IAC activists demonstrate outside magistrate's office in Farrukhabad

FARRUKHABAD, UP: Activists of Arvind Kejriwal-led India Against Corruption on Saturday sat on a dharna in front of the city magistrate's office to press for permission to hold their proposed demonstration on November 1. The Farrukhabad administration...

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Nitin Gadkari's stay as BJP chief will help Congress: Digvijay Singh

"If Gadkari continues as BJP president, it will help in exposing the main opposition party's corrupt face in the public," Digvijay Singh said. GUNA (MP): Congress will benefit if Nitin Gadkari's continues as...

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Indonesia arrests 11 suspected terrorists planning attack on US embassy

JAKARTA: Indonesian police arrested 11 suspected terrorists on Saturday allegedly planning attacks on the US embassy and an American consulate, a spokesman said."The group's objectives were to attack the US embassy in Jakarta and consulate-general...

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Won't hesitate to stall Parliament if it helps fight graft: BJP

CHANDIGARH: BJP on Saturday said it won't hesitate to stall Parliament again if it helps fight corruption.BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy claimed that two years ago by stalling the winter session of Parliament over the 2G spectrum scam issue,...

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Chandrababu Naidu in 'good health', to resume his march

HYDERABAD: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu is hale and hearty, his son Nara Lokesh has said."My father is in good health. There is no cause for concern. His foot march will continue," Lokesh announced at Gadwal this evening.Full...

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Engineer jailed for 5 years in Pakistan returns home to warm welcome

MUMBAI: 32-year-old Bhavesh Parmar, who was jailed in Pakistan for five years after he "inadvertently" crossed over to the country in 2007 by Samjhauta Express, returned home to a warm welcome here on Friday."It feels good to be back. I am happy,"...

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SP's appeasement policy to be blamed for communal violence in UP: BJP

NEW DELHI: Condemning the communal violence in Faizabad and Barabanki districts of Uttar Pradesh, BJP on Friday alleged that Samajwadi Party's "appeasement" politics was responsible for such incidents.Expressing concern at the increasing frequency...

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Ferrari's support for Italian naval guards kicks up diplomatic row

Row hits India GP: Ferrari to race with Italian navy flag NEW DELHI: Formula One team Ferrari's decision to carry the seal of Italian navy in the Indian Grand Prix as a mark of support for the Italian naval...

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BSP to contest all 182 assembly seats in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Friday said it will put up candidates in all the 182 constituencies in Gujarat for the assembly polls."Our leader Mayawati has decided that the party will contest from all the seats in Gujarat on its own...

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Centre asks states to facilitate 'reverse vasectomy surgery' of willing Maoists

NEW DELHI: Amid reports that a number of surrendered Maoists want to undergo reverse vasectomy surgery, the Centre on Friday asked nine naxal-affected states to help such ex-naxal cadres with better medical facilities at government's cost so...

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Government not court has to find solution to mining crisis: Parrikar

PANAJI: With uncertainty prevailing over resumption of mining activity in Goa, chief minister Manohar Parrikar has said the government and not court can find a solution to it.Supreme Court recently halted the transportation and extraction of...

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Mamata Banerjee's painting auctioned in New York for $3000

KOLKATA: Purple flowers on a bed of green leaves in acrylic and oil on canvas by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has been auctioned in New York for 3000 dollars, her first painting to be sold abroad. With a reserved price of USD 2500,...

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Mayawati not in favour of giving Sonia Gandhi walkover in 2014 Lok Sabha elections

LUCKNOW: Contrary to the decision of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh (UP), the main opposition party, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), has decided to field candidate against Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in Lok...

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Narendra Modi inviting tenders to favour industries: Congress

AHMEDABAD: The state government officials are busy making tenders for laying pipelines in such a manner that it benefit certain companies from Kutch, alleged Gujarat leader of Opposition Shaktisinh Gohil.He said that GSPC's group company GSPL had...

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I will take over as president of Karnataka Janata Paksha on December 10: Yeddyurappa

BANGALORE: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, yet again challenged the ruling-BJP by announcing that he would quit BJP and take over as the president of the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) on December 10 in the presence of 4-5 lakh people.The...

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Japan, China officials met over island dispute: Tokyo

TOKYO: Japan and China held high-level talks at the weekend as they seek ways to repair relations damaged by a territorial row over islands in the East China Sea, Tokyo said today.Relations between the two countries have sunk to new lows in a vicious...

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Sebi seeks strong legislation to check public money collection

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Oct 24, 2012, 02.30PM IST MUMBAI: Market watchdog Sebi has asked the government to frame a strong central legislation to tackle the menace of companies collecting large amount of money from the...

