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Rajasthan Home Secretary passes away
Rajasthan Principal Secretary (Home) SN Thanvi died in Jaipur on Saturday following a massive heart attack.
Crèche, fine dining, at a multiplex near you
The next time you decide to go for a movie, you can club it with a lavish dinner at the same multiplex. And if it is an adult movie and you do not know where to leave your children, you can leave them at the crèche at the theatre, reports Serena Menon.
Muslims around the country are looking forward to Eid celebrations after fasting through the holy month of Ramzan.
Legal double whammy for Mayawati
The judiciary frowned hard on Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Friday, with the Supreme Court saying it was dissatisfied with her government’s response to its query asking why she had not stopped work immediately on the memorials she was building even after her counsel gave an undertaking to do so.
At Bandra fair, old world charm’s on the wane
“Back then, the fair had another charm,” reminisces Mahim resident Yvonne Alphonso (54), staring at a three-decade-old photograph of herself and her husband, Francis (59) taken at the Bandra fair.
For 74 years, as part of its Durga Puja celebrations at Shivaji Park, the Bengal Club has been giving the city a taste of authentic Bengali faith, festivity and food.
Cops launch assault on Naxals, kill 30
A combined team of the elite anti-Naxal force, the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action and the Chhat-tisgarh police killed around 30 Maoist rebels on Friday in Dantewada district, about 450 km south of state capital Raipur. Ejaz Kaiser reports.
Fun, fasting & festivities
The economic slump and the recent swine flu scare haven’t deterred youngsters from enjoying nine nights of dandiya and garba like every year.
State Power regulator in legal soup
The MIAL has moved the Bombay High Court against inaction by the MERC over its decision to shift to Tata Power from Reliance Infra, reports HT Correspondent.
108 rain-related deaths so far
Deaths in the city from water-borne diseases — fever, malaria and gastroenteritis – during this monsoon are more than those recorded last year, reports HT Correspondents.
Every time I visit this garden, I am filled with a sense of having strayed far beyond the city into some kind of mystical haven where I can lose myself — and recharge myself too.
Armed men murder husband after sexually assaulting wife and two other women at Karjat, reports Kiran Sonawane.
Government may use drones to track Maoists
The Union Home Ministry is considering a proposal to buy unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs, also known as "spy drones", developed by EADS, Europe’s aviation giant, primarily to track Maoists, reports Manish Tiwari.
Swine flu: 3 die in mumbai, pune
A pregnant woman died of swine flu in Mumbai and two persons died of the illness in Pune on Friday. Mumbai’s death toll is now 23. The woman, identified only as Ghatkopar resident Neha (25), died two days after being hospitalised, reports HT Correspondents.
With negligible rainfall in the catchment areas of the lakes since the last week, water levels in the lakes are receding, reports Bhavika Jain.
Air Force plane in Ladakh to curb Chinese incursions
At a time when Chinese incursions on the border have raised political temperatures, New Delhi sent out a powerful message on Friday by landing an AN-32 aircraft at the Nyoma airfield, 23 km short of the Line of Actual Control, reports Arun Joshi. Full coverage
Touch wood, pitrupaksha is over
Our politicians may be tech-savvy enough to use laptops and powerpoint presentations or tweet on their cellphones, but when it comes to superstitions, they can be as tradition-bound as anyone else, writes Shailesh Gaikwad.
Surgery removes part of woman’s stomach
A rare surgery was performed on a 29-year-old, obese woman, to remove two third of her stomach without the invasive route. She weighes 107 kgs, reports Naziya Alvi.
Guj HC asks Chief Magistrate to inquire into UK woman's case
The Gujarat High Court asked the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Ahmedabad to inquire into the incident of the British women who was allegedly 'humiliated' in open court.
Television serial director Vijul Dwivedi (35) and four others were arrested for allegedly trying to encash fake bank drafts of Rs 46.35 crore, reports HT Correspondent.
Expats promote rugby talent in Delhi
A narrow, broken lane takes you to the plush D-16 villa at Chattarpur Farms in south-west Delhi. As the gates creak open, the sound of a well-fought game not often played in India grips you. It’s rugby. Over 20 youngsters are involved in a gruelling practice session. Deepika Sharma finds out how they turned to the game.
RPI workers attack Cong office
Republican Party of India (RPI) workers pelted stones at the renovated Mumbai Regional Congress Office near Azad Maidan in south Mumbai after their leader, Ramdas Athavale’s belongings were thrown out of his official residence in New Delhi on Friday, report Vikas Pathak & Sujit Mahamulkar.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has said he is not averse to supporting the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance if they were in a position to form the government and were short of numbers, reports Naresh Kamath.
Stars queue up for poll tickets
From actors Nagma and Ketaki Dave to former cricketer Vinod Kambli — a host of celebrities want to represent Mumbai in the 36 Assembly seats of the Maharashtra state legislature, reports Rajendra Aklekar.
New train connects Kolkata, New Delhi in 16 hours
A new superfast train service was launched on Friday between Kolkata and New Delhi that will cut short the travelling time by 90 minutes and offer added amenities to passengers.
Ex-MPs thrown out of govt houses
From ministers and MPs putting up in five-star hotels, its now come to MPs and ex-MPs being evicted from their homes, reports Vikas Pathak.
Ministry blow to tiger habitat
For the already shrinking wildlife habitat, the Environment and Forest ministry has served a deathblow by allowing an Indo-Tibetan Border Police camp in the middle of a forest, a vital corridor for movement of tigers and elephants in Nainital district of Uttrakhand, reports Chetan Chauhan.
Give white paper on Chinese incursions: BJP
The BJP on Friday demanded a white paper from the government on reports of Chinese incursions into Indian territory.
Pak rangers, BSF meet after firing incident
Pakistani Rangers fired again at Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the Akhnoor sector, 40 km from Jammu city, early on Friday morning, reports Tarun Upadhyay.
Photojournalist Prashant Panjiar’s images of our country at the cusp of change will be exhibited at the Visual Arts Gallery in India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, from September 25 to October 5.
'India needs to carry out more N-tests to get it right'
The government should set up an independent panel to review the data of India’s 1998 hydrogen bomb test to end the debate over its efficacy, says K Santhanam, ex-deputy director of the Defence Research and Development Organisation. Pramit Pal Chaudhuri & Vinod Sharma report.
Tharoor on top of the tweet game
Shashi Tharoor, on Twitter, has nine friends but 174,490 followers. He’s beaten our Bollywood celebrities in the number game. A few weeks ago, he had less than 40,000 followers, reports Nivriti Butalia.
Momina Ghauri was born with a withered left leg, but she rarely spends time thinking about it. Least concerned about her own disability, she has committed herself to improving the lives of others, reports Umesh Singh.
Not the end of road for kidney patients
Three years ago, when she had gone for her medical tests after being diagnosed with tuberculosis, that revelation made her world come crashing down, reports Jaya Shroff Bhalla.
These students conquered all odds
Awards were given to the three top scorers in the senior secondary (Class XII) examinations conducted by state education boards, reports Joyeeta Ghosh.
Officials sitting on plans or standing on ceremony?
Just a year away from Commonwealth Games, the organisers still don’t know the specifics of the Games’ opening and closing ceremonies — considered a matter of prestige for the hosts, reports Avishek G Dastidar.
Four months back, morning walkers at Yamuna Sports Complex were taken by surprise when heavy machinery — cranes, rollers, trucks — rolled into the serene complex, upsetting their routine, reports HT Correspondent.
Free breakfast, free lunch and a car rally thrown in — sound exciting? There is even the possibility of winning prizes. The trade off: wake up early tomorrow, forget it’s a Sunday, and be at Tivoli Gardens at 8.30 a.m.
Loaded with cash, lacking facilities'
A lot has been said and discussed about the infrastructure for next year’s Commonwealth Games, but few, if any, words have been written about the real heroes — the athletes — and their preparations for the quadrennial event, reports Saurabh Duggal.
Ustads play in Vilayat’s memory
This weekend sees some brilliant performances by Indian classical music stalwarts. A life in Melody celebrates the music of Ustad Vilayat Khan, one of the greatest sitar maestros. The three-day festival that started on Friday will go on till Sunday, reports Malvika Nanda.
For the past one year, the family of Delhi Police’s special cell inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who was killed in the encounter in Batla House last year, is waiting for the reward money of Rs 25 lakh promised to them, but in vain, reports Neelam Pandey.
Does being called ‘Ghati’ offend Maharashtrians? HC to decide
May be some Maharashtrians won’t like to be called ‘Ghati’ to their face, but would it amount to an offence under the Indian Penal Code? This is what Bombay High Court will have to decide.
Delhi’s oldest Durga Puja will celebrate its centenary with the beginning of festivities later this week. A hundred years is always an important milestone and in this case, it’s evidence — if any were needed — that Bengalis have a long, long association with Delhi, reports Gargi Gupta.
A hometown they now shy away from
Life for Ali — and several other students from Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh living in Jamia Nagar — is yet to return to normal, reports Ritika Chopra.
Mamata asks Rly officials to encourage sportspersons
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asked officials of her department to ensure that sportspersons do not face any hurdles so that they can excel in their field.
L-18, the address, unsettles all in Batla House. Even after a year, the building hasn’t been able to rid itself of the memories of last year’s ‘encounter’, report Ritika Chopra/Karan Choudhury.
