Wednesday, October 10, 2012

In change of strategy, ministers unlikely to comment on Vadra controversy

In change of strategy, ministers unlikely to comment on Vadra controversy

In change of strategy, ministers unlikely to comment on Vadra controversy

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:46 PM PDT

There seems to be a change in the government strategy in dealing with Arvind Kejriwal's allegations against Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who is now the epicentre of...

Now spot your train on Google map

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:07 PM PDT

Railways have just launched online application RailRadar, where one can find the exact geographical location of about 6,500 trains on a Google map on real time basis.

Hike in Mumbai autorickshaw, taxi fares from today

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 11:43 AM PDT

From today, commuters in Mumbai will have to shell out more for travelling in taxi and autorickshaw after the government's decision to hike fares comes into effect.

Abducted sports good manufacturer Sudhir Mahajan rescued, two arrested

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 11:42 AM PDT

The leading sports goods manufacturer and exporter from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, who was abducted late on Tuesday while he was headed home, has been rescued on Wednesday.

Armstrong dope conspiracy biggest in sport: USADA

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 11:19 AM PDT

"Overwhelming" evidence shows Lance Armstrong engaged in the biggest doping conspiracy in sports history to win the Tour de France seven times, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Wednesday....

Sharad Pawar, UPA's reliable ally, ready for snap polls

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 09:58 AM PDT

Union Agriculture Minister and president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar said today that there is no threat to the UPA government at present. He though added that his party was re...

After TV sting, Arvind Kejriwal now demands Salman Khurshid's resignation

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 09:01 AM PDT

Activist Arvind Kejriwal said today that Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife, Louise, have been indicted in a sting aired by a television channel, Aaj Tak, last night. Mr Kejriwal, who launched ...

Did an Akhilesh minister abduct a government doctor?

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:54 AM PDT

The Chief Medical officer of Uttar Pradesh's Gonda District, S P Singh, has alleged that he was abducted by the state's minister of Revenue and Rehabilitation from his residence.

World Bank cuts India's GDP growth forecast to 6% for FY13

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:50 AM PDT

The World Bank today cut India's growth forecast for the current fiscal to 6 per cent, from the earlier estimate of 6.9 per cent, citing corruption scandals and uncertainty in policy issues. ...

'Robert Vadra, DLF, Haryana govt are fooling India,' says Arvind Kejriwal

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:45 AM PDT

Activist turned politician Arvind Kejriwal has rejected clarifications and rebuttals from both realty giant DLF and the Haryana government on his allegation that the company got undue favours from the...

Why the world cares so much about Malala Yousufzai

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:38 AM PDT

A 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner shot by the Taliban had defied threats for years, believing the good work she was doing for her community was her best protection, her father said on Wedn...

What you should know about the Nobel Peace Prize

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:24 AM PDT

Here is a look at the Nobel Peace Prize, whose winner for 2012 which will be announced on Friday:

Government will not interfere in construction of memorial in Golden Temple, says Sushilkumar Shinde

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:01 AM PDT

The Centre today said it would not like to interfere in the construction of a memorial in the Golden Temple for those killed during the Operation Bluestar by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (...

SGPC, governing body of gurudwaras, 'honours' General Vaidya's killers

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 05:54 AM PDT

In a controversial move, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Wednesday honoured the kin of two terrorists who had killed former army chief General A.S. Vaidya two years after Operati...

Private schools in Swat Valley close to protest Taliban's shooting of girl activist

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 05:27 AM PDT

Many schools in Pakistan's Swat Valley closed their doors in protest on Wednesday and the country's Army Chief vowed to fight on against militants as anger erupted across the nation over the Taliban a...

Usain Bolt may give a serious thought to football

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 05:14 AM PDT

Football may be in Usain Bolt's future.The Olympic great says he might try his hand at the global game once he retires from track.Bolt says "I always wanted to try to play soccer. Maybe at the end of ...

Delivery of INS Vikramaditya further delayed by a year, admits Russia

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 04:52 AM PDT

INS Vikramaditya - India's second aircraft carrier - is further delayed. The aircraft carrier is now likely to be delivered only in the 4th quarter of 2013 as against its scheduled delivery date in D...

Pak teen blogger shot by Taliban is improving, say doctors

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 04:42 AM PDT

Pakistani doctors successfully removed a bullet o Wednesday from the neck of a 14-year-old girl who was shot by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, a government minister sa...

Robert Lefkowitz, Brian Kobilka win Nobel prize for Chemistry

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 04:32 AM PDT

Two American scientists won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for groundbreaking work on a key family of receptors which enable cells to sense their environment, the prize committee said on Wednesday...

Haryana rape cases: Congress defends Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 04:10 AM PDT

Congress today defended Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda over a series of rape cases in the state.

Tamil Nadu files contempt plea against Karnataka over Cauvery waters: 10 developments

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 03:46 AM PDT

The dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the River Cauvery escalated today. The Tamil Nadu government has said that its neighbour is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to follow the Sup...

Girls being raped? Marry them ASAP, says Om Prakash Chautala, backing khaps

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 03:39 AM PDT

A day after Sonia Gandhi strongly contradicted a Haryana khap -- a body of village elders which control social norms in rural areas -- for saying that girls should be married early to prevent rapes, t...

Deported Pakistani zips around Mumbai in 'VIP' car

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 03:27 AM PDT

Not only has this Pakistani national been living with impunity in India after being deported back to his country in 2007, he has also been zipping about the streets in a VIP car.

DLF, Indiabulls shares slump after fresh allegations by Kejriwal

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 03:07 AM PDT

Shares in DLF, India's biggest real estate developer, declined for the third straight day over fresh accusations by anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal. DLF shares closed 5.4 per cent lowe...
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