Monday, October 22, 2012

‘Release Kasab or your plane will be hijacked’

‘Release Kasab or your plane will be hijacked’

‘Release Kasab or your plane will be hijacked’

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 05:42 PM PDT

A call about a plane being hijacked to secure the release of 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab triggered panic and delayed a Bangalore-bound Jet Airways flight, with 46 passengers on board, by around three hours on Monday evening.

India, Japan, US trilateral to be held next week

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:39 PM PDT

As India and Japan seek to expand their influence in the Asia-Pacific, they will hold their third trilateral dialogue mechanism with the US next week.

Fire and smoke detection devices to be tested in Rajdhanis, Shatabdis

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:37 PM PDT

The railways will soon install fire and smoke detection devices in trains starting with 20 Rajdhanis and Shatabdis. Sources said the decision was taken after "encouraging" results of a six-month trial on the Bhubaneswar-Delhi Rajdhani.

Yashwant disputes Chacko’s claim over 'minority’ bid to summon PM, PC

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:34 PM PDT

BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has described Joint Parliamentary Committee chairperson P C Chacko's claim that a majority opinion in the panel was against summoning finance minister P Chidambaram and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as misleading.

India, China team up with developing nations at climate talks

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:32 PM PDT

In what could change the contours of climate change negotiations, India and China have successfully brought together a disparate group of developing countries to take on the EU and its new-found friends -- small and least developed countries.

India to highlight honouring pending RCNs at Interpol meet

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 03:28 PM PDT

With the 26\11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and his ilk in mind, India will ask Interpol member countries to make the global police body more effective in terms of honouring pending Red Corner Notices (RCNs) against fugitives, including terrorists.

Cash-in-bag case: Nirmal Yadav seeks entire case record

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:15 PM PDT

Defence lawyer has sought all government records, court documents and matter related to opinions rendered by various senior law officers in this case.

Two cops dismissed from service for looting a jeweler

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:14 PM PDT

Two policemen have been dismissed from service by Punjab police for looting a jeweler and that too while in police uniform.

Rajasthan mulls gurdwara board, convenes meeting

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:13 PM PDT

Rajasthan government has convened a meeting inviting representatives of Sikhs from across the state to contemplate over issues related to Sikh community, prominent among them being formation of Rajasthan Gurdwara Development Board.

Ashok Khemka questioned amendment to Land Ceiling Act

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:12 PM PDT

A month before his transfer, Haryana's whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka had recommended an investigation into the change of land use (CLU) licences issued to companies which had surplus land.

Crimes against women: Khaps, women panel meeting on Oct 28

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:11 PM PDT

It would be for the first time that Haryana khap panchayats and National Commission for Women would join hands to find a solution to deal with growing crime against women in the state.

Sonia Gandhi rally sees thin crowd, Virbhadra fumes

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:09 PM PDT

The rally, organised at a sports ground, could manage only about 6,000 people, angering Singh as he publicly went about asking people why the local party leaders could not ensure a better crowd.

Sonia reiterates Gandhis' 'tryst' with Himachal hills

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:08 PM PDT

In an attempt to uproot the ruling BJP from Himachal Pradesh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi struck an emotional chord with the supporters in the hilly state known most for its tourist attraction.

Himachal Pradesh assembly polls: BJP promises induction plates to 16L households

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:07 PM PDT

The decision of UPA government to reduce the number of subsidized LPG cylinders to six in a year has turned people in rural areas of Himachal Pradesh towards traditional mode of cooking — using wood as fuel.

Millionaire deities leave for Kullu Dussehra

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:06 PM PDT

Adorned with gold, silver, ashtadhatu and other metals, the millionaire deities of Kullu have started their three to four day-long journey to attend the weeklong Dussehra festivity starting October 24.

Jat organisations differ over quota stir issue

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:04 PM PDT

AIJASS state president Hawa Singh Sangwan stated that they were holding a meeting in Rothak on October 28 to prepare their strategy in this regard.

PM to be petitioned seeking SIT to probe 1984 genocide

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:03 PM PDT

Top legal luminaries and prominent citizens of the country have signed a petition to be submitted to the Prime Minster asking him to abide by his "Raj Dharma" and to ensure that culprits of the 1984 genocide of Sikhs be punished.

Court drops proceedings against 21 Dal Khalsa activists

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 02:02 PM PDT

A local court on Monday dropped criminal proceedings against 21 members of radical outfit Dal Khalsa, facing prosecution for raising pro-Khalistan slogans in June 2005 on eve of Operation Bluestar anniversary.

No mass immunization in encephalitis-hit areas in last 2 yrs

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:50 PM PDT

With 3,000 cases of encephalitis reported in eastern India so far this year, the bulk of future government efforts will be centred around prevention through better water and sanitation.

Politician Kejriwal losing friends in NGO world

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:48 PM PDT

As Arvind Kejriwal makes the shift from the NGO world to that of politics, he faces the tough task of keeping his civil society friends with him.

BJP dares Digvijaya on Atal, Advani kin

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:45 PM PDT

Reacting against Digvijaya Singh's comments about Congress having evidence against the relatives of A B Vajpayee and L K Advani, BJP on Monday dared him to make the evidence public, saying the opposition party did not need this show of "magnanimity".

Congress questions Arvind Kejriwal’s credentials

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:44 PM PDT

Congress on Monday sought to put a question mark over Arvind Kejriwal's credentials, saying he had never been transferred out of Delhi in his professional life spanning two decades.

Chatterji, Digvijaya’s ‘good friend’, caught in cross-fire

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:41 PM PDT

Pulok Chatterji, principal secretary to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Monday got dragged in the crossfire between India Against Corruption (IAC) activists and Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh.

Gandhi family fond of Himachal: Sonia Gandhi

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT

Congress president Sonia Gandhi struck an emotional chord with the supporters in the hill state known for its tourist attraction.

Congress not soft on Gadkari: Sandeep Dikshit

Posted: 22 Oct 2012 01:34 PM PDT

Congress on Monday said enforcement agencies were competent to take cognizance of allegations against BJP chief Nitin Gadkari which were in public domain.
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