India
» Villagers rue underdevelopment, government apathy ahead of UP polls
Rura | February 04, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
Despite attempts by the political parties to hard sell hopes and promises, development and employment remain elusive for the 'common man' in Uttar Pradesh, and particularly in the seemingly forgotten village of Rura in Kanpur District. ...
» Beni Prasad Verma dubs BJP a 'militant outfit'
Ambedkarnagar | February 04, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has dubbed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a 'militant outfit'. ...
» Mayawati plays caste card, accuses Centre of scuttling development projects
Gonda | February 04, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
Attacking the Congress party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has alleged that the Central Government has scuttled development projects due to her low caste. ...
» Mamata accuses Left of poor governance in West Bengal
Kolkata | February 04, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has blamed the previous Communist Party of India (Marxist) administration of misgovernance in the state. ...
» 2G scam: Court defers order on Chidambaram till 12:30 p.m.
New Delhi | February 04, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
A Delhi court on Saturday deferred the pronouncement of its order on Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy's plea to prosecute Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in connection with his role in the 2G case, till 12.30 p.m. ...
» 35 percent of candidates in UP polls tainted
Gorakhpur | February 04, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
New data released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has revealed that at least 35 percent of the candidates contesting the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh are tainted. ...
» Soon, virtual reality contact lenses to offer 3D panorama
Washington | February 04, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
Contact lenses, which are being designed by scientists using military funding, help enhance normal vision with megapixel 3D panoramic images. ...
» DMK stages walk out, Sivasankar evicted from House
Chennai | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
The Opposition DMK today staged a walk out from the Tamil Nadu Assembly in protest against some remarks made by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, even as Speaker D Jayakumar ordered eviction of DMK Member Sivasankar from the House for gesticulating at the T ...
» 40 monkeys captured, to be shifted to safer place
Madikeri | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
A team of Forest Department, which is waging war to end monkey menace at tourist spot Nisargadam, has so far captured 40 monkeys. Range Forest Officer Achappa told UNI that the monkey menace was on the increase at Nisargadam. They were snatching away ...
» Dreamer hopes to safeguard nature and nation for the future
New Delhi | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
Poli Sivaram Reddy is a dreamer. Camping at Jantar Mantar, he is on a journey by motorcycle from Poli village in Rajampet Taluka of Andhra Pradesh to Parliament to safeguard nature and nation for the future. He wants the issue to be discussed i ...
» ENSF stir ends after assurance from Nagaland Govt.
Kohima | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
The Eastern Naga Students' Federation (ENSF) called off its agitation last night after a meeting with Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio. Official sources said here today that the meeting between ENSF representatives and the Nagaland Government, led by Mr Ri ...
» Robbers decamp with cash and ornaments from closed house
Nashik | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
Two robbers decamped with cash and Gold ornaments, collectively worth Rs 4 lakh, from a closed house in Tidke colony in the City, police said today. The incident occurred between 1130 and 1415 hrs yesterday, police said. The owner Jagdish Tajn ...
» Man throws baby into well
Wardha | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
A three-month old baby was thrown into a well by his father, a labourer, at Murarkawada, near Aarvi Stand in Wardha district of Maharashtra, police said, The accused 30-yeaar-old Yogesh Pande suspected that the baby was not his as his wife Varsha had st ...
» Zilla Parishad, Panchayat Samiti elections on Feb 7
Thane | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
A total of 17.87 lakh voters, including 48 percent female voters from Thane district's 13 talukas, will elect 66 representatives to the Thane Zilla parisahd and double the number of members to the Panchayat samitis during the elections to be held on Febur ...
» World's largest virtual mirror created by linking 4 telescopes
London | February 04, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
Astronomers have created the world's largest virtual optical telescope by linking four telescopes in Chile so that they operate as a single device. ...
» 40 pc of couples feel 'intensely in love' even after 10 years of marriage
London | February 04, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
Even after ten years of marriage, the level of love can be as intense as it was at the start of the relationship, a new study has found. ...
