Monday, November 26, 2012

Kerala: Father, brother, uncle of minor girl arrested for allegedly raping her for 2 years

Kerala: Father, brother, uncle of minor girl arrested for allegedly raping her for 2 years


Kerala: Father, brother, uncle of minor girl arrested for allegedly raping her for 2 years

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 06:21 PM PST

The father, brother and an uncle of a 13 year-old girl from nearby Dharmadom in north Kerala's Kannur district have been arrested for allegedly raping the minor for the past two years.


Fire at German workshop for disabled kills 14

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 06:16 PM PST

14 people were killed and eight injured on Monday when a fire broke out at a workshop for disabled people in Germany's Black Forest region, authorities said. Scores had to be rescued from the building...

Euro officials reach deal to reduce Greek debt

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 06:08 PM PST

Greece is on its way to getting the next installment of its much-needed bailout loans after Finance Ministers from the 17 European Union countries that use the euro agreed on a program to reduce the c...


Facebook arrests: Maharashtra government is likely to announce its decision on probe report today

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:21 AM PST

Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil today said there was no difference of opinion between him and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan over action to be taken against police officials who arrested two girl...


Gujarat assembly polls: Nitin Gadkari campaigns for Narendra Modi

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:15 AM PST

In what could be the first sign of a possible truce between the two warring factions within the BJP ahead of the crucial Gujarat assembly elections, party chief Nitin Gadkari today campaigned for Chie...


FDI in retail: All-party meet ends without consensus; Govt not averse to vote, says Kamal Nath

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:09 AM PST

FDI in retail: The government is not averse to a vote on its decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told NDTV after an all-p...


Battleground Gujarat: Narendra Modi's blitzkreig vs Congress blooper?

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:07 AM PST

As he eyes a hat-trick in the state, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is leaving no stone unturned. So, it's an unprecedented publicity blitzkrieg that the media-savvy chief minister has unleashed...


Terror alert at Vaishno Devi, Lashkar-e-Toiba email threatens to avenge Kasab's hanging

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:26 AM PST

An email threatening to target the cave shrine of Vaishno Devi was purportedly sent by the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba to a hotelier in Katra to avenge the execution of 26/11 terror attack co...


New version of Internet addresses available in India

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:54 AM PST

Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers (IRINN) has started issuing the next version of Internet addresses 'IPv6', which would make it easy for security agencies to identify each Internet user.


PM launches Aadhar-based direct cash transfers in 51 districts of India

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:44 AM PST

From January 1, 2013, this scheme is expected benefit people in 51 districts across the country, where Aadhar cards have been distributed in large numbers. The government aims to cover the entire coun...


BJP issues showcause notice to Ram Jethmalani

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:34 AM PST

A day after it suspended Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani for indiscipline, the BJP has now issued a showcause notice to the senior leader. The decision comes after a meeting of the BJP's parliamenta...


Leave Sachin Tendulkar alone: Gavaskar to NDTV

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:32 AM PST

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar told NDTV on Monday that people should not single out Sachin Tendulkar, question his form and should rather leave him alone.Asked why selectors in India cannot be...


Amend law on political prisoner status to Maoists: Centre tells Mamata's government

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:30 AM PST

Had Ajmal Kasab - the lone Pakistani terrorist who was hanged for the 26/11 attacks on November 21 - been in Kolkata, he would have perhaps qualified to get the privileges of a 'Political Prisoner' - ...

Nitish Kumar in Foreign Policy's top 100 thinkers

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:14 AM PST

Credited worldwide for turning around the state of Bihar, Nitish Kumar has been named by the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine among its top 100 global thinkers, a list that is topped by Aung Saan S...

Malala Yousafzai sixth on 'global thinkers' list

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 06:47 AM PST

Pakistan's teenaged rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for standing up against the terror outfit and pushing for education for girls, has been ranked sixth by Foreign Policy...


OVL to buy 8.4 per cent stake in Kazakhstan's Kashagan oilfields for $5 billion

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 06:31 AM PST

ONGC Videsh, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), today agreed to buy US energy major ConocoPhillips's 8.4 per cent stake in Kazakhstan's Kashagan oilfields for ...

Arvind Kejriwal formally launches Aam Aadmi Party

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 06:16 AM PST

Arvind Kejriwal today formally launched his "Aam Aadmi Party" at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, making a 3000-strong crowd chant a series of anti-graft and other vows that he said were at the core of his part...


Arvind Kejriwal formally launches Aam Aadmi Party

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 05:46 AM PST

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), India's newest political party, was on Monday formally launched by activist Arvind Kejriwal in the presence of thousands of supporters.


Congress-Trinamool engage in bitter spat in Lok Sabha

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 05:43 AM PST

In the midst of the uproar over the issue of FDI in retail, Parliament today witnessed a bitter spat between Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee and Commerce Minister Anand Sharma after the form...


2nd Test: England choke India in web of spin, win by 10 wickets

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 05:33 AM PST

After the third day's play, the most fervent Indian supporters clung to the hope that there would be a repeat of the chaos that saw Australia lose their way in pursuit of 107 here in November 2004. In...


No talks to purchase stake in SpiceJet: AirAsia

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 05:03 AM PST

AirAsia has rejected recent speculation surrounding a possible expansion in the Indian market and the purchase of a budget local airline. "AirAsia has not submitted a bid for the Indian budget ...

Facebook not so fun with a click from boss or mum

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:33 AM PST

Posting pictures of yourself plastered at a party and talking trash online with your Facebook friends may be more stress than it's worth now that your boss and mum want to see it all.

Four years on, India remembers the victims of 26/11 attacks

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:28 AM PST

Mumbai's sorrow was tinged with some relief as solemn tributes were paid to the victims and martyrs of the 26/11 terror attacks on its fourth anniversary, five days after the sole surviving perpetrato...

Explosives found under Pakistan journalist Hamid Mir's car, defused

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:26 AM PST

Hamid Mir: It could have been a close call for Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir today. Explosives were found placed under the car of the senior anchor of Geo News in Islamabad, about eight kilometres fr...


Highlights: Vote on FDI will set a bad precedent, Kamal Nath tells NDTV

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:10 AM PST

The UPA is not averse to a vote on its decision to allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told NDTV after an all-party meeting failed in its p...

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