Named after a historical figure, Baba Kharak Singh Marg connects Connaught Place to Delhi’s main post office. It's landmarked by Bangla Sahib Gurdwara at one end and Hanuman Mandir up ahead, which earlier used to be teeming with persistent mehendiwalis and slick astrologers, reports Shalini Singh.
No permanent commission for women in army, says Government
Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanium submitted before Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that the granting of permanent commission to women officers on short service commission in the Indian Army is out of question.
No permanent commission for women in army: government
Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanium submitted before Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that the granting of permanent commission to women officers on short service commission in the Indian Army is out of question.
All employees on off shore casinos may be termed as seafarers
All the employees working on off shore casinos in Goa would be termed as seafarers, if India accepts the Maritime Labour Convention adopted in Geneva, a senior official said.
IA suspends to and fro Kanpur-Delhi service for 10 days
All flights of Indian Airlines to and fro Kanpur-Delhi will remain suspended from September 21 till September 30, airport officials in Kanpur said.
Support Indo-Pak dialogue if it solves Kashmir issue: Mirwaiz
The Hurriyat Conference today said it will support talks between India and Pakistan if aimed at resolution of Kashmir issue in accordance to the wishes of the people of the state.
Govt provides help to girl attacked by spurned lover
The district administration has released Rs 50,000 as part of financial help to the family of a 15-year-old girl, whose parents were killed by her spurned lover.
Congress accuses Opposition parties of being opportunistic
Congress today accused the ruling NDA in Bihar of firming up a ‘communal, casteist and opportunistic´ political alliance to garner votes.
One killed in road accident in Bihar
One person was killed and 20 others injured on Friday when a mini-bus they were travelling in rolled into a roadside ditch at Sarvasimha village in Madhubani district, nearly 170 kilometres away from State capital.
Eight months in office and still there is a skepticism around about his vision . Why so? The youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, 39, has a simple answer to this : “ I prefer working in silence”. Arun Joshi finds out more.
No decision taken by SC collegium on Dinakaran row: CJI
The Supreme Court collegium, met in New Delhi to discuss the issue relating to its recommendation for elevation of Karnataka Chief Justice PD Dinakaran, accused of amassing wealth, but did not arrive at any conclusion on the demand to review its decision.
Three candidates file nomination for Arunachal assembly polls
Three candidates filed their papers today on the first day of filing of nominations for elections to the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh assembly on October 13.
NDA will face a complete rout next year: RJD
Buoyed by good performance in the Assembly bypolls in Bihar, chief opposition RJD claimed that the ruling NDA will face a 'complete rout´ in the next year Assembly elections.
Dinkaran issue: jurists suggest probe by Karnataka Lokayukta
Against the backdrop of corruption allegations against Karnataka High Court Chief Justice D P Dinkaran, two eminent jurists on Friday said suggested the government order a probe by the Karnataka Lokayukta (anti-corruption watchdog).
BSP to challenge issue of notice to Mayawati in SC
Reacting to the Allahabad High Court notices served on Chief Minister Mayawati and Naseemuddin Siddiqui in Taj Corridor case, senior BSP leader and lawyer Satish Chandra Mishra said that the order would be challenged in the Supreme Court.
Probe ordered into death of four in Delhi sewer
A probe has been ordered into the death of four labourers while they were cleaning a sewer at a treatment plant in northwest Delhi, officials said.
PM goes easy on Tharoor, Cong still angry
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday played down the comments made by Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on the social network site Twitter, saying it was just a joke and should be looked at in a light hearted manner. Aurangzeb Naqshbandi reports.
Govt taking steps to attract more people to teaching
Steps like fatter pay packets are being taken by the government to attract more people to the teaching profession to tide over nearly 35 per cent shortage of qualified teachers in the field of higher education.
Probe report into Delhi school stampede submitted to govt
A senior official, who conducted a magisterial probe into last week's stampede in a government school in the capital, submitted his report today.
CP shootout: lifer for 10 cops upheld
Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the life sentence for the 10 police officials convicted for shooting down two innocent businessmen in Connaught Place here 12 years ago.
Azad bats for therapeutic cloning
Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday urged the scientists to tap the potential of therapeutic cloning to heal and regenerate damaged body parts and find treatment for complex medical problems.
Judges meet but no decision on Dinakaran
The Supreme Court collegium on Friday held its meeting to discuss the issue relating to the recommendation for elevation of Karnataka Chief Justice P D Dinakaran in the wake of demands for review of the decision.
US wants Pak action against 26/11 attackers
The US has called for “swift and lengthy” punishment for the suspects of last November’s Mumbai terror attacks, including Hafiz Saeed, founder of the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and the alleged mastermind of the attack.
Cong leader questioned in Lavalin case
Congress leader and former electricity minister G Karthikeyan has been questioned by the CBI in connection with a graft case relating to the awarding of a contract in 1998 to a Canadian company, following a direction from a court in Thiruvananthapuram.
Take swift action against those behind 26/11: US to Pak
Mounting pressure on Pakistan, the US today asked it to ensure "swift and lengthy" punishment to the perpetrators of Mumbai attacks, including LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, and dismantle terror infrastructure existing there.
Karuna accuses SL navy of abducting 21 fishermen
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Friday accused the Sri Lankan navy of abducting 21 fishermen when they were fishing near Katchatheevu, and demanded stern action from the Centre to stop recurrence of such incidents.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Friday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "exert diplomatic pressure at appropriate levels" on the Sri Lankan government to end the "untold sufferings" of the displaced Tamils living in relief camps there.
CISF jawan shoots at colleague
A jawan of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) shot at his colleague in Nimbuwala area in Dehra Dun, police said on Friday.
7 yrs RI, fine for attempt to murder
A fast track court in Kottayam has sentenced a man to seven years Rigorous Imprisonment for attempting to murder his neighbour, a local CPI leader six years back
Govt fully prepared to deal with terror threat: Home Ministry
Taking note of Israel's warning that LeT, which carried out the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is planning imminent terror strikes across India, the Government on Friday said it was fully prepared to deal with any situation.
Arms, ammunition recovered from vehicle in J-K; 2 arrested
Two persons were arrested after security forces recovered some arms and ammunition from a passenger vehicle on Srinagar-Baramulla national highway, a police spokesman said on Friday.
Instead of negotiations, Govt is using force on people: Cong
Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday charged the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh with trying to use force instead of negotiations to solve various problems facing by people of the State.
DMK seeks Centre's intervention for welfare of Lankan Tamils
Voicing concern over the plight of the Tamils in Sri Lanka, DMK on Friday sought Centre's immediate intervention to ensure relief and rehabilitation to internally displaced Tamils in the island nation.
Chennai-Nizamuddin back Duronto train to run from Sep 21
Railways will be introducing a weekly non-stop Chennai to Nizamuddin and back Duronto train from Sept 21.
Eight detained for interrogation in Lalgarh
Eight persons, including suspected Maoists, were detained on Friday for interrogation after arms and ammunition seized from them during anti-Maoist operations in West Midnapore district.
Navy launches stealth destroyer INS Kochi
Naval Chief Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma on Friday said a serious relook at the inefficiencies of Navy is required and an indigenous warship building system needs to be conceptualised.
UP police files FIR after 5 days of incident
Five days after a pregnant woman was allegedly beaten by some men over a land dispute at Misirpur village near Amethi, leading to her miscarriage, an FIR has been registered against three persons only after the intervention of the Circle Officer.
Maharashtra Assembly election process gets underway
The notification for the election to the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly was issued on Friday, setting in motion the process for the single-phase bypoll on October 13.
No reprieve for Maya; SC extends stay on construction of memorial
The Supreme Court today expressed dissatisfaction over UP government's plea on the alleged violation of an undertaking for stoppage of work at Kanshi Ram Memorial Sthal in Lucknow and said the stay on all such activities will continue.
Car bomb found at Manipur governor's house
A major disaster was averted on Friday when the police detected an explosives-laden car inside the premises of the Manipur governor's house, officials said.
DYFI flays Tharoor for his Twitter comment
CPM's youth wing DYFI criticised Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Friday for his twitter comment on economy class, saying it amounted to insulting the people of the country as a whole.
Congress gave 'supari' to divide Marathi votes: Uddhav
Shiv Sena has launched a veiled attack on Raj Thackeray suggesting his MNS party was working at the behest of Congress to divide Marathi votes in the next month's assembly election.
Government hospital performs heart tansplant
In a "first of its kind initiative" in the country among state government-run hospitals, the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Chennai has performed a heart transplant on a 25 year-old woman.
Bus stand collapses in Bidar, 2 dead
Two persons died and several others were feared trapped when an old bus stand collapsed at Bhalki in Bidar district in north Karnataka on Friday.
Troopers hit Maoist hideouts, 7 killed
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer and at least six Maoists were killed on Friday as hundreds of security personnel launched operations against the guerrillas across Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.
US envoy Timothy Roemer meets PM
US Ambassador Timothy J Roemer on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed the forthcoming G-20 summit of leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies in Pittsburgh in the US next week.
Crime tracking network system by 2011-12: Home Minister
The Rs 2,000-crore project to bring all 16,000 police stations in the country under a single network to counter terror challenges will become operational by 2011-12, Home Minister P Chidambaram said today.
J&K history to be part of syllabus
Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to incorporate history of the state in the school curriculum.
After Chinese incursions, IAF opens new airstrip in Ladakh
For the first time-ever, the Indian Air Force landed an AN-32 transport aircraft at the Nyoma Advanced Landing Ground in eastern Ladakh. The IAF move comes in the wake of reports of recent Chinese intrusions into the Indian side of the LAC.
