INDIA NEWS - Page 12501

Geelani arrested,strike on in Kashmir valleySubscriber Only

June 7, 2009 11:46 IST

Hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and his two close aides were arrested here as protests continued in the valley on the seventh straight day.

Sibal for revamping of country’s education systemSubscriber Only

June 7, 2009 11:31 IST

The country's education system is set for a total revamp with the new HRD minister,Kapil Sibal,planning to put in place a process to bring in transparency and accountability in institutions and curb unethical practices.

Two arrested in capital for duping people of crores of rupeesSubscriber Only

June 6, 2009 21:07 IST

Two persons arrested in the national capital for allegedly duping several people to the tune of about Rs 2.5 crore on the pretext of sending them abroad.

Govt names Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma as the next Navy chiefSubscriber Only

June 6, 2009 18:56 IST

Vice Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma,an experienced Naval officer who once commanded India's sole aircraft carrier INS Viraat,was named as the next Navy chief.

Attrition rate falling among scientists in DRDOSubscriber Only

June 6, 2009 18:03 IST

DRDO is now attracting B.Techs from IITs in good number even as the attrition rate among scientists has plummeted to almost zero.

Top TN cops meet Chidambaram,discuss terror threatSubscriber Only

June 6, 2009 17:06 IST

Amid an alert about possible terror strikes in southern cities,top Tamil Nadu police officers,including DGP K P Jain,called on P Chidambaram in Chennai.

Focus on Maha assembly polls: Deshmukh to Cong workersSubscriber Only

June 6, 2009 16:45 IST

Vilasrao Deshmukh asked Congress workers to gear up for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls and not to get complacent after LS polls victory.

‘Pawar is my leader,no question of merging with Cong’Subscriber Only

June 6, 2009 15:05 IST

P A Sangma says there is no question of either his joining the Congress nor his party NCP merging with it.

Operation Blue Star anniversary observedSubscriber Only

June 6, 2009 13:37 IST

A function to mark the 25th anniversary of Operation Bluestar to flush out militants from the Golden Temple was held at Akal Takht.

Trinamool refuses to attend all-party meet on cyclone reliefSubscriber Only

June 6, 2009 10:08 IST

Trinamool Congress said it won't attend the all-party meeting convened by West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.

Vienna gurdwara attack: Detained suspect releasedSubscriber Only

June 6, 2009 09:58 IST

One of the six suspects,detained in connection with the attack on two visiting Indian Sikh preachers in Vienna last month,has been released due to lack of evidence.

Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Delhi governmentSubscriber Only

June 5, 2009 21:38 IST

The Delhi government effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle,the first after the recent Lok Sabha elections.

Buddhadeb calls all-party meeting in West BengalSubscriber Only

June 5, 2009 19:56 IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has called an all-party meeting in Kolkata to exchange views on restoration work after 'Aila'.

Two customs & excise officers sentenced to 2 yrs RISubscriber Only

June 5, 2009 19:54 IST

Two Customs and Central Excise officers,including a Superintendent,have been sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case by a special CBI court in Haryana.

Amar targets Sangma,calls his apology to Sonia a ‘surrender’Subscriber Only

June 5, 2009 19:51 IST

Amar Singh termed the apology of senior NCP leader P A Sangma to Congress President Sonia Gandhi a 'defeat of Sangma' and 'victory to Sonia'.

Montek retained as plan panel dy chiefSubscriber Only

June 5, 2009 19:25 IST

The govt reconstituted the Planning Commission that will have Montek Singh Ahluwalia as its Deputy Chairperson.

Semester system in DU undergraduate courses from 2010Subscriber Only

June 5, 2009 19:13 IST

Decks have been cleared for the introduction of semester system in undergraduate courses of the Delhi University.

Govt mulls US model on quotas in pvt sectorSubscriber Only

June 5, 2009 19:05 IST

Government wants affirmative action on reservation in the private sector,says Law Minister M Veerappa Moily who sees nothing wrong in trying out the US model on this issue.

Naxals kill four villagers in ChhattisgarhSubscriber Only

June 5, 2009 18:27 IST

In separate incidents,Naxals have killed four villagers in Raipur ,police said on Friday .

Labourers find IED in JNK while digging at roadsideSubscriber Only

June 5, 2009 18:20 IST

An Improvised Explosive Device was found by labourers engaged in digging at the roadside in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir,police said.

Court extends AS Bindra’ bail till March 31,2010Subscriber Only

June 5, 2009 18:15 IST

A Delhi court extended till March 31 next year the interim bail of A S Bindra,the industrialist father of Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra,in two cases of allegedly defrauding a bank and a finance company.

Delhi court sends Lashkar operative to 14 days custodySubscriber Only

June 5, 2009 16:56 IST

Mohammed Omar Madni,a top aide of Lashkar-e-Toiba founder Hafiz Saeed,has been sent to 14 days police custody.

No need for alarm: Chidambaram on Hyderabad alertSubscriber Only

June 5, 2009 15:40 IST

A day after the Hyderabad Police sounded an alert in the city,Home Minister P Chidambaram allayed apprehensions of a possible terrorist attack.

Terror suspect has links with Saeed: ChidambaramSubscriber Only

June 5, 2009 14:53 IST

The terror suspect arrested in the capital 'does have' links with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba founder Hafiz Saeed,Home Minister P Chidambaram said.

UP: Man sentenced to life imprisonment for killing sonSubscriber Only

June 5, 2009 14:42 IST

A local court sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his son by burning him alive after nine family members deposed as witnesses in the court,official sources said.