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  • govt to crack whip on unscrupulous doctors

    Govt to crack whip on unscrupulous doctors

    August 18, 2012 11:24 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 18: Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said  government would crac the whip on  doctors found prescribing medicines in return for gifts or favours from pharmaceutical companies.Azad said 702 such

  • zardari s 1 million dollar donation for dargah handed over

    Zardari's 1-million dollar donation for Dargah handed over

    August 18, 2012 7:05 IST

    Ajmer, Aug 18: The one million dollar donation, announced by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti's shrine here during his visit in April this year, was handed over on Friday.The

  • fresh killing in kokrajhar toll mounts to 78

    Fresh killing in Kokrajhar, toll mounts to 78

    August 17, 2012 23:03 IST

    Kokrajhar (Assam), Aug 17: Violence returned to Kokrajhar town tonight with the killing of one person, taking the toll to 78 in the clashes that started in Assam's communally-sensitive districts since late last month.Police said

  • govt asks internet service providers to remove hate content

    Govt asks Internet service providers to remove hate content

    August 18, 2012 7:53 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: Government has issued directions to all Internet service providers to disable any inflammatory or hateful content that targets the community from northeastern states.“Based on complaints regarding content that's inflammatory, hateful and

  • 23 600 bangladeshis deported from india

    23,600 Bangladeshis deported from India

    August 17, 2012 22:33 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: 23,600 Bangladeshi nationals have been deported in the last three years while over 83,400 people from the country, claiming to be refugees, are living in India.Replying to a question in Lok

  • our legal system made life easy for criminals supreme court

    Our legal system made life easy for criminals: Supreme Court

    August 17, 2012 22:28 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: Our legal system has made life too easy for criminals and too difficult for the law abiding citizens, the Supreme Court said on Friday, referring to the "dilatory tactics" of the

  • india conveys serious concern to pakistan over abduction of

    India conveys serious concern to Pakistan over abduction of Hindus

    August 17, 2012 22:24 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: India has conveyed to Pakistan its "serious concerns" over the abduction and forced conversion of Hindu girls and marriage against their will to Muslim men there, government told the Rajya Sabha

  • cbi recovers videos of violence in assam

    CBI recovers videos of violence in Assam

    August 17, 2012 22:16 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: CBI has recovered some video clips of rioting incidents reported from Kokrajhar which could help it identify people involved in the ethnic clashes.CBI sources said the clippings are belived to be

  • no mining in karnataka till r r measures are implemented sc

    No mining in Karnataka till R&R measures are implemented: SC

    August 17, 2012 21:53 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: The Supreme Court on Friday said it would not allow resumption of mining activities of iron and ore in Karnataka unless there is a statutory compliance and full implementation of reclamation

  • facebook twitter in focus after rumours over ne people

    Facebook, Twitter in focus after rumours over NE people

    August 18, 2012 7:29 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: In the wake of rumours which have created panic among people from North East, social media like Facebook and Twitter on Friday came under sharp focus in Parliament with demands for

  • all parties together in corruption kejriwal

    All parties together in corruption: Kejriwal

    August 17, 2012 21:45 IST

    Ghaziabad, Aug 17: The tabling of CAG reports on coal block allocation, power and Delhi airport on Friday prompted erstwhile Team Anna to target the political class once again as it accused all the parties

  • five held in karnataka on charges of spreading rumours

    Five held in Karnataka on charges of spreading rumours

    August 17, 2012 21:37 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: Five persons were arrested on Friday on the charge of spreading rumours that triggered the exodus of people hailing from Northeastern states residing in Karnataka, Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar said on

  • govt rejects cag report on coal

    Govt rejects CAG report on coal

    August 17, 2012 21:29 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: The government on Friday rejected the CAG report estimating Rs. 1.86 lakh crore gain to private firms in allocation of coal blocks and said the policy followed was transparent and not

  • balkrishna released from jail

    Balkrishna released from jail

    August 17, 2012 20:35 IST

    Dehra Dun, Aug 17: Yoga guru Ramdev's aide Balkrishna, who spent nearly a month behind bars in a fake document case, was today released from Suddhowala jail here, a day after being granted bail by

  • katju says judges must be made accountable

    Katju says, judges must be made accountable

    August 18, 2012 10:39 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: Press Council of India chief Justice (retd) Markandey Katju has opposed Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia's suggestion that government must not tinker with the independence of judiciary.In an interview

  • blast in pune society due to high tension wire child

    Blast in Pune society due to high tension wire, child suffers burns

    August 17, 2012 18:37 IST

    Ajay KamblePune, Aug 17 : A five-year-old kid named Piyush Walung suffered serious burns  in a freak blast from a high tension electric wire running above a residential society in Pune-Chinchwad this afternoon.The incident took

  • india today nielsen poll puts nda ahead of upa

    India Today-Nielsen poll puts NDA ahead of UPA

    August 17, 2012 15:36 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: A Mood of the Nation opinion poll conducted by Nielsen for the weekly magazine India Today has put the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, if

  • govt bans bulk sms mms for 15 days across india

    Govt bans bulk SMS, MMS for 15 days across India

    August 18, 2012 7:30 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: To check spread of rumours which has led to exodus of north eastern people from certain states, government banned from today bulk SMSes and MMSes for 15 days across the country.“We

  • cag says centre could have earned rs 1.86 lakh cr from coal

    CAG says, Centre could have earned Rs 1.86 lakh cr from coal blocks competitive bidding

    August 17, 2012 15:17 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: Rapping the government for its failure to timely implement the competitive bidding mechanism for allocation of coal blocks, CAG today said part of the Rs 1.86 lakh crore loss could have

  • govt gives nod to bill on street vendors

    Govt gives nod to bill on street vendors

    August 17, 2012 14:04 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 17: A bill which seeks to protect street vendors against harassment and regulate their activities in public areas today received the nod of the government.A meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by

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