Star Bus Services set to ink pact with DIMTS
After being awarded the contract for the first cluster project, the Star Bus Services Pvt Ltd is likely to enter into an agreement with Delhi Integrated Multimodal Transit System (DIMTS) on Wednesday |
Sheffield Hallam varsity students to work as volunteers at Games
Beating all universities in India, Sheffield Hallam University of the UK has signed an exclusive agreement with the Organising Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games 2010 on Tuesday for providing |
CWG federation chief `optimistic'
In a three-day seminar to take a first-hand experience of India's preparedness in hosting the upcoming Commonwealth Games, Michael Fennell, president, Commonwealth Games Federation said he is confid |
18-yr-old commits `suicide'
An 18-year-old girl pursuing charted accountent course allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train at Tilak Bridge railway station on Tuesday afternoon, with the police clami |
Rahul Mahajan gets passport for honeymoon
Acity court has granted the plea of R ahul Mahajan on Tuesday for release of his passport to visit Maldives for honeymoon.
The court also asked Rahul to deposit a surety bond of Rs five lakhs immed |
2 teenagers die in road accident
Two teenagers died after the Ford Fiesta they were travelling rammed into a tree on the roadside in Kanjhwala area of outer district on Tuesday morning.
The police said that both the teenagers we |
Parties vie for credit on women's Bill
Political parties, big or small, clamoured for taking credit for the Women's Reservation Bill and belittling the other parties' contribution during discussion on it in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Even |
Chief Secy told to submit report on vacant teaching posts
Th r e Delhi Government's repeated failure to fill up thousands of vacant teaching posts in Government-run schools forced the Supreme Court on Tuesday to demand from the Chief Secretary, a report iden |
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Patil, deputy witness final arguments
Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil and his deputy Ramesh Bagwe were present at the special court on Tuesday to witness Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam open the final arguments in the 26/11 tria |
Bill not enough for women in UP
W h s en Hamid Ansari aid, "The ayes have it," in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday evening, the Women's Reservation Bill seemed a reality. However, the fact remains that women legislators in Uttar Pradesh are |
Bedlam in Karnataka over cow slaughter Bill
As anticipated, the Opposition Congress vociferously protested the introduction of 'Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2010' by the BJP government in Karnataka. Noisy |
Business biggies to support Assam industry
Corporate moguls on Tuesday pledged to provide impetus to Assam's stagnant economy by investing in agriculture, tourism and rural infrastructure. Emerging from the first meeting of the newly-cons |
Digvijay alleges NREGA fund swindle in UP
Congress national general Digvijay Singh has alleged gross swindling of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGA) in Uttar Pradesh. He also claimed to have t |
Foreign contacts pledge help to Maoists
Maoists have picked up "strategic" contacts in countries like Peru, the Philippines, Venezuela and Bangladesh, in their attempt to trigger rebellion in the armed forces.
CPI(Maoist) general secreta |
Opp criticises Gehlot Budget for VAT hike
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday presented a Rs 48-crore surplus Budget for 2010-2011. He rolled out several welfare schemes for the poor and farmers. To mop up more tax revenue, he increased th |
Karuna congratulates PM, Sonia
i: Buoyed by the passing of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, on Tuesday evening, congratulated the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UP |
One lakh MT tonne minerals worth Rs 11 cr seized
The police on Tuesday seized 1 lakh metric tonne of minerals. It was stacked in and around adjacent areas of Chakradharpur Division (CKP) of South Eastern Railway(SER)'s Jaroli, Banspani railway sidin |
Mining scam: Govt again rejects Opp demand for CBI probe
The State Government on Tuesday again rejected the Opposition's demand for a CBI inquiry into the mining scam.
" Vigilance is doing the inquiry impartially on the mining scam. It would go ahead wit |
Russian astronaut team marks golden jubilee
The four surviving Russian astronauts of the first team to travel to space joined their current counterparts to celebrate the golden jubilee of the maiden flight. Four of the 12 military pilots -Val |
Steady growth in city's two-wheeler registrations
Improved public transport in Delhi has stabilised the growth rate of twowheelers in the national Capital.
The Delhi Statistical Hand Book 2009 released by Finance Minister Dr Ashok Kumar Walia on |
Sheila takes walk down memory lane
Cherishing old memories of her college days in Miranda House College of Delhi University in the north Campus, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, on the occasion of Founder's Day celebration in M |
Over 500 students get jobs in CPC session
The third session of the Central Placement Cell (CPC) of the Delhi University witnessed selection of more than 500 students for jobs in various companies.
As many as 415 students were also short- |
Dwivedi sent to police custody till March 15
After invoking Maharashtra Control of anised Crime Act Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against Rajeev Ranjan Dwivedi alias Ichchadhari Sant Swami Bhimanand Ji Maharaj Chitrakootwale (39), Delhi Police pro |
Kozhikode blasts: Lookout notice for three
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the Kozhikode twin blasts of March 3, 2006 has started formal efforts to lay its hands on the three absconding accused, currently hiding in the Gulf.< |
Chhattisgarh officials to declare assets every year
The BJP-led Government in Chhattisgarh is trying to bring about transparency in the ruling political class, officers and State Government employees. For this, the State has decided to make assets |
Salman admits to meeting IM founder in Pak
Salman Ahmad aka Chhotu (21), the alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist arrested by UP AntiTerror Squad (ATS), has disclosed before Delhi Police at the time of interrogation that he had met A |
44 JJ clusters to be relocated under Rajiv Ratan Awas Yojana
Delhi Government has prepared a list of 44 JJ clusters which would be relocated during Commonwealth Games 2010 under its ambitious Rajiv Ratan Awas Yojna.
The locations of the slum clusters are |
Telangana casts shadow on exams
Authorities in Andhra Pradesh have warned students appearing for their intermediate (plus two) examinations against writing slogans like `Jai Telangana' or `Jai Andhra' on their answer sheets, add |
Another Osmania student ends life for Telangana
Fresh trouble over Telangana broke out and tension gripped parts of Hyderabad when another student of Osmania University committed suicide in protest against delay in the formation of Telangana state. |
District Collector takes wind out of Army sails
A cryin uthorities at Southern Command have been ing themselves hoarse crying themselves hoarse over `land sharks' grabbing defence land worth Rs 800 crore. However, Pune District Collector Chandrakan |
India, US to strive for new push to hitech cooperation
India and the United States will focus on a significant expansion of bilateral trade in strategic and high technology areas next week, when Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao arrives here for extensive co |
2G SPECTRUM SCANDAL - STel faces Raja wrath for standing up to him
Department of Telecom's order to close the operation of the telecom company STel without giving any show cause notice citing security reasons on Friday has triggered controversy. While the Company |
Honeymoon should not be televised, court tells Rahul
A n city court on Tuesday allowed Rahul Mahajan to leave the country on a honeymoon with his newly wed wife but imposed a condition that the trip will not be telecast on any reality show. Special judg |
Women empowerment on Muslim body's agenda
The issues of youth affairs and women empowerment are set to hog the limelight during the upcoming annual convention of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) in the state capital between Marc |
`Pak Army colluded with terrorists'
Dubbing the 26/11 terror attack as an act of "state-sponsored terrorism," the prosecution on Tuesday said Pakistan's Army had "colluded" with Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) in executing the brazen attack |
Debate, all credit to Arun
Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley prevented the Government from passing the landmark Women's Reservation Bill without a debate. Jaitley was taken aback when Chairman Hamid Ansari ab |
Women's Bill: Mamata annoys W Bengal Cong
W l est Bengal Congress leaders are as angry with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for "repeatedly embarrassing the UPA and the Congress on issues after issues," as she is livid with the UPA b |
Twin murder: Trial of accused Indian to begin in July
Trial for 25-year-old Indian national Iftekhar Murtaza, who is charged with brutally killing his ex-girlfriend's father and sister about three years ago, is set to begin on July 12 in a California c |
Missing Indian woman found dead near Chicago
n Indian-American who was reported to have disappeared from her Maine Township home near here in January was found dead in the Des Plaines River and authorities suspected suicide in her drowning dea |
China denies spying on dissident groups in Sweden
China on Tuesday dismissed allegations that it was spying on dissident groups abroad after a man was jailed in Sweden for collecting information about Uighur expatriates on behalf of Beijing. Sixty-tw |
Ransom behind theft of Cyprus' ex-President corpse
Cyprus' justice Minister has ruled out a political motive for the bodysnatching of the island nation's former president, saying that a ransom demand had been made.
Minister Loucas Louca said on Tue |
Sri Lanka's Opposition leader ends hunger strike
Sri Lanka's detained Opposition leader has ended a hunger strike after just one day after authorities allowed him to use a telephone again, a party official said on Tuesday. Former Army chief Sarath F |
Israel calls for `direct dialogue' with Palestinians
Israel has asked United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to persuade Palestinians to engage in "direct dialogue" with it so that the peace talks can be resumed. "Israel would like to resume th |
CIA warns India, Brazil of emerging Qaeda threats
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has warned India and Brazil of an "emerging threat" from Al Qaeda, which it otherwise reckons as being on the run because of the US' relentless offensive in the A |
Release Suu Kyi, Ban tells Junta
With the elections in Myanmar likely to take place later this year, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has asked for the release of all political prisoners including detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
Husain applies for Overseas Citizen of India card
Famed painter MF Husain may have quit his Indian citizenship, but he his Indian citizenship, but he does not want to snap his links with the country of his birth and has applied for an Overseas Citize |
Ready for talks & war, says N Korea
The United States and South Korea have launched large-scale joint exercises despite concern of North Korea, a Foreign Ministry official told journalists here. The Ministry official said the exe |
21-yr-old arrested for killing old woman in Rani Bagh
Adebt-ridden young couple thought they would earn some quick money by robbing an elderly woman living alone in the Capital but things went horribly wrong for them as they ended up killing her. Moreo |
10 hurt in stampede at Indian Idol audition venue
In a grim reminder to the mishap during MTV Roadies audition in Delhi, more than 10 Indian Idol aspirants were injured in a stampede that broke out during an audition session at Expo Center in Noida |
Gzb cops conduct drive to ascertain status of missing children
In a startling revelation and stark reminder to the Nithari case, Ghaziabad police have found over 100 cases of missing children in Ghaziabad in a special drive conducted to ascertain the actual figur |
Thieves make away with Egyptian tourist's wallet
In g n an audacious case of burlary, unidentified burglars struck at The Lalit Hotel located in Barakhamba Road area and made away with cash, credit cards along with other costly items worth over Rs o |
A tortuous journeyv - WOMEN'S RESERVATION BILL
SEPTEMBER 12, 1996: The path-breaking Bill is first introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Deve Gowda Government. After it fails to get approval in the Lok Sabha, it is referred to a Joint Parliamentary C |
Jubilant Sonia says UPA stable
As the Rajya Sabha discussed and passed the Women's and passed the Women's Reservation Bill on Tuesday, Congress president Sonia Gandhi expressed confidence over the stability of UPA Government but |
Essential tool to jump-start process of equality: Jaitley
Initiating the discussion on the historic Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Leader of Opposition in the House Arun Jaitley said two histories were being made on the day -the |
CPM starts rejuvenation strike with eye on polls
Apprehensive of a massive setback in the two major elections to be held in just over a year, the CPI(M) in Kerala has started efforts to rejuvenate its party organisation and feeder outfits, which h |
Himalayan bear cub rescued by forest officials
: A three-month-old cub of black Himalayan bear, found deep inside a forest in Baramura hill range of West Tripura district, was rescued from a tribal's home and sent to a sanctuary. Forest department |
Nine die as train rams tractor-trolley
At least nine people, eight of them teenagers, were killed and 15 injured when a speeding train ploughed through a tractor-trolley at an unmanned railway crossing near Shivrajpur, 50 km from here, on |
Sonia wins, Congress counts cost
Amid high drama and chaos, the historic Bill granting 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and State Assemblies crossed the first hurdle on Tuesday when the Rajya Sabha passed it by a two-th |
`Back Bill for sake of your 7 daughters'
Congress president Sonia Gandhi took a dig at RJD chief Lalu Prasad telling him in a lighter vein that he needed to be on the side of the women's reservation Bill since he had seven daughters. "He has |
Lalu, Mulayam watch Bill debate on TV
RJD chief Lalu Prasad and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav were seated together in the Central Hall of Parliament glued to a TV set on Tuesday afternoon. They were watching the discussion and voting on |
`Muslim quota' gains ground, opens floodgate of problems for UPA
The UPA's refusal to provide Muslims sub-quota in the n's reservation Bill, which women's reservation Bill, which passed its first hurdle on Tuesday, has opened a floodgate of problems for the Congres |
Quake exposes poor construction in Turkey
The Turkish Government acknowledges that homes in eastern areas prone to earthquakes are not resilient to jolts like the magnitude six temblor that toppled houses and killed 51 people this week. |
Turkey to mediate Syria-Israel talks again: Report
A news report quotes the Turkish Prime Minister as saying Israel has accepted that Turkey will again mediate talks with Syria.