RJD, LJP upbeat in Bihar, see new ray of hope
A day after the alliance of RJD and LJP performed better than expected in by-elections to 18 assembly seats in Bihar, the leaders and workers are upbeat and see a new ray of hope ahead of state assembly polls next year.
Gehlot condemns Tharoor for his remarks
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot condemned Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor for his 'cattle class' remarks, asking him to resign.
Mum police to procure drug testing kits to speed up probe
After seizing nearly 400 kgs of drugs following a crackdown on peddlers this year, Mumbai police has now decided to procure saliva drug testing kits in a bid to identify drug consumers and speed up investigations.
Rajasthan HC sets up panel to probe wrong questions in MBBS test
The Rajasthan High Court has ordered a police probe into allegations of impersonation of candidates in a test for admission to 14 medical colleges in the state and constituted a committee to verify if wrong questions were set.
DRDO scientist for probe in Pokhran-II
A former DRDO scientist, who had questioned the efficacy of the thermonuclear device during the Pokhran-II tests, has favoured an inquiry to determine the success of the 1998 experiments, saying creation of nuclear power could not be based on myths.
High alert sounded in J&K amid infiltration fears
Apprehending that some militants might have sneaked into the Indian side during the cross-border firing in Nikowal Pargwal area last night, Jammu and Kashmir police has sounded a high alert in the district.
Navy's responsibility increased: Verma
Naval Chief Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma today said that responsibilities of the Indian Navy has increased post 26/11 terror attacks and suggested to bring all coastal vigilance agencies "under a single security magnet."
Pak must act against Hafeez Saeed: US Ambassador Roemer
US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer on Friday met Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi. The meeting assumes significance as Pakistan on Thursday filed two FIRs against Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. LISTEN TO PODCAST
2 RPG launchers, 11 grenades recovered from hideout in Reasi
Security forces on Friday busted a hideout and recovered two Rocket Projectile Grenade Launchers and eleven grenades in Reasi district, 130-kms from here, official sources said.
Planning commission may lower spending for 11th plan
The Planning commission on Friday hinted at contraction of plan programmes in the remaining period of the 11th plan ending 2012, due to lesser budgetary support in the face of falling growth.
Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 75
With two new swine flu deaths being reported from Karnataka, the death toll due to H1N1 virus in the state has reached 75, a health official said in Bangalore.
3 more swine flu deaths; toll rises to 52
Three more persons have died of swine flu in Pune, taking the death toll in the viral infection in the city to 52, health officials said on Friday.
US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer to meet Home Minister P Chidambaram: Reports
US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer to meet Home Minister P Chidambaram: Reports
Father throws newborn girl into river, arrested
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for throwing his newborn baby girl into a river in Durg district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Friday.
India to ask neighbours to help in tiger conservation
After China's lukewarm response to the issue of tiger poaching, India is pinning hopes on other neighbouring countries having population of the big cats to curb trade in parts and skins of the animal.
Firing continues at LoC near Jammu
There was firing again this morning at the Border Security Force post on the India-Pakistan border near Jammu where two BSF troopers had been injured on Thursday evening.
Husain celebrates 94th birthday in New York
MF Husain, living in self exile for the past 13 years due to threats from Hindu fundamentalists for his works, turned 94 on Thursday.
Three tribals acquitted in Kandhmal riot case
A local court in Orissa acquitted three tribal men who were arrested for alleged involvement in during Kandhamal riot. S K Das, additional sessions judge acquitted them due to lack of evidence on Wednesday.
Indian Parliamentary Delegation calls on Austrian Prez
An Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, on a visit to Austria, on Thursday called on the Austrian President and other senior officials and held discussions on matters of international and bilateral importance.
A major fire broke out in the wee hours in a building in CGO complex housing the Department of Information and Broadcasting.
Lalu unfazed by CBI probe into Railways job scam
With Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking a CBI probe into a job scam that allegedly occurred during Lalu Prasad's tenure, the former Railway Minister and RJD supreme on Thursday said he was unfazed by the development.
Tharoor sorry for his 'cattle class' remark
Reacting on the controversy over his "cattle class" remarks, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Thursday night said he was "sorry" for hurting any sentiments and that his words had been misunderstood.
Imminent threat of terror attacks across India: Israel
Israel has warned that a Pakistan-based terror outfit affiliated to al-Qaida, which carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks, is planning to carry out a string of terror attacks across India.
Deputy chairman of state planning board dead
Deputy chairman of Manipur state planning board and Congress MLA E Kunjeshore died in a hospital in New Delhi, official sources said.
Varun Gandhi to visit NASA, address NRI foundation
BJP MP from Pilibhit Varun Gandhi left for the US today where he will visit NASA and deliver a lecture in Houston on problems faced by a young and resurgent India and the country’s place in the new global order.
37-year-old falls to death from seventh floor
A 37-year-old businessman died after falling accidentally off the seventh floor of his building in Chembur on Thursday.
HC to govt: Bring 1 case of political vandalism to us
The high court has asked the state government to pick one model case of political vandalism out of the 140 cases registered and submit it so that the court can take action against the culprits.
India in touch with Aussie govt to prevent attack on students
Describing as “unfortunate” the racial attacks against Indians in Australia, India said it is in touch with the Australian Government to prevent recurrence of such attacks.
Navratri beats on a low this season
There is a different kind of austerity drive, sweeping across the most opulent festival in the city — Navratri.
Court orders probe into SRA schemes
Empowers high-powered committee to stop, regulate or cancel schemes that do not benefit genuine slumdwellers.
ANC seizes drugs worth Rs 2.75 cr
In a major crackdown on drug suppliers, the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) seized 22.5 kg of charas, 2.9 kg of brown sugar, and 4.3 gm of cocaine during the week.
The only case in which Ravindra Kantrole (39) was convicted crumbled on Thursday after the Bombay High Court acquitted him while hearing his bail application.
Sikh body moves court against actor
A city-based Sikh religious and cultural organisation has filed a complaint against Sohail Khan alleging that the actor has hurt religious sentiments of the community through his recently released film Kisaan.
Citizens’ body seeks detail of flats on forest land
The Hillside Residents Welfare Association and the Peoples Power of Nation — fighting for getting flats built on forest land — are seeking information from affected residents.
City to get better air safety surveillance
For the first time in the history of Indian aviation, the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) is decentralising authority to dispose pending probes and strengthen vigil on air safety.
Maya warns of law & order problem if statues demolished
Hitting back at Samajwadi Party's threats to demolish statues and memorials of Dalit icons, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minster Maywati warned any such move would lead to a serious law and order problem across the country warranting imposition of President's rule.
The Panvel police busted a credit card racket involving a Nigerian who made fake credit cards by hacking into accounts. Three people have been arrested.
Forget Kerala. Holiday in Hong Kong
This Diwali, you can make up for the summer holiday that you might have skipped because of the economic slowdown.
Tour operators have slashed rates, as have airlines, to entice travellers.
Bypoll results Congress, which took all the 7 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi earlier this year, lost 2 assembly seats it had won in 2008. See graphic
Court finds loopholes in 26/11 probe
The special court on Thursday expressed its displeasure over investigation into last year’s terror attacks after signatures of panch witnesses in the hotel Taj attack case were found on wrappers used to seal articles recovered from Nariman House.
An Income Tax (I-T) Commissioner has decided to work from home. Not because of any austerity measures, but just because her vehicle is not being allowed to enter the premises of the Aaykar Bhavan — I-T’s head office in South Mumbai — on security grounds.
Maharshtra's poll profile See graphic
Bar singer’s murder: Husband, his brother held
Three days after the decomposed body of a bar singer was found in her Ghatkopar flat, the police arrested her husband and brother-in-law from Kolkata for the murder.
Cong-NCP deal done, not everyone’s happy
Though Mumbai and Thane took the longest to negotiate most of the state’s 288 Assembly seats have finally been divided up between the Congress and NCP, who will now contest the polls together for the third time in a row. Dharmendra Jore reports. See Maha's poll profile
MCD takeover: BJP gets into battle gear
The Bharatiya Janata Party has constituted a seven-member committee to tackle the Delhi government’s move of taking over the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, reports HT Correspondent.
Harbour line to be extended up to Goregaon
The harbour line of the suburban train network will be soon extended up to Goregaon, the railways said on Thursday.
Sobering up: Excise officials on lookout for liquid giveaways
The next time you’re at the liquor shop, keep an eye out for excise officials. They’re keeping an eye out for unusually large orders, in a rather innovative attempt to prevent politicians from using alcohol to win over voters ahead of the October 13 state election. Satyajit Joshi reports.
Toddler claims mom threw her off moving train
A two-and-a-half-year old girl claimed her mother threw her out of a running train on Wednesday afternoon. A passerby found her alive near the railway tracks a couple of hours later.
Third Front is ‘opportunistic alliance’, says Mayawati’s MP
The Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is set to contest all 288 seats in the state Assembly elections.
Tunnel vision ails Third Front
Leaders scrambling for supremacy, squabbles over local tie-ups threaten to tear alliance apart, reports Zeeshan Shaikh. See graphic
No new projects in coastal areas, river basins
The environment ministry has decided not to allow any new projects in the coastal parts of India, river basins of Teesta and Ganga and ecological hotspot of Western Ghats, till damage caused by existing projects is assessed.
No more jostling to register for polls
Unlike the last Parliamentary elections, running from pillar to post to find their names and polling booth locations is over for voters in Gurgaon, reports Sanjeev K Ahuja.
