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We close Live! news for now. Have a great weekend, but before you go,a goodbye retweet from Harsha Bhogle: Chris gayle tweeting that team bus pelted with stones, glass breaking, players flat...come on guys, it's only a game.
19:00
Before we end the Live! bulletin, here's something from Pakistan Pakistan's army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who had declined to publicly condemn the January killing of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, had told Western envoys that there were too many soldiers in the ranks who sympathised with the...
18:58
RIP Arjun Singh. Wonder if victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy have forgiven him for allegedly allowing Union Carbide Corp chairman Warren Anderson to escape India.
18:50
News Flash: Congress leader Arjun Singh is dead. The former central minister's condition was critical and had been admitted in Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences after the complaint of infection in chest and lungs. He was 80. It may be remembered that he had been dropped from the...
18:35
The BJP's Rajiv Prasad Rudy and Arun Jaitley has slammed the PM for his inaction and tacit support in the CVC case. The party has said it may demand Dr Manmohan Singh's resignation in Parliament. Sushma Swaraj slams the PM saying, enough is enough. Yet, the BJP said it welcomed the PM accepting...
18:25
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed an appeal in the High Court here against his extradition from Britain to Sweden to face charges of rape and sexual assault. No date has been set for a hearing in the High Court, challenging the ruling at Belmarsh Magistrates Court. The 39-year-old...
18:07
After Nelly Furtado and Beyonce, singer Mariah Carey has sought to distance herself from Muammar Gaddafi, saying she feels horrible to have performed for the Libyan dictator and his family. The 40-year-old R&B star said she was embarrassed over the 2008's four-song set in a private party that...
18:04
While you sip your end-of-work-day coffee, rediff.com'sManu Shankar, Abhishek Mande and Hitesh Harisinghani test your general knowledge. With the India-Ireland match becoming one of the most eagerly awaited battles this weekend, we hit the roads of Mumbai to test the general knowledge of theaam...
17:59
From the bbc.co.uk: A Dutch navy helicopter crew have been shown on Libyan state TV after being captured while attempting to evacuate two foreign citizens. The TV showed the three-strong crew, their Lynx helicopter and weapons, saying they had entered Libyan air space in breach of...
17:44
The Enforcement Directorate today filed a chargesheet against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda in connection with the hawala transactions and the illegal investments case registered against him.
17:41
Just in: It's official now. SeniorCongress leaderP C Chacko has been appointed chairman of the JPC on the 2G spectrum allocation issue, says Parlimentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal. The JPC set up to investigate alleged irregularities in 2G spectrum allocation has a 30-member panel to ensure...
17:35
Breaking now: PM Manmohan Singh clarifies on the CVC issue, breaking his silence for the first time since the Supreme Court verdict on the appointment of PJ Thomas. It may remembered the SC struck down the appointment calling it illegal and had asked the CVC to step down. He said, I accept...
17:08
Congress reacts: Case has run its course. We should stand by the court judgement and respect the court's verdict. BJP: CBI closed the case because Quattrocchi knows a lot. Also read from our archives: 'Rajiv Gandhi lost his life because of Bofors'
17:04
Nineteen people were killed and at least seven others seriously injured today in one of Cambodia's worst-ever traffic accidents. The head-on crash happened when a truck slammed into a van packed with passengers in the popular southern beach town of Sihanoukville.
17:01
The other big news of the day... Lloyd Blankfeinmight testify as a government witness at Raj Rajaratnam's criminal trial, theWall Street Journalreported. Rajaratnam's long-awaited criminal trial begins next week. The former Galleon chief faces a series of insider trading charges including 14...
16:50
Can we really trust China's paw of friendship and good intent, given it's long history of subterfuge? Today, Chinaproposed to advance the negotiation process with India on resolving the boundary issue in view of the prevailing good atmosphere, even as it played down any impact of a sharp hike...
16:25
-- The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadavof the Delhi courtsaid: -- It was closing the case as Rs 250 crore had already been spent in the 20-year-old case and asks, When will this spending end?. -- All cases against Q have been dropped and it may be remembered that he has never ever...
16:12
A Delhi court today accepted theclosure report against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Bofors pay-off case. The court allowed withdrawal of cases. The CBI last month had contended before the Delhi court that there is no change in government's stand on withdrawing the case against...
15:56
An Eastern Army Commander has awarded severe displeasure to a Brigadier, who was found guilty of maintaining improper relations with a Colonel's wife. The Court of Inquiry against Brigadier K P Chand was ordered by the Eastern Command here after it was alleged that he was trying to molest the...
15:47
Just in: Rebels in north Yemen say armed forces have fired on their anti-government protest. The Shia rebels claim two people were killed and more were injured in the incident. Demonstrators want President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled since 1978, to step down, reports bbc.co.uk.
15:40
Troubled Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller has called off their verbal deal regarding the custody of their twin sons after the actor made it public on social networking website Twitter. The tentative compromise lasted for just a few hours and as revealing the deal was a...
