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Appeals court directs Ex-Im Bank to explain rationale for loan guarantee to Air India

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:24:35 -0400

WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court has upheld a decision by the U.S. Export-Import Bank to finance the sale of 30 Boeing wide-body jets to Indian state-owned carrier Air India in a legal challenge brought by Delta Air Lines to the loan guarantee. The court has however directed the government-run bank to better explain its rationale for providing loan guarantee, which Delta claimed as a victory ...

Sonia surveys flood-hit Uttarakhand seeks quick relief for victims

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:20:01 -0400

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday, sought quick relief for stranded people, a party statement said. The Congress president urged the state government to evacuate the stranded and expeditiously restore communications systems, a party statement said. According to the ...

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag not a sports film Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:20:01 -0400

Producer-director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who is all set to release his film, "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", based on the life of former athlete Milkha Singh, said that the film was not based on sports and could have been on anybody in an endeavour to show the human spirit. "I will like to clarify that the film is not based on sports or about a sportsman. It is about the triumph of the human spirit. ...

Pakistani troops violate LoC ceasefire after infiltration foiled

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:20:01 -0400

A civilian was injured as Pakistani troops Wednesday violated the ceasefire and fired across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district after an infiltration bid was foiled by the Indian Army, a defence official said. Defence PRO S.N. Acharya said a group of four militants from Pakistan-administered Kashmir were seen moving towards the LoC in Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch ...

Khurshid leaves for Iraq

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:20:01 -0400

In the first trip by an Indian minister in decades, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Wednesday left for Baghdad on a two-day visit in a concerted effort by India to engage with Iraq at the highest level and deepen ties with the oil-rich country. Khurshid's visit, which comes after a gap of more than two decades after the trip of then external affairs minister I.K. Gujral, is seen as a ...

Delhi sees sultry day highest Yamuna level since 1978

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:50:01 -0400

Delhi residents experienced a sultry, rainless Wednesday as the maximum temperature shot up a little at 35.5 degrees Celsius - two notches below average. Thursday will be cloudy. The capital had been witnessing below average temperatures since the last few days and Tuesday's maximum temperature was seven notches below average at 32.1 degrees while the minimum was 23.5 degrees Celsius, five ...

Kharge takes charge as railway minister

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:40:01 -0400

Newly-appointed Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge took charge of his portfolio Wednesday, a statement said. Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal briefed him on various important issues concerning the ministry including the priority areas, said the statement. Kharge was given the charge during the latest cabinet reshuffle Monday. He earlier held charge of labour and employment, which has now ...

France condoles India flood deaths

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:40:01 -0400

Expressing condolences to the family and the victims over the loss of lives in the floods in north India, the French envoy Wednesday said his country shared the pain of the Indian people and government. "We convey deepest condolences to the families of the victims. France shares the pain of the Indian people and government and assures them of its wholehearted solidarity in this ordeal," French ...

Rahul Gandhis 43rd birthday celebrated outside Congress headquarters

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:40:01 -0400

Celebrations by Delhi Congress workers and members of the Youth Congress marked the 43rd birthday celebrations of party vice president Rahul Gandhi, who wanted it to be a low key affair, party sources said Wednesday. According to party sources, members of the Delhi unit and Youth Congress leaders raised slogans in support of their vice president, burst crackers and distributed sweets outside the ...

Swollen Yamuna claims one life 5000 evacuated

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:02 -0400

A man drowned in the Yamuna river while bathing near its bank, while 5,000 people were evacuated from inundated low-lying areas along the banks Wednesday as water rose to an unprecedented 207.20 metres, the highest since 1978, a Delhi government official said. The man who drowned was bathing near Majnu Ka Tilla on the banks of the river, and his body is yet to be traced, the official said. In ...

Bhaag Milka Bhaag not banned in Pakistan Mehra

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:02 -0400

"Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" director-producer Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Wednesday rubbished rumours of the film being banned in Pakistan, saying on the contrary, they had got three different offers from there and also an invite to the entire cast and crew. "Today we have received three different offers from Pakistan. Also, an invite for the crew has come which does not come very often," he said at the ...

