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Ifran, another accused in the RTI activist Shehla Masood murder case, was today produced before the Special CBI court which remanded him to agency's custody up to March 16. Irfan was arrested by UP police in connection with theMasood murder case, and during the investigation he allegedly revealed...
18:15
It could have been timed better, it could have come a little later, it could have been better celebrated but the retirement was always going to come some day.Read this blog on Dravid
18:07
On the Dawn, Pakistan. Rahul Gandhi said after this week's electoral rout of the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh that he has learnt a good lesson from the stinging defeat in India's most populous state. Has he learnt something, really?Read
17:59
Behind the happy headlines on Thursday of the latest litter of cubs set to arrive in one of India's best-known tiger reserves, Panna, a battle between environment and commercial activity threatens the very existence of the park. There seems to be political pressure to shift the officer...
17:51
Shane Warne @warne888 I wish my friend Rahul Dravid and his family all the best in his retirement ! I have total respect for him.
17:49
At least 11 firms have called-off their Initial Public Offer (IPO) plans since the beginning of 2012, even as the country's largest commodity exchange MCXtoday made a stellar debut in the stock market after a highly-successful IPO last month, a report has said. MCX IPO may be the lone...
17:45
DV Sadananda Gowda became the chief minister of Karnataka state, of which Bangalore is the capital, last summer amid a $3.5 billion scandal involving the illegal mining of iron ore. He recently visited Mumbai to meet investors and corporate executives. Excerpts from an interview on the NYT.
17:42
India's recent draft food security bill, currently in front of Parliament, seems to suggest so.Read the report on the New York Times.
17:28
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em. Rahul Dravid, if such a thing is possible, is all three. It's safe to say William Shakespeare never wrote about cricket but Malvolio's immortal line from Twelfth Night better sums up an international career...
17:17
Just in: The Bombay High Court has granted bail to actor John Abraham on a surety of Rs 20,000.
17:12
Right now: BJP's Manohar Parrikar has been sworn in as the chief minister of Goa.The Technocrat-turned-politician, became Goa chief minister for the third time, and is known for his clean image, blunt talk and development initiatives. Parrikar, 56, who had launched a campaign against the...
17:07
The man who gurantees headlines -- AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh --today observed that the murder of IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh, allegedly by a suspected member of the mining mafia, was a well-planned conspiracy. I have no doubt in my mind that the killing of the IPS...
17:04
Rahul Dravid retires from test Cricket .. a true gentleman, selfless, affable and most reliable .. he deserved greater glorification
16:49
Behind the scenes as the preparations for the Union Budget begin. Senior IAS officers, Secretaries to the Government of India go berserk. Apart from the secrecy to be maintained, two joint secretaries are locked inside the printing press just a week before the budget is to be printed,...
16:45
Rediff.com's Toral Varia reports that John Abraham's medical examination is over -- a routine procedure after any person is taken into custody.
16:44
The UPA 2 nominee for deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha is likely to be defeated as the strength of the Upper House is with the Opposition, reports our Delhi correspondent. The UPA 2 may have to reach out to the Opposition for a consensus candidate for the President of India, as well when the...
16:37
Our Delhi correspondent reports: Speculation in Delhi political circles is that Janata Dal (United) JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav may emerge as the Presidential candidate, who both the BJP and the CPM will agree upon.Yadav was a 7-time MP, has two terms as Union Minister with rich...
16:18
Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that mandates drinkscontaining a certain level of carcinogens bear a cancer warning label.The companies said the changes will be expanded nationally to streamline...
16:06
There is no question of a mid-term poll. The Union government will last its full term.That was Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan, looking to compensate with manufactured, wide-eyed indignation for what she manifestly lacked in conviction, in response to a question on whether the Congress'...
16:03
Harsha Bhogle @bhogleharsha Rahul called a couple of days to say he was retiring. told him his timing was perfect but that there was a lump in my throat.
16:01
A few minutes more for the court decision on actor John Abraham's bail plea. Meanwhile, ahead of the Budget, a Parliamentary panel that scrutinised the Direct Taxes Code Bill has suggested that income tax exemption limit beraised to Rs 3 lakh per annum, and the investment limit for tax...
