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  • uttarakhand govt to give rs 1.87 relief in petrol hike

    Uttarakhand govt to give Rs 1.87 relief in petrol hike

    May 24, 2012 17:16 IST

    Dehra Dun, May 24: After a steep hike in petrol prices announced by the centre, the Uttarakhand government has decided to waive off VAT on the increased amount, providing a a relief of Rs 1.87

  • surface to air akash missile test fired successfully

    Surface-to-air Akash missile test fired successfully

    May 24, 2012 15:44 IST

    Balasore (Odisha), May 24: Boosting its air defence shield and re-validating operational efficacy, India on Thursday successfully test fired its indigenously-developed surface-to- air ‘Akash' missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, about 15 km

  • 12 hour kerala bandh nationwide protests against steep

    12-hour Kerala Bandh, nationwide protests against steep petrol price hike

    May 24, 2012 17:28 IST

    Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi/Mumbai/Bhopal/Patna, May 24: The entire state of Kerala today observed a 12-hour dawn-to-dusk shutdown following a call given by the Left Democratic Front to protest the steepest petrol price hike in recent history. Kerala

  • only bonhomie no farewell speeches at antony s dinner for

    Only bonhomie, no farewell speeches at Antony's dinner for Army Chief

    May 24, 2012 11:48 IST

    New Delhi, May 24: Defence Minister A K Antony's dinner for outgoing Army Chief Gen V K Singh last night was marked by bonhomie but there were no farewell speeches.No speeches were made at the

  • nda calls nation wide bandh on may 31 against petrol prices

    NDA calls nation-wide bandh on May 31 against petrol prices hike

    May 24, 2012 10:45 IST

    New Delhi, May 24: Opposing the steep hike in petrol prices and spiralling prices of commodities, NDA has called for a nation-wide bandh on May 31.NDA convenor and JDU President Sharad Yadav said that all

  • army chopper crashes in siachen pilot killed

    Army chopper crashes in Siachen, pilot killed

    May 24, 2012 8:59 IST

    New Delhi, May 24:  An Indian Army  major was killed and another major was critically injured when an Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter crashed a short distance away from the Bhim Post helipad  in Siachen glacier

  • bal thackeray calls for united opposition to roll back

    Bal Thackeray calls for united opposition to roll back petrol price hike

    May 24, 2012 7:56 IST

    Mumbai, May 24 : Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has called for a united opposition to demand roll back of the steepest petrol price hike in recent years.  Writing in his party organ Saamna, Thackeray

  • heatwave death toll mounts to 10 in odisha

    Heatwave death toll mounts to 10 in Odisha

    May 23, 2012 22:38 IST

    Bhubaneswar, May 23: The death toll in heatwave mounted to ten in Odisha with three persons succumbing to sunstroke in coastal Balasore district as most parts of the state recorded temperatures above 40 degree Celsius.The

  • all parties except congress condemn petrol price hike left

    All parties except Congress condemn petrol price hike, Left, BJP give call for protests

    May 23, 2012 22:39 IST

    New Delhi/Mumbai/Lucknow/Kolkata/Chennai, May 23: Almost all major parties except the ruling Congress today lashed out at the UPA government for the steep hike in petrol price.Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

  • govt offers to take back sacked ai pilots

    Govt offers to take back sacked AI pilots

    May 23, 2012 18:46 IST

    New Delhi, May 23: Making an attempt to end the over two-week impasse, Government today offered to take back 101 sacked Air India pilots on a case-by-case basis and made a fresh appeal to the

  • petrol price hiked by a massive rs 7.54 a litre

    Petrol price hiked by a massive Rs 7.54 a litre

    May 23, 2012 21:34 IST

    New Delhi, May 23: The petrol price was hiked today by a record Rs 7.54 per litre as rupee had a free fall, an unpopular decision that was attacked by allies of UPA government who

  • anna hazare undergoes medical tests

    Anna Hazare undergoes medical tests

    May 23, 2012 18:42 IST

    Nashik, May 23: Anna Hazare, who reached here as part of his tour of Maharashtra on the Lokpal issue, today complained of fatigue and weakness and underwent a series of medical tests at two local

  • five children killed in blast in allahabad

    Five children killed in blast in Allahabad

    May 23, 2012 21:16 IST

    Allahabad, May 23: Five children were killed and six others seriously injured in a crude bomb explosion that ripped through a congested slum in the city today.  Union Home Ministry sources have ruled out a

  • major fire in pnb building in delhi trapped people evacuated

    Major fire in PNB building in Delhi, trapped people evacuated

    May 23, 2012 21:30 IST

    New Delhi, May 23: A major fire broke out in a multi-storeyed building housing offices of banks, around 300 metres from Parliament House, here this evening trapping several people inside for about an hour.  One

  • court order on framing charges in aarushi case likely on

    Court order on framing charges in Aarushi case likely on Thursday

    May 23, 2012 21:38 IST

    Ghaziabad, May 23: A local court here is likely to pronounce its order on framing of charges in the Aarushi-Hemraj twin murder case tomorrow after lawyers for CBI and accused dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur

  • high court issues contempt notices to striking ai pilots ipg

    High Court issues contempt notices to striking AI pilots, IPG

    May 23, 2012 16:03 IST

    New Delhi, May 23: The Delhi High Court today issued contempt notices to 67 striking Air India pilots and their representative body, Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), for disobeying its earlier order by which their stir

  • villagers pelt stones at nitish s convoy

    Villagers pelt stones at Nitish's convoy

    May 23, 2012 20:22 IST

    Chausa (Bihar), May 23: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar faced protests from angry locals who pelted stones at a couple of vehicles in his convoy during his ‘Seva Yatra' at Chausa in Buxar district today,

  • ai files contempt plea against striking pilots

    AI files contempt plea against striking pilots

    May 23, 2012 15:33 IST

    New Delhi, May 23: Taking the pilots head on as their strike entered the 16th day, Air India today filed a contempt petition against them in the Delhi High Court, with the government again terming

  • 10 killed 59 injured in tempo collision in mp

    10 killed, 59 injured in tempo collision in MP

    May 23, 2012 19:16 IST

    Indore, May 23: Ten pilgrims were killed and 59 others were injured when a ‘double-decker' tempo hit another tempo coming from the opposite direction in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Tuesday night. The mishap took

  • noida flat buyers seek kamal nath s help

    Noida flat buyers seek Kamal Nath's help

    May 23, 2012 8:44 IST

    Noida, May 23:  Gautam Buddh Nagar MP Surendra Nagar on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Union Minister Kamal Nath seeking his intervention in addressing concerns of flat buyers in Noida Extension.“We are more than 2

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