18:44
The Amul ad on the Kingfisher story
18:43
In an irony of sorts, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said appropriate action would be taken against anybody found guilty of wrongdoing in the Commonweath Games spendings based on the recommendations of Public Accounts Committee and the GoM examining CAG and Shunglu Committee reports...
18:38
And another story on the Kingfisher row: King of sad times: The 'Kolaveri di' against Vijay Mallya. Read
18:28
This is the BBC update on the J Dey murder A senior Indian journalist has been charged for her alleged role in the killing of a prominent crime reporter in Mumbai last June. Jigna Vora, deputy bureau chief of the English-language daily Asian Age, is accused of murder and conspiracy in the...
18:24
On Twitter: New York Times India @nytindia @shukla_tarun: State banks throw in a lifeline - likely to approve Rs 1000 crore loan to #Kingfisher
18:16
At the heart of the controversy over the National Counter Terrorism Centre is its secret weapon of a dedicated Operations Division, which was first revealed on February 3. Read the report on MSN news.
18:08
While on NCTC, read the Sunday Guardian for some clarity on what the row is all about.
18:05
Just in: Our Delhi correspondent tells us that the Standing Committee of the Home Ministry today recommended that the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), a proposed national anti-terror body be kept in abeyance. Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu allowed all party MPs to speak on the issue....
17:47
Coming, ready or not! This adorable coypu appears to be covering its eyes in a game of hide and seek.In reality, the cute creature was washing its dirty face after digging a hole. Read more on the Sun, UK.
17:43
The DGCA today contended that passengers were forking out higher airfare due to last moment buying of tickets, while discounting reports of a 10-25 percent across the board hike in fares because of disruption in Kingfisher flights.We haven't witnessed any hike in airfare by the airlines in the...
17:13
UP chief minister Mayawati in a brief interview with CNN IBN. Mayawati says she and her party stands for everyone and is good for all communities. People know I'm working for all because I've done more for the people of UP as compared to the SP, BJP or the Congress since Independence. People are...
17:05
Rediff.com's Toral Varia reports on the supplementary chargesheet filed today against journalist Jigna Vora in the murder of senior crime reporter J Dey. The chargesheet says that Jigna hatched a criminal conspiracy, which started sometime in 2010 in the background of the Fareed Tanasha murder....
16:51
Rajdeep Sardesai tweets: Bhupen Chaube gets a rare interview with Mayawati on the campaign trail. Will play out at 5 pm onwards on CNN IBN.
16:50
Beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines was today set a 24-hour deadline to come up with a realistic flight schedule by the DGCA which ruled out any immediate punitive action to avert further difficulties to air travellers even as the carrier scrapped 40 more flights. The airlines will have to file a new...
16:36
If you're planning to bunk work and head to the movies, read this. Almost 12,000 movie halls across the country will remain shut on February 23 to protest against the proposed service tax. President of Film Federation Of India (FFI) Vinod Lamba said that with the help of Minister of Information...
16:32
Experiment used fruit and seeds from a Siberian squirrel burrow that had been stuck in the permafrost for over 30,000 years!Read the story on the Guardian.
16:22
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been questioned as a suspect, not a witness as expected, by French police investigating a suspected hotel prostitution ring.Read the related report on the Telegraph, UK.
16:17
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was taken in for questioning on Tuesday by police investigating an alleged prostitution ring run out of the northern French city of Lille.Read the reuters report.
16:14
Italy today sent a top diplomat to India and said Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi will visit next week amid an escalating row over two Italian soldiers arrestedfor killing two Indian fishermen. Junior Foreign Minister Staffan De Mistura will continue on a political level the action so far carried...
15:47
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today favoured Centre-state consultations to put at rest any controversy over setting up of National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC). There has been no discussion between state government and the central government on the issue of NCTC. I do not...
15:40
No matter how lovingly a fictional character is rendered in print, he or she is still just a figment of the literary imagination, with a face readers can only imagine. But now a new website uses police technology to sketch out faces of characters described in notable novels. Called The...
15:36
In other world news: A weakened Al Qaeda feels cheated as Taliban engage in peace talks with the US ahead of the 2014 NATO pullout.Read the report on the Newsweek.
15:31
The Mint story on Bengal in the hands of Mamata Banerjee: The madness of queen Mamata. Read in disbelief. As the Bengalis say, mathay chheet achche.
15:20
The opinion piece on the Hindu. Outside politics, there are other areas of life in which caste consciousness has been dying down. Those who try to keep up with discussions on current affairs in the newspapers and on television may be forgiven if they conclude that caste is India's destiny. If...