Turkey's NTV television quotes Recep Tayyip Erdogan as telling reporte |
Guard shoots man at Ukrainian mission
: A security officer guarding the Ukrainian consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday shot and injured an armed man who claimed to be carrying a bomb, Istanbul Gov Muammer Guler said. Guler said the man, a Tur |
Lil Wayne begins prison term
s: Rapper Lil Wayne has finally begun his year-long prison term after his sentencing for weapons possession was delayed a number of times. The Lollipop hitmaker had pleaded guilty last year to attempt |
Victoria Beckham dying to dress Michelle Obama
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham can't wait to dress US first lady Michelle Obama in her designs. The singer-turned fashion designer has dressed some of Hollywood's biggest names like Jennifer Lopez |
Katie Price enraged by Andre's steamy stage performance
n: Glamour model Katie Price is seething after ex-husband Peter Andre let their two young children watch his concert, which saw him getting up, close and personal with scantily clad dancers. At the O2 |
Kerala village's anti-dowry fight enters cyberspace
As part of its determined bid to end the rampant dowry system, the Nilambur Grama Panchayat in Muslimmajority Malappuram district of Kerala, on Tuesday launched a website for those who wanted to mar |
Nigeria urged to probe religious violence
AP n T he US Government and human rights activists called on Tuesday for Nigeria to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deaths of more than 200 unarmed people in renewed violence betwe |
Christians threaten reprisal as victims buried
Corpses of the victims of communal riots have been buried in mass graves in the northern Nigerian city of Jos where attackers killed more than 500 people in a weekend attack, even as Christian leaders |
Gyanendra backs drive to restore Nepal as Hindu state
Nepal's dethroned king has come out in support of a campaign to restore the country as a Hindu state at a rare public appearance near the world famous Pashupatinath temple in the capital. The 64-ye |
`Back Bill for sake of your 7 daughters'
Congress president Sonia Gandhi took a dig at RJD chief Lalu Prasad telling him in a lighter vein that he needed to be on the side of the Women's Reservation Bill since he had seven daughters. "He |
`One day, men will seek 33% quota'
A Muslim member in the Rajya Sabha sarcastically said one day there may be 33 per cent reservation for men in the legislature going by the reservation given to women. Participating in the debate on |
Mode of protest
A protesting MP , Kamal Akhtar of the Samajwadi Party, first resisted his eviction and then asked for a glass of water only to break the glass and threatened the House that he will harm himself if t |
Yadavs threaten support withdrawal, but UPA cool
As India took the first step towards reserving 33 per cent seats in the Lok Sabha and ing 33 per cent seats in the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies for women, the RJD and Samajwadi Party threatene |
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It is a landmark legislation. It is a celebration of womanhood. It shows that the heart of Indian democracy is sound and in the right place. I thank the Opposition leaders for their cooperation. The p |
New Zealand woman sells souls to highest bidder
The rare spirits that went under the gavel at a recent online auction in New Zealand weren't aged brandies or hard-to-find liqueurs. Instead, two glass vials purportedly containing the ghosts of two |
Terror alert in 3 metros after Salman grilling
The Home Ministry on Monday issued terror alerts for Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore following interrogation of the arrested Indian Mujahideen suspect Salman in Uttar Pradesh last week. According t |
Great new look for Hanuman temple complex in CP
The Hanuman Mandir Complex on Baba Kharak Singh Marg in Connaught Place has been given a facelift. Following the redevelopment work of the complex area, a vatika (Hanuman Vatika) with an underground c |
Students happy with Class XII Chemistry paper
St s tudents of Science stream of Class XII came out of their exam centres on Monday with cheerful mood and claimed that Chemistry question paper was quite similar to the sample papers issued by C |
Did DUTA play a role in DTU students' stir?
The agitation by students of Delhi Technological University over lack of faculty and infrastructure seems to be misplaced as facts reveal a different scenario. In the past 11 months of its existen |
Civic Centre to be named after Jan Sangh founder
Th he Civic Centre -the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's new headquarters on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg will be named after Jan Sangh's Syama Prasad Mookerjee. It has also been decided that five blocks o |
MCD focuses on garbage collection
: To improve the waste management in the Capital, the MCD will launch door-to-door garbage collection system in unauthorised colonies in the city for which smaller and easily maneuverable vehicles |
Chain snatchers terrorise N-E
While notorious gangs of chain snatchers are emerging faster in North East Delhi area, some of the active gangs are still taking refuge across the borders (in Ghaziabad) after committing crime in the |
HC dismisses Dwivedi case transfer plea
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Shiv Murat Dwivedi seeking that the charges against him be investigated by the Crime Branch. Godman Dwivedi, who is facing charges of immor |
Gzb mystic sparks airport alert
Police have issued a lookout notice for Anup Sahai, the godman involved in the abduction of a 27-year-old sadhvi from her house in Ghaziabad's plush Raj Nagar area. Following registration of a case on |
Police: Sex racket included `influential names'
The Noida police have come up with fresh investigation to identify the links of Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi alias Ichchadhari Sant Swami Bhimanand Ji Maharaj Chitrakootwale in Noida.
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Police find Board examinees moonlighting on city streets
hey should have spent their time revising for the CBSE examinations during February but two Class XII students in the Capital thought the other way.
Dipankar Dass (21) and Kapil Chauhan (19), who a |
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At 80, jazz-loving Sorabjee still on song
Combining jazz music with legal acumen has taught him to improvise with time. Standing on his legs, he can argue a case with scholarly brilliance, quote poems and classics, crack jokes in chaste Hindi |
No vote without debate: BJP
Opposition parties supporting women's reservation have compounded the Government's worries saying they would insist on a debate on the Bill before it is put to vote. The Government has listed t |
Dubai assassination: Interpol issues 16 new arrest notices
: International police agency Interpol issued arrest notices for 16 further suspects wanted by Dubai for the killing of a Hamas leader there. The announcement brought to 27 the total number of suspect |
`Healthcare, IT sectors should work closely'
Health, education and governance are the three fundamental challenges before us and Information Technology (IT) can play a greater role in enhancing these three important sectors," said Sam Pitroda, |
Wages in unorganised sector will go up by 33 per cent
Workers in the unorganised sector in the after a proposal was approved by Delhi Cabinet on Monday, paving the way for 33 per cent enhanced wages to them. The Cabinet also deliberated on the Lieut |
Muslim outfits seek quota within quota
While opponents managed in the Rajya Sabha to stall the legislation of the landmark Women's Reservation Bill on Monday, various Muslim organisations, who are the proposed legislation's critics, took |
Nitish backs women's Bill as Sharad joins protesters
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Janata Dal(U) president Sharad Yadav stand sharply divided over women's reservation bill. So much so that the party failed to issue a whip to its MPs and Sharad Y |
DAVP washes hands of bloomer ad
The Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) has sought to wash its hands of the controversial ad featuring an exPakistan air force chief by saying it was given to it by the Ministry c |
Bihar Cong leadership crisis blows over
With Bihar Assembly ith Bihar Assembly election round the corner, the State Congress is yet to gear up its workers and cadre. The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) is neck deep in internal strif |
Eyewitness identifies RTI activist's killer
Ia major breakthrough in he `Shetty Murder Case', an eyewitness has identified Dengrya, alias Dongrya Rathod (28), as Shetty's assailant during an identification parade at the Yerawada Central priso |
Delhi Govt to amend Plastic Act
P l s astic bag users might oon be fined on-thespot with the Delhi Government planning to amend the Plastic Act to rid the city of the hazardous item. "On-the-spot fine is being proposed to ensure s |
Jairam calls meet on status of Clean Yamuna
Fllowing the latest report of the Central report of the Central Pollution Control Board that the river is full of so much excreta that its water resembles that of a drain, Union Environment and Fore |
DTC flying squads ready to book ticketless passengers
The Delhi Transport Corporation, which has been running into revenue losses, is all set to crack down on ticketless travellers. In order to curb the practice of ticketless travelling aboard its bu |
Women protest Bill fiasco, detained
Around 20 women activists were detained by Delhi Police for blocking traffic near Parliament while protesting delay in the passage of Women's Reservation Bill on Monday evening. The protestors conve |
Quota Bill torn to pieces
It was a day of another high-voltage drama in Parliament when a bunch of regional players forced the Government on the back foot on the women's reservation Bill and shocked the nation with their unrul |
BSES draws most grievances
Public grievance against power distribution company BSES has shown an upward trend with 82 per cent of the complaints registered against it in contrast to other distribution companies. Figures of t |
Odisha BJP chief forms new team, excludes seniors
Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Party (BJP) president Jual Oram on Monday formed his new team. He has announced the names of State office-bearers, morcha heads, executive members, perman |
Breakthrough in Hema bungalow theft case
In a major breakthrough in the sensational burglary at Hema Malini's residence at Dindoshi in Goregaon (E) of north Mumbai, the city crime branch sleuths on Monday arrested five persons -all Nepalis |
Green Hunt to continue: Soren
Even as Chief Minister Shibu Soren's statement on anti-Naxal operation in Jharkhand was interrupted by habitual murmur of the Opposition, he was lucid in announcing that Operation Green Hunt will cont |
Fate of derecognised deemed varsities not yet sealed
The fate awaiting 44 deemed universities pronounced unfit by the Centre took an interesting turn on Monday when the Supreme Court hearing the case directed the Government to reveal the contents of the |
`All UP parties will face dearth of women candidates'
E Reser s ven as the fate of the f proposed Women's Reservation Bill hangs fire, t the political parties have already thrown up their t hands in despair. Their angst i "from where will we find enoug |
Heat pushing king cobras out of jungles
As people in several areas of Kerala are running around for drinking water under the blazing summer sun, reptiles including king cobras living in the deep jungles are migrating out of their natural |
Anwar loses battle to declare ouster unlawful
Malaysia's beleaguered opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday lost his final court battle to declare his sacking as deputy premier and finance minister in 1998 as unlawful with the top court reject |
Malaysian NGO blames Anwar for betraying trust of Indians
Al Malaysian political party on Monday accused opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of betraying the trust of the ethnic Indian community and warned that his alliance will lose the support of the minorit |
Parties claim gains as results awaited
Ir aqi coalitions and political parties jockeyed on Monday for position following the country's pivotal vote meant to usher in the next Government, as the election commission head estimated a turnout |
Myanmar enacts election laws, paving way for polls
Mt yanmar announced he enactment of long awaited laws on Monday that set the stage for the country's first election in 20 years to be held sometime this year. State radio and television said the new l |
Geneva atom smasher seeks discoveries on dark matter
Th s e world's largest atom smasher could generate its first scientific breakthrough later this year when operators hope to make discoveries into the elusive nature of dark matter, the director of |
Rahul wants passport back for honeymoon
Acity court has decided to hear on Tuesday the plea of Rahul Mahajan for release of his passport to go to Maldives for honeymoon.
