- Naxal talks offer diversionary tactics: Senior cops
- Police personnel in naxal-infested states like
Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattigarh believe the truce offer
initiated by the Naxals is insincere.
- PM meets leaders of parties favouring Women's bill
- New Delhi: Singh met leaders of BJP, CPI-M, CPI and TDP after SP
and RJD stalled the functioning of both houses of Parliament
protesting against the Women's Bill.
- 2 IM terrorists arrested on Indo-Bangla border
- New Delhi: Both the men belong to Uttar Pradesh and were returning
to the country from Bangladesh when they were arrested by the
security forces.
- BJP demands resumption of Metro feeder bus service
- New Delhi: Senior BJP leader V K Malhotra said Chief Minister Sheila
Dikshit should direct the DMRC to resume the service. The
decision has caused immense inconvenience to thousands of
passengers, he said.
- SP, RJD withdraw support; PM meets Cong leaders
- New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held consultations with senior Congress leaders in the background of SP, RJD deciding to withdraw support to his government.
- Nigerian national arrested in forgery cases in WB
- Kolkata: O Peter, a Nigerian national, was arrested as cheating
and forgery cases were lodged against him at the Jadavpur
police station, the sources said.
- CPI(M) worker abducted by Maoists in Midnapore
- Midnapore: Binod Singh, a CPI(M) worker, was abducted by the Maoists
from near the Garmal jungle under Salboni police station at
around 8.30 pm, police sources said.
- Amar slams Yadav leadership for opposing women's bill
- New Delhi: Expelled SP leader Amar Singh took a swipe at opponents of Women's Bill including Mulayam Singh, saying they should not invite the anger of women unnecessarily.
- One held for rape and murder of nine-yr-old in Kurla
- Mumbai: "One person identified as Mohammed Ajmeri Sheikh has been
arrested on suspicion of being involved in the rape and murder
of the girl," said Deputy Police Commissioner Dilip Sawant.
- Instead of condoms, educate prisoners on HIV:HC
- Mumbai: However, the court, which was hearing a petition on
medical treatment facilities within jails, left the course of
action in this regard to the government.
- Women's Bill steals limelight on Intl Women's Day
- New Delhi: While in Rajya Sabha the bill providing for 33 per
cent reservation to women in Parliament and Assemblies was
moved by the government amid protests by some MPs, outside
groups opposing and supporting the measure slugged it out.
- Congress vows not to give up on women's bill
- New Delhi: "The Women's Reservation Bill is a subject where the only question is when and not if. It is an idea whose time has come," party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said.
- AP assembly adjourned twice over bauxite ores issue
- Hyderabad: The main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the BJP
demanded that a House Committee be constituted to inquire into
the irregularities in awarding the mining leases but the
government turned down the plea.
- Rathore wants his attacker to be booked for attempt to murder
- Chandigarh: 68-year-old Rathore has alleged that the attack on him
outside the court premises was part of a conspiracy to kill
him.
- Majority of JD(U) MPs set to vote in favour of Bill
- New Delhi: Sources in the party said that five of the seven
party MPs in the Rajya Sabha have agreed to vote in favour of
the Bill.
- Gunbattle between ultras and forces, no one wounded
- Jammu: Intermittent firing took place when militants opened
fire on a joint party of police and security forces in Kandi
area of Rajouri district in wee hours this morning, they said.
- Gujarat sets up gene bank to save microbial resources
- GBGB, is a repository with close to 200 microbial
genomes, related to forest, mining and sub-sea habitats, that
are considered significant for conservation of various
eco-systems which are under threat of genetic wipe out due to
rapid development pressures on land and sea resources.
- Sub-continent's 3rd longest caves explored in Meghalaya
- Shillong: Initiated by the Meghalaya Adventurers Association (MAA),
41 cavers, including those from the UK, Switzerland, Austria,
Iran, Belgium and a nine-member Indian Navy contingent took
part in the 24-day expedition that concluded on last month.
- Five held for theft at Hema Malini's house
- Mumbai: "We have recovered some of the stolen items and are
looking out for three more accused who are absconding", Joint
Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria said.
- Delhi HC rejects self-styled Godman's plea
- New Delhi: Justice S L Bhayana dismissed the petition in which the
Godman alias Ichchadhari Sant Swami Bhimanand Ji Maharaj
Chitrakoot Wale also sought the transfer of the investigation
to the Crime branch for "falsely" arresting him.
