It has been a month since the 23-year-old paramedical student was allegedly gangraped and brutally assaulted by six men inside a private bus and later died in Singapore hospital. The horrific crime shook the nation and people came out in large numbers to protest against it forcing the government to take steps to ensure the safety of women. ...
05:41 PM, Jan 16, 2013
New Delhi: Left leaders Prakash Karat, AB Bardhan and Sitaram Yechury on Thursday courted arrest along with a number of their supporters in central Delhi as part of their protest against petrol price hike. The protest was organised at Delhi Gate on Thursday morning and a number of demonstrators blocked traffic. Holding placards and shouting slogans against the government, the Left activists marches towards the Daryaganj Police Station where they...
12:50 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: The nationwide bandh called by the NDA and the Left Front evoked a mixed response from across the country on Thursday. While the NDA states were hit by the Bharat bandh, there was a lukewarm response in the Congress-ruled states as they remained partially affected. Most of the protests have been peaceful till now, but sporadic violence has been reported from Maharashtra and Karnataka. In the BJP-ruled Karnataka,...
11:44 AM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: The bandh called by NDA and Left parties to protest the hike in petrol prices did not evoke much response in the national capital though party supporters blocked traffic in some places. Small shops were seen open in many areas in the morning while commuters complained that there were less autos on roads as number of auto and taxi unions have joined the protest. BJP activists led by...
11:04 AM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav was detained on Thursday in Bihar while he tried to enforce the Bharat bandh. JD(U)'s women's wing also stalled traffic on rail route in Patna. BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also courted arrest in Delhi. He tweeted, "I am arrested, While taking part in protest program against Petrol price rise, @ akshardham." (sic). In Allahabad, Samajwadi Party workers, too, jammed the Delhi-Howrah rail route...
10:30 AM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharat bandh against petrol price hike started affecting normal life across the country on Thursday. The protests even turned violent at some places with public transport being damaged. In Karnataka, three state-run buses were burnt and 11 others were damaged early on Thursday morning. Following this, the BMTC has suspended operations for now and will review the situation after a meeting. There were similar scenes in Pune...
09:30 AM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharat bandh call by the NDA and the Left parties started affecting normal life on Thursday with the other parties joining the the protests. Rail traffic was hit as Samajwadi Party and JD(U) workers blocked rail routes in Allahabad and Patna. The Saket Express and Ganga Gomti Express were stopped in Allahabad. The bandh turned violent in Karnataka as protestors burnt three state-run buses and damaged 11...
07:40 AM, May 31, 2012
Bajaj launched their first car, the RE60, at the 2012 Auto Expo. There were expectations that this would be Bajaj's competitor to the Nano and adding fuel to the fire was the possible joint venture between Bajaj and the Renault Nissan partnership for a small car. Contrary to speculation they are not billing this four wheeler 'car', instead Bajaj had clearly stated that it's a commercial vehicle and an upgrade...
01:02 PM, Jan 08, 2012
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Friends, it's the tenth week of Chanakya's Chant and Panditji is here once again with his thoughts, observations and witticisms. This week's chant is a ...
03:44 PM, Oct 07, 2011
Mumbai: A day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray warned the autorickshaw drivers strike, some of them have been targeted in Mumbai. MNS workers reportedly attacked some autorickshaw drivers in Mumbai on Tuesday night following Thackeray's warning. Rajendra Singh, one of the injured autorickshaw drivers, said, "Two people beat me up. Then another two came from a nearby 'gully' (street), brought petrol and set my auto on fire....
12:18 PM, Oct 05, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Taxis and autorickshaws would keep off the roads in Kerala from Wednesday demanding an upward revision of fares in view of the hike in the price of petrol and diesel. The indefinite strike was called by Auto Transport Workers' Federation comprising unions of all political parties, after the talks they had with Transport Minister Jose Thettayil failed to reach an agreement. The Federation had given notice for the strike...
08:18 AM, Dec 29, 2010
Transport Minister threatens to take stern actions against those who disobey orders. ...
03:02 PM, Oct 25, 2008
The Soleckshaw was introduced by Kapil Sibal in Chandni Chowk. ...
06:03 PM, Oct 03, 2008
New Delhi: There are few prouder men in the country at the moment than Bharat Chand Thakur, father of India Under-19 captain Unmukt Chand who on Sunday scored an exceptional century to lead his team to the ICC U-19 World Cup in Townsville. I am a proud dad now. I knew Unmukt would do it, Chand told Cricketnext from his home in New Delhi. Defeating Australia in Australia wasn't that...
12:17 PM, Jun 21, 2008
Sydney: Michael Clarke has earmarked the short tour to England as the start of Australia's push to regain the No. 1 ranking in all forms of cricket. Australia, which has climbed from fifth to third in the Test rankings under Clarke's captaincy, host No. 2-ranked South Africa later this year before an Ashes tour in 2013 against top-ranked England. Clarke wants the team to be on top of the rankings...
03:36 PM, May 31, 2008
Johannesburg: Cricket South Africa has declined an invitation to play limited-overs and Twenty20 internationals in Bangladesh next month. Unfortunately there are too many practical obstacles that prevent us from accepting this commitment, CSA chief executive Jacques Faul said. At the moment most of our senior Proteas are spread around the world ... and those who are at home are undergoing rehabilitation from injuries picked up during the past season. We...
12:50 AM, May 16, 2008
The MCD is planning to use sensors to track unlicenced cycle rickshaws and augment revenue collection. ...
02:14 AM, Feb 08, 2007
Activists have urged the Government to reconsider the High Court’s order of banning rickshaws in Chandni Chowk. ...
06:00 PM, Aug 30, 2006