15:55
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today released the Consultation paper on 'Auction of Spectrum'. Read
15:49
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit in the South Pacific near Vanuatu and New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.The quake struck at a depth of 36 kilometres at 1239 IST, 60 kilometres northeast of Isangel in Vanuatu and 324 kilometres northeast of Tadine in the...
15:41
Just in: Maoist leader and close associate of late Kishenji, Suchitra Mahato, surrenders. The security personnel was on the lookout for Mahato, Maoist leader and widow of slain Maoist Sasadhar Mahato, who is suspected to have been with Kishenji when he died.
15:38
Paul Dueman @pauldueman Dear John Abraham while driving please use BTex Malam - no rash while driving, guaranteed.
15:36
In other news, a day after a young IPS officer was mowed down by a suspected member of the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh, a senior police officer today said the murder does not appear preplanned at this stage. Till now, we do not have any evidence to indicate that the killing of...
15:32
The incident dates back to April 8, 2006, when Abraham allegedly rammed his Yamaha Hayabusa bike into a bicycle, injuring two youngsters - Shyam Kasbe (22) and Tanmay Majhi (19) - on Carter Road in suburban Bandra. According to police, the actor was returning from Maureen Wadia's Gladrags...
15:26
Toral Varia reporting from the sessions court says that the actor dressed in a blue-chequered shirt and jeans looks visibly tense and apprehensive all through the hearing. His case was listed at number 34 and he came well ahead and for a long time was waiting outside the court room. He was...
15:21
John Abraham has sought four days to surrender, and as of now, remains in police custody, while his lawyers move the high court for bail. If the bail is rejected, the actor could spend 15 days in jail for rash driving
15:15
The Mumbai sessions court has upheld the 15-day jail term for actor John Abraham in the 2006 rash driving case and has asked the actor to surrender. The actor had sought time from the sessions court to surrender, but the plea has been rejected. His lawyer will be moving the Bombay High court...
15:04
Mulayam Singh Yadav says the Chief Minister will be decided tomorrow. However, son Akhilesh, on Tuesday, announced that none other than Netaji (father, Mulayam) would be CM.
14:52
Shiv Sena Corporator Sunil Prabhu was today elected mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India's richest civic body. At the elections held at the civic headquarters here, Prabhu polled 125 votes, defeating Sunil More of Congress, who secured 65 votes in the 227-member body.BJP's...
14:44
Another IPS officer was attacked allegedly by liquor barons, including supporters of former BJP MLA Narendra Singh, in Bhind district when he tried to check illegal sale of liquor on a day when another promising officer was crushed to death allegedly by the mining mafia. The...
14:41
Team Anna today demanded enactment of a stringent law to protect whistleblowers and asked government to ensure adequate security for those fighting against corruption after a 30-year-old IPS officer was brutally killed allegedly by mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh. Strong whistleblower...
14:37
Whitney Houston's sister-in-law has said she feared that drugs would end the singer's life in an interview with Oprah Winfrey to be broadcast this Sunday.Read the report on the Telegraph.
14:28
This is what Wikipedia has on Joy Mukherjee who passed away at 1 pm at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital. Joy Mukherjee (born 24 February 1939, died 09 March 2012) is the son of Sashadhar Mukherjee and Sati Devi. His father was a successful producer and a co-founder of Filmalaya...
14:20
Just in: Actor Joy Mukherjee dies at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital. Mukherjee had been critical for the last few day.The yesteryear star was admitted to the hospital Monday. Mukherjee stepped into showbiz with 1960 hit film Love In Simla. His popularity soared with projects like Shagird, Love...
14:16
In October 2010, John Abraham in a statement after the verdict of 15 days prison was awarded to him by a local court said, I am a law abiding citizen. I will be appealing this verdict and will go to every length to have this verdict appealed. I am advised that I have a good chance of succeeding...
14:08
Rediff.com's Toral Varia reports:The Sessions court has directed the police to detain John Abraham, but at the same time has told John's lawyer advocate Harshad Ponda to present before the court the provisions under which John should be given interim relief to appeal before the High Court. The...
14:05
At first glance, the Kayampur bend, the curve of road on the outskirts of the city of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, looks ordinary and peaceful. But in 2011, this turn recorded the highest number of traffic deaths for any single spot in the 12 Indian states where 90% of India's road fatalities occur,...
