Saturday 19th May, 2012
Delhi and Kolkata consolidate in IPL as Mumbai sneak in
DHARAMSHALA // Pace bowlers Morne Morkel and Umesh Yadav shared seven wickets as Delhi Daredevils geared up for the IPL play-offs with a resounding six-wicket victory which ended the Kings XI Punjab ...
A year that changed neither Mamata nor Bengal
She could not have asked for better first-anniversary gifts — a first-ever visit by a US secretary of state to Calcutta only to meet Mamata Banerjee came only days after she was named by Time ...
Grandmother harass stink in guard murder
Calcutta, May 19: The security guard who was stabbed to death in Regent Park yesterday by a youth was in the habit of harassing the college student’s 80-year-old grandmother, often mouthing ...
Envoy in Italy gets Marines summons
The TelegraphMay 18: The Italian foreign ministry summoned India’s envoy in Rome on a day a court in Kerala turned down the bail pleas of two of its Marines charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen ...
Singur, then and now
The TelegraphCalcutta, May 19: Singur on May 20, 2011; Singur on May 19, 2012. Mamata Banerjee today said her only ';dissatisfaction'; after a year in office was that she had not been able to return ...
Drogba fires Chelsea to Champions League glory
RediffDrogba, who had equalised for Chelsea two minutes from the end of normal time, rolled the winning kick past Manuel Neuer as the visitors edged the shootout 4-3 after Bastian Schweinsteiger's ...
Ceat Ltd Q4 net dips 66 pc
NDTVQ4 earnings above expectations. Revenues down 3% quarter-on-quarter at Rs 1,665.9 crore against Rs 1,718.08 crore. Net profit up 73.2% at Rs 534.2 crore against Rs 308.4 ...
Panchayats vs liquor vends: Union minister's bid to help villages may flounder
Times of IndiaCHANDIGARH: The intervention of Union rural development minister, Jairam Ramesh, over Punjab government not closing down liquor vends in villages where panchayats have passed resolutions against the ...
Pranab Mukherjee a keen diary writer
Times of Indiadiary writer . But he has no plans to publish them during his lifetime. "That will be done by my daughter," he said, adding since the diaries were an account of events as seen by an ...
Mayawati rips Samajwadi Party apart on law & order
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: The grace period usually available to new governments has ended prematurely for UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, with BSP supremo Mayawati launching an all-out attack on his dispensation barely two ...
Bail plea of Italian naval guards rejected
Times of IndiaItalian naval guards accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast earlier this year. Latore Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone on board Italian ship 'Enrica Lexie' had ...
Hackers hit cyber security agency's site
Times of IndiaCERT-In is the national nodal agency for responding to computer security incidents as and when they occur. The website () was still down till reports last came in. "We aren't harming the ...
'My new office no proxy power centre'
Times of Indiapower centre in the state. "The office will act as the nodal centre between the public and Vidhana Soudha, the seat of power," Yeddyurappa said, adding that "people from all political ...
BJP national leaders spineless: BS Yeddyurappa
Times of Indiaformer Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday slammed BJP's central leadership saying that not one of them has the ability to lead the party. Comparing the present leadership with ...
Narendra Modi's hand in charges against Gujarat governor?
Times of IndiaNarendra Modi . On Friday, the party's MPs created uproar in the Rajya Sabha asking for her recall over an alleged land scam in her home state of Rajasthan. Many believe Modi has paid Kamla ...
Molestation case: IPL player Luke Pomersbach gets bail, Siddharth Mallya legal notice
Times of IndiaSiddharth Mallya for defaming her. Siddharth is team owner Vijay Mallya's son. In her notice, Zohal demanded an unconditional apology within 24 hours for his derogatory comments against her on ...
CBI, NIA chiefs to also attend India-Pak talks
Express IndiaTo open co-operation among its investigating agencies, India will be sending CBI director Amar Pratap Singh and National Investigation Agency director general S C Sinha for the upcoming Home ...
Bowlers pave the way for Delhi, and Mumbai
The NationalDHARAMSHALA // Pace bowlers Morne Morkel and Umesh Yadav shared seven wickets as Delhi Daredevils geared up for the IPL play-offs with a resounding six-wicket victory which ended the Kings XI Punjab ...
Young India wants a young PM
Hindustan Timesused to sing paeans to India's potential are now openly questioning its ability to live up to its promise. Despite this, more than half of young Indians (in the 18-35 age group) are optimistic ...
Enough proof to nail Luke: Cops
Hindustan TimesAustralian batsman Luke Pomersbach, left, is escorted by a policeman to be produced at a court in New Delhi. Pomersbach, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League ...
