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Joshi rejects Maya security cover,terms it ‘political stunt’Subscriber Only

July 24, 2009 15:06 IST

Rita Bahuguna Joshi rejected security cover provided to her by UP Govt,describing it as another political stunt by Mayawati.

Maha CM writes to Chidambaram,wants to extend DGP Virk’s tenureSubscriber Only

July 24, 2009 14:56 IST

Maharashtra Home Ministry seems inclined to give a three month extension to state Director General of Police SS Virk.

Transport strike leaves thousands of commuters in the lurchSubscriber Only

July 24, 2009 14:29 IST

Nearly 30,000 buses,mini-buses and taxis went off the roads all over West Bengal in response to an indefinite strike.

Rains claim 35 lives in Madhya PradeshSubscriber Only

July 24, 2009 14:19 IST

As many as 35 persons lost their lives due to heavy rains in various parts of Madhya Pradesh during the last three days.

Shopian case: SC asks cops to move bail in sessions courtSubscriber Only

July 24, 2009 13:40 IST

The apex court directed the Sessions court in Shopian to expeditiously consider the bail pleas of the two J&K police officers arrested in connection alleged rape and murder of two women.

Omar questions separatists’ silence over killing of childSubscriber Only

July 24, 2009 13:39 IST

Why are separatist leaders silent on this issue,asked Omar while reacting to the killing of toddler Arif in Shopian.

Naked girls plough fields for rain!Subscriber Only

July 24, 2009 13:08 IST

Farmers in Bihar have asked their unmarried daughters to plough parched fields naked in a bid to embarrass the weather gods.

Mamata,Cabinet lock horns over Land Acquisition billSubscriber Only

July 24, 2009 13:05 IST

Mamata Banerjee is understood to have opposed a major provision in Land Acquisition bill which provides for private developers acquiring 70 pct of the land.

Mumbai prepares for highest tide in 100 yearsSubscriber Only

July 24, 2009 12:47 IST

Mumbai is expected to experience one of the highest tides in the past 100 years,which could exceed five metres.

Women protesting against water scarcity get caned by copsSubscriber Only

July 24, 2009 12:45 IST

Police resorted to baton-charge following a scuffle with scores of women protesting against water scarcity in Ajmer.

Metro mishap: Delhi HC issues notice to Gammon IndiaSubscriber Only

July 24, 2009 12:13 IST

Justice Rewa Khetrapal directed the company to file its response by August 20 when the matter will be taken up for further hearing.

Pak should use same force against anti-India groups as TalibanSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 21:22 IST

India on Thursday asked Pakistan to demonstrate the same 'force' to deal with terror groups like Laskar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed like it has done against the Taliban in Swat Valley.

No discrepancies in demand for grants for MHA: ChidambaramSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 20:27 IST

Home Minister P Chidambaram 'categorically' denied that there were any discrepancies in the demand for grants for the Home Ministry as pointed out by the BJP.

Govt clears 15 highway projects worth Rs 15,560 croreSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 20:18 IST

The Government cleared 15 highway projects totaling Rs 15,560 crore to be build under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode in eleven states.

Gen Kapoor meets top US army brass,discusses defence tiesSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 20:11 IST

Gen Kapoor,on a five-day visit to the US,met Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen,US Army Chief General George W Casey Jr and Central Command Chief General David H Petraeus.

SC stays ‘serve orphanage’ condition imposed by high courtSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 20:02 IST

A three-judge bench said the condition imposed by the high court shall remain 'stayed until further orders'.

‘Accords signed during Clinton visit are imposition of US imperialism’Subscriber Only

July 23, 2009 19:56 IST

The CPM charged the EUMA and other accords signed during the recent visit of Hillary Clinton to Delhi was 'a plain and simple imposition' of US 'imperialist' agenda.

Three girls fall unconscious after ragging in girlss collegeSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 19:54 IST

Three girls fell unconscious after they were allegedly beaten up by senior students during ragging at the Bokaro Polytechnic Mahila College in Bokaro,police said.

Kanwariyas burn two trucks in AllahabadSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 19:43 IST

A group of Kanwarias hailing from Madhya Pradesh turned violent and torched two lorries in Uttar Pradeshs Allahabad district after one of them was killed in a road accident on Thursday.

Naxalites extort funds meant for development of schools in JharkhandSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 19:42 IST

In Jharkhand,the latest victims of Naxalites are school children. Naxalites are demanding money from schools from the grants received by them from the government.

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Swami Prasad Maurya, Anil Rajbhar, Dharam Singh Saini, Nand Gopal Gupta, Laxmi Narain Chaudhary, Brajesh Pathak, S P Singh Baghel, Dara Singh Chauhan,

I was treated like a terrorist in jail: Rita JoshiSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 19:40 IST

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi said that she was treated like a terrorist in the jail.

India denies receiving counter terror dossier from PakSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 19:20 IST

India denied having received any dossier from Pakistan about its alleged involvement in terrorist acts there,including the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team.

26/11 trial will go on; Kazmi to continue as Kasab’s lawyerSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 19:20 IST

A special court conducting the 26/11 terror attack trial on Thursday took on record the plea of guilt made by arrested Pakistani gunman Mohammad Ajmal Kasab and ordered the case to continue.

Clinton says nuclear NKorea has ‘no friends left’Subscriber Only

July 23, 2009 18:34 IST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday that North Korea had "no friends left" to offer it refuge from nuclear sanctions,triggering vitriolic defiance from the Stalinist regime.

Educated Kasab would not have been a terrorist: ClintonSubscriber Only

July 23, 2009 18:24 IST

The confession of lone surviving 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab shows that he was "a young man without much purpose in life",US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.