Dikshit announces Rs.10 crore for Uttarakhand

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:01 -0400

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday announced Rs. 10 crore for those affected in the devastating floods in Uttarakhand. She expressed grief over the widespread devastation and loss of lives in the hill state. Over 100 people have died while thousands are reportedly missing due to the ...

Newly married woman gang-raped in Delhi

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:20:01 -0400

A 20-year-old newly-married woman was gang-raped by four men here, police said Wednesday. Two of the accused have been arrested. The incident happened at Gokalpuri area in east Delhi Saturday. "The victim, a native of Bihar came to Delhi with her husband a few days ago. Two men, Digambar and Ravi assured her husband that they will get him employed in a factory," said a police officer. On ...

Gold import curbs may have adverse impact Trade lobby

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:20:01 -0400

A trade body Wednesday said the restriction on import of gold imposed recently by the government may bring short-term benefits but warned it would do more harm than good for the nation in the long run. The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), the country's nodal and largest single trade body representing over 600,000 traders in gems and jewellery sector, said duty on gold has ...

Army Air Force step up rescue effort in Uttarakhand Himachal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:20:01 -0400

The Army and the Air Force Wednesday stepped up relief operations in flood- and landslide-affected areas of Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh. An official release said the relief and rescue operation in the two states were the largest such operations undertaken in several decades. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has also deployed 3,000 of its personnel to clear roads in these states. The ...

Sonam teary-eyed at Bhaag Milkha Bhaag promo launch

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:02 -0400

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor was teary-eyed at the promo and music launch of her film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", and said she was emotional because of the effort put into the film. "The promo shows the blood, sweat and toil of everyone who has worked in the film. This is why I started crying," she said at the launch held here Wednesday. Produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, "Bhaag ...

Jayalalithaa requests Gogoi for rhino pair

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:02 -0400

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa requested her Assam counterpart Tarun Gogoi to spare a pair of the greater one-horned rhinoceros in exchange for a pair of Indian gaur. In a letter to Gogoi, the text of which was released to the media here Wednesday, Jayalalithaa said the Arignar Anna Zoological Park near here has a collection of 1,400 individual animals consisting of 143 species but no ...

Kamdunis women want probe on Mamatas allegations

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:02 -0400

Two women of this sleepy village, who led the anti-gangrape protests in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee only to be dubbed Maoists and CPI-M activists by the angry leader, Wednesday sought a probe by the CBI to clear their names. "Never in my life have we carried the flags of any political party. Neither have any member of our family. We only protested against the ...

Thousands missing in Uttarakhand flood fury death toll could mount

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:02 -0400

Thousands are said to be missing in Uttarakhand after unprecedented rains and cloudburst led to landslides and flash floods killing more than 100 people and leaving 62,000 stranded, officials and survivors said. Such was the magnitude of the disaster that a worried Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna told IANS: "It is a calamity that has numbed me by its sheer magnitude." Bahuguna said ...

Kolkata Tagore hub praised for starting without much money

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:02 -0400

A central government official Wednesday lauded the efforts of the Tagore Centre for Natural Sciences and Philosophy (TCNSP) to go forward with its establishment "without much money". Inaugurated at the Bose Institute here, TCNSP is a collaborative venture between the Centre for Natural Sciences and Philosophy, Kolkata, and the Bose Institute to integrate science, philosophy and culture. It is ...

Two degree rise in temperature will hit Indias agriculture Report

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:10:01 -0400

An expected two degrees Celsius rise in the world's average temperatures in the next few decades would make India's summer monsoon unpredictable, affecting crop production, a World Bank report said Wednesday. "Turn Down The Heat: Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts and the Case for Resilience" examines the likely impact of two- and four-degrees Celsius warming on agricultural production, water ...

Tata Coffee opens extraction unit at Tamil Nadus Theni

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:50:02 -0400

Asia's largest plantation firm Tata Coffee Wednesday unveiled its premium extraction plant at Theni near Madurai in Tamil Nadu to process the beans into freeze dried powder for exports to global markets. Set up at a cost of Rs.80 crore with an installed capacity of 2,000 tonnes per annum, the hi-tech plant will produce spray dried, agglomerated and freeze dried instant coffee, retaining its ...