» Sahara exits its sponsorship with BCCI, IPL
Bangalore | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
Business giant Sahara today announced exit of sponsorship with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Indian Premier League (IPL) and announced setting up of 20 Sports Promotion Centres across the country. In a statement here, Sahara ...
» 3 killed, 1 injured in road accident in TN
Namakkal | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
Three persons were killed on the spot and another was seriously injured when a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) bus run over them after their two wheelers collided at Chinnapalayam under Pallipalayam police limits in Namakkal district of Tam ...
» Case registered against landlord
Ariyalur | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
The Andimadam police in Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu have registered a case against a landlord of Thavadanallur near Jayamkondam for abusing a 70-year-old Dalit farmer under the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Official sources sai ...
» CPIs plea to form new revenue division
Pudukkottai | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
The Pudukkottai district unit of the Communist Party of India (CPI) has urged the government to carve out a revenue division and to form a new revenue division with Alangudi as headquarters. ...
» Trains to be augmented
Tiruchirapalli | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
The Southern Railway has announced that the Tiruchirapalli-Howrah-Tiruchirapalli bi-weekly express (12664/12663) will be permanently augmented with two sleeper class coaches with effect from February 14 (Tiruchirapalli) and February 16 (Howrah). A So ...
» Fierce encounter on in south Kashmir
Srinagar | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
A fierce encounter was going on between holed up militants and security forces in a south Kashmir village since last night, official sources said. Acting on a tip-off about the presence of militants, security forces launched a search operation in a ...
» 6 killed as truck rams into Tata Sumo
Kolkata | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
Six people were killed and two seriously injured when a truck rammed into a Tata Sumo at the Mahatma Gandhi Road in central Kolkata early today. Police said the accident occured at around 0330 hours at the MG Road-Bidhan Sarani crossing wh ...
» Moderate intensity quake in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar |Saturday, 2012 11:05:05 AM IST
A moderate intensity earthquake rocked the Kashmir Valley Saturday morning, disaster management officials said. No damage to life or property has been reported so far. ...
» Rain likely in Delhi
New Delhi |Saturday, 2012 11:05:05 AM IST
It was a cloudy morning for the capital Saturday with the met department forecasting light rain towards the evening. The minimum temperature settled at 10.1 degrees Celsius, two notches above average. ...
» Confident 2G judgment will be out Saturday: Swamy
New Delhi |Saturday, 2012 11:05:05 AM IST
Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy said he was confident that judgement would be delivered later Saturday after a trial court deferred his plea on the alleged role of Home Minister P. Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum case till 12.15 p.m. ...
» Trial court to decide on Chidambaram's role in afternoon
New Delhi |Saturday, 2012 11:05:05 AM IST
The Patiala House trial court here Saturday deferred Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make union Home Minister P. Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G spectrum allotment case till 12.15 p.m. ...
» Taiwanese man dies after 23 hours of gaming
Melbourne | February 04, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
A man from Taiwan was found dead after playing a computer game for 23 hours at an internet cafe. ...
» 4.7 magnitute quake rocks Kashmir
Srinagar | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale today hit the Kashmir valley, including summer capital Srinagar. The quake occurred at 0502 hrs early this morning, forcing people to rush out of their homes in panic. Kashmir valley Distater Man ...
» Shopkeeper hacked for levy in Puducherry
Puducherry | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
An owner of a car agency was hacked by a rowdy when he denied to pay levy, police said. A rowdy, who had rung up one Thangamani for levy from a jail, came to his shop and asked for levy. When Thangamani refused to pay, the rowdy took out a sic ...
» Hopes to retrieve George Cross from Britain dashed
Shimla |Saturday, 2012 10:05:05 AM IST
Hopes to bring back the George Cross awarded to a pre-independence Indian soldier have grown dimmer as the British authorities have turned down the plea of an Indian investigating agency that the medal was stolen, says an official. ...