Mamata may order probe into job scam, too
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is "examining" the reference received from the Railways Ministry to investigate the “land-for-jobs scandal” that involves damning charges against former Railways Minister Lalu Prasad.
Killers get death term on minor’s birthday
Two men, who had abducted a seven-year-old boy and killed him in September 2004, have been given death sentence by a Ghaziabad court, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Law change to allow organ swap
In a move that could give a new lease of life to people with organ failure, the Union government on Thursday decided to relax the law to allow swap donation between two patients but raised the penalty for those caught selling or buying organs.
Father sentenced for 50 years for raping daughters
A court in Vellore has awarded three life terms and an additional eight years sentence, totalling 50 years, to a 40-year-old man for raping his three daughters.
The chutney and ketchup minister
Created 20 years ago, the ministry had an identity crisis of sorts. Not many knew what it was all about. Despite heading it in 2004, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh renamed Sahay as its head, Sahay reportedly told the PM that chutneys and ketchup were not his scene. Kumkum Chadha tells more.
The assembly bypoll results of 18 seats in Bihar came as a shock to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with the ruling NDA alliance wining just six seats.
Ishrat’s family moves SC against stay on report
The mother of Ishrat Jahan, killed along with three others in June 2004 in Ahmedabad for alleged terror links, moved the Supreme Court on Thursday against the Gujarat High Court (HC) order that stayed a judicial report indicting the state police for the “cold-blooded murders”.
Man who robbed 11 kg gold caught
Delhi Police Commissioner YS Dadwal claimed they have arrested five people for their alleged involvement in robbing 11.4 kg of gold worth Rs 53.5 lakh, and Rs 2.3 lakh in cash from the branch office of a Kerala-based finance company eight months back, reports HT Correspondent.
As was expected, Mumbai and Thane, which together send 60 legislators to the Maharashtra assembly, became a bone of contention between alliance partners Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
SEZ politics: Videocon project scrapped to appease farmers
The Maharashtra government has scrapped a SEZ that was to be developed by consumer electronics giant Videocon near Pune, in an apparent move to appease farmers ahead of next month’s assembly elections in the state.
New deal: buddha offers 90 acres to infosys, wipro
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Thursday revived his IT dreams by offering 45 acres of land each to Infosys and Wipro at a “mutually acceptable price”.
Man who will head the war against Naxalites
To rein in the red terror and systematically implement the country’s first ever anti-Naxal plan, the Union home ministry has posted the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) Special Director General Vijay Raman at Raipur, capital of Chhattisgarh.
Inter-state drug rackets active in Mumbai busted, ten arrested
Police today claimed to have busted inter-state drug rackets actively operating in the city with the arrest of 10 persons, including a Nigerian, on charges of possessing 24 kg of drugs worth Rs 27.54 lakh.
Kidnapped Patna school boy rescued
The six-year-old boy, kidnapped four days back while going to school, was rescued this evening from Bihar's Saran district and four persons were arrested in this connection, police said.
'Pretty Woman' to <EM>Eat, Pray, Love </EM>in Pataudi
America’s sweetheart Julia Roberts touched down at IGIA to shoot a part of Hollywood flick Eat, Pray, Love. Starting September 20, a spiritual part of the film would be shot in an Ashram in the traditional suburb town Pataudi.
Demand for scrapping the collegium system is growing. There is political unanimity that the current system needs to change, but the government is reluctant to take on the judiciary, report Nagendar Sharma and Satya Prakash.
It was a startling shift in position of a man who has been one of the leading symbols of the Kashmir Valley movement for separation from India. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, 36, chairman of the moderate faction of Kashmir’s All Parties Hurriyat Conference, told HT on Thursday: “The time to be anti-India is over.” Arun Joshi reports.
Maqbool Fida Husain, the country’s best known living artist, turned 94 in Dubai on Thursday, living in exile. A ‘creative protest’ against the factors that led to his self-imposed exile in 2006 was organised by artists, friends, students and faculty from Jamia Millia Islamia on the occasion.
Four labourers were killed after inhaling noxious fumes when they got down into a sewer to clean it without any safety gear in Keshavpuram on Thursday, reports HT Correspondent.
For Delhi Metro, Games are now just 114.9 km away
On time Work on seven different sections of Metro lines is progressing as per schedule. All will be ready by next September, reports Atul Mathur.
Port of call Terminal 3 of IGI Airport would make Delhi’s first impression on visitors during Commonwealth Games 2010, reports Sidhartha Roy.
Barely four months after resounding victory in all the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, the Congress suffered crushing defeat in the by-elections to two assembly seats, results for which were declared on Thursday, reports HT Correspondents.
Ill-prepared India cancels major international shooting event
In an embarrassing blow to India ahead of next October’s Commonwealth Games, the first-ever pistol and rifle World Cup to come here has been cancelled, reports Ajai Masand.
Festive season has Delhi flying
After suffering a lull caused by the downturn, airlines are offering deals, discounts and gifts to lure fliers back. And the results are showing—there has been a marked increase in bookings for the festive season, reports Sidhartha Roy.
Come festive season and over 200 Ramlila societies from Mathura and Vrindavan continue a 170-year-old tradition and make the story of Lord Ram come alive for audiences across the country, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Bypoll shocks for Sheila, Nitish Kumar
Considered electoral icons, chief ministers Sheila Dikshit and Nitish Kumar got a rude shock in Delhi and Bihar respectively on Thursday.
Hike fee if needed, IIMs, IITs told
The IITs, IIMs, central universities and other institutions funded by the central government may soon be forced to hike fees and withdraw hostel subsidies for students.
RSS’s swadeshi push to idol worship
Don’t be surprised if you get an unusual gift from a Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) volunteer in your locality this Diwali.
I was asked if I mixed with men, bathed daily: Briton
“I felt humiliated. The questions were designed to degrade me and put my character under doubt,” Kaya Eldridge (23) told Hindustan Times, recollecting her experience at a lower court here earlier this week.
Modi at plan panel, accusations fly
It was lions vs minorities at the Planning Commission office on Thursday. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi accused the Centre of not providing a single penny for conservation of “national pride” lions while spending Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) on tigers.
S.S. Murthy, professor of electrical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, is struggling to remember the names of all his students. From teaching a class of 50, Murthy now faces the challenge of personalising his teaching to a class of 150. Numbers just don’t add up
Vigilance panel outs tainted officials on Web
The anti-corruption watchdog, Central Vigilance Commission, posted on its website a list of 123 government officials, including three from the Indian Police Service (IPS) and two from the Indian Forest Service (IFS).
BSF armours itself for border patrol in Gujarat
Keeping in mind the difficult terrain of the Rann of Kutch in north-west Gujarat and the resulting security concerns, the government of India is set to acquire four all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) for the Border Security Force (BSF). For a smooth ride
Advocates want Karnataka CJ not to preside over the bench
Ahead of the Supreme Court collegium meeting in Delhi, troubles for Karnataka Chief Justice PD Dinakaran grew with the advocates in Bangalore urging him to keep away from work and threatening further action if he did not not comply with their request.
India committed for rehabilitation of Sri Lankan Tamils: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reiterated the central government's commitment to rehabilitation of internally displaced civilians (IDP) in northern Sri Lanka.
Banner of slain LTTE chief surprises Congressmen
A huge banner, showing slain LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakharan’s photograph allegedly erected by activists of pro-Ealam outfits near the Periyar EVR’s statue in Erode, surprised some Congress leaders who raised objection and demanded its removal.
Health services disrupted as resident doctors continue strike
Health services continued to be disrupted in all major government hospitals in Rajasthan as the strike by Resident Doctors, demanding higher pay, continued for the fourth day.
Arya asks MPs and MLAs to take 20 pc less salary
Uttarakhand Congress president Yashpal Arya on Thursday asked all party MPs and MLAs to voluntarily take 20 per cent less salary to provide help to drought-hit areas of the country.
Pakistani forces fire on BSF post, 2 jawans injured
Two Border Security Force jawans have been reportedly injured in a cross-border firing near Jammu's Akhnoor area this evening. The firings were reported from Pakistan side of the border.
India to produce raw material for swine flu drug, toll touches 220
India is working overtime to come out with a swine flu vaccine and will soon produce the raw material used in the anti-flu drug, the government said today as eight more people died of the influenza A-H1N1 virus, taking the toll to 220.
Ishrat's mother moves SC against suspension of magistrate's report
Ishrat Jahan's mother on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against Gujarat High Court's order suspending a magistrate's report which said her daughter was innocent and the killings "staged".
Doctors who work in rural areas to get extra money: Azad
Doctors who opt to work in rural areas will be compensated with extra money and 'weightage' points that will help them when they apply for higher studies, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announced today.
Tharoor travelled economy even earlier
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, who with his senior minister SM Krishna came under fire for staying in a luxury hotel for three months, had been travelling economy class much before the austerity measures were announced by the government.
Don't break the law, Australian PM warns Indian students
Australian PM Kevin Rudd today warned students from India not to take the law into their own hands after writer and activist Farrukh Dhondy reportedly urged Indians in the country for "some form of retaliation" following the brutal assault on four Indians in Melbourne.
US for greater strategic cooperation with India: Roemer
Having formalised the civil nuclear deal, the US is looking at higher level of strategic engagement with India.
Saeed, other 26/11 suspects in Pak be brought to justice: US
Endorsing India's view that 26/11 terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed and five other suspects be brought to justice, he said Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba posed a "regional and global" threat.
