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Kiran Bedi NGO's travel agent quits over tarnished imageInterim Libyan govt orders probe into Gaddafi killingLast of US's most powerful nuclear bomb to be dismantledRegret Gaddafi death says Libya's interim PM'No secret info on chopper that strayed into PoK'Khurshid to Team Anna: Talk to us, not...
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The Core Committee of Team Anna will meet in New Delhi on October 29 during which the members are expected to discuss the controversies surrounding the group, including continuance of Prashant Bhushan in the team and alleged financial malfeasance of Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi.It was,...
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Sushma Swaraj tweets: Met Faggan Singh Kulaste, Mahavir Bhagora and Sudheendra Kulkarni in jail today. Ravi Shankar Prasad and Bhupendra Yadav were with me. Conveyed to our colleagues in jail that the party is firmly behind them and we will not rest till they are out and the guilty are...
17:37
A while earlier, one of the founder members of Kiran Bedi's NGO managing her trips quit the trust claiming his reputation has been tarnished. Anil Bal, proprietor of Flywell Travel and a trustee of India Vision Foundation run by Bedi, said the activist's defence on overcharging her hosts has...
17:24
Jaden Lender, 3, sings along softly with the Five Little Monkeys' app on the family iPad, and waggles his index finger along with the monkey doctor at the warning, No more monkeys jumping on the bed!He likes crushing the ants in 'Ant Smasher,' and improving his swing in the golf app. But he...
17:18
Too little, too late, but Libya's interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil has ordered an investigation into the death of Muammar Gaddafi under pressure from the international community. Jalil's orders were issued as new video surfaced of a man claiming to be Gaddafi's killer. There are...
17:10
The last of the United States' B53 nuclear bomb, the most destructive weapon in its arsenal that is about 600 times more powerful than the one that destroyed Hiroshima, will be dismantled as part of President Barack Obama's goal of reducing the number of atomic weapons.
17:01
In Libya, rebels impose Sharia law as Islamic rules become 'basic source' of Libyan legislation. Read the story on the Daily Mail.
16:50
Making sense of the RBI's announcement today freeing interest rates on savings banks. On Firstpost.com
16:43
A severe security flaw in the massively popular Skype video chat service might put Internet users worldwide at risk. The serious security breach in the Internet video chat program, which boasts over 500 million users around the globe, means that any evil computer nerd could easily hunt...
16:34
Ramesh Srivats tweets: It seems Shiney Ahuja wants to go watch the F1. He heard that the cars make a major noise that goes - BROOM BROOM.
16:33
Here's the context: Shishir Gupta's story on the Hindustan Times. Read
16:31
Government today said there was no secret information on the helicopter that strayed into Pak-controlled territory that could have got into Pakistanihands. There was no secret information on that helicopter, Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju told reporters. Dismissing reports in...
16:08
In other news, but something that should hold everyone's attention: Want a little Einstein around the house? There's no single best recipe, but studies prove that keeping TV out of the nursery, shelling out for music lessons, breastfeeding, having a big library, and withholding cookies are just a...
16:00
In an apparent reference to veteran social activist Anna Hazare's latest comments, Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid today urged the civil society activists to communicate directly with the Central Government rather through media. Khurshid requested the media to not create a wedge...
15:50
The people who set out to climb Everest spend months dreaming about reaching the summit. They pay $65,000 in fees to the Nepali government; they train, trek for days, endure extreme discomfort, even danger. So it should be a simple thing to get them to pick up after themselves. Apparently...
15:41
Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the main accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, has been clandestinely communicating from prison with members of his group, according to intercepts by Western intelligence agencies. Read the rediff.com report:
15:27
Sushma Swaraj, BJP leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, reaches Tihar jail to meet the BJP MPs in custody in the 2G scam. On September 7, Sushma along with Gopinath Munde and Ananth Kumar had visited Sudheendra Kulkarni, Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahavir Bhagora in Tihar.
15:20
A 7-storey bulding collapses in Van, two days after major Turkey earthquake. Toll so far: 366 people dead and 1,300 injured.
15:17
Our Delhi correspondent reports that P Chidambaram, GK Vasan, MK Alagiri V Narayananswami and Jayanthi Natarajan who are away in Chennai, did not attend the Union Cabinet meetings in New Delhi today.
15:02
The pop singer, 61, is said to be battling a two-year illness that gives him crippling stomach pains. He was due to meet David Cameron at Number 10 yesterday but had to pull out after he became too sick to attend, the Daily Mirror has reported. Robin Gibb has been admitted to hospital twice...
