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  • nia arrests man who planted bombs in samjhauta express

    NIA arrests man who planted bombs in Samjhauta Express

    December 16, 2012 11:50 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 16:  In a significant breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Rajesh Chaudhary who is suspected to have planted bombs in the Samjhauta Express in 2007 killing 68 people, official sources said

  • indian nurse jacintha s funeral in karnataka town on monday

    Indian nurse Jacintha's funeral in Karnataka town on Monday

    December 16, 2012 11:44 IST

    Mangalore, Dec 16: The body of Indian-origin nurse Jacintha Saldanha, who was found dead Dec 7 in London, will be buried at Shirva town in coastal Karnataka, family sources said Saturday."The coffin carrying Jacintha's body

  • record number of 1.01 cr devotees visit vaishno devi

    Record number of 1.01 cr devotees visit Vaishno Devi

    December 16, 2012 11:08 IST

    Jammu, Dec 16: A record number of 1 crore one lakh 15, 647 devotees have so far visisted Mata Vaishno Devi shrine this year, with 15 days left.Shrine Board officials said, this was a record

  • do not hang afzal guru says ambedkar s grandson

    Do not hang Afzal Guru, says Ambedkar's grandson

    December 16, 2012 10:25 IST

    Mumbai, Dec 16: Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh president Prakash Ambedkar Saturday said 2001 parliament attack convict Afzal Guru should not be hanged but sentenced to life imprisonment."The government should put the hanging of Guru in abeyance

  • the year 2012 in pictures

    The year 2012 in pictures

    December 23, 2012 8:15 IST

    New Delhi: 2012 was an eventful year, from big events like the London Summer Olympics and the U.S. presidential race, to regional conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, to smaller issues closer to home.

  • gurgaon villagers threaten to block nh 8 over traffic chaos

    Gurgaon villagers threaten to block NH 8 over traffic chaos

    December 15, 2012 19:15 IST

    Gurgaon, Dec 15: People of over two dozen villages Saturday demanded an end to continuing traffic snarls on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway and Kherki Daula toll plaza here and threatened to block the NH 8 if

  • malik meets pm nia team to visit pakistan

    Malik meets PM; NIA team to visit Pakistan

    December 15, 2012 19:09 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 15: India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the 26/11 attack is likely to visit Pakistan in mid-January while a Pakistani judicial panel could visit India next week, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik

  • cartoonist trivedi ends 8 day long fast on kejriwal s appeal

    Cartoonist Trivedi ends 8-day-long fast on Kejriwal's appeal

    December 15, 2012 16:40 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 15: Acceding to the request of Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal, cartoonist Aseem Trivedi Friday ended his eight-day fast to demand the government scrap a provision of the Information Technology Act.Trivedi,

  • haryana govt wants caste reservations for jats bishnoi tyagi

    Haryana govt wants caste reservations for Jats, Bishnoi, Tyagi

    December 15, 2012 15:39 IST

    Chandigarh, Dec 15: In a bid to please a major vote-bank in the state, the Haryana government has urged the union government to consider its request for inclusion of Jat, Jat Sikh, Bishnoi, Ror and

  • direct cash transfer through aadhar will reduce poverty

    Direct cash transfer through Aadhar will reduce poverty, feels PM

    December 15, 2012 15:30 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 15: More effective social safety nets like Aadhaar-card based direct cash transfers scheme are being set up to reduce poverty in India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday.Speaking at the annual general

  • never compared babri with terror acts rehman malik

    Never compared Babri with terror acts: Rehman Malik

    December 15, 2012 14:49 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 15: Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik Saturday denied he had equated the demolition of the Babri Masjid with terror attacks, and offered an assurance that he would get the death of Kargil

  • indian ports to have radiation detection machines dae

    Indian ports to have radiation detection machines : DAE

    December 15, 2012 11:07 IST

    Chennai, Dec 15: India's department of atomic energy (DAE) is planning to install radiation detection equipment at ports to monitor radioactivity in beach sand mineral consignments for detecting high levels of monazite contamination, said an

  • nearly 500 people stuck on jammu srinagar highway due to

    Nearly 500 people stuck on Jammu-Srinagar highway due to snowfall

    December 15, 2012 11:05 IST

    Jammu, Dec 15: Nearly 500 people and around 400 vehicles are stuck on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway due to heavy snowfall. The highway remained closed to traffic for the third consecutive day due to bad weather.

  • malik treated to lavish dinner by shinde

    Malik treated to lavish dinner by Shinde

    December 15, 2012 9:27 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 15: Visiting Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday night enjoyed the lavish spread at a dinner hosted by his Indian counterpart Sushilkumar Shinde and relished the food.The sit-down dinner at the

  • season s first snowfall in nainital

    Season's first snowfall in Nainital

    December 15, 2012 10:54 IST

    Nainital, Uttarakhand, Dec 15: The season's first snowfall in Nainital took place on Friday with tourists coming out of their hotels to enjoy the beautiful scenery.  China Peak, Snow View and Kilbari are presently shrouded

  • don t have money to visit switzerland plan a trip to

    Don't have money to visit Switzerland? Plan a trip to Khajjar in Himachal

    December 15, 2012 6:30 IST

    If you will ask Indians about their dream tourist destination, most of them will come up with the name of Switzerland, but not everyone can afford to visit this beautiful paradise on earth. But they

  • no credible evidence to arrest hafiz saeed says pak

    No credible evidence to arrest Hafiz Saeed, says Pak minister Rehman Malik

    December 14, 2012 23:30 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 14: Notwithstanding pressure from India, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday gave no indication of action being taken against 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed, saying there was no credible evidence to arrest

  • india pak sign new visa agreement highlights

    India, Pak sign new visa agreement : highlights

    December 15, 2012 7:37 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 15 :  India and Pakistan today signed a new liberalized visa agreement agreed to in September this year. The agreement was signed by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman

  • uma meets sadhvi pragya in jail

    Uma meets Sadhvi Pragya in jail

    December 14, 2012 22:01 IST

    Bhopal, Dec 14: Senior BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti today met Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the main accused in the Malegaon blast case, at the Central Jail here.“The Maharashtra ATS

  • ugc inspects 53 private universities finds only 5 in order

    UGC inspects 53 private universities, finds only 5 in order

    December 15, 2012 15:23 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 15 : The University Grants Commission has inspected over a third of the 145 private universities in the country and found only five of them in order, the Rajya Sabha was informed

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