» Nakkapalli likely to be third port in Vizag: Srinivasa
Visakhapatnam | Saturday, Feb 4 2012 IST
Andhra Pradesh Ports and Infrastructure Minister G Srinivasa Rao has said three places have been identified for the location of another major port in the state and it is likely to come up in this district. Mr Rao, recently inducted into the State Cab ...
» MP survive Uttarakhand scare
Hyderabad | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
In what was easily the closest match in terms of excitement and equal talent, Madhya Pradesh put it across Uttarakhand 4-3 on the seventh day of the ongoing Junior (Under-20) national hockey championship for men at the Gachibowli Stadium here today. ...
» Eastern Region annex Powergrid football trophy
Hyderabad | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
In a ruthless exhibition of perfect timing, Kolkata-based Eastern Region-II crushed Corporate Centre, Gurgaon, 6-0 to annex the Inter-regional Powergrid football trophy at the Gymkhana Ground here today. The North eastern region team was given the fa ...
» TV actor Raja Chaudhary nabbed by police for creating ruckus
Jaipur | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
TV actor Raja Chaudhary was taken into custody by the Rajasthan Police from Jawahar Circle here today for creating ruckus at a public place in inebriated condition. According to police sources, the actor was reportedly drunken, aggressive and uncontr ...
» Cancer prevention dept at Dr GVN cancer Institute
Tiruchirapalli | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Tiruchirapalli city based GVN hospital's Dr GVN cancer Institute has established a separate advanced cancer prevention department(CPD) for the first time in the city. There would be three full time oncologists namely surgical oncologist, radiation on ...
» Cochin Shipyard delivers 'Skandi Hawk' to DOF Rederi, Norway
Kochi | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Cochin Shipyard (CSL) today delivered a platform supply vessel 'Skandi Hawk' to DOF Rederi II, AS, Norway here. ...
» Admin prevented 40 child marriages in 4 months
Perambalur | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Perambalur district administration has prevented 40 child marriages across the district in the last four months. This was disclosed by Ms Revathi, Revenue Divisional officer, Perambalur. She said she prevented a child marriage at Athiyur village ...
» Police arrest a techie for cyber crime
Hyderabad | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
City Cyber Crime Police Station, CID have arrested a B Tech Engineer hailing from Bangalore for transmitting and publishing obscene and abusive information of his colleague in electronic form. Based on the complaint received on January 31, police arr ...
» Boy killed by panther, district tense
Coimbatore | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Tension prevailed in the Mudis area of Valparai in the district this evening when a panther killed an eight year-old boy, when he was returning along with his father and his friend from school. Police said Serin, son of Jayakumar, along with his fath ...
» Chandigarh leading with 15 points in Mittal Trophy
Chandigarh | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
At the end of fourth round of the Punjab Inter-District Cricket Tournament for F C Mittal Trophy, Chandigarh were leading with 15 points followed by Amritsar 14 points and Patiala 12 points, Mohali 7, Ludhiana and Jalandhar (-02). Due to bad weather, ...
» Rajasthan launches fortified food project to improve nutrition
Jaipur | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Fortified wheat flour,oil and lentils are now available in the market in Rajasthan for providing improved nutrition. The State Government in partnership with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition(GAIN) and Indian Health Management Institute(IHM), to ...
» Cong MLA held by CID for targeting Lokayukta
Ujjain | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Congress Legislator Kalpana Parulekar was apprehended this afternoon in her constituency Mahidpur by Crime Investigation Department sleuths for displaying a morphed photograph of Lokayukta Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh uniform ...
» Man injured in slab collapse
Mumbai | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
A 40-year-old person sustained head injuries when a slab at Sheetal Laminate Company collapsed this afternoon at LBS marg, Kurla in easter suburb. Police here said slab of gala number ten of Sheetal Laminate Company collapsed at around 1400 hrs, r ...
» Amul receives Green Globe Foundation Award
Ahmedabad | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), largest food products marketing organisation of country, has won the 'Green Globe Foundation Award' in the Manufacturing Category at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2012. R S S ...
