19:08
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's daughter Aisha gave birth to a baby girl just hours after fleeing to Algeria. Aisha gave birth very early this morning. She had a little girl. Mother and daughter are doing fine,' an Algerian government official said. Aisha, her mother Sofia and...
18:58
The West Bengal government today said that the Singur Land Development and Rehabilitation Act 2011 by which the land was vested by the state was notviolative of Article 14 of the Constitution. It was stated that the land at Singur had been given to Tata Motors Ltd for generating jobs and...
18:54
NDTV reports that a Chinese spy ship disguised as a fishing trawler was intercepted by the Indian navy, which discovered it had been collecting key data around the time of the missile tests a few months ago. The ship had 22 labs on board. Details awaited.
18:46
September 13 will mark Operation Polo -- the 1948 military action against independent Hyderabad by Indian armed forces deposing the defiant princely ruler, The Nizam, who had refused to accede to the newly formed Union of India. Gautam Pemmaraju on the million pound queston. Read
18:37
Raising objections to the one-year extension in tenure to Lok Sabha Secretary General T K Vishwanathan, Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj has said hewas not fit for the post.In a letter to Speaker Meira Kumar, Swaraj aired her objection, saying, The conduct and behaviour of the present Secretary...
18:30
Steve Jobs's resignation as chief executive officer of Apple is the end of an extraordinary era, not just for Apple, but for the global technology industry in general. Read the report.
18:21
His worshippers number in the hundreds of millions, the most devoted of whom will queue for days outside his 'temples' to wait for his latest gift to mankind. Steve Jobs, 56, founder and visionary leader of Apple, is for many the god of our consumer age. But he's not immortal. Having...
17:57
Just in: In Parliament today, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj protests extension given to Lok Sabha secretary general T K Viswanathan. Swaraj made the complaint to Speaker Meira Kumar.
17:43
A top human rights watchdog today slammed the Pakistan government for its failure to resolve hundreds of cases of alleged disappearance in the country.The Pakistan government has made little progress in resolving hundreds of cases of alleged disappearance, while new incidents are being reported...
17:41
The Delhi High Court today dismissed the plea of sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, a Lok Sabha MP, seeking permission to attend the ongoing Parliament session.In view of the gravity of the offence and the allegation of huge magnitude, it would be totally inappropriate to...
17:35
On Twitter: Sunayana Shah by Mrityunjoykjha: Three apples have changed the world....One seduced Eve, one awakened Newton & the third one was in the hands of Steve Jobs.....
17:25
Ten years after 9/11, the Moroccan-German Said Bahaji is one of the last remaining members of al-Qaida's Hamburg cell who is still at large. Now, German jihadists have told investigators that Bahaji is living in Pakistan's Waziristan region, where he works for al-Qaida's propaganda wing. Read
17:08
Steve Jobs's biological father, Abdulfattah John Jandali, told theNew York Post last week that he's never met his son. I'd be lying if I said it doesn't sadden me to have not been part of my son's incredible journey, Jandali said. Now the vice president of a casino in Reno, Jandali said his...
17:01
The Enforcement Directorate is looking into complaints of criminal activities like money laundering against Indian Premier League, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today. There are certain irregularities which are being looked into, particularly, relating to some complaints received...
16:51
It was like a tsunami, Waqar Younis said of the morning after the News of the World uncovered a spot-fixing scandal for which three Pakistani players would be banned. It was one of the worst days, the Pakistan coach said. The dressing room was completely quiet, shocked. I don't...
16:42
Australia's second-largest city Melbourne has been rated the world's best city to live in, and Mumbai one of the worst at 116th, according to a new survey.In the survey of 140 cities around the globe, Melbourne secured the top slot with a score of 97.5 per cent, followed by Austrian capital...
16:30
Japan's government estimates the amount of radioactive caesium-137 released by the Fukushima nuclear disaster so far is equal to that of 168 Hiroshima bombs. Read
16:27
Interesting read in the Daily Mail: Audrey Hepburn, iconic star of Breakfast At Tiffany's, was renowned for her waif-like figure. But her sylph-like beauty masked a lifetime of poor health which culminated in her death at only 63. Now, a leading scientist suggests that her genes were...
16:14
Even as BJP MPs today said they would meet President Pratibha Patil on September 2 to demand the recall of the Gujarat governor over the Lokayukta appointment. Meanwhile, dismissing the BJP's opposition to the appointment of the Lokayukta by Gujarat Governor bypassing the Chief Minister, the...
16:01
Senior leader L K Advani today led party MPs from Gujarat protesting outside Parliament House against the appointment of Lokayukta in the state by theGovernor without consulting the Narendra Modi government and demanded her removal for bypassing established norms. Advani, Haren Pathak and...
15:52
The images, found in a burnt-out home inside Colonel Gaddafi's Tripoli compound, give no indication of the brutal 42-year reign of fear and intimidation the Colonel inflicted on his people. It's only closer inspection which reveals an insight into the life of the Gaddafi family. See the...
