01.01.2011,Saturday
National
02.01.2011
National
- CBI closure report in Aarushi case to come up tomm
- The designated Ghaziabad court, before which the agency filed the closure report on December 29 after two-and-a-half-years of investigation, is expected to decide on whether or not the case should be re-investigated.
- Tiwari alleges corruption in Bihar's higher education
- Patna: "Corruption is rampant in the state''s Higher education," the Rajya Sabha member said in a letter to the minister, adding, it should be checked and Sahi should take immediate effective steps for the purpose.
- All set for tomorrow's local body elections in HP
- Shimla: Polls will be held for 25 municipal councils and 23 nagar panchayats, where Electronic Voting Machines will be used for the first time in the state for local elections. As many as 2100 EVMs have been arranged for 457 polling stations in 406 wards.
- Farmers' issue: Cong threatens to launch agitation
- Bhubaneswar: "Instead of sending exact assessment of crop loss due to untimely rains to the Centre in time, BJD government is accusing UPA of neglect to divert people''s attention from its inability to govern," senior Congress leaders Giridhar Gamang and Nalini K Mohanty told reporters.
- 60-year-old woman raped, murdered in north Delhi
- New Delhi: The shocking incident took place in Majnu ka Tila on December 31 evening and Achey Lal (45), who was earlier acquitted in a rape case, was arrested for allegedly raping and murdering the woman, who worked as a maid.
- Portion of under-construction building collapses
- New Delhi: The incident took place in Bawana Sector-IV at around 4 pm when the lintel of the under-construction structure collapsed, they said.
- Farmer hit on leg; dies of excessive bleeding
- New Delhi: Kehar Singh was found dead in a room from where a tube well is located in his agricultural land in Chhawla last night, Sharad Aggarwal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South- West), said.
- BJP, RSS should introspect: Digvijay
- Bhopal: Maintaining that he never supported religious profiling on the issue of terrorism, Singh said, "All through my long political career, I have always maintained that terrorism is bad, irrespective of the religion of the people who indulge in it." The Congress general secretary, who has been under attack from BJP and Sangh outfits for his remarks on Hindu terror, said, "Not all Hindus are terrorists but a number of people who had been caught in connection with terrorist activities had links with the RSS or its allied organisations.
- Man arrested for killing two SP workers
- Azamgarh (UP): Vikram Bahadur Singh, who allegedly killed SP workers, Mahendra Yadav and Ram Awadh, on December 22 in Atraulia block during local body polls was arrested here, they said.
- Man dies of cold in Kashmir, death toll climbs to 7
- Srinagar: "An unidentified body of a male, aging about 60 years, physically weak with long hair and beard, was recovered from outside a hospital in Bandipora, 55 kms from here," a police spokesman said today.
- Dalit girl rape case: BSP suspends accused MLA
- Lucknow: "Banda MLA Purushottam Narain Dwivedi has been suspended from the BSP till the time CB-CID inquiry into the alleged rape of a backward class girl in Banda district is complete," a party spokesman said in a release said.
- Record number of pilgrims visit Vaishnodevi in 2010
- Jammu: "The pilgrimage to Mata Vaishnodevi has set a new milestone in 2010 with a record number of 87,49,326 lakh pilgrims visiting the cave shrine. The number has broken the previous record of 82,34,896 in 2009," Additional Chief Executive Officer of Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board Mandeep K Bandari told PTI.
- CBI asked to a have a relook at Aarushi case: Moily
- Bangalore: "CBI is an independent and autonomous organisation. We cannot give directions to it. In the wake of public sentiment in the Aarushi murder case, we called for a meeting of the CBI officials and have asked them to have a relook at the closure report they have submitted on the matter," he told reporters here.
- CBI court to take up closure report on Aarushi case
- Ghaziabad: The court, before which the agency filed the closure report on December 29 after two-and-a-half-years of investigation, is expected to decide whether to accept the plea or ask the CBI to re-investigate the case.
- AP BJP to boycott meet on Srikrishna report
- Hyderabad: "We have decided in consultation with the party''s central leadership, not to attend the meet, as convening a meeting of political parties which are deeply divided on the issue of separate statehood of Telangana, is an exercise in futility," state BJP president G Kishan Reddy told reporters here.
- Cong book has no reference to 1962 Sino-Indian war
- New Delhi: As against this, it dwells at length at the events leading to the formation of Bandladesh, noting that Indira Gandhi was at the height of power in the wake of the 1971 war with Pakistan and was hailed as "Durga, an incarnation of Shakti".
- Cold waves sweep Raj, Mount Abu coldest
- Jaipur: Aranpura in Pali recorded minimum 2.6 deg C, while it was 4.4 deg C in Jaipur and 4.6 deg C in Dabok.
- Maoists shot dead surrendered rebel in AP
- Karimnagar (AP): The incident took place last night at Sarvaipet village in Mahadevpur area, about 90 km from here, they said.
- Revati murder case: Six accused booked
- Muzaffarnagar: The accused - Ravi, Jashod, Shankar, Pradeep, Ashok and Sunil - who are already in jail in the connection with the case, were booked under the Gangster Act yesterday, SP (City) Kirshanbahadur Singh said.
- All sections of ULFA should be part of peace talks
- Guwahati: "Every section of the ULFA leadership should be involved in the talks with the government," AGP President Chandra Mohan Patowary told PTI here.
- Nitish condoles former LS Speaker's death
- Patna: "In his death we have lost an experienced politician and expert of legislative business," Kumar said in a message here.
- Five Maoists killed in encounter in Orissa
- Jajpur: The Maoists fired on a joint team of the Special Operations Group (SOG) and state police when they were combing the dense Raighati forest, about 95 km from here in the early hours, SP D S Kuttey said.
- Cold wave grips Valley, Leh records -23 degree C
- Srinagar: "Leh recorded a minimum temperature of minus 23.6 degrees Celsius which is the coldest of this winter," a MET department official said.
- Former Lok Sabha Speaker Bali Ram Bhagat dies
- New Delhi: He was 89.
- Ancient bridge damaged in Tamil Nadu
- Karaikal: Vehicles bound for the famous Christian pilgrim centre at Vailankanni are now taking a circuitous route.
- Two persons killed, 11 injured in road mishap
- Jammu: The vehicle which was on its way to Prem Nagar from Doda, skidded off the road and fell into the gorge near Chinav river, they said, adding the injured have been admitted to hospital.
- DNA profiling of Army personnel to begin soon
- "We will begin DNA profiling of soldiers from this year as the profiling centre and data bank are almost ready," Lieutenant General Naresh Kumar, Commandant of Army Hospital Research and Referral, told PTI.
- Freezing cold during day-time in Punjab, Haryana
- Chandigarh: A thick blanket of fog at many places in the two states including Ambala, Rohtak, Amritsar and Ludhiana early today affected normal life as vehicular movement was obstructed due to low visibility, according to reports.
- Over 7,000 people killed in J-K in last 10 years
- New Delhi: "4,812 civilians and 2,219 security force personnel have lost their lives since 2001 to August 2010 in Jammu and Kashmir," the Home Ministry said in reply to an RTI query.
- Human activists ask Centre to release Binayak Sen
- Puducherry: A resolution adopted at the meeting, organised here by People''s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL), said Sen had been fighting for the well-being of scheduled tribes in Chhattisgarh.
- Murder case probe transferred to CB-CID
- Madurai: Justice V Periyakaruppan ordered the transfer of the case following a criminal original petition filed by A Saibunissa, the deceased woman''s mother.
- CoBRA getting special rifles for anti-Naxal war
- New Delhi: Official sources said the personnel of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) are being given Israeli-make Tavor X95 sub-machine guns.
- 'Pak should discard posture of compulsive hostility'
- New Delhi: In a forthright message to Pakistan, India today said its posture of "compulsive hostility" will not help a "serious and sustained" dialogue between the two countries.
- Congress expels four leaders in UP
- Lucknow: Chairman of UPPCC disciplinary committee Ram Krishna Dwiwedi has expelled four leaders for six years on charges of indulging in anti-party activities, infighting and helping opposition parties, party spokesman Subodh Srivastava said.
- Bill for protection of women employees high point
- The mix-up at the end of the ministry in the anti-female foeticide advertisement made the IAF go livid with senior officers complaining that the use of the PAF officer''s picture was embarrassing.
- Contraband smuggler arrested with 50 kg marijuana
- Lucknow: Jogendra Tiwari was arrested and a truck loaded with the contraband was seized from Gosaiganj barrier during checking yesterday, they said, adding that the driver, Sunil Kumar Vishwakarma, managed to flee from the spot.
- Land scams mark 2010 for armed forces
- New Delhi: Former army chiefs General Deepak Kapoor and General N C Vij, along with retired navy chief Admiral Madhavendra Singh, were named as some of the beneficiaries of the 31-storey apartment building that reportedly came up on an army land within the security perimeter of critical naval installations in upscale Colaba.
- Kasab trial, Shiney rape, Adarsh hog limelight
- The Adarsh housing scam case, legal row between the Cricket Board and suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, action by BCCI against IPL franchises Kings XI and Rajasthan Royals of terminating their contracts and a spate of PILs in the Bombay High Court dominated the legal scenario.
- Delhi Police to name drunken drivers on its website
- New Delhi: The move comes in the backof its plan to clear the Delhi roads of traffic violators and educate people against the dangers of drunken driving.
- Pope condemns 'cowardly' Egypt attack
- Rome: "This cowardly gesture of death, like that in which bombs were left near the homes of Christians in Iraq to force them to leave, is an offence against God and all humanity," Benedict told hundreds of pilgrims in St Peter''s Square.
- Heavy snowfall leads to blackout in Moscow
- Moscow: Strong winds, freezing rain and heavy snowfalls have again led to large areas in Moscow suburbs and rural region without power, which was restored on the New Year Eve after a six-day of outage caused by devastating icy rain storm on December 25.
- Lawyer slams Israel 'cover-up' of tear gas death
- Jerusalem: "Once again the army is covering up the actions of its men, instead of apologising and conducting a serious inquiry," Michael Sfard told Israel''s army radio after the military announced an investigation into the death of Jawaher Abu Rahma.
- Iran shops banned from selling Valentine gifts
- Tehran: "In the run-up to Valentine''''s Day on February 14 the printing works owners'''' union issued a directive banning the printing and distribution of any goods promoting this day," ILNA news agency reported today.
- Egypt media warn of 'civil war plot' after bombing
- Cairo: The authorities said that a suicide bomber blew himself up outside Al-Qiddissin church in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria early on New Year''s Day, killing 21 people and wounding 79 others.
- Peace agreement possible in two months: Abbas
- Palestinian Authority (PA) President said "what is needed is not negotiations, but decisions." "East Jerusalem is occupied land where Palestinians want to establish their capital and this issue was not up for discussion," Abbas was quoted by Israel Radio telling the Palestinian TV network.
- Stoning of Iran woman could be quashed: judiciary
- Tehran: When asked by Fars news agency whether the stoning sentence against Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani could be quashed, Malek Ajdar Sharifi, the head of East Azerbaijan judiciary, said that "anything is possible".
- Ahmadinejad's car gets USD 1 million bid: Report
- Tehran: The Sunday report by the Iran daily says various bids from abroad have been received by the multilingual website set up yesterday for the auction.
- Afghan peace council to visit Pakistan
- Kabul: Ataullah Ludin, deputy chairman of the 70-member High Peace Council, said today a delegation would visit Islamabad to discuss its efforts to initiate talks with the Taliban.
- Seven killed as Philippine bus collides with jeep
- Manila (Philippines): Police official Alberto Supapo says the bus was overtaking a car today when it hit the Manila-bound jeep in the opposite lane of a highway in Ibaan town in Batangas province.
- Three killed as Russian plane bursts into flames
- The Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet was engulfed in flames after one of its engines caught fire as the plane taxied down a runway and then exploded last evening in the Siberian city of Surgut. Most of the passengers and the nine-member crew were evacuated before the explosion, ''Ria Novosti'' reported.
- China shuts down steel plant to check pollution
- Beijing: The Shougang steel factory that played key role in China emerging as the world''s largest producer of steel producing over 10 million tonnes per annum, has formally ceased its operations on December 31, and many factories have been relocated to Caofeidian, a reclaimed island, 200 km from here.
- China to explore Mars with Russia this year
- Beijing: The probe, Yinghuo-1, was due to blast off in October 2009 with Russia''s "Phobos Explorer" from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan but the launch was postponed, the official Xinhua news agency said.
- Israelis raid Gaza twice after rockets fired
- The strikes were confirmed by the Israeli army, which said they came in response to Palestinian rockets fired at Israeli territory the previous night.
- 'Busy' Queen notched up 444 engagements last year
- London: The Queen, in fact, increased the number of her public engagements in 2010 by carrying out 444 engagements as compared to 375 in 2009; and her workload featured 57 overseas engagements, the ''Daily Mail'' reported.
- Gilani says Indo-Pak dialogue only way forward
- "There is a lot of pressure from the public and opposition on (Prime Minister Manmohan Singh) but I believe that dialogue is the only answer. That''s the only way forward because we can''t afford wars. We must have a dialogue and that will happen," he said.
- China shuts down steel plant to check pollution
- Beijing: The Shougang steel factory that played key role in China emerging as the world''s largest producer of steel producing over 10 million tonnes per annum, has formally ceased its operations on December 31, and many factories have been relocated to Caofeidian, a reclaimed island, 200 km from here.
- Obama spends quiet New Year's Day with family
- Honolulu: Obama, wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha spent several hours yesterday at Pyramid Rock, a secluded beach at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
- NATO service member killed in south Afghanistan
- Kabul: The statement released yesterday by the international coalition did not provide additional details on the second death of a NATO service member in Afghanistan this year.
- Cold front to hit China: Met official
- Temperatures will fall 6 to 8 degrees Celsius in northwestern China and eastern parts of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, with some parts seeing a of over 10 degrees Celsius, the China Meteorological Administration forecast in a statement on its website.
- Prince Harry to return to Afghanistan: Report
- London: Prince Harry is to return to serve in Afghanistan again, before the British troops are completely withdrawn from the war-ravaged country, a media report said.
- Woman killed, two missing in Australia flooding
- The 41-year-old woman''s body was found two kilometres downstream in the Leichardt River in Queensland''s Gulf Country, local media reported today.
- Indian-Americans mourn the death of Kannabiran
- "Throughout his remarkable and amazing life, Mr Kannabiran used his excellent education, training and dynamic skills for the protection of the weak, and exploited sections of the Indian populace. It is actually people like him who keep the idea of India alive," Rasheed Ahmed, president Indian American Muslim Council (IMAC) said.
- Chavez, Clinton shake hands, chat amid tensions
- Caracas (Venezuela): The handshake yesterday came as leaders were milling about at the inauguration of new Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. It was unclear what Chavez and Clinton discussed.
- Police confirm first fatality in Australian floods
- Bundaberg (Australia): "The body of a woman swept from a vehicle while attempting to cross a flooded causeway... last night has been recovered," a police spokeswoman told AFP.
- Woman missing in Australian floodwaters
- Brisbane: While the rain has stopped, rivers are still surging to new heights and overflowing into low-lying towns as the water makes its way toward the ocean.
- Sweden sees first swine flu death this season
- Stockholm: The boy was one of three patients being treated at different intensive care units in the southern Swedish region of Scania for H1N1 and died in Helsingborg Friday, said Per Hagstam of the Scania division of the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control.
Business
- New Delhi: Onion prices stood at Rs 40-50 per kg in the retail markets of the national capital, Mumbai and Kolkata today, but the commodity was dearer in Chennai, at Rs 60-65 per kg, according to reports from these centres.
- India to add 45000 MW power in 12th plan period
- Agartala: "We have added about 44,000 MW of capacity during the last four-and-a-half years. Last year capacity addition was 9,585 MW which is the highest in a year. We have a target of generating 15,000 MW this year," Shinde told a seminar here.
- China shuts down steel plant to check pollution
- Beijing: The Shougang steel factory that played key role in China emerging as the world''s largest producer of steel producing over 10 million tonnes per annum, has formally ceased its operations on December 31, and many factories have been relocated to Caofeidian, a reclaimed island, 200 km from here.
- Midvalley Ent fixes IPO price band at Rs 64-70
- Mumbai: The company plans to raise Rs 60 crore through an initial public offer (IPO). The issue opens on January 10 and closes on January 12.
- 8/10 home buyers are unhappy with their purchase
- Mumbai: The study conducted by Track2Realty, an information platform for the realty sector based in New Delhi, says still larger portion (92 per cent) of the respondents are highly dissatisfied with the private developers and would prefer government housing.
- Next Retail eyes Rs 4k-crore revenue in next 3 yrs
- Mumbai: The company plans to open 400 showrooms across the country in the next three months upping the total number of retail stores to 1,000 by the end of the fiscal year 2010-11, Next Retail India''s CEO, Sunil Mehta, told PTI here.
- Emami expects 15-20 pc growth in Chyawanprash
- Mumbai: The company will also spend Rs 12-15-crore in the current fiscal to boost the sales of its popular brands through its new marketing initiative, the official said.
- Tata Steel, Nippon to ink Rs 2,400-cr JV this month
- Jamshedpur: The proposed JV facility is expected to commence operation in the next two years at the Tata Steel''s existing unit in Jamshedpur.
- NMDC hikes iron ore prices by 5.22 pc for Jan-Mar qtr
- New Delhi: "We have increased the prices of iron ore for the January-March quarter by 5.22 per cent from January, based on the recommendations of our pricing committee, which met recently in Hyderabad," NMDC Chairman Rana Som told PTI.
- Birla Wellness & Healthcare eyes Rs 300 cr revenue
- Mumbai: "We are at a nascent stage in our three verticals - Birla Kerala Vaidyashala, Evolve Med Spa and Birla Life Science and Research. We are hoping to achieve Rs 200-300 crore revenue in next 2-3 years through our product and presence expansion," Birla Wellness & Healthcare Managing Director and CEO N Venkat told PTI.
- Govt likely to revise tax collection targets upwards
- Kolkata: "We are likely to make modest advancements in the targets as we have entered the third quarter. We will wait for a few days and then take a decision," Revenue Secretary Sunil Mitra told PTI here.
- Govt not to impose duty on power equipment import
- Kolkata: "The finance ministry has decided not to impose duty on power equipment imports for mega power projects during the current plan period," Revenue Secretary Sunil Mitra told PTI here.
- Assocham for national fund for elections
- New Delhi: While political parties should be allowed to accept corporate and individual donations, they must be forced by law to make public such receipt of fund on a weekly basis, it said, adding that a new law be passed in this regard.
- Net claims of foreigners and NRIs up at $211 bn
- New Delhi: Easier loans abroad also led to the bigger mop-up.
- RBI mulls new ways for direct info flow from banks
- New Delhi: Once in place, the new system will enable complete automation for submission of transaction returns filed by all banks to RBI, doing away with the need for manual intervention.
- Raise price of Jatropha bio-diesel to Rs 36/lit: CII
- New Delhi: The Jatropha bio-diesel is priced at Rs 26.50 per litre.
- New industrial data with base year 2004-05 unlikely
- New Delhi: The new series of Index of Industrial Production (IIP), which would include about 150 new items, while excluding the obsolete ones like loud speakers, typewriters and VCRs, was expected to be released on January 12.
- SBI planning operation in S Korea, Sao Paulo
- New Delhi: "The bank is looking at opening a representative office in Brazilian city Sao Paulo and a full service branch in South Korea," a senior official of SBI told PTI.
- Forex reserves slips below external debt after 7 yrs
- New Delhi: At the end of September quarter, India''s external debt was USD 295.85 billion, exceeding the country''s forex reserve by about USD 3 billion, says a finance ministry report.
- Stock market wishes for scam-free yr to keep rolling
- New Delhi: As the new year starts, market analysts are also looking for smart earnings growth by corporates, more global liquidity infusion and checks on high inflation are some of the issues.
- RBI to have new round of industry surveys to gauge growth
- Mumbai: RBI will carry out two surveys - on industrial outlook and on capacity utilisation by the manufacturing sector.
- '11: Market expects Sensex to be above 24k mark
- New Delhi: Market experts expect that its going to get even better in 2011 and the Sensex will break all its previous records to surge past 24,000-point level.
- AMR Infra to invest Rs 1,100 cr in 4 years
- New Delhi: "We will invest about Rs 1,100 crore by 2014 to develop some projects. These are located across different states and are currently at different stages of development," AMR Infrastructure Director Kapil Agarwal told PTI.
- Eight of top-10 firms add over Rs 26k cr in m-cap
- Mumbai: The year 2010 was significant for the state-run firm Coal India Ltd (CIL), which earned a place for itself in the coveted club of India''s top-10 most-valued firm in terms of their market valuations.
- Jaiswal to seek coal mines in Africa
- New Delhi: "We will ask for more coal blocks as our requirement is increasing continuously. We will discuss the issue with both the governments - South Africa and Mozambique," Jaiswal told PTI.
- Banks get more time for extra security layer in phone banking
- New Delhi: The banks would now be required to comply with the new guidelines by February 1, after which the customers would need the additional password for telephonic credit card payments.
- M&A deal value, volume likely to grow in 2011
- New Delhi: "The overall M&A market is expected to be positive in 2011, in terms of both volumes and value of deals. The market is witnessing a positive trend," Deloitte India''s Head (Financial Advisory), Avinash Gupta, told PTI.
