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  • fog engulfs parts of in haryana punjab

    Fog engulfs parts of in Haryana, Punjab

    December 23, 2012 9:36 IST

    Chandigarh, Dec 22: Moderate to thick fog engulfed many parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Saturday, affecting normal life and movement of vehicles.Road, rail and air services were affected in the region due to the

  • direct cash transfer system a pure magic chidambaram

    Direct Cash Transfer system a 'pure magic': Chidambaram

    December 23, 2012 7:50 IST

    Jaipur, Dec 23: Jaipur: Describing the proposed Direct Cash Transfer scheme a 'pure magic' that brings a big responsibility on banks for its implementation, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday asked bankers to work with

  • protesters unrelenting as india gate turns into battle zone

    Protesters unrelenting as India Gate turns into battle zone

    December 23, 2012 18:22 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 23:  The heart of the Indian capital turned into a battle zone Sunday as thousands massed to denounce the brutal gang-rape of a young woman, with clashes between police and protesters leaving

  • government to probe delhi gang rape enhance rape punishment

    Government to probe Delhi gang-rape, enhance rape punishment

    December 22, 2012 23:49 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 22: A commission will be set up to probe the gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi while laws will be amended to enhance punishment for rape, Home Minister Sushilkumar

  • kolkata walks in silence to protest delhi rape

    Kolkata walks in silence to protest Delhi rape

    December 22, 2012 21:01 IST

    Kolkata, Dec 22: Holding aloft posters and placards reading 'Respect the sex that gave birth to you' and 'Stop Rape', thousands of Kolkata residents walked in silence Saturday through the city to protest against the

  • gangrape case sonia speaks to pm seeks swift action

    Gangrape case: Sonia speaks to PM, seeks swift action

    December 22, 2012 21:00 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 22: As protests over the horrendous gangrape incident intensified, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking for swift and immediate action in the case.She also wanted the

  • ensure sense of security in delhi pm tells shinde

    Ensure sense of security in Delhi, PM tells Shinde

    December 22, 2012 21:04 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 22: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday asked Home Minister SushilKumar Shinde to ensure people feel safe in Delhi and incidents like the gangrape of 23-year-old woman are not repeated, officials said.Shinde met

  • astra missile test fired on 2nd consecutive day

    Astra missile test-fired on 2nd consecutive day

    December 22, 2012 18:14 IST

    Balasore (Odisha), Dec 22: A day after a perfect developmental trial of “Astra”, India today again successfully test-fired its indigenously developed beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, 15

  • leh freezes at minus 17

    Leh freezes at minus 17

    December 22, 2012 16:27 IST

    Srinagar, Dec 22: Jammu and Kashmir's Leh town Saturday literally froze with minimum temperature dipping to minus 17 degrees Celsius.The Met Office has forecast a further dip in the night temperatures across the Ladakh region

  • myanmar president visits tomb of burmese king thibaw in

    Myanmar President visits tomb of Burmese King Thibaw in Ratnagiri

    December 22, 2012 15:56 IST

    Mumbai, Dec 22: Myanmar President Thein Sein today visited the tomb of the last Burmese king Thibaw, who was exiled a century ago, by the British at Ratnagiri along Maharashtra's Konkan coast.“The Myanmar President who

  • huge crowd on vaikunta ekadasi at tirupati

    Huge crowd on Vaikunta Ekadasi at Tirupati

    December 22, 2012 15:42 IST

    Tirupati, Dec 22: There was heavy rush of devotees at Tirumala, where the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara is located, to offer worship on the most auspicious ‘ Vaikunta Ekadasi' to be observed on Sunday,

  • delhi gangrape victim showing composure health is better

    Delhi gangrape victim showing composure, health is better, says doctors

    December 22, 2012 21:42 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 22: Despite the mindless violence she went through, the 23-year-old rape victim is psychologically “composed and optimistic” about her future and has started communicating, with doctors saying that her health condition is

  • delhi gangrape violence at india gate as hooligans hijack

    Delhi gangrape: violence at India Gate as hooligans hijack protests

    December 23, 2012 23:00 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 23 : Hooligans and some political elements today hijacked the peaceful protests in the Capital over the gang-rape of a young girl resulting in violence and attacks against public property and police

  • two italian marines leave for home in special aircraft to

    Two Italian marines leave for home in special aircraft to celebrate Xmas

    December 22, 2012 10:45 IST

    Kochi, Dec 22:  The two Italian Marines currently on bail here after being charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen, and who were allowed to fly back to their country to celebrate Christmas, left

  • 16 black bucks die in kota zoo in rajasthan

    16 black bucks die in Kota zoo in Rajasthan

    December 22, 2012 8:33 IST

    Kota, Rajasthan, Dec 22 : Sixteen blackbucks have died in a single day in Kota zoo due to lung infection, but local BJP leaders alleged that the water in the zoo was contaminated. Post mortem

  • minister r p n singh travels in cognito by dtc bus finds no

    Minister R P N Singh travels in cognito by DTC bus, finds no police on roads

    December 21, 2012 23:38 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 21 : Amid growing concerns over security on Delhi streets during night, Minister of State for Home R P N Singh tonight travelled in cognito in a bus to see for himself

  • all pubs discos in delhi to close by 1 am

    All pubs, discos in Delhi to close by 1 am

    December 21, 2012 23:28 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 21: The government on Friday ordered closure of all pubs and discotheques in the capital by 1am as part of security measures in the backdrop of rape of a young student in

  • doctors appeal to protesters to leave safdarjung hospital

    Doctors appeal to protesters to leave Safdarjung Hospital

    December 21, 2012 21:01 IST

    New Delhi,Dec 21: “Free the hospital from protests and your agitation should not serve as an obstacle for others.” Doctors treating the 23-year-old gang-rape victim at the Safdarjung Hospital made this appeal to people, who

  • omar rules out joining nda

    Omar rules out joining NDA

    December 21, 2012 19:32 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 21: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday ruled out possibility of an alliance between National Conference and NDA, saying their previous association was only due to his party's relationship

  • facebook to charge for message delivery to strangers

    Facebook to charge for message delivery to strangers

    December 21, 2012 19:02 IST

    Los Angeles, Dec 21: Facebook announced Thursday it was testing a fee-based messaging service that guarantees messages from strangers will arrive in the inboxes of intended recipients.The test, the latest move in Facebook's campaign to

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