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11:55 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Uttarakhand continues to face nature's fury with torrential monsoon rains ravaging large parts of the state. At least 58 people have died and nearly 72,000 are still stranded across Uttarakhand with the holy town of Kedarnath being the worst hit. Sources in the state government claim that death toll in Kedarnath could be high as relief and rescue efforts have started in full swing. ...
11:50 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Haridwar: More than 73,000 pilgrims are stranded in various parts of Uttarakhand as there is no respite from the flooding in rain ravaged state. People who have left stranded in various parts of the hilly states are waiting for the rescue team. "Anything could have happened to me in the devastating floods. I feel fortunate that I've been saved by ITBP, they have rescued many other stranded pilgrims," said a...
09:35 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Hardwar: Uttarakhand continues to face nature's fury with torrential monsoon rains ravaging large parts of the state. At least 102 are feared dead and nearly 72,000 are still stranded across Uttarakhand with the holy town of Kedarnath being the worst hit. Sources in the state government claim that death toll in Kedarnath could be high as relief and rescue efforts have started in full swing. The state has received 313...
08:42 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Some of the pilgrims in Uttarakhand, along with cricketer Harbhajan Singh, were rescued on Tuesday by the ITBP and security forces after landslides. "People are saying that we are stuck but the reality is that we've been rescued by God," he further said. ...
07:33 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Maputo: Ethiopia ended the hopes of 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa from making next year's finals in Brazil after a dramatic round of African group stage qualifying matches on Sunday. The Ethiopians join Algeria, Egypt, the Ivory Coast and Tunisia through to the third and final phase of the African preliminaries. Five places are yet to be decided with the last cycle of Round 2 group matches remaining. The...
10:37 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday directed senior officials of protocol department to contact Uttarakhand government for providing relief to pilgrims from the state who were stranded near Uttarkashi due to heavy rains in that state. The Uttarakhand officials in Dehradun were requested to provide all possible help to the pilgrims from AP, official sources said. The Uttarakhand officials informed that all efforts are being...
08:56 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Hyderabad: YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy's judicial custody ends on Monday and he will be produced before a Hyderabad court via video conferencing. Jagan has been lodged in Chanchalguda prison since his arrest by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on corruption charges. The ED had on May 31 frozen fixed deposits worth more than Rs 34 crore of a media firm owned by Reddy in connection with the money...
07:38 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Lucknow: Terming as "unfortunate" Saudi Arabia's decision to reduce Haj pilgrims' quota, Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan on Friday said the Centre should make all out efforts to restore the quota. Khan said the quota reduction would dishearten those who have completed all formalities and are waiting to undertake the pilgrimage. "About 33,111 people in the state have already been chosen on temporary basis for the pilgrimage of which 31,960...
01:12 AM, Jun 15, 2013
Rotterdam: A lacklustre Indian women's hockey team eked out a 1-1 draw against Belgium to avoid a second consecutive defeat in the women's competition of the FIH World League Round 3 in Rotterdam on Friday. Anupa Barla saved the day for India with the equaliser in the 38th minute after Erica Coppey gave Belgium the lead in the fourth minute. Undoubtedly it was yet another patchy performance from India, but...
09:33 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Birmingham: Top-seeded Kirsten Flipkens lost at the Aegon Classic on Thursday, leaving four seeded players in the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon tuneup. Flipkens was beaten 7-6 (5), 6-2 by 16th-seeded Magdalena Rybarikova on another rainy day in Birmingham. Third-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania defeated Bojana Jovanovski 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 and is the highest-seeded player left in the grass-court tournament. Fifth-seeded Sabine Lisicki, a Wimbledon finalist in 2011, beat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni...
09:36 AM, Jun 14, 2013
Jerusalem/Kolkata: Israel has denied having sold military equipment to Pakistan and said it could do nothing to compromise its excellent strategic relations with India. "The State of Israel categorically denies having sold military equipment of any kind to Pakistan," Israel's defence ministry said in a statement released to the media. "Israel would not do anything that could undermine India's security." It said Israel has a strategic relationship with India, the...
05:20 AM, Jun 14, 2013
Birmingham: Top seeded Kirsten of Belgium came from a set down to beat Croatia's Ajla Tomljanovic and advance to the third round of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham on Wednesday. On a rain-affected third day, Flipkens won 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 and will play Magdalena Rybarikova for a place in the quarterfinals. Third seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania beat Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 6-4 and Francesca Schiavone, the 2010 French Open champion,...
02:02 PM, Jun 13, 2013
Jerusalem: Describing India as a long-standing strategic partner in fight against terror, Israel has said that it will "not do anything that could undermine India's security" in a strong bid to re-assure New Delhi that reports of arms sale to Pakistan were incorrect. "Israel has a long-standing strategic relationship with India, a democracy that also understands what it means to fight terror, and a country we see as a strategic...
04:26 AM, Jun 13, 2013
New Delhi: Amid CBI booking Congress MP Naveen Jindal and former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao in a fresh FIR in coal scam, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Tuesday said that strict action would be initiated against all those found guilty of wrongdoings. "We have forwarded to CBI all complaints between 1993 and 2009. CBI is taking action....Strict action would be initiated against all those who have...
08:48 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an FIR against the Jindal Group in the coal scam. The FIR names Congress MP Naveen Jindal and former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao. The FIR has accused Jindal and his company Jindal Power and Steel Ltd of misrepresentation of networth and concealing previous allotment. They are also charged with cheating and forgery. Jindal Power and Steel...
10:34 AM, Jun 11, 2013
Hyderabad: A special CBI court in Hyderabad on Monday dismissed the plea of jailed YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy to conduct joint trial of cases filed against him in connection with alleged quid-pro-quo investments made by different entities. The Principal Special Court for CBI cases dismissed the petition as not maintainable and observed that the offences were distinct though the modus operandi was same in the five charge-sheets filed...
01:58 AM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: Dismissing BJP's demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the Coalgate scam, Congress on Saturday reminded the Opposition party of its electoral defeat in Karnataka amid corruption charges against ministers of the previous state government. "There is no question of resignation. What will happen for them with the resignation of the PM? What will they (BJP) gain from the resignation? After all, they are not...
07:35 PM, Jun 08, 2013