Indian forces capable of defending borders: Krishna
Amid concerns over reported border violations by Chinese army, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna today said Indian armed forces were capable of defending the country's frontiers.
India tells Pakistan, still waiting for more action on 26/11
Ahead of meeting his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in New York later this month, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said India is awaiting more action against the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks, including Hafiz Saeed.
SC asks courts, tribunals to decide IPR cases within 4 months
The Supreme Court has directed courts and tribunals in the country to decide all matters related to infringement of intellectual property rights within four months.
SP to contest Haryana polls in alliance with BSP(KR)
Samajwadi Party on Thursday entered into an alliance with Bahujan Sangharsh Party (Kanshi Ram) for contesting the Assembly elections in Haryana.
Banner of slain LTTE chief hurts sentiments of Congressmen
A huge banner, showing slain LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakharan's photograph erected by activists of pro-Ealam outfits near the Periyar EVR's statue here, hurt the sentiments of some Congress leaders who today demanded the police to remove it.
Gujarat Govt to organise mega Navratri event
Gujarat government in partnership with industry associations has organised a grand Navratri festival to be inaugurated on September 19 in the presence of foreign diplomats from 84 countries.
Delhi govt exploring possibility of concrete roads
The Delhi government is exploring the possibility of having concrete roads in the national capital as they are more durable and cost effective in comparison to bitumen ones.
Medical negligence: Patient's kin to get Rs 12.15L compensation
The country's apex consumer body has awarded a compensation of Rs 12.5 lakh to a man who lost his wife after she was given wrongful dosage of anaesthesia during Cesarean operation by a doctor.
BJP slams Tharoor for 'cattle class' remarks
The Bharatiya Janata Party today slammed Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor terming his twitter remarks about "cattle class" travel as an insult to a large middle class who led an austere lifestyle.
Case registered against Maneka Gandhi
The Delhi Police have booked animal rights activist and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Maneka Gandhi and her NGO for allegedly restraining a pet shop owner from running his business.
HC acquits 'serial killer' in murder case
The Bombay High Court on Thursday acquitted alleged serial killer Ravindra Kantrole in a 2007 murder case, reversing the judgement of a trial court that convicted him of the crime.
Advocates may boycott Chief Justice's court
The Advocates Association of Bangalore on Thursday threatened to boycott the court of state Chief Justice PD Dinakaran in view of allegations against him.
HC directs to remove the encroachment of the minister
Coming as a major embarrassment for Maharashtra minister of state for home and Jail, Nitin Raut ahead of the state assembly elections, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court directed him and other encroachers on government land to hand it over back to the government within a month.
Power supply cut off in Chandrapur state offices
The Maharashtra State Power Distribution Company Limited on Wednesday disconnected electricity supply of several government offices, including the office of deputy collector, district rehabilitation office, water supply department and the PWD offices in neighbouring Chandrapur for failure to pay outstanding bills.
Stoning of Shatabdi express; two boys held
Two teenaged boys were arrested today in connection with the stoning of the Shatabdi express in which Rahul Gandhi was travelling and police said investigations revealed there was no criminal intent.
Centre adopting soft stand on Chinese incursions: Jayalalithaa
Accusing the Centre of adopting a soft stand on the Chinese incursions, AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa today asked the UPA to adopt a tougher approach in matters related to national security.
Militants explode grenades at the houses of Manipur officials
Unidentified militants attacked the houses of two Manipur government officials in separate incidents by exploding grenades but no casualty was reported, official sources said on Thursday.
WB invites Wipro, Infosys to set up centres
The West Bengal government today invited IT major Wipro and Infosys to start new centres at Rajarhat in the northeastern fringes of the city and promised to give 45 acres of land to each of the companies.
Karunanidhi to police: Maintain strict vigil on coastal areas
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today directed the police to step up vigil along the coastal areas to prevent "undesirable elements in the name of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees" from entering the state.
Two more succumb to Swine Flu in Pune, toll climbs to 46
Swine flu toll in the city rose to 46 with confirmation of two more deaths today.
Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide in Kolhapur
A 42-year old farmer committed suicide by consuming poison here, police said today.
Separatists reject PM's charge on violence
Separatist leaders in J-K on Thursday rejected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that they were stepping up violence with the help of elements from across the border.
JD-U takes early leads in Bihar assembly by-polls
Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) has taken a clear lead on five seats in the by-elections to 18 assembly constituencies in the state, counting for which was underway on Thursday.
46 per cent Indian children suffer from malnutrition
Despite India's recent economic boom, at least 46 per cent of its children up to the age of 3 still suffer from malnutrition making the country home to a third of the world's malnourished children, a study said today.
Dindori firing: Sub divisional magistrate suspended
The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended a Sub Divisional Magistrate in connection with the firing incident in Dindori district.
HC directs to remove encroachments in Bezonbagh in four weeks
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has directed district authorities to remove encroachments from Bezonbagh area in Nagpur within four weeks and hand over the land to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation.
Cong-NCP seat-sharing talks continue
Congress and NCP on Thursday continued negotiation to evolve a consensus over certain seats on which both of them have staked claim as the two ruling coalition partners appeared close to clinching a seat-sharing pact for the October 13 Assembly elections in Maharashtra.
About 300 terrorists waiting to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir
Around 300 terrorists are waiting across the Line of Control in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) for an opportunity to infiltrate into India, prompting the Army to strengthen its anti-insurgency security grid.
Stoning of Shatabdi Express; three teenaged boys detained
Three teenaged boys have been detained by police in connection with the stoning of the Shatabdi express in which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was travelling on Tuesday night.
CVC displays list of 'corrupt' officials first time
Officials from the Indian Police Service, nationalised banks, forest service and the railway ministry are among the 123 against whom the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has advised action and for the first time displayed such a list on its website. See list Part 1 | Part 2
Two suspected naxals killed in Chhattisgarh
Two suspected naxals were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in the dense forest of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, CRPF officials said in New Delhi.
'Cong to agitate against Maya Govt'
The Uttar Pradesh Congress will soon launch a state-wide agitation against Mayawati Government to apprise the people of irregularities in implementation of centrally-sponsored schemes for the poor.
Manipur govt official kidnapped for ransom
Unidentified militants have allegedly kidnapped a Manipur government official and demanded a ransom, official sources said here today.
An income tax advocate was shot dead by unidentified persons in Hapur, 50 km from here, police said today.
UP to set up multi-purpose farmers service centres
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has ordered setting up of farmers service centres in rural areas to provide all necessary assistance under one roof.
India exporting basmati rice at $1,200 a tonne
Indian exporters are currently contracting basmati rice at $1,200 a tonne, about 9 per cent higher than last year, following increased demand for superior varieties of the grain.
A village council in Uttar Pradesh forced a love-struck couple to slap each other with shoes after they were caught sitting together in a park. Now, the cops promise stern action against the people behind the shocking event.
One killed, 15 injured as bus overturns
At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured when a bus carrying pilgrims overturned here today.
Tiger force to protect big cats in Corbett Reserve
With growing concern over dwindling population of big cats in the country, a specialised tiger protection force is being set up in the Corbett Tiger Reserve, considered one of the best parks for the endangered species.
Govt mum on gay issue, leaves it to SC
The Union Cabinet decided to play it safe on the issue of supporting the Delhi High Court judgment legalising homosexual acts between consenting adults, which has been challenged in the Supreme Court, reports HT Political Bureau. Listen to podcast 
Six killed in MP building collapse
Six persons were killed and 16 others injured when a three-storey house collapsed in Katni, officials said on Thursday. The dilapidated building at Ishwarpura locality collapsed on Wednesday night, killing the house owner and five others.
6 pilgrims killed in Orissa road accident
Six pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh on their way back from Orissa's temple town of Puri were killed when their bus was hit by a speeding truck, police said on Thursday.
Religious leader extends support to Congress-NCP for polls
An influential local religious figure who unsuccessfully contested the last Lok Sabha polls has announced his unconditional support to Congress-NCP alliance in the October 13 Assembly elections.
Two groups of people clashed on the issue of over-speeding of vehicles at the Marina Beach in Chennai late on Wednesday night and burnt a number of two-wheelers and damaged cars.
A major fire broke out in a building in CGO complex on Lodhi road in the wee hours on Thursday. The blaze broke out in the first floor of the Electronic Niketan building at 3:45 am and 23 fire tenders were rushed to the area, fire brigade officials said.
Nair briefs UN about India's views on climate change
Ahead of the climate summit next week, a senior Indian officials has met UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the country's stand on climate change.
Won’t insist on getting powers of DDA, police: CM
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said she would not insist on transferring powers of the police and DDA to her government, after Centre's proposal to hand over the MCD to it.
Special tutors for special students
Delhi High Court has ordered each school to have two special educators for students suffering from various disabilities, including visually and hearing impaired. Harish V Nair reports.
Festive rush sees railways in launch overdrive
This festive season, the railways plan to grab a larger share of the seasonal passenger-traffic pie with 30 per cent more trains than last year.
Robbers who targeted schools held
The police have arrested a gang of five robbers, who targeted schools, electric sub-stations and construction sites in Dwarka area of southwest Delhi, police said.
The CBI, probing the murders of Noida schoolgirl Aarushi Talwar and her family’s domestic help Hemraj Banjade, on Wednesday let off two persons who were in possession — at different times — of her mobile phone, missing since the incident.
Wish Husain Happy B’Day at Jamia
India’s most controversial artist, Maqbool Fida Husain turns 94 on Thursday. And while he may be in exile, the Indian literati has decided celebrate the event.
