Saturday, October 6, 2012

Brar attack: Cops release nine on bail

Brar attack: Cops release nine on bail

Brar attack: Cops release nine on bail

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 05:01 PM PDT

Barring three men, the Scotland Yard on Saturday released on bail the remaining nine persons, including two women, arrested in connection with the attack on General of the Operation, Lt Gen (retd) K S Brar.

Nitish Kumar's assailant had links with RJD leaders, investigators claim

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:57 PM PDT

The probe into last month's attack on Nitish Kumar has taken on a sensational dimension, with the investigators claiming to have found evidence of assailant's close links with the opponents of Bihar CM.

CBI hopeful of headway in Denel, Tatra cases

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:43 PM PDT

The CBI is hoping for significant breakthroughs in two cases of alleged corruption in defence deals.

Have a heart for poor offenders: SC

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:39 PM PDT

The Supreme Court has frowned upon the sentencing system which forces poor petty offenders to remain in jail even after serving their sentence because of their inability to pay the fine imposed on them along with the period of imprisonment.

Government denies information on Rahul’s foreign trips

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:30 PM PDT

Even as the controversy rages on about Sonia Gandhi's foreign travels, a leading academic in the national capital has said that her efforts to get details of Rahul Gandhi's trips have also met with silence.

Gadkari unfazed by letter row

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:27 PM PDT

Unfazed by the Congress attack over the letter row involving him, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday that even Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and state Congress chief Manikarao Thakre had written letters in favour of the Gosikhurd project.

Electrician Kejriwal begins power struggle, dares the law

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 04:10 PM PDT

Two weeks after announcing plans to confront Delhi govt on inflated power bills, Kejriwal and his team restored electricity connections of two households on Saturday.

Tamil Nadu judge suspended for graft, dozing off

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 03:55 PM PDT

A sessions judge in Ramanathapuram has been placed under suspension by the Madras high court administration after several complaints from lawyers and litigants, accusing him of corruption and indiscipline.

Vadra speaks up on social media

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 03:10 PM PDT

Robert Vadra broke his silence on Saturday to assert that he would ride out the storm unleashed by anti-corruption activists' allegation that the realty giant DLF helped him amass assets worth Rs 500 crore.

No easy loans, cheap deals for Vadra: DLF

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 02:56 PM PDT

Refuting charges levelled by Kejriwal and Bhushan, DLF said that neither were unsecured loans given to Vadra nor was he given properties at discounted rates.

11th plan fails to achieve IMR goal

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 02:37 PM PDT

A latest report by the National Institute of Medical Statistics, which is part of the Indian Council of Medical Research, shows that India won't reach the target originally set for this year till as late as end-2016.

Mammooty plans to quit CPM-run TV channel

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 02:35 PM PDT

Unhappy over the functioning of the CPM-backed Kairali channel, actor Mammootty is planning to quit as the chairman of Malayalam Communications Ltd.

Mamata asks ministers to work during pujas too

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 02:33 PM PDT

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has asked her ministers not to leave their constituencies during the pujas and stay with the people to prepare for the panchayat elections focusing on 'the misdeeds' of the 34-year Left rule.

Arrest Mallya for abetment of suicide: Sharad Yadav

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 02:24 PM PDT

Now, financially-strained Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya is facing political heat. JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav on Saturday demanded that Mallya be arrested for the suicide of one his employee's wife as she took her life due to KFA's inability to pay salaries.

Chidambaram meets RBI, Sebi officials

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 02:14 PM PDT

Finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday held a meeting with Reserve Bank officials, including governor D Subbarao, as part of a series of engagements planned for the day with the central bank, market regular Sebi and foreign investors to revive the economy.

Government clears 44 proposals in three weeks

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:46 PM PDT

For a government shying away from taking decisions, leave alone the tough ones, it's been a busy three weeks, with the Union Cabinet, along with the Cabinet committees of economic affairs (CCEA) and infrastructure, clearing 44 proposals.

After shying away from decisions for 7 months, Government clears 44 proposals in three weeks

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:46 PM PDT

For a government shying away from taking decisions, leave alone the tough ones, it's been a busy three weeks, with the Union Cabinet, along with the Cabinet committees of economic affairs (CCEA) and infrastructure, clearing 44 proposals.

Ramesh’s toilet, temple remarks draw BJP flak

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 01:39 PM PDT

Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh's comment that "toilets were more important than temples" has triggered a row, with the BJP slamming it as offending the religious sentiments and Congress clarifying it had respect for all religions.

Andhra boy chained for not studying Arabic

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Police on Saturday booked the authorities of a madrassa for allegedly beating up a 12-year-old boy and holding him captive for not showing interest in studying Arabic in Andhra Pradesh's Medak district.

'Harassment by Kanda & Aruna drove Geetika to suicide'

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT

The police accused Kanda and his key aide, Aruna Chaddha, of "harassing, conspiring, intimidating and creating an atmosphere of terror and continuous pursuit" in the mind of 23-year-old Geetika and "she found no option but to end her life".

I can handle negativity, says Robert Vadra as Congress, BJP spar

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:59 AM PDT

Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra today broke his silence saying he can "handle all the negativity" even as Congress and BJP sparred over the issue.

Lineman on fast unto death in jail

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Pathankot district president of unemployed linemen union Sukhwinder Singh, 32 , was admitted to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital after his health deteriorated in Amritsar central security jail on Saturday.

Very bad, very sad: Mamata on LPG price hike

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 08:17 AM PDT

West Bengal CM and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee expressed her unhappiness today over Centre's decision to hike the price of cooking gas by over Rs 11.

Karnataka facing drought: Top official

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:57 AM PDT

Karnataka is facing a drought and water levels in reservoirs across the Cauvery river basin have dropped due to deficit rains, a Central Water Commission (CWC) official said.

Prasar Bharti plans of setting up 839 new FM stations

Posted: 06 Oct 2012 07:54 AM PDT

Prasar Bharti Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) has a plan of setting up 839 new FM stations in private sector in 290 cities of the country in near future, Secretary Union Information Broadcasting Ministry Uday Kumar Verma said here today.
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