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  • passenger fare hike unlikely in rail budget

    Passenger Fare Hike Unlikely In Rail Budget

    February 24, 2010 11:07 IST

    For the seventh year in a row, passenger fares are unlikely to be revised in the Railway Budget to be presented on Wednesday as Mamata Banerjee is once again set to reach out to the

  • goons throw youth to death from local train near thane

    Goons Throw Youth To Death From Local Train Near Thane

    February 23, 2010 11:54 IST

    A tussle over an empty seat turned fatal when 18-year-old Sagar Dogle, a resident of Kasara, was ruthlessly beaten up, thrown out of a speeding local and left to die. Late on Sunday night the

  • six cm nail taken out from 17 day old girl s chest

    Six Cm Nail Taken Out From 17-Day-Old Girl's Chest

    February 23, 2010 11:22 IST

    A 17-day-old baby girl, Pranjali, was operated upon by a team of six doctors at Mumbai's Nair Hospital to retrieve a six centimetrelong nail wrapped in a one-metre long cloth from her stomach, reports Mumbai

  • dawood s younger brother iqbal changes surname

    Dawood's Younger Brother Iqbal Changes Surname

    February 23, 2010 10:38 IST

    Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar's younger brother,  Iqbal, who was acquitted in the Sara-Sahara Shopping Mall case by a special MCOCA court in 2007, has changed his surname to Shaikh, reports DNA.The fact came to

  • blurred footage of auto in pune foxes police

    Blurred Footage OF Auto In Pune Foxes Police

    February 23, 2010 10:26 IST

    Pune police have found the CCTV footage of an autorickshaw stopping near the petrol pump opposite the German Bakery on February 13 some time before the blast took place. The police officials are apprehensive that

  • sc reluctant about electoral roll with burqa clad photos

    SC Reluctant About Electoral Roll With Burqa-Clad Photos

    February 22, 2010 23:01 IST

    The Supreme Court expressed reservations on Monday, in allowing the publication of electoral rolls with Muslim women in burqa or their names without their photographs."If we give privilege to one candidate, lakhs of other candidates

  • pune blast hindu outfit links not ruled out says official

    Pune Blast: Hindu Outfit Links Not Ruled Out, Says Official

    February 22, 2010 22:00 IST

    Maharashtra Government may also look at the possibility of involvement of right wing Hindu organisations in the Pune blast, a top official said today. "We have not ruled out possibility of the involvement of right

  • maoists offer 72 day conditional ceasefire

    Maoists Offer 72-Day Conditional Ceasefire

    February 22, 2010 21:56 IST

    The Maoists on Monday night made a conditional ceasefire offer asking the government to halt the offensive against them for 72 days and involve mediators for talks. "State governments and the Centre should not indulge

  • no credible threat to any sporting event govt

    No Credible Threat To Any Sporting Event: Govt

    February 22, 2010 20:48 IST

    Allaying fears of terror attack, the government on Monday said there was no credible threat to any of the upcoming sporting events in the country this year and it was taking maximum precaution to ensure

  • mercedes rolls out india s costliest limousine at rs 6 cr

    Mercedes Rolls Out India's Costliest Limousine At Rs 6 Cr

    February 22, 2010 20:34 IST

    German car major Mercedes-Benz on Monday launched the most expensive car on Indian roads to-date, the luxury limousine S-Guard with a price tag of around Rs 6 crore (ex-showroom). The new car, built on the

  • telangana lawyers reach parliament doorsteps

    Telangana Lawyers Reach Parliament Doorsteps

    February 22, 2010 19:21 IST

    Pro-Telangana fury reached dangerously close to the doors of Parliament on Monday when around 200 protesting lawyers from the region broke the police cordon in a major security breach. Shouting slogans for a separate state,

  • prakash gets relief in sukna case tribunal quashes coi

    Prakash Gets Relief In Sukna Case, Tribunal Quashes COI

    February 22, 2010 17:32 IST

    Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash on Monday got relief from the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), which quashed the Court of Inquiry (COI) proceedings against him in the Sukna land scam and ordered a de novo probe

  • india condemns killing of two sikhs by pak taliban

    India Condemns Killing Of Two Sikhs By Pak Taliban

    February 22, 2010 19:14 IST

    India on Monday condemned the killing of two Sikhs by Taliban in North-West province of Pakistan and said such "barbaric acts" will take "us back to the medieval times." "Government of India condemn this barbaric

  • wb govt issues show cause notice to efr chief

    WB Govt Issues Show Cause Notice To EFR Chief

    February 22, 2010 16:01 IST

    The West Bengal government on Monday in Kolkata  issued a show cause notice to special IG of Eastern Frontier Rifles Benoy Krishna Chakraborty, who had openly criticised the police administration for the Maoist attack on

  • food price rise was inevitable given global high prices

    Food Price Rise Was Inevitable Given Global High Prices, Says President

    February 22, 2010 13:30 IST

    Admitting that there has been an "unhappy pressure" on the prices of food grains and products, Government on Monday promised to tackle the problem in the interest of ‘aam aadmi'. "Higher prices were inevitable given

  • president talks tough on naxals

    President Talks Tough On Naxals

    February 22, 2010 12:05 IST

    Terming the recent Maoist strike on a paramilitary camp in West Bengal as a "cowardly" act, President Pratibha Patil on Monday made it clear that such "senseless violence" would strengthen the government's resolve to tackle

  • pak has to seriously address terror threat patil

    Pak Has To Seriously Address Terror Threat: Patil

    February 22, 2010 12:16 IST

    Ahead of the Foreign Secretary- level talks, India on Monday said it is ready to explore a "meaningful" relationship with Pakistan if it seriously addresses the threat of terrorism and stops terror acts against this

  • ips crisis 16 paramilitary officers sent to naxal hit states

    IPS Crisis: 16 Paramilitary Officers Sent To Naxal-Hit States

    February 22, 2010 8:50 IST

    Facing acute shortage of IPS cadres, the Home Ministry has dispatched 16 paramilitary officers on probation to Naxal-affected states to work as additional superintendents of police.The second-in-command and deputy commandant rank officers have been drawn

  • bjp mulls disciplinary action against vasundhara

    BJP Mulls Disciplinary Action Against Vasundhara

    February 22, 2010 8:42 IST

    The case of former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who is refusing to take the post of national general secretary offered to her as she feels it will lessen her hold on her state, has

  • missing cpi m leader found dead

    Missing CPI(M) Leader Found Dead

    February 21, 2010 21:17 IST

    The mystery surrounding the disappearance of senior CPI(M) leader and its central committee member W R Varadarajan was on Sunday resolved with the recovery of his body from a lake and police suspect he may

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