New Delhi: It is business as usual for Indian companies and the economic interests of India are safe in the Maldives, wracked by political tumult and violence after the deposition of former president Mohamed Nasheed, diplomats and others said. India is one of the largest investors in the chain of mainly coral islands. Its business and economic relations with the island nation have upped significantly in the past few years....
11:40:21 PM Feb 12, 2012
New Delhi: In a big breakthrough in the Samjhauta Express blasts investigation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested the man who allegedly placed the bomb on the train that linked India and Pakistan. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the suspect, identified as Kamal Chouhan, is a resident of Indore. He is likely to be produced in the Patiala House court in Delhi on Monday. Over 60 people had...
11:09:09 PM Feb 12, 2012
Bangalore: ISRO Chief K Radhakrishnan on Sunday rejected suggestions that the row with his predecessor G Madhavan Nair and his indictment over the Antrix-Devas deal has dented its image and cast a shadow on the country's space programme. Seeking to put the two-week-old controversy and its fall-out firmly behind, Radhakrishnan said the focus now is on missions and indicated that successful space ventures would redeem its pride. "I don't think...
09:05:16 PM Feb 12, 2012
London: India and the UK will seek to deepen bilateral ties during a crucial five-day visit of Jeremy Browne, the British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, to New Delhi from on Monday. Browne, who will be on his second trip to India since assuming office in May 2010, will discuss current bilateral and international priorities during his visit to New Delhi. Browne will also open the Joint India-UK Conference...
08:49:35 PM Feb 12, 2012
Ahmedabad: A local court will on Monday hear the closure report filed by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has reportedly given a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi among others for their role in 2002 post-Godhra riots. The court of Metropolitan Magistrate MS Bhatt will also hear the petitions filed by social activists Teesta Setalvad and Mukul Sinha seeking copies of the report filed in...
08:37:06 PM Feb 12, 2012
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have busted a militant module in Srinagar with the arrest of its kingpin and recovery of arms and ammunition. Omar Zargar was arrested from the old city, locally known as downtown, a fortnight ago after investigations revealed that he was trying to revive militancy in the city, official sources said on Sunday. Zargar was detained by police at the height of summer unrest...
03:31:30 PM Feb 12, 2012
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03:17:28 PM Feb 12, 2012
New Delhi: The government is planning to rope in health and nutrition experts to study living pattern of tribals, including Jarawas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in an effort to reduce their susceptibility to diseases. Observing that the immunity of tribals and forest dwellers in the country is an area of concern, Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo told PTI that "utmost importance" should be given to their health...
02:58:24 PM Feb 12, 2012
New Delhi: The government is mulling a probe by the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax department into the role of two Mauritius-based entities to identify their stakes in Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd which executed the controversial S-band deal with the ISRO. It is also contemplating investigation into activities of certain unknown government officials for their "collusive behaviour" and acts of omission and commission in extending undue favours to Devas...
02:12:22 PM Feb 12, 2012
New Delhi: The family of stabbed Indian student from Hyderabad, Praveen Reddy, was granted visa to visit the UK on Sunday. Praveen Reddy, doing an MBA at the London Business School was stabbed on Friday in the London borough of Newham. Eleven people have been arrested by the Scotland Yard in connection with the case. The UK High Commission issued a statement on Saturday saying, "We are establishing the facts...
12:52:24 PM Feb 12, 2012
Lahore: Pakistan and India are determined to normalise trade and economic ties and discussions are on to introduce multiple-entry visas for businessmen, Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim said on Saturday as he inaugurated the largest ever India-specific trade exhibition in Pakistan. Nearly 200 Indian exhibitors are participating in 'The India Show' at the Lahore Expo Centre. Diverse products, ranging from gems and textiles to heavy machinery, are being showcased at...
12:47:53 AM Feb 12, 2012
Ahmedabad: Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court-appointed SIT reportedly giving a clean chit to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt on Saturday accused the state government and the probe agency of "destroying" records related to 2002 post-Godhra riots. In a letter written to the Nanavati Commission, Bhatt alleged the crucial records related to 2002 post-Godhra riots have been "destroyed" by Gujarat government and SIT. "It...
06:54:35 PM Feb 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday denied permission to a Class 9 girl to live with her boyfriend, a student of Class 12 of the school she was in, and handed over her custody to her parents. The girl from a private school in Paschim Vihar had moved the court seeking approval to remain with her boyfriend and his family, who had expressed desire to take custody of...
05:40:17 PM Feb 11, 2012
New Delhi: A 13-year-old student kidnapped and raped by a 30-year-old after she snubbed his friendship request; a teenaged girl gang-raped by two men in a car and another yet to be traced after being forced into a car by two young men. It was a night of shame for Delhi on Thursday as the three incidents were reported from the city within hours. In one of the incidents, one...
05:21:44 PM Feb 11, 2012
Baramulla: Tension flared up in Jammu and Kashmir again as massive protests erupted in Baramulla after the killing of a 20-year-old youth. The protests have been overnight as the youth was killed on Friday night. Hundreds came out on the street on Friday night demanding action in what they alleged was an army firing. The police had to even resort to a lathicharge. The youth has been identified as Aishiq...
09:57:57 AM Feb 11, 2012
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