Suspected militants on Saturday shot at and critically injured a woman panchayat member in Sopore area in Baramulla district of north Kashmir. This is the second incident in 24 hours in which a panchayat member has been attacked. ...
08:58 PM, Jan 12, 2013
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) member K Ripunjaya Reddy after raids on his house and that of his friends and relatives led to unearthing of disproportionate assets worth Rs 4 crore, officials said on Thursday. ...
09:41 AM, Dec 27, 2012
New Delhi: The MoS PMO, V Narayanasamy on Sunday said that the media had misquoted him over a remark he made about the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and said that he had never said that the Constitutional body will be made a multi-member body. "I was being interviewed by a PTI correspondent and he asked me a few questions. He never asked me anything about making the CAG...
06:45 PM, Nov 11, 2012
Gilchrist said Sachin has helped in forging relations between the two countries. ...
05:33 PM, Oct 29, 2012
Member of Parliament Dharmendra Yadav spoke in the United Nations in Hindi recently. CNN-IBN caught up with him afterwards to find out why he chose to speak in Hindi at UN. ...
06:40 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Hisar: In an outrageous comment on the recent spate of rapes in Haryana, Congress spokesperson Dharambir Goyat has blamed the women and said that 90 per cent of rapes happen due to consensual sex having gone wrong. In a shocking and bizarre statement, the Congress leader said, "I don't feel any hesitation in saying that 90 per cent of the girls want to have sex intentionally but they don't know...
10:36 AM, Oct 12, 2012
Mumbai: Nearly 70 staffers of the beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines began protesting outside the Mumbai airport on Monday morning demanding payment of salaries. Their protest march will end at Kingfisher House which is adjacent to the airport. The protesting staff members said that the management had communicated with them so far over measures being taken to address their grievances. The airline has temporarily locked down its operations and grounded its fleet...
01:31 PM, Oct 08, 2012
The three names will be put to CA Member State Cricket Associations at CA's Annual General Meeting. ...
12:56 PM, Sep 28, 2012
It would take a lot for a translated work to be detached from its original or the perception of what it might be like to read the original and savor the book in its translated form. It happens to me all the time. I wish I could read those Spanish and Japanese works in their true form; however I do not know the languages. The same happens when reading an...
05:22 PM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: Disappearance of a 'Facebook' page maintained by erstwhile Team Anna supporters, who are opposed to the movement taking political plunge, has prompted them to cry hoarse and demand restoration of the page. The India Against Corruption (IAC) page maintained by Shivendra Singh Chouhan, who came out of Team Anna accusing Arvind Kejriwal of trying to project himself as the face of the movement, could not be accessed since...
08:38 AM, Sep 19, 2012
London: Singer George Michael got back to the stage after almost seven months as he performed during his Britain tour in Birmingham. The 49-year-old had to cancel his gigs in Vienna in December 2011, after he suffered pneumonia. However, he was back to crooning as he announced on stage "I'm finally back", reports thesun.co.uk. The singer started the show with his song Through and went on to sing others, including...
01:37 PM, Sep 17, 2012
Members of Parliament from the BSP and the SP come to blows in the Rajya Sabha over the bill for promotion quota for SCs and STs. ...
11:52 PM, Sep 05, 2012
New Delhi: What do MPs from Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Delhi share in common? Answer: They have managed not to spend even a single penny this year from their MPLADS (Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme) kitty. This includes both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members. This came to light after the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) collated data available till August. The government had...
10:10 AM, Sep 03, 2012
New Delhi: Accused by erstwhile Team Anna of being hand-in-glove with Congress on the coal block allocation issue, BJP on Sunday warned that any attempt to target the opposition parties might dilute the war against corruption. The party, however, welcomed the group's political agitation, saying there was nothing wrong in it. "We welcome their political agitation. There is nothing wrong about it. But, the fact remains that this attempt to...
12:53 AM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: Authorities have conducted "inspection" at the premises of an NGO of erstwhile Team Anna member Manish Sisodia to check documents related to foreign donations received by it, drawing flak from his associates who described it as a "witch hunt". The inspection was conducted at the office of NGO Kabir in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar on Tuesday and Wednesday. According to Sisodia, a team from the Home Ministry examined...
05:03 PM, Aug 22, 2012
New Delhi: Security agencies probing the recent Pune serial blasts have claimed that Mohammed Sajjid, a founding member of banned Indian Mujahideen (IM), was the key suspect in the attack. Official sources on Monday said that a bicycle shop owner, who was shown pictures of some suspects, identified Sajjid alias 'Bada Sajjid' as the man who had purchased from him one of the cycles used in the explosions. Low intensity...
08:43 PM, Aug 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Speaker has set up a new panel which will ensure that MPs get the respect they deserve. The committee has been setup following a slew of complaints about being ignored at government functions and not being accorded special treatment at airports etc. The new committee will examine complaints relating to violation of protocol norms in dealings with MPs. These include incidents of discourteous behavior by...
03:38 PM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Thursday approved a 142-member Indian contingent, comprising 81 athletes and 36 coaches, for the London Olympics. While approving the Indian contingent, the ministry said the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the national sports federations (NSFs) would have included the support staff such as coaches, doctors, managers and officials keeping in mind the best of national interests. The contingent includes 81 athletes who will participate...
09:03 AM, Jul 20, 2012
New Delhi: Cricketer and newly elected Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday said no to staying in the bungalow allotted to him saying he did not want to waste tax payers' money. Sachin refused to take possession of 5, Tughlaq lane allotted to him in the capacity of being a Rajya Sabha MP. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Sachin explained why he decided against taking the bungalow opposite AICC General Secretary...
01:18 PM, Jun 09, 2012
The biggest names in politics, entertainment and finance will join you in the journey to identify and honour the greatest Indian since Mahatma Gandhi. ...
10:44 AM, Jun 05, 2012
