INDIA NEWS - Page 12584

New start: 500 Mumbai slum-dwellers get flats in posh areaSubscriber Only

February 15, 2009 15:54 IST

Over 500 slum-dwellers on Sunday became the proud owner of flats in the upmarket Dadar in Central Mumbai.

SP will not oppose Pawar as PM: Amar SinghSubscriber Only

February 15, 2009 15:26 IST

Two UPA allies have said that they would not be averse to accepting the Prime Minister's job if given a chance.

Only 122 awards to honour over 1 billion Indians!Subscriber Only

February 15, 2009 14:34 IST

India with over one billion population must increase the number of awards it gives every year,an eminent NRI academician has said.

HC gives 4 min 55 sec to a matter’s hearing in a daySubscriber Only

February 15, 2009 14:02 IST

Four minutes and 55 seconds,that is all that the Delhi High Court manages to spare on an average for a matter's hearing in a day.

CPM strongly backs Vijayan who faces corruption chargeSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 20:12 IST

Brushing aside CM V S Achutanandan's reservations on the issue,the CPM strongly backed its Kerala leader Pinarayi Vijayan,who faces corruptions in a CBI case on the Lavalin scam,saying it was politically motivated.

Vajpayee taken off ventilator temporarilySubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 19:50 IST

Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was temporarily taken off the ventilator after he started breathing on his own.

V-Day should be celebrated as ‘Marriage Day’: RamdevSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 19:34 IST

Joining the debate over Valentine's Day,Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev said the occasion was not being celebrated in the actual spirit associated with it and suggested that it should be celebrated as 'Marriage Day'.

I don’t believe in Valentine’s Day: Rahul GandhiSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 18:06 IST

Rahul Gandhi said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would be his Prime Ministerial candidate in the coming Lok Sabha polls.

Man attempts self immolation near PM’s officeSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 17:49 IST

A man hailing from Jharkhand allegedly attempted self immolation in the high security area near Prime Minister's Office in New Delhi.

No rights for terrorists,says Arun ShourieSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 17:49 IST

Civil liberties of terrorist or people who take to guns in order to harm the sovereignty of India need to be separated from that of ordinary citizens of the country,said Arun Shourie.

Valley’s top hospital lacks basic infrastructureSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 17:26 IST

If evaluated for the infrastructure it functions with,the hospital won't qualify even as a district hospital.

Engineer from Andhra found dead in SpainSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 17:04 IST

An aeronautical engineer from Nizamabad district of Andhra Pradesh was found dead under suspicious circumstances at his house in Madrid in Spain.

V-Day celebrations begin on peaceful note in K’takaSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 16:48 IST

The crackdown by police on right wing Sri Rama Sene activists appears to have its effect as no untoward incident was reported till noon.

Brother-sister chased by goons on V-Day in UjjainSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 15:39 IST

A group of overzealous Bajrang Dal activists protesting against Valentine's Day celebrations chased a brother and sister and misbehaved with them in Ujjain.

I share a beautiful relation with Sonia: AmarSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 15:34 IST

Samajwadi Party accused certain Congress leaders of 'fanning' the Kalyan Singh issue,but made it clear that it would not break the alliance.

V-Day: Cop drags girl by hair in Haryana,suspendedSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 15:29 IST

A police sub-inspector has been placed under suspension for allegedly manhandling a couple found together in a room at a colony near Rohtak and a departmental enquiry ordered into the incident.

Prompt rescue by locals saved many in Coromandel accidentSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 15:28 IST

Food packets,playing cards and even a half-filled feeding bottle,lying scattered among the mangled coaches of the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Express were the grim reminder of Friday’s mishap here which claimed at least nine lives. The coaches,along with the engine,had jumped the railway tracks and overturned,climbing on each other providing a grotesque picture. Policemen and railway police […]

V-Day: 46 hoodlums detained in BhopalSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 14:28 IST

At least 46 activists of right-wing Hindu organisations,hanging around public places to create trouble on the Valentine's Day,were detained from Gwalior and Bhopal.

Students detained for misbehaving with US coupleSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 13:02 IST

Ten students were detained for allegedly misbehaving with a US tourist couple in the pink city,police said.

Lack of land stalls plan for forensic labSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 12:31 IST

The regional forensic laboratories were to be set up in Jammu and Kashmir state with the help of funding from the Central Government.

High-level probe ordered in Coromandel derailmentSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 11:22 IST

A high-level probe has been ordered into the derailment of the Howrah-Chennai Coromandel Superfast Express train near Jajpur Road railway station.

On V-Day,shop owners keen to know Sena ‘plans’Subscriber Only

February 14, 2009 10:58 IST

Stating that it was not opposed to love but to its commercial exploitation,Shiv Sena has left scope for its workers to target Valentine's Day.

Decrepit approach roads dampen Kashmir rail inaugurationSubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 10:38 IST

People in Kashmir have a reason to smile this Valentines Day as border district of valley will come on the railway map.

Love blossoms in Jammu on Valentines’ DaySubscriber Only

February 14, 2009 09:37 IST

Love is in the air on the Valentines Day in the city of temples,Jammu when advance bookings for 'roses' and 'gifts' was followed by heavy rush of customers.

Lalu misusing Rail to allow N-Indians in Mumbai: RajSubscriber Only

February 13, 2009 21:11 IST

Using the rail budget introducing two trains connecting Maharashtra with Bihar and Uttar Pradesh,MNS attacked Lalu Prasad Yadav accusing him of miusing his portfolio to facilitate entry of North Indians in the state.