- Bank a/c number is sole criteria for e-fund transfers
- New Delhi: The new mechanism is intended to reduce the possibility of any errors and comes into effect from today (January 1, 2011).
- I-T dept gets info on IPL finances from UK, Mauritius
- The department, as part of its probe into financial dealings in the T20 tournament, has also sent official requests to Switzerland and Ireland to share financial data.
- AI plans to lease four Boeing aircraft along with crew
- Mumbai: Though the airline had floated tenders in November to dry-lease four Boeing 737-800 for its wholly-owned subsidiary Air India Express for upto five years, an office order was issued last month saying "it has been decided to wet lease four aircraft for Air India Express." Wet lease is an arrangement in which the lessor provides an aircraft along with the cockpit and cabin crew and pays for its maintenance and insurance. The company which wet leases the plane pays by the hours it is operated. In dry lease, only the aircraft is leased out.Sports
- Clashes as fans queue for World Cup tickets
- Dhaka: Thousands of people had queued overnight outside banks to get seats at the showpiece event, jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, which opens on February 19 in Dhaka with a match between India and Bangladesh.
- Plenty of Indian interest at country's only ATP event
- Chennai: After winning the singles gold medals at the Commonwealth and the Asian Games, Somdev has raised expectations and a singles ATP Tour title, which is still eluding him ever since turning pro in 2008, would certainly be on his mind.
- Sania one win away from main draw of ASB
- Auckland: The unseeded Indian, ranked 141, beat the Spaniard 6-2, 6-2 in the second round of the USD 220,000 event, which is a run-up event to the Australian Open.
- Rajasthan look to extend Ranji dream run vs TN
- Jaipur: The hosts, who have surprised all by climbing up from the bottom of the Plate group to the semifinal stage, have gained in confidence after their fine performance against Mumbai in the quarterfinal here on the same ground.
- Senior sports scribe Vijaykar no more
- Mumbai: He was 59 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
- Arjun Tendulkar practices with Team India
- Cape Town: But for the iconic batsman''s son, Arjun, a practice session with the big guns of the Indian cricket team seemed no big deal as it trained ahead the series-deciding third Test against South Africa today.
- 'England needs to make big changes to get to top'
- London: "It is a realistic aim because they have improved a lot over the last 12 months thanks to the management of Andy Flower. But you have to look at English cricket as a big cake," Warne wrote in ''The Telegraph''.
- Untested Beer to make Test impact: Clarke
- Sydney: Left-arm spinner Beer will play alongside fellow debutant Usman Khawaja in tomorrow''s fifth and final Ashes Test against England as Australia attempt to level the series after seeing their chance of winning back the Ashes slip away.
- 2011 will improve image of Pakistan cricket: Alam
- Karachi: "I am confident the way things are going now that this year the team will not only taste success but the image of Pakistan cricket should also improve," Intikhab said.
- England aim for Ashes series win
- Sydney: England cannot lose the series after its emphatic win in the fourth Test at Melbourne, which allowed it to retain the Ashes by virtue of winning the last series in England.
03.01.2011
National
National
- 'Cong history should not spare Rajiv and Narasimha'
- Bareilly: Accusing Rajiv Gandhi of having the locks of the Babri mosque opened while he was prime minister and Narasimha Rao of preventing its demolition despite being at the helm of affairs at the Centre, he said the Congress should own responsibility of the deeds of its past leaders.
- Aspiring found dead in south Delhi house
- New Delhi: Sachin (25), hailing from Uttar Pradesh''s Moradabad, was found hanging in his room in Kotla Mubarakpur this morning by his two friends who went to meet him, a senior police official said.
- Pak onions to be released tomorrow: JNPT
- Mumbai: The 200 tonne onions shipped from the Karachi port landed at the JNPT last Wednesday and were awaiting Customs and other clearances even as people were paying through their nose for this commodity.
- Contempt notice against JAC chairperson
- Ranchi: Chief Justice Bhagawati Prasad issued the notice to JAC Chairperson Laxmi Singh after a bench in May, 2010 had asked the JAC to announce results of the board examinations it had conducted for the 2009-10 academic session.
- Environment Ministry's decision on Adarsh likely
- New Delhi: The Ministry, on December 28, had accepted a request from the Society and extended the last date till January 4 for receiving its response on a show-cause notice asking why its 31-storey building at defence land in Mumbai''s Colaba should not be demolished for allegedly violating green rules.
- Cong could go it alone in Assam : Digvijay
- New Delhi: "As of now, there are no plans of any pre-poll alliance", party General Secretary Digvijay Singh told reporters here.
- Babri witness submits photos related to demolition
- Rae Bareli: Gupta, who was posted as security officer to BJP leader L K Advani during demolition, submitted the pictures during cross examination by the defence lawyer as to what she witnessed on December 6, 1992.
- Prosecution granted two days time in Madani case
- Bangalore: When the petition came up for hearing, Justice V Jagannathan granted two days time to the prosecution to file their objections and adjourned the case.
- Challenging time awaits Jammu and Kashmir
- Jammu: "There is an immediate need for strengthening the forces of nationalism to meet the challenges ahead to the unity and integrity of the country. We warn that coming times for Jammu and Kashmir could be most challenging," BJP Legislative Party leader Chaman Lal Gupta said.
- Army flags off 35-day long cycle expedition
- Jammu: The expedition was flagged off by Maj Gen TPS Waraich, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Tiger Division.
- Krishna to visit Kabul; security to be discussed
- New Delhi: The visit is also expected to underline the importance of Indian involvement in reconstruction of the war-torn country.
- BJP starts teleconferencing with state units
- New Delhi: BJP President Nitin Gadkari launched the teleconferencing facility at the party headquarters here when he held discussions with nine state unit offices simultaneously.
- IT Tribunal order on Bofors payoff case, BJP
- New Delhi: "Ironically, for Sonia Gandhi this is a timely reminder that you do not need five points to fight corruption. You need just one point and that is to start sending the guilty to jail. And don''t cover-up," Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley told reporters.
- Gujjar stir cost Rs 1500 cr to Railways
- New Delhi: "We have lost Rs 1500 crore due to the Gujjar agitation as there has been disruption in passenger train movement and in freight traffic," Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said here today.
- Govt will look into I-T tribunal order on Bofors
- Bangalore: Moily launched a blistering attack against senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley when his reaction was sought on the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal order.
- CMRS to inspect Airport Line on Friday
- New Delhi: The 23-km link that connects the city''s shopping hub of Connaught Place with the Indira Gandhi International Airport has missed three deadlines ? October 3 (Commonwealth Games), October 31 and December 31 - set by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Union Urban Development Ministry.
- Moily's virtual clean chit to K G Balakrishnan
- Bangalore: "I don''t have even a single piece of paper to say...these are all the allegations", Moily said, responding to a question on allegations against Balakrishnan''s son-in-law for amassing disproportionate assets and against his brother which appeared in a section of the media.
- Leh remains at -23 deg C, 6 more die in N India
- New Delhi: Leh town in Ladakh region yesterday witnessed the coldest night this winter at minus 23.6 deg C. Kargil town also had an extremely cold night with a minimum temperature of minus 18.2 deg C.
- Top official arrested for accepting Rs 5L bribe
- Mumbai: Anil Himmatrao Shingne was allegedly caught accepting the bribe by the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Mumbai police in his office at Worli in central Mumbai on December 31.
- Delhi under grip of cold, no hope for relief tomorrow
- New Delhi: This morning was not much better than yesterday''s when the capital witnessed its coldest day of the season so far.
- Nepalese citizen arrested for links to ISI agent
- Lucknow: Wasim alias Khaboo, a Nepalese citizen and an aide of an ISI agent, was arrested by the ATS from Barabanki railway station when he was about to board a train last evening, ADG Brij Lal said.
- SC summons Secretary of Delhi govt Health dept
- New Delhi: Besides Secretary Rajendra Kumar, Deputy Secretary Kamaldeep Gupta, the apex court also directed Amit Banerjee, Medical Superintendent, LNJP Hospital, and Anil Dhal, Head, Department of Orthopedics, Maulana Azad Medical College and LNJP Hospital, to appear personally before it on January 11 and give explanation about their conduct.
- Secret file loss: Two Defence officials under scanner
- New Delhi: Two senior Defence Ministry officials, including one of Additional Secretary rank, have come under scanner as probe gathered momentum into an incident.
- Adnan to seek clarification from HC on properties
- Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate had passed an order last month for confiscation of Adnan''s properties on the ground that the singer, being a Pakistani national, cannot purchase or transfer properties in India under the FEMA regulations without permission of the Reserve Bank of India.
- Rajiv Takru new officiating CEO of Prasar Bharti
- New Delhi: According to a decision taken at the Prasar Bharti Board meeting here, Takru would be the officiating CEO for the interim period till an inquiry against Lalli ordered by the Supreme Court is completed.
- Rs 1,000 cr approved for flood-related projects in UP
- Lucknow: During a meeting of the permanent committee chaired by state irrigation minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui projects worth Rs 1,000 crore related to flood control were approved by the board, he said.
- 'Reddy brothers will be removed if proved guilty'
- "Let us wait for the final report (by the Income Tax department) on alleged violations of tax and other allegations against Reddy brothers. If they are proved, they will certainly lose their positions," he told reporters here today.
- Dentist can apply stitches, says SC
- New Delhi: "The respondent, being a doctor, was under the Hippocratic oath (oath stating obligations and proper conduct of doctors) to attempt to heal a patient. Just as it is the duty of a lawyer to defend an accused, so it is the duty of a doctor to heal. Even a dentist can apply stitches in an emergency....
- 'My family is not safe in my own country'
- New Delhi: Addressing a press meet here, academician Ilina Sen alleged that the judgement convicting her husband on charges of sedition appeared to be to stem dissent in the bud.
- 24 Indian coaches to be sent for training in Cuba
- New Delhi: Five coaches each from boxing, athletics and weightlifting, and four each from wrestling and judo will train at the Cuba University of the Sciences of Physical Culture and Sports from January 17 to February 26.
- Cold waves claim 6 more lives in UP, toll rises to 30
- Lucknow: One death each was reported from Mathura, Varanasi, Aligarh, Auraiya, Ramabai Nagar and Rampur, official sources said here.
- Onion prices may come down by Rs 10 in Delhi
- New Delhi: Top officials of Delhi Government said the Centre has agreed to provide 300 metric tonnes of onion to Delhi from the total quantity of around 1,000 metric tonnes being imported from Pakistan and it would be sold through the selected outlets.
- Five JeM terrorists convicted in POTA case
- New Delhi: The court is likely to pronounce the quantum of sentence against the five on January six.
- Tiwari visits Uttarakhand BJP headquarters
- Dehradun: The 85-year-old leader has been living in the city ever since he quit as the Andhra Pradesh Governor over an alleged sex scandal more than a year ago.
- Fixed time-frame for death sentences required
- Khandwa(MP): Similarly, there should be a time-limit for disposal of mercy petitions pending before the President, Nikam, who was here on a visit, told reporters.
- 'Centre compromising on democratic fundamentals'
- Srinagar: "By repeatedly emphasising the need for retention of draconian laws and continued deployment of security forces to administer civilian areas, Government of India seems to be conveying a message that the state is part of the country only through force," PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said.
- Nitish holds 'janata darbar' despite mother's death
- Patna: Kumar''s mother Parmeshwari Devi (92) died after protracted illness on the New Year day and was cremated yesterday.
- Hurriyat chief Umer Farooq issued fresh passport
- Srinagar: "The Mirwaiz had applied for the passport and we received the (security) verification. The passport has been issued and he will receive it in a few days," regional passport officer G M Dar said.
- I&B Addl Secy Rajiv Takru vested with powers of Prasar CEO
- New Delhi: Rajiv Takru, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, was today vested with all powers of the CEO of Prasar Bharti by its board.
- SP accuses Maya govt of framing party MP, MLAs
- Lucknow: "We have requested the governor earlier too to convene the Vidhan Sabha for discussing pressing issues and we again seek his intervention in the case relating to fake charges against SP MP and MLAs besides independent MLA, Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya," Leader of the Opposition Shivpal Singh Yadav told reporters here.
- Man shot dead, Rs 5 lakh looted in Zirakpur
- Chandigarh: Mahavir, a resident of Mohali, who worked as a cashier at a liquor store in Zirakpur near here, was going to the bank to deposit the cash when he was attacked by the masked miscreants, they said.
- Coalitions in India trying to weaken Left: Yechury
- Thiruvananthapuram: Inaugurating a symposium on ''The Role of Transitional Governments'' as part of the International Congress on Kerala Studies here, he said the Left governments in Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura had delivered in key areas, including decentralisation, which is the core of secular democracy.
- Manmohan asks young scientists to think big
- At the same time, he cautioned scientists on "illiberal" uses of technology and cited use of nuclear weapons, applications of synthetic chemistry in agriculture and in poison gases and "perverse use" of genetics in Nazi Germany to drive home his point.
- Aseemanand's NIA custody extended till Jan 13
- Panchkula (Haryana): The NIA had last month brought Aseemanand, also accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad, from Hyderabad and produced him in a court here on December 23 which first remanded him in one-day custody of NIA as the judge of the designated court was on leave that day.
- Nitish declares assets less than half a crore
- Patna: Details of the moveable and immoveable assets of 30 Bihar ministers, including that of Kumar, were uploaded in the government website in a step aimed at ending corruption and promised by the chief minister himself.
- 42 shops damaged in fire in JK
- Srinagar: "Due to short circuit, fire broke out at Khadim Market in Bandipora town...28 shops were gutted while seven partially damaged in the blaze," they said.
- Separatists killed by "our own people": Bhat
- Srinagar: "No police was involved (in the killings).... It was our own people who killed them," former Hurriyat Conference Chairman Abdul Gani Bhat said.
- 6 family members jailed for murder of young bride
- New Delhi: The family members convicted by Additional Sessions Judge V K Bansal included victim Amarjit Kaur''s husband Gurwant Singh, mother-in-law Devender Kaur and sister-in-law Lakhwinder Kaur, each of whom were awarded life imprisonment.
- Proposal for cash reward on Ajmer blast suspects
- Jaipur: "We recently submitted the proposal to the state home department and awaiting response. We have proposed to declare cash rewards of 5 lakh each for the arrest of Jayanti Bhai, Ramesh Gohil and Mafat Bhai of Gujarat," Additional SP (ATS) Satyendra Singh said today.
- Five insurgents of Tripura-based outfit surrender
- Agartala: The insurgents surrendered yesterday, however, they had no arms or ammunition to deposit, they said.
- Cross-examination of Babri demolition witness ends
- Rae Bareli: Gupta, who was deployed as a security officer with BJP leader L K Advani on December 6, 1992 at the site of the disputed structure, was cross-examined by defence counsel L B Singh and Vimal Srivastava, prosecution sources said.
- Teenager killed, 2 injured as cops fire at violent mob
- Deoria (UP): "17-year-old Manoj Pal, a resident of Baraipur village, was killed in a clash between police and the villagers, who were protesting against the murder of the sadhu by some unidentified persons," acting district magistrate Vuijay Pratap said.
- Curfew continues in Bhikhi town, situation tense
- Chandigarh: "Curfew continues in force in Bhikhi to maintain law and order," Mansa''s SSP Hardyal Singh Mann said.
- Jaswant entrusted with task of improving ties with parties
- New Delhi: "BJP national President Nitin Gadkari has entrusted the task of maintaining continuous contact and relation-building with all political parties to Jaswant Singh, MP," the party said in a statement.
- Trains stranded for four hours due to gap in track
- Etawah (UP): Train movement on Tundla-Kanpur section of the Delhi-Howrah route was stopped this morning following a gap in the railway line near Medhi village on the track between Bharthana and Ekdil railway station in Uttar Pradesh, station P K Kamal said.
- 5 JeM terrorists convicted for waging war against India
- New Delhi: Additional Session Judge R K Gauba held Noor Mohammad Tantre, Pervaiz Ahmed Mir, Faroz Ahmed Bhat, Atiq-uz-Zama and Raees-uz-Zama, guilty under the stringent anti-terror law Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA).
- Truce with ANVC extended for nine months
- Shillong: "It has been agreed that Suspension of Operations with ANVC would be extended for a further period of nine months with effect from January 1. Discussions on their demands are continuing at the level of Centre''s interlocutor PC Haldar, for the peace talks," the sources said.
- Two injured in wall collapse in south Delhi
- New Delhi: The incident took place in Geetanjali Enclave at around 12:30 PM, fire brigade officials said.
- Sub-Divisional Magistrate alleges dowry harassment
- Bijnor: SDM Pushpa Deora has alleged that her estranged husband Rajesh Kumar Deora demanded Rs 50,000 as dowry when he arrived at her Officers'''' Colony residence with 9 others on December 7, they said.
- Bihar CM Nitish and ministers assets made public
- Patna: Details of the assets of 30 Bihar ministers, including Kumar''s were uploaded in the government websites as a step towards ending corruption and promised by the chief minister.
- Cold wave continues to sweep MP; temp dips to 3 deg
- Bhopal: A number of places across the state experienced the cold conditions with Bhopal recording a minimum of five degrees Celsius on Saturday night, the lowest in last ten years.
- PM asks young scientists to think out of the box
- Singh also asked scientists to devise mechanisms to forge alliances with scientists of Indian-origin serving abroad and who look forward to return to their homeland to pursue their interests.
- Man lynched for attempt to steal in Uttar Pradesh
- Kaushambi (UP): The unidentified man was beaten to death by the people in Bakshikapur village when he was trying to steal, they said.
- Goa University initiates probe into MBBS paper leak
- Panaji: "This is a very serious offence. The inquiry committee will submit its primary report within 48 hours while a detailed inquiry is in progress," Goa University Vice Chancellor Dilip Deobagkar told PTI.
- Moga man commits suicide, wife among four booked
- Moga: 35-year-old Randeep Singh, married for the last 13 years, took the extreme step yesterday at his New Vishwakarma Nagar residence here, police said.
- India to soon have navratna universities, says Sibal
- Chennai: In his keynote address at the 98th Indian Science Congress at SRM University near here, Sibal said that this would be achieved by measures including generous financial support and access to external funding.
- Fresh round of talks between Gujjars, Rajasthan Govt
- Jaipur: The fourth round of talks between the two sides are underway at the state secretariat building here.
- Leh remains coldest at -23 degC,cold wave intensifies
- Srinagar: The mercury in Leh town in Ladakh region stayed at minus 23 degrees Celsius, a day after recording the coldest night of the season at minus 23.6 degrees Celsius, a MeT department official said.
- Stalin calls for providing incentives to pvt sector on R&D
- Chennai: At the inauguration of the 98th Indian Science Congress near here, Stalin said resources allotted for Research and Development and scientific research were "meagre".
- Intense cold paralyse life in Rajasthan, Mt Abu at -5.4 C
- Jaipur: On January 31, 1990, the sole hill station of the desert state had recorded a lowest temperature of minus 5.6 degree Celsius, according to MeT department here.
- Adarsh scam: Ex-IAS officer Subhash Lalla resigns
- Mumbai: Lalla met Governor K Sankaranarayanan at Raj Bhavan this morning and submitted his resignation.
- 3 injured in police firing as villagers clash with cops
- Deoria (UP): Three persons were injured in the clash between police and villagers, who were protesting against the alleged murder of a sadhu by unidentified persons, sub-divisional magistrate Sadar Gyan Prakash Srivastava said.
- Dying crafts from India, neighbouring nations in bazaar
- New Delhi: The 24th fortnight-long annual craft bazaar "Crafting Friendships" organised by Dilli Haat, New Delhi in collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Dastkari Haat Samiti and Jamia Millia Islamia is set to begin in the capital from January 4.
- Autonomy only solution for Kashmir issue: J&K min
- Srinagar: "National Conference has always favoured autonomy which is the only solution for settling the Kashmir issue forever," Wani, a close confidante of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, said at a function yesterday.
- Dozen trains stranded for 4 hours due to gap in track
- Etawah (UP): Train movement on Tundla-Kanpur section of the Delhi-Howrah route was stopped this morning following a gap in the railway line near Medhi village on the track between Bharthana and Ekdil railway station in Uttar Pradesh, station P K Kamal said.
- Introspect if media fulfilling tasks, says N Ram
- Thiruvananthapurm: Ominous trends like ''paid news'' and publication of Niira Radia tapes on corporate-media nexus made it all the more important that media organisations and mediapersons made a self-critical assessment, Ram said.
- Aarushi case: Suspects' counsel seeks compensation
- Ghaziabad: "We will seek compensation for the trauma that (Krishna, Raj Kumar and Vijay Mandal) underwent. CBI always knew who the culprits were but still arrested the three," Naresh Yadav told PTI.
- Rates hiked for buying lucky & VIP registration nos
- Lucknow: "A notification for increasing the price has been issued on December 31," a senior Transport official told PTI.
- Woman found dead in Bhadohi district, Uttar Pradesh
- Bhadohi (UP): The body of Kusum Yadav with injury marks was recovered on the railway track near Kandhiya railway station in Govindpur last evening, they said.
- No newspapers in Manipur since December 30
- Imphal: Official sources said the editor of a vernacular daily, A Mobi, was arrested on December 29 for alleged links with militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party-Tabungba group (KCP-T).
- 2 labourers killed in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh
- Hardoi (UP): Pushpendra (24) and Babulal (25) were killed on the spot yesterday when their were demolishing the roof of the factory in Sandila area here, they said.
