Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Trinamool is BJP's B-team, says angry Congress in Bengal

Trinamool is BJP's B-team, says angry Congress in Bengal

Trinamool is BJP's B-team, says angry Congress in Bengal

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 05:59 PM PST

Hitting back at the Trinamool Congress for alleging it was colluding with the Marxists, the West Bengal state Congress leadership on Wednesday termed its alliance partner as the 'B-team' of the Bharat...

Sun closest to Earth today

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:47 PM PST

The Sun will be closest to our planet today, giving an opportunity to astro-enthusiasts to carry out several experiments. "At 5:53 am tomorrow (Perihelion Day), the Earth will be at its nearest point ...

Govt hunts for truce in dispute with army chief over his age

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:43 PM PST

The unseemly prospect of the army chief taking the Government to court has opened the door to backroom negotiations. A possible compromise involves the Government declaring that General VK Singh did n...

Auto expo from today; 8 global launches await

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:32 PM PST

Auto enthusiasts can look forward to new launches and a flurry of other activities at the 11th Auto Expo that starts in New Delhi today. The latest edition of Auto Expo will witness as many as 50 glob...

China bus slides off snow-covered bridge, 16 dead

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 04:31 PM PST

A bus went out of control and slipped from a snow-covered bridge in southern China on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people, state media reported. About 50 people were aboard the bus when it crashed t...

Congratulate Advani, says caustic Congress as tainted leader joins BJP

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 02:40 PM PST

24 hours after he quit Mayawati's party to join the BJP, Babu Singh Kushwaha is being raided by the CBI, in what's being seen as a direct consequence of his new political affiliation. ...

Anuj Bidve killing: UK universities reassure Indian students

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 02:11 PM PST

Universities UK, the representative body of varsities in the UK, today sought to reassure Indian and other international students that the country is "safe and tolerant" with low levels of violence an...

Bhanwari Devi was strangled, corpse was then set on fire

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:43 PM PST

Four months after she disappeared from near her home in Rajasthan, the remains of Bhanwari Devi have been found by CBI officials. The nurse was allegedly strangled a few hours after she was abducted b...

Forget China, follow dreams with dedication: Kalam to students

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 01:09 PM PST

Follow your dreams with dedication. This was former President A P J Abdul Kalam's message to thousands of students who gathered for the Children's Science Congress (CSC) at the KIIT University in Bhub...

Dhoni is a very defensive captain: Mark Waugh

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:45 PM PST

Unimpressed with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership skills, former Australia batsman Mark Waugh termed the Indian as a "defensive captain", who just sits back and waits for the opposition to make mista...

Memogate: Pak judicial commission issues notice to Zardari

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:33 PM PST

The Pakistani judicial commission, investigating the Memogate scandal, has issued a notice to President Asif Ali Zardari to present his views on the issue at the next hearing on January 9....

Virat Kohli defends flipping off the Sydney crowd

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 12:00 PM PST

Annoyed by the crowd taunts, young India cricketer Virat Kohli on Tuesday showed his middle finger to a section of the crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the second Test and may face disciplina...

Yahoo names PayPal executive as CEO

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:57 AM PST

The struggling Internet company has been without a permanent CEO since early September. It fired Carol Bartz after losing patience with her attempts to turn around the company during her 2 1/2 years o...

My cousin, Anuj Bidve

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:56 AM PST

Anuj was always with us in all our bad times and always gave sympathy, love and whatever he had of his own, but no one was there with him in his bad times, and this really bothers me. Many people comp...

Anuj Bidve's body released to Indian embassy, will be given to family in London

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:56 AM PST

The body of 23-year-old Anuj Bidve who was shot dead near Manchester has been handed to the Indian embassy in London. Anuj's family - his parents and his brother-in-law - are heading to London today. ...

Bits of Russia's failed Mars probe expected to fall to Earth on January 15

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:46 AM PST

Fragments of a failed Russian space probe are now expected to fall to Earth on January 15, officials said on Wednesday. The unmanned Phobos-Ground probe was launched November 9. A precise date was giv...

'Lost world' found near Antarctica

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:09 AM PST

British scientists have discovered what they claim is a "lost world" of unknown species nearly 8,000 feet deep on the sea floor off the coast of Antarctica - kept alive by undersea volcanoes. ...

India clears €950 million deal for Mirage-2000 missiles

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 11:04 AM PST

A Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today cleared the deal to procure 490 MICA missiles manufactured by French firm MBDA, Defence Ministry sources sa...

Indian traders being moved from Yiwu to Shanghai; diplomatic crisis averted

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:29 AM PST

Two traders from Mumbai who were trapped in a hotel near Yiwu are being moved to safety, said External Affairs Minister SM Krishna this evening. The traders have been escorted by officers from the In...

Husain Haqqani fears for his life: Report

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 10:22 AM PST

Pakistan's embattled former ambassador to US, Husain Haqqani, fears he will be murdered if he leaves his sanctuary in the official residence of the Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, a media r...

Focus on winning not 100th ton: Tendulkar

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:56 AM PST

Millions across the globe have been waiting for his historic 100th international century but Sachin Tendulkar says he would prefer to just enjoy the game without thinking much about the hype surroundi...

After Bidve killing, Asian assaulted in Salford

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:34 AM PST

Amidst anger and grief over the unprovoked killing of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Salford in the UK, another Asian man has suffered group assault and racial abuse in the city....

Row over trapped traders: China asks India for 'objectivity and fairness'

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST

The safety of two traders from Mumbai who are trapped in a hotel near Shanghai is creating a diplomatic flashpoint for India and China. The traders cannot leave a hotel in Yiwu, a trading hub, because...

Bhanwari Devi's remains found, CBI says all dots nearly connected

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:23 AM PST

Four months after she disappeared from near her home in Rajasthan, the remains of Bhanwari Devi have been found by CBI officials. Sources say that the nurse was burnt near Jaloda village, about 100 km...

Why you should run your car AC during winter

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 08:19 AM PST

Dr. Arunachalam Gunasekar is a 30-year veteran of the Indian armed forces, where he was a public health professional and director of medical research. He talks about the causes and effects of Delhi's ...
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