SC to hear PIL for curbing official work on private internet providers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:03 -0400

The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear a PIL seeking direction to central government to prosecute the heads of the nine cyberspace giants for endangering the country's sovereignty and security by sharing data on Indians with American intelligence agencies. A bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Ranjan Gogoi agreed to hear the PIL next week after senior counsel S.N. Singh told the court ...

Odisha announces compensation for rain-hit farmers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:02 -0400

Odisha Wednesday announced compensation for the farmers who sustained losses due to heavy rain and consequent floods last week in various parts of the state. According to a statement issued by the office of the chief minister, farmers would be compensated at the rate of Rs.2,000 per hectare, if they have sustained losses of 50 percent of their crops, or more. Farmers will also be entitled to ...

HC stays ban on advertisements on auto-rickshaws

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:02 -0400

The Delhi High Court Wednesday stayed a government order prohibiting auto-rickshaws from displaying advertisements and posters. A division bench of Justice P.K. Bhasin and Justice V.P. Vaish also issued notice to the transport department of Delhi and sought a response by July 8. It blocked any coercive action against the auto-rickshaw drivers. Appearing for the auto drivers, Aam Aadmi Party ...

Omar chairs meeting to review Amarnath Yatra arrangements

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:02 -0400

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday chaired the unified headquarters meeting which took stock of the security situation in the state and the arrangements for the forthcoming annual Amarnath Yatra. An official statement issued here said the chief minister received a briefing on the prevailing security and law and order situation in the state during the meeting, as well as ...

Seven acquitted in Jharkhand cop murder case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:40:01 -0400

A court here Wednesday acquitted due to lack of concrete evidence seven people accused in the murder of Ranchi Deputy Superintendent of Police U.C. Jha in 2000. Jha was killed near Rajendra roundabout when protesters from a particular community attacked police Dec 28, 2000 after a police vehicle had crushed a girl to death. Police had fired on the mob, leaving two people dead. During the ...

Displaced by Yamuna ignored by Delhi

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:30:02 -0400

The Yamuna river in Delhi, which resembled a drain only a week ago, swelled up after the rains, breached its banks this week and flowed again with the fury of a river in spate, rendering many who had built shelters on its banks homeless. Though authorities claim they have been providing aid to those affected by the rising river water in east Delhi, many residents complain they have received ...

Event managing director booked for rape

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:30:01 -0400

A Mumbai-based event management company's managing director has been charged with raping and blackmailing a woman teacher and threatening her, police said Wednesday. Police officer Dinesh Kumar said a team was likely to go to Mumbai to arrest Sarasjeet Srivastav, 62. The woman, in her mid-30s, hails from Pathankot in Punjab and came to be with her sister in Gurgaon in 2012 after she had some ...

Team India would not focus on individual Lankan players Dhoni

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:20:02 -0400

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday said Sri Lanka is a dangerous side, and hence his team would not focus on individual players. "They are a dangerous side, hence we cannot focus on individual players. If you look at their top six or seven, they are good. But yes, the duo has done really well and will always pose a threat," he said, when asked whether Kumar Sangakara and Mahela ...

MMK to support Kanimozhi in Rajya Sabha polls

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:20:01 -0400

Muslim party Manithaneya Makkal Katchi's (MMK) two legislators in the Tamil Nadu assembly would vote in favour of DMK's Kanimozhi in the June 27 Rajya Sabha biennial elections, said a party official. Speaking to reporters here Wednesday, MMK leader M.H. Jawahirullah said: "We met DMK chief M. Karunanidhi and expressed our support to Kanimozhi in the Rajya Sabha elections." DMK has 23 members ...

National Conference blasts Congress leader Fotedar

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:10:01 -0400

Reacting strongly to Congress leader M.L. Fotedar's claim that the National Conference (NC) gave up its autonomy demand in 1975, senior NC leader Muhammad Shafi Wednesday said the likes of Fotedar had become irrelevant. Fotedar had said Tuesday said the NC's demand for restoration of autonomy in Jammu and Kashmir had no basis as its leadership gave up the demand when it signed the 1975 accord ...

IMA slams Shahrukh Khan over surrogacy reports

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:02 -0400

The Indian Medical Association (INA) Wednesday slammed Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan over reports that he and his wife were planning to have a baby boy through surrogacy. "IMA strongly opposes any attempt or activity for pre-natal determination of sex of foetus," the association said. "We strongly feel that public figures like Shahrukh Khan, who are role models for the youth, should set a ...

