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Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev team up, begin fast

New Delhi - 03 June 2012 (PTI): Ahead of their joint fast against the UPA government on the issue of corruption,Anna Hazareand yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday visited the memorial ofMahatma Gandhiat Rajghat. Baba Ramdev reached the samadhi along with a number of his supporters after taking out a mar

Petrol prices cut by Rs. 2 a litre

After the sharp criticism over the steepest hike, petrol price was on Saturday cut by Rs 2.02 rpt 2.02 per litre, a partial rollback of the Rs 7.54 a litre increase effected more than a week ago. The reduction, a result of fall in international oil prices, will mean that petrol in Delhi will cost Rs

Dhaka bound passenger lands at Bajpe airport, deported

MANGALORE: Boarding a wrong bus or train may not be uncommon occurrence, but an aircraft? In a first, a Bahrain passenger, bound to Dhaka to attend his child's funeral last week, landed at the Bajpe airport here. Mohammed Alam Mamtazuddin, who was supposed to board the Gulf Air to Dhaka, landed at t

Indian Muslim leaders will approach International human rights bodies

New Delhi: Shocked with the nonstop arrest of Muslim young boys from here and there apparently in connection with terror cases and disappointed by the cold attitude of central and state governments towards the grievances of the victim families and the community, Indian Muslim leaders are now planni

Where is the missing Fasih, SC seeks response from Centre, 4 states within 24 hours

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs and four state governments on the plea seeking whereabouts of Bihar engineer Fasih Mahmood. According to his family and media reports, Mahmod was picked on 13th May from his home in

Meet Mohammad Ismat: CBSE's unsung number one

New Delhi -Most persons with a family income of Rs 2,000 per month and eight members would probably first lament their lives and then blame their circumstances for any failure they may face. Then there are the rare others like 20-year-old Manipur boy Mohammad Ismat, who despite a seemingly doomed de

Muslim community protests against random arrests

New Delhi - 28 May 2012: Muslim community leaders today sent a strong letter to Mr P Chidambaram, Union Home Minister and Mr Wajahat Habibullah, Chairman, National Commission for Minorities protesting against the continuous saga of arrests of Muslim youth on unproven "terror" charges. The following

Will quit if coalgate charges against me are proved: PM Manmohan Singh

An emotional Prime Minister Manmohan Singhon Tuesday hitbackat Team Anna's allegation ofcorruptionagainst him in coal block allotments, saying he would give up public life if charges levelled by the activists were proved. "I will give up my public life even if there is an iota of truth in allegation

RSS Collage on DK Police Website Raises Eyebrows

Mangalore, May 27 (Bangalore Mirror): As faux pas go, this one is of gigantic proportions. The official website (www.dkpolice.org) of the Dakshina Kannada district police displayed a collage of pictures which appeared to extol the virtues of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on its home page. Th

Petrol price hike: BJP, Left call for bandh on May 31

New Delhi - 24 May 2012 (PTI): The steepest-ever hike in petrol prices fuelled protests in several parts of the country on Thursday, as oppositionNDAand the Left gave a call for a nationwide bandh on May 31, dubbing the price increase a "savage attack" on the people. In an action plan where the Left

Kerala, Uttarakhand cut tax on petrol after Congress diktat

New Delhi: After public anger over the sharp 10 per cent petrol price hike, the government is trying to soften the blow. Under pressure from its allies, the Opposition and the public over the steep hike in petrol price, the Congress has asked all its chief ministers to cut state taxes on petrol. Fo

Karnataka PU Results : DK Tops, Udupi Second - Girls Shine

Bangalore, May 23: Karnataka Pre-University result for the year 2012 has been announced by higher education minister Vishveshara hegade Kageri here on Wednesday, May 23 in Bangalore.Speaking to the reporters he said that the results this year has created a record success with 57.03%. "Compared to la

IPL is nothing but an array of corruption: Baba Ramdev

Hisar - 23 May 2012 (PTI):The Indian Premier League (IPL) is nothing but an array of corruption and graft, yoga guru Baba Ramdev said in Hisar on Saturday. "Huge black money is being invested in it," he said adding "this is a black game now". "It is a token of debauchery," Ramdev told people at his

Eurozone crisis has impacted Indian economy, rupee free fall: Pranab

New Delhi - 22 May 2012 (PTI): The government on Tuesday said the global slow down due to theEurozonecrisis has impacted the Indian economy and steps are being taken to tackle the situation. "Global slowdown due to unfolding of Eurozone sovereign debt crisis has, inter-alia, impacted the Indian econ

2 years on, justice is still awaited

Two years after the Dubai-Mangalore Air India Express crash that claimed 158 lives, the scars have not been healed. Neither have the compensation claims by many of them been settled to their satisfaction. Families struggle to cope with loss The tragedy that struck them two years ago is still hauntin

Hampi Express collides with goods train; 15 dead, 70 injured

NEW DELHI:May 22, 2012 (PTI) Eight persons were killed and 30 others injured on Tuesday when the Bangalore-bound Hampi Express overshot a signal and collided with a stationary goods train at Andhra Pradesh's Penneconda station. "Eight persons have died in the accident and 30 others injured when the

Top cops as accused? Court likely to decide next week

Ahmedabad : The special trial court for the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre case is expected to take a decision on a petition that demands to arraign three senior IPS officers, who were posted in Ahmedabad city during the riots, as accused next week. The officers have been identified as the then Poli

MCA bans Shah Rukh Khan for 5 yrs, IPL chief says BCCI will decide

NEW DELHI, May 18 (TOI) : The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Friday banned Kolkata Knight Riders owner and superstar Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede stadium for five years after a rigid standoff between the two. On Wednesday, the MCA filed a police complaint against the Bollywood star