Friday, November 2, 2012

Lawyer accuses cops of stalling Salman’s case

Lawyer accuses cops of stalling Salman’s case


Lawyer accuses cops of stalling Salman’s case

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 06:28 PM PDT

After raining fire on Arvind Kejriwal and Sharad Pawar , former cop-turned-lawyer Y P Singh has turned his gunsights on Mumbai police.


Digitization of driving licences gathers pace

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:59 PM PDT

Just ahead of the government pushing for legislation to allow higher penalty for repeating traffic offences, the road transport and highways ministry has stepped up digitization of all driving licences (DLs) and vehicle registration certificates (RCs).


China invites India's 'Missile man' to teach at Peking varsity

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:54 PM PDT

China has invited India's "missile man" and former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam to teach at the prestigious Peking University here, offering him a lab of his choice to work with the students.


Israel trashes branding of its soldiers in Goa as dehumanised

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:43 PM PDT

A senior Israeli diplomat today assailed the remarks of an outfit linked to Goa Church that Israeli soldiers holidaying in Goa are "dehumanised" and termed the same as "nonsense".


Israel trashes branding of its soldiers in Goa as dehumanised

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:43 PM PDT

A senior Israeli diplomat today assailed the remarks of an outfit linked to Goa Church that Israeli soldiers holidaying in Goa are "dehumanised" and termed the same as "nonsense".


Zambia seeks MEA help to make Kingfisher pay pilot

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:34 PM PDT

The ongoing Kingfisher crisis has now acquired diplomatic overtones. The Zambian high commission has approached the ministry of external affairs (MEA) to take up the issue of non-payment of salary - $24,000 or about Rs 13 lakh - to one of its nationals who worked as a pilot in the currently grounded airline.


BJP: Tax-free money given to business entity

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 05:23 PM PDT

Taking on the Congress on the last day of campaigning for the Himachal Pradesh polls, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley dared the party to come clean on Subramanian Swamy's charge of money collected by the AICC for "political purpose" - for which it gets tax exemption - being transferred to a commercial entity.


Kalyan Singh set to return to BJP on his terms

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 04:32 PM PDT

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Jan Kranti Party leader Kalyan Singh is set to return to the BJP on his terms as the national vice-president, the same post he held at the time of leaving the party in 2009.


General V K Singh's political activism leaves military men embarrassed

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 04:04 PM PDT

Many within military circles are animatedly discussing the increasing political activism of former Army chief General V K Singh. Discussions over the controversial former chief further intensified on Friday when he announced that he may join a gherao of Parliament announced by cane growers.


If separated, one conjoined twin will die and other's survival difficult: Centre

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 04:01 PM PDT

A surgery to separate teenaged conjoined twins Saba and Farah could prove fatal for one and pose grave danger to the life of the other, the Union government informed the Supreme Court on Friday.


Congress defends Rahul, rubbishes Swamy's charges

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:58 PM PDT

A day after Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy hurled several allegations against the Gandhi family, the Congress said it had provided interest-free loans to the ailing company that ran National Herald without any commercial profits.


Abhishek Singhvi back in Congress's media panel

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:53 PM PDT

Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Singhvi is set to return as Congress spokesman after ceding the key responsibility a few months ago.

Singhvi back in Congress's media panel

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:53 PM PDT

Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Singhvi is set to return as Congress spokesman after ceding the key responsibility a few months ago.


IAC claims shoe-thrower a 'close aide' of Gandhi family

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:50 PM PDT

India Against Corruption (IAC) on Friday charged Jagdish Sharma, who had hurled a shoe at Arvind Kejriwal disrupting the press conference on Wednesday, of being a "close aide" of the Gandhi family.


Centre plans to lower widow pension age to 18, expand it to single, divorced women

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:48 PM PDT

The Centre may reduce the eligibility age for 'widow pension' from 40 years to 18 years, a move that would bring the welfare scheme in sync with social realities.


LPG cap may be raised to 9 subsidized cylinders per household

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:37 PM PDT

Govt is set to increase the number of subsidized LPG cylinders per household from 6 to 9 as soon as the code of conduct runs out in poll-bound Himachal and Gujarat.

LPG cap may be raised to 9 subsidized cylinders

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:37 PM PDT

Govt is set to increase the number of subsidized LPG cylinders per household from 6 to 9 as soon as the code of conduct runs out in poll-bound Himachal and Gujarat.


President warns against vilification campaigns

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:27 PM PDT

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday cautioned against "vilification campaigns" to defame or destroy reputations in the name of combating graft.


President warns against vilification campaigns

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:27 PM PDT

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday cautioned against "vilification campaigns" to defame or destroy reputations in the name of combating graft.

Kukis threaten to resume armed struggle for statehood

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:25 PM PDT

The Kuki National Organization (KNO), an umbrella body of 16 Kuki outfits, has threatened to resume armed struggle and secede from Manipur if the Centre did not begin talks with them before November 22.


'Cricketing ties with Pak no dilution of stand on 26/11'

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:20 PM PDT

Even as he spoke in favour of resuming cricketing ties with Pakistan, the new foreign minister, Salman Khurshid, said on Friday that there is no question of any dilution of India's position on 2008 Mumbai attacks.


Cops nab Khemka threat caller in Gurgaon

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:14 PM PDT

Haryana police on Friday arrested a person in Gurgaon for making a threat call to whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka.


Manpreet proposes alliance with Congress for 'stronger opposition'

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:12 PM PDT

The Peoples Party of Punjab (PPP) President Manpreet Singh Badal on Friday proposed an alliance with Congress for a "stronger opposition" against the ruling SAD-BJP combine.


Woman shot at Karva Chauth party in Bathinda

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:09 PM PDT

A woman attending a Karva Chauth party at a local hotel was allegedly shot by an unknown assailant on Friday.


Khaps say violence no answer to check rape

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 03:09 PM PDT

Haryana's khap leaders have said they don't believe in violent means to check rape cases in the state but are in favour of "strict measures" to deal with the crime.


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