» Mahasweta Devi slams cancellation of Taslimas book launch
Kolkata |Friday, 2012 11:05:05 PM IST
Magsaysay Award winning author Mahasweta Devi Friday strongly criticised the cancellation of the release of controversial writer Taslima Nasreens book following objections from fundamentalists. ...
» IAF plans to induct more drones in fleet
Bangalore |Friday, 2012 11:05:05 PM IST
The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to induct more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in its fleet for surveillance and reconnaissance on the borders as an effective weapon for deterrence, a senior official said. ...
» Congress legislator arrested in Ujjain for morphing picture
Bhopal |Friday, 2012 11:05:05 PM IST
Congress legislator Kalpana Parulekar was Friday arrested by officials of CID in Ujjain district for using morphed pictures to show Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta P.P. Naolekar as participating in RSSs function as cadre, police said Friday. ...
» Bengal fishermen, abducted by Bangladeshi pirates, traced
Kolkata |Friday, 2012 10:35:05 PM IST
Eleven Indian fishermen who went missing following an attack by Bangladeshi pirates in West Bengal's Sundarbans area have been located in Bangladesh and efforts are to bring them back, an official said Friday. ...
» IM operative linked to Jama Masjid blast nabbed: Police
New Delhi |Friday, 2012 10:35:05 PM IST
A suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist believed to be involved in the Jama Masjid blast was arrested in Bihar, police said Friday. ...
» SC verdict a vindication of PAC draft report on 2G: Joshi
New Delhi | February 03, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairperson and BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has said that the Supreme Court verdict quashing 2G spectrum allocation to 122 companies is a virtual endorsement of the draft report of Parliament's PAC headed by him and vind ...
» Manmohan Singh terms naxalism, terrorism, fundamentalism as key challenges
New Delhi | February 03, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today termed Maoist violence, cross border terrorism and religious fundamentalism as key internal security challenges. ...
» India upset Australia to enter semis: Ravi Dixit sparkles
Chennai | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
India entered the semi finals knock out state riding on Delhi player Ravi Dixit's fine display along with the top star Dipika Palikal and Ramit Tandon in the Chennai Open World (Under-21) Junior Cup here tonight. The top seed of the hosts and the r ...
» Panjab University win Varsities Handball
Chandigarh | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Hosts Panjab University got the better of Kurukshetra University by 37-34 in the final of the All India Inter University Inter Zonal Handball (Men) Championship at the PU Campus here today. Laxmibai Nation University of Physical Education of Gwalior ...
» B'desh Open: Indians lead in men, women sections
Dhaka | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
India's Manav Das continued to stay in the front with a third successive sub-par round of 71 that gave him a five-shot lead with one more round to go in the Bangladesh Open Amateur golf championships, here today. The Indian amateur, who had rounds of ...
» Veerapandi booed down
Chennai | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
The DMK General Council meeting today witnessed a flutter, when members booed down veteran leader and former Minister Veerapandi S Arumugam. When the General Council met for the afternoon session, Mr Arumugam questioned the need for projecting the ...
» DMK supremo regutes Kapil Sibal's remarks on Raja
Chennai | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
DMK President M Karunanidhi today refuted Union Communications Minister Kapil Sibal's remarks that former Telecom Minister and DMK leader A Raja was solely respnsible for the 2G Spectrum scam. 'I strongly refute this if Mr Sibal had said so,'' the ...
» Tension in Kannur Town:clash between IUML and INC
Kannur | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Youth league state leader and Azhikode MLA , K M Shaji's car was attacked allegedly by Indian National League (INL) activists here today, when he was returning from the guest house at 1720 hours. However, Mr Shaji was not attacked,but his gunman, Y ...
» Collectors complain to CM on arrest of IAS officers by CBI
Hyderabad | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Members of IAS Association today met Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and expressed their concern about the manner in which the CBI was conducting investigations and arresting IAS officers in cases of disproportionate assets against YSR Congress Party C ...
