Friday, September 7, 2012

Krishna in Pakistan for 3-day visit

Krishna in Pakistan for 3-day visit


Krishna in Pakistan for 3-day visit

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:15 AM PDT

Foreign Minister SM Krishna has arrived in Islamabad for a three-day visit which is expected to determine whether or not Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will go to Pakistan soon. While the Prime Ministe...


Monsoon Session washout: PM blames BJP for disrupting Parliament

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:19 AM PDT

After a washed out Monsoon Session of Parliament, the war of words. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh slammed the BJP today accusing it of "negating democracy" by not allowing Houses to function over the ...


Highlights: BJP on Monsoon Session washout

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:40 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monsoon Session: Highlights

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 01:36 AM PDT

Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for disrupting parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday what was witnessed was "total negation" of democracy. All "right thinking people...

Coal scam: NDA leaders demonstrate outside Parliament

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:49 PM PDT

With the monsoon session drawing to a close, BJP-led NDA today held a demonstration in Parliament House complex demanding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation, cancellation of coal blocks, and ...


Odisha woman cop assaulted: 35 arrested; Congress says sorry

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:10 PM PDT

A day after a woman police was beaten by a rampaging mob of protesting Congress workers in Bhubaneswar, the Odisha Police Association has threatened to protest if the attackers are not arrested within...


More Tamil Nadu fishermen attacked by Lankan Navy

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:42 PM PDT

In yet another incident, the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly attacked some fishermen off Kodiakarai coast and damaged a boat, fisheries department officials said on Thursday. The officials said eight fis...


Encephalitis claims five more lives

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:31 PM PDT

Monsoon Session ends: Vice President Ansari says it will be 'remembered for no work done'

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:03 PM PDT

It's the last day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament today. The month-long session, which began on August 8, has been one of the least productive sessions in the history of Parliament - only six of ...


SM Krishna begins 3-day Pak visit today; terror tops India's agenda

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Agreements on a liberalised visa regime and cultural exchanges are expected to be signed during Foreign Minister SM Krishna's three-day visit to Pakistan which began today. Mr Krishna, who has reached...


Coal scam: 10 allottees explain reasons for delay to ministerial group

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:21 PM PDT

The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on coal blocks heard the reasons for the delay in developing their mines from 10 allottees, in a three-day exercise that commenced on Thursday.


Sivakasi fire tragedy: 12 arrested, cops hunt for the owner of the factory

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:56 AM PDT

Twelve people were arrested on Thursday in connection with the tragedy at a fireworks manufacturing unit in Sivakasi that has claimed 38 lives so far. The Tamil Nadu government has ordered a magisteri...


Cash-for-bail scam: Second chargesheet filed by Anti-Corruption Bureau

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:40 AM PDT

The Andhra Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today filed a second chargesheet in the cash-for-bail scam case against seven persons including former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, two Karn...


Respond to leave applications promptly: Defence Minister AK Antony tells armed forces

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:13 AM PDT

Defence Minister AK Antony today reportedly asked the armed forces to adopt a liberal approach to pleas for leave. Chairing a meeting to review cases of fratricides and suicides in the armed forces, M...


Coal scam controversy: Kapil Sibal launches counter-offensive against Opposition

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:11 AM PDT

Launching a counter-offensive against the BJP on the coal block allocation scam, the government today released letters written to the Centre by the BJP and other non-Congress Chief Ministers, strongly...


Indian courts can't judge arbitral proceedings held outside: Supreme Court

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 08:15 AM PDT

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that arbitral proceedings conducted offshore would not be open to judicial scrutiny of Indian courts which can only deal with enforcement of ...


Anna Hazare announces new action plan; not to form party

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 07:40 AM PDT

Following erstwhile Team Anna's dissolution, activist Anna Hazare today announced a new action plan, which includes appealing people to vote for the "right" candidates, instead of forming a political ...


West Bengal government introduces compensation scheme for victims of rape, natural disasters

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 07:32 AM PDT

The West Bengal government has announced that the state will provide monetary compensation to women who are raped. In a decision taken on Thursday, it said that minors, who are raped, will be given co...


13 injured in Assam blast triggered by suspected militants

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:51 AM PDT

A protest, standing in water, for 14 days

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:36 AM PDT

Demanding justice for villagers whose homes will be submerged after the state government ordered opening all the gates of the Omkareshwar dam in Madhya Pradesh, the 'jal satyagraha' entered its 13th d...


Exclusive: Coal scandal - Did Dardas make 100 crores from a single coal block?

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 05:13 AM PDT

Until now, the CBI's investigation into the coal scandal has focused on charges that companies with inadequate expertise and finances managed to land captive coal blocks with millions of tonnes of dep...


Bus carrying 70 passengers washed away in West Bengal, 43 rescued

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:36 AM PDT

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