- SC asks Centre to deport Pakistani prisoners
- New Delhi: A Bench comprising Justices Markandey Katju and R M
Lodha, which passed the direction, disapproved of the
submission of the Centre that these prisoners could be
released only in return for an equal number of Indian
prisoners languishing in jails in Pakistan.
- Opposition stages noisy walkout in Bihar Assembly
- Patna: Abdul Bari Siddiqui( RJD) alleged that several
meritorious minority students could not take admission in
technical and medical institutions as the Bihar State Minority
Finance Corporation failed to provide education loans to the
them in time.
- Police told not to arrest innocent people: Acharya
- Bangalore: Home Minister V S Acharya said police have made arrests
based on a video footage to bring normalcy in the three
districts.
- Two Assam Rifles men killed in Manipur ambush
- Imphal: The insurgents fired at personnel of the 15th Assam
Rifles convoy at Salungfam area, about 27 km from here, at
around 10:00 am.
- 'Women's Reservation Bill will empower women'
- Guwahati: "In Assam, we have already implemented reservation of
women in the local bodies and this has paid dividends in rural
development though much remains to be done," he said at a
function here organised to mark International Womens' Day.
- Six detained in rape, murder of 9-year-old in Kurla
- Mumbai: "We have detained six persons and are gathering
circumstantial evidence. A special team has been formed to
trace the accused at the earliest," Deputy Police Commissioner
Dilip Sawant said.
- Energy Conservation Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
- New Delhi: The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2010, introduced
by Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, seeks to amend the
Energy Conservation Act 2001 to confer power on the BEE to
specify the qualifications, criteria and conditions subject to
which a person would be accredited as a
- Army busts militants hideout in Jammu-Kashmir
- Jammu: Acting on a tip off, 155 Battalion of CRPF busted the
hideout in Min Nallah area in Gandoh belt of the district and
recovered four country-made rifles, one kg explosives, one kg
improvised explosive device (IED), 15 SLR rounds, 14 INSAS
Rifle rounds, 4 AK rifle rounds, 7 detonator
- 'Women's Bill not cause of worry for minorities'
- New Delhi: "They (minorities) have nothing to worry. We are
addressing every concern. Had it been against anybody, we
would not have brought it. Arguing that this is against this
section or that section is not correct. Our leadership has
decided for the passage of the Bill after a thorou
- Parliament greets members on Women's Day
- New Delhi: "Today is the International Women's Day, a day to
celebrate and honour achievements of ordinary women in their
quest for equality, justice, peace and development and
highlight the needs and concerns of women on the national,
regional and global agendas," Kumar said in the Lok
- Air India operates all-women crew flight
- Chennai: Captain M Deepa expressed pride in steering the all-women
aircraft with co-pilot Sonia Jain on the occasion of Women's
day.
- Alva walks out of Assembly amidst sloganeering
- Dehradun: The Governor had just began her speech when Congress MLA
Kishor Upadhayay and others trooped into the well of the house
and began raising slogans to protest against the price hike
and alleged hydro-power scandal.
- Nityananda ashram rejects charge of rape
- Bangalore: The charges were part of a "conspiracy to malign the
image of the swami and impede ashram's social activities," the
ashram spokesperson Nitya Sachidananda told reporters at the
Nityananda Ashram near Bidadi, about 40 km from here.
- Amar Singh attacks Mulayam Singh Yadav again
- Rampur (UP): Talking to reporters here, he alleged the SP supremo had
an unlimited appetite for occupying top posts like that of the
Chief Minister.
- SC to Raj Thackeray:Desist from making hate speeches
- New Delhi: "This (filing of criminal cases) will continue against
you. Why don't you stop this sort of things. You go on making
such statements," a Bench comprising Chief Justice K G
Balakrishnan and Justice B S Chauhan said.
- Luxury train Golden Chariot's ambit extended
- Bangalore: The decision to extend the ambit of Golden Chariot,
operated by Karnataka government, was taken in view of demand
in the upmarket segment for an itinerary that covers South
India in a seamless manner, Tourism Minister G Janardhana
Reddy told reporters while launching the new c
- Copenhagen Accord not legally binding: Govt
- New Delhi: "The Copenhagen Accord could not be adopted by parties
(UN member nations) and was only noted by them. The interest
of developing countries like India remains protected in the
decision taken by the Conference of Parties at Copenhagen,"
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh told t
- 'No Bt brinjal till independent study clears safety'
- New Delhi: "The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) in
consultation with eminent scientists would draw up fresh
protocols for specific tests to establish safety of the
genetically-tweaked vegetable," Environment Minister Jairam
Ramesh said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha
- Bill in LS to allow SBI raise more capital from mkt
- New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee moved the State Bank of
India (Amendment) Bill, 2010, amidst slogan shouting by SP,
RJD and BSP members against the women's reservation bill in
its present form.
