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  • eight coach metro trains soon

    Eight Coach Metro Trains Soon

    August 08, 2011 13:09 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 8:  As part of its long-term plans to ease over-crowding, Delhi Metro wants to convert its six-coach trains to eight-coach ones on its existing corridors and has placed orders for the cars.Delhi

  • parliament adjourned till tuesday bjp demands sheila s

    Parliament Adjourned Till Tuesday, BJP Demands Sheila's Resignation

    August 08, 2011 12:30 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 8 : Parliament was adjourned for yhe day today following uproar by Opposition members demanding resignation of delhi chief minsiter Sheila Dikshit in the CWG scam. As the Lok Sabha met for the

  • delhi youth nearly blinded in cell phone blast

    Delhi Youth Nearly Blinded In Cell Phone Blast

    August 08, 2011 12:15 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 8 : Eighteen-year-old Monu of Patel Nagar had charged his cellphone on Sunday evening in switch off mode, and was trying to open it, when the cell phone battery exploded nearly blinding

  • mamata sends get well soon bouquet to sonia residence

    Mamata Sends Get Well Soon Bouquet To Sonia Residence

    August 08, 2011 11:46 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 8: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday sent a bouquet to Congress president Sonia Gandhi's residence here wishing her a speedy recovery. Sources in Trinamool Congress said that the bouquet sent

  • pmo played key role in kalmadi appointment report

    PMO Played Key Role In Kalmadi Appointment : Report

    August 08, 2011 11:33 IST

    New Delhi, August 8: The Prime Minister's Office was instrumental in the appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee in January 2005. This is made clear by a note from

  • oil spill experts advise mumbaikars to avoid seafood

    Oil Spill : Experts Advise Mumbaikars To Avoid Seafood

    August 08, 2011 15:12 IST

    Mumbai, Aug 8 :  MV Rak, the Panama-flagged cargo ship that sank off Mumbai on Thursday, started leaking oil late on Saturday night, and by Monday morning a large area of sea coast had oil

  • sensex recovers due to bargain buying still lower by 140

    Sensex Recovers Due To Bargain Buying, Still Lower By 140 Points

    August 08, 2011 13:14 IST

    Mumbai, Aug 8: After an over 500-point plunge within minutes of opening today, the stock market recouped more than half of its losses by mid-day as some investors saw buying opportunities in the meltdown triggered

  • miscreants ransack subramanian swamy s delhi residence

    Miscreants Ransack Subramanian Swamy's Delhi Residence

    August 08, 2011 12:19 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 8 : A group of miscreants attacked the compound of the house of Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy at Nizamuddin East here on Sunday evening, the police said, adding that no major

  • noida extension farmers reject patwari pact

    Noida Extension Farmers Reject Patwari Pact

    August 08, 2011 12:21 IST

    Noida, Aug 8 : A day after the Greater Noida administration struck a deal with farmers of Patwari village in Noida Extension on the land acquisition issue, farmers from neighbouring villages on Sunday dismissed the

  • digvijay rejects bjp demand for dikshit resignation

    Digvijay Rejects BJP Demand For Dikshit Resignation

    August 08, 2011 14:17 IST

    Bangalore, Aug 7: Throwing his weight behind Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today rejected BJP's demand for her resignation in the wake of the CAG report on Commonwealth Games.“There is

  • anna to fast supporters burn copies of govt s lokpal bill

    Anna To Fast; Supporters Burn Copies Of Govt's Lokpal Bill

    August 07, 2011 22:21 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 7: Anna Hazare's supporters today burnt copies of the government proposed Lokpal Bill at Jantar Mantar here, saying the Gandhian was determined to go on his indefinite fast from August 16 to

  • congress demands m m joshi to quit as pac chief

    Congress Demands M M Joshi To Quit As PAC Chief

    August 07, 2011 20:09 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 7: Congress today demanded the resignation of Murli Manohar Joshi as PAC Chairman alleging the BJP leader was making the Parliament committee “partisan and motivated” and “playing politics” by circulating afresh with

  • cong slams joshi for re circulating pac report on 2g scam

    Cong Slams Joshi For Re-Circulating PAC Report On 2G Scam

    August 07, 2011 18:37 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 7: Congress today attacked Murli Manohar Joshi for re-circulating the controversial report of the PAC headed by him on the 2G scam saying it amounted to making the committee “partisan and motivated”,

  • delhi metro drags passenger with foot stuck in doors

    Delhi Metro Drags Passenger With Foot Stuck In Doors

    August 07, 2011 17:16 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 7: Amit, a daily Delhi Metro commuter, got his foot stuck in the doors of a Metro coach on Saturday at the Delhi Vidhan Sabha station.Normally, the doors get unstuck when a

  • congress leader poojary rolls on temple ground to pray for

    Congress Leader Poojary Rolls On Temple Ground To Pray For Sonia's Recovery

    August 07, 2011 16:14 IST

    Mangalore, Aug 7: Former Union minister and senior Congress leader, B Janardhana Poojary, on Sunday performed Urulu Seve — a religious act of rolling around the temple's periphery.He undertook this ‘service' as an offering to

  • no threat from oil spill to juhu coast says govt

    No Threat From Oil Spill to Juhu coast, Says Govt

    August 07, 2011 22:48 IST

    Mumbai, Aug 7: Cargo vessel MV Rak which sank off Mumbai three days ago is leaking oil and Coast Guard ships sprayed dispersants today to contain the oil spill which has spread to about seven

  • over 6.30 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at amarnath

    Over 6.30 Lakh Pilgrims Have Paid Obeisance At Amarnath Shrine

    August 07, 2011 14:30 IST

    Srinagar, Aug 7:  A record number of over 6.30 lakh pilgrims have visited the cave shrine of Amarnath in the Himalayas in south Kashmir as the 45-day annual yatra enters its final leg.‘Charri Mubarak', the

  • for drunken driving delhi court asks man to serve at

    For Drunken Driving, Delhi Court Asks Man To Serve At Gurudwara

    August 07, 2011 13:19 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 7  : A man, sentenced to 10 days in jail for drunken driving, has been let off by a Delhi court which ordered him to offer community service at a gurudwara once

  • in 2007 there was proposal to restructure cwg oc maken

    In 2007, There Was Proposal To Restructure CWG OC: Maken

    August 07, 2011 13:11 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 7:  In view of complaints against the CWG Organising Committee headed by Suresh Kalmadi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was open to an idea of restructuring it in 2007, but it did not

  • pmo can t be held responsible for 2g irregularities montek

    PMO Can't Be Held Responsible For 2G Irregularities: Montek

    August 07, 2011 13:04 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 7:  Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) cannot be held responsible for the irregularities in the 2G spectrum allocation as the UPA is

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