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Akbar Owaisi's health is Critical shifted to Hospital from Jail

Adilabad:Jailed MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi suffered from stomach pain and Shifted to RIMS hospital Adilabad from Jail on friday evening. Doctors who examined him had said it was due to indigestion and nothing serious. MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was Thursday produced in a court in Medak dist

Narendra Modi likely to head BJP's 2014 poll campaign, say sources

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to head the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) campaign committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. This will make him the face of the BJP's election campaign as widely expected. This will also pitch him directly against the Congress' Rahul Gandhi who too h

Delhi gang-rape case committed to fast-track court; accused wants trial shifted out of Delhi

New Delhi: The gang-rape and murder case of a 23-year-old medical student has been committed to the fast-track court, which was inaugurated earlier this month specially to hear this case and others involving crime against women. The fast-track court, which is expected to conduct the trial on a daily

Air India yet to detect battery problems in Dreamliners

[caption id="attachment_22293" align="aligncenter" width="380"] Was the DGCA being lax in not immediately asking Air India to ground planes or are the six aircraft that Air India has safe enough to fly still? AFP[/caption] New Delhi: India’s aviation regulator DGCA was categoric until late yester

Examination malpractice unearthed in Karnataka

The Karnataka government has unearthed a major examination malpractice, involving over 5,000 nursing students across the state. "The Medical Education Department has unearthed a major examination malpractice in diploma nursing examination which were conducted in August last year. As many as 5,001 s

Salary proposal to Masjid Imams sparks controversy

Hyderabad: The government’s move to pay salaries to the Imams and Mouzens of mosques in the State has touched off a controversy. Ulemas see it as a ploy to interfere in the functioning of Masjid, the place where Muslims congregate for ‘namaz’ five times a day. The government decision follows the

Ayodhya case: HC seeks clarity from apex court on observers

New Delhi : The Allahabad High Court has moved the Supreme Court, seeking to be heard in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. Moving an application to be impleaded as a party in the bunch of appeals against the 2010 High Court verdict, the Registrar General has sought a clarificatio

LPG cap raised to 9 cylinders, diesel price hike coming

NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday raised the annual cap on supply of cheap cooking gas to nine cylinders from six and gave freedom to state- run oil companies to raise price of diesel "from time to time". The new cap on cooking gas would come into effect from April 1, oil minister M Veerappa M

Paralysed courts are facilitating perverts to rape India economically and its women physically

Massive scams, election booth rigging through muscle power, murders in broad daylight and rapes of women on streets, in complete disregard of law and almost daring it... each of these is possible continuously and blatantly only due to one reason – the paralyzed judiciary of our country. It’s not

Haj 2013: Advisory for Passport Applicants

Ministry of External Affairs - INDIA [CPV Division] Haj 2013: Advisory for Passport Applicants As decided by the Haj Committee of India (constituted under Act of Parliament No.35 of 2002), only valid passport holders (with validity at least up to 31.3.2014) can apply for Haj 2013. Therefore,

Muslims neglected under Gehlot-government: Mahesh Bhatt

Jaipur, Jan 16 (PTI) Alleging that Muslims were being neglected in Rajasthan, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt today said the ruling Congress government would lose the minority community's support if steps were not taken soon to address their issues. "Deliver justice to Muslims of the state otherwise the C

IOS Lecture on Sentencing Policy

New Delhi, January 14: Sentencing policies adopted by Judges generally reflect the historical, social, economic and psychological melieu of the societies in which they operate, Prof. M. Afzal Wani, professor of law at GGSIP University (Delhi) and member Law Commission of India, said here today. He

Indo-Pak DGMOs agree not to escalate tension along LoC

New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) Top military commanders of India and Pakistan today agreed not to allow escalation of tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) with the Pakistan Army asking its troops to observe ceasefire strictly and exercise restraint.

LoC tension: PM's tough message to Pak, visa facility on hold

  New Delhi, Jan 15 (PTI) In a tough message to Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it cannot be business as usual in the aftermath of the "barbaric" beheading of Indian soldier as India put on hold the visa-on-arrival facility and sent back home all nine Pakistani hockey player

Second ceasefire violation by Pakistan in one hour

New Delhi:     Another round of firing by Pakistani troops has been reported near the Line of Control (LoC), the second within an hour this evening. The fresh round of firing happened in the Krishnaghati sector in Jammu and Kashmir, making it the fifth ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops since a

Trekkers provoke bees, get stung

Bengaluru: Throwing a stone at a bee hive had painful consequences for a group of trekkers from Bengaluru, six of whom are from Banaswadi in city, after they became the target of a severe bee attack in Kolar district on Sunday. The incident occurred atop Bheemana Garadi in Malur after the group o

‘Konkani losing identity’

Konkani language which is the mother tongue of 41 communities is losing its identity due to the influence of other languages, hence ‘Ghar Ghar Konkani’ programme is organised to protect the identity of Konkani language and culture, said Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy President Kasargod Chinna.

Four bogies of Barauni-Gwalior mail catch fire

Lucknow: Four bogies of Barauni-Gwalior mail caught fire late on Monday evening when the train was stationed at Moth railway station near Jhansi, disrupting the train traffic on Jhansi-Kanpur route for about two hours. The sleeper coach S-8 of the Gwalior-bound train caught fire at Moth station,