It’s forces vs bureaucrats at Gymkhana
Elections to the prestigious Delhi Gymkhana Club always make news, but for wrong reasons.
Colaba resident who saw attackers deposes
Curiosity got the better of Kamal Singh when he took a stick and entered Nariman House in Colaba to question the two Lashkar-e-Tayyeba attackers about what was going on inside the building, reports HT Correspondent.
Relieved VIP duty cops to man 22 new police stations
Delhi is going to have 22 new police station five days from now. A major chunk of staff for these police stations has been pulled from the VIP security unit. The new police stations would collectively get 1200 policemen.
BJP gives Guhagar to Sena, gets Ghatkopar
The Bharatiya Janata Party has finally decided to give up the controversial Guhagar assembly seat for its coalition partner of two decades, the Shiv Sena, reports HT Correspondent.
You only search missing kids of the rich, HC tells cops
On Wednesday, a 13 year-old girl—one of the Capital’s many missing children who had been untraceable from October last to this September—came to the Delhi High Court. She was pregnant.
Games facelift for Bhairon Marg
One more important stretch of road in central Delhi is set to get facelift for Commonwealth Games 2010.
HC asks Virk to monitor Sion missing baby case
Director General of Police SS Virk’s success in tracing five-year-old Sujal Chhug who was allegedly kidnapped by his father, Bunty (28), prompted the Bombay HC to ask the top cop to monitor yet another missing child case, reports HT Correspondent.
Expressway deaths: HC notice to consultants
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued notices to independent consultants RITES and Stup consultants and made them parties in the petition filed by the father of accident victim KS Anand.
State scraps Videocon SEZ project near Pune
The state government, in a desperate effort to appease farmers before the October 13 assembly polls, cancelled the proposed Videocon SEZ at Wagholi near Pune, a week before the model code of conduct was imposed, report Satyajit Joshi & Dharmendra Jore.
Congress-NCP seat-sharing talks progress
Seat-sharing talks between the Congress and its ally Nationalist Congress Party progressed but the pact could not be sealed because they failed to agree on 20 to 30 seats, reports Dharmendra Jore.
‘The force will be self-sufficient’
Mumbai will soon get its first batch of commandos trained at par with the NSGs and Los Angeles police’s Special Weapons and Tactics Team (S.W.A.T.). Hindustan Times spoke to Deputy Inspector General of Police S Jagannathan, commander of the specialised force.
Counter-insurgency force to be stationed in Kalina a week before Diwali
The city will get its first batch of 216 Force One commandos — a specialised counter-insurgency force — by October 10, reports Debasish Panigrahi.
With the current status of the new Karni shooting range making even the December 31 deadline seem like a distant dream, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) officials are getting increasingly nervous. See graphic1, graphic2
Speed up trial, says high court
The high court directed the Thane sessions court to begin the trial of the woman, who allegedly killed her newborn, and complete it expeditiously, reports HT Correspondent.
Mamata seeks CBI probe into predecessor Lalu’s orders
Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered a CBI inquiry against her predecessor Lalu Prasad. She has sought a probe into allegations made by a group of Janata Dal (U) MPs last year that people were persuaded to cede land to the Railways in exchange of jobs and contracts during Prasad’s tenure, report Srinand Jha & Aloke Tikku.
Police get last chance to probe charges against DIG
The Mumbai Police just got their last chance to investigate corruption charges against Deputy Inspector General of Police, Hemant Nagrale, reports Urvi Mahajani.
Round trip on sealink is 3.6 km longer
A round trip made using the Bandra-Worli sealink is 3.6 km longer than the same trip made on the conventional route, reports Sayli Udas Mankikar.
It had plans to spend Rs 600 crore to build 50 skywalks across Mumbai, but the city’s key urban infrastructure agency just got a reality check, reports Sayli Udas Mankikar.
Where are the Games volunteers?
Delhi will need a total of 30,000 volunteers pitching in during the 2010 Commonwealth Games. With just 382 days to go, the government is yet to launch the official volunteer programme for the games. Moushumi Das Gupta reports. See graphic
Stepping up: Young corporators want a shot at Assembly polls
Young corporators who have earned their stars responding to complaints about overflowing drains and illegal hawkers are now stepping up and seeking tickets for the upcoming state election, reports Sayli Udas Mankikar.
Can a Marathi TV star get Sewri back for the Sena?
A popular Marathi game show host might be the Shiv Sena candidate from Sewri, as the party tries desperately to counter the growing influence of the MNS in what was once a saffron stronghold, reports Naresh Kamath.
After its best showing in nearly 20 years, will the Grand Old Party reclaim the state? Shailesh Gaikwad reports.
Malaysian held with heroin worth Rs 3 crore
Buttons are useful and nobody knows this better than 29-year-old Thienmoli Mathaven who used them to conceal heroin worth Rs 3 crore in the international market, reports Manish Pachouly.
'I’m wealthy, I don’t need to be corrupt'
Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, who has been recommended for promotion to the Supreme Court, on Wednesday dismissed the charges of corruption levelled against him.
Delhi Metro has definitely changed the way people travel in Delhi. But lately, over-crowded metro trains have also forced people to opt for autos and buses. DMRC set to launch next generation coaches with cameras, heaters and route maps, reports Atul Mathur.
Security fears may cramp austerity drive
Rahul Gandhi’s televised train journey to and from Ludhiana has thrown up serious questions about limits to which high-risk leaders can stretch austerity in public life, reports Vinod Sharma. Second thoughts
Son of an NRI businessman cheated of Rs 5 lakh
Deepak Matwani, the 20-year-old son of a non-resident Indian businessman from Egypt, wanted to spend some time India by pursuing his management studies, reports Shahkar Abidi.
Ready for Games by Dec 31: Kalmadi
Fifteen of Delhi’s 17 venues for next October’s Commonwealth Games will be ready by December 31 this year, Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi said on Wednesday.
Coffee, toffee or toilets? It will be all rolled into one
No stinking public toilets anymore. Delhi is set to have some toilet blocks that would smell of flowers and coffee, literally. Neelam Pandey reports.
When Nikita Sood called her friends for the ‘last drive’ in her Maruti Swift before its new owner took it away, she did not imagine it would be the last drive for one of them.
The infant who was born with his heart protruding from the chest and was operated upon by doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on September 3 breathed his last at 3.30 pm on Wednesday.
Indian docs cure thalassaemia using stem cells
When others of her age played with dolls, eight-year-old Thamirabharani was taking blood transfusions. Born with thalassaemia, she has, however, found hope. Haematologist Revathy Raj and his team from Apollo Gleneagles hospital in Chennai gave a new lease of life to the little girl from Coimbatore through stem cell transplantation. Subhendu Maiti tells more...
'Give back jobs or we’ll jump'
Two former staffers of the Hardayal Municipal Library climbed a 50-m tall electric tower in Chandni Chowk on Wednesday and threatened to commit suicide if they were not re-instated.
Cabinet may amend organ transplant law
The Union Cabinet on Thursday may consider key amendments to the Transplantation to Human Organs Act, 1994, disallowing foreigners to get organs from Indians, increasing penalty for violators by up to 10 times and allowing swap organ donation.
Student commits suicide, family blames ragging
Parents and relatives of Satyendra Kumar (22), a student of Jamshedpur’s National Institute of Technology (NIT), who reportedly committed suicide on Tuesday, alleged that his roommate and seniors ragged him so brutally that he was compelled to end his life.
Humiliated in Gujarat court, says UK Woman
A young British woman allegedly molested by a plumber last month has complained to the Gujarat High Court Chief Justice about the “humiliation” she had to undergo in the open court during hearing of the case.
Dinakaran’s promotion: Opposition gets louder
Coming out in support of eminent jurists, the Supreme Court (SC) and Delhi High Court bar association presidents on Wednesday questioned the continuance of Justice P.D. Dinakaran as Chief Justice (CJ) of the Karnataka High Court (HC).
The honourable murderers of Haryana
Like many young men, Vedpal fell in love with Shilpa from a neighbouring village, eloped with her in March and got married in court.
A first: Children to be part of India’s climate change team
To portray India’s “high awareness about climate change”, the environment and forest ministry has decided to take teenagers, as part of the delegation, for global negotiations on climate change, starting from December 7 in Copenhegan, Denmark.
Two students injured in police firing in Manipur
Two students were injured in police firing at Thangal bazar area in Imphal West district this evening, official sources said.
Appoint special teachers for disabled children, says court
Delhi High Court took serious note of absence of special teachers for disabled students in government schools, and asked the state government to appoint two such specialists in each of 3,000 state-run schools in the capital.
Gehlot diktat: Travel cheap, cut foreign trips
In keeping with the austerity season, the Congress government in Rajasthan announced measures on Wednesday to check wasteful spending — mainly banning foreign trips and making economy class travel mandatory.
Woman kills two daughters before attempting suicide in Burdwan
A woman drowned her two minor daughters in a river before attempting to commit suicide apparently due to acute poverty in Burdwan district.
Course correction Rajasthan government panel pinpoints references it wants deleted from school textbooks, reports KS Tomar. Textbook controversies
20 seats hold up Cong, NCP seat-sharing pact
The Congress and its alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday made some headway, but could not arrive at upon a final seat-sharing arrangement for over 20 seats in the 288-member Maharashtra assembly. Alliance over the years
Govt concerned, probe on into Melbourne race attack
A worried India on Wednesday took up the issue of racial attacks with Canberra after two Indian students and their uncle were beaten up on September 12.