15:45
Amid repeated adjournements thanks to the Gujarat Lokayukta row, the Rajya Sabha finally got around to passing a bill which seeks to transfer powers to the Central Government from the Reserve Bank with regard to SBI subsidiary State Bank of Hyderabad with an amendment moved by a BJP member.The...
15:28
R Rajagopalan tweets: R Ramanujan IAS 1979 Madhya Pradesh cadre is Additional Secretary to Prime Minister. He was till recently in Tokyo as Minister counsellor.
15:24
Anna Hazare health update.Doctors treating Anna Hazare, who has been undergoing treatment at the Medanta Mediciti hospital in Gurgaon after ending his 12-day fast say it will take another four to five days before he can be discharged. He is doing well and is stable. He has also...
15:16
Lok Sabha adjourns for the day following continued uproar over the Gujarat Lokayukta issue.
15:15
The Defence Minister AK Antony has told all stakeholders of Coastal Security that unless they worked with a unified purpose, there would be no real progress. Chairing a meeting on Coastal Security last evening, he directed that all the remaining gaps in the Coastal Security Framework be bridged...
15:06
Tata group chairman Ratan Tata today said he was open to the idea of investing in Bengal when he felt certain there would be no hostility.
15:04
A nanny who worked for one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons has told how boiling hot water was poured over her head after she refused to beat his daughter. Read it in the Daily Mail.
14:55
In the Telegraph, UK, cartoonist Matt on Col Gaddafi's wife and sons free Libya
14:48
After the onset of the Arab Spring demonstrations and regime changes first in Tunisia and then in Egypt: the most serious and widespread wave of repression since the Tiananmen Square crackdowns 22 years ago has begun in China. Of course, 'worst since Tiananmen Square' does not mean as bad as...
14:30
India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was bestowed with the title of doctor by Leicester's De Montfort University. The university, yesterday, made him an honorary doctor of letters for his sporting achievements. Read the report in the Wall Street Journal. Read
14:20
Just in: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee says he is disappointed with the GDP figures and added that there was a need for hard work to ensure growth.A Wall Street Journal report says that the Indian economy grew at a steady pace in the April-June quarter due to strong expansion in services...
14:17
In the Guardian, UK, an interesting piece on how the tensions between Pakistan and the US often made life difficult for Matthew Barrett, a young man from Alabama living in Islamabad. But when he was arrested in May, things went from bad to worse, as he has revealed in a letter smuggled from his...
14:07
Congress today termed as very unfortunate the BJP's protest over the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat. What they (BJP) are demanding in Delhi, they are opposing in Gujarat. It is very unfortunate, Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said outside Parliament. The Lok Sabha was today...
13:58
Just in: Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt says that PM Manmohan Singh has sent flowers and a 'get well soon' message to Anna Hazare who is recuperating after the 12-day fast Medanta Mediciti hospital in Gurgaon.
13:54
Just in: Law Minister Salman Kurshid today said that the resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly on amnesty for Rajiv Gandhi killers is not binding on anyone. Earlier in the day, the Tamil Nadu Assembly adopted an unanimous resolution asking the President to reconsider mercy petitions of the...
13:49
In Parliament today, the government said that it does not propose to bring out a White Paper on black money. There is no proposal to publish any White Paper on black money, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Rajya Sabhain a written reply.White Papers, which are issued by the government,...
13:42
The Delhi police has filed a closure report in the Shanti Bhushan CD case. The Delhi Police is understood to have concluded that the controversial CD purportedly having lawyer Shanti Bhushan's conversations with political leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh is...
13:25
Torrential rains in the Konkan region triggered a major landslide in Ratnagiri sector in Maharashtra today morning, delaying trains and causing inconvenience to scores of commuters, heading to Konkan for the upcoming Ganesh festival. The landslide occurred at 8.15 am due to heavy rains and...
13:20
In Libya, Tripoli residents rang in the end of Ramadan with celebratory gunfire and fresh signs of economic life early Tuesday, though even rebel claims of the death of one of Muammar Gaddafi's most notorious sons were tempered by continuous fighting and challenges around Libya. Read
13:05
In the Diplomat.com, another opinion piece on the Anna Hazare anti-graft movement. Columnist Sanjay Kumar says that if the government inflamed the frustrations of the people through its inept policies, the media -- particularly the electronic media -- has stoked and sustained the anger. Read
12:58
On India Real Time, Wall Street Journal: The other anna effect: No major lawmaking in Parliament. Read
12:53
Senior counsel Ram Jethmalani, R Vaigai and Colin Gonsalves, appearing on behalf of the three convicts, contended that the inordinate and inexplainable delay in disposing of their mercy petitions violated Article 21 of theConstitution (Protection of life and personal liberty).Jethmalani later...
12:36
In the Rajya Sabha, BJP's Arun Jaitley wants to know why the Gujarat governor did not consult CM Narendra Modi while appointing the Lokayukta. Jaitley says the governor has no right to continue and should resign. Lok Sabha adjourns till 2 pm over the issue.
12:30
The Andhra Pradesh High Court today dismissed the bail petitions of B Ramalinga Raju and seven other accused in the multi-crore Satyam Computeraccounting fraud. Justice Samudrala Govindarajulu, who completed thearguments on the bail petitions on August 27, said all the bail applications were...
