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Top Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh's coach Amritinder Singh was on Tuesday forced to remove his turban by security officials for the second time at the same Milan airport where he had to endure a painful ordeal last week. Amritinder, who was travelling with Jeev for the Sicillian Open, was...
18:12
India today out with a strong message that external powers cannot decide the regime change in Libya after a strong demand was made in the Lok Sabha that the House unanimously pass a resolution condemning allied airstrikes on that country. The House saw an impromptu discussion on the issue when...
18:09
The ruling DMK and opposition AIADMK will lock horns in 84 constituencies in the April 13 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. While AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa would face N Anand, a novice in the electoral arena at Srirangam, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi will take on Rajendran of AIADMK at...
18:00
Good news for all those who want Suresh Kalmad in jail. The Enforcement Directorate is likely to summon sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and some other officials for alleged violations of forex rules during last year's Commonwealth Games. According to sources, the ED...
17:44
The Maharashtra government today announced suspension of a senior IPS officer, who allegedly secretly filmed the interrogation of Pune stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan, facing massive money laundering charges, and leaked its doctored CDs, apparently to malign the government. State Home Minister R...
17:39
Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah and his ministers have spent Rs 2.04 crore in the last two years on travelling. Omar in a written reply to MLA Harshdev Singh stated: Rs 204.54 lakh has been incurred on the travelling of ministers, including Vice-Chairmen and Chairpersons of Boards during last...
17:28
The now-on, now-off Elizabeth Hurley-Shane Warne romance is, well, now on. Matters had fizzled out last month after Shane Warne's alleged fling with porn star Chloe Conrad. But, reports the dailymail.co.uk, it looked like things were very much back on as Elizabeth Hurley and the Australian...
17:23
Soil samples 40 kilometers awayfrom the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant hadradiation 430 times normal levelswhen tested Monday, Japan's Science Ministry reported.
17:22
Pranksters in the UK are driving supermarket shelf-stackers crazy with a new game that uses letters on spice pots to spell out saucy words. See
17:18
In a first, police in Australia's Victoria state today inducted a Sikh officer, who will wear a newly designed police turban. Constable Amitoj Singh who graduated from the police academy will wear a newly designed police-issue turban, featuring the service's checker board pattern.
17:13
A tweet from Libya via the Telegraph on Libya. Tripolitaniantweets: You think #Libya State TV is bad now? In the 80s he would broadcast live executions.
17:03
He was caressing my head in this sick way, this tender way, saying, 'You're going to die tonight. You're going to die tonight'. Lynsey Addario, the New York Times photographer, just released from custody by Libyan government thugs tells of her nightmare to sun.co.uk. Read her story
16:55
Read: The story of how Google Co-founder Larry Page almost chose toforgoweb search and ranking to work on a Ph.D. project in automated cars.
16:46
Pakistani security forces today pounded terrorist hideouts in the Swat district, killing at least 12 terrorists. The United States' killer Drones seem quiet for a while.
16:44
Malaysia's Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim today lodged a police report over the release of a sex video, saying it was a politically motivated attack against his character and reputation. The video, which was shown to a group of journalists yesterday by a man who called himself Datuk T, has...
16:40
Just in: The CBI moves a Delhi court seeking extradition of Union Carbide Corporation Chairman Warren Anderson in the 1984 Bhopal Gas tragedy case. Details soon.The agency will seek Anderson's extradition from the US for his trial in the Bhopal gas leak case of 1984 which had claimed thousands of...
16:17
The Income Tax Department has decided to reward informants who provide inputs of illegal cash movement to check use of blackmoney during the forthcoming Assembly polls in four states and Puducherry.
16:13
Move over, the blue pills that have to be swallowed with water. Now, a melt-in-the-mouth drug for impotence which can help you ignite your passion in just seconds after popping it, say scientists. A team at German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG has developed the first melt-in-the-mouth tablet,...
16:08
Bryan Adams is now enshrined in concrete. The Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, bassist and producer got his Hollywood Walk of Fame star yesterday. His hits included Cut Like a Knife, Summer of '69, Run to You, and (Everything I Do) I Do It For You. Adam recalled visiting Hollywood...
16:02
A pool for storing spent fuel at Japan's crippled nuclear plant is heating up, with temperatures around boiling point. Nuclear safety agency official Hidehiko Nishiyama told reporters that the high temperatures in the spent fuel pool are believed to be the cause of steam which has been drifting...
15:57
After US arrogance, comes news that US intelligence experts have said that Muammar Gaddafi has dangerous weapons, but no longer has the means to launch a terror attack. Aformer senior US intelligence official said, He's been out of this business a long time so whether he's retained the...