» Youth arrested with fake gun licences in Poonch
Jammu | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
In a major breakthrough, a youth was arrested for allegedly running fake gun licence racket in bordering Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources here said. ''A youth identified as Mohammad Farid, 25, resident of village Potha, tehsil Sur ...
» Cancer patients number reaches 1,500 in J&K
Jammu | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Number of cancer patients have shown an immense increase in different parts of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, an official here said. ''The number of cancer patients this year has been recorded as 1,500 across the state particularly in the remote bel ...
» SPO with ISI links arrested in Poonch
Jammu | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
A Special Police Officer, allegedly having links with Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and hardcore Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, was arrested with Pak originated SIM cards along Line of Control (LoC) in bordering Poonch district of Jammu and ...
» Planetarium plan
Raipur | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Chhattisgarh's first planetarium -- which will boast a three-dimensional projection screen -- will come up over a 5,000 sq-ft plot in Chief Minister Raman Singh's constituency Rajnandgaon. 'At a meeting here yesterday, the Chief Minister approved the ...
» HP Vidhan Sabha Budget Session from Mar 12
Shimla | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
The budget session of Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha would be held from March 12 to April 6. The decision has been taken in view of budget session of Parliament starting from March 12. Earlier, March 1 was recommended as the date for beginning th ...
» BJP dissidents in Himachal form new party
Shimla | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
BJP dissidents in Himachal today formed a new outfit called 'Himachal Lokhit Party' with former BJP President Maheshwar Singh as its founder President. The other office bearers of the new party will be decided later, said T K Thakur, media incharge ...
» BJP slams Congress
Bhopal | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Bharatiya Janata Party's Madhya Pradesh President Prabhat Jha today charged his counterpart Kantilal Bhuria of obstructing the state's development. 'The national highway (NH) stretches in Madhya Pradesh are in a pitiable condition. Why was no alloca ...
» 2 arrested for withdrawing 24 lakhs from foreign credit cards
Srinagar | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have arrested two youths in north Kashmir who allegedly withdrew Rs 24 lakh from the credit cards of foreign nationals. Superintendent of police (SP) Baramulla said two people identified as Afaq Ahmad Zargar and M ...
» 245 candidates file nominations for phase 5 in UP
Lucknow | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
A total 245 candidates today filed their nomination papers for the fifth phase of UP assembly elections. According to the state election office here, now 718 have candidates have filed their nominations for fifth phase where polling would be held ...
» CPI blames Congress, BJP, BSP for misery of weavers
Azamgarh | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Communist Party of India (CPI) secretary Atul Kumar Anjan today said future of the 20 million weavers in Uttar Pradesh is bleak due to wrong policies of the Central government after allouing foreign companies to enter in Indian markets. Addressing el ...
» Filmmaker Raj Kanwar dies in Singapore
New Delhi | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Bollywood filmmaker Raj Kanwar, who launched stars like Shah Rukh Khan (in 'Deewana') and Priyanka Chopra (in 'Andaaz') , today died in Singapore due to a kidney ailment, sources in the film trade said. Known for Bollywood masala films like 'Deewana ...
» Tragedy struck Handicapped boy to live with one limb
Bhubaneswar | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
A ten-year-old handicapped boy who lived on begging was today pushed to further tragedy when the doctors at the SCB Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack amputed his right leg and right hand. The boy - Pravakar Puran - will now lead the rest ...
» Five injured in Meghalaya
Shillong | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Five persons were seriously injured after a coal-laden truck fell into a deep gorge at Puriang near Mawryngkneng on National Highway-44 today, police said. The coal-laden truck was proceeding towards Guwahati, Assam, from Meghalaya's Jaintia Hil ...
» HC asks state govt to set up a committee to look into shrinking wetland
Kolkata | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Calcutta High Court today expressed serious concern over the shrinking wetland across the state and asked the state government to set up a high-power committee to look into the problem mainly being created by land sharks. A two-judge bench c ...
