Panaji: Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar backs Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi saying that it's time to shed the baggage of 2002. "I don't think it is wise for us to hold onto something that happened in 2002. He was a new Chief Minister then, so he was inexperienced," said the spiritual leader. Modi became the Chief Minister in October 2001 and in 2002, the state witnessed communal violence....
01:13 PM, Jun 20, 2013
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party protested outside the Bhajanpura Police Station Wednesday night after a married woman was raped here. The woman, who was from Bihar, alleged that she was raped for three days in Bhajanpura. AAP members have alleged that the police has not registered a case yet. Kejriwal said that the AAP activists were also detained after they held a protest outside the police station. Police,...
12:22 PM, Jun 20, 2013
As people are searching for their relatives, rescue operations become difficult to carried out in certain areas due to bad weather. Atul Chowdhary from Bihar is looking for his family members who were at Gaurikund on Sunday evening. Meanwhile, DMMC Director Piyush Rautela said 20 choppers are to start rescue operations at Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gaurikund. He also said the death toll is certain to rise. ...
11:38 AM, Jun 20, 2013
Old back injury will force Olympic Gold medallist and India's ace shooter, Abhinav Bindra out of the game for sometime. ...
11:37 AM, Jun 20, 2013
Almora: An incident of a fresh landslide has been reported from Almora in Uttarakhand which has led to the caving in of the roads. Reports say that several roads have been washed away as well. Repair work is underway and authorities are attempting to clear the rubble. Meanwhile, rescue operations resumed in other parts of Uttarkahand on Thursday after the visibility improved. The Army has dropped 100 paratroopers into Gaurikund...
11:21 AM, Jun 20, 2013
As the weather conditions get bad, the rescue operation becomes difficult to be carried out in Uttarakhand. The low visibility has resulted in choppers to be grounded. Army, ITBP, state administration have been put into work. ...
11:10 AM, Jun 20, 2013
New Delhi: The water level in the Yamuna continues to recede in New Delhi and is at 207.26 metres mark. The water level which touched the 207.30 metres mark has gone down marginally to 207.26 metres on Thursday morning and the trend is likely to continue. The water level in the river had reached the record mark on Wednesday evening after the Haryana government had released water from the Hathnikund...
10:50 AM, Jun 20, 2013
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader LK Advani and Rashrtiya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat met on Thursday. The meeting comes a day after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had called on the veteran Sangh leader. The recent infighting within the BJP is likely to be discussed during Advani's meeting with Bhagwat. The meeting initially set for Wednesday was called off as the senior BJP leader was unwell. Thursday's meeting...
10:16 AM, Jun 20, 2013
As rescue operation continues, people have collected at the Jolly Grant Airport holding pictures of their relatives. There is no centralised list of missing people and relatives carrying photographs are asking whoever they meet for help. ...
10:07 AM, Jun 20, 2013
The government of Pakistan's Punjab Province has recently allocated RS 400 million to the Jamaat Ud Dawa. JuD is believed to be a front for the banned terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba. Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said there is no need to protest just yet. The minister said it's only a budget allocation to 'Markaz-e-Toiba'. We have to study it carefully. ...
09:49 AM, Jun 20, 2013
The rescue teams are trying to send a batch of 100 armed forces specialised medical personnel to forward areas - the stretch from Rudraprayag to Kedarnath. ...
09:16 AM, Jun 20, 2013
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader LK Advani and Rashrtiya Swayamsevak Sangh Chief Mohan Bhagwat are likely to meet on Thursday. The meeting initially set for wednesday was called off as the Bharatiya Janata Party leader was unwell. The leaders are likely to discuss concerns raised by Advani in the running of the party. It will be the first personal interaction between them after the BJP leader withdrew his resignation from...
08:53 AM, Jun 20, 2013
Dehradun: 1:11 pm: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna was heckled by people in Joshimath. He faced strong protests from locals in Joshimath where he had gone to oversee rescue and relief operations. Locals shouted slogans against the CM and said they have virtually got no relief from the government. Bahuguna assured them help and left in his helicopter. 12:50 pm: The Army plans to deploy a force of 100 paratroopers...
08:50 AM, Jun 20, 2013
Shimla: In an embarrassing turn for Operation Rahat in Himachal Pradesh, rescue helicopters deployed in Kinnaur to airlift stranded tourists are themselves stranded due to lack of fuel. Three days after the rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh, air sorties haven't started. The two helicopters that were sent by the Centre, two days ago are standing idle. "We have fuel and we are ready to supply it. But they aren't...
08:31 AM, Jun 20, 2013
New Delhi: The water level in the Yamuna continues to rise in New Delhi and has touched 207.25 metres mark, which is the highest since 2010. The water has spilled over to the Outer Ring Road and is expected to affect the traffic movement. The water level in the river reached the record mark on Wednesday evening after the Haryana government released water from the Hathnikund barrage. The water level...
08:16 AM, Jun 20, 2013
