Thursday, October 4, 2012

Four arrested in connection with attack on Lt Gen K S Brar

Four arrested in connection with attack on Lt Gen K S Brar

Four arrested in connection with attack on Lt Gen K S Brar

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:59 PM PDT

The Metropolitan Police have arrested four persons, including a 40-year-old woman, in connection with the stabbing of retired Lieutenant General K S Brar, who had led 'Operation Blue Star' 28 years ag...

Kudankulam protesters seek Mamata Banerjee's support in their fight against the nuclear plant

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:48 PM PDT

Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee has found a new set of followers. The People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), which is leading the protests against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tami...

Why is a politician gifting a crore of taxpayers' money to his old school?

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:20 PM PDT

In a move of considerable generosity, Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is the deputy chief minister of Punjab, has donated a crore to his alma mater, the Lawrence School Sanawar, an elite co-ed boarding schoo...

Wife of Kingfisher employee commits suicide over his salary problems

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:57 PM PDT

The wife of an employee of the troubled Kingfisher Airlines committed suicide around 1:30 pm this afternoon. The suicide note found in her south-west Delhi home said that her husband had not been paid...

Kingfisher crisis: Partial lockout extended till October 12 after talks fail

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:12 AM PDT

With talks between workers and management failing, Kingfisher Airlines today extended its partial lockout till October 12. Only 24 pilots turned up to meet CEO Sanjay Aggarwal in Delhi today, despite ...

WT20: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan, enter finals

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:08 AM PDT

Veteran spinner Rangana Herath grabbed 3-25 to lift hosts Sri Lanka into the World Twenty20 final with a 16-run victory over Pakistan in Colombo on Thursday.Sri Lanka, restricted to 139-4 after ...

Hospital patient care allowance cleared

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:53 AM PDT

In good news for about two lakh central government employees, the union cabinet today approved doubling of existing rates of hospital patient care allowance. Besides, it has decided to re...

Karunanidhi, man in black

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:53 AM PDT

DMK Chief M Karunanidhi has a new dress code. To protest against the Tamil Nadu government, he has announced that he will no longer be seen in the white shirt and yellow shawl that is his trademark.

70,000-crore scam: Gadkari justifies letter lobbying for controversial dam, contractors

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:28 AM PDT

A letter written by BJP president Nitin Gadkari lobbying for contractors building a mega-dam project in Maharashtra has the Congress demanding his resignation, and the BJP on the defensive. Written on...

Kingfisher extends lockout till October 12

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:27 AM PDT

Ailing Kingfisher Airlines on Thursday extended its partial lockout till October 12 as talks between its management and employees failed to end the deadlock over non-payment of salaries for last seven...

Mary Kom lashes out at Manipur government

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 10:19 AM PDT

India's legendary female boxer M.C. Mary Kom on Thursday, hit out against her home state government of Manipur saying she is still waiting for the piece of land promised to her two years ago.The ...

Team Obama fights to keep lead after Romney shines in debate

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:01 AM PDT

President Barack Obama's backers scrambled to keep his edge in the presidential race on Thursday after rival Mitt Romney's aggressive debate performance put his campaign on a more positive footing fol...

Big bang reforms again: Cabinet allows FDI in insurance, pension sectors

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:41 AM PDT

In a second round of bold reforms , the government today took big steps to open up the insurance and pensions sectors to foreign investors and prove it's determined to push the economy into turn-aroun...

Big Bang reforms 2: Is it UPA's intention to sell out the country, asks Mamata Banerjee

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:16 AM PDT

Determined to prove the economy is in turn-around mode, the Cabinet is today cleared a new installment of big-bang reforms. Here is a look at political and other reactions.

Big reforms again, Cabinet clears FDI in insurance, pension: Top 10 developments

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:01 AM PDT

In a second round of bold and politically contentious reforms, the Cabinet, after a one-and-a-half-hour long meeting this evening, has cleared proposals to allow more Foreign Direct Investment or FDI ...

Cabinet briefing on reforms in pension, insurance sectors: Highlights

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:43 AM PDT

After the Cabinet cleared a new installment of big-bang reforms including more Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in the insurance and pension sectors, Finance Minister briefed the media.

Govt approves 12th Five-Year Plan

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:42 AM PDT

The government today approved the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17) document that aims to achieve annual average economic growth rate of 8.2 per cent, down from 9 per cent envisaged earlier, in view of...

Five airports upgraded to international status

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:41 AM PDT

The government on Thursday decided to upgrade five airports -- Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Lucknow and Varanasi -- to the international level.

Cabinet proposes 49 per cent FDI for pension sector

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:35 AM PDT

The government today gave green signal to foreign direct investment in pension funds and said the FDI limit could go up to 49 per cent in line with the cap in the insurance sector. Allowing FDI...

Cabinet clears increasing FDI in insurance to 49%

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:31 AM PDT

Carrying forward the big-ticket reforms agenda, the government today decided to move ahead with its proposal to hike foreign investment ceiling in the insurance sector to 49 per cent from the prese...

CCTV footage released to help find killers of woman in suitcase

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:23 AM PDT

The railway police has released a CCTV footage to help identify the killer of an unidentified 25-year-old woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase last week at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus...

Fire near Lotus Temple in south Delhi brought under control

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:52 AM PDT

A huge fire that broke out in the forest area behind Lotus Temple near Nehru Place in south Delhi is now under control.

Big reforms again: Cabinet clears FDI in insurance, pension

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:41 AM PDT

In a second round of bold and politically contentious reforms, the Cabinet has cleared proposals to allow more Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in the insurance and pension sectors.

My family is from Kashmir, I am Kashmiri: Rahul Gandhi

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:11 AM PDT

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday that it was his desire to forge a relationship with the people of Kashmir, to understand their pain and suffering and help mitigate the problem...

Raunchy video creates stir in Ivy League university

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:52 AM PDT

A top American university has slammed an amateur porn model for performing a solo sex act in a law school's library and filming it. The video was later posted on a college message board to be viewed b...
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