15:10
If you're a Tagore fan or a Bengali (and that's generally mutually inclusive), here's something you can pick up. The Essential Tagore, a collection of work from Rabindranath Tagore published to mark the 150th birthday of the Bengali polymath, was formally released in Kolkata earlier this month....
15:05
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh in the news for the second time today. (See our 12:23 pm post).Singh attacked the BJP saying he felt sorry that an outsider from Madhya Pradesh had been projected as the party's Chief Ministerial candidate in UP. He said, he felt sorry for state BJP...
14:56
Cracking the case of videography of semi-naked Jarawa tribal women, police today arrested a constable who had allegedly asked the victims to dance and had shot their video. The Andaman and Nicobar Police arrested constable Silvarious Kindo after interrogating him at length following his...
14:54
Now picture this. An Indian merchant vessel sailing a few nautical miles off the Italian coast fires on an Italian fisherman's boat and kills two of them. Here's what could happen.Read the story on Firstpost.com
14:36
On Twitter: Prabhu Chawla: Now Sachin betrays India! More concerned about his 100th ton than scoring to win! Sachin Tendulkar looked crisp in his brief innings today at the India vs Sri Lanka ODI in Brishane, but then he succumbed to same old problem, as he couldn't finish what he had...
14:32
Struggling to stay afloat after cancelling large number of flights, Kingfisher Airlines was today rapped by DGCA for not adhering to its flight schedulesbut the aviation regulator made it clear there were no plans to take any punitive action against it for the moment.Let us not talk of punitive...
14:24
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha was today issued a notice by the Supreme Court on a CBI appeal challenging the Madras High Court verdict, which had quashed a case, registered against her for allegedly receiving an illegal remittance of US $3 lakh in 1992.The case of the CBI is that...
14:17
On Twitter: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has asked for Pakistan's cooperation in the Afghan Reconciliation Process. Karzai took Gilani into confidence about his talks with US President Barack Obama and informed Gilani about his meetings with the Pakistani political leadership during his recent...
14:11
President Barack Obama has spoken to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to discuss efforts to reconcile with elements of the Taliban, including his meeting last week with Pakistani and Iranian leaders.The White House says Obama and Karzai on Monday discussed regional support for reconciliation in...
14:06
Horror story from Singapore.A man allegedly raped his neighbour's Indonesian maid twice and then tried to kill her by throwing her out of the window of a second-storey flat. The man forced his way into the empty flat, raped the maid, cut her with a pair of scissors and tried to strangle her...
13:54
President Pratibha Patil's son and Congress MLA Raosaheb Shekhawat was today questioned by the Amravati Police in connection with the seizure of Rsone crore unaccounted cash here ahead of the civic polls. Amravati Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar told reporters, We have questioned the source...
13:53
This is the story that has been playing all morning across TV channels. A must-read that exemplifies the state of our public schools. A six-year-old boy, who was locked in a bathroom for several hours allegedly by his school teacher as a punishment for not completing his homework, hasdied after...
13:44
Yahoo India tells the Delhi court hearing its case that generalised social evils alleged against some of the prominent social networking websites cannot be fastened on to it. Yahoo says that the suit against it is motivated and a complete abuse of the process of law. Yahoo India which has...
13:27
Exchange for tweets between Yuvraj Singh and Big B: Amitabh Bachchan @SrBachchan T 661 - Looks like a few more days then before they set me free .. but recovery at home will be another few months .. Yuvraj Singh: @SrBachchan and one of the biggest examples is you mr bachchan ! Thank you...
13:16
Yuvraj Singh tweets: Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls. The most massive characters are seamed with scars... Amitabh Bachchan: @yuvsingh09 could not agree with you more ... hope you are doing well Yuvraj .. prayers for your speedy recovery.
13:13
The Supreme Court today questioned the Gujarat government for initiating a probe against social activist Teesta Setalvad for her alleged role in a case ofillegal exhumation of the bodies of the 2002 riot victims, saying it is a spurious case to victimise her. This is a hundred percent spurious...
13:02
Here's the outcome of that meeting between the DGCA and the Kingfisher Airlines top brass. The cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines hopes to restore flights schedules in next five to seven days. The DGCA asks Kingfisher to provide by tomorrow flight schedules it can operate. We have had a good...
12:54
Just in: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar arrives in Pakistan with 6-member delegation of MPs.
12:51
Jigna Vora was charged under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) read along with the Arms Act. J Dey, a senior crime journalist with MiD Day, was shot dead in Mumbai on June 11, 2011 by four bike-borne assailants. Mumbai Crime Branch...
12:48
Journalist Jigna Vora has been booked under the MCOCA, Arms Act and the Bombay Police Act at the sessions court in Mumbai right now. The five volumes comprising nearly 1000 pages has been filed. She has been booked under Sections 302, 34, 301, 120(b) of the IPC, 3, 25, 27 of the Arms Act, 135...