Rahul got married in a television reality show on Saturday.
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Consensus eludes new BJP leader election in Rajasthan
The much awaited meeting of the Rajasthan BJP MLAs to elect their new leader in the Assembly has been deferred again. No new date has been fixed for the meeting. Party leaders, however, say the new |
Mumbai Police recruitment drive - 1 killed, 11 hurt in Mumbai stampede
Ajob aspirant was killed and 11 others injured in a massive stampede during a police recruitment drive at Kalina's Kolekalyan grounds in north Mumbai on Monday morning. The stampede broke out as th |
Chhattisgarh shows way on women empowerment
Even as a controversy continues to rage over reservation for women, a population-wise small state like Chhattisgarh is leading by example on matters of women empowerment. A small step, but a gian |
Over 200 dead in fresh religious violence in Nigeria, toll 500
Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people, including a four-dayold infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence in the volatile region left over 300 dea |
Blast hits police building in Pak, 13 dead
APakistani Taliban suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a building where police interrogated high value terrorist suspects here, killing 13 people and injuring about 80 others. The |
Strong quake strikes eastern Turkey, kills 51
As q trong, pre-dawn earthuake struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 51 people as it knocked down stone and mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages, the Government said. The ear |
Islamabad seeks identity of American suspect
An American member of Al Qaeda was picked up in a raid in Karachi, Pakistani officials said on Monday, but reversed earlier assertions that the detained man was the terror network's US-born spokesma |
Dalai Lama's envoy held in Nepal to halt anti-China protests
Atop representative of the Dalai Lama was detained by the Nepal Police and security beefed up in the capital on Monday to prevent antiBeijing protests, ahead of the anniversary of the failed upris |
Lanka Minister: Certain Indian officials worked against President
ASri Lankan Federal Minister on Monday alleged that "certain Indian officials" wanted President Mahinda Rajapaksa to lose the recent polls and worked towards it, but India rejected the claims saying i |
Mujib had chalked B'desh freedom plan in London: Hasina
Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had chalked out country's independence plans in London two years ahead of its liberation from Pakistan in 1971, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said |
French Resistance heroine Andree Peel dies at 105
Andree Peel, a member of the World War II Resistance who is credited with saving the lives of more than 100 Allied airmen in Nazioccupied France, has died at 105. Peel died at a care home in Bristol |
Publishers offer �5 million to Cheryl Cole for tell-all
: British popstar Cheryl Cole is at the centre of a bidding war between publishing houses who are vying for the rights to her autobiography, with the price apparently reaching more than US $8 million. |
Stevie Wonder lands top French honour
American singer Stevie Wonder has landed with one of the top French honours, being bestowed with the title of Commander of Arts and Letters. The 59-year-old singer, blind from birth was named a Comman |
Gwyneth Paltrow gets the cold shoulder from Nicole Kidman
Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman are set to play lovers in The Danish Girl, but it seems there is not much love lost between them. The pair have been living within miles of each other in Nashville fo |
Rashtriya Lok Dal members pay tribute at Rajghat
On the occasion of international Women's Day, president of Rashtriya Lok Dal along with other workers of the organisation, Chandni Chowk, with the women of the area offered tribute at the Samadhi of M |
Surinder Singh conferred Patiala varsity fellowship
Padmashri awardee Pandit Surinder Singh has been conferred senior fellowship by the Patiala University this year. It is perhaps the first for a classical music singer. Pandit Singh sang a soulful Bhoa |
Amity Law School competition concludes
The Ninth Amity National Moot Court Competition organised by Amity Law School concluded with the felicitation of the winners by Justice K.
G. Balakrishnan, Chief Justice of India and Arun Jaitley, |
Three dead in road accidents
Three persons were killed and two others suffered injuries in three separate accidents occurred in the Capital in last 24-hours. In the first accident, a 23-year-old tempo driver was killed while hi |
Cambodian rape victims face bribes, corruption
Rape victims seeking justice in Cambodia face serious obstacles such as police who demand bribes before making an arrest, a human rights report released on Monday said. The report by Amnesty Intern |
Obama lauds Iraq elections, to pull out troops by Aug-end
Ht ailing Sunday's t elections in Iraq as a 'milestone' with people turning out in large numbers despite acts of violence, President Barack Obama has let it be known s that the United States was on t |
New policy for rural housing: Centre
The Government has drafted a new policy aiming at equate and affordable housing for all in rural areas, Lok ensuring adequate and affordable housing for all in rural areas, Lok Sabha was informed on M |
International Women's Day - AI's all-woman crew flight to NY takes off
Air India created history on the International Women's Day, as it operated the first-ever all-women ultra long-haul B777-200LR nonstop flight from Mumbai to New York. Civil Aviation Secretary Mad |
Injured wild tusker dies due to official neglect
A20-year-old wild tusker succumbed to the injuries it had suffered in the mouth from a suspected `firecracker-attack' by poachers in the Aaralam Wildlife Sanctuary near Iritty in Kannur district due |
UP sugar mills set to cross 2009 production level
Amassive 17 per cent drop in cane sowing area, untimely supply of cane for crushing and farmers unrest notwithstanding, the sugar mills of the State are set to cross last year's production.
Unbelie |
Talk directly with Centre, Biman tells Kishenji
CPM leader Biman Bose PM leader Biman Bose has asked the Maoists not to float proposals in air through this or that medium, but talk to the Government directly, through the number given to them. Incid |
SP workers take out rally against price rise
The Samajwadi Party (SP) activists took out cycle rallies across the State as part of their week long janjagran abhiyan (awareness campaign) on Monday. The programme will culminate with meetings at re |
`Swami's video a conspiracy'
In a damage-control exercise, Swami Nityananada's Bidadi Ashram's inmates rejected the contents of the tape and told the media that the Swamiji will soon clarify all the mischief. Addressing a medi |
Top Hizb leader killed in Doda
Atop commander of proPakistan militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen was killed by security forces in fierce gunfight in Krandidhar forest area of mountainous Doda district late on Sunday night in Jammu re |
11 tigers die in two months
At least 11 tigers have died across the country in the last two months due to various reasons, including poaching and poisoning, Government said on Monday. In reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, E |
Woman constables can approach CRPF DG's wife directly in case of harassment
Soni Srivastava, wife of CRPF Director General Vikram Srivastava said the women constables and wives of CRPF personnel can now directly approach her in case they face any harassment at work or at home |
Work on 73 roads along Indo-China border to be over by 2013
The Government on he Government on Monday said that work on the 73 roads being developed and upgraded along the Chinese border is planned to be completed by 2013 and out of 93 cases, clearances for |
CISF to deploy 4,000 personnel for 2010 Games
Ce S ntral Industrial Security Force (CISF) Director General (DG) NR Das has said the force had received 107 requests from private industries for securing their vital installations. Of these, the CISF |
SC Registry pleads to reject Delhi HC ruling on RTI
Putting a premium on safeguarding the independence of judiciary, the Supreme Court Registry in its appeal filed before the Apex Court on Monday demanded setting aside a controversial Delhi High Court |
Govt draws flak for holding up Pak prisoners beyond term
In a rare intervention in the sensitive Indo-Pak ties, the Supreme Court on Monday made a scathing attack on the Government's decision to hold up 16 hold up 16 Pakistani prisoners locked in Indian j |
Afghan Taliban seize villages from another militant group
he Taliban gained control of villages in northeastern Afghanistan on Monday after two days of gunbattles with another Islamist group that ended with nearly 70 of the rival militants retreating and sur |
Police launch hunt for Maoists as ultras do weapon-shopping in Kerala
T other he Kerala Police have launched a hunt for Maoist elements from States and their local accomplices following reports from the Central Intelligence agencies that the extremists have been colle |
Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 26
I Sun nsurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters on Sunday, killing 26 people in attacks aimed at intimidating Iraqis participating in an election that will determine whether t |
Maya, Mulayam on same side, but Bill to go through
It s is not often that BSP chief Mayawati backs a political tand of her bitter rival Mulayam Singh Yadav. But on Sunday, Mayawati joined the antiwomen's reservation Bill chorus piped by Mulayam Sing |
Naxals free to `dream' of overthrowing Indian state: Home Secretary
T leade he Centre on Sunday rubbished the reported claims of Maoist leader Kishenji that his outfit would overthrow the Indian state before 2050 saying they were `free to dream' and reiterated that ta |
Overworked
Minister of Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath is mighty upset with the officials of his Ministry for not delivering on his promise to build 20-km of new highways every day. If innumerable mee |
Lalu's bargain
RJD chief Lalu Prasad was a disgruntled man after the Government made clear its intentions of pushing through W o m e n ' s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
Having met the Prime Minister with a |
Hasty retreat
While initiating the debate in Rajya Sabha on the motion of thanks to the President's Address to both the Houses of the Parliament last week, the Opposition moved as many as 643 amendments. After Prim |
Auspicious Term
Important cases in the Supreme Court are getting adjourned beyond March 15 to accommodate Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium who is missing in action. With his daughter's wedding fixed on March 11, t |
Sab Bakwas Hai
Last week, Lalu Prasad Yadav, occupying a seat next to Mulayam Singh Yadav, was blissfully snoring in the Lok Sabha during the debate on Motion of Thanks to President's speech when Railway Minister ca |
Climate change for brother
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh ommendation from a Cabinet Minister from the South for appointing a person as member of the Climate Change Panel. The Union Minister told Ramesh that the person re |
OBC quota in Central institutions to spread over six years
The period of implementation of a law giving 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in admissions to Central educational institutions is likely to be spread over six years instead of the three years as or |
CJI offers reasons for exclusion of his office from RTI ambit
With differences cropping up between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi over excluding the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) under Right to Information Act, CJI KG B |
Pak blocks India move for SAARC regional motor vehicle pact
India might have initiated talks with Pakistan despite much criticism back home, but our neighbour is in no mood to reciprocate in any friendly manner.