Rs.55 lakh jewellery stolen from Delhi metro station

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:02 -0400

An unidentified man stole a Haryana-based jeweller's bag containing jewellery worth Rs.55 lakh from a baggage-scanning machine at a metro station here, police said Wednesday. The man walked off with Ravinder Soni's bag while he was being frisked at Chandni Chowk metro station. Soni, 35, had placed the bag in the scanning machine. "Soni said he had bought the jewellery from Delhi's Katra Nawab ...

Mamata has CPI-M phobia Biman Bose

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:01 -0400

West Bengal Chief Minister is suffering from a CPI-M phobia, the Left Front said Wednesday, accusing her of violating the model code of conduct for the panchayat elections. "When she visited Kamduni (village), she had said there were CPI-M (Communist Party of India-Marxist) people there. But actually there was no one (from CPI-M). It seems she is having CPI-M phobia," Left Front chairman Biman ...

Eurocopter Ramco Systems ink deal for chopper maintenance software

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:01 -0400

City-based enterprise solution provider Ramco Systems Ltd Wednesday announced the signing of a deal with the Franco-German-Spanish Eurocopter Group to provide maintenance software for helicopter operators. In a statement issued here, Ramco Systems said both the companies will join forces to offer helicopter maintenance software for operators and maintenance centres. This agreement enables ...

Woman arrested for posing as Delhi CMs kin

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:50:01 -0400

A 33-year-old woman was arrested for attempting to cheat a diamond merchant by posing as the daughter-in-law of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, police said Wednesday. Shikha Bhatia called the office of Jindal Diamond in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar posing as Mona Dikshit, Sheila Dikshit's daughter-in-law, and asked for some diamond bangles to be delivered at Khanpur Chowk as she was going to ...

Unwell Advani does not meet RSS chief

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:50:01 -0400

A scheduled meeting Wednesday between Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and L.K. Advani was deferred after the BJP patriarch conveyed that he was "unwell". Advani was to meet Bhagwat, who played a key role in resolving the crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the party veteran resigned from key party posts a day after Narendra Modi was elevated as BJP campaign ...

Kedarnath One of Indias most revered shrines

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:50:01 -0400

The Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand, scene of terrible devastation caused by heavy rains and floods, is one of the most revered shrines in the country, visited annually by millions. The temple is one of the four sacred sites on the Char Dham pilgrimage and is said to have been built over 1,000 years ago by Adi Shankara. Believed to be a seat of Lord Shiva, it is located on the bank of Mandakini ...

Monsoon catches Delhi unawares this year too

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:50:01 -0400

Submerged roads, crippled traffic, people wading in knee-deep water mixed with sewage -- these are common scenes in the national capital every year, as civic authorities consistently fail the monsoon test. The intermittent-to-heavy monsoon rains Saturday and Sunday exposed the shoddiness of de-silting work undertaken by the Public Works Department (PWD) and the three municipal corporations -- ...

Rhino horn seized in Assam

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:50:01 -0400

In continuing operations against illegal trade of rhino horn, police in Assam's Jorhat district Wednesday recovered a rhino horn worth lakhs of rupees. Jorhat Superintendent of Police Sanjyukta Parashar told IANS that the recovery followed a raid on the house of a man, Ajay Patra, in Lahdoigarh area. Patra is on the run, she said. "The horn weighed a little over one kg," she said. Police feel ...

Dont create controversy over every act of Mamata Governor

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:40:02 -0400

Two days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to Kamduni village where she shouted at anti-rape protestors, Governor M.K. Narayanan Wednesday urged media not to create controversy over every act of the Trinamool Congress supremo. "Don't dissect whatever she does. Don't create unnecessary controversy," Narayanan told media persons on the sidelines of a programme here to ...

Seven schoolkids killed in Tamil Nadu accident

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:40:02 -0400

Seven school students, hitching a ride in a milk van, and the van's driver died when their vehicle hit a bus in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district Wednesday, said police. Three other students were injured and have been admitted to hospital. According to police, the students of the Government Higher Secondary School in Vallathirakottai village had taken a lift in the milk van to reach their school ...

