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Supreme Court says ban on tiger tourism to continue

Supreme Court says ban on tiger tourism to continue


Supreme Court says ban on tiger tourism to continue

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:22 AM PDT

The Supreme Court has ordered that the ban on tourism in core area of the tiger reserves that has been in place since July will continue. The next hearing of the case filed by Centre and the state fo...


In Gujarat, Congress promises low-cost housing for poor, hopes to oust Narendra Modi

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:21 AM PDT

In a desperate attempt to stop Narendra Modi from winning a third consecutive term in Gujarat, the state Congress has come up with a unique idea to attract voters who are below the poverty line.


Cyber Cell nabs 4 for circulating malicious SMSes

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:13 AM PDT

Close on the heels of the mass exodus of northeastern people from various states in the country after mails and SMSes did the rounds warning of retaliatory attacks for the ongoing violence in Assam, t...


Business takes a beating as wary Mumbai stays indoors

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:29 PM PDT

Internet analysts question India's efforts to stem panic

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:24 PM PDT

The Indian government's efforts to stem a weeklong panic among some ethnic minorities has again put it at odds with Internet companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter.


Over 2,000 visiting Pakistani nationals overstaying in Nagpur: RTI

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:20 PM PDT

Azad Maidan, empty for Team Anna, full for Raj Thackeray

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:18 PM PDT

'We are living here without any self-respect'

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:59 PM PDT

As we drove into the trouble zone, the calm almost deceived us. For over a month now, these parts of lower Assam have been tense, angry and scared. But on National Highway 31, connecting Assam to Nort...


Two-day bank strike begins, services affected

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:57 PM PDT

Employees of public sector banks in India have gone on two-day nationwide strike on Wednesday opposing banking sector reforms and outsourcing of non-core activities, affecting operations.


Will Mumbai's Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik be the fall guy for Azad Maidan riot?

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:01 PM PDT

Amid reports that the Maharashtra government is considering transferring him, Arup Patnaik, the city's police commissioner, has defended his handling of the riot that erupted earlier this month at Aza...


American thwarted in quest to build a ski resort in India

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:59 PM PDT

To John Sims, the Himalayas, with some of the finest mountain slopes in the world, seemed like the perfect place to build India's first Western-style ski resort. But he got his first clue about the...


Respect Internet freedom, US tells India

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:58 PM PDT

Voicing its support for full freedom of the internet, US has urged India to maintain respect for fundamental freedoms, while probing rumours that have caused an exodus of northeastern Indians from sou...


Geetika Sharma suicide case: Another MDLR employee charged

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:31 PM PDT

The Delhi police have charged another employee of MDLR, in the suicide of 23-year- old Geetika Sharma. Former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, who owns MDLR, and an employee of the company, Aruna Chaddha...


Supreme Court to take up tiger tourism case today

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:21 PM PDT

The Supreme Court will today take up the issue relating to tourism in core areas of tiger sanctuaries across the country. On Tuesday, the Centre informed the court that it wants to review its policy o...


Mamata Banerjee in Delhi to attend allies' meet; FDI in retail on the agenda

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:50 PM PDT

Key UPA ally Mamata Banerjee is in Delhi to attend the newly-formed coordination committee meeting. The committee, which includes Sonia Gandhi and the PM, is an effort by the UPA to project a united p...


One killed for taking on eve-teasers; police delay taking victim to hospital

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:49 PM PDT

Class VII girl attacked in West Bengal town

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 08:38 PM PDT

A girl, studying in class VII, was allegedly attacked by a group of boys in West Bengal's Barasat, a town on the outskirts of Kolkata on Eid. A few people, who came to help the girl, were also reporte...


CAG report on coal: Nothing less than PM's resignation will do, says BJP

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 07:23 PM PDT

The BJP, unyielding in its demand for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation, did not allow Parliament to function again today. Sources say the party plans to continue disruptions till this week ...


Freed from jail, Samajwadi Party MLA gives cash to cops

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 07:07 PM PDT

The nexus between cops who guard these prisons and politicians was once again on display on Tuesday when Samajwadi Party MLA from Gyanpur, Vijay Mishra, was released on bail yesterday after spending o...


Maharashtra home department sends proposal for Mumbai police chief's transfer: Sources

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:44 PM PDT

The Maharashtra Home Department has sent a proposal to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan recommending the transfer of Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for his alleged mishandling of the recent v...


PSU bank unions on two day strike from today

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT

In Assam, over two lakh people are still refugees

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 11:31 AM PDT

It has been more than a month since ethnic violence broke out in parts of lower Assam. Ever since then people there have been tense, angry and scared. Nearly two and a half lakh people, both Bodos and...


Working with government to remove hateful content: Facebook

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Social networking website Facebook on Tuesday said it is working with the government to remove "hateful content" that is widely being perceived as likely to spark communal tension across the country.


Gopal Kanda's brain-mapping not needed, says police now

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:51 AM PDT

Gopal Kanda: The Delhi Police has slapped fresh charges against former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, who is accused of abetting the suicide of his former employee Geetika Sharma.


CAG Vinod Rai's service records and dossier missing

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:08 AM PDT

The service records of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai "are not traceable", the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has revealed in response to a Right to Information (RTI) app...


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