Pakistan has been blocking all Indian efforts |
India expresses surprise over Pak statement on Saeed
India has rejected Pakistan contention that the alleged involvement of Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed in 26/11 Mumbai attacks did not come up during the Foreign Secretary level talks between the |
Support Panchayati Raj Institutions, Ministries told
With development becomith development becoming the prime agenda of the UPA, the Government has issued an advisory to the Union Ministries (related to development) for delineating the role and resp |
To buy 10 lakh potted plants - EFC sanctions Rs 7.5 crore to Forest Department
The Delhi Government's Expenditure & Finance Committee (EFC) pertaining to projects related to 2010 Commonwealth Games has approved Rs 7.5 crore to Forest Department to buy 10 lakh potted plants. Th |
20 car stereos stolen in Gurgaon Sector 15
In an incident took place on Sunday in Sector 15 of Gurgaon, thieves stole stereos from cars. "There is no eyewitness as the residents got to know about the thefts Sunday morning when the cleaner ca |
Gzb SSP asked to file report on Ajay Katara plea
Ac S ity court has asked the SSP Ghaziabad to file a report on the plea of Ajay Katara -a key witness in Nitish Katara murder case -that he was being threatened and harassed at the behest of pow |
23-yr-old MBA student hangs self in Badarpur
A23-year-old MBA final year student committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his rented accommodation in Badarpur area of Southeast district on Saturday afternoon. According to the |
12 killed, 5 injured as tractor overturns in Andhra village
At least 12 illed and five persons were killed and five others injured when a tractor in which they were travelling overturned near a village in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. The |
245 terrorists killed in Kashmir in 2009
Security forces killed 245 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last year, when the number of infiltration attempts by militants from i Pakistan went up marginal" ly, according to official figi ures. J |
China eye on Indian manure
After software, silk and iron ore, it is large quantities of organic manure that China is now importing from India. For the first time in the country, a Bangalore-based agro-company, Multiplex Biote |
Businessman robbed of Rs 15 lakh in Kirti Nagar
Wh f hile returning home from his brother's showroom, a businessman carrying Rs 15 lakhs was looted by unidentified assailants on Sunday night. According to police officials, Om Prakash Pareja |
Ashram doles out damages to kin of stampede victims
S Ashra piritual guru Kripaluji Maharaj's Bhakti Dham Ashram, where 63 people lost their lives and 64 were injured on Thursday in one of the worst stampedes, on Sunday doled out Rs 1 lakh each to the |
Power sector, tourism hit; water shortage in TN areas
T ence he unusually intense summer being experienced in Kerala is threatening to cause an acute power shortage in the State with hydel reservoirs getting dried up rapidly and early summer power cons |
9-yr-old girl's body found on terrace of police colony house
The body of a 9-year-old girl -suspected to ave been raped and murdered by some unidentified persons -was found on the terrace of a building in a police colony at Nehru Nagar in north-central Mumb |
Gujjar body threatens stir if quota demand not met
Leaders of Gujjar Arkashan Sangharsh Samiti (GASS) on Sunday gave an ultimatum of relaunching the agitation by the end the month if the Government did not postpone its decision to have recruitment |
Kidnappers develop cold feet, get jailed
Amateur kidnappers of the sons of a Gujarat legislator and a banker who sought to extract ransom money ended up behind bars after developing cold feet. According to police, six youngsters, all resi |
Seven of a family killed in road mishap
At least seven persons, including three chil, were killed on Ambaladren, were killed on AmbalaHisar road near village Naggal, 15 kilometre from here, in a road accident on Sunday morning when thei |
Two teens die after falling into drain
Two boys were drowned in separate incidents after they accidentally fell into drains in outer Delhi while playing with their friends on Sunday afternoon. In the first incident, a senior police offi |
Reporter's notebook - Quota for women:
There would be good representation of woman in Parliament, after the quota is in place, even from the honour killing country of western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. But would their presence in Parliamen |
Cops hope IM man Salman will help crack Pune blast case
Aday after Salman Ahmad (21), the Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, involved in several bomb blast incidents, including the 2008 Delhi serial blast, was arrested by the UP ATS, the investigating age |
Records lost in fire at PNB strongroom
Afire broke out in the strongroom of a bank in central Delhi early on Sunday morning in which office records were lost, said fire brigade officials. The blaze was reported from the branch of Punjab Na |
WOMEN'S QUOTA BILL - BJP plays role of constructive Opposition: Sushma Swaraj
L e ader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said the BJP , by way of extending support to the Women Reservation Bill, played the role of a constructive Opposition. She was i |
Not enough facility, faculty; SPM loses BEd course
T (NC he National Council for Teacher Education TE) has withdrawn the (NCTE) has withdrawn the recognition for BEd courses granted to the Shyama Prasad Mukherji College of Delhi University. The de-rec |
MCOCA invoked - `Baba' eyed fund from missionaries
Delhi Police on Sunday invoked the stringent provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi (39) aka Ichchadhari Sant Swami Bhimanand Ji Maharaj Chitrako |
Indian taxi driver held for murder of kid in Oz
A23-year-old part-time Indian taxi driver, who kept a three-year-old Indian boy unconscious in the boot of his car and drove around for three hours before dumping him in a field, was on Sunday arres |
After triumph, the tragedy
Two tiger cubs were found dead in the Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district on Sunday, an official said.
"Carcasses of two male cubs were spotted along with two carcasses |
Obama vows to cut nukes, seek CTBT ratification
U reduc S President Barack Obama has pledged to e the number of nuclear weapons and curtail their role in his country's national security strategy, even while maintaining a safe, secure and effect |
Indian-American seeks nomination for Illinois L-G
Indian-American Raja Krishnamoorthi, a former policy adviser to US President Barack Obama, is seeking the Democratic party's nomination for the post of Illinois Lieutenant Governor. Krishnamoor |
Indian held for toddler's death in Australia
A23-year-old man of India origin was charged on Sunday with the death of Indian boy Gurshan Singh Channa, whose body was found far away from his home in this Australian city, a media report said. D |
Fonseka goes on hunger strike after barred from being using phone
Former Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka facing detention under treason charges, now at a naval facility on Sunday went on a hunger strike for not being allowed to speak to his daughters, who are |
CBI's own house not in order
It seems the premier federal investigative agency, CBI, has not been able to put its own house in order. In the last four years, the CBI has either arrested or booked at least 15 of its officers for t |
Rs 9 lakh snatched from youth in Sarai Rohilla
Unidentified a s s a i l a n t s snatched Rs 9 lakh from a youth in Sarai Rohilla area of north Delhi when he was going to deliver it to another person on Saturday evening. According to the police, th |
DMRC to ensure safety at JLN Stadium Metro station
With the national Capital gearing up for the Commonwealth Games scheduled in October this year, the Delhi Metro is making all efforts to ensure passenger safety and convenience at its upcoming sta |
Police arrest four in robbery case
The south district police on Sunday arrested four persons, including a receiver, and claimed to have solved a sensational case of robbery at a factory in Vasant Kunj (south).
According to the polic |
Mission Convergence director awarded
It is a proud moment for all women in Delhi especially those whose lives have been touched by Rashmi Singh, Director, Mission Convergence, Samajik Suvidha Sangam, as she receives the Stree Shakti Pura |
Cong, BJP imposing Bill: Mulayam
Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday castigated the Congress and BJP for imposing Women's Reservation Bill on the nation. He demanded seperate quota for Dailt, minority and O |
BJP first party to realise importance of quota: Modi
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has claimed that political parties started realising the importance of the Women's Reservation Bill after the BJP adopted an unanimous resolution regarding reser |
Nitish-Sharad differences wide open
All is certainly not well in the ruling ll is certainly not well in the ruling Janata Dal(U) these days. The charismatic party leader Nitish Kumar, universally credited for bringing Bihar back on trac |
oddey enongh
Child clears airliners for take-off at JFK C hildren love to play with airplanes, but US flight authorities were in uproar after a youngster directed real airliners from the control tower at New York' |
Indian toddler's death: Parents see body for first time
G rieving parents of a three-year-old Indian boy, who died under mysterious circumstances, saw his body at a city morgue on Saturday for the first time, even as Australian investigators are said to be |
8 Burmese cops killed on drug patrol
Burma troops confiscated grenades and other weapons from a border hide-out used by suspected drug traffickers after an earlier shootout killed 13 policemen and members of their patrol, state media |
India has not demanded arrest of JuD chief Saeed: Qureshi
I ndia has not demanded the arrest of Jamaat-udDawah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and the issue did not even figure in the Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan last month, Foreign Minister Sh |
Maoists will overthrow Govt much before 2050: Kishenji
A day after Union Home Secretary GK Pillai said Maoists had plans to overthrow the Indian state by 2050, top Naxal leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishenji on Saturday night claimed it would be achieved muc |
Sena slams Guv's migration remark
S hiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Saturday came down heavily on Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan for his recent statement that migration of people from other parts of the country to Mumbai co |
ATS, police deny report - Pune blast `detained' brings embarrassment to Congress
T he State Congress found itself in an embarrassing situation on Saturday over a news report that claimed that one of its activists had been `detained' by the police in connection with the recent Pu |
Women's Bill first, sub-quotas later: Karunanidhi
E ndorsing smooth passage of the the Women's Reservation Bill, DMK patriarch and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Saturday stressed the need to pass the legislation first without further del |
Ashram responsible for stampede: Probe
T he preliminary inquiry into the stampede at Mangarh Ashram of Kripaluji Maharaj in Kunda, Pratapgarh, conducted by Allahabad Divisional Commisioner has held the organisers and management of the As |
No allocation for memorials, monuments in UP budget
G iving monuments and memorials a miss this year, the state government presented a tax-free, deficit budget on Thursday, promising development to all sections of society. Finance Minister Lalji |
Kishenji visited Burma for arms, says arrested Maoist
S everal times in the recent past, security forces had nearly caught up with Maoist leader Kishenji. But every time he gave them the slip, only to escape to faraway destinations such as Tripura and Bu |
Six-yr-old sacrificed to black magic
A six-year-old boy has been sacrificed by a practitioner of black magic in village Banjari in Dhamatri district of Chhattisgarh. Nohar Markam, son of Rameshwar, a daily labourer, was kidnapped |
ISRO tests GSLV Mk III launch vehicle
: The ISRO has conducted the static test of its liquid core stage (L110) of GSLV Mk III launch vehicle for 150 seconds at its Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre test facility at Mahendragiri at 4 pm o |
Afghan lawmaker survives attack on her convoy
A member of the Afghan parliament says she escaped injury when her convoy was attacked by Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan. Fauzia Khofi, who represents the far northern province of Ba |
Growing rich-poor divide in China sparks fears of unrest
R ich-poor divide is growing alarmingly in China with 10 per cent of the new rich owning nearly 50 per cent of the total urban wealth, a report has said, sparking fears of social instability. The w |
Communist rebels kill 11 soldiers in Philippines
The Philippine military says communist rebels have killed at least 11 soldiers and wounded seven others in a clash with an army patrol in a province south of Manila. Lt Col Noel Detoyato, spokesman fo |
Egyptian president has gall bladder operation
E gyptian President Hosni Mubarak temporarily handed over power to the prime minister as he underwent a gall bladder operation Saturday in Germany, the state-owned news agency reported. The 81ye |
UN plans to set up panel on rights violations, Lanka refuses
T he United Nations has proposed to set up a expert panel to look into alleged human rights violations during the last phase of the civil war in Sri Lanka, triggering a sharp reaction from the country |
Jaya honoured at London film fest
V eteran actress Jaya Bachchan has been honoured with a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at a film festival here for her "inspiring contribution to Indian cinema". The 61-year-old versatile actress was |
Operations of Indian medical mission in Kabul suspended
A s a fallout of last week's attack, operations of the Indian medical mission in Kabul have been suspended as many of its staff members have either been injured or killed in the terror strike.