15:38
Obviouslya dream lecutre for students, but not quite acceptable by the powers that be. A US university president has said he is disturbed that a psychology professor allowed a demonstration of a motorised sex toy in a lecture hall. Morton Schapiro of Northwestern University called the decision...
15:34
... No surprise this, but Bangladesh is out for 58 vs West Indies in 18.5 overs
15:16
Col Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold in the capital Tripoli is tense ahead of protests during Friday prayers today. (Remember the deadline for Hosni Mubarak to step down and the call for the million man march in Egypt also came on a Friday). The bbc.co.uk says fresh air strikes have been launched on...
15:08
Abomb blast targeted a Sufi shrine and a mosque at Nowshera in northwest Pakistan today hasinjured several.
14:56
Remember the artist Anish Kapoor from his exhibitions inNew Delhi and Mumbai?It doesn't matter if you were impressed or otherwise, but here's why the Turner prize-winning artistis back in the news. Kapoorhas accused the Tories of having a castration complex about the arts, warning that it will...
14:46
While on Libya read... Turkey, NATO's second biggest military power within NATO, has openly opposed the alliance's intervention in Libya. Turkey's stance is particularly decisive since all NATO decisions have to be by consensus and given Ankara's standing as a regional power in the Middle...
14:43
The only head of state, on record, to come to Libya'sFevicoldictator Muammar Gaddafi is Venezuela' Hugo Chavez. Chavez apparently pushed a vague peace plan for Libya yesterday, saying Gaddafi was in favor of foreign mediation. The idea has apparently gained momentum in Tripoli.
14:38
In pictures: Naughty Rihanna leavessex shop with her fly undone. See
14:34
Even as vice president Hamid Ansari has proposed that the question time for Rajya Sabha is moved from 11 am to 2 pm, to prevent disruptions by the Opposition, a similar story from Australia. ABC reports that MP Adam Bandt believes Federal Parliament is running the risk of descending into farce...
14:27
Insight into the murder of minorities affairs minister Shahbaz Bhatti by the Pakistan-based paper, The Express Tribune. And we quote: Shahbaz Bhatti was using his official residence as a smokescreen and actually lived in a rented house with his family in Sector I-8/3, where he wasgunned downin...
14:21
Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani today paid homage to slain Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti at a memorial service at a church attended by scores of people, as Christians protested for the second straight day against his killing and demanded arrest of his assassins. During the...
14:17
New members of Congress Working Committee has just been announced. And they are: Motilal Vohra remains party treasurer, Ahmed Patel political secretary to Sonia Gandhi, B K Hariprasad in charge of MP, Haryana and Chhattisgarh and Motilal Vohra to look after Gujarat. P Chidambaram selected as...
13:55
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao: 3 flts from Tripoli, one Jumbo frm Sehba and one frm Djerba (Tunisia) tonite. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao: Scotia Prince is on way to Benghazi on 2nd trip to pick up our nationals. Another ship Red Star 1 sailing to Misurata docking tomorrow. Incidentally,...
13:47
We told you this thanks to a tweet from Pakistan, but here's the full story on former minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti's funeral. The bbc.co.uk reports that hundreds of Pakistanis have gathered amid tight security in the city of Faisalabad for the slain minister's funeral. Bhatti, the only...
13:39
India always knew this, but it's still an FYI. An US report says that counterfeit currency is flooding into India from Pakistan and terrorist and criminal networks are using this money to finance their activities in the country. Warning that burgeoning black money, remittance systems and a...
13:35
Bangladesh win toss and decide to bat first against West Indies. Another surprise ending?
13:19
Another scam, which hopefully will end in conviction. The CBI today filed a chargesheet against Justice Nirmal Yadav and four others in the 2008 cash-at-judge's-door scam, on a day when she is to demit office as a high court judge. At the time of the scam, Justice Yadav was the judge of the...
13:09
Meanwhile, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said that Bradley Manning, the US Army Private accused of sharing classified documents with the whistleblower website, is an unparalleled hero. For him to now be in prison for 10 months in solitary confinement, without trial, is an abuse. He is,...
13:07
Another day of drama in the Lok Sabha. Uproar in Parliament over a demand for a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the Supreme Court ruling quashing the appointment of CVC. Immediately after the Question Hour, Left members as also JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav raised the matter...
12:58
A Delhi court will today pronounce its verdict in the two-decade-old Bofors payoff case against elusive Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi. So, will he get off today? Stay with us for updates
12:56
Incidentally, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is now in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a meeting there, he says there are genuine political, social and emotional grievances of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and that the government was trying honestly to address these issues. Nothing new in that....
12:48
Marvi Sirmedby Rezhasan: Funeral Service of ShaheedShahbaz Bhattiat 11 am today Friday March 4 in Fatima Church F-8 Islamabad. Please join. People in Faisalabad can attend the funeral at Khushpura (his native village) at 1 pm today.
