Friday, January 4, 2013

Delhi gang-rape case: court to take up chargesheet today; accused likely to be summoned next week

Delhi gang-rape case: court to take up chargesheet today; accused likely to be summoned next week


Delhi gang-rape case: court to take up chargesheet today; accused likely to be summoned next week

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 07:03 PM PST

A Delhi court will today take cognizance of the chargesheet against the five men accused of the murder and rape of a 23-year-old medical student in the national capital, whose assault and death united...


Ragged mercilessly, Delhi student struggles to walk

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:47 PM PST

In a horrific case in the national capital, a first-year architecture student at the renowned School of Planning and Architecture was allegedly ragged so severely by his seniors that he reportedly can...


An Italian teacher who kills celebrities on Twitter

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:39 PM PST

Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev and Pope Benedict XVI -- Italian Tommasso Debenedetti has killed them all in fake tweets aimed at exposing shoddy journalism that have earned him global notoriety.

Woman cop who fought seniors over dirty SMSes suspended

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:33 AM PST

A woman police constable was suspended in Bihar's Aurangabad district today for allegedly hurling a shoe at a senior police official who had been sending her vulgar SMSes, police said.


IBM employee commits suicide, jumps from her office building

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:32 AM PST

A 30-year-old woman employee working with an IT company in Pune today committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of the office building, police said.


Pakistan wins International team of the year award, honours for Unmukt, Virat

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:03 AM PST

 India vice-captain Virat Kohli was adjudged the International Cricketer of the Year while Pakistan bagged the top honours for the best team at the CEAT Cricket Awards 2011-12 here Thursday.Kohli bea...


CNG dearer by Rs 1.55 to Rs 39.90 per kg in Delhi

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:54 AM PST

Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) today announced a 4 per cent hike on compressed natural gas (CNG) in Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. The reason attributed to the same is increased input g...


In TV deal, Gore went to bat for Al-Jazeera

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:48 AM PST

Al Gore's Current TV was never popular with viewers, but it was a hit where it counted: with cable and satellite providers. The deal will make Gore, estimated to be worth more than $100 million, an ev...

Armed raid at John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 'bed-in for peace' hotel

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:13 AM PST

Masked gunmen on Friday raided the Amsterdam hotel where John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their 1969 bed-in for peace, making off with cash but causing no injuries, police said.


Senior batsmen under scanner as Cheteshwar Pujara set for ODI call-up

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:04 AM PST

The repeated failures of senior openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag has raised a huge question mark about their selection for the ODI series against England amid increasing pressure on selector...

Juvenile raped 'Amanat' twice, once while she was unconscious: police sources

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 05:59 AM PST

Five men have been charged with murdering and raping a physiotherapy student on a bus in Delhi last month. A sixth - who has been arrested - is 17, according to a school document, and has been kept at...


Sonia Gandhi used Air Force aircraft 49 times in last seven years

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 05:57 AM PST

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi travelled in Indian Air Force aircraft and helicopters 49 times in the last seven years which included 23 trips with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.


Supreme Court asks government if lawmakers facing sexual assault charges can be disqualified

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 05:46 AM PST

The Supreme Court has given the Centre and state governments four weeks to explain if lawmakers who are facing charges of sexual assault should be disqualified.


Indian Davis Cup team threatens boycott

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 05:19 AM PST

The crisis that has hit Indian tennis deepened on Friday with the revolting players threatening to pull out of the upcoming Davis Cup tie against South Korea unless AITA discusses their "legitimate" s...


Time spent on wheelchair was life's darkest phase: S Sreesanth

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 05:18 AM PST

Back from two career-threatening injuries, pacer S Sreesanth says that the months spent on wheelchair prior to his comeback to first-class cricket were the "darkest" of his life.When Sreesanth led the...

Man spends last 500 pounds on ad asking for job

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 05:11 AM PST

An unemployed Briton has spent his last 500 pounds putting up a billboard that features an ad asking for a job in the media industry.

Rapes occur in India, not Bharat, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:58 AM PST

In defiance of statistics, Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the right-wing RSS or Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), believes that rapes are an urban crime shaped by westernisation, and are not a matter of con...


Need to reduce age limit for juveniles to 16, say states

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:56 AM PST

All states do not support the introduction of the death penalty for rapists. At a meeting of the senior-most bureaucrats and police officers of the country, chaired by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shind...


After 'Laxman Rekha' warning to women, BJP minister withdraws remark

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:52 AM PST

Under duress, a minister in the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has withdrawn his misogynistic remarks on women. "One has to abide by certain moral limits. If you cross this limit, you will be pun...


Another case against Akbaruddin Owaisi for alleged hate speech

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:32 AM PST

Another court in Andhra Pradesh on Friday directed the police to book Andhra Pradesh politician Akbaruddin Owaisi for making alleged inflammatory speeches. There was more trouble for the Majlis-e-Itte...


Help 12-year-old with cancer who's sleeping on the streets

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:31 AM PST

After NDTV reported on a 12-year-old who is fighting cancer and spends his nights sleeping outside the hospital where he is being treated, many ndtv.com surfers have asked how they can help.


Pakistani girl, Malala Yousufzai, shot by Taliban discharged from British hospital

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:24 AM PST

A Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education has been discharged from a British hospital after doctors said she was well enough to spend time recovering with her fa...


Deficiency in training, sensitisation of police: Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:56 AM PST

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today said that there are deficiencies in the training and sensitisation of police in dealing with crimes against women. Mr Shinde told the media he has already asked...


Italian marines surrender passport in trial court

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:37 AM PST

The two Italian marines, facing murder charges in Kerala, on Friday surrendered their passports at the trial court in Kochi within hours of returning to India after Christmas holidays at home.

Top 13 stocks to buy in 2013

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:19 AM PST

ACC: Buy for an 18-month target of Rs 1,755. Why: Utilization rate is expected to recover to 81-85% levels by FY15 as supply surplus declines. Earnings are set for an 18.5% Compound Annual G...

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