UK woman alleges humiliation in court
A 23-year-old British woman, who was allegedly molested by a plumber last month, has written a letter to Gujarat High Court Chief Justice complaining of "humiliation" during hearing of the case at a metropolitan court in Ahmedabad.
2 killed in train-mini truck collision in Ferozepur
Two persons died on the spot when Ahmedabad bound Jammu Tawi express collided with a mini truck at an unmanned level crossing near village Kasu Begu, around 20 kms from the district headquarters on Thursday, police said.
Eminent litterateur Meenakshi Mukherjee dead
Eminent litterateur and Sahitya Akademi winner Meenakshi Mukherjee died in Hyderabad on Wednesday. She was 72.
India designs new atomic reactor for thorium utilisation
India on Thursday announced it has designed a new version of Advanced Heavy Water atomic reactor which will use lesser low enriched uranium along with thorium as fuel and having next generation safety requirements.
Austerity drive:RS dismisses reports on Ansari convening meet
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday dismissed reports that an all-party meeting has been convened by Chairman Hamid Ansari to decide on extending the government's austerity drive to MPs.
DMRC board tells management to take pro-active safety measures
The Board of Directors of DMRC bluntly told the metro rail management to take pro-active safety measures so as to prevent any kind of mishap involving the modern transport system.
Police hunt attackers of Rahul's train, Congress says security vital
The Haryana police on Wednesday launched a massive manhunt for a group of young men who allegedly stoned a train in which Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was travelling the previous evening.
Court pulls up Govt on plight of POWs in Pak
Delhi High Court today took a serious view of the fact that a POW of unsound mind has been languishing in a Pakistani jail since 1965 and asked the central government what steps were being taken to ensure his and other POWs' release.
TV actress Mona Singh chased with summons in Chandigarh
TV actress Mona Singh, who was in Chandigarh for product promotion on Wednesday, got little work done, as she was chased by determined rights activists with court summons for having dressed as goddess Sita in a reality show. At the end, she left town without accepting the summons.
Anti-uranium lobby chalks out stir plan
The anti-uranium mining lobby in Meghalaya led by KSU chalked out a series of agitation today. But the Congress-led alliance Govt has refused to back away from allowing UCIL carry out its pre-project development activities in the hill state's West Khasi Hills district.
Two more swine flu deaths reported in Nagpur
Two more suspected swine flu deaths were reported from Nagpur on Wednesday taking the toll to three.
India to trim govt schemes in financial year 2011: Finance Ministry
India will aim at scrapping irrelevant government schemes and reduce subsidies in the next fiscal year, the finance ministry said, as it grapples to keep a lid on spending and rein in the fiscal deficit.
Govt calls off meet on Chinese incursions to bring down hype
The government today put off a high-level meeting of officials that was to be held in New Delhi to discuss alleged Chinese border intrusions. The meeting was expected to be chaired by National Security Adviser M K Narayanan. See full coverage
Teenaged domestic help of Govt official found dead in Lucknow
A teenaged domestic help of a senior government official was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his official residence in Lucknow.
Govt taking all steps to tackle spread of swine flu, dengue: CM
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah has said that there was no need to declare a 'health emergency' in the state, as his government was 'attentive' to the situation and taking all necessary steps to tackle the spread of epidemics like swine flu and dengue.
Pak will not allow its soil to be used against India: Zardari
President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan will not allow its territory to be used against India for any acts of terror and is ready to cooperate with it to punish the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks.
Sheila asks MLAs to take pay cuts
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today issued an advisory proposing a 20 per cent salary cut for state ministers and legislators.
She was butchered, we will fight for justice: Ishrat's family
With renewed hope and only memories of Ishrat left, after the local police ransacked and took away all her belongings from their home in Mumbra in Maharashtra's Thane district in 2004, Ishrat's mother and daughter came to the national capital late on Tuesday to take their fight for justice further.
Teacher suspended on attempt to molestation charges
A teacher of a school for the blind under Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh has been suspended for allegedly attempting to molest two students earlier this week.
Himachal Pradesh plans to create hydropower fund
Himachal Pradesh will explore the possibility of creating a hydropower fund for the benefit of small, mini and micro hydropower producers in the state, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said in Shimla.
Army confirms lac exercise, ‘op alert’ to last 3 weeks
The Indian Army has mobilised its troops to forwards posts in Jammu and Kashmir and along the northeastern border with China in an exercise named Operation Alert, a defence official said today.
India asks Aus to prevent recurrent attacks
Days after the latest incident of assault on four Indians in Melbourne, India today asked Australia to take immediate steps to prevent the recurrence of such attacks and punish the guilty.
Shashi Tharoor's taunt on austerity has Congress frowning
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today landed in a fresh controversy for reportedly dubbing travel by economy class as "cattle class", a remark which was strongly disapproved by Congress.
Dalit family in Madhya Pradesh ostracised, no action taken
More than three weeks have passed since a Dalit family was ostracised and forced to leave their village in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district. But, according to media reports, the police and the administration have failed to either rehabilitate them or to take action against anyone.
WB Govt didn't reject Wipro, Infosys proposals: CPI(M)
The West Bengal government said it has not rejected proposals of IT majors Wipro and Infosys for setting up units near the state capital. The government had only scrapped the IT park which was to come up near the controversial Vedic Village resort, Left Front chairman Biman Bose told reporters today.
UK firms intend to invest in Nagpur
The British minister for Trade Investment and Business, Lord Davies, who was in Nagpur on Wednesday to support a British business delegation of 14 companies, sees huge business potential for UK firms in the proposed international cargo hub project and the SEZ at Nagpur.
Student commits suicide, family cries foul
A student of the NIT committed suicide by hanging himself at his college hostel in Jharkhand, police said. But the family of the victim alleges that the boy's death was due to "ragging and torture" by senior students.
Two persons were killed and a woman injured when a speeding taxi mowed them down at Mumbai-Agra National Highway, police said on Wednesday.
CBI arrest bank manager for taking bribe
A CBI team today caught red-handed a branch manager of a nationalised bank in Chandauli district, 40 kms from here, accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 for clearing a loan from an applicant.
No answering questions in Tamil, DMK ministers told
The Lok Sabha secretariat on Wednesday turned down the request of DMK ministers to answer questions in Tamil but said party MPs could ask questions and make speeches in the language as there was provision for it in the constitution.
Balance between nature and technological must: Joshi
Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Wednesday emphasised on the need for maintaining balance between ecology and technological development.
BJP demands early polls in Jharkhand
BJP on Wednesday demanded that the Election Commission hold "early" elections in Jharkhand saying only a democratically elected government can deal with drought and law and order problem in the state.
'India should not bow to Chinese pressure on Dalai visit'
With China expressing strong opposition to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Tibetan organisations today said India should not bow down to Chinese pressure and cancel the trip.
Re-examine hike in judicial stamp fee: Badal
Following protests from the Bar Associations in Punjab, the state government on Wednesday decided to re-examine the recent hike in judicial stamp fee charges and stayed the hike till further instructions.
Fire in govt girls school in Pulwama
Two buildings of a government school for girls were gutted in a mysterious fire in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Wednesday.
Kalmadi promises successful 2010 Commonwealth Games
Under attack for the tardy preparations for 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Indian Olympic Association chief Suresh Kalmadi on Wednesday sought to dispel all doubts by promising to stage a successful Games as the central government was backing the Organising Committee to the hilt.
Police fails to trace Goa Minister facing threat charges
Goa police on Wednesday said that they were not able to trace Goa Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane who is accused of threatening a lawyer-cum-social activist.
Maoists help during elections harming the country: Marandi
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi on Wednesday said that taking the help of Maoists to win elections is harming the country.
Mayawati asks officers to improve revenue collection
Concerned over poor revenue collection in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mayawati has asked concerned officials to speed up the process or face action. Her warning came when she reviewed the tax and non-tax revenue receipts at a high level meeting in Lucknow Wednesday night.
India snubs China, says Dalai Lama free to visit Arunachal
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Wednesday dismissed China's objections to the Dalai Lama's proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh later this year and said that the Tibetan leader is "free to go anywhere in India".
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram turned 65 on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi greeted him on the occasion.
'Shatabdi guard saw 4 young men pelting stones'
Around four young men were seen pelting stones at the Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi Express that had Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on board, near Panipat, the train's guard said.
Notice issued to Scindia to be present in his office on Sep 30
The local Labour Officer has sent a notice to the Union Minister of State for Commerce, Jyotiraditya Scindia to be present in his office on September 30 in connection with a complaint filed against him.
Seat sharing: NCP may settle for less
The second round of seat-sharing talks between Congress and NCP leaders for the October 13 Assembly polls in Maharashtra began in Mumbai on Wednesday, amid indications that the Sharad Pawar-led party may settle for a few seats less than it contested in 2004 elections.
Baby falls into open storm water drain
An 18-month-old baby boy today accidentally fell into an open storm water drain near Pulimau locality in the city while he was playing there, police said.
J-K constitutes committee to monitor pandits' return to Valley
Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted a high level committee to monitor the return of displaced pandits to the Valley.
CBI frees two detained after recovery of Aarushi's phone
The CBI has released a brother-sister duo, whom it detained for questioning in the murder case of Noida schoolgirl Aarushi following the recovery of her mobile phone from them.
Forensic experts probe attack on Rahul’s train
Police and forensic experts in Haryana were questioning people and searching villages, on Wednesday, to identify those who pelted stones at the Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi Express in which Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi was travelling.
