Friday, January 13, 2012

Baby lifted from Govt hospital in Kolkata, enquiry ordered

Baby lifted from Govt hospital in Kolkata, enquiry ordered

Baby lifted from Govt hospital in Kolkata, enquiry ordered

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 12:12 PM PST

A two-day-old child went missing from a government hospital in Kolkata on Friday. This comes hours after a woman died giving birth to twin babies on a pavement in the city after being refused admissio...

Memogate storm: Gilani, Kayani to come face-to-face today

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 10:29 AM PST

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will come face-to-face for the first time since they crossed swords over the memo issue, when a Cabinet committee...

Yuvraj Singh to miss Oz ODI due to tumour: reports

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 09:50 AM PST

Yuvraj Singh will reportedly miss the ODI series in Australia as he is still recovering from an operation to treat a lung tumour.The stylish south-paw has been out of the national side since the ser...

PM, Chief Election Commissioner exchange letters about Salman Khurshid

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 09:36 AM PST

The Prime Minister has had to smoothen the ruffled feathers of the Election Commission, after it complained to him about his law minister Salman Khurshid. The PM has reportedly assured the commission ...

Teenager gang raped in Nagpur over 9 days

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:47 AM PST

A teenaged girl was allegedly raped by three persons over a period of nine days at different locations, police said today.

German priest admits 280 counts of child abuse

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:19 AM PST

A Roman Catholic priest in Germany has admitted to 280 counts of sexually abusing three boys over a several-year period. The 46-year-old priest, who has been suspended, went on trial on Thursday at...

British PM seeks distance from India vs 'Top Gear': Report

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:07 AM PST

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron sought to distance himself from the controversial BBC programme Top Gear's India Special that he appeared in.

Say goodbye to some senior players: Gavaskar

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 07:07 AM PST

With India's Test tour of Australia heading towards a disaster, former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday called for drastic measures to stem the streak of losses. "What India now need to do very, very ...

Denied help by two govt hospitals, she delivered twins on the pavement, then died

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 06:27 AM PST

West Bengal's hospitals have forced their way into the national landscape in the last few months with cases of severe negligence and inadequate facilities being reported.

Man to be sentenced for hitting flight attendant

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 05:34 AM PST

A 65-year-old Japanese man is scheduled to plead guilty to assaulting a flight attendant aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Tokyo to Honolulu. According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. Distric...

Future of Indian cricket bleak: Warner

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 05:30 AM PST

After brutalizing India with the fastest century by an opener on day of the third Test on Friday, Australia batsman David Warner said that the visiting team's future is bleak as their youngsters are a...

26/11: Bombay HC okays Pak judicial commission's visit in Feb

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 05:15 AM PST

Bombay High Court has given its consent to a Pakistani judicial commission to interview key persons linked to the probe of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The High Court has informed the Ministry of H...

Gilani denies report that he called UK, fearing a coup

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 05:08 AM PST

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has denied a report that he spoke to the British High Commissioner in Islamabad last week seeking help to prevent a coup. A statement from Mr Gilani's offic...

Odisha village crowns Collector king for a day

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:52 AM PST

Keeping the age-old tradition alive, the head of the district administration assumed the title of a 'king' for a day in a village in Jagatsinghpur district.

Russia says its spacecraft may crash into Atlantic

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:51 AM PST

Russia's space agency has adjusted its forecast for the crash of a failed spacecraft, saying it may shower its fragments into the south Atlantic. Roscosmos said the unmanned Phobos-Ground probe cou...

Rare portraits of Gandhi to be auctioned in England

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 04:32 AM PST

A set of three portraits drawn from the life of Mahatma Gandhi by artist Clare Winsten will be auctioned in England on Jan 24 at the Mullocks Auction House. The portraits estimated at 800-1,000 pounds...

Give Dhoni another chance: Brian Lara

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:46 AM PST

West Indian batting great Brian Lara on Friday came out in support of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying the under-fire India skipper "deserves another chance" despite the drubbings in England and the ongoi...

India vs Australia: Warner outshines bowlers as hosts dominate

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 03:04 AM PST

David Warner smote a magnificently brazen century to rush Australia to 0 for 149 after their quartet of fast bowlers dismantled India for 161 in dishearteningly familiar scenes for the visitors on day...

Driver of stolen car wreaks havoc as he tries to escape

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:17 AM PST

Surveillance video of police in China's Guangdong Province recorded footage of a driver in a stolen car who crashed into 13 vehicles while trying to escape the police. The incident took place in Meizh...

Google, Facebook case: Govt sanctions prosecution over objectionable content

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:16 AM PST

The government has sanctioned the prosecution of executives from companies like Google and Facebook for objectionable content posted online. Yesterday, the Delhi High Court warned that like China, Ind...

Big rush to see Big B, chaos at Pune film fest

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 12:47 AM PST

The much-hyped opening ceremony of 10th chapter of Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) tuned into a complete fiasco as around 400 delegates, who were not able to see legendary actor Amitabh Bachch...

Gilani plays down confrontation with Army in Pak parliament's special session

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 12:27 AM PST

At the end of a tumultuous week, Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has sought to play down his government's confrontation with the country's military, saying "we are not against the Army". ...

4,900 illegal SIM cards recovered in Mumbai

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 12:27 AM PST

With the arrest of a 24-year-old-man, the police recovered around 4,900 khacha (illegal) SIM cards that were procured using false and forged documents. The cops are investigating if any more people ar...

Patient runs through hospital with tubes attached

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 12:23 AM PST

It can only be described as bizarre. A man in his early forties became the latest victim of rooftop train travel after he sustained severe burns due to electrocution yesterday around 5.40 pm at Dahisa...

Diamond stolen in UK turns up in Hong Kong pawn shop

Posted: 13 Jan 2012 12:17 AM PST

A big diamond snatched by Bentley-driving bandits in a brazen, $20 million London robbery has popped up in a Hong Kong pawn shop, says a jeweler who's suing in New York to try to get it back. The more...
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