INDIA NEWS - Page 12509

Struck by Aila,survivors jeer Buddha,call him inefficient CMSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 11:58 IST

West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee visited a relief camp in North 24 Parganas district housing at least 1200 cyclone affected people.

Nitish asks banks to increase investments in BiharSubscriber Only

June 2, 2009 11:23 IST

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has asked all public and private sector banks to increase investments in accordance with the rise in deposits in Bihar.

AIIMS lecturer promises aspiring Drs Q papers; lands in jailSubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 22:47 IST

A senior lecturer of the AIIMS,who allegedly promised two teenagers to provide "leaked" question papers was arrested on Monday.

Union Cabinet Secy K M Chandrasekhar given extensionSubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 19:08 IST

Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar has been given one-year extension.

For first-time MPs,it was a day with a differenceSubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 18:49 IST

For the first-time parliamentarians,the entry into the citadel of democracy was an experience worth cherishing.

CBI arrests accused in FCI official murder caseSubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 18:47 IST

The CBI has arrested a person allegedly involved in kidnapping of a top FCI official who was killed afterword.

MP: Twenty nine killed as bus falls in a riverSubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 18:38 IST

Twenty nine people,including nine women and a girl,were killed and six injured when a bus carrying them fell into Chambal river,nearly 15 km from Morena,police said.

CP to get faceliftSubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 18:22 IST

CP to get faceliftThe civic authorities in New Delhi are embarking on an ambitious project to give a facelift to the Connaught Place ahead of the commonwealth games.

Mamata orders probe after angry mob torch trains in BiharSubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 18:08 IST

Thousands of angry villagers torched six rail bogies and a station near Patna,protesting against cancellation of stoppage of a train.

Those burning women to death should be hanged: SCSubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 16:24 IST

Supreme Court said that those burning women to death for dowry should be hanged and no mercy shown to them.

‘Wedding of Muslim couple as per Hindu rites illegal’Subscriber Only

June 1, 2009 15:53 IST

Wedding of a Muslim couple solemnised as per Hindu rites during a mass marriage is null and void and against the Islamic law,leading Islamic seminary Darul-Uloom Deoband has said.

JK delegation defers visit to Pak after failing to get visaSubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 15:44 IST

Pakistan has denied visa to a 12 member delegation from Jammu and Kashmir disallowing it to attend a five day long peace conference in the neighbouring country.

BJP stages comes back in Uttarakhand with Kapkot victorySubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 14:46 IST

Having lost all the five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand,the BJP received a shot in the arm on Monday when it won the by-election for the Kapkot assembly constituency.

Lalu’s 250 halts come under scannerSubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 13:36 IST

Railway Board is putting all the nearly 250 halts,including 100 unauthorised ones,created during Lalu's stint as Rly Minister under scnner.

MEA refuses info in 1972 Cabinet mole case under RTISubscriber Only

June 1, 2009 10:17 IST

It may sound ironical but the information declassified by the US govt and put in public domain is still tagged as confidential by Ministry of External Affairs.

Australian tourist found dead in PatnaSubscriber Only

May 31, 2009 21:23 IST

An Australian tourist Michel David was found dead in mysterious circumstance inside a room at a private guest house at Khagaul in the outskirts of Patna.

Air mishap averted at Mumbai airportSubscriber Only

May 31, 2009 21:19 IST

An inquiry has been ordered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in a near-miss incident involving two passenger aircraft at the Mumbai airport.

Woman gang raped by 3 persons; 2 culprits arrestedSubscriber Only

May 31, 2009 21:02 IST

A woman from Bihar,who came to the national capital with her husband 10 days ago,was abducted and raped allegedly by a person known to her and his three friends,police said.

Suspected ISI agent arrested from RajasthanSubscriber Only

May 31, 2009 18:59 IST

A suspected ISI agent,who allegedly did printing works for the Indian Army,was arrested from Rajasthan's Bikaner district today,a senior police official said.

Kamala Das Surayya nee Madhavikutty no moreSubscriber Only

May 31, 2009 16:46 IST

Renowned Malayalm poetess and short story writer Kamala Surayya nee Madhavikutty,among the first Indian writers in English,is no more.

Pak deployed 75 % of air force along Indian border post 26/11Subscriber Only

May 31, 2009 16:00 IST

Pakistan had deployed 75 per cent of its air force on its borders along with India after 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes,a top Indian Air Force official said on Sunday.

Pictorial warnings on tobacco products from SunSubscriber Only

May 31, 2009 15:28 IST

All tobacco products will have to carry compulsory pictorial warnings on their packs from highlighting the health hazards of its consumption,a long-awaited step aimed at cutting down on the killer habit.

CWG organisers planning to hire pvt security agenciesSubscriber Only

May 31, 2009 15:15 IST

Aiming to pre-empt any threat to the next year's Commonwealth Games in the city,organisers of the mega event are planning to hire private security agencies as part of a comprehensive safety mechanism.

Binayak accuses C’garh govt of exercising violence on adivasisSubscriber Only

May 31, 2009 11:26 IST

Civil rights activist Binayak Sen has accused the Chhattisgarh government of "exercising structured violence" on poor adivasis to transfer their land to industries.

Govt likely to rope in two more central forces against naxalsSubscriber Only

May 31, 2009 11:09 IST

In a signal that naxalism will be tackled with an iron hand,the Centre may soon rope in the services of two more para-military forces to counter Left-wing extremism along with the CRPF,which is already deployed to deal with the menace.