- Fake degrees racket unearthed, kingpin held in Jammu
- Jammu: On specific information, a police party intercepted a
vehicle at Gharota in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu yesterday and
arrested the kingpin of the racket, Neeraj Sapolia of Muthi
area, they said.
- AI operates two all-women crew flights from B'lore
- Bangalore: In the morning, Bangalore-Mumbai flight IC 106 had
Captain Sangeetha Bangar in command while Captain Pallavi was
the co-pilot, the cabin crew were Nitisha, Meherewanji, Keren
and Susheela, a release said.
- RTI:SC assails HC judgement on CJI's accountability
- New Delhi: In an appeal filed before itself today, the Supreme Court
registry said the judgement needs to be quashed as the
judiciary not only as institution but even individual judges
should be "insulated from pressures and prejudices."
"Judges under our Constitutional scheme occup
- Anti-intrusion system for IGI airport next month
- New Delhi: The mechanism known as the Perimeter Intrusion Detection
System (PIDS) will be deployed by mid-April this year along
the 37 kilometres of the airport periphery, a top security
official said.
- 'JK CM should work on tourism dev in Jammu'
- Jammu: "Chief Minister should work towards promotion of
tourism in Jammu region, which can prove to be a great help
to the unemployed youth besides concentrating on agriculture,
horticulture and setting up of industrial units," JK BJP chief
Shamsher Singh Manhas said while addressing a f
- Man arrested for raping physically challenged woman
- Kanpur: Chotelal was arrested after the 20-year-old woman,
also a roadside vegetable vendor, filed a complaint accusing
him of entering into her house forcibly and raping her in
Gwaltoli area in the city, Colonelganj police station Circle
Officer Shoaib Iqbal told reporters adding that t
- Army jawan abducted from Dantewada
- Raipur: The jawan had been identified as Vivek Singh, a native
of Kukanaar in Dantewada district. He was posted in the
security wing of the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) at Bastar.
- Women organise rally and signature campaign
- Shillong: Protesting under the banner of Civil Society Women
Organisation (CSWO), the women took out a protest rally and a
signature campaign here in front of the Additional
Secretariat.
- CPI man shot dead, abducted teacher still traceless
- The incident happened last night at Golbandhi area in the
district when the man along with two others were on way to
their home in bicycles, they said.
- Women's Reservation Bill opponents stall Parliament
- New Delhi: Samajwadi Party, RJD and JD-U, known opponents of the
bill, created uproar in the Upper House as soon as it met for
the day.
- PETA asks Maoists to spare dogs in their areas
- Kolkata: In an open letter to the Maoists, PETA (People for
the Ethical Treatment of Animals) said it had received reports
that the ultras had issued a "fatwa" to villagers ordering
them to poison dogs and threatened the locals with dire
consequences if they failed to comply.
- 'Non-Manipuri labourers get shelter in Manipur'
- Imphal: The state government, which is worried about the killing
of around 32 non-Manipuri labourers and migrant for the last
one-and-half years, has pledged to do everything to protect
all communities in the state.
- Harmukh Gangbal yatra start from June 20 in Kashmir
- Jammu: "The second Marmukh (Kailash) Gangbal Yatra would
start from Jammu on June 20. From the base camp Narannag
(Kangan) in central Kashmir, foot yatra will commence on June
21 to Harmukh Gangbal Lake shrine," All Party Migrant
Coordination Committee (APMCC) Chairman Vinood Pandit told
- Tripura varsity to confer D Lit on Bangladeshi PM
- Agartala: The Executive Council of the university has decided to
confer D Lit to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and
invite President Pratibha Patil to be the chief guest in the
next convocation, Vice-Chancellor Prof Arunoday Saha said.
- Air India operates all-women crew flight
- Chennai: Captain M Deepa and co-pilot Sonia Jain steered the
all-women flight and the former expressed pride in flying the
aircraft on the occasion of Women's day.
- Class XII students arrested in snatching cases
- New Delhi: Dipankar Dass (21) and Kapil Chauhan (19), who are
appearing for Board examinations, turned to snatching to fund
their outings with girlfriends, police claimed today.
