Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Bureaucrats hired by companies which they helped get coal fields allotted to?

Bureaucrats hired by companies which they helped get coal fields allotted to?

Bureaucrats hired by companies which they helped get coal fields allotted to?

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:17 PM PDT

The investigation into the coal scam has the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) looking at whether bureaucrats colluded with private companies to get coal blocks despite being ineligible. What is c...

Arrested cartoonist Aseem Trivedi granted bail, expected to come out of jail today

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, who was arrested over the weekend, has been granted bail by the Bombay High Court. He is currently at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai and is expected to come out at around 3 p...

Will IIP numbers throw up a surprise after June shocker?

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:21 PM PDT

India’s industrial output likely increased to 0.5 per cent in July 2012, after falling sharply by 1.8 per cent in June 2012, according to a median of 19 analyst estimates polled by...

Two Kolkata school girls dead after alleged joint suicide

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Two teenaged girls were found dead in the courtyard of an 18-storey apartment block in a posh housing complex in the southern fringe of Kolkata on Tuesday, police said.

Moody's threatens to downgrade US

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT

Moody's Investors Service today said it would likely cut its "Aaa" rating on US government debt, probably by one notch, if federal budget negotiations fail. If the highly partisan Congress ...

New Zealand win T20, Yuvraj comes out strong

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:36 AM PDT

In a match that included an emotional comeback, a bone-crunching collision on the field and some breathtaking attacking batting, it was eventually clever bowling at the death – by James Franklin and...

Yuvraj Singh says he had tears when fielding

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:19 AM PDT

Yuvraj Singh made a powerful return to the national colours and though his efforts could not ensure a win for India against New Zealand in the second T20 on Tuesday, the south-paw said he had tear...

In villages and Supreme Court, protests against Kudankulam nuclear plant

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:17 AM PDT

In the areas surrounding what is meant to be India's largest nuclear project, and in the Supreme Court, protests about the safety of the plant are taking new shape. Weeks before the Kudankulam nuclear...

Miraculous rescue of two-year-old boy kidnapped in Pune

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:10 AM PDT

For 26-year-old Smitha Joshi, the world suddenly came crashing down when her two-and-a-half-year-old son, Abeer, disappeared from a bus stand in Pune on Sunday. She thought that her son had been kidna...

Harda's jal satyagraha: Prohibitory orders imposed, protesters may be arrested

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:54 AM PDT

A day after the victory of those sitting on a jal satyagraha in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, the focus today shifted to Harda where a similar protest is going on for the last 13 days. More than ...

Yuvraj Singh sparkles with the ball and bat on his comeback

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:54 AM PDT

He came, he saw, he bowled and he caught. In the end, it was his bat that did the talking and it screamed that Yuvraj Singh is back to being his best. Although India lost the match against New Zea...

Now what? 11 things to do with your old iPhone

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Millions of people will likely buy new iPhones once Apple announces a new model as expected on Wednesday. That leaves the question: What should you do with your old one? The new phones will...

Three injured in grenade blast in Assam

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Three people were injured in a grenade attack by suspected militants in Bongaigaon town in Assam's Bongaigaon district this evening, police said.

Mulayam Singh Yadav's strong remarks against government, praise for Mamata

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:24 AM PDT

Mulayam's strong remarks against govt, praise for Mamata

Air Force turns down Rahul Gandhi's request

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:17 AM PDT

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was today forced to change his travel plans as the Indian Air Force (IAF) did not oblige to his request for flying him from Kokrajhar to Guwahati, citing bad weather.

Congress not in favour of a petrol price hike soon: Sources

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:44 AM PDT

The Congress is not in favour of a petrol price hike anytime soon, sources have told NDTV. The party's core group met this evening and discussed the issue, sources said.

Army jawans attack Railway Police station in Kathua, six policemen injured

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Army jawans in uniform and weapons led by a Colonel attacked a railway police station in Kashmir and injured six policemen on Monday night, sources told NDTV.

Rahul Gandhi visits refugees in Assam relief camps

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:52 AM PDT

Six weeks into the violence that hit Lower Assam, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi joins the long list of politicians on relief camp tourism. He had a lot to cover in a day's time; camps in Kok...

Narendra Modi in poll mode; compares Congress to chewing tobacco

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:34 AM PDT

Launching a month-long campaign in poll-bound Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused Congress of "misusing" the CBI to target him and also demanded that the Prime Minister face a SI...

Coal-gate: No crony capitalism for my firms, says Congress MP Naveen Jindal

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:29 AM PDT

Naveen Jindal: Congress MP Naveen Jindal, who owns Jindal Steel and Power, has denied that his political clout helped his companies land more coal blocks in India than anyone else. "The logic in India...

Yuvraj Singh makes comeback; India to bowl against New Zealand in Chennai

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:15 AM PDT

Yuvraj Singh makes his return to cricket after battling a cancerous tumor. MS Dhoni called it right as India won the toss and chose to bowl against New Zealand in the second T20 international in Chenn...

Yuvraj Singh hopes for rain-free comeback

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:09 AM PDT

Indian cricket fans awaited the return of star batsman Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday who was set to make his delayed comeback following cancer treatment in a Twenty20 game against New Zealand.The 30-year-ol...

Goods and service tax one step closer to final approval

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 04:51 AM PDT

The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill is nearing final approval after the Attorney General of India, Goolam E Vahanvati, answered the constitutional queries raised by former finance minister Yashwan...

Pakistani Hindus refuse to go back, demand refugee status in India

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 04:42 AM PDT

171 Pakistani Hindus crowd the premises of a temple in Jodhpur. They crossed over last week on pilgrim visas carrying the little that they own and tales of horror and discrimination. They do not know ...
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