Thursday, October 4, 2012

The 70,000 crore scam: Nitin Gadkari's letter shows he crossed his party's line

The 70,000 crore scam: Nitin Gadkari's letter shows he crossed his party's line


The 70,000 crore scam: Nitin Gadkari's letter shows he crossed his party's line

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 02:15 AM PDT

In a revelation that could greatly embarrass his party, BJP President Nitiin Gadkari has written a letter to the Union Water Ministry, asking for funds to be released to contractors in a mega dam proj...


Govt lying, looting the country: Mamata Banerjee on Facebook

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:55 AM PDT

As the government readies to make another reforms push this evening, Mamata Banerjee has accused it of lying and looting the country. On her Facebook page, the West Bengal Chief Minister has said, "In...


Granite scam: Police raid Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi office

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:16 AM PDT

Police in Chennai today raided the office of Union Minister MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi in connection with the granite scam, and have reportedly recovered some documents. Mr Dayanidhi has been ab...


Kapil Sibal tried to bribe me with Aakash tablet: Narendra Modi

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:09 AM PDT

The war of words between Narendra Modi and Kapil Sibal over the tablet computer Aakash is refusing to die out. Mr Modi has now accused the education minister, whose ministry has worked on the tablet, ...


Cops on VIP duty, dead farmers lay on road

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:47 AM PDT

While Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav were unveiling their pet projects in their native village of Sefai, barely one kilometre away fr...


Cauvery row: Central team to visit Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:43 AM PDT

With Karnataka and Tamil Nadu embroiled in a dispute on sharing of Cauvery river water, a central government team will visit the two states to get an account of reservoir levels, standing crops and wa...


Seven deaths in 24 hours due to encephalitis, toll climbs to 390

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:37 AM PDT

Anna Hazare supporter in 'Bigg Boss 6'?

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:09 AM PDT

Sources say that a staunch supporter of Anna Hazare has been roped in as a participant on the controversial reality show The previous seasons of Bigg Boss has had its fair share of rather colourful...


Big bang reforms part 2? Cabinet may raise FDI cap in insurance today, open pension sector

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 11:30 PM PDT

Determined to prove the economy is in turn-around mode, the Cabinet is expected today to clear a new installment of big-bang reforms. The plan is to allow more Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in the...


American Centre in Kolkata closes, precaution against two rallies

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 11:14 PM PDT

The American Centre in Kolkata, which is the US cultural office there, will remain closed today and tomorrow as back-to-back minority rallies are scheduled in the city.


Another woman gangraped in Haryana; ninth case in less than a month

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 11:02 PM PDT

It's the ninth incident of rape in less than a month from Haryana. A newly-married woman has registered a complaint saying she was allegedly abducted and gangraped by four men at Banwasa village unde...


The war that left the Mumbai airport unguarded for four hours

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:50 PM PDT

Narendra Modi unrelenting in attack on Sonia Gandhi

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:47 PM PDT

Kingfisher Airlines expects to resume flights in 4-5 days

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 10:31 PM PDT

Kingfisher Airlines expects to resume operations in four or five days as about 100 pilots and engineers in Delhi have agreed to return to work, an executive with the ailing airline has told reporters.


Prithvi II ballistic missile test fired

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 09:31 PM PDT

Big bang reforms part 2? Cabinet may raise FDI cap in insurance today, open pension sector

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 09:09 PM PDT

Determined to prove the economy is in turn-around mode, the Cabinet is expected today to clear a new installment of big-bang reforms. The plan is to allow more Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in the...


London police treating attack on General Brar as attempted murder

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:23 PM PDT

British police is treating the attack on Lt Gen (retd) K S Brar, the Operation Bluestar hero, as a case of an attempted murder, a spokesman said on Wednesday, adding the four assailants were of Asian ...


Two arrested for taking photos of Dreamliner

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 11:04 AM PDT

India-Russia defence talks: Aircraft carrier delay to top agenda

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:51 AM PDT

Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit, the defence ministers of India and Russia will hold talks in New Delhi on Thursday during which the delay in the delivery of the aircraft carrier INS...


Despite protests, Sri Lanka not rethinking military ties with India

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:49 AM PDT

The recent attacks on Sri Lankan pilgrims in Tamil Nadu and the shrill protest over training of its military personnel in India has deeply "hurt" and perhaps has even scarred India -Sri Lanka relation...


Cabinet to approve pension, insurance bills

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:47 AM PDT

The government is all set for its next round of big-ticket reforms; the Cabinet is expected to approve a proposal today to hike the cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector from ...


Price of non-subsidised LPG cylinders hiked to nearly Rs 900

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:29 AM PDT

Mumbai airport left unguarded: Allegations and counter-claims

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 08:02 AM PDT

For three hours at the Mumbai International Airport today, security was thoroughly compromised. Sources say that a fight between customs officials and the CISF (Central Industrial Security Force), whi...


Shah panel gives clean chit to Narendra Modi's govt in land allotment cases

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 07:50 AM PDT

Increase FDI in telecom to 100%, says Parekh panel to PM

Posted: 03 Oct 2012 06:29 AM PDT

A high-level committee, headed by HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh, has submitted its interim report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on reforms and suggestions on how to find the funding needed for the in...


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