Saturday, September 22, 2012

PM assures President Pranab Mukherjee of Govt's numbers; CP Joshi to take charge of Railways

PM assures President Pranab Mukherjee of Govt's numbers; CP Joshi to take charge of Railways

PM assures President Pranab Mukherjee of Govt's numbers; CP Joshi to take charge of Railways

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Amid speculation of a Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met President Pranab Mukherjee for around 45 minutes today. According to sources, Dr Singh assured the President that the Congres...

I can always hiss if can't bite: Mamata Banerjee

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 11:55 AM PDT

A day after six of her six of her ministers quit the UPA government on FDI and other 'people' related issues, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said, "I can always hiss if I can't bite."

FDI in retail: Political doublespeak

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 11:43 AM PDT

There is something terribly ironic about the current political storm over the decision to allow FDI into multi-brand retail. Ironic because, as we found out when we first reported this a year ago, big...

I am not behind split in Team Anna, says Baba Ramdev

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has refuted allegations that he was behind the split between Gandhian activist Anna Hazare and his associates.

'Barfi!' nominated as India's entry at the Oscars in Foreign Language Film category

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 11:14 AM PDT

Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Barfi! has been nominated as India's entry in the category of 'Best Foreign Language Film' at the Oscars.

Anti-Islam film row: Pakistani minister announces bounty on the filmmaker

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 08:01 AM PDT

A Pakistani minister today announced a bounty of USD 100,000 on the head of the maker of an anti-Islam film that has sparked violent protests, shocking many people with his announcement.

Lewis Hamilton takes pole position in Singapore

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 07:46 AM PDT

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, qualifying ahead of Williams' Pastor Maldonado on Saturday.Hamilton gave McLaren its fourth consecutive pole p...

Congress ministers resign from West Bengal government, set sights at Cabinet berths

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 07:41 AM PDT

The six Congress ministers in the West Bengal government met Mamata Banerjee at her office in Kolkata today and handed their resignation letters. They are now heading to meet Governor M K Narayanan to...

Coal scam: CBI registers two fresh cases against private companies

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 07:28 AM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today registered two fresh cases against Kolkata and Nagpur-based companies in connection with its probe related to the allocation of coal blocks.

Sensex to hit all-time high before Diwali?

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 06:41 AM PDT

About 1,250 points away from the magic figure of 20,000. Will the Sensex break the barriers this week? The index had last hit an all-time high of 21,206 on January 10, 2008. Well, analysts stay...

Bihar's special status is a matter of right, not begging alms: Nitish Kumar

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 06:04 AM PDT

In a forceful message to the Centre, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that the special category status for Bihar was a matter of "right" for the state and its people and not "begging for a...

World T20: Sri Lanka-South Africa match shortened

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 05:24 AM PDT

Sri Lanka has won the toss and Mahela Jayawardene has decided to bowl first in this rain-curtailed match against South Africa.It's a dead rubber, as far the result is concerned from this Group B mat...

Apple seeks Samsung sales ban in US, $707 mn more in damages

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 05:13 AM PDT

Apple Inc has asked for a court order for a permanent U.S. sales ban on Samsung Electronics products alleged to have violated its patents along with additional damages of $707 million on top of the...

Man takes off shirt, raises slogans against PM during speech

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 04:49 AM PDT

A man raised slogans against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and attempted to disrupt his speech at a conference at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi today. The protester has been released after he was detaine...

PM to meet President to assure him of numbers; Congress likely to keep Railways, say sources

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 04:21 AM PDT

A day after Mamata Banerjee and her party, the Trinamool Congress, formally pulled out of the UPA, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to assure him that his gov...

Barfi! sparks debate about the portrayal of the differently abled in films

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 03:55 AM PDT

Anurag Basu's latest film Barfi!, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles, is being touted as one that can change Bollywood's perception about the abilities of the disabled. Mains...

Bengal Congress eyes cabinet berths; ministers to resign from Mamata government today

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 03:34 AM PDT

In a veritable tit-for-tat, the Congress is all set to pull out its ministers from the West Bengal government today, in response to the withdrawal of support by the Trinamool Congress - its senior par...

Hardselling reforms: Should PM speak more?

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 03:12 AM PDT

Hardselling reforms: Should PM speak more?

Eight people arrested over Benghazi attack: Official

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 02:56 AM PDT

Libyan authorities have arrested eight people in connection with the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in which the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed, a government official ...

Narrow escape for Mulayam's brother Shivpal Yadav after plane mishap

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 02:36 AM PDT

Uttar Pradesh minister Shivpal Yadav, who is also the younger brother of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, today had a close shave after an aircraft that he was travelling in got damaged whil...

Kudankulam protests: Fishermen lay siege to Tuticorin port

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 02:12 AM PDT

Protests against the Kudankulam nuclear plant continue unabated as thousands of fishermen today laid siege to the port at Tuticorin, demanding the closure of the controversial plant.

Manmohan Singh pitches for reforms again; says good governance is good economics

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 01:20 AM PDT

Continuing from where he left Friday's address to the nation on the need for reforms to ensure India's growth as the developed world faces an economic crunch, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...

Man mauled by tiger at New York zoo

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:57 AM PDT

A man jumped off the Bronx Zoo monorail on Friday and into the tiger enclosure, where he was savagely attacked and left in critical condition, officials in New York said.

Karnataka High Court puts stay order on Bhupathi-Bopanna ban

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:52 AM PDT

The Karnataka High Court today put a stay order on the ban that the All India Tennis Association had imposed on Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna.Even before the jubilation of the Davis Cup triump...

PM speaks on economic growth, reforms: Full speech

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:48 AM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke about India's economic growth and reforms at the Conference on Economic Growth in Asia and Changes of Corporate Environment on Saturday. He reiter...
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