Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Coal scandal: CBI case against Congress MP and minister brother

Coal scandal: CBI case against Congress MP and minister brother

Coal scandal: CBI case against Congress MP and minister brother

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:53 PM PDT

A Congress MP, Vijay Darda, and his brother, Rajendra, who is a minister in the Maharashtra government have been named in cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today against fi...

Government to introduce reservation in promotions for SC/STs in Rajya Sabha today; Mulayam's party opposed

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:23 PM PDT

The government plans to introduce in the Rajya Sabha today, a bill to allow reservation in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in government jobs. The Union Cabinet cleared a proposal...

Paras Bhasin case: Father-in-law questioned

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Delhi's anger over the grisly death of a young tattoo artist, Paras Bhasin, is building. A group of around 50 people organised a protest march this evening from Mr Bhasin's residence in Subhash Nagar ...

Fuel price hike imminent after Parliament session?

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Oil marketing companies are likely to hike the prices of all categories of fuel after the current session of Parliament ends, sources told NDTV. The monsoon session of Parliament is scheduled t...

Six-year-old among 36 child labourers rescued in Delhi

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT

His face gives away the fear he's trying so hard to conceal. Six-year-old Sahil (name changed) struggles to even recall his parents name when officers from the task force ask him for more details on h...

Do you support quotas for promotion in government jobs?

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Do you support quotas for promotion in government jobs?

Mild tremors felt in Assam, parts of North-East

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT

A mild intensity earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter scale shook Assam and parts of the north-eastern region on Tuesday.

Determination: Wheelchair tennis player wins 468th in a row

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:40 AM PDT

It is surely one of the greatest winning streaks in all sports.Wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer won her 468th singles match in a row, a streak that dates to 2003. The latest victory by the ...

BJP to continue protest, unlikely to oblige on promotion quota bill

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:31 AM PDT

Despite BSP supremo Mayawati's request to let Parliament function for passing a bill on reservations in promotions for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, the BJP is unlikely to oblige her, a party...

Will BJP allow Parliament to tackle reservation bill tomorrow?

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met at LK Advani's house to decide their strategy on the constitutional amendment bill for reserving promotions in government jobs for scheduled castes ...

Air travel becomes costlier after hike in jet fuel prices

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:01 AM PDT

Air travel has become costlier with major Indian carriers hiking fuel surcharge on tickets, ranging from Rs. 150 to Rs. 250 for domestic travel and $15 (Rs. 825) for a one-way international ticket, fo...

Section of overhead Metro bridge collapses in Mumbai, one killed

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:11 AM PDT

Mumbai news: One person has died and eight are reported injured after a 50-metre section of the Andheri-Ghatkopar bridge, a major project under construction on Line 1, came crashing down around 4.30 t...

Armed Forces win long standing pay battle in Supreme Court

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:57 AM PDT

The armed forces won a landmark victory in their long standing battle to get an anomaly in fixation of pay scales for commissioned officers noticed in the 4th Pay Commission.

Infosys open to large acquisitions, if the size fits: V. Balakrishnan

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:55 AM PDT

Indian IT outsourcer Infosys Ltd, which has long said its comfort size for acquisitions is up to 10 per cent of its own revenue, is open to bigger deals given the right opportunity, a top executive...

Pune college grads line up for jobs as bus conductors

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:35 AM PDT

At 27, Santosh Kapate knows exactly what sort of career he wants - he would like to become a civil servant. He has a master's in Political Science, a diploma in Computer Management, another diploma in...

McDonald's first all-veg outlet will be near Golden Temple

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:02 AM PDT

US fast-food giant McDonald's, famed for its beef-based Big Mac burgers, on Tuesday said it will open its first vegetarian-only restaurant anywhere in the world in India next year.

Exclusive: Glenn McGrath, Dennis Lillee praise Sachin Tendulkar

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:57 AM PDT

Former Australian pacers Glenn McGrath and Dennis Lillee both agree that that Sachin Tendulkar and no one else, is the best judge of when he should retire.In an interview to NDTV, McGrath said tha...

No toll for Gurgaon for next 15 days

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:43 AM PDT

No toll will be collected at the Gurgaon toll plaza for the next 15 days starting tonight. This, after a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court stated that the mechanism to collect money was...

Suicide bomber kills 25 in east Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:41 AM PDT

Afghan officials say a suicide bomber killed at least 25 civilians and wounded dozens at a funeral for a village elder in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan.

Govt to introduce reservation in promotions for SC/STs in Rajya Sabha tomorrow; Mulayam's party opposed

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:12 AM PDT

The government plans to introduce in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, a bill that seeks to amend the Constitution to allow reservation in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in public servic...

10 key takeaways from Reliance Group AGMs

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:09 AM PDT

Reliance Capital is in talks to sell a 26 per cent stake in its general insurance business. Reliance Capital announced a special dividend for shareholders. The dividend, to be considered ...

A Ferrari crash leaves Chinese playboy dead

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:07 AM PDT

China's hopes for a smooth, once-a-decade political transition have been shaken by a lurid new scandal involving the death of a senior official's son who crashed during what may have been sex games in...

How Anil Ambani plans to trim Reliance Communications' Rs 35,000 crore debt

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:06 AM PDT

Reliance Communications chairman Anil Ambani on Tuesday vowed to bring down the high debt on the company's books over the next three years. India's number two mobile phone operator by custo...

Doctors passing off heart attack as dengue: Mamata Banerjee

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:40 AM PDT

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the thick of a controversy yet again, this time for her comments on the doctor community. "Often what doctors are doing is, they just write... without ...

Mamata Banerjee blames dengue on dieting

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:32 AM PDT

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today advised the youth to avoid going on a controlled diet as it lowers the immunity system and leads to ailments like dengue.
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