15:48
God of all things --US President Barack Obama -- has asserted that it is America's policy that the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi must go. And a threat -- his administration has multiple tools tools to ensure that this goal is achieved. It is US policy that Gaddafi needs to go. We have got a...
15:41
The Karnataka government today said it will allot 1,500 acres of land to the world's largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal, within a month to set up a 6 million tonnes per annum steel plant.
15:40
Just in: US warplane crashes in field in Libya. Details awaited.
15:17
A spokesman for President Ali Abdullah Saleh says the Yemeni leader is willing to step down by the end of the year as part of a constitutional transfer of power. Ahmed al-Sufi told AP today that Saleh informed senior Yemeni officials, military commanders and tribal leaders of his intention in...
15:09
Guatemala's first lady is ending her eight-year marriage so that she can run for president. Divorce proceedings between president Alvaro Colom and his wife, Sandra Torres de Colom, began on Monday. Al Jazeera reports that the divorce was filed to avert a constitutional flap over her...
15:03
Information that will clog your brain, be of little use, but is interesting nevertheless. The time is 3.23 pm -- when dieters are most likely to give in to temptation and reach for a sweet treat. It was previously believed that elevenses or a crafty midnight snack spelled doom for the weight...
14:59
Back to base. Maharastra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today told the Assembly that as a union Minister of state for Personnel and Training, he had not been aware of any negative vigilance report or pending criminal case against P J Thomas before his appointment as the Central Vigilance...
14:51
From Indonesia comes news that almost sounds like a All Fools Day joke, but isn't. Three young Komodo dragons have gone missing from a zoo in Indonesia. The zoo warns that the lost lizards were dangerous and fast on their feet and measured 50 centimetres to a metre long, were around a year old...
14:38
When I read Hindu newspaperexcerptsof Karan Thapar's interview with the former foreign secretary and (former?) special envoy Shyam Saran, I thought Thapar's eagle's eye spotted the wrong guy this time around on the IIC lawns. The secretary dealing with Iran should have been the one to...
14:35
Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire rang across the Libyan capital for the third night in running as coalition bombers and missiles struck targets, including Muammar Gaddafi's Tripoli compound and a big naval base on the outskirts of the city. The allied firepower also targeted Gaddafi's...
14:27
The World Bank Monday said it may cost $235 billionto rebuild Japan, as engineers make limited progress on stabilizing a stricken nuclear plant. Japan might need five years to rebuild after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated much of the country and triggered an ongoing nuclear...
14:14
Maria Sharapova captivated the audience at the launch of a by web tennis show in Florida, not just by her presence, but by her huge engagement ring. The tennis ace, 23, kept her outfit simple as she took to the stage in cropped cream slacks and a short-sleeved floral blouse. And everything was...
14:07
Nuclear enabled countries have been doing security checks post Fukushima. This is the scene in Pakistan. Paknuclear physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy has said that the country must downsize its nuclear fission power production, as the country cannot handle a crisis like that caused by the stricken...
13:53
A soldier from a rogue US army unit accused of killing Afghan civilians for sport goes on trial today, two days after grisly photos of troops posing with dead bodies were published. One of three pictures published by the German news magazine Der Spiegel shows Jeremy Morlock smiling over the...
13:40
Absolutely lovely read on the famous first lines of technology. The bbc.co.uk digs this up. Twitter launched five years ago with the simple message just setting up my twttr. In the same way, many technological breakthroughs that ultimately shaped the world began life, not with a fanfare of...
13:34
Phishing attacks and hoax-alerts to gain access to account details of individuals who have filed their Income Tax returns online are on the rise. This is how it works. An email is sent to a number of people, saying IT refund is available. Once it is clicked, the user is directed to a website...
13:31
Alright then, Israel's former President Moshe Katsav has sentenced to jailed for seven years for rape and other sex offences, reports bbc.co.uk. He was convicted at an earlier hearing of raping an employee in the 1990s when he was tourism minister, and of later sexual offences while he was...
13:13
Even as the Opposition brings up Libya in Parliament (only to condemn the coalition stand and say that the government should be more vocal in their disapproval), here comes news from Russia. India, Russia, China are against airstrikes on Libya. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday...
13:09
Abatement of tax on readymade garments to go up from 40 to 55 per cent, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tells Lok Sabha.
12:57
Here's what's happening in the Lok Sabha this very moment
12:55
Time to pop the champagne.Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has announced a roll back of the healthcare service tax or misery tax in the Lok Sabha today. The tax was supposed to mop up Rs 500 crore. In the Union Budget for 2011-12, thefin min had proposed to impose a service tax of five per...
12:48
Apart from the healthcare tax axe, the government today also introduced a Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha to facilitate implementation of GST, an indirect tax regime that would subsume levies like excise, service tax and sales tax. The Bill, introduced by Finance Minister Pranab...