- Joint operation launched to track killers of 2 jawans
- Jammu: "A massive operation has been launched to track down the militants responsible for the killing of two TA jawans in Bhimdasa area of Gool belt in Ramban district," Army officials told PTI.
- Day-time chill intensifies across Punjab and Haryana
- Chandigarh: The maximum at Hisar in Haryana yesterday settled at 10.7 deg C, eleven degrees below normal, the MeT said here.
- Pakistan violates ceasefire again in Poonch district
- Jammu: "There was small arms firing on forward posts along the Line of Control in Krishnagati sector of Poonch district around 2140 hours last night", a senior Army officer told PTI.
- Thanks to winter chill, sale of 'Kinnauri' shawls rises
- Shimla: The hand-woven soft multicoloured shawls, dyed with natural vegetable colours and famous for their finesse and warmth, are on display at an exhibition here where a large number of tourists have been purchasing them.
- Cold wave continues to sweep the national capital
- New Delhi: The morning was not much better than yesterday''s when the capital witnessed its coldest day of the season so far.
- Goa Varsity cancels two MBBS exams after paper leak
- Panaji: Goa Medical College Dean V Jindal told reporters here that the papers of General Medicine-I and General Medicine-II were leaked to students prior to the exam.
- Puducherry had a quiet 2010
- 2010 also saw the Assembly passing the Prevention of Unlawful Activities Bill (commonly known as Goondas Act) as well as the Pondicherry State University Bill during the Winter Session in October.
- Partial solar eclipse tomorrow from 12:10:11 to 16:30:54
- The partial solar eclipse will begin at 12:10:11 IST and end at 16:30:54 IST, R C Kapoor, retired Prof of Indian Astro Physics, told PTI.
- Four-day yoga festival from tomorrow in Puducherry
- Puducherry: Various events like competitions and other programmes would be held during the festival, being organised by the Puducherry Tourism Department, which would be inaugurated by Union Housing and Tourism Minister Kumari Selja.
- Now, criminal database a click away for Gujarat cops
- The pet project of the Home department being implemented for the first time in the country has been launched in Ahmedabad in the first phase and will be implemented in other parts of the state by next year-end, DFS officials said.
- Terror and scams rock Maharashtra in the year 2010
- Public servants came under the lens of investigative agencies for land scams, navy officials got booked for question paper leaks, and waking up to renewed threat from terror groups the security establishment rounded up several of their operatives.
- Karuna meets PM, says DMK-Congress ties strong
- Chennai: "It is as strong as the ties between you (media) and me," Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi told reporters after meeting Singh for over 30 minutes at the Raj Bhavan here.
- Political upheavals, scams mark 2010 in Himachal
- The year gone by, which coincided with completion of three years of the BJP government in power in the state, would also be remembered for political upheavals.
- Six persons killed & ten hurt in road mishap in Jaipur
- Jaipur: Sixteen labourers in the pick-up van were on their way to work when their vehicle collided with a Rajasthan roadways bus, killing six on the spot, police said.
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Delhi
- Chennai: The Prime Minister had arrived here last night. During his brief stay at the Raj Bhavan, Singh met Chief Minister M Karunanidhi this morning and had elaborate discussions.
- Nepal attracts record number of tourists: govt
- Kathmandu: The Nepal Tourism Board said the arrival of 448,769 foreign visitors at the country''s only international airport in 2010, 15 per cent more than in 2009, showed tourism had recovered from the impact of a 10-year civil war.
- 80 African immigrants drown off south Yemen
- Aden (Yemen): mostly Ethiopians, have drowned when their two boats capsized
- 'No free treatment for alcohol-linked ailments'
- Colombo: Aimed to disincentivise and hence discourage alcohol consumption, the move will come into force soon.
- Zardari, PPP rally behind Gilani as Pak govt fights crisis
- Islamabad: Zardari said he and the PPP have "full confidence" in Gilani and would "solidly stand behind him in foiling any attempt to destabilise the coalition government".
- US seeks access to passengers, airports in Pakistan
- The proposed plan includes the deployment of US Homeland Security officials at Pakistan''s airports to enhance scrutiny for passengers travelling to America, a senior Foreign Office official was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune newspaper.
- Alleged arms dealer doubts fair trial by US court
- Moscow: "I believe that the court trial will definitely be biased and non-objective.
- Two top commanders of Pak Taliban nabbed
- Peshawar: Fazal Subhan, an important member of the Taliban ''Shura'' or council and a close associate of radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah, was apprehended with Commander Anwar during the operation conducted in Nowshera district of the troubled Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
- Gilani scrambles for new alliances to save govt
- Lahore: Beleaguered Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani emerging from the crisis talks, however, claimed that the two main opposition parties had said they would not back any move "that derails democracy".
- Terror plot foiled, two held in Pak: Police
- Islamabad: Police said they intercepted an explosives-laden vehicle at a check post on Thatta Road in Taxila, located over 30-km from Islamabad.
- 100,000 N Koreans rally in Pyongyang: report
- Seoul: The rally, shown on state television, was organised by Pyongyang to show support for policy guidelines outlined in a New Year message, the South''s Yonhap news agency said.
- Egypt on high alert ahead of Coptic Christmas
- Cairo: Police cancelled leave for top officers and were tightening surveillance of airports and ports to prevent suspects from leaving the country, as new checkpoints were set up across the nation.
- Aftenposten: Israel gears up for Iran attack
- Oslo: Norwegian daily Aftenposten cites a cable describing a November 15, 2009, meeting between an American congressional delegation and Israel''s military chief in which he reportedly said Israel was gearing up to defend itself against such attacks.
- Three Iraqis, two US soldiers killed in Iraq
- Baghdad: A suicide car bomb exploded late-morning outside a police intelligence office in Baquba north of the Iraqi capital, killing a man and wounding 15 other people, a security official and a doctor said.
- Iran hangs eight for drug trafficking, murder
- Tehran: Fars news agency quoted Kermanshah prosecutor Mojtaba Maleki as saying that the seven drug traffickers were hanged "simultaneously" after their request for pardon was rejected.
- India enters UN Security Council after 19 years
- United Nations: Along with India, Germany, South Africa, Columbia and Portugal too took their places at the powerful 15-member body of the United Nations.
- Somali pirates seize Algerian-owned ship off Oman
- Nairobi: The European Union''s anti-piracy task force said the MV Blida was hijacked on Saturday about 150 nautical miles southeast of the Omani port of Salalah.
- No asking Gilani for a confidence vote: Zardari aide
- Law Minister Babar Awan, a confidant of Zardari, said there was no possibility of the President asking the Prime Minister to seek a vote of confidence from the 342-member National Assembly or lower house of parliament.
- West African leaders to pressure Gbagbo again
- Abidjan (Ivory Coast): A delegation from the regional bloc ECOWAS is due to arrive in Abidjan later today. They will be joined by the Kenyan prime minister, who is serving as the African Union''s emissary.
- Gilani reaches out to PML-Q to save his government
- After the withdrawal of support by Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, the Pakistan People''s Party-led federal government has been reduced to a minority, controlling around 160 seats in the 342-member national assembly, triggering a horse trading for new allies.
- Efforts to save Pakistan's priceless rock carvings
- Islamabad: The inscriptions and carvings have either been defaced or are in danger of fading away because of exposure to nature''s vagaries, experts said.
- Nasir al-Wahishi, Osama top aide, killed in drone strike
- Islamabad: Al-Wahishi, 32, a Yemeni national, who presided over the January 2009 merger of Saudi Arabian and Yemeni splinters of al-Qaeda, was killed in the year end.
- Hasta la Vista: Arnie bows out as California governor
- Los Angeles: After seven years at the helm of the Golden State, the former champion body builder turned "Terminator" movie megastar and businessman is leaving his adopted home mired in huge financial woes.
- Warring Nepal politicians meet at Indian envoy's lunch
- Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood invited top politicians to the embassy for a lunch yesterday, where leaders during the informal meeting expressed their diverse views on the current political deadlock.
- Two US soldiers die in Iraq, first casualties of yr 2011
- Baghdad: "Two US service members were killed in central Iraq Sunday night," a statement from the US military said.
- Site of wartime chemical weapon plants now rabbit island
- Hiroshima: Visitors may spot rabbits as they walk around sites where chemical arms were produced, such as former poison gas storages on the small island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture.
- Principle Secretary to PM in GOPIO's Honour Roll
- Nair has been honoured for his exemplary services to India and support for the Indian diaspora causes by The Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO).
- United States diplomats pushed Boeing deals: cables
- Washington: The cables, obtained by the New York Times from the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, document several incidents in which diplomats were involved in haggling over the billion-dollar deals seen as key to US economic growth.
- Flood chaos hits 22 towns in Oz's Queensland state
- The flooding has directly impacted about 200,000 people, according to Emergency Management Queensland, and has affected an area roughly the size of the state of New South Wales.
- Audience rescued after cinema ceiling collapsed in Oz
- Emergency crews freed 36 trapped cinema goers in Bathurst and no fatality was reported, police said. However, rescue and medical teams put different figures of tapped people.
- Afghan clown show raises laughter in war-torn Kabul
- Kabul: The performance, put on by nine members of the Azdar troupe, seems improbable in a country locked in a nine-year battle between US-led NATO troops and the Islamist militants.
- India to be UNSC Prez twice; 1st one in Aug 2011
- New York: India, regarded as a key emerging political & economic power, would be the president of the powerful UNSC in August and again later next year, most likely in November 2012.
- UN Secretary General condemns Egypt bomb attack
- New York: "The Secretary-General is appalled by the bomb attack that killed 21 people and wounded 70 others at the al-Qiddissin Coptic Church in Alexandria, Egypt, on New Year''s Eve," said a statement by the spokesman of the UN chief.
- US Senator wants permanent US air bases in Afghan
- Washington: Top Republican Senator Lindsay Graham in an interview to NBC news said he wants the Obama Administration to consider establishing permanent military bases in Afghanistan.
- South Korean president Lee vows to boost defence
- Seoul: "Any provocation that would pose a threat to our lives and property will not be tolerated. Such provocations will be met with stern, strong responses." Lee was severely criticised after the North''s artillery attack for responding too slowly and too weakly. His government has responded by replacing the defence chief and strengthening security and pushing to deploy additional troops and weaponry to Yeonpyeong, which lies just seven miles (11 kilometers) from North Korean shores.
- India to get a key UNSC role in fight against terrorism
- Washington: India, which has joined the UN Security Council after a of gap of 19 years, is most likely to be given a key responsibility by this powerful body in fight against terrorism.
- Six choke to death on New Year rice cakes in Tokyo
- Tokyo: The victims, in their 70s or older, died of suffocation over the weekend after eating the New Year delicacy, the fire department said.
- Death toll in Egypt church bomb blast rises up to 22
- Cairo: Hundreds of Coptic Christians, who feel they do not get adequate protection from the administration, continued to demonstrate outside the Foreign Ministry and neighbouring state television buildings.
- Cuba's limited economic reforms get Catholic nod
- Havana: Cardinal Jaime Ortega said in a New Year''s mass at Havana cathedral that the government reforms "involve all of us" and require "understanding from the people" whom he called on to size up the changes critically.
- Egypt's top muslim cleric accuses pope of meddling
- Cairo: The call, following a deadly car-bombing targeting a Coptic church in Alexandria northern Egypt, was "unacceptable interference in Egypt''''''''s affairs," Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the oldest Islamic seat of learning, told reporters yesterday.
- Israel extends ban on immigration through marriage
- Jerusalem: "The ministerial committee for security affairs decided yesterday to extend for six months a text on family unification, which expired December 31," said a statement from the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- 7.2 magnitude earthquake off Chile coast, says USGS
- Washington: The US Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred at 2020 GMT, offshore the Bio-bio region in central Chile, a region struck by a massive 8.8 earthquake in February 2010.
- Deadlock in peace efforts testing Israeli coalition
- Jerusalem: "This government today is coming to a standstill," Minorities Minister Avishay Braverman told reporters as he arrived today at the weekly cabinet meeting.
- Saudi organisation and IIDI propose interfaith meet
- Dubai: The three-day conference titled Religions and Human Values is scheduled for April 2011 and is being organised by the International Interfaith Dialogue India (IIDI) in Kochi, a platform aimed at promoting peace, harmony and fraternity among various religious communities in India, the Arab News report said.
- Israeli PM wants nonstop talks with Palestinians
- Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued his statement today in an apparent bid to breathe life into stalled Mideast peace making.
- Pak onions to be released tomorrow: JNPT
- Mumbai: The 200 tonne onions shipped from the Karachi port landed at the JNPT last Wednesday and were awaiting Customs and other clearances even as people were paying through their nose for this commodity.
- Plan panel suggests VC fund for Dalit entrepreneurs
- New Delhi: The suggestion for a dedicated VC fund was made by Ahluwalia to a delegation of the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI), official sources said.
- Changes in clients trade details to attract penalty
- Mumbai: The decision has been taken to check any possible fraudulent activities by changing client details in the name of error and wrong data entry.
- Business up 24.45 pc at Rs 3.20 lakh crore in 2010
- Mumbai: During the one-year period, the bank''s deposits jumped by 23.6 per cent to Rs 1.86 lakh crore, while its advances zoomed 25.6 per cent to Rs 1.34 lakh crore, UBI said in statement today.
- ONGC signs pact with GAIL for marketing of gas
- New Delhi: Under the agreement, GAIL will get the first right on all gas that ONGC will produce from any of its fields in future.
- Pump storage power unit tariff likely at Rs 4-5/unit
- Kolkata: "We had a draft tariff regulation and then we had a public hearing... Next week we will come out with our final order," CERC chairperson Pramod Deo said here today on the sidelines of the ICC organised Electricity East meet.
- ICICI Pru Life signs BigB as brand ambassador
- New Delhi: "Amitabh Bachchan will feature in a series of ads which will be part of a 360-degree multimedia campaign, encompassing print, electronic and online media," ICICI Pru said in a statement.
- RBI to purchase Rs 12,000-cr govt securities
- Mumbai: RBI will conduct the auction on January 5 and payment to the successful bidders will be made on January 6.
- Cement becomes dearer in Maharashtra
- New Delhi: Industry officials feel that the rise in price would soon be reflected in the Northern market though similar chances are remote in Southern and Eastern markets.
- NSE Nifty welcomes New Year with a 23-point gain
- Mumbai: Asian markets ended higher on the first trading day of 2011 amid signs China''s efforts to cool down its economy are working ahead of a labour market report of the world''s biggest economy US this week.
- US seeks access to passengers, airports in Pakistan
- The proposed plan includes the deployment of US Homeland Security officials at Pakistan''s airports to enhance scrutiny for passengers travelling to America, a senior Foreign Office official was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune newspaper.
- Puri invested most of funds in derivatives
- Gurgaon: A major chunk of investment into stock markets was done through derivatives, like Nifty options, while cash market exposure was negligible, sources told PTI here.
- Silver hits new record high, gold moves up further
- Mumbai: Gold also firmed up on continued local buying interest as well as marriage demand.
- HTC 7 Mozart in India for Rs 26,490
- New Delhi: The new HTC 7 Mozart will be available at an operating price of Rs 26,490 in all authorised HTC resellers across the country, the company said in a statement.
- Areva T&D biz break-up to be formalised by Sep
- Kolkata: "Currently, there is discussion on separating the entity into a new structure, where the transmission business would go to Alstom Group and transmission to Schneider Electric in line with the global acquisition (of Areva by the two parties)," Areva Country President and Managing Director Rathin Basu said.
- Volkswagen sales soar over 10-fold in 2010
- New Delhi: The company had sold 3,039 units during 2009, Volkswagen said in a statement.
- SAIL hikes steel prices by Rs 1,000 per tonne
- New Delhi: "We have increased the prices across all our product categories by 3 per cent, or by around Rs 1,000 per tonne," a company official told PTI.
- Fiat Autos goes solo, spins off industrial unit
- Milan: The historic shift was complete with Fiat Industrial''s debut on the Milan Stock Exchange. It opened at euro 9 (USD 12.03), before dipping to euro 8.80. Fiat Industrial includes CNH agriculture and construction vehicles and Iveco trucks.
- SMEs present Rs 50K-cr biz opportunity for banks
- Mumbai: A Crisil study on the funding patterns of 2,000 SMEs reveals that there is scope for banks to increase their lending to this sector by a whopping Rs 50,000 crore indicating that this sector has been under-banked all these years.
- Sensex kicks off new year on optimistic note
- Mumbai: Investors were upbeat on the first trading session of 2011 on hopes that strong economic growth will reflect good corporate earnings in the third quarter, ending December,2010.
- Bajaj Auto scrip slips over 4 per cent
- Mumbai: Though, the stock opened the session on a robust note, it failed to maintain its northward journey and fell 4.21 per cent to close at Rs 1,476.65 on the BSE.
- India's coffee export in 2010 up by 56 pc
- New Delhi: The country had exported 1.87 lakh tonnes coffee in 2009, according to the data revealed by Coffee Board.
- Onion wholesale prices ease by Rs 9/kg
- New Delhi: According to data from the National Horticulture Research and Development Foundation, wholesale onion rates in Lasalgaon dipped to Rs 41/kg today from Rs 50/kg on December 31. This was facilitated by an upsurge in arrivals to 17,640 quintals today, compared to 8,040 quintals on December 31.
- Nano now available in 874 outlets pan-India
- Mumbai: Till now, Nano was available only in 12 states of the country.
- Ambuja Cements' Dec sales up 5.6 pc to 18.26 L tn
- New Delhi: During the same month in 2009 the company''s sales stood at 17.29 lakh tonnes.
- Israel hails India's sanctions against Iran
- Attributing the change in trend to US President Barack Obama''s trip to India in November last year, The Jerusalem Post reported that this change in India''s relations with Iran was seeing evolving even before Obama''s visit, which had helped the trend.
- Diesel price hike may be deferred to next fiscal: PMEAC
- New Delhi: "Perhaps, if by March 2011, the inflation rate comes to about 6 per cent, perhaps that may be the time at which they may revise the diesel prices," said Rangarajan.
- Traders demand compensation for losses due to rain
- Srinagar: "Rains have caused damage worth Rs 7 crore to our goods due to non-availabity of covered storage facility. The government should compensate for the losses and complete the work on infrastructure at Salamabad urgently," Salamabad-Chakoti Traders Association President, a body of cross-LOC Traders, Asif Lone told PTI.
- Elder Pharma gets Japanese approval for API facility
- New Delhi: The company has received accreditation from Ministry of Health-Japan for its active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) plant at Patalganga, Maharashtra, opening up the fast growing Japanese markets for the company''s products, Elder Pharma said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
- Sebi moves Supreme Court in Sahara group matter
- New Delhi: Sebi''''''''s petition is likely to be taken up by the apex court tomorrow for consideration.
- PEC invites bids to import 9,000 tonnes of pulses
- New Delhi: Bids will close on Janauary 7 and the decision on the tender will be taken by January 14, the company said on its website.
- Silver hits record high level, gold shoots up
- New Delhi: Trading sentiments for silver turned bullish, as the metal prices in overseas markets rose to a 30-year high and traded above USD 31.00 an ounce. Increased offtake by industrial units and coins makers further supported the uptrend in silver prices.
- Dabur completes acquisition of Namaste Group
- New Delhi: "The company''s wholly-owned subsidiary Dermoviva Skin Essentials has completed the acquisition process by acquiring 100 per cent stake in leading personal care companies of Namaste Group, US," Dabur said in a statement.
- Govt notifies procedures for 5 lac ton sugar export
- New Delhi: "The export quota of five lakh tonnes has been pro-rated among sugar factories by taking into account their three years'' average production," as per the circular issued by the Food Ministry.
- VE Commercial Vehicles' sales up 51 pc in Dec
- New Delhi: The joint venture between the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors had sold 2,665 units in the same month previous year, VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) said in a statement.
- Oil industry seeks inclusion of petrol, ATF in GST
- New Delhi: Petrofed, a body representing both public and private sector companies like Indian Oil Corp and Reliance Industries, has written to the government seeking inclusion of crude oil, petrol, diesel, aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and natural gas in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) that is likely to come into effect from next year.
- Hero Group official arrested in Citi fraud case
- Gurgaon: Gupta, who is the Associate Vice President (Accounts) of one of the Hero Group entities - Hero Corporate Services, has been arrested under the section 120B of the Indian Panel Code that deals with criminal conspiracy.
- 'Cyber criminals to be more aggressive in 2011'
- New Delhi: According to an internet security software and service provider Trend Micro study on Threat Predictions for 2011, threat researchers have found that more than 80 per cent of the top malware use the web to arrive on users'' systems and every second, 3.5 new threats are released by cyber criminals.
- State Bank of Travancore hikes base rate to 8.5 pc
- Mumbai: The revision will make corporate and consumer loans, including those for homes and auto, expensive for new borrowers.
- L&T bags Rs 1,103 cr order from domestic power sector
- New Delhi: The orders secured by the Railway Business Unit of L&T are for "construction of merry go round systems and dedicated railway lines to link power plant sites to the main line rail network," the company said in a statement.
- Rel ADAG firm forays in commodity futures exchange biz
- Mumbai: Reliance Capital''s wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Exchangenext (R Next) has acquired 26 per cent stake in ICEX from Indiabulls Financial Services, the company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
- Footwear design institute to come up at Rohtak
- Chandigarh: While stating this here today, a spokesman from Industries and Commerce Department said the FDDI would cater to the needs of trained manpower for the present requirement and future expansion of the industry and provide all technical value-added services for the global competence of the industry.