12:48
Breaking news: Raj Rajaratnamreportedly begged the SEC not to charge Raj Guptawith insider trading. On February 28th, days before theSEC announced their charges against the former Goldman board member, Raj apparently filed a claim requesting the SEC to wait until after his case was finished....
12:41
Princess Diana's niece has faced a new police probe last night over claims she covered up for an accomplice after an alleged assault at a McDonald's. Read of her shame
12:37
Breaking news: The Supreme Court has served a notice to senior BJP leader LK Advani, Shiv Sena boss Bal Thackeray, BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi and 21 others citing a conspiracy to raze the Babri Masjid. This comes after the CBI last month had moved the Supreme Court against the clean chit to...
12:26
Two news flashes: Lok Sabha adjourns for 45 minutes following uproarover the CVC issue. CBI files chargesheet in a Chandigarh court against former Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge Justice Nirmal Yadav in the cash-at-judges-door case.
12:18
An absolute must-read from the website of the Pakistani paper dawn.com on how nobody in the National Assembly dared lead a prayer for a Shahbaz Bhatti, sentenced to death by extremists, apart from a two-minute silence. Read the column by Cyril Almeida
12:10
In pictures: How rebels held a young man at gunpoint between the towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf in Libya after he was accused of being a supporter of Gaddafi. And of course, the fascinating story from dailymail.co.uk that goes with the pictures. See
12:01
News break: Apparently fed up with the growing tendency among members to disrupt proceedings the moment the House assembles for the day, Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari today decided to shift the Question Hour to 2 pm from 11 am. So, how will that help?
11:58
After the best actor Oscar and a Golden Globe, Colin Firth's performance as a stuttering King George VI may now get him nominated for the Queen's Birthday Honours list and a knighthood. The dailymail.co.uk reports that Firth will not learn if he has been honoured until a week before the list is...
11:52
Just in: Union law minister Veerappa Moily says there is no need for CVC PJ Thomas to resign as the Supreme Court has already quashed his appointment. Moily saysa new CVC will be announced soon. Yet, it was Moily who made the announcement immediately after the SC verdict, that Thomas had...
11:45
We told you yesterday that the man allegedly responsible for leaking classified secret files to WikiLeaks -- Bradley Manning -- will be facing 22 charges. Now his lawyer, says that Bradley, who is incidentally an Army intelligence analyst, has complained that his client was stripped and left...
11:39
In two weeks, the Earth could be headed for a big showdown according to some, for the Moon will be at its closest point to Earth in 18 years, an event that is known as a lunar perigee'. One astronomer, who has titled the event 'SuperMoon' has predicted that it may bring worrying disruptions to...
11:37
Break in world news to announceRajya Sabha adjourns for 15 minutes after uproar over the use of English as medium of examination in IITs.
11:29
As a colleague pointed out just now, the world has become strangely nonchalant to the news of of Pakistan's Shahbaz Bhatti's murder,unlike the uproar,two months ago, when Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer was killed. Now, the Guardian's Mohammed Hanif writes that Pakistan's mullahs and muftis have...
11:25
From Cnn.com comes this interesting news. Hundreds of people -- including high profile figures from the worlds of politics, TV and film -- have been signed up to a Facebook group offering support to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi without their knowledge. The Colonel Gaddafi Support Group lists...
10:57
Japanese carmaker Mazda has announced it is recalling 65,000 cars in North and Central America because of concerns over spiders in the fuel system. A Mazda spokesman said dealers had found 20 cases where webs of yellow sac spiders were found in a vent line, reports bbc.co.uk. The company said...
10:54
Beginning now a quick run through of world news, before breaking stories from India come in. South Korea has accused the North of blocking the return of 27 North Koreans who strayed across the border, reports bbc.co.uk. The North has said Seoul is keeping hostage four North Koreans, from a...
10:44
In a direct and immediate fallout of the Libya crisis, the head of the prestigious London School of Economics, Sir Howard Davies, has resigned from his post over his instution's controversial financial links with Libya. The university has now revealed that it had signed a 2.2 million pound...
10:39
Details of the raid on Prasar Bharti CEO... The CBI this morning carried out searches at the residence of suspended Prasar Bharti CEO B S Lalli after registering a case against him and others for alleged irregularities in the award of broadcasting rights of Commonwealth Games reportedly...
10:38
Investment firm General Atlantic is expected to buy a 0.1 per cent stake in Facebook, an investment which will value the social networking site at USD 65 billion. The General Atlantic investment involves the purchase of a block of roughly 2.5 million shares of stock from former Facebook...
10:30
Good morning. In a perfect advertisement for Fevicol, CVC (or should we say, former CVC) PJ Thomas remains glued to his chair despite a Supreme Court order yesterday asking him to quit. Thomas is likely to challenge the SC verdict and his lawyer says, till then, he will remain CVC. It's a cue for...
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