- Amar was a burden on party, says SP top leader
- Fatehpur (UP): Singh was never a political person and was, in fact, a
burden on the Samajwadi Party, he told a gathering in
Shahwazpur village here.
- Deemed varsity: SC asks Centre to put reports online
- New Delhi: A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and A K Patnaik
also directed that its earlier status quo order would continue
till April 13.
- Bill moved in RS amid unprecedented pandemonium
- New Delhi: While some members, including RJD's Rajniti Prasad, tore
the copy of the Bill, Kamal Akhtar and Nand Kishore Yadav of
the SP and some others tried to reach the Chair raising
slogans against the Bill.
- Mizo women comprise 43.98 per cent of the workforce
- Aizawl: "The population of working women is increasing in the
state as they are emancipated a lot here, and they now
constitute 43.98 per cent of the total work force," the author
Dr Lalhriatpuii has said in her book 'Economic Participation
of Women in Mizoram', which was published her
- Female population in Asia-Pacific lowest in India
- New Delhi: According to the report 'Power, Voice and Rights' by
the UNDP, while India had 48.2 per cent female population at
birth, Pakistan had 48.5, Bangladesh had 48.8 and Japan 51.1
per cent.
- LS adjourns thrice after uproar over Women's Bill
- New Delhi: When the House, which was earlier adjourned twice on
the same issue, reassembled at 1400 hours, members of these
parties led by RJD chief Lalu Prasad, SP chief Mulayam Singh
Yadav and JD(U) President Sharad Yadav, stormed the well
shouting slogans.
- 10 killed, 6 wounded in lorry-auto collision in AP
- Hyderabad: The speeding lorry dashed against the auto from the
opposite direction near Namavaram village of Mothey mandal in
Nalgonda district at about 11 am, they said.
- Three women molested or raped in NCR everyday
- New Delhi: A total of 128 cases of molestations and rapes were
reported from Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad in the first 45 days
of the year, the statistics said.
- Expelled CPI-M leader joins hand with Congress
- Agartala: "I joined Congress yesterday formally because I believe
this party can fight against the misrule of CPI-M," Sarkar
told reporters here.
- BSP leader walks out from House over power cuts
- Bhopal: Raising the issue during Question Hour, Singh demanded
the government to increase power supply hours in rural and
semi-urban areas as students appearing for annual examinations
were facing difficulty.
- Kuldeep Bishnoi on hunger strike with partymen
- Chandigarh: "We are on hunger strike to press for our demands. We are
not violating any law and are holding our protest in a
peaceful manner," Bishnoi told reporters here in Sec-25.
- Margaret Alva announces various schemes for women
- Dehradun: Exemption limit on stamp duty for property purchase for
women has been increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh, Alva
said in her maiden speech on the opening day of the budget
session of the assembly here.
- Lawyers demand CBI probe into incident involving AG
- Imphal: In a memorandum submitted to Chief Minister O Ibobi
Singh yesterday, the All India Lawyers' Union (Manipur branch)
condemned the incident and demanded a CBI probe.
- Rs 26.55 lakh in fake currency seized in Rajasthan
- Jaipur: "The currency in Rs 1000 denomination was packed in a
plastic bag which was found floating in a pond. Locals saw the
bag and informed police," SHO Nagar police station Dharmveer
told PTI.
- No time to examine ad featuring ex-PAF chief:DAVP
- New Delhi: The DAVP, in an RTI reply, has said the ministries have
to send designs for advertisements five days in advance of the
publication date so that any improper or objectionable
material could be brought to their notice.
- Two bomb-like objects found in Gauhati University
- Guwahati: The two objects were found in the drawer of a broken
table, kept inside a large toilet of the Economics department,
police said.
- SC challenges HC verdict bringing CJI ofce under RTI
- New Delhi: The petition, which has been filed after CJI K G
Balakrishnan had consultation with his fellow judges, raised
the point that information held by the CJI is sensitive in
nature and its revelation would hamper the judiciary's
independence.
- Temple priests in Tamil Nadu to get free bicycles
- Madurai: The priests of temples coming under the administration
of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department would
get the BIS standard bicycle, HR and CE Joint Commissioner
Sudarsan said here today.
- Human rights activist Irom Sharmila honoured
- Imphal: The Myilamma Foundation conferred the 'Myilamma
Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award 2009' on February 24 to
Sharmila, who has been staying at J N Hospital at Porompat
here, which has been converted into a jail for her, a
spokesperson of the Sharmila Kanba Lup (Save Sharmila
- Ministers, leaders apologise to Vice President
- New Delhi: Minutes after Ansari adjourned the House following
pandemonium over the issue of taking up the Bill for
consideration by the House, the leaders and ministers met the
Chairman.
