Bhopal: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has issued notices to five telecom companies in the state for not following due procedure while issuing SIM cards. The notice comes after some SIM cards were allegedly procured by five members of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) on fake identities. The members of the terror outfits were arrested in June 2011 from Bhopal and Jabalpur. ...
12:09 PM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: Her participation in the Olympics may have been jeopardised by a first-round exit from the French Open but top Indian tennis player Sania Mirza on Thursday asserted that she has done enough to "deserve" a wild card into the London Games. Sania has had a successful season so far, forcing her way into four WTA finals and winning two titles. She, along with Russian Elena Vesnina, was also...
01:19 PM, May 31, 2012
Budapest: World football governing body FIFA's medical experts said they wanted a defibrillator at every game at FIFA tournaments as well as players to undergo medical exams before games to prevent on-pitch cardiac arrests. Speaking at a press conference after FIFA's second medical conference in Budapest, executive committee member Dr Michel D' Hooghe said: "The main word on the agenda of every medical conference is always prevention." The high number...
07:40 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: Battling perception of policy paralysis, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday acknowledged that the ruling alliance can earn another mandate only on the basis of its actions in coming two years and not promises. Speaking to allies at a dinner to mark the completion of three years of UPA-II, she accused the opposition of being aggressive and making irresponsible statements. "We are aware that only two years are...
02:49 AM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said he would visit Pakistan at an "appropriate time". "They have extended the invitation. I have accepted it. They are keen and I am waiting for an appropriate time," he said after releasing UPA II's report card to the people on the government's completion of three years in office. Asked about cabinet reshuffle, he said "you would come to know when it...
02:31 AM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: Acknowledging public frustration and anger on corruption, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said he was working sincerely to address the issue through both legislative and administrative measures. "We know there is public frustration and anger on the issue of corruption," he said at a function to mark three years of UPA-II government. Singh's remarks come a day after the much-talked about Lokpal Bill was referred to a...
01:44 AM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: On completion of three years in office on Tuesday, the UPA said it had taken several unique measures to empower women in the country. "National Mission for Empowerment of Women began a unique initiative in 2011 - a new model of 'convergence centres' for women called 'Poorna Shakti Kendras' dedicated to helping women access the benefits made available to them through various programmes in select districts of the...
01:11 AM, May 23, 2012
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11:50 PM, May 22, 2012
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11:07 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday presented the report card of UPA-II as the government completed its third year in power. Here is the full text of the Prime Minister's speech: In 2009, the people of India gave the United Progressive Alliance a renewed mandate for continuing its agenda of building a modern, secular and plural India. They reaffirmed their faith in our policies aimed at bringing about...
08:44 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday presented the report card of UPA-II as the government completed its third year in power. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister conceded that the government needs to do better, adding that he welcomes a constructive debate. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released the annual report of his United Progressive Alliance government at his 7 Race Course Road residence in the presence of Congress...
08:13 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: Five persons, including three employees of private firms involved in maintenance work, were on Saturday arrested by Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi for allegedly smuggling memory cards worth over Rs one crore in two separate cases. Acting on an intelligence input, Air Customs officials arrested Ravi Kumar, a resident of Sonepat in Haryana, with 32,030 memory cards of 2GB and 8GB with...
06:14 PM, May 19, 2012
Melbourne: Tennis Australia says two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt, currently ranked 178th, and rising star Ashleigh Barty have been awarded wildcards into the main draw of the French Open. Tennis Australia said in a statement on Wednesday that Hewitt, who had foot surgery in February, has made a speedier than expected recovery and has been training well on clay. The 31-year-old former world number one won the US Open...
08:40 AM, May 16, 2012
London: Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton was charged by the English FA on Monday with two acts of alleged violent conduct during Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester City, and could be facing a 10-match ban at the start of next season. The controversial player was sent off for elbowing Carlos Tevez and then kicked Sergio Aguero and tried to head-butt Vincent Kompany before being escorted off the pitch....
12:08 AM, May 15, 2012
HYDERABAD: A 20-year-old BSC first-year student and a 20-year-old B.Tech first-year student, along with their friend, were involved in the theft of as many as 500 ATM cards from BC Welfare Corporation office employees and others and have drawn at least Rs 4 lakh in cash from the cardholders accounts.Chilkalguda police, while checking vehicles and frisking people at Padmarao Nagar in Secunderabad on Friday, took three persons into custody. During...
09:07 AM, May 12, 2012
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