- SKorean banks seeking overseas expansion this year
- Seoul: Nine local lenders are projected to open 27 overseas branches throughout this year, with most of them focused in emerging markets such as China, Vietnam and India, said the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS).
- NTPC may float Rs 17K tender to source equipment
- New Delhi: "We are trying our level best to float the tender this month-end," a senior official in the Power Ministry told PTI.
- Goldman and Digital Sky invests in Facebook: Report
- New York: "Facebook, the popular social networking site, has raised USD 500 million from Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor in a deal that values the company at USD 50 billion," the New York Times reported citing a source.
- HIV drug: India rejects Abbot lab patent application
- Mumbai: The decision to reject the patent application on the important combination drug, Lopinavir/Ritonavir filed by Abbot Laboratories was given by the Indian patent office here during the weekend and it is a major victory to millions of HIV-positive patients around the globe, according to NGOs working with affected patients.
- South Korean economy to grow 4.2 pc in '11: UN report
- Seoul: The growth projection by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is in line with forecasts by the state-run Korea Development Institute and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
- Lupin settles litigation over Lunesta with Japan firm
- New Delhi: The company and its US subsidiary Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc have settled all ongoing litigation over Lunesta tablets, thereby, dismissing a patent suit brought by the drug''s maker, Dainippon Sumitomo''s subsidiary Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc, Lupin said in a filing to Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
- PNB appoints Rakesh Sethi as its executive director
- Mumbai: Sethi''s appointment is effective from January 1 and comes following the departure of Nagesh Pydah a day earlier, Punjab National Bank (PNB) said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
- China claims breakthrough in extracting uranium, plutonium
- Beijing: After decades of research, China has made a breakthrough in extracting uranium and plutonium from spent fuel, state-run CCTV announced today.
- Patni Computer drops as iGate defers announcement
- Mumbai: The iGate-Apax consortium, which is tipped to be the front-runner for acquisition of a majority stake in India''''s sixth largest IT firm Patni, was expected to make the acquisition announcement today.
- 'Cold wave to boost wheat yield in Punjab & Haryana'
- Chandigarh: "The current weather conditions are quite favourable for wheat crop, as the chilly conditions will help in development of tillering, which will ultimately boost the crop yield," Punjab Agricultural University, Wheat Section Head, Indu Sharma told PTI today.
- Techno giant IBM bets big on biz analytics solutions
- New Delhi: The company, which is traditionally known for its hardware and servers, provides platform to software companies to develop software like business analytics and access management. The segment contributes about 25 per cent to the global revenues.
- KEC International bag orders worth Rs 980 crore
- Mumbai: The two orders received from KEGOC are for the execution, including rehabilitation, of a total of 38 substations spread across the North East and South of Kazakhstan, KEC International said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
- 'US to focus on export, innovation, investment in '11'
- "I think the focus has got to be on investment, on exports, and on innovation... rather than excessive consumption and housing investment, as it was in the last boom (time)." "I think the President''s firmly planted in that camp, and we''re going to grow our way out of this," said Austin Goolsbee, Chair Council of Economic Advisers in an interview to ABC news on Sunday.
- November exports up by 26.5 pc at USD 18.8 billion
- New Delhi: Last November the exports stood at USD 14.9 billion.
- Indus eyes Rs100 cr revenue, biz expansion in 50 cities
- Panaji: "We are targetting Rs 100 crore turnover next year...
- Supply shortage pushes Onion price at Rs 45-50 a kg
- Lucknow: "Onion price, which had dropped to Rs 30-Rs 35 per kg last week... is now being sold at Rs 45-Rs 50 per kg, depending upon its quality," said an office-bearer of the city vegetable market association.
- Tata Power cancels stake sale deal with Olympus Cap
- Mumbai: In June last year, the company had entered into an agreement to sell 14-15 per cent stake in its special purpose vehicles Bhira Investments Limited and Bhivpuri Investments Limited, through issue of shares with differential rights to Olympus Capital, for a consideration of Rs 1,350 crore.
- RCap's unit buys 26 pc stake in ICEX from Indiabulls
- Mumbai: R Next has acquired 26 per cent stake in ICEX, following which Indiabulls financial Services is left with 14 per cent stake in the commodity exchange, the companies said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
- Rupee falls four paise against US dollar in early trade
- Mumbai: The dollar's gains against other major currencies weighed down the rupee, but higher opening at the stock markets capped the losses, dealers said.
- Markets start '11 on a strong note; Sensex 154 pts up
- Mumbai: The BSE Sensex moved up by 153.77 points or 0.67 per cent to 20,662.86 points, with all the sectoral indices led by auto sector, trading positive with gains up to 1.47 per cent.
- Oil prices shoot up in Asian trade on demand hopes
- Singapore: New York''s main contract, light sweet crude for February delivery, rose nine cents to USD 91.47 per barrel.
- Obama signs health care bill for 9/11 responders
- Washington: Ignoring India concerns, President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that would provide free health care to the first responders of the twin-tower terrorist attack of 2001.
- Gambhir, Tendulkar guide India after Kallis' brilliance
- Cape Town: The experienced Kallis notched up his 39th Test ton and teamed up with tailenders to guide South Africa beyond the 350-run mark after they were down 283 for eight.
- Delhi eves to fight it out with Railways in finals
- New Delhi: In an exciting semifinal clash, which saw both the teams fighting tooth and nail, Indian Women''s captain Prashanti Singh scored 25 solid points to help her team. Raspreet Sidhu also chipped in with 19 points for the hosts.
- Churchill Brothers thrash AIFF XI 6-0
- Margao: Odafe wrecked havoc in the rival defence scoring in the 26th, 37th, 72nd, 82nd, 86th minute of the match, after his side led 2-0 at half time. Zakeer Mundampara scored the other goal, in the 78th minute.
- Air India-Pune FC match ends in goalless draw
- Kolhapur: Pune FC''s Lamine Tamba was named the man of the match.
- Two Mumbai school boys to train with QPR
- Mumbai: The names of these two boys were released today by MP Milind Deora following his initiative - the South Mumbai Junior Soccer Challenge which took place last month.
- Akash Chopra ton puts Rajasthan on top in Ranji
- Jaipur: Chopra slammed 13 boundaries in his unfinished 115-run innings and forged an 181-run partnership with Vineet Saxena (72) as the hosts ended day one at 236 for one.
- Berdych hopes improve his performance in India
- Chennai: "Memories (of my first Indian visit) are nice. I lost to (Dimitry) Tursunov 7-6 in the third set. I''d like to keep my winning line (and will) try to do even better," said Berdych.
- Top amateur women golfers for BPGC Open
- Mumbai: BPGC Open golf tournament is a three-day tournament played over 54 holes, sponsored by BPCL, HPCL and IOCL, has attracted 55 women. This is a categorised event of the Indian Golf Union, with the golfers divided into three divisions ? Gold, Silver and Bronze, a media release said.
- CBI seizes documents from CWG OC office
- New Delhi: CBI sources said the officials have seized certain documents related to Queen''s Baton Relay held in London and other contracts carried out with various firms.
- Stosur overcomes slow start in Brisbane
- Brisbane: Israel''s second-seeded Shahar Peer and France''s fourth-ranked Marion Bartoli also progressed, but third seed Nadia Petrova of Russia was bundled out by Czech player Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7/3) 6-3.
- Alastair Cook wants to captain England
- Sydney: One of the stars of the ongoing Ashes series against Australia, the opener is, however, in no hurry to grab the top post.
- RR and Kings XI furnish bank guarantee to BCCI
- Mumbai: The High court had earlier stayed the termination of contract of Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals with BCCI.
- Pallikal achieves career-best ranking
- New Delhi: The 19-year-old from Chennai whose previous position was 29th, equalled the feat of former player Misha Grewal, after a quarterfinal finish in the WISPA Punj Lloyd Masters here last month.
- IPL Governing Council to meet on January 5
- Mumbai: "The IPL Governing Council is to meet on January 5 evening at the Mumbai Cricket Association''s Bandra Kurla Complex. They are expected to discuss the player auctions," a Cricket Board source said here today.
- Ricky Ponting to have surgery on injured finger
- Sydney: A Cricket Australia spokesman today said Ponting, who is missing the ongoing fifth Ashes test against England in Sydney, would undergo surgery on the little finger of his left hand because it was "just decided that surgery is the best option for his recovery." Ponting hurt the finger attempting a slips catch in Australia''s win over England in the third Ashes test at Perth last month.
- Sania Mirza misses ASB Classic's main draw bus
- Auckland: Sania''s 1-6 7-6 (7) 6-7 (5) defeat after two hours and 20 minutes battle at the packed centre court means that she won''t compete in the main draw of the USD 220,000 event.
- Usman Khawaja shows glimpse of Australia's future
- Sydney: Pakistan-born Khawaja, the first Muslim to play for his adopted country, captivated a nation downcast by its national team''s Ashes downfall with his accomplished knock of 37 in the final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- Marathon queues in Bangladesh for WC tickets
- Dhaka: Scuffles broke out yesterday in the capital Dhaka as police intervened to break up arguments between fans and staff at the 80 bank branches where the tickets are being sold.
- McGrath plans to take 'Pink Test' campaign to England
- London: The former fast bowler''s endeavour to generate money to raise awareness about breast cancer after his wife Jane died from the illness has already fetched him good support from the English cricketers, who donned baggy pink caps before the Sydney Test.
- Kirsten extracts best out of players, says M S Dhoni
- Johannesburg: He understands the pressure of international cricket and knows how to get the best out of every player, even when there is incredible pressure on the side," Dhoni said.
- Australia struggles to 134-4 on shortened first day
- Sydney: With no chance of regaining the Ashes but hopeful of levelling the series, stand-in captain Michael Clarke won the toss and elected to bat despite overcast conditions tipped to favour the England seamers. After 59 overs and breaks for bad light and rain, the new-look Australian lineup was 134-4 when play was stopped.
- Majola completes 10 yrs as Cricket South Africa CEO
- Cape Town: The 50-year-old administrator was presented a special award during the lunch interval of the ongoing third Test between India and South Africa to mark his decade long service.
- 'Hashim Amla look' - latest fad among die-hard fans
- Johannesburg: The craze was started by Brendin Chelin of Durban, Amla''s hometown, who said he found the beard at a novelty shop and got some friends to trim it to look exactly like that of Amla, who sports it for religious reasons as a devout Muslim.
- England's Tremlett strikes in final over before lunch
- Sydney: Hughes''s concentration wavered when he sparred at a Chris Tremlett delivery outside offstump to edge to Paul Collingwood at third slip.
- Pedro Rodriguez brace sends Barcelona five clear
- Madrid: Pedro struck on 47 and 59 minutes yesterday to clinch an 11th successive league victory for Barca and Real must now defeat derby rivals Getafe today to move back to within two points of their bitter rivals.
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- Hyderabad: The MPs would interact with the leaders on the Srikrishna Committee report and other aspects of the Telangana issue, party sources said here today.
- Yeddyurappa is corrupt, shameless CM: Deve Gowda
- New Delhi: "If BJP has any sense of shame it will first act against its own chief minister who is facing so many corruption charges", the former Prime Minister told reporters here.
- International Kite Festival to begin tomorrow
- Udaipur: "Twenty-five kite-fliers from Netherland, Germany, France, Turky, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, USA and India will participate in the three-day event from January 5 to January 7," Assistant Director of the Department of Tourism (Udaipur) Sumita Saroj told reporters here.
- SHO, guard injured in militant attack in Srinagar
- Srinagar: The militants attacked Inspector Nazir Ahmed Teli, Station House Officer (SHO) of Batmaloo police station, at Rekka Chowk at around 7.15 pm, resulting in injuries to him and his security guard.
- MCD seals five unauthorised properties, demolishes 11
- New Delhi: Officials of Najafgarh Zone of MCD undertook the drive with the help of police.
- 'Govt examining tax tribunal ruling in Bofors'
- New Delhi: "As the Law Ministry has pointed (out), we are examining the (Bofors) papers. After that it will be seen," he told reporters when asked about the future course of action by the government on the recent ruling of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in the Bofors case.
- SHO, guard injured in militant attack in Srinagar
- Srinagar: The militants attacked Inspector Nazir Ahmed Teli, Station House Officer (SHO) of Batmaloo police station, at Rekka Chowk at around 7.15 pm, resulting in injuries to him and his security guard.
- Full security to be given to legislators, MPs: Nitish
- Patna: "Effective steps are being taken for ensuring full security to the legislators and MPs," Kumar told reporters after a state cabinet meeting here.
- 'Sadhu committed suicide, BSP had no role'
- Lucknow: "According to eyewitnesses who lived in Durga Janki temple, its head priest Satnam Das, who was upset over a woman disciple leaving the place, immolated himself on January 2 night," ADG (Law and Order) Brij Lal told reporters here.
- Probe against KGB's son-in-law set in motion
- Balakrishnan''s second son-in-law M J Benni also came under a shadow with sections of the local media reporting that he had also purchased prime plots on the suburbs of Kochi within a span of two years.
- Breakthrough in Samjhauta train blast probe
- New Delhi: There is some progress in the case and the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the blast, has achieved a breakthrough, he said replying to questions on the status of the probe.
- TDP may abstain from January 6 meeting
- Hyderabad: The party is expected to make an official announcement in this regard tomorrow, TDP sources said.
- Kalmadi may be questioned tomorrow in CWG scam
- New Delhi: Official sources said today Kalmadi has been asked to come to the CBI office for questioning and he has informed the investigating agency he would make his appearance tomorrow.
- Peaceful polls will be held in WB: Chidambaram
- New Delhi: "I am absolutely confident that we will hold peaceful elections in West Bengal as well as other states," Home Minister P Chidambaram said when asked to comment about the reports of murder of activists of political parties.
- Bofors issue: BJP leaders to meet in New Delhi
- Bhubaneswar: Leaders of NDA would meet in New Delhi tomorrow to discuss threadbare the Bofors deal issue in the light of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) ruling, in order to firm up their views and work out plans on future action, BJP General Secretary Anant Kumar told reporters here.
- J-K govt failure on all fronts, alleges PDP
- Srinagar: "PDP had deliberately adopted a low profile over the past three months in the hope that the state government would have learnt some lessons from its debacle on all fronts that had resulted in unprecedented alienation and loss of precious 112 lives (during the summer unrest)," PDP President Mehbooba Mufti said, addressing a meeting of party workers.
- Two kill close friend for sending obsence SMS
- New Delhi: Harnam Singh (24) and his cousin Harjeet Singh (18) were arrested for allegedly beating to death their "close friend" Rocky (23) with a baseball bat in Keshavpuram on December 31 after inviting him for a New Year party.
- North India shivers, 13 perish in cold wave
- New Delhi: The mercury dipped below three deg C, the first time in seven years in Allahabad, leaving eight people dead due to cold in the district.
- BJP demands apology from PM on Bofors
- New Delhi: "Mr PM, you tried to give a clean chit to Quattrocchi," BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters here adding this has been found to be false by an income tax tribunal which said that kickbacks of Rs.41 crore were paid to Quattrocchi and Win Chaddha in the controversial Howitzer gun deal.
- Significant decline in incidents of crime in Delhi
- New Delhi: "The universally accepted measure of the incidents of crime is ''number of crimes per 100,000 population?. The total number of crimes recorded in Delhi in 1999 was 58,701. In subsequent years it declined marginally," Home Minister P Chidambaram said.
- President enjoys beach, boat-ride in Goa
- Panaji: Official sources said 76-year-old Patil, who is on a private visit to the state, arrived at a five-star resort at Benaulim this morning and later headed for the beach.
- ASG yet to give clarification sought by Law Ministry
- New Delhi: The Ministry in a letter dated November 1 last year has asked him to give his "comment" on his appearance for New Delhi Power Limited in the Delhi High Court.
- Raja Bhaiya slapped with Gangster act
- Lucknow: "Gangster''s Act has been invoked against independent MLA Raja Bhaiya, SP MLC Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji, Hariom Srivastava and one Nanhe Singh in Pratapgarh," Additional Director General, Law and Order, Brijlal told reporters here.
- VHP intl convention to focus on Hindu terror
- Panaji: Kashmir situation and Ramjanmbhoomi issue will also be discussed in the convention, VHP leaders said.
- Delhi shivers; max drops to 12 C, min 3.7 C
- New Delhi: The minimum dropped sharply to 3.7 degree Celsius from yesterday''s 8.2 degrees while the maximum was down to 12 degree from 14.7 degrees the previous day, the MeT Office said.
- Jharkhand Assembly scraps urban land ceiling law
- Ranchi: The repeal bill was introduced in the House to adopt the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act passed by Parliament in 1999.
- Declaration of assets by Bihar ministers 'eyewash'
- Patna: "There is nothing more than what ministers had already declared in their assets in affidavits at the time of filing of their nominations during elections to what is available on the website now. It is nothing but an eyewash," state RJD spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed Khan told reporters.
- Cong, BJP claim victory in HP municipal polls
- Shimla: While Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Kaul Singh Thakur claimed his party won 20 posts of President and 23 Vice President, Irrigation and Public Health Minister Ravinder Singh Ravi said BJP secured 20 posts of President while the tally of Congress was 18.
- RJD demands adequate security for legislators
- Patna: "The killing of the ruling party MLA is condemnable and unfortunate... we demand proper security for MLAs and even ex-MLAs," state RJD General secretary Shakeel Ahmed Khan told reporters.
- Gaikwad takes over as Maharashtra chief secretary
- Mumbai: Gaikwad, a 1975 batch IAS officer, was the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) commissioner.
- Conspiracy behind killing of party MLA: Modi
- Patna: "We see a conspiracy behind the incident. The police decided to close the case in the absence of sufficient evidence," the senior BJP leaders said about Rupan Pathak who had six months ago alleged sexual harassment against the slain MLA.
- Congress MP hospitalised due to six-day long fast
- Bhubaneswar: Majhi, along with his supporters, was staging a hunger strike since December 30 in front of the state secretariat demanding loan waiver for the rain-hit farmers in the state.
- Govt responsible for country's problems: Dasgupta
- Jaipur: "The government is responsible for the burning issues of Kashmir, Maoists and Manipur. The government is not for common people, it is just for corporates who have taken over the policies of the government and are donating huge amounts to political parties like Congress and BJP," Gupta alleged on the sidelines of a function here.
- Environment Ministry team to visit Lavasa site
- New Delhi: A five-member Ministry team headed by Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Division Advisor Nalini Bhat will make an on-the-spot assessment of the controversial Rs 3,000 crore hill project, sources in the ministry said today.
- "I am satisfied with the result" says Yeddyurappa
- Bangalore: "The results of Zilla and Taluk Panchayat elections have vindicated people''s support to our government''s development programmes. They have given a befitting reply to the baseless allegations of the opposition and are beyond the party''s expectations," he told a press conference here.
- Coastal security immediate agenda of Govt: Antony
- Kozhikode: "In earlier days, we considered our coastal region more secure. But that is history. Fourteen ships have been attacked by pirates off Lakshadweep. Such attacks will affect the peace and security of the nation. Coastal security has now become the immediate agenda of the government," he said.
- High level corruption in Bofors gun deal: CPI-M
- New Delhi: "If the people have to have any confidence that the recent large-scale corruption cases will be investigated and acted upon, the Bofors case will have to be pursued without let-up," the party Politburo said in a statement here.
- Water supply disruption in NDMC areas
- New Delhi: The cleaning will be done in West Kidwai Nagar boosting station from January 6 to 8, followed by similar exercises spanning three days each in Bengali Market, Malcha Marg, Shivaji Stadium, Vinay Marg and Mandir Marg.
- 4 arrested in 1st cyber fraud in Valley
- Srinagar: Four persons, including two residents of Mumbai, were arrested last week in connection with a case of bank fraud caused by cyber hacking, in which Rs 3.25 lakh were swindled from three accounts in Kashmir.
- Forget UN, India, Pak must talk, says Hurriyat
- Srinagar: "We cannot expect much from a body which has failed to implement its own resolutions (on Kashmir). India and Pakistan have to talk to Kashmiris under international monitoring for resolving the Kashmir issue," the Mirwaiz said addressing a seminar organised by the amalgam on the 61st anniversary of UN Security Council resolutions on Kashmir.
- SC stays HC verdict against Ashish Nandy
- New Delhi: A bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph also issued notice to the Gujarat Government on the petition filed by Nandy challenging the High Court order, which had directed him to submit his grievances before a court in Ahmedabad.
- BJP voted to power in 12 zilla panchayats in K'taka
- Bangalore: BJP also secured majority in around 70 Taluk Panchayats, while Congress and JD-S bagged around 30 TPs each. In more than 40 other TPs, the verdict was fractured.
- Woman stabs Bihar BJP MLA to death
- Purnia (Bihar): Four-time MLA, 51-year-old Keshari, was meeting visitors from his constituency at his Sipahi Tola residence here when Rupam Pathak stabbed him fatally in the spleen, Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani told PTI in Patna.
- Police uses canes to disperse PDP protesters
- Jammu: Over 1,000 activists of PDP led by Vice-President T S Bajwa took out a rally from the party headquarters in Gandhinagar and marched towards the city raising anti-government slogans.
- CCS to probe Suri murder case
- Hyderabad: "The probe into Suri''s murder will be conducted by the CCS," a senior police official said today on the condition of anonymity.
- Four children among 6 killed in brick kiln mishap
- Ambedkar Nagar: Five of the six killed in the incident, which occurred in Pakri Bhojpur village, hailed from Jharkhand, officials said.
