Saturday, May 26, 2012
Jaipal Reddy rules out rollback for now
Sujay Mehdudia | NEW DELHI, May 26, 2012
‘We will watch global crude prices andrupee rate before taking final decision' »
Advani calls for introspection
B. Muralidhar Reddy & Shoumojit Banerjee | Mumbai, May 26, 2012
Amid factionalism and bickering in the upper echelons of the party, senior BJP leaders have asked the rank and file to introspect on whether the party is geared to infusing confidence among people... »
Two CPI(M) workers held
Staff Reporter | Kozhikode, May 26, 2012
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) leader T.P. Chandrasekharan on Friday arrested two more persons, including a functionary of the Communis... »
More defections likely from Congress, TDP
Special Correspondent | HYDERABAD, May 26, 2012
The appearance of Congress MLA from Eluru, A.K. Srinivas alias Alla Nani, with YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy at Dilkusha Guest House has raised fears that more legislators might quit the... »
CBSE Class XII results on Monday
| NEW DELHI, May 26, 2012
The Central Board of Secondary Education will announce the Class XII examination results at 11 a.m. this coming Monday. The results can be accessed on the Internet, by SMS or through the Interactiv... »
UPA changed NDA Cabinet note to favour GMR, says draft audit report
Sujay Mehdudia | NEW DELHI, May 26, 2012
In a charge that is likely to heighten the war of words between the Opposition and the Congress, a draft report of the Comptroller and Auditor- General says the contents of a Cabinet note approved... »
Mamata to lead protest rally today against petrol price hike
Staff Reporter | KOLKATA, May 26, 2012
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a rally in Kolkata this Saturday in protest against the steep hike in petrol price.This will be the first time Ms. Banerjee, chairperson of the Trina... »
Advani, Sushma skip BJP rally
B. Muralidhar Reddy and Shoumojit Banerjee | Mumbai, May 26, 2012
A day after buying peace with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Friday faced a fresh crisis within the party — senior leader L.K. Advani and Leader of the Opposit... »
Jayalalithaa slams further reduction in kerosene allocation
Special Correspondent | CHENNAI, May 26, 2012
Taking strong exception to further reduction in Central allocation of kerosene to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to enhance the quota to t... »
14 temples being renovated
G. Srinivasan | THANJAVUR, May 26, 2012
A total of 14 ancient temples — six in Thanjavur district and nine in Tiruvarur district — are being renovated at an estimated cost of Rs. 3.33 crore. “Works are going on a war footing and they wil... »
Advani, Sushma skip BJP rally
B. Muralidhar Reddy and Shoumojit Banerjee | Mumbai, May 26, 2012
A day after buying peace with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Friday faced a fresh crisis within the party — senior leader L.K. Advani and Leader of the Opposit... »
“Install CCTVs within 10 days”
Special Correspondent | RAMANATHAPURAM, May 26, 2012
Superintendent of Police Kaliraj S. Mahesh Kumar on Friday issued an ultimatum to jewel merchants and pawn brokers to install Closed Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) within 10 days.Talking... »
Church for independent fisheries board
Staff Reporter | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, May 26, 2012
Upset over the Centre's recent grant of licenses for deep-sea fishing to trawlers despite its direct request to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to encourage the same, the Thiruvananthapuram archd... »
State bans gutkha, pan masala products
Roy Mathew | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, May 26, 2012
The Kerala government has imposed a ban on the manufacture, storage and sale of gutkha, pan masala, and their variants in the State.The ban was ordered, with immediate effect, under the Food... »
Chinese woman released after 22 months
Shiv Sahay Singh & Ananth Krishnan | KOLKATA/BEIJING, May 26, 2012
A Chinese woman arrested in Siliguri in north Bengal in July 2010 was released last week from a correctional home here and has since left for China.Jing Ping Ling (47), arrested for travelli... »
Salehi to visit India
Special Correspondent | NEW DELHI, May 26, 2012
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi will pay a two-day visit to India from May 31 to invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Non-Aligned Movement summit scheduled in Tehran for August. F... »
Trial against Talwars to begin on June 4
| Ghaziabad, May 26, 2012
Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were on Friday charged with murder of their teenaged daughter Aarushi and their domestic help Hemraj, by a local court which said trial would begin on June 4. »
Litany of woes welcome Commissioner
S. Sundar | MADURAI, May 26, 2012
Civic complaints welcomed new Corporation Commissioner R. Nanthagopal when he visited some places in the city to inspect fogging exercise on Friday.He asked City Health Officer Subramanian f... »
Trial against Talwars to begin on June 4
| Ghaziabad, May 26, 2012
Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were on Friday charged with murder of their teenaged daughter Aarushi and their domestic help Hemraj, by a local court which said trial would begin on June 4. »
Ministers fear more arrests
M.L.Melly Maitreyi | HYDERABAD, May 26, 2012
A sense of de ja vu prevails among the Ministers after the arrest and resignation of their colleague Mopidevi Venkataramana Rao as they fear over whose turn it will be next to come under CBI scanne... »
IIT aspirants warned against submitting fake certificates
Special Correspondent | HYDERABAD, May 26, 2012
Candidates seeking admission in the IITs under the reserved categories with fake certificates or false claims will not only lose admission but will be declared ineligible for the IIT-JEE in future. »
Techie's death: ‘girlfriend' arrested
Special Correspondent | BANGALORE, May 26, 2012
The Mahadevapura police on Friday arrested a 23-year-old woman in connection with the death of software engineer S. Sreerag (25), whose body was found in his car in AECS Layout, off Whitefield, Tue... »
Salehi to visit India
Special Correspondent | NEW DELHI, May 26, 2012
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi will pay a two-day visit to India from May 31 to invite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the Non-Aligned Movement summit scheduled in Tehran for August.»
Ajit Singh talks tough
| NEW DELHI, May 26, 2012
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh told the striking pilots on Friday that Air India might hire new pilots if they did not end their agitation soon.... »
No pact on liberalised visa regime
| ISLAMABAD, May 26, 2012
India and Pakistan on Friday failed to sign an agreement on a liberalised visa regime during the Home Secretary-level talks. Islamabad said it wanted the pact to be signed at the political level.»
CBI files charge sheet in Shehla case
| INDORE, May 26, 2012
Giving a clean chit to BJP MLA Dhruv Narayan Singh, the CBI on Friday filed a charge sheet in the case of murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood against five main accused.... »
13/7 blasts: ATS files charge sheet
| MUMBAI, May 26, 2012
Nearly a year after the triple blasts killed 27 people in the city, the Maharashtra ATS on Friday filed a charge sheet in a special court against 10 members of Indian Mujahideen.... »
CBSE Class XII results on Monday
| NEW DELHI, May 26, 2012
The Central Board of Secondary Education will announce the Class XII examination results at 11 a.m. this coming Monday.
... »New hub of piracy
| Thiruvananthapuram, May 26, 2012
Malayalam music and film piracy seems to have moved away from CD and DVD stores to mobile phone shops.... »
