INDIA NEWS - Page 12401

Pitroda appointed Advisor to PM on infrastructureSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 14:47 IST

IT czar Sam Pitroda has been appointed as the Advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Infrastructure,Innovation and Information.

Air hostess molestation case: Air India grills pilotsSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 14:47 IST

A committee set up by Air India to probe molestation charges filed by an air hostess,recorded the statements of the pilot and the co-pilot.

Centre releases funds for flood-hit AP,KarnatakaSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 14:33 IST

Centre has released Rs 209.1 crore from the Calamity Relief Fund to flood-hit Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to tackle the situation.

Chidambaram downplays reports of Taliban pushed into J-KSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 13:58 IST

Government on Wednesday dismissed as baseless reports that Taliban militants are being pushed into Jammu and Kashmir to foment terror,but said security forces were ready to deal with any situation.

Doctors’ strike enters third day in J-KSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 13:33 IST

Health services in the state were hit for the third consecutive day on Wednesday as the doctors,demanding revision in their pay packages,continued their indefinite strike.

Top LeT militants among five ultras killed in KashmirSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 12:57 IST

Three top Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were among five ultras killed in three separate encounters with security forces in Kashmir Valley.

Naxalism connected to govts inability to reach out: RahulSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 12:56 IST

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi attributed the spread of Naxalism to the 'inability' of state govts to reach out to the people.

Goods worth over 2.76 cr traded between J-K and POKSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 12:53 IST

Goods worth over 2.76 crore were trade between J-K and POK through Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch district on Tuesday.

Cinemas in Kashmir are in ruinsSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 12:35 IST

Palladium cinema,with a collapsed roof stands withdrawn from the ambience of the lively city around. This building,which once was the favorite spot for valleys film lovers,today is a testimony of what the cinema industry has gone through in Kashmir.

Loss making cos employees ask for employment in other deptSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 12:23 IST

In J-K,employees of the loss making corporations who have been given notice by the State govt to go for the VRS have resisted it asking for employing them in other government departments.

Manhunt launched for 9 terrorists in Kashmir’s Pampore regionSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 12:13 IST

A red alert has been sounded across in Jammu and Kashmir for the nine or ten militants engaging security forces in forests near the Pampore region.

IED defused on Rajouri-Poonch road in JKSubscriber Only

October 7, 2009 11:18 IST

Security forces defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Manthar Gali on Rajouri-Poonch road in Jammu and Kashmir.

Dhoni leads ODI batsmen ranking listSubscriber Only

October 6, 2009 21:58 IST

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the numero uno one-day batsman.

2 killed as cracker bundle explodes in railway station near MaduraiSubscriber Only

October 6, 2009 20:55 IST

Two persons were killed and four injured when a bundle of fireworks offloaded from a train exploded at Sholavandan Railway station,15 km from here,on Tuesday,police said.

Army capable of countering Chinese military threat: Army ChiefSubscriber Only

October 6, 2009 20:50 IST

Rubbishing the chances of a repeat of the 1962 Sino-Indian war which China won,Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor said the Army was "capable of defending" Indian territory and ward off aggression.

Declare floods in AP,Karnataka as national calamity: BJPSubscriber Only

October 6, 2009 20:42 IST

BJP on Tuesday asked the Centre to declare the floods,that wreaked havoc in some parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka,as a "national calamity".

Eye witness identifies 4 terrorists on TV footage at TajSubscriber Only

October 6, 2009 19:51 IST

An eye witness in 26/11 terror attacks case on Tuesday identified four terrorists,who held some people hostages at Hotel Taj Mahal,in a Close Circuit TV footage screened in the trial court.

‘Maharashtra witnesses one communal riot every 20th day’Subscriber Only

October 6, 2009 18:59 IST

Maharashtra has witnessed on an average one communal riot in about every 20 days during the last five years,according to the state police data.

AI suspends flight commander,purser for mid-air scuffleSubscriber Only

October 6, 2009 18:47 IST

Air India suspended Commander Ranbir Arora and Flight Purser Amit Khanna after an enquiry panel held them guilty of playing a major role in the mid-air scuffle.

2 BSF jawans among 4 injured in J-K grenade attackSubscriber Only

October 6, 2009 18:15 IST

Militants on Tuesday struck in the city after nearly a month-long lull by carrying out a grenade attack on a BSF vehicle at busy Lal chowk,injuring four persons including two jawans.

Modi not invited following flop show in LS polls: ChavanSubscriber Only

October 6, 2009 17:42 IST

Ashok Chavan said since Narendra Modi suffered a loss of face in the LS elections,his party did not even bother to invite him for campaigning in the Assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Maoists behead cop kidnapped to secure Ghandys releaseSubscriber Only

October 6, 2009 17:30 IST

Jharkhand Police found the decapitated body of kidnapped police inspector Francis Enduwar on the Jamshedpur-Ranchi Highway.

Ishrat case: SC issues notice to Guj govt,CentreSubscriber Only

October 6, 2009 17:09 IST

The SC issued notice to the Centre and Gujarat govt on a petition challenging the High court order staying the magisterial probe into the killing of Ishrat Jahan.