- MPAS's to go on indefinite protests from March 15
- Bhopal: "We are going to launch a massive indefinite protest
in front of Chouhan's residence from March 15," MPASM Convenor
Nahar Singh Amliyar told reporters today.
- 2 policemen granted bail in Ranbir encounter case
- Dehradun: Mohan Singh Rana and Manoj Malik, who were chargesheeted
for tempering with government documents related with the case,
were granted bail by Special CBI Magistrate Anuradha Garg,
lawyer of the accused J D Jain said.
- Women's bill first for tomorrow's business in RS
- New Delhi: This became clear with the order paper of the House for
tomorrow speaking of "consideration of any business entered in
the List of Business for Monday, March 8, 2010 and not
concluded on that day".
- Opposition suspended for budget session in Haryana
- Chandigarh: Speaker H S Chatha suspended 35 MLAs present in the House,
including former chief minister Om Parkash Chautala, for nine
days till March 16 after they forced adjournment on three
occasions for 77 minutes.
- Terrorists may strike airports at peak hours: CISF
- New Delhi: "They (terrorists) may now try to attack the airports at
peak hours from the frontal side so that they are able to
inflict maximum damage... we keep on taking all these factors
into our planning and it is for this reason we have got
deployed on the city side at bigger airports
- Jadeja's appeal rejected, all-rounder to miss IPL
- New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals' Ravindra Jadeja's slender hopes of playing IPL went up in smoke after the IPL governing council turned down his appeal against a one-year ban.
- Champions League: Mallorca keep pressure for spot
- Barcelona: Real Mallorca moved into Champions League places after a win over Sporting Gijon in Spanish 1st division. Mallorca are 4th place, ahead of Sevilla on goal difference.
- Gilchrist worried over Deccan players' unavailability
- Hyderabad: Adam Gilchrist as excited to lead the defending champions Deccan Chargers in third edition of IPL, but a bit worried over unavailability of several team members.
- Schumacher ready to fight for eighth title
- Berlin: The 41-year-old signed a three-year deal with the German
outfit before Christmas and is looking forward to bidding for
his eighth world drivers' championship title starting with
Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix.
- Paramilitary to take over security of Games venues
- New Delhi: While the main venue- Jawaharlal Nehru stadium- which
will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games will
be guarded by the CISF, forces like CRPF, ITBP, SSB and NSG
will deploy their personnel and commando units at different
venues.
- Coach Mourinho fumes as Inter Milan fire blanks
- Rome: Despite fielding a three-pronged attacking force of Mario
Balotelli, Goran Pandev and Diego Milito, Inter were unable to
break down a stubborn Genoa side yesterday.
- I want my money back: Mohd Asif's actress friend
- Lahore: Veena, who was speculated to be seeing the Pakistani pace
bowler until recently when he got married to another girl
chosen by his family, has demanded Rs 300,000 she claims to
have given him.
- Abbott spoils Pak's party, Aussies sail into semis
- With this win, Australia have secured 12 points from five
matches and topped Pool B on goal difference.
- Boxers arrive in capital for Commonwealth C'ships
- New Delhi: This was the scene at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium where
Indian boxers began the final stage of their preparation for
the Commonwealth Championships starting March 12.
- Poonam reported with illegal bowling action
- Dubai: The spinner was reported by on-field umpires Ulhas Gandhe
and S Ravi at the conclusion of India's second Twenty20 match
against England on Saturday at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
- Warne hails IPL's move to introduce two new teams
- Jaipur: "I think, the Indian Premier League is the bestselling
brand of cricket. Every cricketer now dreams of playing for
his country and also in the IPL. The decision will give more
opportunity to them," said Warne, who is here to lead the
Rajasthan Royals in third edition of IPL comme
- 'Indians skillful but lack organisation, planning'
- Lombi has high regards for India coach Jose Brasa, having
played under him in Madrid's Clube de Campo and said the
Spaniard has introduced the Indians to modern day hockey.
- Spacey and Grant to attend Laureus World Awards
- Dubai: The 2010 Laureus World Sports Awards will honour the
sporting achievements of last year and the event will have
sporting stars like World Heavweight Champion boxer Vitali
Klitschko, Germany Women's football coach Silvia Neid,
American 400 metres World Champion Sanya Richards.
