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MPs, please pay your bills

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:36:00 GMT

The Delhi High Court issued notices to various political parties over a number of former MPs' failure to pay pending telephone and electricity bills

Left likely to sail with Jaya in LS polls

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:32:00 GMT

The Left parties are likely to go with the AIADMK in the forthcoming Lok Sabha assembly elections.

Hoax call triggers panic in Delhi schools

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:58:00 GMT

A phone call about a terror strike in two schools in the national capital Wednesday triggered panic among parents and teachers but turned out to be a hoax.

Nariman House attack no deterrent for Israeli backpackers

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:57:00 GMT

Issac Manuel, a 34-year-old Israeli tourist who's just back from his sojourn in Manali, said last week's terror attack at Nariman House in Mumbai, has not deterred him from returning

Priest denied bail in Abhaya murder case

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:57:00 GMT

Father Jose Putarika, a priest accused in the 1992 murder of Sister Abhaya, was denied bail by the Ernakulam chief judicial magistrate court

Commando op was "weak": Gill

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:26:00 GMT

A week after the militants wreaked carnage in Mumbai, 'Supercop' KPS Gill termed the commando operation as one of "weak strategy and poor implementation."

Sonia asks separatists to respect voter mood

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:20:00 GMT

Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday separatists should respect the verdict of the masses who have reposed their faith in democracy.

Babri anniversary, police warns protesters

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:18:00 GMT

As some Muslim outfits in the state called for demonstrations on the anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, police said permission had not been given for protest.

Interim bail for 'rapist' to marry victim

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:07:00 GMT

In a novel gesture, an alleged rapist was granted interim bail by a local court to facilitate his marriage with the victim in Sudergardh district of Orissa

University to start courses on security

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:40:00 GMT

With the country witnessing more terror attacks in recent periods, IGNOU will start courses on better security practises in hotels and small-scale industries.

Celebrate Bakrid in sober way: Imams

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:38:00 GMT

A group of Imams has appealed to Muslims to celebrate Bakrid in a sober way and wear black ribbons on their shoulders to show their grief and solidarity with Mumbaikars.

Insurers speed up terror claims

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:29:00 GMT

With terrorist attacks getting more frequent in the country, insurance companies are introducing a mechanism for processing speedy claims on this.

Bhopal marks 24th year of gas tragedy

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:25:00 GMT

The city Wednesday marked the 24th anniversary of what is termed the world's worst-ever industrial disaster -- the Bhopal Gas Tragedy -- the effects of which continue to be visible.

'Why aren't Indian books available in Pak'

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:47:00 GMT

What perplexes Pakistani writer Mohd Hanif these days is the unavailability of Indian books and magazines in his country when he is able to watch Bollywood blockbusters there.

I am deeply pained: Kerala CM

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:44:00 GMT

Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan Wednesday said he is deeply pained that a controversy has been raked up over his visit to slain NSG commando Sandeep Unnikrishnan's house.

Rice to hear evidence on Pak

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:41:00 GMT

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived here Wednesday on a day's visit during which New Delhi is expected to share with her evidence on the Mumbai terror strikes.

Deshmukh's fate hangs in balance

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:38:00 GMT

The fate of Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, who has offered to resign in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, hangs in balance.

Centre’s package for boosting economic sectors soon

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:22:28 GMT

Incentives for exporting community, and labour-intensive industries likely

ASSOCHAM moots tighter security

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:07:28 GMT

At archaeological sites, real estate installations

U.S. says Pakistani-based group likely hit Mumbai - Yahoo! News

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:07:00 GMT

Reuters A photographer takes pictures at a blast site in Mumbai in this November 27, 2008 file photo.

Fiscal stimulus package is half-baked: Patnaik

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:52:28 GMT

CHENNAI: Economist Prabhat Patnaik, now a member of the United Nations task force to recommend reform of the global financial system, is convinced that the coordinated fiscal stimulus package that the world’s economies are planning as a ...

BJP raises questions in the wake of Mumbai terror case

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:37:28 GMT

“Union Govt. should quit rather than making scapegoats of small leaders”

Sandhu media adviser to PM

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:22:28 GMT

NEW DELHI: Deepak Sandhu, Principal Director-General (Media & Communication) of the government, will be the Prime Minister’s new media adviser. She is expected to join work on Wednesday and will hold dual charge until her ...