» Congress defends PM, Chidambaram after 2G order
New Delhi |Friday, 2012 10:05:05 PM IST
The Congress Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its "double standards" over the Supreme Court's order on the 2G spectrum case, and said the UPA government "can't be punished for following the NDA policy". ...
» TV actor Raja Choudhary arrested for drunken brawl, released (Lead)
Jaipur |Friday, 2012 10:05:05 PM IST
Small screen actor Raja Choudhary was Friday arrested for getting into a brawl under the influence of alcohol with the security guards of a private hospital here and policemen, said police. He was released on bail Friday evening. ...
» Man booked for kidney sale advertisement
Chandigarh |Friday, 2012 10:05:05 PM IST
Punjab Police have booked a man who had offered to sell his kidney through a newspaper advertisement last year. ...
» UPA misused telecom policy: BJP
New Delhi |Friday, 2012 9:35:05 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday blamed the UPA government for "misusing" the telecom policy and said the Supreme Court order on the 2G spectrum allocation was similar to parliament's Public Accounts Committee report on the issue. ...
» States warned against infringing on press freedom
Mumbai |Friday, 2012 9:35:05 PM IST
The Press Council of India (PCI) has taken strong note of the recent attacks on the media, including the editorial offices of Maharashtra Times, and warned states against infringing on press freedom. ...
» Kishenji was killed in fake shootout: Mahasweta Devi
Kolkata |Friday, 2012 9:35:05 PM IST
Claiming that top Maoist leader Kishenji was killed in a "fake" shootout by the security forces, Magsaysay awardee author-activist Mahasweta Devi Friday said the government must probe and bring out the truth behind his death. ...
» Equity central to global environment pact: Natarajan
New Delhi |Friday, 2012 9:35:05 PM IST
The principle of common but differentiated responsibility and equity - right to grow - is central to talk of global environmental agreements and their effective implementation, said Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan Friday. ...
» Protests against 'harassment' of Congress legislator's mother
Jodhpur |Friday, 2012 9:35:05 PM IST
Hundreds of people from the Bishnoi community took out a rally here Friday in protest against the alleged harassment of a Congress legislator's 80-year-old mother by the CBI in the name of interrogation. ...
» SC defers hearing on appointment of Gujarat Lokayukta
New Delhi | February 03, 2012 12:01:13 AM IST
Supreme Court on Friday deferred the hearing on the Gujarat Government petition of over the appointment of state Lokayukta, retired judge R A Mehta, to March 20. ...
» High level committee meeting, General Council damp squbs
Chennai | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
The much awaited high level action committee meeting and General Council of the opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu turned out to be a damp squib today. When the DMK convened its high level action committee with an agenda to amend the party's Constitution ...
» Govt warns Jr doctors of severe action if strike not called off
Hyderabad | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Toughening its stand, the Andhra Pradesh government today warned the Junior Doctors in Gandhi Hospital that it would take severe action against them if they do not withdraw their ten-day strike immediately. Talking to reporters at the Congress Legislat ...
» 3 fishermen reported missing
Thanjavur | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Three fishermen reportedly went missing since yesterday. Police said, the missing fishermen Periyasamy, Namburaj and Thangaraj of Mallipatnam coast in Thanjavur district had ventured into sea on February 1. They were supposed to return to the shore y ...
» Dacoits held for stealing valuables from bus passengers
Madurai | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
Police arrested a gang of dacoits who used to rob valuables from passengers at bus stands in Madurai city, today. Police said a special Team headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajendran, kept tabs on the movement of anti-social elements in Mattu ...
» Raja ussye: Karunanidhi disagrees Kapil
Chennai | Friday, Feb 3 2012 IST
DMK President M Karunanidhi today took exception to Union Communications Minister Kapil Sibal's remarks that former Telecom Minister and DMK leader A Raja was in jail for his mistake he had committed. 'I firmly disagree with him,' the DMK leader sai ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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