- Jeev Milkha Singh ends tied 35th at Honda Classic
- Palm Beach Garden: His worst card of the week left Jeev's overall total at
three-over 283.
- Mumbai Derby: Mahindra hold edge against lowly AI
- Mumbai: Mahindra, lying second in the table with 25 points behind
leaders Dempo SC of Goa (29), are entering the clash with
their morale sky-high following a 4-1 rout of Churchill
Brothers in their opening away second leg match.
- I-League:Desperate Sporting look to end losing streak
- Margao: The Flaming Orange, who were at the top of the points
table in the first leg of the last season under coach Vishwas
Goankar, are still winless and languishing at the bottom with
just six points.
- Former NZ skipper terms Australian players 'idiots'
- Wellington: Reid's comments, also a former ICC match referee, came
after Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson head-butted Scott
Styris in a show of aggression during the first one-dayer in
Napier.
- Heli-skii starts in Kashmir valley
- Srinagar: The skiers boarded a helicopter for heli-skiing in Gund
area of Sonamarg, 80 kms from here, Director Tourism Farooq
Ahmad Shah told PTI.
- 9 Indians boxers in Asian Championship semifinals
- New Delhi: Junior World Championship bronze medallist Shiva Thapa was the lone disappointment as 9 Indian pugilists advanced to the Asian Youth Boxing Championship semifinals.
- New Zealand want Pakistan Davis Cup tie moved
- Wellington: New Zealand want their Davis Cup tie against Pakistan moved from the South Asian country because of terrorism fears, a tennis official said today.
- M F Husain surrenders his Indian passport in Doha
- Dubai: 95-year-old M F Husain, revered by many as India's
Picasso, went to the country's mission in Doha and
surrendered his Indian passport, the Gulf Times reported.
- Togo crackdown as opposition vows protests
- Lome (Togo): Jean-Pierre Fabre, the main defeated candidate in the
poll who was at the protest, took shelter in the headquarters
of his Union of Forces for Change (UFC) party along with other
opposition leaders after armed riot police moved in.
- Palestinian Authority to ban work in settlements
- Ramallah: Palestinians vehemently oppose the settlements Israel has
built on land they want for a future state, but an estimated
20,000 to 30,000 Palestinians work in the settlements.
- Pope's brother says he would testify in abuse case
- Rome: The Rev Georg Ratzinger, in an interview published today,
also was quoted as saying by the Rome daily La Repubblica that
there was "discipline and rigor" but no terror during his 30
years as head of the Regensburger Domspatzen choir in Germany.
- Togo opposition claims fraud in presidential vote
- Lome (Togo): Opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre claims the ruling
party intimidated voters and intentionally caused
vote-counting machines to malfunction. Fabre led several
hundred supporters on a march today, which police dispersed
with tear gas.
- European rights chief slams idea of burqa ban
- Strasbourg: Thomsas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe's human rights
commissioner, said banning the burqa and niqab would be an
unreasonable invasion of personal privacy.
- Sources: Pakistan arrests American-born al-Qaida
- Karachi: Two officers say Gadahn was arrested in the city of
Karachi in recent days.
- Barack Obama congratulates Iraqis on national vote
- Washington: Insurgent attacks on polling stations killed at least 31
people even with extraordinary security measures in place,
including closure of the country's borders and the Baghdad
international airport.
- EU: Somali pirates free Thai fishing boat
- Nairobi: The announcement from the French Defense Ministry brings
the three-day take to a record 35 for the EU's piracy-fighting
operation in the region.
- Robbers take Indian diamond merchant hostage in Brussels
- Brussels: The attack took place at the merchant's home in the
northern city of Antwerp, which is one of the world's most
important diamond-trading centres.
- Fire at Istanbul airport, flights continue
- Istanbul: There was no immediate word of injuries or the cause of
the fire but flights were not affected by the blaze at Ataturk
International Airport.
- Nine dead as boat sinks in Comoros in Paris
- Paris: Officials on the island, which is part of the Comoros
archipelago, said 24 people were rescued from the boat, which
sank after hitting a reef on the night of Saturday to Sunday.
- Jade Goody leaves 3 million to sons, Tweed gets nothing
- London: The 'Big Brother' star who died at the age of 27 after
battling cervical cancer, set up a trust for her children, but
excluded Tweed, 22, from her legacy, reported News Of The
World online.
