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  • unearthing history indian workers killed 110 years ago in

    Unearthing history: Indian workers killed 110 years ago in Suriname

    November 22, 2012 22:46 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 22: An archaeologist's plans to locate the graves of Indian indentured workers killed 110 years ago in Suriname has revived interest in a long buried episode in the history of the Indian

  • now get visa for greece in 8 indian cities

    Now, get visa for Greece in 8 Indian cities

    November 22, 2012 22:38 IST

    Bangalore, Nov 22: Greece opened centres in eight cities across the country, including Bangalore, for receiving applications and delivering visas to mainly Indian citizens through VFS Global outsourcing technology services firm.The seven other cities are:

  • 36 new dengue cases push total to 1 835 in delhi

    36 new dengue cases push total to 1,835 in Delhi

    November 22, 2012 22:30 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 22: As many as 36 new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours in the capital, pushing the total number of those suffering from the disease in the city to

  • intellectuals bat for taslima s return to kolkata

    Intellectuals bat for Taslima's return to Kolkata

    November 22, 2012 22:25 IST

    Kolkata, Nov 22: Demanding the return of exiled controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen to Kolkata, a section of intellectuals and rights activists have alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal was silent on

  • isro to miss 12 12 12 launch date for saral sources

    ISRO to miss 12-12-12 launch date for SARAL: Sources

    November 22, 2012 22:12 IST

    Bangalore, Nov 22: ISRO may be adept at putting satellites into precise orbit but now appears set to fall flat on its publicly-pronounced date to launch Indo-French spacecraft “SARAL” on 12-12-12.ISRO sources confirmed today that

  • govt approves drug pricing policy to lower cost of medicines

    Govt approves drug pricing policy to lower cost of medicines

    November 22, 2012 22:14 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 22: The government today cleared the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy that will bring 348 essential drugs under price control, leading to reduction in prices.“The National Pharmaceutical Pricing policy has been approved by

  • camels at rajasthan pushkar fair

    Camels at Rajasthan Pushkar Fair

    March 21, 2013 17:55 IST

    Pushkar (Rajasthan): The Pushkar Fair, or Pushkar ka Mela, is the annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India.It is one of the world's largest

  • delhi court acquits two in 1996 delhi blasts

    Delhi court acquits two in 1996 Delhi blasts

    November 22, 2012 21:56 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 22: Slamming the lax probe, the Delhi High Court Thursday acquitted two convicts given death penalty in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar Market bomb blasts here which killed 13 people. Another convict's death

  • sc issues notices to 2 firms on swamy s petition

    SC issues notices to 2 firms on Swamy's petition

    November 22, 2012 19:27 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 22: The Supreme Court today issued notices to Chennai-based Advantage Strategic Consulting Private Ltd and its offshore sister concern on a plea of Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy seeking initiation of contempt

  • ranjit sinha tipped to be next cbi director

    Ranjit Sinha tipped to be next CBI director

    November 22, 2012 19:19 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 22: Senior IPS officer Ranjit Sinha is tipped to be the next Director of Central Bureau of Investigation.Sinha, a 1974 batch officer of Bihar cadre, is presently Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border

  • after kasab death row convicts in the queue

    After Kasab, death row convicts in the queue

    November 22, 2012 17:34 IST

    New Delhi: Thanks to the hush-hush manner in which he was executed on Wednesday shortly after the rejection of his mercy petition, Ajmal Kasab had been denied his right to challenge the President's decision. Whatever

  • karnataka high court rejects madani s bail plea

    Karnataka High Court rejects Madani's bail plea

    November 22, 2012 13:00 IST

    Bangalore, Nov 22: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday rejected the bail application of Kerala-based PDP leader Abdul Naseer Madani, an accused in the 2008 serial blasts here. The court, however, permited him to avail

  • up govt decides to waive off rs 1650 cr loans on 7 lakh

    UP govt decides to waive off Rs 1650-cr loans on 7 lakh farmers

    November 22, 2012 11:25 IST

    Lucknow, Nov 22: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet at its meeting today decided to waive off all loans upto Rs 45,000 on seven lakh farmers.  In all, Rs 1650-crore worth loans will be waived off, a

  • delhi govt backs its recommendation on afzal s mercy

    Delhi govt backs its recommendation on Afzal's mercy petition

    November 21, 2012 23:07 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 21: With focus back on Afzal Guru following hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, the Delhi government today said it stands by its recommendation for rejection of the mercy petition filed by

  • a rewind to the night that haunts mumbai

    A rewind to the night that haunts Mumbai

    November 22, 2012 11:47 IST

    Mumbai, Nov 22: On this Wednesday morning when the sole surviving gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab was hanged in in a Pune jail, it was a traumatic rewind to that Wednesday night almost four years ago,

  • usually slow government acted decisively on kasab hanging

    Usually slow government acted decisively on Kasab hanging

    November 21, 2012 22:53 IST

    New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 21: For once, the government, usually found dithering in crucial decision-making over the past years, was seen to have acted swiftly, decisively and with a certain amount of single-mindedness that left even

  • kasab hanging cheers curses on twitter facebook

    Kasab hanging: cheers, curses on Twitter, Facebook

    November 22, 2012 11:30 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 22: Comments expressing happiness and relief to introspection and cursing began pouring into social media sites Facebook and Twitter after 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab was hanged in Pune's Yeravada Prison Wednesday."Dear #Kasab,

  • tukaram omble the man who caught ajmal kasab

    Tukaram Omble, the man who caught Ajmal Kasab

    March 21, 2013 17:54 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 22: If it was not for him, the Mumbai police could not have captured the sole terrorist alive, the only source of first-hand information about the evil perpetrators behind the heinous attacks.

  • kasab s hanging factored while putting off malik s visit

    Kasab's hanging factored while putting off Malik's visit

    November 21, 2012 21:23 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 21: Ajmal Kasab's planned execution is apparently one of the reasons that India did not agree to the two-day proposed visit of Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik from tomorrow.Sources in the central

  • kasab s last wish tell my mother

    Kasab's last wish: tell my mother

    November 21, 2012 21:50 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 21: ‘Tell my Ammi', this was the message conveyed by LeT terrorist Ajmal Kasab, who was hanged on Wednesday for his involvement in Mumbai terror attack, when he was told about his

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