Chennai doc held for stopping cop from entering ICU

 Sat, 30 March 2013
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Chennai doc held for stopping cop from entering ICU

DMK chief M Karunanidhi has condemned the arrest of a 70-year-old doctor in Chennai who stopped a police sub-inspector from entering the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital with his shoes on, reports NDTV.The policeman had gone to the Apollo Hospital ahead of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's visit...
22:10

Katju to write to Prez on Sanjay, Zaibunissa issue

Press Council of India chairperson Justice Markandey Katju may soon write a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking that actor Sanjay Dutt and 1993 Mumbai blasts accused Zaibunissa are not sent to jail till his application seeking pardon for them is considered. The PCI chief is also...
21:14

Zardari heads to Dubai to pacify Bilawal

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari  embarked on a two-day visit to Dubai on Saturday amidst reports that the trip was aimed at persuading his son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, to return to the country and lead the Pakistan People's Party's election campaign. The 24-year-old Bilawal had left...
21:07

Rajnath, Advani to campaign for Karnatka assembly elections

BJP president Rajnath Singh and L K Advani are among the key party leaders who will be campaigning for the May 5 Karnataka Assembly elections. Our national leaders L K Advani, Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj will be descending in the city for poll campaign by attending Sankalpa...
21:02

Govt may hand over Italian marines case to NIA

The government is likely to hand over the case relating to the killing of two Kerala fishermen by Italian marines to the National Investigation Agency for further probe. It will also approach the Supreme Court again to clarify doubts on conducting the two accused marines' trial in India,...
20:25

Musharraf barred from leaving Pakistan

Pakistani authorities on Saturday directed officials at airports across the country to bar former President Pervez Musharraf from going abroad. The Federal Investigation Agency directed immigration officials at all international airports to stop Musharraf from travelling abroad, TV news...
20:10

India asks Pak for full report on Chamel Singh

India has asked Pakistan to provide a full report about the circumstances surrounding the death of Chamel Singh, an Indian prisoner, in a Pakistani jail and a copy of the post-mortem report. According to official sources, the Indian High Commission, which continues to press the Pakistan...
19:59

Karzai in Qatar to discuss Taliban talks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in Qatar on a two-day state visit for talks with Qatari officials, reports BBC. The possibility of the Taliban opening a political office in Qatar is expected to be discussed, officials say.Read the full report here
19:49

5 lakh Delhiites vow not to pay inflated power bill: AAP

The indefinite fast of Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal against inflated power and water bills entered the eighth day today with the party claiming that his health was within normal range. In a statement, the party claimed over five lakh people in Delhi have vowed not to pay inflated power...
19:38

B'desh: 4 Pakistanis arrested with bombs, Rs 12.9 mn fake notes

The Bangladesh police said they have arrested four Pakistanis and 12 others and seized eight crude bombs and 12.9 million in fake Indian currency while the group was allegedly planning subversive activities. Other than the Pakistanis, we arrested 12 Bangladeshis including a doctor while...
19:28

UP CM's reply to Beni: Cong-BSP will perform badly

CNN-IBN reports: Responding to the salvo fired by Congress leader and Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma that the Samajwadi Party would win just four seats in the 2014 polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has said that people will see the reality of the Congress-Bahujan...
19:18

Nelson Mandela once fell in love with Indian-origin woman: Book

South Africa might have had an Indian-origin First Lady if Amina Cachalia had agreed to a proposal of marriage from the country's first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela.Mandela proposed to Amina, the widow of veteran African National Congress  activist Yusuf Cachalia,...
18:31

Cong will drop Beni Prasad from govt: SP sources

NDTV reports: Samajwadi Party sources say the Congress has assured the party that controversial Union minister Beni Prasad Verma, who has been relentless in his public attacks on the SP and its chief Mulayam Yadav, will be dropped from the Union Cabinet.According to the sources, Verma is...
17:39

DSPs murder: CBI questions Raja Bhaiya's cousin

Taking its probe to the doorsteps of former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday questioned his cousin and member of state legislative council Akshay Pratap Singh in connection with the violence in Balipur village in which Deputy...
17:39

Sri Lankan Leader of Opposition in India next week

Sri Lankan Leader of Opposition, Ranil Wickramasinghe will be in India in the first week of April.owing to the recent protests in India over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, Ranil's travel plans are being kept under wraps.In New Delhi, the Sri Lankan lawmaker will be holding talks with UPA...
17:19

Modi set to return to BJP Parliamentary Board after 6 yrs

On CNN-IBN: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is likely to return to the Parliamentary Board of Bharatiya Janata Party after a gap of six years. Modi's close aide and former Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to be made the General Secretary.The BJP will finalise its list of party...
16:52

Mild tremor in Kutch, no damages reported

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck Bhachau in Kutch district of western Gujarat on Saturday, Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said in Ahmedabad.The earthquake struck 22 km north of Bhachau, near Choburi, in Kutch district at 12:03 pm, ISR Director General BK Rastogi...
16:48

Mumbai Police withdraw security of suspended MNS MLA

The Mumbai Police has withdrawn the security of suspended Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) MLA Ram Kadam, who was one of the MLAs who allegedly assaulted Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Suryavanshi. Ram Kadam had been provided four security guards before the attack on Suryavanshi.As per...
15:34

Can Google influence close election outcome?