14:03
On the Telegraph, India, read Mukul Kesavan's piece on the UP polls.To say that the election results for five state assemblies came in on Tuesday is true but misleading. One of those five states is more like a country a large, backward country than a state. According to the 2011 census, Uttar...
13:54
Meanwhile, the Congress has formally staked claim to form a new government in Uttarakhand. Governor Margaret Alva says the Congress has the required number and she will invite it for government formation when it elects its leader.
13:48
The sessions court also ordered John Abraham to be taken into custody till the bail plea is filed. If the plea is rejected, he faces a 15-day jail term. The bail plea hearing is at 2.45 pm.
13:42
A Sessions Court had adjourned till March 9 the judgement on John Abraham's plea challenging the 15-day simple imprisonment awarded to him by a lower court in a 2006 case of rash and negligent driving.On October 14, 2010, the Metropolitan Magistrate's Court at Bandra convicted the 39-year-old for...
13:38
Just in: Bollywood actor John Abraham gets a 15-day jail term for rash driving in a 2006 incident. The actor's motorbike had skid and crashed into two youngsters.Details awaited.
13:34
Mahesh Bhupathi @Maheshbhupathi Congratulations Rahul Dravid. Champion on and off the field, showed us all that sky is the limit with hard work, patience and discipline.. Emanin @emanin RT @TusharG: Walls don't retire, they become monuments.
13:28
The US-led NATO troops in Afghanistan are reportedly being trained on how to respect the Muslim holy book, Quran. It's probably a little too simplistic to suggest that it's a simple matter of do's and don'ts, The Los Angeles Times quoted Lt. Col. George Robinson, a senior officer in...
13:21
Akhilesh Yadav -- the man who is being credited with the return of the Samajwadi Party in UP -- addresses the media over reports that SP workers beat up media, women and children in Ballia. Says that whoever is responsible for the violence will end up in jail. Talking tough, Akhilesh...
13:12
No dream is ever chased alone. As I look back, as one does at such a time, I have many people to thank for supporting me, teaching me and believing in me.My junior coaches in Bangalore and at various junior national camps inculcated in me a powerful love of the game which has always stayed with...
13:08
A day after India celebrated Holi, the festival of colors, stock investors also seem to be in a colorful mood. By midday Friday, the benchmark 30-share Sensitive Index was up nearly 300 points, or 1.73%, at 17,441.61.Read the report on the Wall Street Journal.
13:01
Navjot Singh Sidhu @Sidhuisms Some succeed because they are destined to, but Rahul Dravid succeeded because he was DETERMINED to.
13:01
I would like to announce my retirement from international and domestic first-class cricket. It has been 16 years since I first played a Test match for India, and I feel it's time for me to move on. Once I was like every other boy in India, with a dream of playing for my country. Yet I could never...
12:52
Citigroup's India-born CEO Vikram Pandit has received nearly USD 15 million (about Rs 75 crore) as his compensation for 2011, as he got his first cash bonusin about four years at the global banking giant. As per a regulatory filing by Citi, Pandit's pay package for 2011 included a...
12:50
So, Rahul Dravid retires from cricket -- one of the finest in the game -- and he will certainly be missed. Moving on, three years after its army dealt a death blow to Tamil Tigers on the white sands of Nanthikandal lagoon killing the outfits top leaders including...
12:45
Piers Morgan @piersmorgan Farewell Rahul Dravid - greatest No3 since Bradman. #TheWall Anupam Kher @AnupamPkher Cricket once was a Gentlemen's game & Rahul Dravid Personified...
12:36
Rahul Dravid: I leave with sadness, but also with pride. Time for the younger generation to takeover. I have to thank the teams I have played with.
12:34
BCCI chief N Srinivasan and Anil Kumble are at the podium with Dravid. Rahul Dravid, the second-highest run-getter in Test cricket, takes the mic and announces his retirement from cricket.
12:30
The press conference in Bangalore, where Rahul Dravid will announce his retirement from the game is about to begin.
12:25
UPCC chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi offers to resign after the party's debacle in the state. She met Sonia Gandhi this morning and gave in her resignation. Joshi said Sonia kept her resignation letter and will take a decision later. Sonia is believed to have told her to pull up her socks and move...
