Friday, January 6, 2012

US expands count of rape victims by including men

US expands count of rape victims by including men

US expands count of rape victims by including men

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:53 PM PST

The government is expanding its definition of rape, including men for the first time when counting the number of victims, the Obama administration announced on Friday. The expansion, which supporters ...

US Navy rescues Iranian fishing boat from pirates

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:48 PM PST

Just days after Iranian leaders warned the US to keeps its aircraft carriers out of the Persian Gulf, a US Navy ship that had just finished operations in the Gulf rescued an Iranian fishing boat that ...

Heavy rains lash Delhi on cold night

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST

The weekend began on a chilly and wet note in the capital on Friday with the city receiving heavy rain late in the night. There were reports of rain accompanied by hail in some parts of the city. More...

Stickers defaming Anil Ambani surface in Mumbai

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:58 PM PST

Stickers defaming industrialist Anil Ambani and his Group ADAG were found pasted at various locations in Mumbai, police said today. Reacting to this, the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) filed an FI...

Mob abducts inspector caught accepting bribe

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 02:32 PM PST

A police inspector, who was caught by vigilance sleuths allegedly taking a bribe, was forcibly taken away from the police station by a group of unidentified people along with the bribe money, Vigilanc...

BJP's Kushwaha Migraine: Uma Bharti placated, Maneka upset

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:50 PM PST

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti has denied reports that she is suspending her campaign in Uttar Pradesh as a sign of protest. Earlier today, there were reports that Ms Bharti's cancellation of rallies a...

Dadagiri by Didi's men? Trinamool activists thrash a college principal

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:35 PM PST

The war of words between the Congress and the Trinamool turned physical, with students unions of the two allies clashing at a college in North Bengal. Trinamool activists severely beat-up the principa...

Delhi businessman Satish Sawhney admits to undisclosed income of Rs 73 crore

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST

In the biggest ever disclosure of black money stashed abroad, a Delhi-based businessman has admitted to undisclosed income of Rs 73 crore to the Income Tax department. He also gave details of secret l...

Gavaskar slams India for not enough practice

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 12:53 PM PST

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday came down hard on Indian cricketers, who have skipped practice sessions during the ongoing Test series against Australia, saying they have not gone there for "s...

Military delegation to China off after visa denied to IAF officer from Arunachal Pradesh

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 12:34 PM PST

A military delegation from India has suspended a scheduled visit to Beijing after China refused a visa to a senior air force officer from Arunachal Pradesh. Group Captain Panging was part of the team ...

Attacker of Islamic centre 'hated all Muslims'

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 12:15 PM PST

The New York man, facing hate crime charges for attacking an Islamic centre and a Hindu temple, went about throwing molotov cocktails at the places as he "hated all Muslims and Arabs" for trying to ta...

In Delhi, nearly all rapes are by relatives, neighbours

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:47 AM PST

Despite several new initiatives by Delhi Police to make the capital safer for women, the year 2011 saw a significant increase in the number of rape and molestation cases over the previous year. Shocki...

Fog, rain disrupt life in north India

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:18 AM PST

Fog, rains and snow troubled people across north India despite a rise in minimum temperatures across the region. In Kashmir valley, many parts were covered with a layer of snow even as minimum tempera...

Musharraf to return to Pakistan on Jan 25, most likely

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:04 AM PST

Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said he plans to return to Pakistan from a self-imposed exile on January 25 or 27 as he is confident that he will be acquitted in all the cases f...

Kushwaha paid crores to join BJP, alleges Kalyan Singh

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:04 AM PST

Alleging a "financial deal" behind inclusion of former Bahujan Samaj Party minister Babu Singh Kushwaha in BJP, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Jan Kranti Party patron Kalyan Singh has demande...

Mother drowns baby in Norway as boyfriend watches on Skype

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:43 AM PST

A Norwegian woman, separated from her Pakistani husband, drowned her one-year-old baby in a bucket while her boyfriend watched it live on Skype, a media report said. Yasmin Chaudhry, 26, killed her ba...

Anuj's family makes emotional visit to scene of shooting

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:40 AM PST

The parents of Anuj Bidve, the engineering student, who was shot dead on 26 December last year in the British city of Salford, on Friday made an emotional visit to the scene of his murder. His parents...

Thierry Henry rejoins Arsenal on loan deal

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:37 AM PST

Thierry Henry has rejoined Arsenal on a short-term loan deal from the New York Red Bulls, the Premier League club confirmed on Friday....

Man fined for divorcing wife inside car

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:36 AM PST

A 53-year-old Muslim man has been fined Rs 7,000 by an Islamic Shariah court in Malaysia for divorcing his wife inside a car, media reports said on Friday....

Mullaperiyar dispute: Kerala asks for new dam and a say in water-sharing

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:31 AM PST

The new year has brought no good tidings for Tamil Nadu and Kerala, who are warring over the Mullaperiyar dam and its water. Located in Kerala, the 116-year-old dam is controlled by Tamil Nadu thanks...

Fire at scrap factory in Bangalore, no injury

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:22 AM PST

A fire broke out in a scrap dealer's factory in Bangalore today. There are no reports of any injury or casualty. The factory is located in Vijaya Bank colony in the Banaswadi area....

Chennai-Mumbai clash to kick off Season 5

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:10 AM PST

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on Mumbai Indians in the inaugural match of the fifth edition of Indian Premier League at Chennai's MA Chidambaram stadium on April 4, the BCCI anno...

Air India floats tender to sell Boeing-737 freighters

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST

Air India recently floated a global tender to dry-lease eight B 777-200 (Long Range) aircraft.

Team Anna's Shanti Bhushan found guilty of evading 1.3 crores of property taxes

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 09:35 AM PST

Shanti Bhushan, former Law Minister and a frontliner in the India Against Corruption campaign, has been found guilty of evading taxes worth 1.3 crores. He will also be fined 27 lakhs. ...

Anuj Bidve's family visit murder spot in Salford, to bring back body today

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 09:32 AM PST

The family of Anuj Bidve, the 23-year-old Indian student who was shot dead in the British city of Salford, visited the site of the gruesome crime today. They will offer prayers at the crime spot in th...
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