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3 top Taliban commanders among 30 dead in Pakistan
P akistani military dealt a crippling blow to Tehreek-e-Taliban by killing its three top commanders, including group's deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, in Mohmand tribal region in the country's nor |
foreign edition - Now for a last waltz
B eware the politics of patriotism. When party leaders drape themselves in the flag, you can be sure they are hoping that national spirit will translate into public votes.
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Bloody elections
A series of attacks in Baghdad...marred the first day of voting in the country's parliamentary elections. The attacks killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more. The Government of Prime Ministe |
Racist Australia
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China cuts defence budget to mend ties
C hina has slashed growth in the defence budget, vowing military modernisation will continue without threatening other countries. The military budget of 532.1 billion yuan ($84 bn) is up 7.5 per cent |
Feeders off 15 routes, passengers left in the lurch
Commuters on Delhi Metro faced hardships on Friday with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation suspending the Metro feeder services temporarily on all routes in the Capital. With the deci- sion of DMRC, 120 fee |
Parliamentary secy's cheque to Congress fund bounces
The Parliamentary Secretary to Delhi Chief Minister, Tarvinder Singh Marwah, is a defaulter when comes to contributing towards the party fund. The cheque which Marwah issued to Delhi Pradesh Congress |
Ex-MLA helped godman find RK Puram flats
Aday after Delhi Police secured an additional police remand of five days for self-styled spiritual guru Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi, his interrogation has thrown up a shocking disclosure. According to a p |
Social Studies paper `easy,' questions `as per syllabus'
Appearing for the first major paper of their Central Board of Secondary Education examination on Friday, students of Class X came out of their examina- tion centres in a cheerful mood. The students we |
Pranab writes to Sheila
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has asked Delhi Government to contribute in the new pen- sion scheme approved by the central Government and participate in providing social security to vulnerab |
`Ensure culprits pay for paid news'
Paid news' became hot news in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, with members cut- ting across party lines slam- ming the trend among a sec- tion of the media and calling for measures to ensure that the reade |
Rlys collect Rs 17,000 cr under safety fund
Railways have collected about Rs 17,000 crore in seven years under the Special Railway Safety Fund for replacement of old assets and safety works, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.
"Railways |
BJP sets up panel to probe Bareilly violence
Alleging that the local administration was victimising members of the majority community after the communal violence in Bareilly, the state BJP has formed a seven-member fact- finding committee. St |
Rs 838.87 crore power tariff pending in J&K
The Power Development Department (PDD) of Jammu & Kashmir, always reeling under severe power crisis, has failed to realise power tariff to the tune of a whopping Rs 838.87 crore from various State Gov |
BSP in trouble on SSB jurisdication issue
W i thin 48-hours of hijacking Centre's project of inaugurating a bridge in Dalmau at Rai Bareli, the BSP Government received a major setback in connection with charges it made on the Shashatra Seema |
Goa cops suspended for drug links
Go I a Police on Friday suspended Police Inspector Ashish Shirodkar, Head Constable Hussain Sheikh and Constables Sandip Parab, Sayeesh Pokle and Sanjay Parab for their alleged links with two Israeli |
PM rejects Advani charge
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday rejected the BJP's charge that ex-servicemen were yet to get enhanced pension and said the new slab was already implemented. Senior BJP leader LK Advani had rai |
FROM THE SUPREME COURT - Punish Telangana leaders for loss of lives, property: PIL
The mayhem over demand for Telangana has claimed lives, injured several and destroyed pub- lic and private property worth crores, and who will now be accountable for all this? Raising this issue befor |
Major trade unions protest against price rise
Leaders of all major trade unions, including Congressbacked INTUC, courted arrest along with hundreds of workers protesting the Government's eco- nomic policy and price rise. AITUC general secretary a |
Maoists want to overthrow Indian state by 2050: Pillai
Maoists are probably getting help from some ex-army men and have plans to overthrow the Indian state through their armed struggle and control the Government by 2050, Home Secretary GK Pillai said on F |
No common test proposal: HRD MoS
There is `no proposal' before the Government to introduce a common national examination for admission to engineering and medical courses, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday. To a question on wheth |
Authority for foreign varsities on cards
The Government on Friday said a National Accreditation AA) was on the cards for regularising foreign education providers in the country. "A legislative proposal for regulating the entry and operation |
STATE BUDGETS - Balancing act in Karnataka
The BJP Government in Karnataka has played it safe in presenting a growth- oriented Budget for 2010-11.
Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, who also holds the finance portfolio, pre- sented his Budget w |
Dialogue only way forward with Pak, says Manmohan
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday made a spirited defence of the Government's decision to open talks with Pakistan, say- ing dialogue was the "only way forward" and failure to talk could lead to |
t PM reply disappointing, says Arun Jaitley
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reply to the motion of thanks on President's Address as `disappointing' and criticised the Govern- ment for not spelling out |
Trader's son rescued; 2 held
Forty hours after his kidnapping, Raunak Agarwal, the son of a businessman, was saved from the clutches of his captors at Khelari area on Friday. He was kidnapped while on his way back to Ranchi fr |
Rebel Bihar PCC leaders refuse to attend party meet
D Cong ifferences within the Bihar Pradesh ress Committee (BPCC) Congress Committee (BPCC) came to the fore on Friday, with a disgruntled group of leaders holding a separate meeting while refusing to |
Rajasthan HC strikes down quota in civic poll
The R ajasthan High Court on Friday struck down the 50 per cent reser- vation given to women can- didates and youths in State Municipal polls, calling it as unconstitutional. Chief Justice Jagdish |
Militancy poses hurdle for rural job scheme in J&K
Aspurt in incidents of militant violence in the recent months seems to have affected implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (NREGA) in Jammu & Kashmir. Only 37 per cent work |
Consignment of drugs of Ramdev's pharmacy confiscated
A was a consignment of Ayurvedic medicine of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Pharmacy was among medicines confiscated by author- ities claiming that the drugs contained deriv- atives of a protected plant. |
Poachers' gang busted in Meerut
The sleuths of the Special Task Force (STF) arrested two persons in Meerut and claimed to have busted a gang of poach- ers on Friday. The officials said two leopard hides were recovered from their pos |
Menon in Kabul to discuss security of Indians
Ca a arrying certain proposals for ensuring security of about 4,000 Indians in Afghanistan, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon arrived here on Friday to discuss the issue with the Afghan lead |
Iraq invasion was right decision: Brown
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday defended Britain's 2003 invasion of Iraq as the "right deci- sion" but admitted the invading forces' failure to win peace more quickly. "It was the right |
UP ashram faces criminal charges
day after the tragic stampede in Kunda that claimed 63 lives, all children and women, an FIR was lodged against the manager of the Kripaluji Maharaj ashram on Friday. Head of the ashram, Kripaluji Mah |
Maoists shoot at teenage girl
In a bizarre incident that clearly contradicts Maoists' pro-poor agenda, the outlawed rebels shot at a teenage girl in Latehar district of Jharkhand on Thursday. The rebels opened fire at the 17-year- |
Vendors take over city's oldest subway
The city's oldest subway on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg near Delhi Gate has been encroached upon by vendors with the permission of the civic body leaving pedestrians braving the fast- moving traffic. Eve |
Court rap for DJB, CGWA
The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) for failing to ensure that efforts are made to recharge ground- water in the national C |
`Crack' in Anand Vihar corridor
Aprominently visible 'gap' between two segments on the Yamuna Bank-Anand Vihar Metro section has created the scare of yet another crack in the construction.
The gap was discovered above the pil- la |
Australians express grief at Indian toddler's death
The tragic death of an Indian toddler in mysterious circumstances near here touched the chords of local Australians who made a beeline to his parents' house with flowers, cards and toys to express the |
Holbrooke regrets, clarifies comments on Kabul attack
Close on the heels of New Delhi voicing surprise, US special envoy Richard Holbrooke has expressed regrets for his com- ments suggesting that India was not the target of the recent terror attack in Ka |
Geithner visit next month to launch US-India economic ties
: US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will be visiting India next month to launch the new US-India Eco- nomic and Financial Partner- ship, along with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The partn |
Centre inching towards open war against Maoists
Whatever be the reasons which prompted Maoists to declare a 72-day ceasefire, the Government could pay dearly for its indifferent attitude towards the move. Even after a fortnight of the unilateral ce |
HC fines ex-Sena MLA for damaging property
In a development that would serve as a deterrent against acts of political van- dalism, Bombay High Court on Friday directed an-ex Shiv Sena MLA Sitaram Dalvi to pay Rs 5.8 lakh for damages caused by |
Chopper goes off radar, lands safely later
Ahelicopter carrying four passengers created a flutter with its missing act merely two days after the crash of the Indian Navy's Kiran MK II aircraft in a res- idential area in Hyderabad. However, |
Srikrishna defends PC's statement
J mitte ustice BN Srikrishna, head of the five-member consultative committee on the issue of Telangana, has defended Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement that the `process of Telangana' had s |
Chhattisgarh plans development of Maoist-hit regions
The Chhattisgarh Government plans to develop Maoist-affected areas as they are freed from the ultras' control in unison with armed action against them. For a comprehensive development of these regi |
Kerala focuses on growth and populism
Keeping two major elections ahead in mind, Kerala's economist Finance Minister TM Thomas Isaac on Friday pre- sented a "red" and "green" Budget for 2010- 11. It sought to keep populism, pro-poor sen- |
German Bakery cleared, handed over to owners
Even as investigation agencies grope for clues in the Pune blast, which rocked the Koregaon Park-based German Bakery on February 13, the Pune police handed over the Bakery to its owners after clearing |
Kerala cash crops hit hard
With the unusually intense heat in the early summer fast parching the soil of the plantations, cash crop growers in Kerala are praying to the rain gods for substantial showers in the remaining hot mon |
4 kids drown in pit dug by DJB
Sheer callousness of civic agencies in the civic agencies in the Capital was exposed once again on Friday when four children died after drowning in a 20-feet deep open pit filled with water in Timarpu |
DTC conductor faces dismissal for not stopping eve-teasing
Taking a serious view of growing cases of eve teasing in public buses, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to place on record the steps they have taken for the secu |
Man acquitted of dowry harassment
Keeping in view the fact that there were several contradictions in the state- ments of a woman who accused her husband of harassment on account of her failure to fulfill an unlawful demand of dowry, a |
Naturopathy body seeks more funds
I ur n a bid to promote treatment of diseases with natural elements, the International Naturopathy Organisation (INO) on Friday appealed to the Government to allocate more funds for its development an |
DU colleges shut as teachers go on strike
Protesting against the Vice Chancellor's haste in imposing the semester system at undergraduate level without understanding and evaluating the ground realities prevailing in the colleges, Delhi Univer |
IGNOU organises seminar on translation
School of Translation Studies and Training of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is organising a two-day national seminar on translation and inter-cultural communication on March 6-7 at La |
Renuka Sondhi's paintings on display
Paintings by Renuka Sondhi Gulati are open for art lovers. Well-known art savvy Shallu Jindal, wife of MP Naveen Jindal, inaugurated the exhibition on Friday at Triveni Art Gallery, Mandi House, New D |
Jeevan to offer five new services
Project Jeevan under the Department of Information Technology, Government of Delhi on Friday received a boost with addition of five new services under its ambit taking total number of services to 73. |
Prisoner dies in Dasna jail
Aprisoner died in the Dasna jail at Ghaziabad. This was the tenth incident of death inside the jail in a year. Jail Superintendent VK Singh said that the prisoner, Bhupendra Pal, (24) was lodged si |
Shock after Indian baby killed in Oz
Australian authorities were clueless on Friday about the unnatural death of an Indian toddler, who was on a holiday here with his fami- ly, as a concerned Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pledged to get to t |
Women quota set to be law
Almost two years after it was first introduced in the Rajya Sabha, the landmark Women's Reservation Bill is finally closer than ever to becoming a law. Determined to push the Bill through the Upper Ho |
Ghaziabad residents gear up for Sunday stir over hooch deaths
Unabated hooch deaths have sparked off mass protests in rural areas of Ghaziabad district. Condemning the State Government for its reported protection to the culprits, leaders of all political hues |
Pentagon shootout suspect killed
A California man who shot at two police officers in an apparent bid to gain entry into Pentagon on Thursday evening has died from gunshot wounds in return fire, while the injured officers have been di |
HC asks Sena leader to pay for vandalism
: The Bombay High Court on Friday directed a former Shiv Sena MLA Sitaram Dalvi to pay Rs 5.8 lakh for damages caused by the Sainiks to the property of a five-star hotel at Andheri in north Mumbai in |
Pall of gloom descends on Capt Deepak's Rohtak house
Apall of gloom descended on the house of 26-yearold Captain Deepak Sharma in Bharat Colony here as news of his martyrdom spread in the city on Thursday. He had laid down his life in the intervening ni |
Kishenji offers talks; fax to follow
Climbing down from his earlier conditional offer for talks in which he said he was ready for a 72-day peace provided the security forces returned to their barracks, Maoist kingpin Kishenji offered to |
Food inflation rises marginally to 17.87%
he annual food inflation rose slightly to 17.87% for the week ended Feb 20 from 17.58% the week before, though the Government had said that prices had started easing and would fall further following a |
Now, Metro information on Google Transit
The complete information on schedules, fares and routes of Delhi Metro is now available at a click of mouse.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Google India has tied up to provide complete inf |
Business Studies paper easy but lengthy: Students
Commerce students of Class XII got a good start to their Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) exams with an `easy' Business Studies paper.
