Bangalore: Members of Karnataka State Police Family Members' Association on Thursday staged a demonstration in Bangalore demanding stringent action against the advocates who recently assaulted police and mediapersons. Over 100 members belonging to the Association shouted slogans against the advocates as well as the state government and demanded that government handover probe to the CBI instead of a judicial probe. Addressing mediapersons, the members said at least 50 police personnel...
01:47 PM, Mar 08, 2012
Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities released a batch of 73 rehabilitated ex-members of the rebel outfit LTTE in the eastern district of Batticaloa on Sunday. "This is another batch to be released from the 11,000 ex-members of the LTTE," said A Dissanayake, the secretary to ministry of rehabilitation. Dissanayake said with the release on Sunday there will only be around 550 who are left to be freed. They are currently being...
04:27 PM, Jan 22, 2012
California: Yahoo Inc is searching for new members for its board of directors, following its hiring of a new chief executive, according to a person familiar with the matter. The struggling Internet company also disclosed on Friday that new CEO Scott Thompson will receive a compensation package that could be worth as much as $27 million. Yahoo announced on Wednesday that Thompson, the president of eBay online payment division PayPal,...
12:30 PM, Jan 07, 2012
Patna: Authorities in Bihar have ordered the arrest of men who are found to be exploiting their elected wives' positions, in a bid to end the practice of "rule by proxy" which plagues many rural councils in the largely patriarchal country. The "rule by proxy" culture - in which women may be elected as representatives in local councils and committees, but their husbands still call the shots - is common...
04:23 PM, Dec 08, 2011
United Nations: The UN General Assembly on Friday restored Libya's membership in the UN Human Rights Council, ending a suspension the United Nations imposed on Tripoli as civil war broke out there. Libyan Deputy UN Ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi introduced a resolution to the 193-nation assembly that had UN member states "welcoming the commitments made by Libya to uphold its obligations under international human rights law, to promote and protect human...
01:43 AM, Nov 19, 2011
San Francisco: Microblogging service Twitter is looking for a director to bolster its board's business credentials and diversity, and candidates include a former Google Inc executive, a person familiar with the matter said. The search is in its early stages. But some names that have come up include Mariam Naficy, chief executive officer of paper goods company Minted.com, and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, chief executive officer at fashion retail site Joyus...
10:09 AM, Oct 20, 2011
Sanya (China): China on Thursday recorded its recognition of India's "status" in global affairs and said it "supports" its "aspiration" to play a greater role in the world body, a nuanced expression that could be seen as a step forward towards backing New Delhi's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The Chinese position was reflected in a declaration issued here after a Summit of Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa...
06:43 PM, Apr 14, 2011
Mumbai: The commission of inquiry formed by the Maharashtra government to probe alleged irregularities in the Adarsh Housing Society has set in motion the process by sending summons to the society members to file their affidavits. The summons signed by the Secretary to the Commission, NN Kumbare, were sent to 25 members till Tuesday after the panel received no response to its notification put out in newspapers inviting affidavits from...
08:52 PM, Feb 16, 2011
New Delhi: The much talked about bill to hike salaries of MPs by over three times from Rs 16,000 to Rs 50,000 and doubling two of their key allowances to Rs 40,000 each was passed in Lok Sabha on Friday. During the debate on the Salary, Allowance and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2010, a strong demand was made for setting up an independent body to decide on...
07:38 PM, Aug 27, 2010
For some it was tougher getting it right during the swearing-in. ...
02:22 PM, May 29, 2009
Sidelights of the oath-taking ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan. ...
09:10 PM, May 22, 2009
Congress, ally discuss deadlock over allotment of ministerial berths. ...
08:14 PM, May 22, 2009
Kamal Nath began to walk away before the mandatory signing of the register. ...
07:35 PM, May 22, 2009
The 13th Lok Sabha had the maximum number of women MPs. ...
05:21 PM, Mar 20, 2009
J&K Governor has been requested to include a member of the Malik family. ...
01:48 PM, Jan 24, 2009
Ahmedabad: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday credited the bowlers for his team's nine-wicket victory over England in the first Test of the series here, saying that the spinners put in a lot of hard work on a wicket that did not offer much turn. After India scored 521-8 declared in the first innings, it was the bowlers, especially the spinners, who set the stage for the team as...
09:34 AM, Jul 21, 2008
Galle: Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene steered his team out of trouble with a well compiled half century, his 43rd in Tests, as the hosts recovered well after New Zeland new ball bowlers’ wreaked havoc in the morning session. From 50 for 5, Jayawardene, along with Angelo Mathews, who also got to his ninth Test fifty, took his side to 143 for 5 at the end of 38 overs trailing...
11:31 AM, Jul 20, 2008
London: Australia coach Mickey Arthur has promised an aggressive approach from his side when they face England in their upcoming one-day international series. Australia have arrived in England for five one-dayers against their oldest foes which will serve as something of a scene-setter for next year's tour where they will look to regain the Ashes. But while England may be the world's top-ranked Test side, Australia are the number ones...
08:15 PM, Jun 01, 2008
Pune: Discarded off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who is out of action due to a shinbone injury, on Thursday said he will return to competitive cricket soon. I am recovering from my injury. I will exercise here in Pune for four days and I will also undergo a three-week training at the National Cricket Academy. After that I will return to competitive cricket, he told reporters here. Asked whether injuries to cricketers ...
01:02 PM, Apr 13, 2008
London: England coach Andy Flower said there were no mysterious answers to success after twice being honoured at the 2011 UK Coaching Awards. The former Zimbabwe batsman was named UK Coach of the Year and High Performance Coach of the Year, having led England to their first Ashes triumph in Australia since the winter of 1986/87 at the start of this year. He then guided the team to the top...
09:35 AM, Mar 26, 2008