12:25
In the Lok Sabha, LK Advani on the Gujarat Lokayukta issue says never has a Lokayukta been appointed without the chief minister's opinion. RS has been adjourned.for 10 minutes over the Lokayukta battle.
12:23
Rajiv Gandhi's killers Murugan and Nalini's daughter Harithra tells CNN IBN: I am thankful to all for supporting us, but I don't think he was involved in the crime. There's no point punishing people not involved in the crime. However, she said though her father was innocent, he does feel...
12:15
Meanwhile, in Libya, more than 50 bodies have been found at a warehouse in Tripoli, behind the headquarters of a feared army unit, the Khamis Brigade, led by one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons. Survivors say they were civilians, massacred by Gaddafi's forces earlier this week. It is the smell that...
12:09
Under the new rules of the Information Technology Act, the Government of India requires cybercafe operators to collect information on users that includes, name, address, phone number and a photograph. So, what lies ahead? Read Nitin Pai's column in the DNA.
12:05
In Live Mint, chief election commissioner SY Quraishi stresses the need for Parliament to take up electoral reforms seriously and urgently. He also spoke about other areas of concern, including paid news, the criminalization of elections, and the commission's limited powers. Read
11:59
Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa reports that there is trouble brewing for former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy as the special Lokayukta court has rejected his bail plea. The court was hearing a matter pertaining to a mining lease in which it was alleged that Kumaraswamy had shown favour....
11:56
Reactions to the stay on the death sentence of Rajiv Gandhi's killers...Janata Party president, Subramaniam Swamy says: There cannot be pardon for anti-nationals. The stay is inconsistent with the 1990 judgement.Thughlak editor, Cho Ramaswamy: Stay should not affect decisionThe TN Assembly has...
11:50
In other news, transport secretaries of Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir were today issued notices by the Supreme Court seeking their response on why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them forfailure to implement its order on tamper-proof high security number...
11:46
Lawyer Ram Jethamalani speaking outside the HC just now to cheers, says thanks should be given to MDMK leader Vaiko and the court, and not him, because he had agreed to fight the case on Vaiko's request. Vaiko had requested Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to take efforts for...
11:39
Remember DMK chief M Karunanidhi had made a political statement yesterday appealing to Congress President Sonia Gandhi to save the lives of three convicts facing death row in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. He had said that the 'young noble man' (Rajiv Gandhi) would have saved them if he was...
11:37
Ram Jethmalani argued today that making the three killers wait for 11 years for the mercy petition to be heard was cruel enough.
11:33
The Madras High Court stays the hanging of the three men scheduled to be hanged on September 9 because Ram Jethmalani and Mohit Chaodhary who appear for Rajiv's killers say mercy pleas were delayed by 11 years and four months and therefore the death penalty becomes illegal and immoral. On August...
11:30
BJP MPs protest outside Parliament over the Gujarat Lokayukta issue. LK Advani says the party plans to approach the president over the issue. Read the rediff.com reportby Sheela Bhatt for a complete background on the issue.
11:26
In Libya, the wife and three children of fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are in Algeria, Algerian officials say. The bbc.co.uk report says that a foreign ministry statement said Col Gaddafi's wife Safia, daughter Ayesha and sons Muhammad and Hannibal left Libya early yesterday....
11:23
The bbc says that Japan's lower house of parliament has backed Yoshihiko Noda as the country's sixth prime minister in five years. The vote came after the 54-year-old former finance minister secured the leadership of the ruling Democratic Party in a run-off on Monday. Ex-PM Naoto Kan, criticised...
11:22
Tavleen Singh tweets: Why could Team Anna have not cleaned up the filthy mess they left behind at Ramming Maidan?
11:19
Meanwhile, read Amulya Ganguli's opinion piece in the DNA: Lokpal, let the real fun and games begin now.
11:17
Just in: The Lok Sabha adjourns till noon after uproar over appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat.
11:16
In Parliament today, the BJP gave notices in both Houses of Parliament for suspension of Question Hour to discuss the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat by the Governor without the consent of the state government.The notice for suspension of Question Hour in Lok Sabha was given to Speaker Meira...
11:09
Ram Jethmalani and Mohit Chaodhary who appears for Rajiv Gandhi's killers say mercy pleas were delayed by 11 years and four months and therefore the death penalty becomes illegal and immoral. The three convicts on Monday moved the Madras high court to stay their September 9 hanging.MDMK...
10:57
Here's the translation of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's statement in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on the issue of commuting the death sentence imposed on three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case as reported in the Hindu. Read
10:54
Just in: The clemency plea of the killers of Rajiv Gandhi has been placed before the Madras High Court. Eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani who is their counsel says he will try his best to get the sentence commuted from death to life, but it is finally for the court to decide. More details...
10:45
Madras high court to hear Rajiv killers' mercy petition (Hindustan Times)The Madras high court today will hear petitions filed the three convicts facing the gallows for their involvement in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. Read I can't change ruling after rejection of...
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