Tuesday, October 23, 2012

12 workers injured in Chhattisgarh factory explosion

12 workers injured in Chhattisgarh factory explosion


12 workers injured in Chhattisgarh factory explosion

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 10:31 AM PDT

At least twelve workers were injured, five of them seriously, in an explosion at a rolling mill factory in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said.


Arjuna's challenge, this Dussehra in Mysore

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:31 AM PDT

If it is Vijayadashami, it is time to be in Mysore. That's the day of the colourful - and noisy- Vijayadashami procession that winds its way from the Mysore palace through the city's streets.


Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 09:03 AM PDT

Legendary Bengali writer and Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay died in Kolkata early on Tuesday following a major cardiac arrest, family sources said.

Model found murdered in Mumbai

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT

A 23-year-old fashion model and a small-time actor, who had Miss Chennai crown to her name, was found murdered at her rented flat in Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.


Another person arrested for posting vulgar tweets about singer Chinmayi

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:26 AM PDT

A day after a male professor in Chennai was arrested for vulgar tweets about popular singer Chinmayi Sripada, the police has made yet another arrest today. A Radhamanalan, a government employee, who w...


Dengue: Delhi government orders urgent steps to check mosquito breeding

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:25 AM PDT

With number of dengue cases touching 720, a concerned Delhi government on Tuesday asked municipal bodies to strictly carry out fogging exercise across the city and take steps urgently to contain mosqu...


My boyfriend, Keenan Santos

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:08 AM PDT

A year ago, Priyanka Fernandes was out with her boyfriend Keenan Santos, their friend Reuben, and some others for dinner in Mumbai. That evening, Keenan and Reuben Fernandez were beaten to death for t...


Seven electrocuted as high-tension wire falls on bus

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:47 AM PDT

Seven people were killed and over 24 people injured in Fatehpur near Lucknow on Tuesday when a high-tension power cable fell on a bus and electrocuted its passengers, police said.

Mohan Reddy nominated as IIT-Hyderabad Chairman

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 06:26 AM PDT

President Pranab Mukherjee has nominated B.V.R. Mohan Reddy as chairman of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Hyderabad.

Rape victim, sisters forced to quit school? Rights Commission seeks report from Haryana government

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:45 AM PDT

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday sought a report from the Haryana government following allegations that a rape victim and her two sisters were forced to quit school in the state.


Three of family die in car-train collision

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:18 AM PDT

At least three members of a family were killed on Tuesday when their car collided with a train at a railway crossing near this Haryana town, police said.


Nine arrested for gang-rape of three bar girls

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 04:24 AM PDT

Eight persons, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with the alleged gangrape of three bar girls in the neighbouring Ramanagara District, taking the number of those detained in the case...


Ravana in Haryana towers 195 feet

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 03:54 AM PDT

When thousands of Ravana effigies go up in flames on Wednesday, the 195-feet Ravana in Barara will dwarf all others in India.


Hail stones, heavy rain and storm in Delhi

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 03:10 AM PDT

Strong winds and rain on Tuesday afternoon caught Delhi residents off guard after days of pleasant sunny weather. The met office has forecast more rains in the evening.


Couple, son end lives in Tamil Nadu

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 02:51 AM PDT

In a suspected suicide pact, a couple and their 8-year old son were found hanging in their house at Kaundanpalayam in Coimbatore on Tuesday.


Reuben-Keenan murder trial to begin in November

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 02:47 AM PDT

The trial in the Reuben and Keenan murder case is slated to begin on November 6, more than a year after they were killed on the streets of Mumbai. Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandes were attacked b...


Baby Damini's condition improves in Jaipur hospital

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 01:54 AM PDT

Motherless baby Damini, who has been battling for life at a hospital in Jaipur, is showing signs of improvement, doctors attending to her said.


Taj in Dubai? Agra does not like it

Posted: 23 Oct 2012 12:54 AM PDT

The reported move to build a Taj Mahal in Dubai has not gone down well here with people who think it amounts to desecrating a renowned tourist draw and a spiritual monument.


For Mamata Banerjee, 20-lakh pandal in her blue-and-white colour scheme

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 11:19 PM PDT

The pink city of Jaipur has been recreated in blue in a puja pandal in south Kolkata where Goddess Durga also wears a sari of a matching colour.


Ajit Pawar's austerity talk ignored by his party

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:37 PM PDT

At a time when several parts in the state are experiencing a drought-like situation and the state government announced Rs 10 crore relief package to tackle the situation in Pune division, it has been ...


11-year-old lost in Mumbai, now lives in police station

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:26 PM PDT

For an 11-year-old boy, the Nirmal Nagar police station has been home for over 10 days now. Everything from food to shelter is provided by the police and the boy returns the favour by doing odd job...


BJP leadership must decide on BS Yeddyurappa: Sadananda Gowda

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 10:11 PM PDT

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda said on Monday that the BJP leadership should put a stop to BS Yeddyurappa's constant threat to float a new party despite being a member of the party.


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