However, they also com- plained that the question |
Cops told to provide Ghandy case details
Top Maiost leader Kobad Ghandy on Thursday asked from Delhi Police the copies of certain documents along with the compact discs (CDs) on the basis of which the police is ready to chargesheet him for b |
Forgotten reformer
The NDTV presentations have always been full of nos- talgia. Probably with Prannoy Roy being the first non-Sarkari face of televi- sion, he enjoys the advantage of taking the viewers to a flashback. D |
Oz unveils steps to curb `knife culture'
a bid to crack down on street crimes, Victorian Government on Thursday announced US $1000 on-the- spot fine for people caught car- rying knives and gave more pow- ers to police to conduct random weapo |
5-yr-old Brit boy kidnapped in Pak
: Robbers kidnapped a 5-year-old British boy from a house in central Pakistan on Thursday and demanded a large ransom for his return, according to British officials and the boy's family. The robbers e |
New UN Women's agency soon
To mark the upcoming International Women's Day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has asked the General Assembly to pass a resolution that would create a UN agency to focus solely on the well-being of |
NZ court finds youth guilty of killing Indian
A 22-year-old youth was on Thursday held guilty of fatally shooting Indian store owner Navtej Singh in New Zealand. The high court jury at Auckland found Anitelea Chan-Kee guilty of mur- der by firing |
SPIC-MACAY joins hands to encourage youth participation
Staff R T Com he Organising Committee (OC) of the monwealth Games 2010 has joined hands with SPIC- MACAY to reach out to the youth of India to encourage them to be part of the Games. "SPIC-MACAY ha |
New technology makes evaluation of roads easy
The road-construction agencies in India, particularly in the national Capital, will now have to be more accountable with regard to the quality of roads. The Central Road Research Institute of India (C |
Test flight for ISRO rocket
ISRO successfully carried out the flight test of its new generation high perfor- mance sounding rocket on Wednesday morning from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, |
Himachal HC directs Govt to release pension
In a major relief to workmen who retired from State departments but did not get their pension due to pend- ing court cases, Himachal High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to release the |
Governor says Mumbai is for all
M joined aharashtra Governor K Shankaranarayanan virtually the "Mumbai belongs to all joined the "Mumbai belongs to all Indians" chorus on Thursday. Heaping praise on the indomitable spirit of Mumbai |
J&K House no to Armed Forces Special Powers Act resolution
T reject he Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday rejected private members res- olution recommending revo- cation of Armed Forces Special Power Act and with- drawal of security forces in view of huma |
BARC woman scientist hangs self
A27-year-old woman scientist from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) committed suicide on Wednesday night, by hanging herself in her 14th floor flat of Nilgiri Apartments at Anushakti Nagar in n |
Facelift for Yusuf Zai Market in CP Outer Circle
After missing deadlines, several projects for redevelopment of aging structures in the Capital are heading towards completion. In view of the Commonwealth Games, the Government has planned renovation |
Bihar Deputy CM's mother dies of cancer
The mother of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi died of liver cancer on Thursday in the National Capital. 80-year-old Ratna Devi was suffering from liver cancer and breathed her last in |
Service tax to hit Rly projects, Mamata tells MPs
Th e two-week long DadaDidi clash over levying of service tax on railways, reportedly leading Mamata to shed tears, came out in the open in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee |
WB ex-Minister passes away
Atish Chandra Sinha, a former West Bengal minister who switched over to Trinamool Congress from Congress following differences with the party died of heart failure at his residence here on Thursday.
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Bodies of Jharkhand students arrive in Ranchi
The shrieks and cries of Gorelal Paswan, an employee of CMPDI, echoed throughout Dhawan Nagar as the coffin carrying the body of his son, Gautam, arrived at his residence on Thursday.
Gautam, a stu |
Be careful while preparing NPR, Chidambaram tells DMs
Home Minister P Chidambaram asked district magistrates posted along the Indo-Bangla border to guard against people from across the border who may try to enroll their names in the National Population R |
Tiger census begins in Sunderbans
The much-awaited tiger census in the Sunderbans, where DNA sampling would be made for the first time to establish the number of big cats, began on Thursday. Tiger scat will be col- lected for DNA s |
Eight persons injured in Mangolpuri blaze
Eight persons, including workers, suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out in a fan manufacturing fac- tory in Mangolpuri area of Outer district on Thursday night. According to the police, the |
20 men involved in 26/11 among 119 wanted terrorists in Pak
wenty men who allegedly helped plan and carry out the Mumbai attacks, including several Lashker-e- Tayyeba operatives, figure among the 119 "most want- ed" terrorists in Pakistan but the list excludes |
NKorean executed for sneaking news out: Report
A North Korean firing squad publicly executed a fac- tory worker for sneaking news out of the reclusive communist country via his illicit mobile phone, Seoul- based radio said on Thursday. The arma |
Blast kills seven as voting begins in Iraq
An explosion in a trash heap near a crowded Baghdad market killed seven people on Thursday, police said, as some Iraqis cast bal- lots in early voting ahead of Sunday's nationwide parlia- mentary elec |
Wave ordeal in Spain terrifying: Passenger on cruise ship
F r s eak waves that mashed into a Mediterranean cruise ship flooded people's cabins, broke windows in a restau- rant and terrified many trav- ellers in an ordeal that claimed two lives, a passen- ger |
Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Karachi
A key Afghan Taliban leader, who was once in- charge of the outfit's political affairs, was arrested on Thurs- day in Karachi by Pakistani intelligence agencies, weeks after the capture of the group's |
`Pak not to arrest Saeed on basis of new dossiers'
Pakistani authorities have decided not to arrest Jamaat-udDawah chief and 26/11 mas- termind Hafiz Saeed on the basis of new dossiers from India claiming that they do not contain "actionable intel- li |
Ransom threats produce results
The West Bengal Government is raising an industrial security force along the lines of the Central Industrial Security Force, to provide security to the Government and private industrial houses, Bengal |
Not responsible for lack of progress in Feb 25 talks: Pak
Pa p kistan on Thursday said it was not responsible for the lack of progress in the recent Foreign Secretary-level talks and the ball is now in India's court to respond to its proposals like participa |
Air India to continue Delhi-Kabul `lifeline'
Despite its pilots expressing serious concern over security and safety, Air India has decided to con- tinue its flights to Afghan cap- ital Kabul, maintaining that it was a lifeline between the two co |
Srikrishna panel to end public interaction by July
Justice BN Srikrishna, chairman of consultative committee on Telangana state on Thursday said that he and the other committee members wanted to under- stand the ground situation in the State and hear |
Heat drives festival jumbos mad
Even as the severe summer in Kerala is fast drying up rivers and lakes threatening to cause one of the worst droughts in the history of the State, the rising atmospheric temperatures and the resultant |
Paswan woos minorities
LJP chief Ram Vilas JP chief Ram Vilas Paswan is trying to woo the minority community with an eye on upcoming Assembly polls. On Thursday, Paswan demanded 10 per cent quota for Muslims in Government j |
BJP leadership seeks Chaturvedi election as chief
Amissive from the high command is making the rounds in the Rajasthan BJP , asking leaders for unanimous election of Arun Chaturvedi as State party president. It has also called for a stop to lobbying |
Gang role suspected in Mayur Vihar thefts
Aseries of burglaries in the high-profile residential area of IFS Apartments and Supreme Society in Mayur Vihar in East Delhi has put a question mark on the safety and security of the area where till |
Australian Foreign Minister meets PM
Keen to remove irritants in bilateral ties arising out of the spate of attacks on Indians in Australia, its Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and apprised hi |
Leopard sighted on IMA campus
A leopard was spotted on the campus of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) here and efforts are underway to trap the predator. IMA officials have written to state Principal Chief Conservator of Forest ( |
Obama dares Republicans; orders final push on healthcare overhaul
In the face of Republican stonewalling of his $1 trillion healthcare overhaul plan for months, President Barack Obama has thrown down the gauntlet, asking Democrats to push ahead with an "up- or-down" |
Strong earthquake hits Taiwan, destroys buildings
Ar powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake ocked southern Taiwan on Thursday, terrifying residents, disrupting communica- tions and triggering at least one large fire.
Sixty-four people were injured, the |
Maoists seeking to topple Nepal Govt: Home Minister
The Maoists are seeking to topple the 22-party Government, Nepalese Home Minister Bhim Rawal said on Thursday, as he underlined that anti-democratic forces have created security threat in the country. |
Dubai death: The last assassination of its kind?