Superstition grips Shaitaan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:40:02 -0400

"Shaitaan - A criminal mind" has shown some real life instances of female criminals and spot fixing. The show is now coming up with a special episode on the vicious circle of superstitions. The episode will portray the story of a superstitious man, who blindly follows a Swamiji. Advised by him, the man forces a girl to marry him, who is almost of his daughter's age. Nikhil Alva, CEO Miditech, ...

Sultry day in Delhi Thursday to be cloudy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:40:02 -0400

The temperature in the national capital Wednesday shot up a little at 35.5 degrees Celsius - two notches below average. A bright sun made for sultry day and the Met department forecast a cloudy sky Thursday. While the minimum temperature settled three notches below average at 24.8 degrees Celsius, the humidity wavered between a high and low of 92 and 49 percent. Thursday's maximum and ...

Stranded pilgrims slam Uttarakhand government demand Bahuguna quit

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:40:01 -0400

A number of trapped pilgrims and tourists from flood-affected areas in Uttarakhand have accused the local government of doing nothing to help them and demanded that Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna resign. According to Char Dham Yatri Sangathan (CDYS) convenor, Varinder Arora, there are around 25,000 pilgrims and tourists, including him and his family, trapped since Sunday in Damta, 70 km from ...

Study together dream together Jackie Chan tells children

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:30:01 -0400

Jackie Chan, martial art expert and one of Asian cinema's most prominent faces, Wednesday encouraged the children at the Smile Foundation saying that if they work together, they can achieve their dreams one day "like I did". He visited Mission Education programme centres of Smile Foundation and interacted with children and gave martial art tips to young girls. Talking to the children, the "Rush ...

Santosh Chowdhary takes over as minister of state for health

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:30:01 -0400

Newly-appointed union Minister of State for Health Santosh Chowdhary Wednesday said she would try to implement all the schemes of the United Progressive Alliance government relating to the health sector. "I shall try to implement all schemes of the UPA government relating to the health sector for the benefit of the people as the minister of state for health and family welfare," Chowdhary told ...

Maharashtra allocates Rs.10 crore for state residents stranded in Uttarakhand

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:30:01 -0400

Moved by the plight of the people from Maharashtra stranded in flood-hit Uttarakhand, the state government Wednesday announced allocation of Rs.10 crore for their relief. This amount would be utilized to arrange for helicopters, food, medicines and clothes and to bring them back to their home state, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said here. According to information available, at least 1,353 ...

Sonia Gandhi to lay foundation of Rs.2938 crore water project in Rajasthan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:30:01 -0400

United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will lay the foundation of a Rs.2,938 crore water supply project at Jayal in Nagaur district of Rajasthan Thursday. Over 23 lakh people from six towns and 890 villages will benefit from the project, Jitendra Singh, Rajasthan's minister for energy, non-conventional energy and information and public relations, said in a statement here ...

JD-U has joined Congresss conspiracy BJP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:20:01 -0400

As the Nitish Kumar-led JD-U government in Bihar sailed smoothly through a trust vote Wednesday, the BJP accused its just-parted ex-ally of becoming part of a Congress conspiracy. "JD-U has shown its colours by participating in Congress's conspiracy. They are now bound to Congress with the glue of corruption," BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said here, clarifying that she is referring to "moral ...

Letting other system doctors give allopathic drugs dangerous IMA

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:10:01 -0400

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Wednesday opposed a health ministry directive allowing practitioners of homeopathy, ayurveda and siddha to dispense allopathic medicines for common health problems, saying it could prove to be dangerous. At a press conference here, the IMA said the notification is an apparent attempt by the ministry to play with the lives of the innocent citizens in the garb ...

PM sanctions Rs.1000 crore for Uttarakhand disaster relief

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:10:01 -0400

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday granted Rs.1,000 crore for disaster relief in Uttarakhand and said the death toll in the state due to heavy rains and floods could be higher than the current estimate of 102. The prime minister, who made an aerial survey of the rain and flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand with United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, said here they were ...

