INDIA NEWS - Page 12544

Congress-NC reach seat sharing deal in J&KSubscriber Only

April 9, 2009 13:31 IST

After days of deadlock,the ruling NC-Congress coalition have brokered a seat sharing deal with both the parties deciding to contest on three Lok Sabha seats each.

AIADMK clinches seat-sharing deal with MDMKSubscriber Only

April 9, 2009 13:07 IST

Ending weeks of hard bargaining,the AIADMK and MDMK reached a seat-sharing agreement under which Vaiko's party has been allotted four seats.

Air India receives threatening e-mailsSubscriber Only

April 9, 2009 13:05 IST

Air India said that it had received some threatening e-mails but declined to divulge the actual contents of the e-mails.

Modi is BJP’s super star campaigner: Paresh RawalSubscriber Only

April 9, 2009 12:56 IST

Noted film actor Paresh Rawal said that BJP needs no film stars to campaign for it as Narendra Modi himself is star campaigner of the party.

Tytler hearing: Enraged Sikhs protest outside courtSubscriber Only

April 9, 2009 12:44 IST

Over 100 protestors from various Sikh organisations held a demonstration outside the court which is scheduled to hear CBI plea of closing the case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

Congress gets Ladakh seat to contestSubscriber Only

April 9, 2009 12:43 IST

As the National Conference is likely to concede Ladakh parliamentary seat to its coalition partner Congress,the party has begun search for a suitable candidate for the Ladakh constituency.

J&K failed to implement its own report on DalSubscriber Only

April 9, 2009 10:18 IST

The IIT Roorkee report apart,the J-K government has failed to implement its own comprehensive 256-page report that was submitted in the legislative assembly.

Journo wanted to provoke,not to hurt me: ChidambaramSubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 19:55 IST

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said that he thought the shoe throwing scribe intended to provoke him and not hurt him. He said it was for the party to decide whether it should give ticket to Tytler and he cannot comment because he 'is neither the minister-in-charge nor the judge.'

20-year-old lynched in DelhiSubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 16:19 IST

A 20-year-old man was thrashed to death after commuters of a bus alleged that he was a pickpocket.

Powerful IED removed from near train track in J-KSubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 16:17 IST

Police averted a major tragedy by detecting a powerful IED planted near a railway track in Anantnag district of Kashmir.

I will speak to Amar Singh,Azam Khan: MulayamSubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 15:17 IST

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that he would speak to both Amar and Azam to resolve matters amicably.

Roller comments: Maneka lodges complaint against LaluSubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 13:51 IST

BJP MP Maneka Gandhi lodged a complaint with police against Lalu Prasad for his alleged remarks that he would have 'crushed' her son Varun Gandhi.

Advani files nomination in GadhinagarSubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 13:48 IST

BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani on Wednesday filed his nomination seeking re-election from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat.

Massive protests in Punjab over Tytler issueSubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 13:07 IST

Massive protests broke out in several places across Punjab on Wednesday against candidature of Jagdish Tytler.

Militants attack EC observers in AssamSubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 12:43 IST

Unidentified militants ambushed the convoy of the EC observers in central Assam's North Cachar Hills district on Wednesday morning.

Holbrooke,Mullen meet NarayananSubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 12:28 IST

US envoy Richard Holbrooke,accompanied by Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen,met Indian officials on Wednesday amid concern in New Delhi that Washington's new regional strategy for Afghanistan is pandering to its old foe Pakistan.

Septuagenarian urges voters to elect vegetarians,teetotallersSubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 12:11 IST

A septuagenarian man in Kerala is criss-crossing the state urging people to vote for those candidates who are vegetarians and teetotallers.

Taliban presence felt in Kashmir valleySubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 11:21 IST

The recent alleged intercepts of LeT and HuM indicate the presence of battle hardened Taliban militants in the Kupwara district.

Pawar slated to address rallies with NaveenSubscriber Only

April 8, 2009 11:07 IST

After skipping the much-hyped BJD-NCP-Left rally in Bhubaneswar last week,NPC supremo is slated to address four poll meetings along with Naveen Patnaik.

Son shot dead by father in DelhiSubscriber Only

April 7, 2009 20:55 IST

A former army personnel allegedly shot dead his 29-year-old son in Outer Delhi when the latter intervened to stop the abuse of his mother,police said.