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29 Indians sentenced to death in various countries: RTI report

THANE: A total of 29 Indians have been sentenced to death for various criminal offences during the last five years in various countries, the external affairs ministry has said in response to an RTI query.In reply to a query under the Right to Information...

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Myanmar sets curfew after new violence in northwest

YANGON: Authorities in Myanmar imposed a night-time curfew in at least two towns in northwestern Rakhine state after renewed deadly unrest between Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas in an area where more than 80 people were killed in June. The earlier...

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Markandey Katju slams politicians for being 'intolerant' towards media

NEW DEHLI: Slamming the "ugly display of temper" by Virbhadra Singh after he threatened to break cameras of mediapersons, Press Council chief Markandey Katju today said such increasingly intolerant behaviour by politicians against journalists was...

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Yeddyurappa to quit BJP, launch party on December 10

BANGALORE: Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday announced he will quit the BJP and launch a regional party on December 10, raising questions over the survival of the state BJP government headed by Jagadish Shettar."I will...

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Eminent litterateur Sunil Gangopadhyay passes away at his Kolkata residence

KOLKATA: Eminent litterateur and Sahitya Akademi president Sunil Gangopadhyay died at his South Kolkata residence in the early hours of Tuesday following a massive heart attack.He was 78. Gangopadhyay's body will be kept in a mortuary till his...

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Release of water for irrigation from Mettur dam stopped

SALEM: Release of water from Mettur dam for irrigation was stopped on Tuesday morning following heavy rains in delta districts of Tiruchirapalli and Thanjavur areas, PWD sources said.The water level this morning stood at 63.93 feet against its...

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Laden would have escaped if US had sought Pak's permission before raid: Obama

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama, in some of his most blunt remarks to date, said on Monday that Osama bin Laden would have escaped if the United States had sought Pakistan's permission ahead of the raid on the al-Qaida leader's compound.Obama...

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Keenan-Reuben murder case: Charges framed against four accused

MUMBAI: A local court today framed charges against four accused in the case of death of youngsters Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandez while fighting eve-teasers in Mumbai last year. The court framed charges against the accused for murder, conspiracy...

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Pakistan asks Afghanistan to extradite Malala's attacker

Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban for speaking out against the militants. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sought extradition of Mullah Fazlullah, a militant commander who planned the attack on teenager Malala...

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Chennai-bound Kaveri Express train derails in Andhra Pradesh

CHITTOOR(AP): Three bogies of the Chennai-Bound Kaveri Express train derailed while its engine was damaged when boulders fell on the track near Kuppam in the district early on Monday.One person was injured in the incident, AP Government Railway...

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Actor Jackie Shroff to lead Bihar campaign against female feticide

PATNA: The Bihar government has roped in Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff to lead a campaign against female feticide in the state.Shroff, who met health minister Ashwini Choubey has agreed to lead the campaign against killing of girl child through...

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J&K govt diverted 1883 hectares of forestland in Jammu: CAG

JAMMU: The CAG has pulled up the state forest ministry for allegedly diverting 1,883 hectares of forest land for non-forest purposes in violation of rules in this district of Jammu and Kashmir.The report released by Comptroller and Auditor General...

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Former IAC activist Annie Kohli can represent me in debate: Digvijaya

RAGHOGARH, MP: The war of words between Digvijaya Singh and Arvind Kejriwal is escalating, with the Congress leader insisting that the activist first reply to all his questions before holding a debate. "Kejriwal must first answer the questions...

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No 'martyr' status to police, paramilitary personnel killed in line duty

A jawan carry Martyrs Book as they pay tribute at Police Memorial on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day in New Delhi on Sunday.(PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: (PTI) While the country today commemorated the sacrifice...

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Lathi-clad farmers to protect Kejriwal during Farrukhabad visit

Lathi-clad farmers of Bharatiya Kisan Union will protect Arvind Kejriwal during his Farrukhabad visit on Nov 1. FARRUKHABAD: Criticising Union law minister Salman Khurshid for daring Arvind Kejriwal to stage...

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Centre not taking action against Khurshid's NGO: Azam Khan

RAMPUR: SP leader and UP minister Azam Khan today questioned why the Centre had not taken action against law minister Salman Khurshid's NGO, which is in controversy over allegedly forging names of beneficiaries of a scheme for the handicapped."Why...

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Iran, like US, denies plan for one-on-one nuclear talks

DUBAI: Iran followed the United States on Sunday in denying that the two countries had scheduled direct bilateral negotiations on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.The New York Times, quoting unnamed US administration officials, had said on...

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Scrap medical entrance test, DMK chief Karunanidhi to Centre

CHENNAI: Opposing the proposed National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for medical courses, DMK, a key ally of UPA, today sought the Centre's immediate intervention to abolish the system of entrance test."There are reports that the Centre proposed...

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