Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Police monitoring and a climate of fear

Police monitoring and a climate of fear


Police monitoring and a climate of fear

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 12:12 PM PST

The counterman at the Jordan Halal Restaurant, a greasy spoon of a greasy spoon on South Orange Avenue, tossed up his hands as I pulled out my press card. No, no, he doesn't want to speak, please no.


Remains of some 9-11 victims went to landfill

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 11:02 AM PST

A new Pentagon report reveals that partial remains of some 9-11 victims were sent to a landfill after they could not be identified. The victims were among those killed when a terrorist-hijacked airpla...


Apple announces event, iPad 3 launch expected

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:57 AM PST

Apple Inc is hosting a media event next week where it is expected to unveil the latest version of its popular iPadtablet as it looks to thwart increasing competition from deep-pocketed rivals such as ...


Bengal defies bandh for first time in 35 years, gloats Mamata

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:44 AM PST

Claiming that Tuesday's "Left-sponsored bandh" had 'failed' in West Bengal for the first time in 35 years, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said 'destructive' bandhs were not the future and it ended tod...


Shehla Masood murder case: CBI arrests woman architect in Bhopal

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:12 AM PST

Jayalalithaa and Naveen Patnaik versus Centre again

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:03 AM PST

Naveen Patnaik, chief minister of Odisha, has written to the Prime Minister once again accusing the Centre of trespassing on state turf. This time around, Mr Patnaik has objected to an amendment to th...


Relief for NRI couple in Norway; uncle to get custody of children

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:42 AM PST

This morning, External Affairs minister SM Krishna promised a pair of senior citizens now recognizable across India that their grandchildren would be brought back to India "at any cost." Hours later c...


Blast near state secretariat in Guwahati, two injured

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:33 AM PST

A blast has been reported near the state secretariat in Guwahati. Two people have been injured in the blast that took place in the Ganesh Gudi area of the city. Reports so far suggest it was a low ...


Choppers to fly food, flashlights to passengers on crippled Italian cruise ship

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:23 AM PST

Helicopters will ferry food and flashlights to more than 1,000 passengers and crew stuck aboard a disabled cruise ship that is being towed to the Seychelles Islands through waters prowled by pirates, ...

Mumbai Police registers FIR against Congress leader Kripashankar Singh

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 07:26 AM PST

CBI files transfer warrant for Janardhana Reddy

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 07:21 AM PST

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed for a prisoner transfer warrant to shift former Karnataka minister Janardhana Reddy out of the Chanchalguda Jail. The warrant has reached the Chanch...


Activist sends legal notice to PM for remarks on foreign funding of Koodankulam protests

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:57 AM PST

Anti-nuclear activist S P Udayakumar has sent a legal notice to the Prime Minister accusing him of defamation. The activist has contested Dr Manmohan Singh's remarks about foreign funding facilitati...


Ministers' panel approves 5% ONGC stake sale through auction

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:53 AM PST

A high-powered group of ministers has approved the sale of shares in the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. The government will sell a 5 per cent stake in ONGC, which will reduce its shareholding to 69....

School bus carrying 45 students falls into canal in Andhra Pradesh, four dead

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:46 AM PST

Four students died and 11 others were missing after a school bus fell into a river canal near here in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh today, police said.


Another Bengal rape is 'concocted', according to Mamata

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:17 AM PST

Mamata Banerjee blames the opposition CPM for reports of a rape in West Bengal's Katwa district on Saturday. The chief minister says the account of the rape is "concocted" - the second allegation of t...


Review: Sony PlayStation Vita

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:12 AM PST

New UK immigration rule to cover Indians

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:53 AM PST

Indian citizens with permission to settle in the UK permanently will need to apply for a biometric residence permit (BRP) as part of changes in immigration rules intended to make it harder for non-Eur...

Student brain dead in Ohio shooting

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:48 AM PST

Authorities say a student wounded in an Ohio school shooting has been declared brain dead, the second reported fatality. Hugh Shannon, administrator at the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office, s...


Gujarat, 10 Years after 2002 by Shri Arun Jaitley

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:23 AM PST

Any riot, be it inspired by religious, caste or any other frenzy, leaves huge wounds behind. It causes death, injury, loss and suffering. It divides the society, it polarises people on basis of their ...

Read: Naveen Patnaik's letter to PM on Railways act amendment

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:17 AM PST

A day after the Centre put on hold the launching of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today raised another issue by opposing the proposed amendment to ...

India's qualification hopes alive as Virat Kohli dismantles Sri Lanka

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:48 AM PST

India pulled off a stunning batting display to ensure their chances of qualifying to the final of the CB series were still alive as they beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets on Tuesday. Turnarounds ...


Relief for NRI couple in Norway; uncle to get custody of children

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:47 AM PST

In a big diplomatic win for India, the Child Welfare Services (CWS) of Norway has recommended that the custody of two children of the Indian couple, Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya, should be given t...


Army chief General VK Singh denied permission to travel to Israel

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:42 AM PST

The Ministry of Defence has reportedly denied General VK Singh permission to travel to Israel. The ministry has cited "critical situation prevailing in the Middle-East" as the reason for the denial.


Russian nuclear submarine to reach Indian shores in mid-March

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 03:21 AM PST

India will become the world's sixth operator of a nuclear-powered submarine next month when Russia's K-152 Nerpa attack vessel reaches the country's shores ahead of its formal induction into the India...


Nationwide bandh by trade unions: Top 10 developments

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 03:13 AM PST

Eleven major trade unions, supported by about 5000 smaller unions, across the country and across political affiliation, have called for a 24-hour strike today to protest against what they call the "an...


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