- Key al-Qaeda operative arrested in Karachi
- Karachi: Well-placed sources in the government and the police said
US national Abu Yayha Azam, who is also known as Adam Gadahn,
along with another terrorist was arrested two days ago from a
house located close to Sohrab Goth on the Super highway,
confirming fears that the Taliban and al
- Despite laws, women earn less than men, says Study
- Brussels: The persistent imbalance in household chores can hurt
women's careers, the study of the International Trade Union
Confederation concluded. Women with kids earn on average 68
per cent of what men make, and overall, women make 74 per cent
of what men bring in, according to the r
- US troops withdrawing en masse from quake-hit Haiti
- Port-au-Prince: As troops packed their duffels and began to fly home this
weekend, Haitians and some aid workers wondered whether UN
peacekeepers and local police are up to the task of
maintaining order. More than a half-million people still live
in vast encampments that have grown more
- France claims biggest haul of pirates off Somalia
- Paris: In the latest of four operations since Friday, eleven
pirates were intercepted yesterday with the help of other
ships and a Spanish maritime patrol airplane participating in
the European Atalanta anti-piracy mission.
- No further arrest in connection with killing of toddler
- According to Australian Associated Press (AAP) report,
Victoria Police spokeswoman said that it was not the case.
- Carey Mulligan's Oscar threat to beau Shia Labeouf
- London: The 'Transformers' star has a reputation for hitting the
bottle and taking his own alcohol to VIP events, which has
become a concern for Mulligan, who is taking her family for
the awards ceremony.
- Mo'Nique wins best supporting actress for 'Precious'
- Los Angeles: Actress Mo'Nique, who plays abusive mother in the
film, gave an emotional speech after winning the golden
trophy. Mo'Nique, a stand-up comedian, was presented the award
by Hollywood veteran Robin Williams.
- 'Kavi' loses out Oscar to 'Last Tenants'
- Los Angeles: The 19-minute-long fictional film in Hindi, was the
only India connection at this year's Oscars, as opposed to
last year when the Mumbai based potboiler 'Slumdog
Millionaire' bagged eight golden trophies.
- Iraq awaits election results, parties claim gains
- Baghdad: Iraqis defied a wave of insurgent attacks that killed
36 people and voted yesterday in key balloting that will
determine whether they can overcome deep sectarian divides
that almost tore the nation apart.
- China sentences herdsmen for killing leopard
- Beijing: The two men were convicted of illegally catching and
killing rare and endangered wild animals and fined at Manas
County People's Court on February 28, said Yang Jianwei, a
publicity official of Manas County Committee of the Communist
Party of China.
- US committed to strengthen NPT and CTBT: Obama
- On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the US President and his
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reaffirmed their resolve to
lead the world?s effort to renew and revitalise the landmark
NPT agreement.
- Nepal govt, Maoists divided over UNMIN extension
- Kathmandu: The term of the UNMIN is expiring on May 23.
- Prachanda orders mobilisation of Maoist Youth wing
- Prachanda issued such a directive during the central
level meeting of the party's controversial youth wing Young
Communist League held in the capital yesterday.
- 500 die in renewed violence in Northern Nigeria
- Abuja: Yesterday's deadly attack is apparently an attempt to
avenge the killings of over 200 people in mid-January in
clashes between the Christians and Muslims in Jos.
- We are ignored by PML-N: Punjab PPP legislators
- Lahore: The PML-N and PPP had agreed to share power in Punjab
in a 60:40 ratio. However, the PPP lawmakers said they had not
been given their due share since the coalition came to power
in Punjab in 2008.
- Vehicles of Indian-origin leaders set ablaze
- Kuala Lumpur: A Hyundai and a Mercedez Benz, belonging to the MHS
president S Mohan and vice president V Kundasamy respectively
were parked outside of the office.
- Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 41 dead
- Ankara: Mayor Bekir Yanilmaz, of the town of Kovancilar said
the victims were from the villages of Okcular, Yukari Kanatli
and Kayali, where the quake toppled stone or mud-brick homes
and the minarets of mosques.
- Seventeen people killed in Turkey quake, says report
- Ankara: The victims hailed from the villages of Okgular, Yukari
Kanatli ve Kayali, the centre said in a brief statement
carried by the agency.
- Car bomber hits police building in Lahore; 11 dead
- Lahore: Breaking a brief lull in terrorist violence, the
explosive laden vehicle hit the building housing the special
investigation unit in Model Town area of Lahore at around 8.
- Earthquake hits eastern Turkey; at least 57 dead
- Ankara: The temblor struck six villages in Elazig province,
toppling stone or mud-brick homes and minarets of mosques.