The killing of a Hamas operative in a Dubai hotel may signal the end of an era: the moment when modern technology final- ly caught up with the cloak-and-dagger world of disguised assassins and fake pa |
Singapore warns of terror threat in Malacca Strait
Singapore's Navy warned that a terrorist group is planning attacks on oil tankers in the Malacca Straits, one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. Terrorists may also be target- ing other vessels |
Jury selected for perjury trial of man in Kanishka case
A12-member jury has been selected by a judge in Canada for the trial of Inderjit Singh Reyat, accused of lying under oath during his testimony in the case of K anishka bombing that claimed 329 lives.< |
Scientists wowed by Mars orbiter performance
Scientists are impressed with the flood of data beamed back by NASA's most advanced Mars orbiter. The space agency said on Wednesday the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has sent back 100 terabytes of i |
Kate Moss braves the chill in hotpants
Supermodel Kate Moss proved that common sense always comes after fashion sense for her by stepping out in a pair of leather hotpants despite the below zero temperatures. The 36-year-old ventured out i |
Johnny Depp wants to be a winemaker
: He may be the most `Sexiest and Stylist' man alive but Hollywood hunk Johnny Depp has a secret desire to become a winemaker. The Alice in Wonderland actor who lives in Plan-de-la-Tour in southern Fr |
Shakira gets ILO award
: Grammy-award winning pop star Shakira has been honoured by the International Labour Organisation for her work to promote the advancement of children and youth around the world. ILO Director General |
Pak forces kill 30 Taliban militants
: Over 100 heavily armed Taliban fighters stormed a para-military frontier checkpost in Pakistan's restive North West triggering a fierce gun battle in which about 30 militants and a soldier were kill |
Ashram stampede kills 63
At least 63 people -37 women and 26 children -- were killed and over 60 hurt in a stampede following the col- lapse of a gate at Kripalu Maharaj's ashram in Kunda (Pratapgarh) on Thursday afternoon.
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Guruji was observing wife's shraddh
Spiritual Guru of Vaishnavi sect Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj is a revered figure in eastern Uttar Pradesh. His ashram `Bhakti Dham' in Mangarh, near Allahabad, is thronged by millions from across the |
Road carpeting in Sonia Vihar Pushta
Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president and MP Jai Prakash Agarwal on Thursday inaugurated the two-and-half kilometre road of dens carpeting at Sonia Vihar Pushta in his North East Delhi parliament |
College teachers' dharna on March 19
The All India Federation of University and College Teachers' (AIFUCTO) will stage a dharna at Jantar Mantar on March 19 to press for its demand to rectifiy all anomalies in the pay scales of 1996 and |
Heartbreak: India all but out of semis
Outclassed, outshone and all but ousted from a semis slot by the Spaniards on Thursday, the Indians took just three matches to throw the nation from ecstasy to agony in the Hockey World Cup. More cand |
Australia crush S Africa 12-0, set a record
The marauding Australians set a world record on Thursday when they decimated the South Africans 12-0 in a stunning show of faultless, fast-paced and technically correct form of hockey. Their stunning |
Man commits suicide after bid to kill wife fails
In a bizarre incident, a 29year-old man committed suicide after he discovered that the attempt to kill his wife through hired contract killers failed and the woman later returned home. The police s |
Headley probe - Court allows NIA to interrogate LeT suspect
Ac a ity court on Thursday ity court on Thursday llowed the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to interrogate a suspected Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) mil- itant as part of its probe against Pakistani-Ame |
UP hooch tragedy toll touches 35
The death toll due to hooch consumption has gone up to 35 in the two dis- tricts of Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr of Western Uttar Pradesh falling in the NCR. At least 24 persons are critically ill in dif |
House panel unhappy with steps to destress forces
Expressing unhappiness over steps taken by the Defence Ministry to address the issue of stress and fratri- cidal killings in the armed forces, a parliamentary stand- ing committee report said on Thurs |
Online campaign seeks ban on Doniger's book on Hindu history
An online campaign has been launched to nd the withdrawal of demand the withdrawal of Wendy Doniger's book, `Hindus: An Alternative History' on the grounds that the book was "rife with numerous errors |
Feasibility report of parallel rly lines sought
The NCR Planning Board has ordered for feasibility reports of the parallel railway line between Delhi-Rewari, Delhi-Alwar, Delhi-Meerut and Delhi Panipat. These railway lines would be parallel to the |
More institutes must for progress: CM
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that no area can progress until it has enough educational institutes. She said that technical education is playing a vital role in social and economic development of |
Dwivedi under scanner over missing girls
The links of R ajiv R anjan Dwivedi alias Ichchadhari Sant Swami Bhimanand Ji Maharaj Chitrakootwale, arrested last week by Saket police on the charges of running a high-profile sex racket, in the cas |
Fit and resurgent
For Union Labour Minister Harish Rawat there is a lot to worry. The Uttarakhand Congress leader has been a long-time detractor of fo mer Chief Minister of the State Narayan Dutt Tiwari, who in turn ha |
Sonia hails FM for balancing Budget
Throwing her weight behind the Government on fuel ke, Congress president price hike, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has hailed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for a "fine and del- icate balancing a |
Cautions absentee MPs
Sonia Gandhi has cautioned all party MPs to regularly attend Parliament as the party leadership would be forced to crack the whip on errant members. "In almost all my addresses to you, I have felt |
Naidu regales Elders with one-liners
Tt aking the UPA Government to task on issues ranging from price rise and internal security to foreign pol- icy, BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu put his wit to full use in his speech on Thursday.
He said |
Antony worried over fresh US arms aid to Pakistan
Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday expressed concern over the reported decision by the US to supply sophisticated weapons to Pakistan and said these weapons in the past were used against India. |
BJP gave shining India, UPA suffering India: Yechuri
Taking potshots at the UPA regime, the CPI(M) has said it had given us a `suffering India'.
Speaking on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, party MP in Rajya Sabha Sitaram Yechury talk |
NSA to visit Kabul today
In the wake of last week's Kabul attack, National Security New Delhi: In the wake of last week's Kabul attack, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon will travel there on Friday to discuss securi |
India to discuss student visa issue with UK
India will take up with the UK any case of students not getting their entitled fee refund on courses they could not pursue because of Britain's decision to temporarily suspend student visas from three |
Panel on biodiversity of Western Ghats set up
T init he Environment Ministry on Thursday initiated a move to protect the rich biodiversity of the Western Ghats. In a bid to reg- ulate and restrict the com- mercial, industrial and infra- structura |
BSF officer surrenders KASHMIR TEENAGER KILLINGS
Asenior Border Security Force (BSF) officer gave himself up to the police on Thursday, in connection with the unprovoked killing of a teenager in Srinagar on February 5. Constable Lukhwinder Kumar, |
No consensus, Govt faces onslaught on women's Bill
Even as the Government grapples with the onslaught of a combined Opposition on the fuel price hike issue, it is bracing for a fresh attack over the Women's Reservation Bill that it plans to bring befo |
Karuna asks for media restraint
The Tamil Nadu Government will not spare persons who cheat people in the of God, religion and superstitious beliefs, assured the state Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Thursday, following the uproar ov |
Rs 3.5 lakh relief for family of man killed in celebratory firing
Aman, who accidentally killed another in celebratory firing during a mar- riage, has been directed by the Delhi High Court to pay Rs 3.5 lakh to the mother of the deceased. A division bench of Just |
Stokes raps Himachal Govt
Leader of the Opposition in Vidhan Sabha Vidya Stokes on Thursday attacked the BJP Government for ram- pant corruption, the appear- ance of pernicious CDs and slack development. She said it had belied |
Did PM mislead House on pension?
The BJP has demanded a clarification from the Government on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement in Parliament on Wednesday that ex-service- men were getting enhanced pension. Although senior BJP |
Textbooks to be delivered, by post
The Chhattisgarh Government is all set to er free-of-cost textbooks deliver free-of-cost textbooks to several lakh students study- ing in more than 60,000 schools in the State via post offices, from M |
Army Captain, 4 militants killed in Valley encounter
A captain of the Indian Army and four militants of pro- Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen died in a 30-hour-long gunbattle at Dadsara village in south Kashmir's Tral pocket on Thursday. The death of another |
Retired woman Army officer jailed for a year
: For the first time in Indian Army's history, a retired woman officer has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for one year after an Army court held her guilty of corruption, indiscipline and prof |
50 fake bombs found in dead Australian's house
Sydney police used explosives to blow up suspected bombs found through- out a dead man's house but then discovered they were fake, officials said on Wednesday. Over 50 bomb-like devices were found |
`Nepal Maoists must shun violence to head new Govt'
Asenior leader of the rulsenior leader of the rul- ing party CPN-UML has asked the Maoists to shun vio- lence and dismantle its para- military force if it wants to head a Government, amid warnings by |
UN watchdog flays Kathmandu on `impunity' for rights violators
The UN rights watchdog has flayed the Nepal Government for "impunity" for rights violators as it warned that political developments in the country have made the peace process "increasingly fragile".
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Key '93 Surat bombing suspect held in UK
Akey 1993 Surat terror bombing suspect, hunted by police worldwide for over 17 years, was arrested from a north England grocery store and a city court here will decide over his extradition to India.
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Guatemala arrests police chief, drug czar
Authorities arrested Guatemala's anti- drug czar and national police chief on Tuesday in a case involving stolen cocaine and slain police, acting just two days before US Secretary of State Hillary Rod |
Michael Foot passes away
Michael Foot, a bookish intellectual and antinuclear campaigner who led Britain's Labour Party to a dis- astrous defeat in 1983, died on Wednesday morning, officials said. He was 96. Foot died at h |
Spied for Israel, says Hamas leader's son
Mosab Yousef, the son of a founder of the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, says he was a spy for Israel's Shin Bet for a decade as he felt that the spy agency had more morality than his own people.< |
CBSE Day I a relief for most
After months of hectic preparations, students of classes X and XII, who appeared for their first CBSE examinations on Wednesday, came out of the centres relieved as the papers followed conventional pa |
Pranab wins over allies with price hike charts
R Opp eeling under the onslaught of a united Parliament over petrol and diesel price hike, the Government went into dam- age control mode as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee first briefed Congress MP |
Another Swami in sleaze trouble
A n i other spiritual leader in Tamil Nadu is mired in a sexual bog and visuals of his alleged sexual acts with an actress were aired in a popular private channel since Tuesday. Sri Nithyananda Swa |
Tragedy mars Navy's air show
Tragedy struck the inaugural show of the week-long India Aviation 2010 in Hyderabad on Wednesday as an aerobatic aircraft plummeted and crashed into a three-storied building, killing both the pilots a |
Eloquent on `ties that bind', Oz Minister admits race angle to attacks
In v i dia and Australia share very good relations but the ssue of recent attacks on n students in Australia has Indian students in Australia has caused considerable damage to its reputation among Ind |
Power tariff likely to rise by 20%
W i i th what seems to be nevitable in this `age of inflation,' power tar- iff across the country includ- ing the national Capital is likely to rise by about 20 per cent. The Thirteenth Finance Commis |
DUTA calls strike to protest changes to syllabus
Condemning the ViceChancellor's directives to several departments for carrying out revision of syl- labus for the semester system, Delhi University Teacher's Association (DUTA), on Wednesday, has deci |
CM presents Rs 5 lakh cheque to Reena
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday presented a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to Reena Kaushal Dharamshaktu at Delhi Secretariat.
Dikshit described Reena Kaushal as a champion who has created publ |
Nirankari Sant Samagam concludes
The two-day Nirankari Sant Samagam of Haryana concluded with a call for love and peace by Hardev Singhji Maharaj. Even though the Sewa Dal Rally was cancelled, the open session of the samagam was atte |
TSEI convocation held
To reward the hard work and diligence of students, TSEI held its convocation at Town School Education Initiatives (TSEI), Asalat Nagar, Ghaziabad. A huge gathering of parents watched as their children |
Tipu Sultan collection highlight of Sotheby's April sale
Following the phenomenal success of its first on, leading auctioneers edition, leading auctioneers Sotheby's will bring the sec- ond part of `The Tipu Sultan Collection' next month fea- turing seven l |
Less sleep can be hazardous to health: Study
Beware party buffs; your night outs can be hazardous to your health and make you vulnerable to obe- sity and metabolic diseases. According to researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicin |
Nobel laureate's Ahmedi status hurdle for documentary
Two young Pakistanis are battling all odds to make the first-ever documentary on the coun- try's only Nobel laureate Abdus Salam though the going has not been easy so far because he was an Ahmedi.