‘SRK must take page out of Big B book’
Hindustan TimesSRK scuffle: Cops still waiting for CCTV footage the paper advised Shah Rukh to take a lesson from actor Amitabh Bachchan on keeping his feet glued to the ground despite being a celebrity. "He ...
India-Italy ties turn sour over naval guards case
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: India and Italy seemed headed for a diplomatic showdown on Saturday with Rome stepping up the pressure to secure the release of two of its naval guards, who were arrested for the killing ...
Erring officer to pay for babus' pension delay
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Acting on recommendation of a parliamentary committee, the government has directed all ministries and departments to strictly adhere to the timeline for disbursing post-retirement ...
40-year-old man lynched for breaking queue at public water tap in India
bikyamasrA coal mine in Jharia, India. New Delhi: In a heart wrenching story, a forty-year-old person was publicly lynched in India's coal capital of Dhanbad, in eastern India, after a fight over a ...
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Nuclear Suppliers Group Must Not Cave In To Bush Administration on U.S.-India Nuclear Deal
progressive newswireNuclear Suppliers Group Must Not Cave In To Bush Administration on U.S.-India Nuclear Deal WASHINGTON - August 19 - The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation today urged the Nuclear ...
India Resource Center: Coca-Cola Plant Shut Down in India
progressive newswireChinta Dewi, Coca-Cola Bhagao, Krishi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti +91 94507 79325 (Hindi) Nandlal Master, Lok Samiti +91 94153 00520 (Hindi) Amit Srivastava, India Resource Center +91 98103 46161 ...
Sudhir Sinha Appointed as Head of BW India >
Best WesternSudhir Sinha Appointed as Head of Best Western IndiaBest Western on expansion and consolidation mode BANGALORE (Oct. 15, 2008) - Hotel industry veteran Sudhir Sinha has joined leading hotel chain ...
BWI & Cabana Hotels Announce India Expansion Plan >
Best WesternBEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL AND CABANA HOTELS ANNOUNCE INDIA EXPANSION ...
Mumbai meet Rajasthan in inconsequential game
CricinfoBig Picture With Delhi Daredevils crushing Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians are into the playoffs, rendering the 72nd and final league game of IPL 2012 inconsequential. Rajasthan Royals are ...
Delhi shut Punjab out, hand Mumbai play-off berth
Times of IndiaDHARAMSALA: Just when Punjab were required to give off their best in order to remain in contention for a place in the playoffs, they succumbed to Delhi's mighty pace battery on a ...
Mayawati hints at supporting UPA nominee for presidential poll
Times of Indiapresidential poll , underscoring Congress's comfortable position in the looming political contest. Addressing a press conference, where she savaged UP's young CM for alleged misrule, ...
16 pilgrims killed as bus catches fire after collision with truck
NDTVBahraich, Uttar Pradesh: 16 people died and almost two dozen were seriously injured after a private bus collided with a stationary truck in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district late on Friday ...
Kolkata thrash Pune by 34 runs to seal second place
RediffImages ] sealed the second place in the points table with a crushing 34-run victory over Pune Warriors in their final group league encounter of the Indian Premier League ...
Why Rahul Gandhi must be SACKED
Rediffhis fact is undeniable: Rahul Gandhi spent years on the Uttar Pradesh elections, and achieved nothing. Yes, the Congress won six more seats than it did in 2007, and a few additional percentage ...
G8 unified on approach to Iran, claims Obama
RediffThe G-8 leaders are united on their current approach of sanctions, pressure and diplomatic discussions with Iran over its nuclear programme, United States President Barack Obama ...
Andhra CM slams 'opportunist, ruthless' Jagan
RediffAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday criticised the YSR Congress party chief and Kadapa Member of Parliament Y S Jaganmohan Reddy ...
Noone can take India for granted: MoS for Defence
New KeralaChennai: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Defence M.M.Pallam Raju on Saturday said that no country can take India for granted, owing to its strong deterrence posture, while dismissing China as a ...
Pranab hails farmers' role in India's making as strong democracy
New KeralaUdaipur, May 19: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hailed the role of farmers in India's making as a strong nation and said their hard work with due blending of agro technology and ...
Lokpal Bill in RS: Fate of anti-graft law still uncertain
Hindustan TimesAs uncertainty hung over Lokpal Bill coming up in the Rajya Sabha in the current Parliament session ending on May 22, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee tonight said the House's Business ...
1984 riots: CBI playing 'games', says Sajjan Kumar
Hindustan TimesVeteran Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, facing trial in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, on Saturday accused the CBI in a Delhi court of playing "hide and seek" as the agency decided not to rely ...
