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  • facebook arrests shiv sena bandh in palghar

    Facebook arrests: Shiv Sena bandh in Palghar

    November 28, 2012 17:30 IST

    Thane, Nov 28: Maharashtra's Palghar town and surrounding areas remained shut Wednesday in response to a call by the Shiv Sena to oppose the suspension of the two police officials who had arrested two girls

  • united muslim morcha chief m a siddiqui passes away

    United Muslim Morcha chief M A Siddiqui passes away

    November 28, 2012 16:25 IST

    Lucknow, Nov 28: President of All India United Muslim Morcha, Dr M A Siddiqui passed away early this morning at a city hospital here.Siddiqui (60), who had been fighting for reservation rights for Muslims, was

  • zee questions arrest of senior editors

    Zee questions arrest of senior editors

    November 28, 2012 17:51 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 28 :  Zee News today demanded the immediate release of its two senior journalists arrested in an extortion case filed by Congress MP Naveen Jindal, alleging that the police action was “illegal”

  • iaf squadron leader anindita das commits suicide

    IAF Squadron Leader Anindita Das commits suicide

    November 28, 2012 17:03 IST

    Jodhpur, Nov 28: Indian Air Force squadron leader Anindita Das was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside her house here today in the officers' quarters, police said. The Indian Air Force has ordered a

  • can man s views bar him from lokayukta post asks sc

    Can man's views bar him from Lokayukta post, asks SC

    November 28, 2012 9:32 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 28: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked whether Justice (retd.) R.A.Mehta could be disqualified from becoming the Lokayukta of Gujarat merely because of he holds certain definite views and there was apprehension of

  • zee denies allegations terms arrests an attack on press

    Zee denies allegations, terms arrests an attack on press freedom

    November 27, 2012 23:44 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 27: Zee News Tuesday night vehemently denied all allegations of extortion levelled against it and described the arrests of two of its senior journalists as a "crude and direct attack on the

  • supreme court asks 2g probe officers to meet fortnightly

    Supreme Court asks 2G probe officers to meet fortnightly

    November 27, 2012 22:49 IST

    New Delhi, Nov27: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked senior officers of various agencies probing into cases related to the 2G spectrum allocation scam to hold fortnightly meetings to achieve better coordination of their work.“Keeping

  • majority of disappeared persons in kashmir innocent study

    Majority of 'disappeared persons' in Kashmir innocent: Study

    November 28, 2012 6:21 IST

    Srinagar, Nov 27: A study on families of disappeared persons (DPs) in Jammu and Kashmir has thrown up some startling data: more than 72 percent of those who disappeared after being picked up by security

  • the significance of guru nanak jayanti

    The significance of Guru Nanak Jayanti

    November 06, 2014 11:34 IST

    New Delhi: As the nation celebrates the birthday of the first Sikh Guru Nanak Dev on Wednesday, one needs to ponder over the significance of the day.Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born, according to all

  • two senior zee journalists arrested on extortion charges

    Two senior Zee journalists arrested on extortion charges

    November 28, 2012 13:11 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 27: Two senior journalists of Zee news channel were arrested here today on charges of trying to extort Rs 100 crore from Congress MP Naveen Jindal's group for not doing news reports

  • gujral in coma critical says doctor

    Gujral in coma, critical, says doctor

    November 27, 2012 22:11 IST

    Gurgaon, Nov 27 :  The condition of former prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral Tuesday worsened as he fell unconscious and his urine output was blocked, a doctor said Tuesday.“His condition Tuesday worsened as he fell

  • india unhappy as maldives cancels gmr airport contract

    India unhappy as Maldives cancels GMR airport contract

    November 27, 2012 21:59 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 27:  India is keenly watching developments relating to the Maldives government cancelling the contract with GMR to develop an airport near Male and is “waiting for the legal position to become clear”.“Whatever

  • digvijay asks govt to take up saurabh kalia case with

    Digvijay asks govt to take up Saurabh Kalia case with Pakistan

    November 28, 2012 10:02 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 28: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today asked the government to take up the case of Kargil war hero Saurabh Kalia with Pakistan, after his parents moved the Supreme Court for intervention.

  • the festival of kartik poornima

    The festival of Kartik Poornima

    March 21, 2013 17:59 IST

    New Delhi: The Kartik Poornima festival is considered very auspicious as it is believed that annually on  this day, the gods come down on earth and make their homes in the sacred rivers.  People take

  • direct cash transfer for poor from jan 1

    Direct cash transfer for poor from Jan 1

    November 27, 2012 21:35 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 27:  The ambitious direct cash transfer scheme, to be launched from January one next year, will cover 29 welfare schemes initially, the government said today while describing it as a “game-changer” but

  • cbi mooted collegium system for chief post a p singh

    CBI mooted collegium system for chief post: A P Singh

    November 27, 2012 20:42 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 27: Amid the row over appointment of his successor Ranjit Sinha, CBI Director A P Singh today said the agency itself had mooted the idea of collegium for future selections so that

  • hc notice to google facebook on church s plea

    HC notice to Google, Facebook on church's plea

    November 27, 2012 19:48 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 27: The Delhi High Court today sought the replies of various social networking sites including Google and Facebook to a plea for removal of “defamatory and derogatory” articles against a church and

  • india sees highest ever 35 000 dengue cases in 2012

    India sees highest-ever 35,000 dengue cases in 2012

    November 27, 2012 19:09 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 27: India has recorded over 35,000 dengue cases in 2012, the highest number in a year so far, parliament was told Tuesday.In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State

  • 2g scam biggest in my tenure says cbi director

    2G scam biggest in my tenure, says CBI director

    November 27, 2012 20:43 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 27: Outgoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Amar Pratap Singh Tuesday said the 2G spectrum allocation case was the biggest and most complicated in the two years of his tenure."...I had

  • alok joshi appointed next raw head

    Alok Joshi appointed next RAW head

    November 27, 2012 16:07 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 27: Senior IPS officer Alok Joshi has been appointed as chief of country's external intelligence gathering agency—Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).According to an official order issued today, Joshi(59), a 1976 batch officer

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