Internet search engine like Google can manipulate search rankings, giving an edge to a favored political candidate by pushing up flattering links and pushing down unflattering ones, an expert has said. Psychologist Robert Epstein conducted a series of experiments testing the impact of a...
14:48

Mumbai cops hunt for Mona Singh's MMS clip maker

Mumbai police have registered a case against unknown persons after TV actor Mona Singh lodged a complaint about an objectionable MMS clip on the social networking sites.Police said they were trying to find out the IP address of the computer from where the clip was uploaded. Police suspects...
14:36

National Interest: Because we forget

On one issue there is no doubt: the firearms given to Sanjay Dutt in the middle of January 1993 were indeed for self-defence. So what is anybody complaining about? Self-defence is as good a defence morally as in a court of law.The problem, as usual, lies in the detail. Which must...
14:29

Why Naxals are going to schools these days

In Naxal dominated areas, schools are being targeted to propagate Naxal ideology. Lessons imparted to young impressionable minds are distinctly anti-establishment and give a message that a revolution is necessary to overthrow the Government. The youth in affected states are thus being...
13:01

Why Jennifer Lopez was axed from IPL gig

Hollywood actress-singer Jennifer Lopez reportedly got herself axed from an Indian Premier League (IPL) gig to perform for 60 million viewers when she gave the organisers a long list of unessential demands.The 43-year-old insisted on a private plane and dozens of hotel rooms for her huge...
13:00

Punjab police ASI dies after scuffle with truck driver

An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Punjab Police has died following a scuffle with a truck driver at upcoming campus of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law at Sidhuwal village of the district. The incident took place on Friday night when ASI Ravinderpal Mangat, (37), signalled a speeding...
12:35

8 cops convicted in Gonda fake encounter case

Eight policemen have been convicted by a special CBI court in Lucknow in a 31-year-old fake encounter case in Gonda district in which 13 people, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were killed.Special CBI judge Rajendra Singh convicted the eight yesterday and fixed April 5 as the next...
12:33

Diabetes drug may delay ageing: study

A widely prescribed type 2 diabetes drug slows down the ageing process by mimicking the effects of dieting, according to a study that used worms to investigate how the drug works.Following a calorie-restricted diet has been shown to improve health in later life and extend lifespan in a number of...
11:15

Anna Hazare ready to launch agitation against UPA

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare, who left for Amritsar to begin a series of public rallies under the banner of 'Janatantra Yatra' to garner people's support against the Congress-led UPA Government, on Saturday said the country can witness a change only through a mass movement. The public...
10:46

Cricketer Ryder out of coma, no memory of attack

New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder emerged from an induced coma today, but faced a big battle ahead as he recovered from a vicious assault, his manager Aaron Klee said.Ryder required medical assistance to keep breathing when he was rushed to hospital in a critical condition early on Thursday...
10:46

Swiss woman's gang-rape trial to begin today

The trial in the case of gang-rape of a Swiss tourist in Madhya Pradesh' Datia district is set to begin on Saturday. The trial will begin in the court of Special Additional District Judge (ADJ) Jitendra Kumar Sharma. The arrested accused were identified as Baba, Bhutha, Rampro, Gaza...
09:57

North Korea says at state of war with South

North Korea has said that it had formally entered a state of war with South Korea and warned that any provocation would swiftly escalate into a nuclear conflict. As of now, inter-Korea relations enter a state of war and all matters between the two Koreas will be handled according to wartime...
09:47

Former Odisha law minister arrested in dowry case

The Odisha police on Saturday arrested former law minister Raghunath Mohanty in connection with the alleged harassment of his daughter-in-law for dowry. The development came days after the Odisha High Court dismissed the petition of Mohanty seeking quashing of the first information report...
09:47

Myanmar unrest death toll reaches 43

The death toll from recent communal violence in central Myanmar has risen to 43 with more than 1,300 homes and other buildings destroyed, state media reported.Sixty-eight people have been arrested in connection with the Buddhist-Muslim unrest, which has left 11,376 people homeless, the New Light...
09:46

White House invites Indian-American hockey player for Easter

Indian-American hockey player Ajai Dhadwal has been invited to the White House for the day long of fun-filled Easter celebrations on Monday, which among others include a yoga session.More than 30,000 people from all over the US have been given tickets for the day-long Easter celebrations on the...
09:45

Two charged over attack on Jesse Ryder

Police say they have charged two men and are not seeking anyone else over an attack on New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder, who gave a thumbs up to family members in the hospital as his condition improves. Detective Senior Sergeant Brian Archer of Christchurch Police said a 20-year-old man and...
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News As It Happens

 Top headlines at this hour:  Hazare meets Kejriwal, urges him to call off fastPM may want third term, but does anybody want him? NOT withdrawing support from UPA: MulayamFour persons planned, executed Hyderabad blasts: NIAAs allies stake out rival claims, UPA on shaky...