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  • talks between farmers greater noida authority fail

    Talks Between Farmers, Greater Noida Authority Fail

    August 05, 2011 22:35 IST

    Greater Noida, Aug 5: Negotiations between Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) and farmers of four villages here over the land acquisition controversy failed to reach a conclusion with villagers demanding that all the points

  • cag indicts delhi cm for ill conceived cwg projects

    CAG Indicts Delhi CM For 'Ill-Conceived' CWG Projects

    August 05, 2011 21:53 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 5: In a development that could spell trouble for Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit, the CAG today blamed her “active involvement” for causing a loss of over Rs 30 crore in the

  • bjp demands sheila s exit says pmo involved

    BJP Demands Sheila's Exit, Says PMO Involved

    August 05, 2011 19:06 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 5: BJP today demanded Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's head after her reported indictment in the CAG report on Commonwealth Games scam and insisted the Prime Minister should clarify as anomalies of

  • man acquitted after 32 years for possessing half bottle of

    Man Acquitted After 32 Years For Possessing Half Bottle Of Liquor

    August 05, 2011 18:55 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 5: The Supreme Court has ordered acquittal of a man facing trial for the past 32 years on the charge of being in possession of half a bottle of illicit liquor and

  • s m krishna serves legal notice on pti

    S M Krishna Serves Legal Notice On PTI

    August 05, 2011 18:51 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 5: In an extraordinary step, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today served a legal notice on Press Trust of India (PTI) for reporting that he appeared to be absent minded when

  • kalmadi refused permission by high court to attend

    Kalmadi Refused Permission By High Court To Attend Parliament

    August 05, 2011 17:24 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 5: In a setback to Suresh Kalmadi, the Delhi High Court today refused permission to the Congress MP, lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with CWG scam, to attend the ongoing Parliament

  • don t compare cag report with lokayukta says law minister

    Don't Compare CAG Report With Lokayukta, Says Law Minister Khurshid

    August 05, 2011 17:20 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 5: Dismissing opposition's criticism, Law Minister Salman Khurshid today said the CAG report on Commonwealth Games projects cannot be compared to Karnataka Lokayukta report on illegal mining which led to the resignation

  • cag drags pmo in cwg mess

    CAG Drags PMO In CWG Mess

    August 05, 2011 17:13 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 5: Dragging the PMO in the CWG mess, CAG today said Suresh Kalmadi had been appointed Organising Committee chief at its behest in 2004 despite “serious objections” and highlighted how wasteful expenditure

  • bizarre priest breaks coconuts on heads of karur temple

    Bizarre: Priest Breaks Coconuts On Heads Of Karur Temple Devotees

    August 05, 2011 14:29 IST

    Karur, TN, Aug 5 : The annual Adi festival of Sri Mahalakshmi Temple at Mettumahadanapuram in the district was celebrated  with the chief priest breaking coconuts on heads of devotees as part of their fulfilment

  • fire in garden silk mills

    Fire In Garden Silk Mills

    August 05, 2011 14:06 IST

    Surat, Aug 5:  A big fire erupted at a silk thread processing plant of Garden Silk Mills  here in Jolwa near Kadodara on Thursday night, gutting huge stocks of silk material, fire brigade officials said.The

  • balkrishna grilled by cbi for second time

    Balkrishna Grilled By CBI For Second time

    August 05, 2011 14:30 IST

    Dehra Dun, Aug 5 : Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev's close aide Acharya Balkrishna today appeared before the CBI here and was grilled for the second time.The CBI has accused Balkrishna of using fake educational degrees

  • tell us in 3 weeks from where bribe money came sc asks

    Tell Us In 3 Weeks From Where Bribe Money Came, SC Asks Delhi Police

    August 05, 2011 21:53 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 5: Slamming Delhi police for its clean chit to politicians in cash-for-vote scam and its “half-hearted and hopeless” probe, the Supreme Court today asked the police to take the probe to its

  • majority wants single common test for science engg

    Majority Wants Single Common Test For Science, Engg Admissions

    August 05, 2011 11:31 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 5: An overwhelming majority of people are in favour of reforms in the examination system like conduct of a single common test for admission to under graduate courses in science and engineering,

  • cag report opposition demands sheila s resignation cm mum

    CAG Report: Opposition Demands Sheila's Resignation, CM Mum

    August 05, 2011 21:53 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 5: Severely rapped by the Comptroller and Auditor General for irregularities in Commonwealth Games projects, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today evaded a direct reply to the charges saying her government will

  • malayalam actress meera jasmine gets exemption in cheating

    Malayalam Actress Meera Jasmine Gets Exemption In Cheating Case

    August 05, 2011 10:57 IST

    Kozhikode (Ker), Aug 5: A local court here on Thursday allowed exemption to popular Malayalam film actress Meera Jasmine from personal appearance before it in an alleged cheating case.The counsel for Meera today sought for

  • indian module could be involved in mumbai blasts chidambaram

    Indian Module Could Be Involved In Mumbai Blasts: Chidambaram

    August 04, 2011 22:08 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 4: Home Minister P Chidambaram today said there are indications of involvement of Indian module in the July 13 Mumbai blasts that killed 26 people.It is for the first time that the

  • balkrishna says even if i die i shall take rebirth to help

    Balkrishna Says, Even If I Die, I Shall Take Rebirth To Help Ramdev

    August 04, 2011 22:11 IST

    Haridwar, Aug 4: Swami Ramdev's closest aide Acharya Balkrishna's birthday is normally celebrated every year at Patanjali Yog Peeth with enthusiasm, but today it was a sombre gathering.Balkrishna, looking perturbed, told the gathering: "Nothing is

  • govt charges bjp with double speak on lokpal issue

    Govt Charges BJP With Double-Speak On Lokpal Issue

    August 04, 2011 22:01 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 4: Government today dubbed as “political opportunism and double speak” the BJP's objection to exclusion of the office of Prime Minister from the ambit of Lokpal, pointing out that the Lokayukta Act

  • jaguar crashes in up pilot teenager killed

    Jaguar Crashes In UP, Pilot Teenager Killed

    August 05, 2011 14:06 IST

    Mau, UP, Aug 4: A Jaguar deep-penetration strike aircraft crashed here today killing its pilot and a girl working in an agricultural field, the second IAF plane to meet with an accident this week.The single-seater

  • supreme court says land acquisition act is a fraud should

    Supreme Court Says, Land Acquisition Act Is A Fraud, Should Be Scrapped

    August 04, 2011 18:58 IST

    New Delhi, Aug 4: Frowning at increasing incidents of government forcibly acquiring land for industrialisation and residential schemes, the Supreme Court today observed that the Land Acquisition Act ought to be scrapped as it is

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