12:45
Pranab Mukherjee moves finance bill, even as the Opposition stages a walkout. 5% tax on health care is rolled back. Details soon.
12:37
More foreign news. Big day for former Israeli President Moshe Katsav. He will learn today whether he will go to jail on a rape conviction in a case that has already made history in Israel. AP reports that the former head of state is the highest-ranking Israeli official ever to be convicted of...
12:29
Japan's earthquake-cum-tsunami hit Fukushima nuclear plant reportedly had one of the country's worst safety records and had a excess stock of uranium rods when the quake rocked the nation. Records say that the reactor buildings at the plant had held the equivalent of almost six years of the...
12:23
Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha:Mulyam raising issue of Libiya. Does he know that Libya not in UP and ruled by Mayawati.. Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha:Namo:Gov of India shud address the issue of American interference in internal matters of India. ' R Rajagopalan: Congress is not cooperating with the...
12:19
Moment of tweet R Rajagopalan: Congress in Tamil Nadu is facing an internal tension. Major fireworks expected in a day or two. R Rajagopalan: BJP demand that Parliament should unanimously passed on external aggression committed on Libya.
12:15
Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament says: Three or four countries can't decide whether a regime should change in Libya. Glad India chooses not to be part of the big boys coalition-for-profit in Libya.
12:13
Rajya Sabha has now been adjourned till 2 pm.
12:01
Makes you a little ill at just how obsessed the Brits are with the Kate-Wills wedding. News is that as a tribute to Princess Diana, Prince William and Kate Middleton plan to leave for Buckingham Palace after their wedding in Westminster Abbey next month by riding the fairytale carriage used by...
11:55
RS will reconvene any moment now. Meanwhile, read this... A five-year-old Indian boy has become a millionaire overnight after winning a lottery at a national bond draw. ' Ebrahim Fahimuddin Shaikh became the second millionaire in the year when the February draw of National Bonds Corporation...
11:52
Pranab Mukherjee: Heaven is not going to fall if finance bill is discussed first. Congress: We give utmost respect to the Opposition LK Advani: Opposition should be allowed to speak. We are not stalling finance bill. Left: Want discussion PM's statement.
11:50
Late in the day, but here's what a privilege notice or motion means. It's basically a motion or a notice that is granted precedence over other matters in Parliament. It is therefore a matter of urgencythat needs to be discussed forwith. The BJP, which has moved theprivilege motion against the...
11:35
Rajya Sabha resumes. Leader of the Opposition in the RS Arun Jaitley is in a rage. RS adjourned again.
11:30
For the Parliament slugfest as it happens... watch it here Yashwant Sinha says he wants a discussion on the PM's statement first.
11:26
Sushma Swaraj says the discussion on the privilege motion on cash for votes WikiLeaks cables should have begun at 11 am and ended by 1 pm. The finance bill could have then begun at 2 pm, but if the treasury benches refuses to allow the opposition to speak, it will only delay matters.
11:15
Speaker Meira Kumar says she will give her ruling on the privilege motion after giving it due consideration. Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha has been adjourned. LK Adavani says it's become SOP not to allow leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj to speak in LS. Advani asks Meira Kumar to take action.
11:10
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has emerged at the centre of a potentially embarrassing mystery when she abruptly aborted a visit to Bethlehem just yards from an Israeli checkpoint guarding the entrance to the city of Christ's birth. Adrian Blomfield from the telegraph.co.uk...
11:04
Slugfest in both houses of Parliament after the BJP privilege notice on the PM. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan KumarBansal says BJP is trying to mislead the country. He says there is nothing inaccurate about the PM's statement on cash for votes.
11:00
A cargo plane has crashed in a residential area of Congo-Brazzaville's economic capital, Pointe-Noire, killing at least 16 people.
10:54
Sushma Swaraj is our newsmaker of the morning for moving a privilege notice against the PM in Parliament today. As vociferous in LS as outside it... BJPSushma Swaraj: There are 3 gossip items about me in HindustanTimes today. One is that Prime Minister hosted a dinner for me and my family at...
10:48
Remember DA?That variable factor in your salary called Dearness Allowance that somehow dropped off without you realising it. Well, miss it now.The cabinet has approved a 6 per cent DA hike for central government employees.
10:38
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has served a privilege notice in the Lok Sabha against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his statement on the Wikileaks revelation on the 2008 trust motion. The privilege notice is for misleading the Parliament on the cash-for-vote episode. The party also demands a...
10:28
Good morning. The Hindu serves up the Narendra Modi story in the WikiLeaks cable releases. Excerpted from the paper... Confidential 2006 cable reveals complex calculations in the event of the Gujarat Chief Minister 'making it to the national stage'; wants a clear message delivered on U.S....
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