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  • forest guards open fire at poachers in kaziranga

    Forest guards open fire at poachers in Kaziranga

    December 03, 2012 17:14 IST

    Jorhat, Dec 3: Forest guards in Kaziranga National Park on Monday fired in the air suspecting the presence of poachers inside the habitat of the Great Indian Rhinoceros.Park authorities said guards fired seven rounds in

  • india will protect its interests in south china sea if need

    India will protect its interests in South China Sea if need arises, says Naval Chief

    December 03, 2012 15:56 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3: Viewing the rapid modernisation of Chinese Navy as a “major concern”, Navy Chief Admiral D K Joshi today made it clear that India will protect its interests in the disputed South

  • delhi vehicle fitness test scam anti corruption branch to

    Delhi vehicle fitness test scam, Anti-corruption branch to file FIR soon

    December 03, 2012 15:58 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3 :  The Anti-Corruption Branch today told a Delhi court that it will “shortly register” an FIR on a complaint, which alleged that the contract for lane testing of commercial vehicles to

  • 3 pc reservation quota for differently abled persons

    3 pc reservation quota for differently abled persons

    December 03, 2012 15:29 IST

    Puducherry, Dec 3: The Puducherry Government has intensified steps to earmark three per cent quota in education and employed for differently abled persons.“The administration is keen that there should be equal opportunities in all spheres

  • former army chief v k singh to join parliament gherao

    Former Army chief V K Singh to join Parliament gherao tomorrow

    December 03, 2012 15:38 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3: Former Army chief V K Singh, who has assumed an activist's role after retirement, will join a Parliament gherao agitation by sugarcane farmers tomorrow, its organisers said.The protest has been organised

  • lufthansa to pay over rs 1 lakh to flier for denying

    Lufthansa to pay over Rs 1 lakh to flier for denying boarding

    December 03, 2012 15:16 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3: Lufthansa Airlines has been asked by the apex consumer commission to pay over Rs one lakh to a traveller for not allowing him to board a flight from Tusan, USA to

  • frame charges against delhi blast accused high court

    Frame charges against Delhi blast accused: High court

    December 03, 2012 15:39 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3: The Delhi High Court Monday directed a trial court to frame charges against Wasim Akram Malik, an accused in the 2011 blast near the court's gate, for conspiracy to wage war

  • muslims won t give up babri masjid land says owaisi

    Muslims won't give up Babri Masjid land, says Owaisi

    December 03, 2012 15:39 IST

    Hyderabad, Dec 3: Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi has said the Muslims will never give up even an inch of the land of the demolished Babri Masjid at Ayodhya.The president of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM)

  • ranjit sinha takes over as new cbi chief

    Ranjit Sinha takes over as new CBI chief

    December 03, 2012 15:40 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3: Indian Police Service officer Ranjit Sinha Monday took charge as the 25th director of the country's premier investigating agency - the CBI, officials said.Sinha's appointment has been marred by a controversy

  • curfew in parts of srinagar for 6th day

    Curfew in parts of Srinagar for 6th day

    December 03, 2012 13:53 IST

    Srinagar, Dec 3: Parts of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, remained under curfew for the sixth consecutive day today as a precautionary measure in view of sectarian tension.“Curfew will continue in

  • jasmine flower prices touch a high of rs 1 200 per kg

    Jasmine flower prices touch a high of Rs 1,200 per kg

    December 03, 2012 13:05 IST

    Erode, Dec 3: Adverse climatic conditions like heavy mist has resulted in a sharp decline in jasmine production in Sathyamanangalam and nearby areas and prices touching a peak of Rs 1,200 per kg.The price, which

  • guj riots sc asks sit if documents can be given to zakia

    Guj riots:SC asks SIT if documents can be given to Zakia Jafri

    December 03, 2012 13:08 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3: The Supreme Court today directed the SIT, which probed 2002 Gujarat riots cases, to apprise it on whether documents relating to the closure report of the case of killing of Congress

  • bihar village bans women from using mobiles

    Bihar village bans women from using mobiles

    December 03, 2012 12:36 IST

    Patna, Dec 3: A village panchayat in Bihar has prohibited women from using mobile phones and imposed heavy fines on them if they violated the diktat, an official said Monday.The self-styled social reformers of Sunderbadi

  • no lessons learnt from bhopal disaster say greens

    No lessons learnt from Bhopal disaster, say Greens

    December 03, 2012 12:09 IST

    Agra, Dec 3: Despite a 'Himalayan disaster' in the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, the government agencies and voluntary groups have learnt no lessons, speakers at a seminar in the Taj city said.Environmentalist Sharavan Kumar

  • india s temple of rats karni mata temple

    India's temple of rats: Karni Mata temple

    March 21, 2013 18:04 IST

    Bikaner: The Karni Mata temple is famous for its  huge rat population. Thousands of rats live inside the temple. These rats are considered auspicious therefore devotees never kill them or hit at them. Spotting a

  • over 1 000 gays take part in queer pride parade in bangalore

    Over 1,000 gays take part in Queer Pride parade in Bangalore

    December 03, 2012 8:28 IST

    Bangalore, Dec 3: Over a thousand people belonging to the gay community attired in colourful costumes took part today in the 5th annual celebration of ‘Queer Pride' here.Attired in colourful costumes and dancing to the

  • ec cracks the whip at centre over direct cash transfer

    EC cracks the whip at Centre over direct cash transfer scheme

    December 03, 2012 8:25 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 3:  Expressing unhappiness over the announcement of the much-touted direct cash transfer scheme by the Government even when the Model Code was in force, the Election Commission today wrote to the Cabinet

  • army chief reviews trrops preparedness along china border

    Army chief reviews trrops preparedness along China border

    December 02, 2012 20:33 IST

    Kolkata, Dec 2 : Operational preparedness of troops deployed along the border with China and security situation in the northeastern states was reviewed by Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh here today.“Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen

  • on monday jupiter to make closest approach to earth

    On Monday, Jupiter to make closest approach to Earth

    December 02, 2012 19:37 IST

    New Delhi, Dec 2 : Jupiter, the largest after the Sun in the solar system, will be at its biggest and brightest on Monday night much to the delight of sky-gazers. The planet, which has

  • mystery of roma gypsies cracked their ancestors were indian

    Mystery of Roma Gypsies cracked, their ancestors were Indian Dalits, say scientists

    December 04, 2012 13:23 IST

    New Delhi: A team of international scientists led by Dr Kumarasamy Thangaraj of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, has concluded that the aboriginal scheduled tribe and scheduled caste population of north-western India, traditionally

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