Seeking to provide a close-to-real battlefield situation for its troops to train, the Indian Army is working on a Rs 40-crore plan towards modernising infrastructure at two of its main field firing ranges in Pokharan in Rajasthan and Babina in Madhya Pradesh. ...
06:43 AM, Mar 08, 2013
Breaking his silence on the Delhi gangrape issue amid continuing protests, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday night said the public anger is "genuine" and "justified" but appealed for peace while promising all steps to ensure safety of women in the country. ...
11:27 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Facing stinging criticism over the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old girl on December 16 in a moving bus in Delhi and the police crackdown on protesters demanding justice for her, the Central Government assured of strictest action in the case. Minister of State for Home RPN Singh while talking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai said, "Fast-track courts will be set up with day-to-day hearing. The case will be started in...
10:50 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Mediapersons, who were covering protests against the gangrape of a young girl, on Sunday faced the brunt of police action with cops spraying water cannons on scribes and their equipment and even beating up some of them. ...
09:00 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit after meeting Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, to review law and order situation in the capital, said that the movement will lose its seriousness if it's politicised. ...
07:46 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Expressing solidarity with the protest against the gangrape of a girl in New Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday sought immediate enactment of the Sexual Assault Bill either by bringing an ordinance or by convening a special session of Parliament. ...
07:35 PM, Dec 23, 2012
A former Chief Justice of India will constitute the Commission of Inquiry which will go into the gangrape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in New Delhi, lapses by police and and measures to be taken to ensure safety of women in Delhi and other parts of the country. ...
06:40 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has convened an emergency meeting of her Cabinet on Sunday evening to discuss the prevailing situation arising out of large-scale protests against the gangrape of a young girl. ...
05:35 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Protesters led by yoga guru Ramdev and former Army chief VK Singh on Sunday clashed with police at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi when they were prevented from marching towards India Gate, the epicentre of protests against gangrape of a young girl last Sunday. ...
05:24 PM, Dec 23, 2012
The otherwise sleepy Raisini Hill was on Saturday night abuzz with activity with a large number of youths shouting slogans against the government and holding candlelight vigil to protest against the gangrape of a young girl in a moving bus in the national capital on the fateful night of November 16. ...
08:26 AM, Dec 23, 2012
Santa Domingo: An American magician was recuperating in the Dominican Republic after a local television show host lit his head on fire with a flammable cologne. Chico, California-native Wayne Houchin said he is receiving treatment for burns that doctors are cautiously optimistic will not result in scars. A yesterday statement on his Facebook page says he is "resting, healing and working through the legal process" in the Caribbean nation, where...
11:43 AM, Dec 03, 2012
Nearly 19 people were killed in Islamabad on Friday as outrage continued over the 'anti-Islamic' film by US director Sam Bassil. ...
10:20 AM, Sep 22, 2012
San Francisco: Amazon.com Inc is closing its fashion website endless.com as the world's largest Internet retailer focuses on a new, upgraded apparel and accessories section of its main website. On September 27, endless.com will become part of Amazon.com/Fashion, according to a statement on the front page of endless.com on Tuesday. Endless.com was launched in 2007, specialising mainly in women's shoes and handbags. Starting next week, endless.com said customers will be...
10:46 AM, Sep 19, 2012
Dublin: Britain's Prince William and his wife are to make a criminal complaint against the photographer who took topless pictures of the Duchess and against the French magazine that published them, their office said on Sunday. The pictures have rekindled memories in Britain of the media pursuit of William's mother, Princess Diana, who was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 while being chased by paparazzi. Britain's tabloid...
06:55 PM, Sep 17, 2012
Milan: An Italian gossip magazine plans to publish on Monday a special edition dedicated to topless pictures of the wife of Britain's Prince William, its editor said, defying risks of legal action. The royal couple has already begun action against the French magazine Closer after it published a dozen shots of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge - the former Kate Middleton - as she slipped off her bikini top while sunbathing...
11:22 AM, Sep 17, 2012
London: Lawyers for Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton are scheduled to appear in court in Paris on Monday to prevent further publication of topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge, days after a French magazine splashed them in its latest issue. A spokesman for St James's Palace said official legal proceedings would begin on Monday. "It is the first airing and we will be seeking an injunction from...
02:21 AM, Sep 17, 2012
Paris/London: Britain's royal family began legal action against a French magazine on Friday for a "grotesque" breach of privacy after it published topless photographs of Prince William's wife Kate Middleton. Celebrity gossip magazine Closer published a dozen shots of the Duchess of Cambridge on holiday in southern France as she slipped off her bikini top, relaxed on a sun lounger and at one point pulled down the back of her...
01:05 AM, Sep 15, 2012
Panaji: Heaps of confidential files, stacked with royalty receipts and NOCs for iron ore trade, were on Tuesday shifted to an undisclosed location by Goa's Mines and Geology Department. A team of Goa Reserve Police moved stacks of files from the office of Director of Mines and Geology, Prasanna Acharya, to an undisclosed site. Acharya confirmed that the files contained royalty 'challans' (receipts) and NOCs (no objection certificates) issued since...
11:27 PM, Aug 14, 2012
Washington: Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao has said shared economic, diplomatic and security goals have brought the two nations and their peoples closer than ever. The recently concluded annual strategic dialogue between India and the US had led to several important advancements in their strategic partnership, she wrote in "The Hill", an influential Washington newspaper focusing on Congressional politics. "These include enhanced cooperation on many fronts, including in health and education...
11:51 AM, Jul 03, 2012