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Gilani: Talks only way forward to resolve Indo-Pak issues
Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said dialogue is the only way forward for resolving all issues between India and Pakistan despite a perceived lack of progress during the recent Foreign Secretary-level |
Mickey Rourke to star opposite Pinto in War of the Gods
scar-nominated Mickey Rourke will play the villain opposite Slumdog Millionaire actress Freida Pinto in Greek mythology film War of the Gods. The 25-year-old Indian star plays a Greek priestes in the |
Eva Longoria Parker appeals to participate in census
: Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker has urged her fans to participate in the US 2010 census in order to improve America's services. The 34-year-old actor has shot for a public service anno |
Baba Kharak Singh Marg reopened
Offering relief to the commuters from the traffic woes in the Connaught Place area, the Delhi Metro on Wednesday reopened the Baba Kharak Singh Marg, which was partially closed due to the construction |
Lawyer accuses senior of sexual harassment
A l f emale public prosecutor on Wednesday odged a police complaint at Lodhi Colony police station of South district against a Deputy Legal Advisor of the CBI alleging sexual harassment. According to |
Check online before hearings
If i you are an advocate or a litgant and have a hearing date of your case in the court, then before going to court, with just a click of the mouse, you can check online whether the judge is on duty o |
New station revamp plan to cut commercial use area by half
It n a fresh move to develop he New Delhi railway station as 'world class,' the Railways will prepare a new Master Plan reducing com- mercial utilisation area to secure DDA's approval to the proposed |
Gloom descends on pilot's E Delhi home
Apall of gloom descended pall of gloom descended on the Vasundhara Enclave area in East Delhi where Lt Commander Rahul Nair, one of the two pilots killed in the air crash in Hyderabad on Wednesday mor |
Gzb hooch toll rises to 24
At least 24 people were killed and the same number of people fell critically ill after consuming spurious liquor in three different inci- dents of two districts of Ghaziabad and Bulandshahr before and |
Shops asked to get themselves registered free of cost
In a significant move, the Labour Department of Delhi Government has issued a direction for regis- tration of shops under the Delhi Shops and Establishment Act, 1954.
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Godman denied police remand
Acity court on Wednesday denied the plea of the prosecution to remand R ajeev R anjan Dwivedi alias Ichchadhari Sant Swami Bhimanand Ji Maharaj Chitrakoot Wale (39) accused of running multi- crore sex |
Sheila inaugurates city's 41st DTC depot
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday opened a newly constructed DTC Bus Depot at Tehkhand, Okhla. With this, the number of DTC depots in Delhi has gone up to 41. The DTC plans to com- m |
Family facing expulsion from village gets security cover
S polic ensing the gravity of situation, the Bhiwani police have provided security cover to Randhir Singh Legha, whose family has been facing a khap panchayat's diktat ordering them either to annul th |
Pattinson to be immortalised in wax at Madame Tussauds
obert Pattinson, the lovable vampire of Twilight saga is set to be immortalised in wax by famous museum Madame Tussauds. The 23-year- old actor is the latest Hollywood star to be honoured with his own |
Ranjit Bajaj arrested
Chaotic scenes were witnessed in Sector 16 of the city on Wednesday evening when a team of Panchkula Police came to arrest Ranjit Bajaj, son of former bureau- crats, from his residence. His parents al |
IMA seeks action to thwart big cats' presence on campus
I n a dian Military Academy uthorities have expressed concern over the frequent sighting of leopards near Married Officers' Accommodation area on the campus of academy.
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Naxals on back foot, appeal against Green Hunt
With the arrest of some of their top leaders in the past few months and the Central Government tighten- ing its noose around the banned CPI(Maoist), the out- lawed rebels seem to be trying their last |
Karat denies having said about CPM's dwindling prospects
CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat has denied having told eminent British Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm that his party was expected to do `very badly' in West Bengal in the Assembly elec- tion n |
Women quota Bill in RS likely on Monday
The Government is likely to push through the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill for consid- eration and passing in the Rajya Sabha on Monday that falls on the International Women's Day. "The Gov |
Opp erupts as Pawar talks of fall in prices
Amid high decibels of protest from Opposition benches in R ajya Sabha, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar found himself iso- lated throughout his reply on price rise, as he found little support from Tr |
643 amendments to Prez Address sought
While PJ Kurien of the Congress moved a Motion of Thanks in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday on the President's Address and Santosh Bagrodia of the same party seconded it, the Opposition made a whopping 6 |
Price of pulses set to fall by Rs 5
Pulses in the Capital would now be cheaper by Rs 5. In order to provide more relief to consumers from the ever- spiralling prices of essential commodities, the Delhi Government has decided to sell pul |
EU, US concerned about Iran's nuclear activities
The US and Europe said on Wednesday they share UN fears that Tehran may be secretly working on developing nuclear missiles, expressing support for new sanctions if Tehran continues to defy Security Co |
Special anti-Naxal units formed
In an effort to coordinate anti-Naxal operations better, the Government has set up combined Special Operation Groups of State police forces and CRPF to take on Leftwing extremists. The SOG teams compr |
Deve Gowda to stage dharna in Delhi
JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda will hold a two-day sit-in in the Capital next week along with 1,500 farmers from Karnataka, who have been affected by the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project.
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31 airspace violations in 3 years: Govt
The Government on Wednesday said there were 31 incidents of Indian airspace violation by foreign aircraft in the last three years. "There have been 31 such incidents (airspace violation) during the la |
Ombudsman to ensure transparency in rural job scheme
Wth a view to ensuring ransparency in the functioning of the flagship rural employment scheme of the Centre, various State Governments have initiated the process of appointing ombudsmen at district le |
Delhi promises a loadshed-free summer
Bracing up for power cuts in the Capital's summer months, the Delhi Govern- ment says cheer up, for `All is well' on the electricity front this year. Accused of always falling short of promises in |
Andhra contests HC order on Muslim quota
In continuance with its plans for reservations to Muslims in jobs and education in Andhra Pradesh, the Rosaiah- led Congress Government has filed an exhaustive 200-page appeal in the Supreme Court cha |
US to provide Pakistan F-16s, Drones, laser-guided bomb kits
Pakistan is all set to get a substantial quantum of American military hardware that could trigger unease in New Delhi, given the apprehensions that Islamabad might well misuse the weapon- ry intended |
PARCHED KERALA - Raging forest fires destroy crops
Fires are raging on a daily basis in the forests of Kerala as major rivers, freshwater lakes and ponds have begun to dry up at the very start of the summer. Weathermen are warning that the heat could |
ABSU seeks uniform policy for new States
The influential All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), which had spearheaded a decade-long movement for a separate Bodoland, urged the UPA Government to adopt a uniform policy for creation of new States. |
Brothers electrocuted while charging cellphone
Two brothers were electrocuted late on Tuesday night while they were charging a mobile phone and high voltage cur- rent passed through the wires all of a sudden at Chimanpura in Rajasthan.
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Gehlot asked to lower sales tax on petrol, diesel
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is under pressure to reduce sales tax on petrol and diesel and ini- tiate steps to help contain price rise of essential com- modities. Gehlot is scheduled to pres |
Who will pay the medical bills?
Even as they handed over Pravin Mahajan's body to the police for a post-mortem on Wednesday night, Jupiter Hospital authorities were not sure as to who would foot the medical expenses of the deceased |
Now, PC summons Jharkhand officials on Maoists
Ah i f igh-voltage drama s on in the garb of fighting Maoists in Jharkhand. After four rounds of hectic confabulations and secret parley with political stalwarts of the State on the issue, it is now t |
NSCN(IM) demand for sovereignty rejected
T group he Union Government and Naga insurgent NSCN(IM) continued group NSCN(IM) continued talks for the second day on Wednesday when its demand for sovereignty for Nagaland and its territorial claims |
FUEL PRICE HIKE ISSUE - Karuna to keep persuading Centre
The DMK will continue to persuade the UPA Government at the Centre to reduce the price of fuel, espe- cially diesel, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi told the media in Tiruchi on Wednesday. |
UP BJP chief not allowed to enter Bareilly
With State party president Ramapati Ram Tripathi being prevented from going to strife-torn Bareilly on Wednesday, the BJP flayed the State Government charging it with unleashing 'administrative terror |
World Bank to help save maili Ganga
With several crore rupees going down the drain and the Ganga still remaining `maili', the World Bank (WB) has proposed a project of over a thousand crore rupees to the UP Government to cleanse the mig |
BSP snubs Cong over Rae Bareli bridge
Th o e on-going political sparring and tussle f one upmanship between Congress and ruling BSP over development of Bundelkhand, has now spilled over to Congress boss Sonia Gandhi's parliamentary segmen |
Pravin Mahajan, killer of Pramod, dead
Pravin Mahajan, convicted and sentenced victed and sentenced to life for murdering his elder brother and senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan in 2006, died at Thane's Jupiter Hospital on Wednesday evening |
Chhattisgarh sets up own commando unit
Chhattisgarh has created its own commando force trained in fighting urban terrorism and for anti-Maoist operations. The State Government had, after the Mumbai attacks last year, decided to create i |
CBI recovers actual weapons in Muthoot case
Kerala Police's credibility suffered a severe setback on Wednesday with the CBI, probing the murder of young businessman Paul George Muthoot, getting its hands on the actual weapons used in the crime |
Shimoga, Hassan, Mangalore peaceful
The situation in Shimoga, Hassan and Mangalore remained calm on Wednesday after they were hit by incidents of vio- lence over publication of a purported article by Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen.< |
Arrest of Kandahar accused leaves intel agencies red-faced
T a he arrest of Belal Hosain he arrest of Belal Hosain alias Nanu Mondal aka Bilal by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) of Bangladesh Police has left Indian security agencies red-faced. Bilal was firs |
Advani attacks PM on Kashmir
Veteran BJP leader LK Advani took the Government to task for `succumbing' to US pressure in opening dialogue with Pakistan and demanded clarity on Kashmir, claiming there had been a shift in the US st |
Holbrooke says Kabul attack not targeted at Indians, New Delhi surprised
Amid indications emerging of Pakistan-based LeT's involvement in the attack on Indians in Kabul, the top US envoy for the region on Wednesday cautioned against jumping to conclusions, saying Indian fa |
Opp stalls LS, RS on PM rollback remark abroad
Agitated Opposition members on Wednesday repeatedly a stalled the proceedings of both Houses of Parliament over the Prime Minister's earlier assertion that the fuel price hike would not be rolled back |
Stephen's prof, AIIMS student commit suicide
Two persons including an elderly associate professor and a final year MBBS stu- dent committed suicide in the Capital in the last 24 hours. In the first incident, a 65- year-old associate professor |
Industrial plot holders must now pay Rs 10/sqm to Govt
Af ter approving a proposal for development and management of indus- trial areas with the help of pri- vate sector, the Delhi Government is all set to levy Rs 10 per square metre from industrial plot |
Shutdown order for units in residential areas
The Delhi High Court ay directed the Delhi on Wednesday directed the Delhi Government to close industries operating in residential areas on the Delhi-Haryana border within four weeks. Taking cognisanc |
