Saturday, 15 June 2013

BJP throws the ball in JD(U)'s court as Congress woos Nitish Kumar

BJP throws the ball in JD(U)

BJP throws the ball in JD(U)'s court as Congress woos Nitish Kumar

New Delhi: A much-harried looking Bihar BJP chief Mangal Pandey said on Saturday the party had resigned itself to its fate now that the future of its alliance with the JD(U) hangs in the balance. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Pandey said, "We worked hard for this ...
Petrol to cost Rs 2 more per litre

Petrol to cost Rs 2 more per litre

MUMBAI: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have increased petrol prices by Rs 2 a litre excluding taxes, with effect from Sunday, making it the second successive hike within a fortnight, thanks to the devaluation of Indian rupee, which fell to Rs 58 ...
Manmohan Singh must stop "misuse" of IB, CBI: BJP

Manmohan Singh must stop "misuse" of IB, CBI: BJP

Nine years after a 19-year-old Mumbai girl Ishrat Jahan was gunned down along with three others, she continues to haunt her killers and many more. Her story was wrapped and presented by Gujarat cops as that of a Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist who was on a ...
India launches second graft probe into AgustaWestland

India launches second graft probe into AgustaWestland

By Nigam Prusty. NEW DELHI | Sat Jun 15, 2013 5:50pm IST. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Investigators have launched a second corruption probe into defence firm AgustaWestland in connection with a deal to sell 197 army helicopters, authorities said on ...
Situation in JK not dependent on change of govt in Pak: Rahul

Situation in JK not dependent on change of govt in Pak: Rahul

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today suggested that any change in the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was not dependent on change of government in Pakistan. "Frankly, the way I look at it is that the real change has to come from within. We cannot ...
NCP eyes Lok Sabha polls; names Maha chief, working president

NCP eyes Lok Sabha polls; names Maha chief, working president

The Nationalist Congress Party -- one of the key allies of UPA -- which jointly rules Maharashtra along with the Congress, has launched its preparations for the Lok Sabha elections. As a beginning NCP dropped six ministers on Tuesday and today appointed ...
Kanimozhi

Kanimozhi's assets register three-fold increase

Chennai, Jun 15 (PTI) DMK Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi's assets have registered over three-fold increase in the last six years to Rs 26.67 crore from Rs 8.56 crore. Kanimozhi, daughter of DMK supremo M Karunanidhi in her affidavit, filed along with her ...
Rise in waste is sign of prosperity: Tarun Gogoi

Rise in waste is sign of prosperity: Tarun Gogoi

Accepting that waste management by civic authorities of the city is not up-to-the-mark, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said "increase of waste is a sign of prosperity and high standard of living". Addressing a press conference here to express his ...
Two lakh panchayats under broadband facility by 2014 end: tribal affairs minister

Two lakh panchayats under broadband facility by 2014 end: tribal affairs minister

About two lakh panchayats would be brought under broadband facility by the end of 2014 under the Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) scheme, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj V Kishore Chandra Deo said on ...
DNA test reveals Prince William

DNA test reveals Prince William's Indian ancestry

LONDON: The future king of England has Indian blood in him and is a direct descendent of an Indian woman who was a housekeeper. DNA tests on saliva samples from Prince William's relatives have revealed a direct link between him and a woman who was ...