- Maoist killed, 1 hurt in encounter with security forces
- Jhargram (WB): Acting on a tip-off that some armed rebels are holding a meeting at a forest near Baxibandh and Kakratara villages, the security forces cordoned off the area following which the Maoists opened fire at them from inside the jungle.
- 'Notional promotions not bereft of monetary benefits'
- New Delhi: "If a wrong is done, consequential benefits must be given on notional promotion," said the CAT''s Delhi-based principal bench, while asking Delhi Police to accord all pecuniary benefits to one of its officials, who had been earlier given notional promotion by it after his retirement.
- Bandh observed to protest teen's killing in cop firing
- Deoria (UP): BJP and Yuva Vahini of Yogi Adiyanath, MP from Gorakhpur, submitted a memorandum with additional District Magistrate Nebulal demanding that an FIR be lodged against sub-divisional magistrate Gyan Prakash Srivastava and deputy SP R K Mishra for the death of a youth in police firing.
- Congress demands judicial probe into MLA's killing
- Patna: "We strongly condemn the killing, it is tragic... a judicial inquiry be ordered into it," state Congress spokesperson Premchandra Mishra told reporters.
- 'Contract Labour Act to be amended to ensure job security'
- Bangalore: The practice of outsourcing labour has severely affected the workforce, Kharge said.
- DMK general council meeting on February 3
- Chennai: The decision was taken at a meeting of the party''s high command chaired DMK chief M Karunanidhi here today, a press release said.
- IT department seeks tax from suspended IAS officer
- Bhopal: IT Department sources said that as per the assessment order passed against Rajora last week, he will also have to give explanation about ''undisclosed and unexplained'' income of Rs 5.21 crore.
- Centre plan for 5000 rural courts not a hit with states
- New Delhi: More than a year after the Gram Nyayalaya Act was notified, only four states have established such rural courts, while five have rejected the idea citing various reasons.
- CLP leader suffers stroke in Jammu
- Jammu: Principal of GMC Dr Rajinder Singh said that the leader suffered the cardiac arrest yesterday and his condition was stable.
- Situation in Assam-Meghalaya border areas tense
- Shillong: Several houses were torched last night in remote villages. However, no one was hurt grievously, administration sources said.
- Five of a family injured in blast in New Delhi
- New Delhi: The incident took place in Naraina at around 7 AM, fire brigade officials said.
- 18 trainees charged for cheating in Muzaffarnagar
- Muzaffarnagar: During the verification process, certificates of 18 trainees, including five girls, were found fake, Principal of the District Government Educational Training centre, S M Siddiqui said.
- Cold grips North India, claims 8 lives in Allahabad
- Allahabad/Srinagar: The mercury dipped below three degrees Celsius, the first time in seven years in Allahabad, leaving eight people dead due to cold in the district with the trans-Ganga region accounting for five deaths.
- Huge quantities of arms and explosives seized
- Rangia (Assam): Acting on a tip-off, troops of 8 Maratha Light Infantry launched an operation at Kamargaon Bazaar and seized the bombs and explosives from the shop which sells yarn, officials said.
- CM Mayawati to launch new schemes on her birthday
- Lucknow: "The Chief Minister will inaugurate and launch a host of schemes and development projects on her birthday. Besides, different government departments have also geared up to launch new schemes for the people on that day," a party official told PTI.
- Snowfall in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district
- Itanagar: The entire Tawang district bordering China has been experiencing heavy snowfall since December 23 and the area is covered under three feet of snow, officials said.
- RTI case: Goa Guv seeks immunity to absolve himself
- Panaji: "The Governor enjoys the privilege extended to him under Article 361 of the Indian Constitution (Protection of President and Governors) and has exercised it," legal counsel to the Governor, Carlose Fereira told reporters after appearing before the Commission this morning.
- PIL for ban on item numbers: HC seeks Centre's response
- Lucknow: While passing the order, the Lucknow bench of the court comprising justices Pradeepkant and Rituraj Awasthi directed the central government counsel to seek response from the Centre and fixed January 10 as the next date of hearing.
- Haryana government to promote health tourism
- Chandigarh: "Haryana holds great potential for development as centre of medical tourism. It also has the potential for investment in the health sector through establishment of hospitals offering primary, secondary and tertiary level health care facilities and allied services like pharmacies, diagnostics, pathological labs, training and skill development for para-medical services," an official spokesman said here today.
- Bainsla to hold talks with Rajasthan govt in Jaipur
- Jaipur: "The Chief Minister has invited me so I am coming to Jaipur to hold the next round of talks. I'll explore the possibilities (to end the deadlock)," the Gujjar leader told PTI over phone.
- Cold conditions throws life out of gear in Rajasthan
- Jaipur: The sole hill station of the desert state Mount Abu recorded a low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius, according to MeT department here.
- Two labourers killed in wall collapse in Uttar Pradesh
- Banda (UP): While two labourers, who could not be identified, were killed on the spot, three others received injuries here, they said.
- J&K for setting up of new bodies to improve security
- The state police department has submitted a new Police Draft Act, 2010 to the government, seeking the setting up of a State Security Commission, a Police Establishment Board and a Police Complaint Authority, Director General of Police (DGP), Kuldeep Khoda told PTI.
- Operation to track down militants enters second day
- Jammu: "The operation has entered the second consecutive day today. There was fierce gunbattle last evening. Search operation has been restarted this morning," Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Ramban-Doda-Kishtwar range, Manish Sinha told PTI.
- School manager hacked to death in Azamgarh district
- Azamgarh (UP): Sitaram Yadav (65), manager of the school, was hacked to death by his brother Jeeta Yadav, who is also the school principal, in Ahiyayi village last night, Additional Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Varma said.
- Severe cold wave sweeps Haryana; fog blinds region
- Chandigarh: Freezing cold gripped Narnaul, which was the coldest place in the two states, recording a low of 0 degrees Celsius, down three notches, the MeT said here.
- Two new Vice Chancellors appointed, say officials
- Lucknow: While Praveen Chandra Trivedi, a Botany professor in Rajasthan University, Jaipur, will be the new VC of Gorakhpur University, Prof D M Jauhar, Chairperson (retired) of Department of Law, Punjab University, will be the VC of Agra University.
- Four awarded life sentence in Shahjahanpur
- Shahjahanpur (UP): Fast Track Court Judge Babu Prasad pronounced the judgement yesterday holding Sukhlal, Jaipal, Dinesh and Devendra Singh guilty of murdering Midhai Lal on Feb 20, 2005 in Tilhar area here.
- Woman kills self, children by jumping in front of train
- Jaunpur (UP): Monaj Devi (30) committed suicide by jumping in front of the approaching train last evening with her two-year-old son and five-year-old daughter, they said.
- Cold wave in Kashmir, despite a minor rise in temp
- Srinagar: Leh recorded the lowest temperature in Kashmir division at minus 20.2 deg C, which was 2.8 degrees higher than the minimum temperature recorded yesterday, a MET Department official said.
- Teen killed in wall collapse in Uttar Pradesh district
- Sitapur (UP): Saurabh Mishra (17) was seriously injured when a wall collapsed on him while being bulldozed by municipal staff during an anti-encroachment drive yesterday, they said.
- BJP MLA stabbed to death by woman visitor in Bihar
- Purnea(Bihar): Keshri was meeting visitors at his residence when the woman identified as Rupam Pathak stabbed him, severely damaging his spleen which led to his death, Director General of Police Neelmani said.
- Couple, kids die of asphyxiation as house catches fire
- Ghaziabad: The five persons were found dead in their house last night and the room in which they had been sleeping was full of smoke due to a fire caused by a short circuit, SP (City) A K Vijeta said.
- Severe cold grips capital, mercury drops to 3.7 deg
- New Delhi: It was a bone-chilling morning for Delhiites today as the mercury plummeted to the season''''s lowest 3.7 degC & icy winds blowing across the city added to the woes.
- Not much action on minority affairs in the year 2010
- Be it four new schemes, the ministry''s ambitious plans to implement the existing Wakf Act or setting up of an Equal Opportunity Commission, none could see the light of the day, the only solace being some silver linings.
- Unseasonal cultivation benefits cultivators in Tripura
- Kathalia (West Tripura): "We used ethyl sodium carbonate chemicals for bearing fruit in winter which is not its proper season and we have been successful," Sujit Saha, a junior scientist of the Horticulture department, said.
- '10: Urban dev ministry drew flak for CWG projects delay
- Nothing went right for the nodal ministry for coordinating the execution of all Games-related projects.
- MGNREGA gave employment to nearly 4 cr in 2010
- While 3.9 crore households were provided employment, the share of women beneficiaries under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act went up to 51 per cent, with over 69.14 crore beneficiaries.
- 2010 not an easy year for Uttarakhand
- As the year came to an end, the grisly murder of 33- year-old Anupama Gulati by her software engineer husband sent shock-waves across the country.
- '10:Probe agencies, joint forces taste success in Bengal
- The arrest of five top Maoist leaders including state committee secretary Kanchan alias Sudip Chongdar and three state committee members by Kolkata Special Task Force from various parts of Kolkata on December 4 was a major blow to the ultras.
- MBBS question paper leak comes into light in Goa
- Panaji: Two papers - General Medicine I and II - had to be cancelled today after all the three sets of the papers were found to be have been leaked a day before the examination.
- HC grants bail to TN Minister's nephew in murder case
- Chennai: Justice Aruna Jagadeesan allowed the bail application of K Sureshkumar, nephew of Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S Arumugam, on the condition that he should stay in Tiruchirappalli and report to the Judical Magistrate daily at 10 AM and 5 PM until further orders.
- AP Opposition opposes nod to raise Alamatti dam height
- Hyderabad: The parties also wanted the state to ensure that Andhra Pradesh alone got the sole right over utilisation of surplus water from river Krishna.
- Pakistan President Zardari to visit US next week
- Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will head to the US on a 10-day visit next week at a time when his government has been rocked by a political crisis at home.
- Senior Madhesi journalist convicted of sedition
- Kathmandu: Rajesh Ahiraj, also Nepal''s Vice President Parmananda Jha''s press advisor, said he would contest the verdict in the Supreme Court.
- 'Nepal Maoists will not hand over weapons'
- C P Gajurel, the Secretary of Unified CPN (Maoist), said the weapons belonging to the Maoists'' People?s Liberation Army (PLA) will not be handed over to the government?till the task of the army integration is complete.
- Body of ex-Pentagon official found in trash dump
- Washington: Authorities said the remains of John Parsons Wheeler, who held top jobs in the Ronald Reagan and George H W Bush administrations were found on New Year''s Eve a few miles from his home in New Castle, Delaware.
- Pakistan to mourn Taseer's killing
- Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani also issued orders for a state funeral for Taseer and said he would be laid to rest with full state honours.
- US memo: Iranian hard-liners blocked nuke deal
- Dubai: The report, available on the WikiLeaks website today, also suggested Iran trusted its arch-foe the United States more than ally Russia to follow through with the UN-backed proposal: providing reactor-ready fuel in exchange for Iran giving up control of its low-enriched uranium stockpile.
- Afghanistan's Karzai complains about interference
- Kabul: President Hamid Karzai did not elaborate, but this is not the first time he has complained of international interference in Afghanistan''s political affairs. Karzai was careful not to single out any specific issue.
- Back in Istanbul, raided Gaza ship gets hero's status
- Istanbul: "Cevdet was killed here, right here. (The Israelis) were shooting from the upper deck there, from above," said a trembling Suleyman Ozcan as he recounted the final moments of the dead man, shown in a portrait placed nearby.
- US, Russia plan more anti-hijacking exercises
- Denver: Jet fighters from Russia and the North American Aerospace Defense Command pursued a small passenger jet playing the role of a hijacked jetliner across the Pacific and back during the August exercise.
- Training in India for Nepal MoFA officers sparks row
- Kathmandu: The Parliamentary Committee on International Relations and Human Rights today directed Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) not to implement its decision to send 28 newly- appointed officers for training in India, according to myrepublica online, the website of Republica newspaper.
- Kyrgyzstan to name mountain peak after Putin
- Moscow: The Prime Minister of the Central Asian republic has ordered that a peak in the Tian-Shan mountains be named after his Russian counterpart.
- Israel says unlikely tear gas killed protester
- Jerusalem: Jawaher Abu Rahma died overnight Friday after inhaling massive amounts of tear gas at a demonstration against Israel''s separation barrier, according to Israeli and Palestinian activists and staff at a Ramallah hospital.
- France 'confident' of winning Brazil plane contract
- Paris: The minister, Alain Juppe, said he met Brazilian officials when he attended Rousseff''s investiture Saturday as she took over the presidency from Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- Ties with Pakistan have strategic values: China
- Beijing: As the two long-time allies gear up to celebrate the 60th year of establishment of diplomatic ties, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei told a media briefing here today that the two nations want to jointly contribute to peace, stability development in the region.
- Afghan officials say Iran fuel ban raising prices
- Kabul: Farid Shirzai, the head of the Afghan Commerce Ministry''s fuel department, said today that the roughly two-week-old ban has stranded up to 2,500 fuel tankers at the border. Shirzai says the ban is un-Islamic and violates international transit laws.
- Slain Philippine politician catches killer on camera
- Manila: The photograph, taken by district councillor Reynaldo Dagsa and distributed by his family to media, shows his relatives posing outside their home while a gunman in the background appears to aim a pistol at the victim.
- Saleh warns Yemen opponents of 'political suicide'
- Sanaa: "Those wishing to participate are welcome, and those who want to boycott have the right to do so. But they will be committing political suicide," he cautioned.
- Record numbers convert to Islam in UK
- Previous estimates have placed the number of Muslim converts in the UK at between 14,000 and 25,000, but a study by Faith Matters suggests that the real figure could be as high as 100,000, with as many as 5,000 new conversions each year.
- Four killed in Mexico resort town
- Acapulco (Mexico): The four men had been bound and gagged before they were shot multiple times and left on the side of a road near the airport.
- Bangla SC not to respond to Parliamentary summons
- "The (Supreme Court) judges think that making them accountable to Parliament would destroy the basic spirit and structure of the Constitution as it ensures separation of power among the three organs of the state," a source familiar with an apex court meeting yesterday told PTI, preferring anonymity.
- US says it supports a democratic set-up in Pakistan
- In its first comment on the developing political chaos in Pakistan, State Department spokesman P J Crowley said US was watching the situation closely and was "supportive of the democratic resolution of all internal disputes in Pakistan." "We will continue to work with the Pakistani government.
- Pak army converts cantonment into military college
- The cantonment has been turned into a military college as army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani announced that 10,000 Baloch youths would be recruited into the army.
- Wives beat up Pak man for planning his 5th marriage
- Islamabad: Mian Ishaq, a resident of Gujranwala city, was attending a friend''s wedding reception with his third wife when his two other wives Mehvish and Uzma gate-crashed with dozens of relatives and beat him up before the guests yesterday.
- Lowest infant mortality rate ever in Cuba, says report
- Havana: According to the Granma newspaper report yesterday Villa Clara province tops the list with a rate of 2.5, with another seven provinces below 5.0: Holguin, 3.0; Cienfuegos and Matanzas 3.7; Camag?ey, 4.4; Granma, 4.7; and Pinar del Rio and Sancti Spiritus, 4.9.
- Chinese state-run media set to turn global
- The government will invest more in mainstream media organisations, especially those targeting overseas readers, in the next 10 years to better present a true picture of China to the world, Liu Binjie, Director of the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), told ''China Daily''.
- 'Aggressive countries' seeking influence: Myanmar
- Naypyidaw: "It is not strange certain covetous, aggressive countries are anxious to gain political control over a geographically strategic country like Myanmar," junta chief Senior General Than Shwe said in a statement read on his behalf.
- Tiananmen leaders plead to attend democracy icon's funeral
- Hong Kong: Szeto Wah, a long-time legislator who helped many student leaders escape China following the 1989 crackdown by the Chinese military, died on Sunday from lung cancer at age 79.
- SKorea deploys extra anti-submarine aircraft: report
- Seoul: The military on Saturday deployed five P-3CK surveillance aircraft in addition to 11 anti-submarine planes already in operation to patrol the sea off the west and east coasts, JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported.
- Taliban cut off man's hand in Pakistani tribal belt
- Islamabad: Abdul Khaliq''s hand was cut off by members of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan at Qureshan Chowk in Mamozai area of Orakzai tribal agency.
- DNA clears Texas man who spent 30 years in prison
- Dallas: DNA test results that came back barely a week after Cornelius Dupree Jr was paroled in July excluded him as the person who attacked a Dallas woman in 1979, prosecutors said yesterday. Dupree was just 20 when he was sentenced to 75 years in prison in 1980.
- Cairn secures rigs for drilling in Greenland
- London: "Leiv Eiriksson, a fifth generation semi-submersible drilling rig and the Ocean Rig Corcovado, a sixth generation drillship, have been contracted to operate in the 2011 drilling season on Cairn''s offshore Greenland exploration programme," the company said in a press statement.
- President Obama visits grandfather's grave in Hawaii
- Honolulu: The president''s motorcade wound through the island of Oahu''s mountainous terrain late yesterday afternoon on its way to National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. The president, along with daughters Malia and Sasha, briefly visited the grave of his maternal grandfather, Stanley Dunham.
- India gives Rs 2.78 cr for school construction in Nepal
- Shress Rastriya Primary School buildings will be constructed at six villages in Dhanusha districts.
- 'United States partnering with India to contain China'
- "The United States has already started partnering with an emerging power that shares a long border with China as it moves to open a special relationship with India," said Jessica Mathews, president, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- Six dead after eating rice cakes in Japan, says report
- London: According to ''''The Sun'''', the six pensioners, all aged over 70 years, died after the sticky delicacies got stuck in their throats; the five others who survived have been admitted to a local hospital.
- ISRO to launch Singapore's 1st satellite in February
- Singapore: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expected to launch Singapore's first satellite in orbit next month after a long delay and a four-fold cost overrun.
- 'Taliban is getting stronger and Karzai govt weaker'
- Washington: A prominent American expert has said that situation in war-torn Afghanistan is not getting better as Taliban is becoming stronger and the Karzai government weaker.
- Floodwaters inching towards Oz's most populous state
- About 400 people in the towns of Goodooga, Weilmoringle and Angledool are facing the possibility of isolation when flood peaks flow into state''s north later this month.
- Africa heads offer amnesty to Ivory Coast's Gbagbo
- Abidjan (Ivory Coast): The African heads of state traveled to Ivory Coast to give persuasion another chance before resorting to military intervention.
- North Korean tone 'promising,' says United States
- Washington: "We did take note of the fact that North Korea, having issued some bellicose language, stepped back from that language and did not follow through," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters yesterday.
- 10-yr-old US boy faces charge in mom's fatal shooting
- Millersburg (Ohio): The boy appeared yesterday in court with his attorney, who entered the juvenile equivalent of a not guilty plea. A judge ordered that the boy remain in Richland County Juvenile Detention as authorities investigate the shooting.
- Lighting suspected in United States bird kill
- Beebe (Arkansas): The red-winged blackbirds rained onto rooftops and sidewalks and into fields. One struck a woman walking her dog.
- US plans to 'renominate' ambassador to Venezuela
- Washington: The comments by the State Department came yesterday after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shook hands and chatted briefly with Chavez at the inauguration Saturday of Brazil''s President Dilma Rousseff.
- Iran invites European Union and others to nuke sites
- Vienna: In a letter made available yesterday to The Associated Press, senior Iranian envoy Ali Asghar Soltanieh suggests the weekend of Jan 15 and 16 for the tour and says that meetings "with high ranking officials" are envisaged.
- French trial for eight suspects in terror finance ring
- Paris: Prosecutors say the gang set up a restaurant and a cybercafe to try and hide their criminal activities an "elaborate strategy to promote and finance the cause" of terror, the indictment alleges.
- United States regrets OSCE office closure in Belarus
- Washington: Belarus on Friday ordered the closure of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) office in Minsk, in an apparent response to the transatlantic security group''s stinging criticism of its presidential polls.
- Hamas makes rare condolence call to Abbas
- Gaza City (Gaza Strip): The brief call was the first time the men who run rival Palestinian governments have spoken since immediately after Hamas violently seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007. Since then, Abbas'' Palestinian Authority has governed only in the West Bank.
- Jerry Brown returns to lead a troubled California
- The man who once was California''s most famous bachelor took the oath of office yesterday after being introduced by his wife of five years, former Gap Inc executive Anne Gust Brown, inside Sacramento Memorial Auditorium.
- 8,000 chickens culled in dioxin scandal in Germany
- Berlin: The German news agency DAPD reported yesterday that prosecutors were investigating chicken food producers over having used ingredients contaminated with dioxin.
- Passenger removed from Boston-to-Washington flight
- Boston: State police say 35-year-old Ognjen Milatovic refused the crew''s request to hang up his cell phone and sit down. The Monday morning US Airways Inc. flight was headed to Reagan National Airport in Washington.
- Jet blast and airport closures haunt Russian travellers
- Moscow: Emergency workers scrambled to ensure that Russia''s main aviation hub avoided a second power outage in a week as they hooked Domodedovo airport to a backup generator that worked despite broader disruptions around Moscow.
- Eight people killed in Karachi violence
- Karachi: Adil Jafri the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) joint sector in-charge of Gulbahar area was shot dead in Nazimabad late evening by unknown assailants.
- Mamata receives cheques of dividend worth over Rs 311 cr
- New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee received cheques of dividend amounting to Rs 311.88 crore for the year 2009-10 from seven Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under her Ministry here.