- Bangladesh arrests HuJI operative
- Dhaka: Officials said the elite anti-crime troops detained
Shah Mizanur Rahman Mithu (23) from a village in Habiganj
district last night.
- Key al-Qaeda operative arrested in Karachi
- Karachi: The American suspect was identified as Abu Yayha Adam.
- Inflation to cool down in two months: Montek
- New Delhi: The Planning Commission today said food prices will come down in the next two months easing the overall inflation, which is currently at over 8.5 per cent.
- SBI gains over 1pc on govt move to dilute stake
- Mumbai: The scrip, which opened firm at Rs 2,065 on the Bombay
Stock Exchange, settled at Rs 2,070.25, up 1.16 per cent over
its previous close. During the day, stock moved between a high
of Rs 2,114 and a low of Rs 2,032.25.
- Domestic car sales jump 33 pc, bikes 31 pc in Feb
- New Delhi: Domestic passenger car sales jumped by 33.20 pc to 1,53,845 units in Feb, according to the figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers today.
- Sugar, pulses prices dip in most markets: Govt
- New Delhi: "Sugar prices have declined in Delhi, Jammu, Dehradun,
Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Raipur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar and
Chennai," an official statement said today.
- Bhutan to produce hydro power for India
- Guwahati: India will provide Rs 35,000 crore for the venture. "On
India's request we will provide power annually from this
project, which will be on a 70 per cent loan and 30 per cent
grant," he told newsmen here.
- Sensex opens 193 points up on firm Asian markets
- Mumbai: The 30-share index, which had gained 22.79 points in the
previous session, spurted by 193.06 points, or 1.13 per cent
to 17,187.55 points. The sectoral indices, led by realty and
metal sectors, were trading in positive zone with gains of up
to 2.13 per cent.
- 5,000 jute mill workers on a day's strike in Barasat
- Barasat (WB): The workers, belonging to several left and non-left
trade unions, struck work for being given five days' salary
despite working for seven days, official sources said.
- Centre to states:Set up food processing depts
- New Delhi: "MFPI, with the intention to make concerted efforts for
development and growth of food processing sector, has
requested the states to set up dedicated departments for food
processing in their respective states," Food Processing
Industries Minister Subodh Kant Sahai said in a w
- Karnataka to set up food park in Bijapur
- Bangalore: It is proposed to establish citrus, banana, pomegranate,
grape (for wine manufacturing), sambhar-based and other
processing industries in this food park, he said in a written
reply in the Legislative Assembly.
- Telecordia gets Home Ministry's nod for MNP services
- New Delhi: Telecordia, the US-based telecom solution vendor that was
selected by the Department of Telecom to be one of the firms
to make Mobile Number Portability possible, had hit a security
bump owing to its operations in Pakistan.
- Rupee gains 14 paise against dollar in early trade
- Mumbai: At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the
rupee strengthened by 14 paise to 45.46 a dollar. The domestic
currency closed 21 paise higher at 45.60/61 in the previous
session on Friday.
- Essar Oil gains 3 pc on Group's London listing plans
- Mumbai: The scrip opened firm at Rs 142.45 and gained 2.86 per
cent to witness a high of Rs 144 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
- Oil industry up in arms against duty on crude
- New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has in his Budget for
2010-11 brought five per cent import duty on crude oil back to
garner Rs 10,000 crore in revenues. He had also increased
excise duty on petrol and diesel by Re one per litre to mop up
an additional Rs 7,000 crore.
- Rel Venture in pact with MIT for youth biz fest
- New Delhi: The MIT
- Notices ready for industrial units disposing waste
- Lucknow: Principal Secretary environment has directed to serve
show cause notices to four industrial units in Fatepur
district, which are illegally disposing off hazardous waste,
they said.
- L&T Power eyeing coal mines in Aus, Indonesia
- Mumbai: The overseas mines would support the company's plans to
install coal-based power plants of 5,000 Mega Watt (MW)
capacity by 2015, he said.
- FICCI stodgy; needs to prepare for GenNext: Mittal
- New Delhi: "Yes, I agree that FICCI looks like more of a stodgy
organisation. It needs to be created for the next generation,
next Indian wave, which is not us, which is the youth.
- RBI files FIR against PNB manager for fake notes
- Kanpur: RBI Kanpur Manager Anil Bajari filed the case in
Kakadeo police station against the PNB branch manager accusing
him of depositing the fake currency notes in RBI's currency
chest on different dates, a police spokesperson said.
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