Mumbai attack: Bihar announces compensation

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:07:28 GMT

PATNA: The Bihar Labour Department on Tuesday announced that the next of kin of each Bihari migrant labourer who was killed in the November 26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai will get Rs.1 lakh as compensation. This will be in addition to ...

Hotels were insured for Rs2,800 cr

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The three biggest hotels ravaged by the Mumbai carnage - the Taj, Trident and Oberoi - together are said to be insured for about Rs2,800 crore.

Military option not ruled out

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:59:00 GMT

Not ruling out the military option, India on Tuesday hardened its stance against Pakistan, saying New Delhi had the "right to protect" its territory

Congress, NCP in a wrangle over choice of CM

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:58:00 GMT

The Congress continued to grapple with the leadership crisis in Maharashtra, unable to decide on a successor to chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh till late Tuesday night.

Notices to Delhi, U.P. governments

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:52:28 GMT

On appeals by Vikas Yadav in Katara case

Modi is next in fidayeen crosshairs

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:48:00 GMT

If intelligence intercepts and top police officials are to be believed, the next big terror focus is Gujarat, with chief minister Narendra Modi being the target of a suicide attack.

Terror takes back seat as navy chief targets media

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:41:00 GMT

Joining a long line of senior leaders of the government who have put their feet in their mouths since the attack on Mumbai, the navy chief, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, called the national media a "disabling instrument"

EC drops complaint

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:37:28 GMT

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday dropped the proceedings against Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on a complaint from the Bharatiya Janata Party, which alleged that he violated the Model Code of Conduct by announcing that the prices ...

Godhra bail pleas to be heard afresh

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:22:28 GMT

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed a sessions court in Godhra, Gujarat, to hear the bail pleas of 85 accused persons in the Godhra train carnage-related cases afresh and dispose of the applications expeditiously. A three-judge ...

Arun Jaitley warns of disaster

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:07:28 GMT

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Arun Jaitley warned here on Tuesday of yet another national disaster as intelligence and security agencies began indulging in a blame game following the Mumbai terror attacks. He also ...

Mamata: cultivation on acquired land soon

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:52:28 GMT

Home ministry goes full steam

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:51:00 GMT

Two days into the job, home minister P Chidambaram has got cracking and may unveil the blueprint of an upgraded security network in the next few days

Sending out the message

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:37:28 GMT

A thought for Mumbai victims

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:22:28 GMT

Reality without smoke? It's not possible: Bhatt

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:02:00 GMT

Film director Mahesh Bhatt says ban on smoking scenes in films and television programmes would prevent filmmakers from depicting reality on silver screen.

BJP wants PM to stop agency war

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:53:00 GMT

The BJP urged the prime minister on Tuesday to step in and stop "the war between security and intelligence agencies".

Unprecedented security in Ayodhya for Dec 6

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:52:00 GMT

Security has been scaled up to unprecedented levels in Ayodhya in view of the Mumbai terror attack.

NSG overhaul gathers speed

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:50:00 GMT

The NSG overhaul, which was moving at an extremely slow pace, has suddenly gathered super speed post Operation Black Tornado in Mumbai.

Cooperate with Delhi, US senators tell Islamabad

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:49:00 GMT

The terror siege on Mumbai has shaken America. A day before US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice's visit to India

Mamata pays for driving away Nano

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:30:00 GMT

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's overzealous agitation - to drive Tata's Nano project out of Singur as well as her support to Maoists

Punjab police unearth fake passport racket

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:29:00 GMT

The Punjab police have unearthed a fake passports racket in Moga involving the police, regional passport office, health and postal department.

CBI nails nun, priests in Abhaya murder case

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:25:00 GMT

The CBI told the Ernakulam chief judicial magistrate's court that there was ample evidence to prove that the nun was killed by father Thomas Kottoor, father Jose Puthrukkayil and sister Sephi

Sister takes on Abdullah

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:19:00 GMT

From kitchen to politics, Khalida Shah, the 73-year-old estranged sister of National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah, has come a long way