14:56
How clean is your world? Here are a few things you might not want to know -- eight revolting hygiene facts. On the Guardian.
14:51
Former captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's youngest daughter Saba Ali Khan has taken over as custodian of a royal trust which looks after the Pataudiproperties spread across India and Saudi Arabia. Speaking to reporters last evening after formally assuming the charge as the Naib Mutawalli...
14:49
Founder announces suspension of publishing and says site has been deprived of 95% of its revenue and could fold by new year. Readthe story on the Guardian.
14:46
Starlet Sayali Bhagat recently blamed Shiney for misbehaving with her in April only to change her statement in subsequent interviews, says Zee News. Reportedly, there was news that Sayali was miffed with the gossip circulated all over that Shiney pinched her butt while filming their upcoming...
14:25
Shah Rukh Khan tweets: Its official 3D version is ready for wednesday & trust me it looks awesome.So see Ra.One once in 3D & 1ce in 2D at least. Am I being greedy? In london now. Unbelieveable about a year bak was throwing cars all around the roads of london...now will see it in 3D in O2.
14:18
Libyan rebel as most graphic video yet of dictator being beaten emerges. Killer brandishes bloodied shirt and ring purportedly taken from Gaddafi. Read the story in the Daily Mail.
14:12
The ageing dictator's greatest enemy is not an army of rebels but failing health. The Guardian has the story. Read
14:04
Was he smart? No, not exceptionally. Instead, he was a genius. His imaginative leaps were instinctive, unexpected, and at time magical. He was, indeed, an example of what the mathematician Mark Kae called a magician genius, someone whose insights come out of the blue and require intuition more...
13:51
Update on Turkey quake: Death toll rises to 366, more than 2,000 buildings collapsed in eastern Turkey quake.
13:49
While on Libya, a fuel tank exploded in Gaddafi's hometown Sirte killing more than 100 people less than a week after the deposed despot was captured and killed there, a military commander said today.There was an enormous explosion and a huge fire. More than 100 people were killed and 50...
13:46
It's confirmed now... The bodies of ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son Muatassim and a top aide have been buried in secret in the desert, Libyan officials said. A National Transitional Council (NTC) official told the BBC the bodies were buried at dawn in an unknown location. This follows...
13:36
In an exclusive interview to Newsweek, Raj Rajaratnam jailed for insider trading, reveals his surprising motivations and the reasons he didn't take a plea that could have saved him from 11 years in jail.Read
13:27
Details of the twin blasts at Srinagar. Militants today carried out two grenade attacks on security force installations in the city in a span of about five minutes, injuring three CRPF personnel. The ultras struck in the Maisuma area near Lal Chowk by lobbying a grenade at a CRFF bunker outside...
13:25
Conflicting reports coming in: Al Jazeera TV quoting Libya's NTC says Muammar Gaddafi was buried at dawn. However, a bbc report says: There are unconfirmed reports that the body of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is being prepared for burial. Witnesses said the body of Col Gaddafi, his...
13:10
Just in: Two CRPF jawans have been injured in a grenade attack in Srinagar. Early reports say the blast occured at Maisuma near Srinagar, while another report says it occured at a CRPF bunker in Lal Chowk.Other than this, there has been another blast at Batamaloo in Srinagar, but luckily no...
13:03
R Rajagopalan tweets: UPA2 wants Abdul Kalam Azad to take interest in the settlement of Kudankulam nuclear plant issue. Left to himself, Kalam wants to distance himself from controversies. S Y Quraishi, Chief Election Commissioner, is in Seoul. But he also needs to be in Delhi. to conduct...
12:53
By freeing the savings bank deposit rates, RBI has demolished the last bastion of the regulated interest rate regime. As part of the economic reforms programme, RBI had earlier given freedom to banks to determine fixed depositrates, depending on their asset-liability positions.There should not be...
12:50
Details on the deregulation of savings bank interest rates by the RBI today. The Reserve Bank today freed savings bank deposit rates, a step which bankers said could fetch better returns for depositors as competition will intensify....banks are free to determine their savings bank deposit...
12:47
On Twitter: R Rajagopalan: Jairam Ramesh takes on Mayawati government for misusing Rs 5,000 crore of NREGA funds. Rural Development minister Jairam Ramesh writes to UP CM Mayawati alleging funds were misused in seven districts and asks for a CBI probe into the issue.
