HNLC cadre arrested in Meghalaya
May 26th, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 26 (IANS) BSF troops deployed along the India-Bangladesh border have arrested a hard core cadre of the Meghalaya-based militant outfit Hynnewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), a BSF spokesman ... Read more...
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Air India flies out stranded British Airways passengers
May 26th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Air India may have failed to fly its passengers in recent days due to the ongoing pilots' strike, but the carrier came to the rescue ... Read more...
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Sibal asks Delhi police to meet N-E communities quarterly
May 26th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) In a move to solve the problem of northeastern communities in Delhi, the union HRD Ministry has asked the Delhi Police Commissioner or a senior ... Read more...
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CBI to continue questioning Jagan Sunday (Lead)
May 26th, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 26 (IANS) For the second consecutive day, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) grilled YSR Congress Party leader Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy for over seven hours in the disproportionate assets ... Read more...
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Agatha will go by UPA’s presidential candidate: Sangma
May 26th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker and presidential hopeful P.A. Sangma Saturday said his daughter and union minister Agatha Sangma was not campaigning for him and that ... Read more...
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Three die in Jharkhand mine collapse
May 26th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 26 (IANS) Three women miners, involved in illegal mining, died after an abandoned mine caved-in in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district Saturday, police said.According to police sources, seven to eight ... Read more...
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‘Condition of Delhi’s street children hasn’t improved’
May 26th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The juvenile justice system has been ineffective in safeguarding the rights of around 500,000 street-dwelling children in the capital, representatives of the child welfare committees ... Read more...
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2-year-old girl abandoned in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu
May 26th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 26 (IANS) In yet another case of abandonment of a girl child in Rajasthan, a two-year-old girl was found at a doctor's house in Jhunjhunu and the police ... Read more...
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Will file complaint on Aircel-Marxis deal, Swamy tells court
May 26th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy Saturday told a special court hearing the 2G spectrum allocation case that he wanted to file an additional private ... Read more...
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Army chief denies any divide in the force
May 26th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Army chief General V.K. Singh Saturday denied suggestions that he was leaving behind a "divided" force but said there may be "some disgruntled people" ... Read more...
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Neymar dreaming of final against Boca
May 26th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 26 (IANS) Santos striker and rising Brazil star Neymar says he is "dreaming" of a Copa Libertadores final against Argentine club Boca Juniors.Santos will meet Brazilian ... Read more...
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Chelsea star Luiz out of Brazil friendlies
May 26th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, May 26 (IANS) Chelsea defender David Luiz has been ruled out of Brazil's upcoming international friendlies after failing to overcome a thigh injury.Luiz revealed he played ... Read more...
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Bihar CM orders probe in Sitamarhi shooting incident (Lead)
May 26th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 26 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered investigations into a shooting incident in Bihar's Sitamarhi district early Saturday in which paramilitary troopers opened fire on a ... Read more...
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Buenos Aires night club sways to Sanskrit melodies
May 26th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, May 26 (IANS) If you are in Buenos Aires don't forget to visit this trendy night club because you will be in for a huge surprise! Here, ... Read more...
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Parts of Maharashtra sizzle at 47 degrees
May 26th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur/Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) While monsoon is set to enter Maharashtra by early next month, heat wave continued to burn parts of the state with mercury levels going as high ... Read more...
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Akash missile test-fired second time in three days
May 26th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) India Saturday successfully test-fired its medium-range Akash surface-to-air missile for the second time in three days from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.The indigenously-developed ... Read more...
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CPI-M jittery as police dig deeper into murder case (Kerala Newsletter)
May 26th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kozhikode, May 26 (IANS) The CPI-M top brass in Kerala is getting nervous with the police closing in on the party's lower and middle-level leaders in the murder case of ... Read more...
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Zardari orders arrests in Karachi rally firing
May 26th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered stern action against those involved in the killing of participants at a political rally in Karachi.Unidentified armed men opened ... Read more...
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No respite from heat wave in Odisha
May 26th, 2012 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 26 (IANS) The blistering heat wave in Odisha is likely to continue for the next four-five days, the weather office here said Saturday.Many places in the western parts ... Read more...
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One killed, four injured in Bihar as SSB opens fire
May 26th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, May 26 (IANS) A man was killed and four others were injured critically in Bihar's Sitamarhi district early Saturday when Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers opened fire on a ... Read more...
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Reforms or populism? UPA must take a call (Comment)
May 26th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Considering that the Manmohan Singh government's chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu had ruled out the possibility of major reforms before the next general election, the hike in petrol prices predictably ... Read more...
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Man steals bus to lure estranged wife, kids back!
May 26th, 2012 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Yavatmal (Maharashtra), May 26 (IANS) In a bizarre incident, a former employee of the state transport department stole a bus to convince his estranged wife and children that he was ... Read more...
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Sonia to go ahead with Assam visit despite bomb blast
May 26th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 26 (IANS) Despite a bomb blast in Tinsukia district hours ahead of her scheduled visit here, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi decided to join the ... Read more...
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Happy to contribute for the team, says Vijay
May 26th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) Quite typically, Murali Vijay sought to stay rooted to the ground despite his magnificent knock of 113, that played a key role in Chennai Super Kings' ... Read more...
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Delhi Daredevils coach defends Morkel’s omission
May 26th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) It took all of Delhi Daredevils coach Eric Simmons' skills to explain the shock decision to drop their bowling spearhead Morne Morkel, play rookie spinner ... Read more...
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Coup story was blown out of proportion: Army chief
May 26th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh Friday said the story that suggested a coup bid on the basis of movement of two key army units ... Read more...
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Woman kills children, hangs self in Delhi
May 26th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) In an shocking incident, a 27-year-old woman in south Delhi Friday killed her two infants - a boy and a girl - before committing suicide ... Read more...
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Blast kills one in Assam ahead of Sonia’s visit
May 26th, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 25 (IANS) Barely a few hours ahead of the scheduled visit of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to Assam, a blast rocked the state's Tinsukia district late Friday ... Read more...
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No vindictiveness in show cause notice: Army chief (Lead)
May 26th, 2012 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) There was no vindictiveness in issuing a showcause notice to an officer who is in line to succeed the Indian Army chief-designate, incumbent Gen. V.K. ... Read more...
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Four Maoists surrender in Odisha
May 25th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 25 (IANS) Four Maoists including two women, carrying rewards on their heads, surrendered in Odisha's Keonjhar district Friday, police said.The extremists who surrendered in the district headquarters town ... Read more...
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Talwars formally charged with murders (Second Lead)
May 25th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 25 (IANS) A CBI court here Friday formally framed charges against dentist couple Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar for the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help ... Read more...
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Rajasthan dairy official suspended
May 25th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 25 (IANS) An officer of a government-run milk production plant here was suspended while the services of two private labour contractors were scrapped Friday, a day after at ... Read more...
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Give copies of remand application to Kazmi: Court
May 25th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A Delhi court Friday allowed the plea of journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi, held for his alleged role in the Feb 13 blast in an ... Read more...
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No vindictiveness in show cause notice: Army chief
May 25th, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) There was no vindictiveness in issuing a show cause notice to an officer who is in line to succeed the Indian Army chief-designate, incumbent Gen. ... Read more...
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Government employee kills self over ‘official problems’
May 25th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) A 51-year-old campaign officer working with the union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside his house Friday afternoon, ... Read more...
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