Rajinikanth to watch Raanjhanaa on release day Dhanush

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:10:01 -0400

Superstar Rajinikanth, who is yet to watch his son-in-law Dhanush's Hindi debut "Raanjhanaa", is likely to see the film when it hits the cinemas on Friday, the actor says. "He hasn't watched the film yet. I think he is most likely to watch it on June 21 with my family. I'm waiting to hear his comments," Dhanush told IANS. Directed by Anand L. Rai, "Raanjhanaa" is the love story between a Muslim ...

Nitish wins trust vote says BJP cant win in 2014

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:01 -0400

Three days after he dumped the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday proved his majority in the legislature and said his former ally won't win the next Lok Sabha battle. Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to promote divisive politics, he said the policies of consultation which it believed in under Atal Bihari Vajpayee's leadership had ended. In a speech in the assembly ...

Congress again misusing CBI in Ishrat Jahan case BJP

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:01 -0400

Stressing that the Ishrat Jahan shootout was not "fake", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the Congress-led government at the centre was manipulating the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to frame BJP leaders. Party spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi told reporters here that the shootout that killed Israt Jahan was conducted on the basis of information received from the Intelligence ...

Jaypee assures 2014 Indian Grand Prix is on

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:02 -0400

Jaypee Sports International, promoters of Indian Grand Prix, Wednesday rubbished European media reports that the race might be dropped by the Formula One organisers in 2014 and assured that the event is on. Askari Zaidi, JPSI spokesperson, said: "Some international news organisations are trying to spread rumours that JPSI may not host 2014 Indian GP. This is totally baseless and malicious." ...

TRS YSR Congress members suspended from Andhra assembly

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:40:02 -0400

Legislators of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) were Wednesday suspended from the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly for one day for stalling proceedings. Speaker N. Manohar suspended 13 members of the TRS and 12 belonging to the YSRCP Wednesday evening after the entire morning session was lost due to repeated adjournments over the Telangana issue. As soon ...

Emerson to offer smart solutions with NxtGen data services

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:40:02 -0400

IT infrastructure major Emerson Network Power Wednesday entered into a strategic alliance with NxtGen Data Centre and Cloud Service Ltd to offer its integrated smart solutions to Indian enterprises. "The partnership will enable us to provide smart solutions to our customers across India using NxtGen's on-premises data centre services," Emerson Network Power managing director Sunil Khanna told ...

CBI court outs off hearing on Andhra ex-ministers custody

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:30:02 -0400

A CBI special court Wednesday adjourned, to June 25 hearing on the agency's petition for judicial custody of former Andhra Pradesh ministers Sabitha Indra Reddy and Dharmana Prasada Rao in the case of alleged disproportionate assets of YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy. The two former ministers wanted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit to the court the unedited CD ...

Child abducted for adoption rescued in Ghaziabad

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:30:02 -0400

A nine-month-old child, abducted by his family's neighbour for adoption by his childless brother-in-law, was rescued Wednesday and the kidnappers arrested, police said. Giving details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nitin Tiwari said that Tuesday night Ramesh quietly abducted Vansh, his neighbour's son, while he was playing in the neighbourhood. When the child remained missing for a long ...

Priority to rescuing stranded people in Uttarakhand PM

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:30:01 -0400

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the priority of the government was to rescue people stranded by heavy rains and flash floods in Uttarakhand and provide succour to the affected people. According to the PMO's Twitter account, the prime minister, who made an aerial survey of affected Uttarakhand along with Congress president Sonia Gandhi, said: "Our hearts go out to the families of ...

Mahakshay My dad original disco dancer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:02 -0400

Mahakshay is teaming up with his father Mithun Chakraborty for the first time in "Enemmy" and says it is an honour to dance with the "original disco dancer". "My father is the original disco dancer and it is an honour to dance with him in the film. This is for the first time I am sharing the screen space with my father," Mahakshay, who entered fildom in 2008 with "Jimmy", told IANS. "My father ...

5000 Indian expats in Saudi Arabia get new jobs

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:02 -0400

Around 5,000 expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia, affected by a new labour policy in the Gulf nation, have found new jobs, the Indian consul general in Jeddah said. Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai said the consulate's various pro-active measures have helped these Indians rectify their residency status and get new jobs, Arab News reported Wednesday. Indian expatriates were badly hit by the new ...