- Ashok Leyland sales jump 24 pc in December
- New Delhi: The company had sold 6,110 units in the same month 2009, Ashok Leyland said in a statement.
- Govt examining tax tribunal ruling in Bofors case
- New Delhi: "As the Law Ministry has pointed (out), we are examining the (Bofors) papers. After that it will be seen," he told reporters when asked about the future course of action by the government on the recent ruling of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in the Bofors case.
- Science Congress to award Ratan Tata
- Chennai: Reacting to media reports on Tata''s absence at the Science Congress here yesterday, Tata Sons said in a statement that Tata''s office had no information that the industrialist was to receive the award from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on January 3.
- Govt may not increase import duty on edible oils
- New Delhi: "There will not be any increase in import duty of crude and refined edible oils," a senior government official told reporters, here.
- Educo Ventures to set up three schools by 2015
- Mumbai: Educo runs the OakTree International chain of schools.
- Onion prices to come down: Pranab Mukherjee
- New Delhi: "We have already reduced import duty to zero level.
- Rupee tumbles by 28 paise Vs dlr on weak equities
- Mumbai: Analysts said that fresh dollar demand from importers, mainly oil refiners, and some banks expecting further rise in global crude oil prices, which were trading below USD 92 a barrel in European market, weighed heavy on the rupee.
- FM cautions against window dressing by accountants
- New Delhi: "Accountants have a critical role in guarding against window dressing of balance sheets that encourage entities to take more and more risk until they are dangerously leveraged," the Minister said.
- GoM to discuss on increasing urea price
- New Delhi: "The Group of Ministers will discuss on decontrolling of urea prices at a meeting on January 5," a senior government official told PTI.
- Silver retreats from all time high, gold declines
- Mumbai: Gold also declined owing poor local buying interest coupled with subdued jewellery offtake.
- Hitachi to launch first five-star rated window AC
- New Delhi: "Hitachi Home & Life Solutions (India) Ltd. (HHLI) is launching India''s first ever 5 star rated window air-conditioner in India this January," the company said in a statement adding it will be priced at Rs 25,000.
- Firefox most used web browser in Europe: Study
- London: "Firefox overtook Microsoft''s Internet Explorer (IE) to become the No.1 browser in Europe in December 2010... In December, Firefox took 38.11 per cent of European market share, compared to Internet Explorer''s 37.52 per cent," website analytics firm StatCounter said today.
- Bank of India increases deposit rates by up to 0.75 pc
- Mumbai: The announcement by the Mumbai-headquartered bank follows similar moves by its peers, including State Bank of India, IDBI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Dena Bank among others, which have hiked their respective interest rates in line with the higher interest rate scenario.
- Business up over 29 pc at Rs 1 lakh cr: Dena Bank
- New Delhi: During the one-year period, the bank''s deposits jumped by 26.4 per cent to Rs 60,479 crore, while its advances zoomed 34 per cent to Rs 41,427 crore, Dena Bank said in a statement today.
- IDBI hikes retail term deposit rates by up to 75 bps
- Mumbai: The interest rates were hiked for deposits of both less than Rs 15 lakh as well as those of between Rs 15 lakh and up to Rs 1 crore and will come into effect from today.
- Sensex snaps 4-day rally on rate hike fears
- Mumbai: Marketmen said the widening current account deficit, which represents net flow of income out of the country, barring capital movements, and inflationary pressures weighed heavily on the street.
- GBQIA stir likely to hit infra projects in Gujarat
- Ahmedabad: The association members had suspended work on December 31 in support of their demands, bringing to halt production of black stone (gitti) at over 2,000 quarries spread across the state.
- India's tea production rises by 3.7 pc in Nov
- New Delhi: The production of tea in the country stood at 90.5 million kg in November 2009, state-owned Tea Board of India said in a statement.
- Telecom industry tops M&A chart in Apr-Dec 2010
- New Delhi: The number of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) rose to 222 in the first nine months of the current fiscal compared to 149 in the same period last fiscal, an Assocham study said.
- Israel focuses its energy on clean technologies
- Jerusalem: Israel is driving to become a world leader in alternative energy, with the government throwing its support to encourage cutting-edge technologies. The number of private entrepreneurs entering the so-called "clean-tech" sector has swelled dramatically.
- Congress opposes proposed property tax hike
- New Delhi: Initiating the debate on the budget unveiled by Commissioner K S Mehra on December 8, Leader of Opposition J K Sharma said most of the proposals mentioned in last financial year''s budget regarding parking and other projects were repeated this time.
- GDP will grow 8.4% but contraints remain: Crisil
- New Delhi: Crisil said the Indian economy faced five key constraints which if addressed would accelerate growth to 10 per cent annually on a sustained basis.
- Etihad Airways launches flights to Bangalore
- Bangalore: Etihad operates four return flights a week to Bangalore, it said in a statement.
- Gold regains 21k mark, silver slips from record level
- New Delhi: Gold gained by Rs 20 to trade at Rs 21,000 per ten grams, a level last seen on December 6 while silver tumbled by Rs 90 to Rs 46,840 per kg after climbing to a record level of Rs 46,930 yesterday.
- Tanishq to open 15 new retail stores in next fiscal
- Kochi: Of the 15, five would be large format stores of 10,000-15,000 square feet which would be company stores, Tanishq General Manager, Saumen Bhaumik, told reporters here.
- Sebi bars Rose Valley from raising public money
- Mumbai: While Rose Valley claimed that it was mobilising funds for real estate business, Sebi came to the conclusion that the company was in fact running a Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) and did not seek market regulator''s permission, mandatory for these products.
- Merchant bankers for ONGC FPO by January 17
- New Delhi: "The advertisement for appointment of Book Running Lead Managers (BRPL) will be issued tomorrow with January 14 being the last date for putting in expression of interest," a senior government official said after a meeting of Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on the ONGC follow-on public offer (FPO).
- Wheat dara, maize rise on stockists buying support
- New Delhi: Traders said pick up in buying by flour mills to meet the marriage season demand mainly led to a rise in wheat dara prices.
- '10: SKorean firms bag record industrial plant orders
- Seoul: The combined value of plant orders received by local firms reached USD 64.5 billion last year, up 39.3 per cent from a year earlier, according to the report released by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy.
- PFC scouts for merchant bankers for its public offer
- New Delhi: "The company will select and appoint up to four merchant bankers with requisite experience in public offerings, who together will form a team and be called book running lead managers," according to the request for proposal by the company.
- Motorola splits into two firms - Mobility & Solutions
- New York: Motorola''s mobile unit includes handsets and set-top boxes that will continue to do business under the name Motorola Mobility, while the remaining Motorola changes its name to Motorola Solutions. It will sell police radios and barcode scanners to government and business customers.
- FDI in November dips about 7 pc to USD 1.6 billion
- New Delhi: In November 2009, FDI stood at USD 1.72 billion.
- China's trade union floats idea to end labour disputes
- Beijing: The All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) is planning to introduce collective wage negotiation, meaning talks between union representatives and heads of enterprises in all enterprises over the next three years, to reduce labour disputes, said Zhang Jianguo, head of the collective contract department of the Federation.
- Karnataka government signs 3 PPPs for 1008 MWs
- Bangalore: The PPAs with NTPC, Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) and Srinivasa Gayithri Resource Recovery Ltd were inked in the presence of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and Minister for Energy Shobha Karandlaje and senior officials.
- SKorea's GDP tops USD 1 trillion in yr 2010: estimate
- Seoul: According to the data by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the nation''s nominal GDP slightly surpassed the mark last year for the first time in three years.
- Samsung's new & faster computer memory module
- Seoul: Samsung will begin production of the new DDR4 dynamic random access memory (DRAM) module in 2012, using the 30-nanometer class technology, the tech behemoth said in a statement.
- Cairn secures rigs for drilling in Greenland
- London: "Leiv Eiriksson, a fifth generation semi-submersible drilling rig and the Ocean Rig Corcovado, a sixth generation drillship, have been contracted to operate in the 2011 drilling season on Cairn''s offshore Greenland exploration programme," the company said in a press statement.
- PEC floats tender to import 50K tn Canadian yellow peas
- New Delhi: Bids will close on January 10 and the decision on the tender will be taken by January 17, the company said on its website.
- South Korea's farm exports top USD 5.8 bln in 2010
- Seoul: Outbound shipments shot up 22.3 per cent from USD 4.81 billion tallied in 2009, helped by exports of ginseng, dried laver various beverages and processed food such as instant noodles, according to the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
- NSDC to give funding to IISD for training 2.4L youth
- New Delhi: As part of the deal, NSDC, a Ministry of Finance initiative, would provide Rs 12 crore by way of a loan to IISD for the project .
- 'Sebi can seek necessary info from Sahara firms'
- New Delhi: SC today said Sebi can seek all necessary info from 2 Sahara group firms on how resources were being raised but refused to stay the ongoing fund-mopping exercise of co.
- Maruti sales jump 17 per cent in December 2010
- New Delhi: Sales for the same month previous year were at 84,804 units, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement.
- Sensex tumbles 110 points down on profit-booking
- Mumbai: Erasing its initial gains, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex dropped by over 110 pts today, on emergence of profit-booking by retailers at prevailing higher levels.
- Singur locals asks Tatas to set up a plant, offer co-op
- Singur (WB): Tata Motors has indicated it will meet Representatives of landlosers who had given land for Tata''s Nano manufacturing plant before the company withdrew from the state in 2009 following violent local protests.
- Suzlon shares rise five per cent on stake sale buzz
- Mumbai: Boosted by the move, Suzlon''s scrip surged by 4.79 per cent to Rs 56.85 on BSE.
- Rupee drops 10 paise vs US dollar in morning trade
- Mumbai: At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex), the domestic unit opened slightly higher at Rs 44.67/68 a dollar and hovered in a range of 44.80-44.64 per dollar before quoting at Rs 44.74/75 a dollar at 1030 hours.
- Gulf businessman to raise NRI issues at Pravasi meet
- Dubai: Prior to leaving for New Delhi, where he is scheduled to address the 9th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Saturday (January 8), Dr Buxani, who is President of International Traders (ME) Ltd, said he is thankful to the organisers for having a special Gulf Session during this NRI meet.
- State Bank of India to set up its branch in Doha
- Dubai: "The new office should start functioning by March 2011," Chief Executive Officer-designate for the SBI branch, Satyajit Pratap told Qatar Tribune on Monday.
- IT solutions provider to raise Rs 250-cr through IPO
- Mumbai: The company hopes to file the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with market regulator Sebi over the next 6-months, the company said.
- Oil prices to rise with high demand from India, China
- "Over the long term, it is safe to say that oil prices will rise, increasing demand of developing countries, particularly India and China, the transition to more challenging environments to find oil of the multinationals.
- Rupee gains 3 paise against US dollar in early trade
- Mumbai: Forex dealers said increased dollar inflows and higher opening at the bourses helped strengthen rupee, but dollar's firmness against other major currencies restricted its' gains.
- Benchmark sensex up 90 points in opening trade
- Mumbai: Sensex rose by nearly 90 pts in the opening trade today, extending its four-session gaining streak on sustained buying, in tandem with firming trend on other Asian bourses.
- India all out for 364, lead by 2 runs in first innings
- Cape Town: India were all out for 364 in their first innings, in reply to South Africa's 362, on day three of the third and final cricket Test at Newlands here today.
- Baroda enter Ranji final first time in nine years
- Vadodara: In a match that lasted less than five sessions, Baroda crushed Karnataka on day two itself with bowlers Bhargav Bhatt (5 for 30) and Swapnil Singh (5 for 20) claiming five wickets each.
- PCB ignores Malik, Kaneria for World Cup
- Karachi: The Board released the names of the probables for the World Cup after a nearly three-hour meeting of the national selection committee.
- India 316 for 6 at tea on day three
- Cape Town: Sachin Tendulkar (136) and Harbhajan Singh (34) were at the crease for the visitors when the break was taken.
- AIFF Prez Patel meets Indian Football team
- Dubai: AIFF President Patel asked the players to put the best foot forward and enjoy the game.
- Largest African crowd to honour Tendulkar, Ntini
- Johannesburg: Sales for the Pro20 match between India and South Africa, which will be followed by the Bollywood extravaganza, have already reached 37,000 and are expected to go past 40,000-mark after Cricket South Africa (CSA) yesterday released another 700 tickets for distribution to clubs administered by the provincial KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union at R100 each.
- Fire scare in Newlands on 3rd day of Test
- Cape Town: The minor fire in the kitchen forced the authorities to scurry away the players and spectators from that area.
- Tax officials to keep a close watch on IPL auction
- New Delhi: The financial dealings and investments of the earlier editions of IPL are already under the scanner of agencies like the Income Tax department and Enforcement Directorate (ED) since last year when extensive searches were conducted at the IPL headquarters in Mumbai and offices of various franchises.
- Zimbabwe batsman Grant Flower retires
- Harare: "I have drawn the line. There''s enough talent coming through and I don''t want to hold anyone back," said Flower, 40, who briefly rejoined the international side to play two one-day internationals against South Africa last year.
- Yet to hear from CBI: Suresh Kalmadi
- New Delhi: "I am yet to hear from the CBI. As and when I am informed, I will be available. I am extending full cooperation to all investigating agencies," Kalmadi told PTI.
- Australia's Mitchell Johnson riled by umpire refferals
- Sydney: Debutant Michael Beer was celebrating what he thought was his first Test wicket after Cook, then on 45, skied to Ben Hilfenhaus at deep mid-on only for umpire Billy Bowden to ask the third umpire to check on a suspected no-ball.
- Team management hope to get Bhaichung fit for Oz match
- New Delhi: Bhaichung, who has been laid low for more than three months due to a calf muscle injury, is yet to train in full throttle but has started light work-out after Chennai-based sports medicine expert, Kannan Pugazendhi, treated him in Dubai.
- 'Ponting should have stayed out of the dressing room'
- Sydney: "I think there should be someone in the Australian set-up who says, ''Look Ricky, you''re not captain in this game.
- Kumble quits all forms of cricket, pulls out of IPL
- Mumbai: Ex-India captain Anil Kumble today pulled out of the Indian Premier League citing biz commitments, a decision which comes barely three days before the players auction.
- Arunachal Pradesh weightlifter wins 3 gold medals
- Itanagar: Tagru, first lifted 96kg in the snatch event to finish on top in that category, he then followed it up with a lift of 122kg in the clean and jerk to once again claim the top position. And hence, the total lift of 218kg (96+122) finally gave him his third gold medal in the 62kg weight category.
- Ashes: England close in on lead as Australia fight hard
- Sydney: The tourists, chasing their first series win Down Under in 24 years, got off to a rollicking start with a 98-run opening partnership before Australia struck back with three wickets, including the big scalp of Kevin Pietersen.
- Khawaja wants to be known as 1st Pak-born to play for Oz
- Melbourne: "You can make something out of anything. You can say that Michael Beer is the first person who sticks his tongue out 24/7 to play for Australia," Khawaja said when asked about the historical significance in becoming the first Muslim to play Test cricket for Australia.
- Steve Waugh's life as young cricketer in fine print
- Sydney: The book, titled ''''Tugga: The Steve Waugh Story'''' and written by Morris Booth, tells the story of a young Waugh, his development as a cricketer and elevation to being a Test player.
- Openers Strauss & Cook make flying start for England
- Sydney: The English pair put on a quickfire half-century stand to put the pressure back on the Australians, who were bowled out for 280.
- South Africa all-rounder Kallis ruled out for 2 weeks
- Cape Town: Kallis was hit on the chest by a Sreesanth delivery during his marathon 161 that propelled South Africa to a competitive first-innings total in the third and final Test against India.
- Anderson snares three wickets to put England on top
- Sydney: Australia resumed at 134-4 in an extended session after 31 overs were lost on day one due to rain and bad light _ and only survived to lunch due to an unbeaten 41-run, ninth-wicket stand between Mitchell Johnson (30) and No. 10 Ben Hilfenhaus (14).
- Paes-Bhupathi start their reunion on a winning note
- Chennai: Top seeded Indian Express pair of Paes and Bhupathi staved off 5 match points to give a winning start to their reunion in a first round doubles match of Chennai Open ATP tourney.
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- 'No need to question Citi CEO Pandit,top honchos'
- Gurgaon: "At this point of time the possibility of involvement of global CEO...India head looks remote" Gurgaon Police Commissioner SS Deswal told reporters here.
- 3G issue resolved, govt to issue guidelines soon: Sibal
- New Delhi: "3G issue is almost resolved, soon you will be able to see new guidelines," Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said here.
- Govt to bring Ordinance on corruption
- Hemmed in by scams and following up on Congress President Sonia Gandhi''s action plan tackle corruption, the government wants to bring the Ordinance at the earliest with speculation doing the rounds that it could be considered at the Cabinet meeting even tomorrow.
- Several CPI(M) leaders have become corrupt: Bose
- Durgapur (WB): "Several CPI-M zonal committee, district committee leaders and CPI-M MLAs, councillors, panchayat pradhans have become corrupt. They are also not behaving properly with the common people," state secretary of CPI(M) Biman Bose said at the 45th anniversary of party mouthpiece Ganashakti here.
- Delhi to have over a dozen new hospitals
- New Delhi: Currently, 38 Delhi Government hospitals have 7,510 beds, and the aim is to increase the number of beds to 10,000.
- 'Faheem, Sabauddin were close associates of LeT'
- Mumbai: Nikam cited 21 circumstances to establish how Faheem and Sabauddin were closely associated with LeT leaders Abu Kafa and Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi, and had acted on their instructions to help carry out the terror attacks.
- No cracks in Cong on Telangana issue: Kiran Reddy
- New Delhi: Kiran Reddy, who will participate in tomorrow''s meeting called by Home Minister P Chidambaram, said the meeting was primarily to handover the report to political parties.
- PAC calls chiefs of Services in ration irregularities
- New Delhi: The chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force have been called on January 12 by the PAC for a hearing on the Committee on Canteen Stores Department (CSD) based on audit report which has pointed out irregularities in the supply chain management of rations in Army, sources said.
- Scanty rainfall due to environmental effect: CM
- Kharswan (Jharkhand): "We will have to face the consequences if the nature is not protected," Munda said while holding environment disbalance as a major cause for scanty rainfall in the state.
- HC rejects plea seeking Nikam's removal in 26/11
- Mumbai: Advocate Ejaz Naqvi, who represents Sabauddin Ahmed, had pleaded that Nikam should be removed as he had purposely refrained from making US terror convict David Headley an accused in this case.
- Final electoral roll published in West Bengal
- Kolkata: With the completion of revision prior to the Assembly elections this year, Chief Electoral Officer Sunil Gupta said that there were 5,60,87,187 electors against 5,49,63,904 recorded in the draft roll this year.
- Hurriyat hawk Geelani rules out unity move
- Srinagar: The Hurriyat hawk said those who think that the unity of the two Hurriyat Conference factions will put pressure on India to solve the Kashmir issue, are mistaken.
- Time to undo "historical injustice" to tribals: SC
- New Delhi: The Apex court also said the mentality of people in the country towards tribals must change, and they must be given the respect they deserve as the original inhabitants of India.
- Chandigarh records coldest day in history at 7.4 C
- Chandigarh: The union territory was engulfed by the fog in the morning and the icy wind sent the maximum temperature tumbling by a record 11 degrees below normal to 7.4 degree C. The minimum recorded here today was 5 deg C.
- 'No rotation of CM, Omar will complete tenure'
- Jammu: "When I met Congress president Sonia Gandhi before the formation of the coalition government in the state, it was made clear by both parties that there would be no no rotational chief ministerhip in the state," 40-year-old Omar, who began his third year in office, told a press conference.
- Elephant kills two more persons in Jharkhand
- Gumla (Jharkhand): Fourteen-year-old Jaswant Turi and 12-year-old Choti Kumari were killed by the elephant when they were sleeping in their farm land at Salami village in the wee hours, DFO, Sunil Kumar Gupta told newsmen here.
- ANC blames J&K government for non-performance
- Jammu: "We criticise the Omar-led coalition government for its dismal performance. The failure of the ministers to come up to the expectations of the people has caused sufferings in all three regions of Jammu and Kashmir," ANC alleged in a statement issued here today.
- Citibank fraud a systemic failure: Complainant
- Gurgaon: He told a press conference here that the bank had offered him a "settlement" a few days ago on his loss of Rs.33 crore but they suddenly turned quiet on the offer.
- Slain BJP MLA cremated with state honours
- Purnia: Amid poignant scenes, his youngest son Rahul lit the pyre in the presence of a large number of people, including several politicians.
- Lalu, Kaiser for CBI probe into MLA killing
- Patna: "The case must be probed thoroughly ... a high-level inquiry should be held or an independent inquiry or an investigation by CBI should be ordered to unravel the mystery behind the killing," Prasad told reporters here.
- Panchyat elections in Haridwar next month
- Dehra Dun: A notification regarding panchayat elections at all the three levels - village, block and district - was issued yesterday, state election commissioner Harish Chandra Joshi said.
- Govt to bring Ordinance on corruption
- New Delhi: The government wants to bring the Ordinance before January 25 so that it could become part of the President''''s Address to the Nation, sources said, adding it could be done even as early as tomorrow when Cabinet meets.
- Corruption, infiltration to be in focus in BJP meet
- Guwahati: "The twin issues will be among many other problems to be discussed threadbare and resolutions passed in the meeting which is being held for the first time in Assam," party in-charge for Assam, Vijay Goel told reporters here today.
