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CPI and CPI-ML today demanded a judicial probe into the killing of Maoists in a joint operation by police and CRPF personnel in the dense forests of Chhattisgarh, claiming they were innocent tribals. One or two Naxalites might have been there. The killing of innocent tribals will...
22:20
An Indian couple was awarded over $36 million by a US court in compensation for injuries sustained in a car accident with an 18-wheeler in 2010 during a visit to the country. A Riverside County Superior Court jury awarded $36.48 million to Prakash Sheth, 64, and his wife, Jashiree Sheth, 58,...
21:29
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia today said drawing up of long-term economic reforms may not be possible in the near-term due to the dull global economic scenario and volatile markets. A long-term programme in economic reforms or a year's prediction can...
21:28
The RJD legislature party today decided unanimously to vote for UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the presidential polls to be held on July 19, the party's national president Lalu Prasad said. At the RJD legislature party meeting held at former chief minister Rabri Devi's residence, it was...
21:27
Three Air India pilots were hospitalised today after their condition worsened after being on a protest fast for the past seven days. The pilots, who have been criticising the management for not taking any initiative to resolve the 54-day-long impasse, blamed the Air India top brass for...
20:29
Vicky Nanjappa reports: The deliberations over the political crisis in Karnataka have come to a close. BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan said in Bangalore today there will be a solution to the ongoing crisis very soon. I am confident that a solution within the framework...
20:26
Saudi Arabia has told Indian authorities that Faish Mohammed, a suspected terrorist, has been apprehended by local authorities and may be deported soon. An engineer by profession, 28-year old Fasih is alleged to have been involved in the Chinnaswamy Stadium blast in Bangalore and the...
20:25
Terming the tenure of Mamata Banerjee as the 'golden phase', Railway Minister Mukul Roy today said all the projects being implemented now were planned by her. This is a phase when new trains are being introduced, line doubling work is carried on in several divisions and new projects are...
19:06
Launching his campaign for the Presidential election, in which he appears set for a cakewalk, UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee today appealed to political parties which have not supported him to back his candidature, apparently eyeing Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress. Mukherjee met UPA's key...
19:05
Former cricketers today welcomed the BCCI's decision to slap a life ban on T P Sudhindra and varying degrees of sanctions to four other players caught in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, saying that anybody found guilty of corruption should be handed a deterrent punishment. Former opener Arun...
19:05
Presidential candidate and former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A Sangma today banked on vote by conscience for his race to the top constitutional post of the country. People are talking about the Congress, which has got so many votes, and the BJP. But ultimately, at the end of the race, you will...
19:04
The blame-game over Adarsh scam continued today with former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan pointing a finger at his predecessor Vilasrao Deshmukh, claiming that as revenue minister during the latter's tenure, it was beyond his jurisdiction to allot land to the society. All land...
17:09
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday said that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's decision not to stake claim to prime ministership in 2004, as noted by A P J Abdul Kalam in his forthcoming book, should not be seen as a supreme sacrifice as the mandate in that Lok Sabha election was not heavily...
16:35
Cracking the whip on cricketers caught in a IPL spot-fixing scandal, the Board of Conrtol for Cricket in India on Saturday imposed a life ban on pacer T P Sudhindra but handed lighter punishments to four other domestic players who were also exposed in the TV sting operation.The decision to ban...
16:25
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to give free laptops and tablet PCs to students in the the state who pass the high school and intermediate examinations in 2012.The beneficiaries would include students passing high school and intermediate examination conducted by UP Secondary Education...
15:36
Veteran diplomat Derek Mitchell's appointment as America's first Ambassador to Myanmar in 22 years has been confirmed by the Senate, the latest in a series of efforts by the US to bring the country out of isolation after five decades of military rule.47-year-old Mitchell, who was till now the...
15:34
The victory of UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee in the Presidential poll is certain only because of the support of Shiv Sena and Janata Dal (United), Sena chief Bal Thackeray has claimed.Neither Mukherjee nor P A Sangma have the ability to get elected on their own on their party strength alone. That...
14:29
Lakhs of devotees congregated at the temple town of Pandharpur on Saturday to witness the `maha-puja' of Lord Vitthal and Rukhmini on the occasion of 'Ashadhi Ekadashi'.Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and his wife Satyashila performed the maha-puja (grand prayer) at Lord Vitthal...
12:52
Congress MLA Rumi Nath and her second husband Jaki Jakir, whom she married without divorcing her first husband, were beaten up and injured by a mob at Karimganj town in Assam, police said on Saturday.Nath and Jaki Jakir were beaten up by a mob of more than 200 people at a hotel in the town where...
12:33
Yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna, admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai since last week, is undergoing some medical tests but his condition is stable, hospital sources said on SaturdayHe is in the hospital and doing fine. He is stable and undergoing some tests. He is taking rest. He is not...
12:32
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday deposed before the inquiry commission set up by the state Government to go into the Adarsh housing society scam.Chavan, who had to step down as Chief Minister soon after the alleged scam surfaced in November 2010, is one of the 14 accused...
12:16
India's economy is expected to bounce back from October onwards, Chief Economic Adviser Kaushik Basu has said.The improvement will only from October. Over the last two-three months we have been stressing that we will have to get couple of reforms in place, for which the big stumbling block has...
11:11
A small explosion rocked the National Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, injuring two persons, police sources said.Two sweepers of the National Medical College Hospital were injured when a plastic container containing some carbide material exploded with a bang when they tried to shake...
10:38
The flood situation in Assam continued to be grim with four more deaths in different areas of the state taking the toll to 35 even as the water level in some of the rivers have started receding, official sources said.A mahout died after he was attacked by a wild elephant in the flood waters this...
09:57
At least 17 people have been injured after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region early Saturday morning, Xinhua reported.Strong tremors were felt widely in the region, including the regional capital of Urumqi, shaking residents off beds and causing...
09:53
Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Saturday met governor HR Bharadwaj to discuss the political situation after eight ministers loyal to disgruntled former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa put in their papers.They sent their resignations to Sadananda Gowda, who was on tour of several...
09:26
A girl student was allegedly stripped in a class by a lady teacher in West Bengal after she ignored the teacher's diktat regarding dress code, police officials said on Thursday.A Class 7 student of the Beri Gopalpur Adarsha Uccha Vidyalaya in Gaighata area of North 24-Parganas district faced the...
08:26
Well, as someone said on Facebook, where are the happily ever after stories anymore?On Friday news broke out that Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise and his wife of six years, Katie Holmes, will go their separate ways. People magazine broke the story, with attorney Jonathan Wolfe confirming it...
03:24
Egypt's Islamist Mohammed Mursi today symbolically swore himself in as the country's first elected civilian president before tens of thousands of supporters in the iconic Tahrir Square and vowed to fight for authority, defying country's ruling generals. Mursi, who was speaking on the eve of...
01:11
Burmese officials have told opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to call the country by its official name, Myanmar.The country was renamed Myanmar in 1989 by its then military rulers and the change has been widely adopted since. But opposition groups have continued to use the old name as a sign of...
00:15
Three camps tussle within K'taka BJP for CM's chairCPM trying to create rift between Cong and TC: MamataJundal was overseeing IM's rebirth in IndiaKejriwal TAKES ON Modi for protecting ministersMumbai rave party: 'Why was event manager spared?'IN PHOTOS: Shutdown paralyses life in...
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