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33 killed, 35 injured as train rams into bus in UP
NEW DELHI: At least 33 people were killed and 35 others injured when a train rammed into a bus at an unmanned crossing near here in Uttar Pradesh in the wee hours on Thursday.The accident occurred at around 2.20 AM when the train on its way from Mathura to Chapra in Bihar rammed into the bus carryin
AIMPLB's protest meeting on Waqf bill, RTE on July 24
Lucknow: To protest against several clauses in Right to Education, 2009, Waqf Amendment Bill 2011 and Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2011 the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will hold a protest meeting on July 24 at Mumtaz PG College here in Lucknow. Earlier, the AIMPLB in its executive mee
Soon, get passport without fuss in 3 days
NEW DELHI: In a month or so,Delhiwill have twoPassport Seva Kendras(PSK), an e-governance initiative, which aims to provide passport in a jiffy in a "reliable and transparent'' manner. These centres, which can handle as many as 300 applications in a day, will facilitate online appointment dispensing
Nine Congress MPs quit parliament in blow for PM
New Delhi - 04 July 2011: Nine ruling Congress party MPs resigned on Monday to press their demands for a separate state of Telangana, roughly halving the government's majority and heaping more pressure on the beleaguered party. The members giving up their seats called for government action on th
Crisis in Andhra Pradesh as Telangana MLAs, MPs quit
HYDERABAD: The stage was set for a constitutional crisis in Andhra Pradesh with almost 87 of the legislators in the 294-strong state assembly belonging to theTelanganaregion submitting their resignations to deputy speaker Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka in support of their demand for a separate state on Mon
Temple of boom in Thiruvananthapuram: Rs 1 lakh crore and counting
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Call it the mother of all treasure hunts. The stock-taking by a panel of experts at theSree Padmanabha Swamy templehas catapulted the shrine located in Thiruvananthapuramto the country's richest, with reports claiming that the value of recoveries may have touched close to Rs 1 la
No trust in govt, SC sets up SIT to probe black money
The Supreme Court on Monday set up a special investigation team (SIT) led by two retired judges to probe the black money issue and criticised the government in the matter. Jeevan Reddy and MB Shah, who are retired Supreme Court judges, will head the SIT. The Supreme Court has been monitoring the gov
Modi govt. maintains silence over destruction of intelligence records of 2002 riots
Ahmedabad: The State government is maintaining stoic silence after its counsel at the GT Nanavati-Akshay Mehta Commission S B Vakil told media persons on Wednesday that crucial intelligence records of 2002 communal riots had been destroyed by the government in 2007. Senior government officials re
All-party meet agrees on strong Lokpal bill in Monsoon session
NEW DELHI: An all-party meet on Lokpal on Sunday agreed that a "strong and effective" bill should be brought in the monsoon session of Parliament with consensus on maintaining the supremacy of Parliament and established procedures. However, there were differences on various provisions of the propo
13-yr-old shot dead for trespassing in Army area
Chennai: In a heart throbbing incident, a 13-year-old boy was shot dead, allegedly by Army personnel while trying to trespass into an Army compound here on Sunday, according to a news report by a private television news channel. Dilshan has been immediately rushed to a government hospital nearb
Rs 50k cr worth treasure in Kerala temple
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The legend ofEl Doradowas definitely not set on theSree Padmanabhaswamy temple. But the seven-member panel, which is drawing up a list of assets at the famed shrine here, had a feel of the lost city of gold as they set foot in one of the two secret vaults located inside the spraw
Lokpal row: Sonia-Anna meet today
New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazare and other representatives of the civil society will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi here on Saturday to seek her support on the Jan Lokpal Bill. The civil society activists will meet the UPA chairperson at her 10, Janpath residence at around 4.30 pm. I
Maoists attack village, six locals killed
Munger (Bihar), July 2 (PTI) In a pre-dawn strike, Maoists posing as CRFP personnel attacked a village in the district today, leaving six villagers dead.The heavily-armed rebels attacked Kareili village around 5 AM and shot dead the villagers including some tribals.While five villagers were killed o
Purulia arms drop case: Kim Davy not to be extradited
NEW DELHI: Kim Davy, the main accused in the Purulia arms drop case, will not be extradited to India for now. A five-member Constitutional bench of the Danish high court has rejected Davy's extradition plea in connection with the Purulia arms drop case. The Danish government had allowed the ex
Bhopal gas victims protest at PMO in Delhi
Bhopal: The pain and misery of the survivors of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy, the world's worst industrial disaster, sees no end and has been transferred to their progenies. They continue to suffer, writhe in pain and agony in the face of governments' apathy while counting days as to when their
Bharat Ratna demanded for Bahadur Shah Zafar
Agra - 29 June 2011 : Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims to be the last descendent of the Mughal family, has demanded the country's highest civilian award - the Bharat Ratna - for Bahadur Shah Zafar. Tucy, who arrived here from Hyderabad for the Urs of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, said he had been
Have no objection to Rahul becoming PM: Manmohan
New Delhi - 29 June 2011: Prime MinisterManmohan Singhhas said he has no objection to Rahul Gandhi succeeding him as PM but said no such discussions were currently taking place within the ruling party.In his interaction with the editors on Wednesday, Manmohan Singh said he had no hesitation in bring
Sonia consults ministers amid talk of reshuffle
New Delhi - 29 June 2011: Amid speculation that a major Cabinet reshuffle is expected in the first fortnight of July, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday met few ministers as part of her consultation process on the issue. Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was the first to meet Gandhi.