- AP Cong leaders meet Pranab on Telangana issue
- New Delhi: A day before the meeting convened by Home Minister P Chidambaram, regional differences in the ruling party persisted with MP K Sambasiva Rao and MLA Uttam Kumar Reddy, who hail from coastal Andhra and Telangana regions respectively, meeting Mukherjee separately.
- 'New programmes to improve healthcare delivery'
- Thiruvananthapuram: "An amount of Rs 1,230 crore has been set apart for the national programme for prevention and control of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Of this, the cancer component will come around Rs 730 crore," he said.
- Abdullah asks Mirwaiz to walk the talk
- Jammu: "I agree with him (Mirwaiz). We want to find a solution and the solution can be found by dialogue not by any other method. Any other method can further create trouble in Kashmir," the president of the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir told a press conference here.
- JK govt sanctions ex-gratia relief of Rs 4.48 cr
- Srinagar: "An exgratia relief of Rs 4.48 crore was sanctioned in favour of 112 families who lost their close kins in militancy-related violence during the current financial year," Deputy commissioner Baramulla Bashir Ahmad Bhat.
- Union Environment Ministry team visits Lavasa
- Pune: A report will be submitted to the Mumbai High court based on the findings of the five-member committee, which will be doing the environment impact assessment of the vast campus of the project, where the construction work has been stayed following objections raised by the ministry.
- EC to review preparations in poll-bound WB
- New Delhi: The full Commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi will hold a series of consultations with leaders of various political parties and top civil and police officials during the visit.
- Last budget of DMK govt to be presented on Feb 4
- Chennai: The date has been fixed by Governor S S Barnala, Assembly secretary M Selvaraj said in a statement today.
- ULFA talks may begin in next few weeks
- Guwahati: Centre''''s interlocutor P C Haldar said the government and the ULFA leadership were inching closer to start the parleys for bringing a lasting peace into the Northeastern state.
- BJP rubbishes Omar's charge on flag hoisting plan
- New Delhi: "BJP maintains that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India... We are going to carry the national flag not in one state but through several states... This is part of a campaign for national sovereignty and solidarity," Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said.
- People can now adopt animals, birds in Haryana
- Chandigarh: "The main aim of the scheme for adoption of animals/birds is to educate people and to generate love for animals and birds. Interested parties or persons can adopt animals, birds in the three zoos of the state located at Pipli (Kurukshetra), Rohtak and Bhiwani, and in the Deer Park near Dhansu village in Hissar," Haryana''s Forests and Wildlife Minister, Ajay Singh Yadav, said here today.
- Banks to allow single ATM transaction for one PIN
- New Delhi: In order to check misuse of ATM cards by unauthorised people, RBI has asked banks to allow only one transaction at ATM machines for one entry of PIN (Personal Identification Number which acts like a password for ATM transactions).
- 'Senior executives not involved in Rs 300 cr fraud'
- New Delhi: "As this individual (Sanjeev Aggarwal, managing director of Helion Advisors) knows well, Citi identified the fraud and immediately reported the matter to the regulators and the law enforcement agencies", Citibank said in a statement.
- 150 CISF personnel to guard Juhu Airport
- New Delhi/Mumbai: ONGC helicopters- ferrying personnel to and from the Bombay high oil rig- and those belonging to other private companies are a regular feature at this base which shares its boundary with the sea.
- Delhi Govt orders closure of schools till Jan 10
- New Delhi: While several schools in the city are yet to reopen following the winter vacations, some schools had reopened this week.
- KGB's son-in-law resigns from Youth Congress
- Thiruvananthapuram: A former state Youth Congress vice-president, Sreenijan had been under pressure from his party after coming under the shadow of allegations that he had accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income as a lawyer.
- Omar asks BJP not to hoist flag in Srinagar
- Jammu: "When Kashmir is now quite they (BJP) want to set it on fire again", Omar told reporters here.
- Severe cold, fog affects life in Rajasthan
- Jaipur: Around ten flights were delayed due to foggy weather and the first flight could take off from the airport at around 11:45 hrs, Sanganer Airport Director RK Singh told PTI.
- One dead in Sabarimala stampede, control stepped up
- Sabarimala (Ker): A 67-year-old devotee from Manjunath village in Andhra Pradesh died in a hospital last evening after the stampede yesterday, caused by the snapping of a rope used to control the flow of devotees at the Pampa base camp.
- Kiran Reddy meets Sonia Gandhi, discusses Telangana
- New Delhi: Kiran Reddy arrived here this morning to participate in tomorrow''s meeting convened by Home Minister P Chidambaram to discuss the contents of the report of the committee.
- BJP to intensify agitation on corruption issue
- New Delhi: "After the recent revelations by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, the Prime Minister and Congress President Sonia Gandhi are answerable to the nation... We are going to intensify our agitation against the government on corruption," Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley told reporters after a meeting of the BJP Core Group.
- BSP finalises list of UP Assembly polls' candidates
- Lucknow: "After the approval of the party supremo and Chief Minister Mayawati, names of candidates for various Assembly seats, including seven in Lucknow district, have been finalised," party sources said here.
- Political parties meet to discuss T-report tomorrow
- New Delhi: The meeting of eight recognized political parties in the state ? Congress, TDP, PRP, TRS, MIM, CPI, CPI(M) and BJP ? was called after the Committee, that went into the demands for a separate Telangana state and keeping Andhra Pradesh united, submitted its report to the Centre.
- Quota row: Talks between Gujjars and govt resume
- Jaipur: A delegation led by Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla is holding the sixth round of parleys with a committee of ministers comprising Energy Minister Jitendra Sigh, Home Minister Shanti Dhariwal and Transport Minister B K Sharma, official sources said.
- Freezing cold continues to sweep Punjab & Haryana
- Chandigarh: Among the places in the two states, Narnaul, recored the lowest temperature of 2.7 degrees Celsius, down two notches, the MeT said here.
- 'Steps against KGB's brother if govt gets complaint'
- Thiruvananthapuram: "The Government has so far not received any complaint against Bhaskaran. Action will be taken if any complaint is received," he told reporters during his weekly cabinet briefing.
- McCartney wants India to declare Jan 12 as meat free day
- Chennai: McCartney, an active member of the animal welfare organisation, wants to commemorate the founding anniversary of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)on January 12.
- DMK Parliamentary Party leader Baalu meets Sonia
- New Delhi: Though Baalu described the meeting as a courtesy call and to convey New Year greetings, he is believed to have conveyed DMK President M Karunanidhi''s message to her on the state of relations between the two parties in Tamil Nadu.
- Ker cabinet sub-committee to examine 9th Pay Commission report
- Thiruvananthapuram: This was announced by State Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan during a cabinet briefing.
- Sachin Tendulkar may air-sortie in Sukhoi fighter jet
- Pune: "A proposal to fly Tendulkar in Sukhoi has been moved to the Ministry of Defence. It will materialise only after the ministry''''s approval, Sachin''''s consent and availability," Wing Commander S K Mehta, spokesman of the Indian Air Force (IAF), told PTI today.
- Differences appear to have cropped up in DMK's first family?
- Chennai: Upset over recent developments, including DMK allegedly shielding former Telecom Minister A Raja on the 2G Spectrum issue, Alagiri is understood to have conveyed to Karunanidhi during their January 2 meeting that Raja should be stripped of the party post of ''propaganda secretary'' immediately so it could distance itself from the scam.
- SDF rubbishes Bhandari's allegations against Chamling
- Gangtok: "Bhandari has always treated Chamling and SDF party as an arch-rival, all his claims and the FIR filed against Chamling are baseless," SDF Spokesperson Bhim Dahal told a press conference here.
- Three persons held for running illegal immigration racket
- Lucknow: Virendra Pandey, Gulzar Ahmad and Mohd Akleem were arrested by the STF from Aishbagh and passports, visa and other documents related to immigration were recovered from their possession.
- People in rural areas still depend on postmen
- Shillong: "People in villages still depend largely on postal services and postmen clear mail from post boxes twice a day," D K Dey, senior post of the Shillong GPO said.
- Adarsh scam: Maha info commissioner submits leave application
- Mumbai: "Tiwari had submitted leave application to the Governor, who is yet to take any decision on the matter," a Raj Bhavan spokesperson said.
- TRS to boycott meet on Telangana despite PC's appeal
- Hyderabad: "Chidambaram has sent a second letter. He did not answer our objections that one party should not give divergent views.
- Key suspect arrested in holy relic theft case in Kerala
- The relics belonging to the Holy Cross Church at Mapranam area here are believed to be associated with the Crucifixion of Christ.
- Two family members killed in road mishap in UP
- Moradabad (UP): Ria Jaan and his cousin Jaan Mohammad were killed on the spot when the motorcycle they were riding was hit by the truck near Hayatnagar police station, they said.
- Youth hacked to death in Uttar Pradesh district
- Barabanki (UP): Jagdish (30) was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon and hacked to death by his uncle Gaya Prasad in Tarapur village yesterday, they said.
- Three IPS officers reshuffled in Uttar Pradesh
- Lucknow: SSP Etawah R K Chaturvedi has been shifted to Agra as SP Railways. He will be replaced by SP intelligence Moradabad A K Raghav, the spokesman said.
- Migratory birds flock Ambedkar Sanctuary in Pratapgarh
- Pratapgarh (UP): The Beti Jheel in the Bhadri estate of independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya, and its surrounding area spread over 427 hectares was declared a bird sanctuary by Chief Minister Mayawati in 2003 but due to inadequate funds and initiative, it has neither been fully developed nor formally opened for tourists and bird lovers.
- Tripura had a comparatively peaceful year in 2010
- As schools were vacated by security forces, children returned to the learning centres.
- '10: An action-packed year for Environment Ministry
- While the ministry rejected the green signal to Vedanta for its USD 1.7 billion project to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa noting that the company violated the environment and forests rules, it put the USD 12 billion project by South Korean steelmaker Posco under scanner.
- Mud facial for Taj Mahal in the offing by ASI
- The 17th century architectural marvel will be covered with a layer of the beautifying ''multani mitti'' (fuller''s earth) and once the mud flakes off, the structure will be washed with distilled water "We plan to give a mud facial to the main mausoleum building which will rid it of dust or any other impurities. A proposal has already been mooted in this regard," Deputy Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, chemical Branch, MK Samadhiya told PTI.
- Chilly day in Delhi; minimum temp below 5 degreeC
- New Delhi: It was a sunless chilly day for Delhiites today as the minimum temperature remained below the five degree Celsius mark and a layer of fog engulfed the city skylines.
- Queen's baton, Dalai Lama visit made news in Sikkim in 2010
- The Queen''s baton, which arrived in the state in July, went missing for a couple of hours after being taken to Nathu La trading post along the India-China border. It was later discovered that the Queen''s Baton Relay team had violated protocol by taking it along for lunch at an army camp.
- Encounter killing cases dominated court proceedings in Guj
- The trials of the post-Godhra riot cases, probed by the Supreme Court appointed SIT, that began in 2009, saw speedy progress as the special fast track courts examined witnesses and evaluated the evidences on records.
- HC notice to CEC on plea over TN Council electoral roll
- Madurai: Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice R Subbiah ordered the issuance of notice returnable within two weeks on the petition by J Jerith Kumar.
- Jayanthi Natarajan to be honoured by TN Govt
- Chennai: Natarajan has been selected for the "Perunthalaivar Kamaraj" award, named after the veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister.
- Lawyers' boycott of courts in Guntur enters 100th day
- Guntur (AP): To mark the event, 100 advocates observed fast today.
- Police seize 150 porn clippings in Amravati, 2 held
- Amravati: Two persons have been arrested in connection with the seizure made on Sunday, police said today.
- Kidnapped girl freed amidst police chase, high drama
- Anand: The girl was kidnapped by four men, who were in a car, from Thaltej area of Ahmedabad when she was on her way to school. The abductors demanded Rs 2 crore from the girl''s father, a real estate developer, but the amount was later finalised at Rs 50 lakh, they said.
- Candle light vigils in Delhi demanding release of Sen
- New Delhi: One of the vigils was held at Jantar Mantar organised by Free Binayak Sen campaign.
- 40 held over Taseer killing; body laid to rest in Lahore
- IIslamabad: Taseer was laid to rest with full state honours at the Cavalry Ground graveyard, with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and other top leaders paying homage.
- United States values India's role as a global player
- Washington: US has said that it values the role being played by India at the world stage and looks forward to working with New Delhi on the United Nations Security Council.
- NKorea wants unconditional, early talks with South
- Seoul: North Korea''s government, political parties and other organisations issued a statement today calling for an "unconditional and early opening of talks." Both Seoul and Pyongyang have given recent indications that peace talks are possible, even after weeks of warlike rhetoric and military drills by both countries.
- Pak clerics refuse to lead funeral prayer for Taseer
- The funeral prayer, scheduled for 1 pm local time, was delayed by almost an hour as the imam of Lahore''s Shahi Masjid and the cleric of the mosque at the Governor''s House along with several others refused to lead it, sources said.
- US suspends military contractors in Afghanistan
- Kabul: Coalition forces said in a statement today that the suspension of Bennett-Fouch Associates and K5 Global could last 18 months while the case is being investigated.
- Mongolian spy chief fights extradition in UK court
- London: Bat Khurts, head of Mongolia''s counterterrorism agency, was arrested at Heathrow Airport in September. He claims he was invited to London for security talks, only to be detained.
- Taliban chop off a man's hand in Pakistan tribal belt
- Islamabad: Abdul Khaliq''s hands were cut off by a butcher''s knife by members of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in full public view at Qureshan Chowk in Mamozai area of Orakzai tribal agency.
- Top Chinese official promises to buy Spanish debt
- Madrid: The visit came as Spain battled market concerns that it may have need an Irish or Greek-style international rescue because of a debt refinancing crunch this year.
- Malaysia plans to set up car assembling unit in India
- Kuala Lumpur: "We know, India is an important market but to be successful, we need to work with a local OEM (in India). We have identified a company and have had many discussions," said Proton Holdings'' group managing director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohammed Tahir in a local newspaper report by The Star.
- 'Taseer's killing reflects growing intolerance'
- Taseer was an outspoken critic of the blasphemy law and "paid the ultimate price for his rejection of the cancer of intolerance that has aggressively eaten away at this country for over three decades," the influential Dawn newspaper said in an editorial titled ''The Cancer Within.'' The 66-year-old Governor was shot dead by policeman Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, who was part of his security detail, at a market in the heart of Islamabad yesterday.
- 'Setting time limit for UNSC reform reckless'
- Beijing: An editorial in a leading official Chinese daily today said that setting any "artificial time limit" for the progress would be "far-fetched and reckless".
- Youngest son of Shah of Iran commits suicide
- Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi was found dead inside his home in Boston, according to the city police and posting on his website by his elder brother and former crown prince Reza Pahlavi "His Royal Highness Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi of Iran, son of the late Shah of Iran and Her Majesty Farah Pahlavi, passed away in the early hours of January 4th, in Boston. He is survived by his mother, Her Majesty Farah Pahlavi, his older brother Reza, his sister Farahnaz, and his half-sister Shahnaz," said the message posted on the website.
- Saudi, US in talks on 'final details' of arms deal
- Riyadh: "Prince Khaled bin Sultan... confirmed yesterday that talks on the final details of a massive arms deal with the United States are ongoing," reported the Saudi Gazette.
- India overtakes as most attractive market for Japan
- Tokyo: China, however, remained the most popular investment destination over the next three years in the survey conducted last summer, having retained top spot since fiscal 1992 when the state-backed financial institution began conducting the survey by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
- Proton to finalise India expansion strategies by Q1 '11
- Group Managing Director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said Proton has identified the local OEM (original equipment manufacturer) company and planned to have a contract assembly and joint ventures.
- Oz immigration dept warns backlash on new reforms
- The Department of Immigration''s Red Book released yesterday has warned its incoming minister Chris Bowen of a backlash from the international students who have applied for permanent residency.
- Australia's Great Barrier reef under threat from floods
- Sydney: The full impact of the floods, which are rushing huge volumes of water into the pristine surrounds of the world''s largest coral reef, is not yet known, but the influx will stress the colourful corals, said Michelle Devlin.
- Australia records its third wettest year in 2010
- Melbourne: Bureau of Meteorology''s annual climate statement said the sequence of below-average-rainfall, which began in 2001, has been broken.
- Philippine raid captures communist rebel commander
- Manila: Tirso Alcantara, the rebel New People''s Army commander responsible for the main island of Luzon, was wounded when he tried to draw his gun as special army troops backed by police raided a village south of the capital yesterday, said army chief Lt Gen Arturo Ortiz.
- 'US not concerned over China making 5th gen fighters'
- The Pentagon has "no concerns" on the development of fifth generation fighter planes by China, its spokesman Col Dave Lapan told reporters.
- Tuna fetches record amount at yr's 1st auction in Tokyo
- Tokyo: The price for the 342-kg tuna, caught off Toi in Japan''s northernmost prefecture, is the highest since 1999 when comparable data became available. It was well above the previous record of 20.2 million yen marked in 2001.
- Almost 40K Moscow residents without electricity
- Moscow: "Electricity is not supplied to 277 populated centres in eleven districts of the Moscow region," the official at the Information Department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry told Itar-Tass yesterday.
- Govt eyes making recovery of soldiers' remains state
- The plan may be aimed at gaining conservative support by displaying respect for the war dead, as well as being a new eye-catching initiative by the government of Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
- Several world leaders to attend Holbrooke's memorial
- Washington: The memorial service for Holbrooke is scheduled for January 14.
- Wakayama,last prefecture in Japan to ban smoking in taxis
- Wakayama: The ban covers 1,745 taxis run by 80 firms plus 66 owner-driven cabs in the western Japan prefecture, following similar moves in all other prefectures except Hokkaido and Nagasaki, where similar bans are being imposed zone by zone, according to the Japan Federation and Fire-Taxi Associations.
- A prehistoric bird that used its wings as weapon
- Washington: The bird, called Xenicibis, is believed to be a member of the ibis family and lived in the Jamaican region about ten thousand years ago, said the Yale University and Smithsonian Institution research team that made the discovery.
- Govt hot line for sexual, domestic violence victims
- Tokyo: "We hope we will be able to help victims who are suffering alone and to use the service to create a future support system for them," a Cabinet Office official said yesterday.
- Video game tie-up key to success in local town
- Tokyo: The Shibu hot spa resort in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, began an event in December featuring the smash hit "Monster Hunter Portable 3" as its maker Capcom Co found the atmosphere in the town similar to that of a fictitious village in the game.
- United States envoy discusses North Korea in Seoul
- Seoul: Stephen Bosworth, the US special envoy on North Korea, met with South Korea''s chief nuclear negotiator, Wi Sung-lac, and foreign minister Kim Sung-Hwan, focusing on Pyongyang''s nuclear programme and tension reduction.
- Kuwaiti premier set to survive confidence vote
- Kuwait City: Parliament in OPEC''s fifth largest producer is due to vote on a non-cooperation motion filed by opposition MPs against Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah, a senior member of the Al-Sabah ruling family.
- Newlyweds pre-nup deals a step closer in Britain: Report
- London: According to the ''Daily Express'', such agreements for assets, such as legacies acquired after marriage, could have full legal force for the first time, with the Law Commission launching the next stage of its review of the issue.
- 10 Indians and a Pakistani jailed for murder in Dubai
- Dubai: Two Indian men, MS, 24, accused of being the ringleader of a bootlegging gang, and HS, 26, his deputy, were both sentenced to life at Dubai''s Criminal Court of First Instance for killing a rival bootlegger identified only as "number 36", the National paper reported today.
- Cold weather forces evacuation of over 20K people in China
- Beijing: More than 208 homes collapsed as roofs could not bear the weight of accumulated ice as rain froze in the sub-zero temperature, said a spokesman with the provincial emergency response office.
- TB patients face higher lung cancer risk: researchers
- Taipei: The researchers followed more than 700,000 randomly selected individuals over a period of six years, including 4,480 diagnosed with tuberculosis, they said in a statement today.
- US-Pak-Afghan trilateral meeting to be held in Feb
- The US-Af-Pak tri-lateral dialogue is being held here after a gap of nearly two years. The last one was held within months of Barack Obama being sworn in as the US President.
- Male pattern balding 'due to stem cell inactivation'
- Washington: A new study, led by George Cotsarelis of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has found that stem cells do play an unexpected role in explaining what happens in bald scalp, the ''Journal of Clinical Investigation'' reported.
- New US Envoy on his maiden trip to Af-Pak region
- Washington: "Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Frank Ruggiero will travel later this week to those countries, a trip that Ambassador Richard Holbrooke had planned to make after the new year," State Department spokesman P J Crowley told reporters.
- Clinton condemns killing of Pak's Punjab Governor
- Washington: "We strongly condemn the assassination in Pakistan of Punjab Provincial Governor Salmaan Taseer," Clinton said in a statement after the meeting which also discussed forthcoming US visit of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari this year.
- Prez Obama signs bill to improve nation's food safety
- Washington: The first major overhaul of the food safety system since the 1930s, the law emphasizes prevention to help stop deadly outbreaks of foodborne illness before they occur, instead of reacting after consumers become ill.
- United States worried by trend of Christian attacks
- Washington: "We are certainly aware of a recent string of attacks against Christians from Iraq to Egypt to Nigeria," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said. "We are deeply concerned about what seems to be an increasing trend." Crowley, speaking to reporters, said the US State Department condemns all violence based on religion or ethnicity and includes such attacks in its annual human rights report.
