Raipur: 11:13 am: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi reach Raipur. They are on their way to Jagdalpur where the attack took place. 10:55 am: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan tweeted: "We must not allow our democracy to be subverted by this bullying called left-wing extremism." 10:24 am: Chhattisgarh Congress chief spokesperson Shailesh Nitin Trivedi alleges conspiracy behind the Naxal attack on Saturday in which...
08:17 AM, May 26, 2013
Mumbai: Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari on Saturday was called for a robust self-regulation in media to "keep out judicial intervention". "Content regulation in the media space is not going to come out of political executive, but will come out of the judicial process. Make self-regulation more inclusive and robust to keep out judicial intervention," he said while speaking at the Red Ink Awards function of the...
08:10 AM, May 26, 2013
Chaffee: A highway overpass in Missouri has collapsed when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. The bridge collapsed on Saturday after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train at a rail intersection. Derailed rail cars then hit columns supporting the highway, causing it to buckle and...
07:50 AM, May 26, 2013
London: British police arrested three more suspects in connection with the savage killing of an off-duty soldier that has raised fresh concerns about terrorism. Scotland Yard said counter-terrorism officers arrested two men, aged 24 and 28, at a residential address in southeast London on Saturday. A third man, 21, was arrested separately on a London street at the same time. Police said they used a stun gun on two of...
07:30 AM, May 26, 2013
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel's son Dinesh was found hiding in a ditch in the dense forests of Jagdalpur district on Sunday morning, police sources said. Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh were believed to have beeen abducted by Naxals following an ambush on a convoy of Congress leaders in a dense forest in the district. Sources said Nand Kumar, who has still not been found, was...
07:18 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Sunday in the wake of the Naxal attack that left 21 persons, including some Congress party leaders dead. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has already left for the state. Manmohan Singh is likely to reach Raipur by 11 am on Sunday morning and meet Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to review security in the state...
06:50 AM, May 26, 2013
Panaji: A decision on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate will only be taken by the party's parliamentary board "when it is appropriate" and not when the national executive meets in Panaji in June 2013, a BJP leader said on Saturday. BJP general secretary JP Nadda told reporters: "The decision for the post of prime ministerial candidate is for the party's parliamentary board to decide....
05:44 AM, May 26, 2013
Kolkata: The Congress in West Bengal on Saturday attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on implementation of the rural jobs programme, saying the state has turned out a poor performer in the 100 days work scheme despite tall claims of the Trinamool Congress government. "The state government kept on claiming that it is number one in crating jobs in 100 days work programme. It is absolutely wrong," state Congress chief Pradip...
05:15 AM, May 26, 2013
Raipur: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, in Raipur termed the Maoist attack on his party leaders, which left senior leader Mahendra Karma dead, and several others injured, as not an attack on Congress but an attack on democracy. "It is not an attack on Congress. It is an attack on democracy. But, we'll not fear from such an attack and continue to move forward with enthusiasm," Rahul Gandhi...
04:50 AM, May 26, 2013
Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Saturday said he has returned a piece of land the state government had allotted him in Odisha as he was not allowed to construct on it. Pattnaik said the state government had given him about half an acre of land at the district headquarters town of Puri, his home town, about 56 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, in 2011 for setting up...
04:33 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Government is giving top priority to find out chief of Chhattisgarh Congress Nand Kumar Patel and his son suspected to be kidnapped by the Maoists after an attack on a convoy of party leaders inside a dense forest in the state. "Our top priority now is to find out the missing PCC chief and his son," Minister of State for Home RPN Singh told PTI on Saturday night....
03:45 AM, May 26, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and state PCC chief Chandrabhan on Saturday condemned the Maoist attack on Congress leaders and workers in Chhattisgarh, describing it as an attack on democratic values. "This is an act of cowardice and attack on democratic values," Gehlot said in a statement. "Violence and terrorism have no place in democracy. The attack is also a big failure of BJP government of Chhattisgarh which failed...
03:32 AM, May 26, 2013
London: Bayern Munich winger decided the final of Champions League with an 89th minute strike and maintained that his winner was predicted prior to the game. Robben revealed that his match-winning goal that sealed Bayern Munich's 2-1 Champions League final victory over Borussia Dortmund was foreseen by fans before the game. Robben, who missed a penalty in extra-time for Bayern in last season's showpiece against Chelsea was quick to point...
03:17 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Sunday in the wake of the Maoist attack that left 17 persons, including state party leaders dead. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has already left for the state. Heavily-armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders inside a dense forest in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on Saturday, killing many people, including senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma....
03:07 AM, May 26, 2013
London: Jupp Heynckes is leaving Bayern Munich having set the bar for Pep Guardiola as high as the Wembley Stadium arch. In England's national stadium Saturday, on the penultimate step of Heynckes' farewell tour, the retiring coach delivered Bayern's fifth European Cup with a 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund. The Bundesliga trophy has been collected after a record-breaking season, and Heynckes can sign out next Saturday by completing the treble...
02:55 AM, May 26, 2013
Johannesburg: Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar led thousands of people gathered in 23 countries via a live weblink in a special meditation session billed I-Meditate Africa to mark Africa Day on Saturday. "Let's pray for a violence-free, stress-free and prosperous Africa where nature is preserved, with its wildlife and water," the founder of the Art of Living Foundation said after guiding thousands of people from all races and...
02:47 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: More than 600 CRPF personnel, including CoBRA commandos, have been rushed to sanitise and take control of the Naxal attack site in Chhattisgarh where over a dozen people, including senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, were killed on Saturday. The Centre has mobilised the CRPF personnel to not only take control of the area but also launch search and rescue operations as it is suspected that some people may...
02:26 AM, May 26, 2013
London: Arjen Robben buried the demons of finals past with a last-gasp goal to give Bayern Munich the 2012-13 Champions League title with a 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the final at Wembley on Saturday. Dortmund were the superior side during a captivating yet goalless first half, forcing Manual Neuer into a succession of saves - though opposite number Roman Weidenfeller was also called into action more than once....
02:11 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Months after he was arrested for burglary in his own house, an 18-year-old boy allegedly made a plan to take revenge against his businessman father by implicating him in a rape case. However, within two days of a woman filing a complaint against his father of raping her, police managed to unravel the conspiracy. The teenage son Harkesh was angry at his father, Ashok, for "beating his mother...
02:09 AM, May 26, 2013