We will wait and watch, Maya says on prez polls
Hindustan TimesSangma's Prez push runs out of steam? whether she would initiate any move for formation of a non-NDA and non-UPA alliance for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. She also sounded dismissive about ...
There was nothing strange about my visit to India: Jan Myrdal
Times of IndiaIndian Maoists since the 1980s, has reacted to the home ministry's allegation that he was publicly supporting Maoists and their armed struggle in India during his visit here earlier this year. ...
After NCTC, Naveen Patnaik asks Prime Minister to modify Mining Bill
NDTVBhubaneswar: After opposing the establishment of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today voiced his protest against certain provisions proposed in ...
First Narendra Modi, now BS Yeddyurappa to skip big BJP meet
NDTVBangalore: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa will not participate in the national executive meet of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scheduled to be held in Mumbai on May 24 and 25. ...
Bus crash kills pilgrims in India
WHP CBS 21LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Police say a bus carrying pilgrims to a Muslim shrine rammed into a parked truck and burst into flames, killing 16 and injuring more than two dozen in the north Indian ...
Six injured in grenade blast in Kashmir
RediffImages ] on Saturday.Militants tossed a hand grenade at the local police station in Sopore town, which exploded near the main entrance to the police station, said a senior police ...
4 policemen among 7 injured as militants strike in Kashmir
New KeralaSrinagar, May 19 : Militants attacked a police station and a post in the Kashmir valley, causing injuries to seven people, including four state police personnel ...
Afghanistan one of many challenges facing India: Nirupama
New KeralaPuducherry, May 19 : Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao today said the region faces many challenges and the difficult situation concerning Afghanistan is one of them as well as the menace of ...
India, Italy spar over arrested marines
New KeralaKollam, May 19 : India and Italy are engaged in what is seen as a diplomatic spat over the trial of two Italian marines arrested in Kerala after they allegedly killed two Indian fishermen in ...
HM militant arrested, hideout busted in Kashmir
New KeralaSrinagar, May 19 : A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant was arrested while a hideout was busted in the Kashmir valley, a police spokesperson said here ...
Manipur Students protest Bangalore, Chennai killings
New KeralaImphal, May 19 : Manipur students today stormed offices of Congress, BJP and Manipur People's Party (MPP) to protest alleged killings of two students, Richard Loitam at Bangalore and Okram ...
Ramdev lambasts IPL, says it is 'black game' now
Hindustan TimesThe Indian Premier League (IPL) is nothing but an array of corruption and graft, yoga guru Baba Ramdev said in Hisar on Saturday. "Huge black money is being invested in it," he said ...
Mamata Banerjee to celebrate her govt's achievements
Times of IndiaTamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's advertising blitzkrieg. Banerjee Saturday inaugurated a a massive week-long fair on the sprawling Milan Mela ground to celebrate the successes of her ...
Bahraich bus inferno: Violation of safety norms suspected as death toll rose to 17
Times of IndiaBahraich bus inferno rose to 17, which included six children and two women, the district administration on Saturday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident. It has also decided to conduct ...
Cartoon row: Mamata calls students Maoists, storms out of live talkshow
Times of IndiaMamata Banerjee on Friday lost her cool and stormed out of an interactive TV session here when members of audience asked her about the arrest of a professor for forwarding a cartoon lampooning her. ...
Mamata's coercive tactics on debt waiver to help Punjab: Badal
Express IndiaIf the Centre succumbs to the "coercive tactics" of Mamata Banerjee on the issue debt waiver to West Bengal, Punjab is ought to benefit as it has been categorised as "debt ...
NGO moves court to restrain SIT from giving documents to Zakia
Express IndiaJan Sangharsh Manch(JSM), a NGO representing the 2002 riot victims, today moved an application in a local court here seeking to restrain SIT from giving the documents submitted by them in Naroda ...
Banning IPL is not a solution, says Maken
Express IndiaThe union sports minister Ajay Maken feels that banning the Indian Premier League (IPL) is not a solution for putting an end to the controversies although corrective measures needed to be taken in ...
Army submits revised report on Nyoma incident
Express IndiaCorrecting its earlier attempt to downplay the serious clash between officers and jawans in Nyoma in Ladakh, the Army has submitted a revised report to the Defence Ministry bringing out its ...
Thackeray slams Shah Rukh for IPL row, says he has Cong protection
Express IndiaTargeting Shah Rukh Khan over the Wankhede incident, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today said the actor did not seem to mind the treatment given by airport authorities in the United States, but was ...
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