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Afzal Guru hanging: Kashmir Valley remains under curfew for second day

  Srinagar: The entire Kashmir Valley remained under curfew for the second day after the execution of Afzal Guru at Delhi's Tihar Jail yesterday for his role in the attack on Parliament in 2001. Top Jammu and Kashmir officials reviewed the security measures last night. No major incide

Akhilesh Yadav transfers 116 senior officials

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief ministerAkhilesh Yadav on Saturday midnight undertook a major rejig of the state bureaucracy, transferring 56 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 60 Indian Police Service (IPS) officials. In one of the biggest reshuffles of the state bureaucracy since he took over

BJP leaders uneasy with Praveen Togadia's rhetoric

  NEW DELHI: As Praveen Togadia faces denunciation and arrest for his provocative rhetoric, BJP leaders seem uneasy about the way the VHP leader upped the ante. Saffron strategists see the provocation from the VHP firebrand as an unnecessary distraction at a time when they were hoping to

Six cops held for theft during Dhule riots

DHULE: Six policemen were arrested on Friday on charges of theft and breaking open a stall during the Dhule riots of January 6. While two of the policemen are constables, the other four are jawans from the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF). Inspector Sanjay Patil of the Dhule city police stat

In Delhi one cop for 253 citizens, 12 for a VIP: report

New Delhi: The national capital has the highest number of security personnel on VIP-guarding duties in the country after Punjab. More than a dozen policemen guard each of the 427 VIPs, who are being given security in Delhi, according to the “Data on Police Organisations in India-2012″. The data,

FIR filed against Togadia for hate speech in Maharashtra

[caption id="attachment_25400" align="alignleft" width="380"] Praveen Togadia. AFP.[/caption] Mumbai: Maharashtra Police on Friday registered a case against Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia for allegedly making a hate speech in Nanded against a community in January, a top police

Maharashtra Police registers case against VHP leader Praveen Togadia for hate speech

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Police today registered a case against Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia for making a hate speech in the Nanded district of the state last week. Local cops who had heard the speech had earlier said they "did not find it communal." Action in the case ha

Violence against Christians on the rise as Police look the other way

It is pronounced in BJP-ruled States, says Evangelical Fellowship report At least 131 instances of violence against and persecution of Christians occurred across the country in 2012, according to a report released by the Evangelical Fellowship of India. It says Karnataka has the highest nu

Muslim leaders dare Narendra Modi to contest from UP

Muslim community leaders, including members of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, on Sunday dared the BJP to field Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi from Lucknow or Faizabad, where Ayodhya is located, for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to TOI, a large number of Muslim members of

Army’s stand makes it hard to amend AFSPA: Chidambaram

Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday stressed the need for making the controversial Armed Forces (Special Power) Act (AFSPA) a more “humanitarian” law, but said the Union government could not move forward as there was “no consensus” between it and the Army on the issue. “The Army ha

Indian riot police fire water cannon outside Modi venue

NEW DELHI: Indian riot police fired a water cannon yesterday at hundreds of students who were protesting at an appearance by hardline nationalist politician Narendra Modi outside a college in New Delhi. Mr Modi, tipped to be the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate for prime m

This MP clerk’s salary is Rs 40,000, assets Rs 25 crore

BHOPAL: Here's a government servant who's stood the phrase lowly clerk on its head. Arjun Das Lalwani, a Grade-II clerk in the Madhya Pradesh state power utility, with a monthly salary of Rs 40,000, has been valued at Rs 25 crore in ill-gotten wealth. He was arrested on Tuesday by the state Loka

Qatar Airways Recruitment Drive to India in February 2013 - Mumbai & Bangalore

Posted by : Mohammed Jafar Abuhuseina Recruitment Drive to India February 2013 - Mumbai & Bangalore Qatar Airways is looking to recruit aviation professionals to fill a range of positions across the airline group. Event Name: Recruitment Drive to India Event Date: February 2013 - exa

No threat to my government: Karnataka CM Shettar

BANGALORE: Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday asserted there was no threat to his government in the wake of resignation by some BJP MLAs and he would be presenting his maiden budget on February 8. "There is no threat to the government. On February 8, I am going to present the bud

'Support My School' campaign gets Rs 9 crore commitment

Mumbai, Feb 3 (PTI) Soft-drinks maker Coca-Cola today said its 'Support My School' campaign had received commitments from individuals and organisations raising over Rs 9 crore, which will be utilised in revitalising 250 schools. In association with NDTV, it had organised 'Coca-Cola NDTV Support

Janata Dal (United) slams VHP support for Narendra Modi, says sadhus can't decide PM candidate

New Delhi: The BJP's allies remain as much a divided house as the party itself on whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should be their prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 elections. Janata Dal (United) national spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari, in an apparent dig at the Vishwa Hindu

President Pranab Mukherjee gives nod to tough anti-rape ordinance

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday gave his assent to the ordinance sharpening laws against sexual assault, mandating harsher punishment like death penalty for offenders in cases where the victim dies or is pushed into a persistent vegetative state. The amended law comes into force

BJP under Sangh Parivar pressure on Modi as PM candidate

New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) BJP appears to have come under pressure from Sangh Parivar on the choice of Narendra Modi as its next Prime Ministerial candidate, with VHP demanding announcement of the Gujarat Chief Minister's name. However, NDA allies like JD-U have indicated that his name is not acc