12:19
IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh had been cremated at his hometown of Aligarh. Kumar was crushed to death under the wheels of a tractor-trolley laden with stones on Thursday by the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh, when he tried to stop it at Banmore town in Morena district.Read
12:13
The image of Madhya Pradesh has taken a beating due to the recent spurt in incidents of crime, be it the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood or the killing of young IPS Officer, Narendra Kumar allegedly by the growing mining mafia in the state. This is a new trend in Madhya Pradesh and a...
12:12
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is set to play one of the most iconic villains as she steps into the shoes of fairy-sorceress in Disney's re-imagining of theSleeping Beauty. Maleficent, a modern interpretation of the classic fairy-tale, will begin shooting in June this year in London....
12:10
Her right leg became one of the highlights of this year's Oscar ceremony, but Angelina Jolie seems to be keeping her excellent extremity under wraps. The stunning star stepped out to the 3rd annual Women in the World Summit tonight in New York City wearing a pair of trousers. Read
12:07
Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit was thrilled to be the latest in a line of Indian actors to be immoralised into a wax work at London's Madame Tussauds. The 44-year-old who unveiled the statue at the museum on Wednesday joins other B-town A-listers who already have statues at the museum including...
11:59
The Fukushima 50 are all but forgotten a year after a tsunami crippled one of Japan's biggest nuclear facilities. Read the report on the Daily Beast.
11:56
Punjab is the birthplace of Bhangra music, home of the colorful turban and the exquisite golden temple. It is a state in India where the population has prospered for many years. It has one of the lowest poverty rates in the country thanks to fertile farmland, abundant water supply and decent...
11:54
Kiran Bedi @thekiranbedi Corrupt politician-politicized bureaucracy,weak police leadership creates life threatening crime situations for brave young IPS entrants
11:48
Tom Cruise may soon return for another adventure as agent Ethan Hunt.The makers of superhit Mission Impossible franchise have hinted at the possibility of a fifth movie in the series at the shareholder meeting of the Paramount Pictures parent.
11:45
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has disagreed with Sonia Gandhi''s remark that the Punjab People's Party had weakened the position of the Congress in the recent assembly elections in the state. Badal said the -- misdeeds of the Congress Party like inflation, corruption,...
11:34
The father of the young IPS officer mowed down by a suspected member of the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh today alleged there was a well-plannedconspiracy against his son who did not receive cooperation of local police and authorities. As the incident yesterday triggered an outrage, state...
11:26
In a long-awaited top management succession planning exercise, corporate giant Larsen and Toubro today appointed K Venkataraman as its CEO and Managing Director, while its current chief A M Naik would remainExecutive Chairman for the next five years. Naik currently holds the position...
11:23
In these arid, impoverished parts, Bindol has another name -kidney village. The wasted, skeletal men and women you would see slumped under the shade of trees are awaiting death with feeble breaths. This is the kidney sale capital of the state, perhaps of the country. Every second...
11:16
Rahul Dravid to hold a press conference at 12 pm today to announce his retirement. Sachin Tendulkar today paid rich tributes to Dravid, saying there can be no other cricketer like him.Read the report on rediff.com.
11:12
Just in: Congress says it has enough numbers to form the government in Uttarakhand. State Congress leaders to meet the governor at 1.30 pm. Harish Rawat seems to be the front-runner for the post.
11:07
Crisis-hit Kingfisher Airlines today said it has made alternative arrangements for customers to book their travel on the carrier, in the wake of global airlines' body IATA suspending it from its platforms for non-clearance of dues.The airline has made alternate arrangements to ensure that the...
10:57
TMC parliamentary meet on Budget. Rahul Dravid likely to resign today. Uttarakhand: Congress may stake claim to form government and will meet the governor. Prakash Singh Badal will be sworn in as CM for record 5th time in Punjab
10:43
Good morning. Two days on, BJP's Manohar Parrikar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Goa today. Six other legislators would be sworn in as ministers. Senior BJP leaders including L K Advani and Sushma Swarajwill attend the oath taking ceremony that is being held at the Sports...
10:38
Killed IPS officer's family demands justice (The Times of India)Narendra Kumar's father has alleged that his son's murder was a well-planned conspiracy and Madhya Pradesh authorities did not cooperate with family. Read IPS officer killed in MP, father says it's a conspiracy (Hindustan...
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