- I'll support South if it secedes: Sudan president
- Juba (Sudan): Al-Bashir, who is wanted on allegations of genocide and other atrocities committed in Sudan''s western Darfur region, said unity cannot be imposed by force. Still, the need to maintain strong economic ties with the South if it becomes a new nation as expected may be why he is playing nice.
- Anti-Christian drumbeat loud before Egypt attack
- Cairo: They may have found a receptive audience in Alexandria, where increasingly radicalized Islamic hard-liners have been holding weekly anti-Christian demonstrations, filled with venomous slogans against the minority community.
- Chile miners say president broke medical care pledge
- Santiago: Four of the 33 miners have lost their medical leave because they missed scheduled doctors'' appointments while traveling in the weeks following their October 13 rescue after 69 days in a caved-in gold and copper mine.
- Police probe hacker attack on Brazil president's site
- Rio de Janeiro: The attack on Sunday was being investigated by the Federal Data Processing Service (Serpro), according to official sources cited by G1 news and Agencia Folha yesterday.
- Morocco arrests 27 for planning terror attacks: report
- Rabat: The network was led by "a Moroccan national who is a member of AQIM and who wanted to create a rear base in the country for terror attacks," an interior ministry statement said yesterday.
- Three persons killed by security forces in Nigeria
- The police said they were chasing a suspected member of Boko Haram sect that has been blamed for a series of attacks in the city where it launched a short-lived armed uprising in 2008.
- European Union condemns Pak politician's murder
- Brussels: "Catherine Ashton strongly condemns the brutal murder of Mr Salmaan Taseer, Governor of Pakistan''s Punjab province on 4 January at a market in Islamabad," a statement said yesterday.
- 1 dead in ICoast pro-Gbagbo police raid on rival party
- Abidjan: Defence and Security Forces carried out a pre-dawn raid at the headquarters of the Ivory Coast Democratic Party (PDCI), saying arms were hidden inside, retired general and PDCI member Gaston Ouassenan Kone told AFP.
- Navy commander loses carrier job over lewd videos
- Norfolk (Virginia): The videos, which included anti-gay slurs and sexual innuendo, showed extremely poor judgment by Capt Owen Honors, said the commander of US Fleet Forces, Adm John C Harvey Jr.
- Israeli warplanes hit Gaza: Palestinians
- The targets were a tunnel linking Gaza with Egypt near the town of Rafah and a training facility for Hamas''s armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the sources said yesterday.
- Iran arrests Christian missionaries: official
- Tehran: Morteza yesterday Tamaddon said "the leaders of this movement have been arrested in Tehran province and more will be arrested in the near future." He did not give their identities, so it was unclear whether they are foreigners, Iranians or a combination of both.
- Son of Iran shah commits suicide in US: brother
- Washington: "It is with immense grief that we would like to inform our compatriots of the passing away of Prince Alireza Pahlavi," Reza Pahlavi, the shah''s oldest son, said on his website.
- US fugitive commits suicide in Israeli prison
- Jerusalem: The Prison Authority said Dr Eugene Perchikov, who was accused of killing two women in New York, bled to death after cutting himself with a prison-issued razor blade while his cellmates slept on Sunday. A guard inspecting the cell 10 minutes earlier found nothing wrong.
- No Mideast peace for 'at least a decade:' Lieberman
- Jerusalem: "I think that we have good cooperation (with the Palestinians) on the economy and security and we must continue cooperation on these two levels and postpone the political solution for at least a decade," he said in an exclusive interview yesterday.
- US slams referendum to extend Kazakh prez's term
- Almaty: "We think that it is important that Kazakhstan''s government and citizens honour their international commitments and continue to strive for free and fair elections," the statement added.
- 75-yr-old 'restrained for trying to woo 90-yr-old Duchess'
- London: Michael Andrews, who fell for the Duchess when he met and chatted with her while walking on her family''s Chatsworth estate in November, was served the order by the Chesterfield Magistrates'' Court for proposing to her and also bombarding her with phone calls, ''The Sun'' reported.
- Pakistan increases security for Sherry Rehman
- Islamabad: The number of policemen deputed to guard Rehman''s home in Karachi was increased.
- Saudi king's health improving, says daughter
- Riyadh: "The king''s health is constantly improving. He has been attending physiotherapy sessions and will return to the country when he has completed his treatment," Princess Adelah told Saudi daily Al-Watan, speaking on the margins of a women''s conference at Riyadh''s King Saud University.
- 16 injured as Iran quake destroys villages: report
- Tehran: The quake struck at 9:25 am (5:55 GMT) in the Ardakan region of Fars province, disaster-management official Hamid Taghzadeh was cited as saying in the report.
- Pak clerics hail Taseer's killer as 'Ghazi' holy warrior
- Warning the people not to lead or offer funeral prayers for Taseer, 66, the clerics part of Jamaat-e-Ahl-e -Sunnat Pakistan, a grouping representing the moderate Barelvi sect of Sunni Muslims praised the Elite Force policeman Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri and called him a ''Ghazi'', an Islamic warrior.
- Plot to assassinate Afghan vice-president foiled
- Kabul: Latifullah Mashal, spokesman for the services, said authorities arrested five people who had been plotting a shooting and suicide bomb attack at the home of First Vice President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim.
- Slain Punjab Governor Taseer laid to rest in Lahore
- Tasser, 66, who was gunned down at a posh market in the heart of Islamabad yesterday, was buried at the Cavalry Ground graveyard here.
- Afghan authorities say they thwart planned attacks
- Kabul: Latifullah Mashal, spokesman for the intelligence service, said today, that authorities had arrested five people plotting a suicide bombing against the house of First Vice President , Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, in the capital Kabul. He said the group was allied with the Haqqani network, an al-Qaida-linked militant group.
- Indian sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking drugs
- Judicial Commissioner Siti Khadijah Sheikh Hassan Badjenid ruled that the prosecution had successfully proven the case beyond a reasonable doubt against pirated CD pedlar Najmudeen Abdul Kader.
- Kuwaiti premier narrowly survives parliament vote
- Kuwait City: Twenty-five MPs in the 50-seat assembly voted in support of Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah, while 22 were against him and one abstained.
- Saudi authorities nab vulture 'spying' for Mossad
- Jerusalem: The bird had strayed into the Saudi Arabian territory and was found in a rural area wearing a transmitter and a leg bracelet bearing the words "Tel Aviv University", Israeli daily Ma''ariv reported.
- Sensex sheds 197 pts, sharpest decline in four weeks
- Mumbai: Extending its losses for the second consecutive session, the 30-share index of the Bombay Stock Exchange fell by 197.62 points, or 0.96 per cent, to close at 20,301.10.
- Tie-up with Iceland to harness geo-thermal energy
- Jammu: Outlining his ministry''s plan to exploit solar, wind, geo-thermal, water and biomass potential in Jammu and Kashmir for generating power, the minister said, "This would relieve pressure on supply and availability of conventional electricity in the state." Abdullah said the Indian government will tie-up with Iceland for generating geo-thermal energy and his ministry intends to exploit the potential of geo-thermal energy in Rajouri, Tatapani and Ladakh.
- Symantec launches data insight storage solution
- Mumbai: The solution, Symantec Data Insight Storage, will help improve data governance in organisations, the company said.
- Onion prices increase by Rs 5-10/kg in Mumai
- New Delhi: Meanwhile, wholesale price of onion in Delhi and Mumbai remained unchanged from yesterday''''s level at Rs 45/kg, while rates in Chennai fell by Rs 5/kg to Rs 55. But in Kolkata, prices rose marginally to Rs 55/kg today, up by Rs 3 from yesterday, according to the reports from these centres.
- Citibank fraud under RBI scanner too
- New Delhi: "RBI is investigating the matter (Citi Bank fraud)," a key Reserve Bank source said.
- 'Trade with India to cross 1 bn euros in 10 yrs'
- New Delhi: "Last year, the total trade between India and Netherlands was around 345 million euros. We are expecting and targeting to take this up to one billion euros in the next 10 years," Netherlands Counsellor for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (India and Sri Lanka) Henk Van Duijn told reporters here.
- Gold, silver take a plunge on heavy profit selling
- Mumbai: The overseas market witnessed heavy sell off in the precious metals in overnight trade as a strong rally in US dollar on the back of strengthening US economic recovery prompted heavy correction which followed suit by speculative domestic traders who relies heavily on international trend.
- Qualcomm to acquire Atheros in $3.1 bn deal
- New York: Atheros offers technologies for wireless and wired communications.
- Tata Motors misses delivery target of one lakh Nanos
- New Delhi: The company had selected 1.55 lakh customers in 2009 for the delivery of the car in two phases. The delivery of the first one lakh units were scheduled to be over by 2010.
- Central Bank rights issue to hit markets in this qtr
- New Delhi: "We got approval to rights issue of Rs 2,500 crore from Sebi and RBI. We are in the process of finalising the date and the issue will hit the market in January-March quarter," Central Bank of India Executive Director R K Dubey told reporters on the sidelines of Skoch summit here.
- Inflation to come down to 6-6.5 pc by March-end
- New Delhi: Besides, the panel said that RBI action on whether to further tighten policy rates to tame inflation would depend on price behaviour, especially of food items, in the weeks following December 18, 2010. The Reserve Bank is slated to review monetary policy later this month.
- Sebi questions Puri, Gupta in Citi fraud case
- Gurgaon: This is for the second time in a week that the two-member team from the investigation department of the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) questioned people involved in the bank fraud case.
- SC bench recuses from hearing Vedanta Uni proj case
- New Delhi: Without citing any reasons, the bench comprising Justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik said the matter will be listed before some other bench.
- China to invest USD 106 bn to build rail networks
- Beijing: "There are plans to invest 700 billion yuan (USD 106 billion) in railway construction this year, Liu said, a figure that almost reflects last year''s 709 billion yuan investment," Liu Zhijun, Chinese Minister of Railways was quoted by the state run China Daily today.
- No regulatory failure in Citibank fraud: Montek
- New Delhi: "I don''t see this (Citibank fraud) as a regulatory failure ," Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia told reporters.
- 'Onion prices to ease from last week of Jan in Bengal'
- Kolkata: "Onion prices will begin to ease from last week of January, once the new crop hits markets. Loading of trucks will begin from mid-January, but impact on markets will be reflected from the last week of the month," agri consultant to the Agriculture Marketing Department Shibu Malakar told PTI.
- Coke ropes in Tendulkar, strikes 3 year deal
- New Delhi: According to industry sources, Coke has struck a three year deal estimated to be worth around Rs 6 crore per year with the ace batsman.
- India to be 4th largest passenger vehicle market
- New Delhi: The Indian passenger vehicle (PV) market will touch 3.5 million units mark in the next three years, it said.
- Trader cartels to be blamed for high onion prices: Basu
- New Delhi: "There are forms of implicit cartels working among the traders that block the movement of new entry, the appearance of new players," Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu said while explaining the reasons behind the onion price rise.
- No tax worse than inflation: says Chidambaram
- New Delhi: "Inflation is high, food inflation is very high... we are not sure whether we have all the tools in hands to control food inflation," Chidambaram said at a function organised by Skoch Consultancy.
- Malaysia plans to set up car assembling unit in India
- Kuala Lumpur: "We know, India is an important market but to be successful, we need to work with a local OEM (in India). We have identified a company and have had many discussions," said Proton Holdings'' group managing director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohammed Tahir in a local newspaper report by The Star.
- SEC scrutinising disclosure rules for private cos
- New York: "The review is at an early stage... and SEC officials looking at the recent deals haven''t concluded that any of them run afoul of the 47-year-old rules governing private companies," the Wall Street Journal has reported.
- Axis Bank launches online trading platform
- Mumbai: AxisDirect, a product of Axis Securities and Sales, which is a 100 per cent subsidiary of the bank, will offer multiple options to the customers for trading in cash, derivatives, IPO segments on both the NSE and BSE, a statement from the bank said here.
- Tata Motors launches Prima Construck tippers
- Mumbai: The Prima Construck range comprises Prima 3128K and Prima 2528K.
- India likely to sign trade pacts with Japan, Malaysia in Feb
- New Delhi: India is likely to sign two major pacts in February, liberalising trade in goods and services with Japan and Malaysia by slashing or eliminating duties.
- IMTMA seeks Rs 2,000 crore govt funding
- Bangalore: "The industry will be investing Rs 2,000 crore over the next 10 years on technology development to enhance its competitiveness and the Government should provide a similar matching grant as corpus," IMTMA past president C P Rangachar said at a press conference here.
- Air India ups fuel surcharge by up to Rs 200
- Mumbai: Air India has raised fuel surcharge by Rs 100 for travel up to 750 km and Rs 200 for flights over 750 km, an Air India spokesperson told PTI here.
- Mahindra launches Thar CRDe in Kerala market
- Kochi: It is priced at Rs 6.11 lakh for BS IV variant (ex-showroom price) Kochi.
- United Stock Exchange inks pact with Assocham
- New Delhi: The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between USE and Assocham is aimed at developing skill sets pertaining to using exchange traded currency derivatives to hedge the currency risks, USE said in a statement.
- Steel, iron prices remain flat in restricted trade
- New Delhi: Traders said lack of demand of worthwhile buying activity due to sluggish demand mainly kept steel prices around previous levels.
- 'OilMin not in favour of raising diesel, LPG prices'
- New Delhi: Oil Minister Murli Deora today said his ministry is not in favour of raising diesel and domestic LPG prices after a spurt in global prices, as the move will add to high inflation rate.
- Rising onion import from Pak fail to lower its price
- Chandigarh: Notably, majority of imported onion from Pakistan are being consumed in various parts of Punjab and Chandigarh with the landed cost going up due to high demand.
- Lupin in pact with Brazil for TB drug supply for 5 yrs
- New Delhi: The Mumbai-based firm said it has signed an pact with the Department of Health, Government of Brazil and Farmanguinhos, the largest public sector undertaking in health care in Brazil, to supply the drug.
- Hitachi acquires California-based Sierra Atlantic
- Hyderabad: Sierra Atlantic has two development centres each at Hyderabad and Guangzhou, China. No details of the transaction have yet been disclosed.
- Re drops further 28 paise vs dollar in morning trade
- Mumbai: At the fairly active Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the domestic currency opened lower at Rs 45.22/24 as against yesterday''s closing level of Rs 44.98/99 per dollar and declined further to Rs 45.26 per dollar before quoting at Rs 45.18/20 per dollar at 1030 hrs.
- '2 more employees identified in Citibank fraud case'
- New Delhi: "Following an initial internal enquiry, two employees - Ganpat Singh and Gaurav Jain- working in the accounts department have also been identified to have been in possible collusion with Sanjay Gupta and Citibank employees," Hero Corporate Service said in statement.
- BSE sensex drops further by 120 points in early trade
- Mumbai: Banking stocks declined for the second straight day on worries that the central bank RBI may hike interest rates to tame inflation.
- Jindal Saw cheers pact with Rajasthan; scrip up 7 pc
- Mumbai: Yesterday, the pipes manufacturer Jindal Saw announced a lease agreement with Rajasthan government to mine iron ore for 30 years from a deposit containing an estimated 180 million tonnes of resources.
- Rupee down 24 paise against dollar in morning trade
- Mumbai: Forex dealers said besides dollar''s gains against other Asian currencies, weak opening on the stock market also kept pressure on the Indian rupee.
- Benchmark Sensex slips 50 pts in opening trade
- Mumbai: The 30-share barometer, which had lost 62.33 points in the previous session, lost 50.55 points or 0.24 pc at 20,448.17 level in a fall led by financial and realty sector stocks.
- Oil prices down in early Asian trade after recent surge
- Singapore: New York''s main contract, light sweet crude for February delivery, dipped 38 cents to USD 89 per barrel.
- Kallis hits century, South Africa consolidate position
- Cape Town: The hosts lost the wicket of Ashwell Prince early in the post-lunch session but Kallis and Mark Boucher pulled the team out of the pits with an 82-run partnership.
- IPL IV will be 10-team, 74-match affair
- Mumbai: "The court has given a verdict. How can we stop them?" said Cricket Board sources when contacted after the IPL''s Governing Council meeting today.
- Berdych enters quarter-finals of Chennai Open
- Chennai: Berdych began well and raced away with the opening set in just 30 minutes and completed the win one hour and 27 minutes.
- K'taka players have complained to match referee
- New Delhi: Upset with the treacherous surface which saw an unprecedented 33 wickets fall in less than two days, the players have already lodged a complaint with Manu Nayar, match referee for the Karnataka-Baroda Ranji Trophy semi-final, which the hosts won.
- Bangalore's Nikita extends lead by one stroke
- Mumbai: Anisha Padukone, daughter of badminton ace Prakash and Nikita''s city rival, came up with a good show, finishing eight over 78 to occupy second place overall.
- Kelai, Bizunesh to lead field in Mumbai Marathon
- Mumbai: Kelai, who triumphed in the men''s event in 2007 and 2008, is expected to face stiff competition from 2000 Sydney Olympics bronze winner, Tesfaye Tola of Ethiopia, Oleg Kulkov of Russia, besides compatriots Kiprono Just Kipchirchir and Evans Rutto.
- Delhi cueist Madan advances in qualifying stage
- Mumbai: Madan, who snatched a close opening frame in the best- of-seven contest, recovered from a 1-2 deficit to score a 52-38, 45-80, 14-53, 69-60, 71-38, 69-9 win over Sunil Jain of Mumbai.
- Chennai police may register case against Modi
- Chennai: "We will wait for few more days and see how many (of the accused) appear for enquiry and take action later," senior police officials told PTI.
- Kenya head to India for World Cup preparations
- Nairobi: Baptiste has included three young bowlers and one uncapped batsman in the 20-man squad, which left Nairobi today for Bangalore, where they will play five one-day matches against two Indian sides, Gujarat and Baroda.
- Sri Lanka delays local polls for cricket World Cup
- Colombo: The Colombo Municipal Council will not go to the polls as scheduled in March while four other councils in the central and southern provinces will also be delayed to avoid clashing with the tournament.
- Foreign players for 11-lakh ISP prize money event
- Mumbai: The chief attraction in the men''s 128-man draw will be world number 37 Omar Abdel Aziz of Egypt who would be the hot contender to lift the top prize of Rs 1.5 lakh, it was announced at a media conference today.
- Beloff lays down hearing procedure of spot-fixing case
- Doha: Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer are all set to face an anti-corruption tribunal from January 6-11 here with threat of life bans looming over.
- Botham terms Phillip Hughes as "cheat"
- Melbourne: The English commentators did not waste a minute and came down heavily on the 22-year-old with Ian Botham labelling him as "cheat".
- England ready to succeed India as No. 1 Test side
- London: "England have got a great squad - they''ve got a really settled line-up. All those guys know their role in the side and there''s real strength in depth too, because you''ve got players like Eoin Morgan on the sidelines as well.
- Junior Taekwondo: Three Sikkim players win medals
- Gangtok: Naksum Bhutia won gold medal at under 44kg Junior Girls category, while Kunjang Ongmu Bhutia and Abinash Pradhan got bronze medals in the under 59kg Junior Girls category and under 51kg Junior Boys category respectively, Sikkim Amateur Taekwondo Association (SATA) sources said today.
- Sydney Ashes Test in the pink
- Sydney: The famous cricket arena was transformed into a sea of pink for the third year in support of funding for breast-cancer research and in memory of the late Jane McGrath, wife of Australian fast bowling great Glenn McGrath.
- Sharapova survives as seeds tumble in New Zealand
- Auckland: Third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova and the seventh to ninth seeds Elena Vesnina, Sofia Arvidsson and Carla Suarez Navarro all went out in the second round following sixth seed Kimiko Date-Krumm who lost her first match.
- Andy Roddick advances in Brisbane tennis tourney
- Brisbane: Roddick controlled the second round match with his powerful serve, putting 71 percent of his first serves in play and winning 87 percent of first serve points.
- My career is certainly not over, says Shoaib Malik
- Karachi: "It is hugely disappointing not to be selected in the World Cup squad and what is more strange is that neither the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) nor the national selectors have given any reason for ignoring me," Malik said.
- Ex-Oz captain Steve Waugh's bronze sculpture at SCG
- Sydney: Waugh is shown holding aloft his bat and baggy cap in celebration of his 29th and perhaps most famous Test century, which he completed off the final ball of a day''''s play against England at the ground in 2003.
- Lesser-known coach imp contributor in Saina's success
- Apart from the chief national coach Pullela Gopichand, Saina always attributes her success to her coach Bhaskar Babu, who has played a crucial role in shaping her career.
- Manchester United goes 3 pts clear by beating Stoke
- London: A back-flick from Hernandez put United in front and, after Dean Whitehead headed Stoke level, the Mexico forward fed Nani for a well-placed winner.
- Australia-England ODI to raise cash for flood victims
- Sydney: Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said today all funds raised from the match would go the Queensland Premier''s Flood Relief Appeal.
- Alastair Cook keeps runs flowing against Australia
- Sydney: The English, already assured of retaining the Ashes after taking a 2-1 lead with an emphatic win in the fourth Test at Melbourne last week, reached 378-5 at tea and are closing in on their first Test series win in Australia since 1987.
- Ex Pak players hail selectors for preliminary squad
- Karachi: Former chief selector and Test leg-spinner Abdul Qadir, however, criticised the selection of former captain and senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf in the preliminary squad.
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