12:36
Taking a dig at social activist Anna Hazare's latest blog post Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh today said he's curious to know who all constitute the 'gang of four'. The Congress leader posted on micro blogging site Twitter: Who are the lucky ones? I am curious ! ; @...
12:16
Also on Libya: Men, women, children holding masks to their noses to ward of the stench of the rotting bodies, line up for a final 'farewell' to Gaddafi. Watch.The ousted Libyan dictator is to be buried today. See our 10:58 am post.
12:12
On cnn.com: An interview with Libya's interim prime minister, Mahmoud Jibril at the World Economic Forum in Jordan. Watch
12:08
Amid the gloom of a probable hike in home and car loan rates and high inflation, here's some comfort.A cnn.com report says that India is expected to overtake fellow Asian powerhouse China in terms of GDP growth in 2013, according to a new report from Ernst and Young. India...
11:55
Also on the bbc.co.uk: Patients in government-run hospitals in Syria are being tortured in an attempt to suppress dissent, an Amnesty International report alleges. The 39-page report claims patients in at least four state hospitals have been subjected to torture and other ill-treatment,...
11:54
On a more serious note, update on the devastating earthquake in Turkey. The Turkish government has pledged more aid to thousands of people affected by Sunday's deadly earthquake in the east, reports bbc.co.uk. Officials said 12,000 more tents would be delivered to the cities of Ercis and Van and...
11:48
And the wicked response to Bhagat's blog: India is a beautiful country. I am proud to be an Indian. In this country, we have best-selling authors -like my Bhaiya aka Chetan Bhagat whom you all love to hate -- can write extensively what they have done for their maids and the whole country...
11:47
From Chetan Bhagat's blog:I have never really reacted to a piece written by someone else before. However, the Why I left India (again)', (do read this to make sense of what follows) made me want to share my own thoughts.Read more
11:41
Also read: What the RBI hike of repo rates by 25 bps means, on rediff.com
11:38
For all the details of what RBI governor Dr D Subbarao said, click here
11:30
On savings banks' deposit rate deregulation, this is what the RBI governor has said: RBI said the savings bank deposit rate deregulation had two conditions: 1. Each bank will have to offer a uniform interest rate on savings bank deposits up to Rs lakh, irrespective of the amount in the account...
11:20
Just before the RBI announcement, persistent buying, mainly in IT, Tech, capital goods, banking, metal and FMCG sectors ahead of the expiry of near-month October contract, pushed up the BSE benchmark Sensex by another 78 points.
11:17
RBI governor D Subbarao further says that GDP growth projection has been lowered to 7.6 per cent from 8 per cent in 2011-12. While announcing the move has been guided by inflation and admitting it was a major concern, he said inflation will fall from December and pegs it at 7 per cent by...
11:11
RBI raises interest rates by 25 basis points, the 13th hike in last 19 months. In effect this means that home and car loans may get dearer. RBI has hiked the Repo rates by 25 basis points. Repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to banks. RBI governor D Subbarao says high...
11:05
The Afghan President's office has sought to distance Hamid Karzai from his controversial remarks in a television interview, wherein he had asserted that Afghanistan would side with Pakistan in a hypothetical war against the United States. The presidential palace said that Karzai''s...
10:58
A Reuters report says that ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will be buried on Tuesday in a secret desert grave, a National Transitional Council official said, ending a wrangle over his rotting corpse that led many to fear for Libya's governability. With their Western allies uneasy that...
10:56
While on Pakistan, a tweet says: Madeleine Albright said its Pakistan that keeps her up at night describing it as an international migraine
10:55
The Pakistani judge who gave the death sentence to Governor Salman Taseer's self-confessed assassin has sought refuge in Saudi Arabia with his family after receiving death threats from religious extremists.Anti-terrorism court Judge Pervez Ali Shah, who awarded the death sentence to Malik Mumtaz...
10:50
As questions linger about his death and those of dozens of others, ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is likely to be buried Tuesday -- five days after he was killed in Sirte, and shortly after his body was displayed at a Misrata meat market -- a Libyan official said, to cnn.com. Read
10:46
Guinness World Records has refused to give recognition as the world's oldest marathon runner to Fauja Singh, a 100-year-old Briton of Indian-origin whoattracted worldwide attention when he completed an eight hour run, because he can't produce his birth certificate.We'd love to say this is a true...
10:41
5 countries issue travel advisories against India (The Times of India)One after another, five countries - US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - have issued advisories against travel to India during the festival season. The ostensible reason for the caution is terror threat at this time....
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