12:45
One day, Zach turned to me and said: Mummy, I'm a girl. Read
12:40
Kapil Sibal: If there is any misgiving on NCTC, there is no problem in having a discussion:
12:23
A combative Congress today asserted that it will move the High Court seeking quashing of the FIR lodged against Rahul Gandhi for alleged violation of pollcode, saying the action was taken at the behest of Chief Minister Mayawati.Because of the successful election campaign of the Congress, this...
12:20
On the Business Standard: The difference between extinction and success. Read
12:13
Right now, senior Congress leader and telecom minister Kapil Sibal lashes out at the Mayawati government for filing a plea to withdraw cases against tainted MLAs who have murder and rape cases against them. Sibal says the UP government is shielding criminals under Mayawati.
12:07
Addressing the media today Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh says the party will approach the High Court to contest the FIR lodged against Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi was slapped with a case on Monday for flouting restrictions on his six-hour road show in Kanpur on Sunday.
12:07
Rediff.com's Toral Varia reports that the Mumbai Crime branch officers have reached the MCOCA court to file a supplementary chargesheet in the J Dey murder case. This supplementary chargesheet will detail the role allegedly played by journalist Jigna Vora in the murder of Mid Day journalist J...
12:00
From rediff.com's blogs on the polls.Both the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party have taken a conscious decision to stay away from stars from another sky, but nothing is stopping the Congress and its allies from going the whole hog. The Congress has brought actresses Amisha Patel, Nagma,...
11:51
The Italian navy guards of Enrica Lexiemoved the Kerala High Court today and filed a plea to quash the FIR against the two accused in the fishermen killing case, reports CNN IBN. A senior Supreme Court lawyer is likely to represent them. Read more
11:46
Evan Shapiro, the president of IFC, which will broadcast the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday with Seth Rogen as host, offers suggestions to make the Oscars less excruciating: alcohol, time limits, a banter ban, and more.Read the story on the Daily Beast.
11:43
Congress leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi has accused the Bahujan Samaj Party of attacking Rahul Gandhi to neutralise his growing popularity. The Uttar Pradesh government has been targeting Rahul Gandhi and creating problems whenever he visits the state. The state government led by Mayawati is...
11:35
Shobhaa De on Twitter: Is Mamata so insecure? Sounds paranoid. Sees conspiracy everywhere.Well done Detective Chief Damayanti Sen:Hero of rape victim.Boo 2 u Didi West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, before the arrest of three people in the rape case on Saturday, had said that the whole thing...
11:17
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been recuperating at a hospital here post his abdominal surgery since over a week and now as he shows signs of improvement, doctors also seem to be satisfied with the health progress.Bachchan, who has a history of abdominal ailments, was operated on February 11 at...
11:14
One person has been detained by the National Investigation Agency inconnection with the Delhi High Court bombing last year. The person identified as Mohammed Ayub had figured during the interrogation of Wasim Akram, a medical student who is being touted as the main accused in the case by...
11:07
Just in: The Supreme Court today has sought the CBI's response on the Talwar's plea seeking the transfer of the Aarushi murder trial from Ghaziabad to a Delhi court. Aarushi Talwar, a 14-year-old Class IX student of Delhi Public School in Noida and the daughter of a successful dentist couple, was...
11:03
A top executive of Japan's scandal-ridden Olympus Corp has been found dead in a park outside New Delhi, an apparent suicide, The Times of India said on Tuesday, quoting police. Tsutomu Omori, 49, who was head of Olympus's medical equipment business in India, was found hanging from a boundary wall...
11:00
And another read on Yemen going to the polls from the New York Times: Yemen's President Cedes Authority With Election, but Hopes to Retain Influence.
10:59
In another part of the world, Yemeni voters head for the polls today, ending President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year rule and thus making Yemen the first Arab state where a revolt has ledto a negotiated settlement.The referendum-like poll, in which Saleh's deputy Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi is standing...
10:53
Kingfisher CEO Sanjay Aggarwal says he will answer all the questions posed to him by DGCA.
10:49
Good morning. Civil Aviation minister Ajit Singh has stuck to his guns saying there will be no bailout for Kingfisher Airlines and that it is upto the airlines to save itself.At least 30 flights of Kingfisher Airlines were cancelled this morning as the top brass of the cash-strapped carrier began...
10:43
Govt moves to take conduct code out of EC purview (Indian Express) GoM on corruption to consider statutory backing; courts, not EC, will then decide on violations. ReadKingfisher Airlines CEO to appear before DGCA (The Times of India)The cancellations that continued for third consecutive day on...