Priority to evacuate people in danger R.P.N. Singh

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:02 -0400

Union Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh said Wednesday everything possible was being done to rescue flood-affected people in Uttarakhand, stranded after the heavy, incessant rains that began last Saturday. "Our priority is to evacuate people in grave danger and take them to safe areas. Many people are stranded in the hills," Singh told reporters. Differing with the media reports that over ...

Bigg Boss Kannada TRPs soaring

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:02 -0400

Reality show "Bigg Boss Kannada", hosted by southern movie star Sudeep, has surpassed the popularity of Kannada version of the "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC) game show with a 4.7 TRP rating and as many as 47,000 votes for individual contestants. The TRP ratings of the show are much higher. On an average, the show delivers a TRP of 4.7 per week, according to TAM research. "People are watching ...

Barasat rapists to be hanged in a month says Mamata

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:01 -0400

West Bengal Chief Minister said Wednesday her government was determined to "hang" within a month the perpetrators of the gang-rape and murder of a teenaged girl in North 24-Parganas. "Our government is determined to punish the criminals. Our target is to hang the rapists within a month. We have done it before and we can do it now," Banerjee told a party rally in the district. Banerjee Monday ...

India may get German TT coach

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:10:01 -0400

The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) is likely to appoint Germany's Peter Engel as the head coach of the national team. The position has been lying vacant since the 2012 London Olympics. Engel is currently in charge of the Spanish women's team and is expected to come to India in August. "I am really looking forward to come to India though I have not signed a contract yet. I see great ...

Baba stays media manager on Windies tour

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:02 -0400

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Wednesday rewarded media manager R.N. Baba for keeping the media at bay in the Champions Trophy by asking him to stay with the India team on its forthcoming tour the West Indies for the tri-series. Baba became unpopular with the media at the way he handled India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's press conference before the team left for the Champions ...

Hit the gym in style

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:50:01 -0400

It's time to hit the gym in style - a new range of comfortable gym wear has been launched to make workout sessions easier. Leading fitness brand Reebok has introduced its Delta collection for those who want to get the most out of the training. The collection includes stretchable fabrics, which provide freedom of movement and minimises friction. The outfits are comfortable and easy to wear. The ...

PVP Group buys IBLs Hyderabad franchise

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:02 -0400

Hyderabad-based PVP Group Wednesday became the first franchise of the proposed $1 million Indian Badminton League (IBL). PVP Group chairman Prasad V. Potluri said: "We are extremely delighted with our association with the Indian Badminton League. PVP Group aims to utilise this platform and will ensure that badminton in India grows and continues to produce world champions. "Badminton has brought ...

Konkan Railway introduces green toilets

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:02 -0400

Regular toilets will be replaced by eco-friendly bio-toilets for disposing human waste at all stations of the Konkan Railway (KR), an official said here Wednesday. Two railway stations, Chiplun and Kankavali on the KR route, had earlier been selected for installing the country's first green toilets to bio-degrade night soil through technology developed by the Defence Research and Development ...

18-month-old stable after complex surgery

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:01 -0400

An 18-month-old girl suffering a rare disorder in which her head swelled to an unprecedented 94 cm is stable and progressing well after a complex surgery, doctors treating her said Wednesday. According to doctors, Roona Begum has shown a remarkable improvement in her condition. She had been admitted to Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) here in April. "For the first three weeks after she ...

Supported Nitish to keep communal BJP at bay Congress

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:01 -0400

The Congress Wednesday said it supported the Janata Dal-United government in Bihar to "keep communal BJP at bay", and endorsed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's view that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was a secular person. "We supported the JD-U government without any condition. We wanted to keep the communal forces at bay. The BJP wanted to defeat the government," Congress spokesperson P.C. Chacko ...

77 more stranded tourists airlifted in Himachal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:01 -0400

The Himachal Pradesh government Wednesday continued its operations to airlift tourists stranded for the past four days in Kinnaur district, which has been entirely cut off following landslides, an official said here. Seventy-seven sick, old and women tourists were evacuated from Sangla, Pooh, Kaza and Rekong Peo, the district headquarters, by a state-run helicopter, Special Secretary (Revenue) ...

Mamata accuses media house of planning to murder her