Six armymen injured in grenade blast
Six army personnel were injured, one of them seriously, when a grenade exploded accidentally at a forward army post in Mendhar sector of Poonch district on Wednesday.
NCP, Congress may finalise ties soon
In the clearest signal that Congress and NCP will fight the coming assembly polls together, NCP leader Praful Patel on Wednesday said that both parties will amicably decide seat sharing in a couple of days.
J-K sanctions Rs 45.09 cr plan outlay for Doda
The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved annual plan outlay of Rs 45.09 crore has for Doda district for 2009-10, a hike of 15 per cent over that in the last financial year.
VHP leader held in connection with daughter-in-law's death
A senior VHP leader has been arrested along with his wife and son in connection with the mysterious death of his daughter-in-law, whose family alleged that she was killed for dowry, police said today.
Centre to discuss tiger deaths
With tiger deaths crossing the 50 mark this year, a worried government is convening a series of meeting with 17 tiger-range states to look into the reasons for the unabated deaths of the feline.
Explain assets allegation: CJI to Karnataka CJ
Taking note of allegations of acquisition of "huge assets" made against Karnataka High Court Chief Justice PD Dinakaran, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan reportedly sought an explanation from the judge who denied the charges.
Andhra BJP wants to install statues of 2 freedom fighters
BJP Andhra Pradesh unit on Wednesday urged the state government to allot piece of land at two places in the city to install bronze statues of Komaram Bheem and Shoyab Ullah Khan who sacrificed their lives while fighting against the erstwhile Nizam ruler.
Two arrested for impersonating as food officials
Two person were arrested in Indore today for allegedly impersonating as food department officials and demanding bribe, police said.
Woman succumbs to swine flu in Pune
A 30-year-old woman has succumbed to swine flu at a private hospital in Pune, taking the toll in the viral infection in the city to 44.
Plumbers held for stealing diamonds
Two plumbers were arrested on Sunday for stealing diamonds worth over Rs 45 lakh from a jewellery-making unit in Andheri (East).
A special MCOCA court on Tuesday sent a suspected Lashkar-e-Tayyeba operative, arrested in Delhi last month, to the custody of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case.
ISO institutions get realty incentive
The state will now allow medical and educational institutes to lease, rent or sell 20 per cent of their campus area to banks, financial institutions and corporate houses. Sayli Udas Mankikar reports.
Court criticises state on child rescue system
The Bombay High Court reprimanded the state government on Tuesday over that the government’s “efforts” to show that child labourers who were rescued and sent back to their parents were being sent to schools.
After Sonia, Maharashtra ministers fly economy
Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s decision to travel economy class on a New Delhi-Mumbai flight has led to a scamper for economy class seats among Congress ministers from Maharashtra, reports HT Correspondent.
Customs authorities are finally relieved. The last capsule, suspected to contain cocaine, which was stuck in Pumla Caroline’s stomach since a fortnight, was finally taken out after an hour-long surgery at JJ Hospital on Tuesday, reports Manish Pachouly.
It’s been five years of fire-fighting for the state government — starting with the 2005 deluge, then the serial train blasts, continuing farmer suicides and finally the downturn and the four-day siege of 26/11.
Opposition not an effective watchdog
Voters rated the government’s performance as average in a pre-poll Hindustan Times survey. But it may not be easy for the opposition Shiv Sena-BJP to translate the unhappiness into votes for their alliance.
All the king’s men: Raj zeroes in on candidates
Builders, businessmen, bankers, solicitor and educationists will represent Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in the fledgling party’s first ever state election.
A “wireless addressable fire detection-transmission system”, which the Mumbai Fire Brigade is shopping for, will automatically connect a flat to the local fire station, police station and hospitals.
First round of Congress, NCP talks inconclusive
The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), following a green signal by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, opened their seat sharing talks on Tuesday with just three days left for the start of filing of nominations for the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra. Nominations close on September 25, reports Saroj Nagi & Dharmendra Jore.
Now on, no tickets for leaders’ kin in Haryana: Cong
The Congress has decided not to give any tickets to fresh relatives for the October 13 Assembly polls in Haryana.
Special economic zones should go: Raigad farmers
The verdict at the public audit on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) held in Div village of Pen taluka in Raigad district was unanimous, reports Sujata Anandan.
Relief for Arun Jaitley in domain name battle
What does senior BJP leader and well-known lawyer Arun Jaitley have in common with the likes of Kumar Mangalam Birla, Anil Ambani, Julia Roberts and Madonna?
Mumbai voters give govt 5.2 out of 10
The Congress-NCP government will not get a pat on its back for its performance. In a pre-poll survey conducted by the Hindustan Times in Mumbai’s 36 assembly constituencies, people have rated the state government’s overall performance as average — on a scale of 10, it scored 5.2, reports Shailesh Gaikwad.
About 80 per cent of those who died of swine flu in Mumbai belonged to one of six high-risk categories, an analysis by the municipal corporation has shown, reports Naziya Alvi.
HC order on access to cemetery stayed
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Bombay High Court order that allowed access to the 2,000 sq m land reserved for a Muslim cemetery falling within the boundaries of the Mumbai airport.
All aboard the scrimp-and-save bandwagon
When Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi decide to walk the talk on austerity — and travel like the aam aadmi — other Congressmen, and even the Left, rush to follow suit, reports Vishal Rambani.
The great austerity rush
9 college students in Powai drug bust
Nine college students from well-to-do families were detained for consuming drugs at a Powai shopping complex on Monday.
In a freewheeling discussion with senior editors of Hindustan Times on Tuesday, Human resource development minister Kapil Sibal shared his vision for education, and a poem he has written on the spirit behind the schools exam reforms announced by him recently.
EC hopes pre-Diwali poll date will draw more voters
Lessons learnt from the Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year prompted the Election Commission of India (EC) to schedule polling day in the state before Diwali celebrations. Political parties and the EC hope this will help boost voter turnout, especially in the cities, reports Soubhik Mitra.
First in India: Docs to sign bond for rural service
Gautam Handique, Chandrika Gogoi and 698 others will inadvertently rewrite Indian medical history on Wednesday. They will become the first government doctors appointed on the condition that they will be eligible for post-graduate studies anywhere only after serving in rural areas for at least a year, reports Rahul Karmakar.
Shiv Sena pitches for Uddhav as CM
Senior Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi said party executive president Uddhav Thackeray would be his choice for chief minister if the Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance comes to power in the state, reports Rajendra Aklekar.
Austerity drive is tokenism: BJP
The BJP has dismissed the government’s austerity drive as bizarre tokenism, an attempt to divert attention from rising prices.
After finding out that previous data in Aarushi Talwar’s mobile phone has been erased, the Central Bureau of Investigation has now sought forensic help to retrieve the data. See graphic 1 , graphic 2
Jaswant singh returns to Darjeeling
With touchdown at the Bagdogra Airport near Siliguri, Darjeeling’s unattached MP Jaswant Singh’s first lines were “Gorkhaland is my aim; Gorkhaland is my dream and it tops my political as well as well as personal agenda.”
‘More khakiwallas than voters at booths’
Low voter turnout was the highlight of the by-election for the communally sensitive Okhla assembly seat on Tuesday reports HT Correspondent.
151 tourists stranded in Himachal
151 tourists, including 96 foreigners, are stranded in Himachal Pradesh’s Kaza valley of Lahaul and Spiti district after closure of roads because of landslides occurring in the region following heavy rains and snowfall.
With two more deaths confirmed on Tuesday, the total number of persons dead due to influenza A H1N1 in the national Capital reached seven, reports HT Correspondent.
Raj Kumar’s fancy for high-end phones
With the recovery of Aarushi Talwar's mobile phone, the suspected role of Raj Kumar, one of the three main suspects in the double murders, is back in focus. Abhishek Sharan reports.
MPs prefer hotel, Govt picks up tab
Even as it is housing 74 MPs, the Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is yet to be paid for the stay of 32
members of the earlier House in its hotels during 2004-05.
How the phone reached Bulandshahr
The Special Operation Squad (SOS) of Crime Branch traced the mobile phone of Aarushi Talwar after a week of surveillance to a person in Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. Vijaita Singh reports. See graphics
Municipal corp not ready to share powers with state
Disgruntled over the Centre’s proposal for Delhi government to take over certain powers entrusted to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the BJP on Tuesday formed a three-member committee to come up with a plan of action to fight it in a “democratic way.”, reports HT Correspondent.
Metro’s designers blacklisted for Zamrudpur mishap
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday blacklisted the firm Arch Consultancy Services Private Ltd for its faulty design that was purportedly responsible for the mishap on July 12 and 13 at Zamrudpur on the up-going Central Secretariate-Badarpur Line, reports HT Correspondent.
A thief who takes calls, returns booty
Ever heard of a thief answering a telephone call, agreeing to return stolen goods and returning them too? The unbelievable happend in West Bengal’s Nadia district.
Get ready to train your eyes at the station
It can be mistaken as a block in Connaught Place but this is the swank, new station building at the New Delhi railway station. The railway station, which is now ready for the Commonwealth Games, opened on Tuesday to serve as a grand entrance to its range of train services.
The Capital's largest civic body, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)— which controls 97 per cent of Delhi—seems all set to come under Delhi government, reports HT Correspondent.
Sonia bunks ‘school’, wants to do it more often
“If I may share a secret, there is another reason for me to be happy to be with you this afternoon and that is that this visit is giving me an opportunity to bunk my school — politics — for a few hours,” was Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s
candid confession while inaugurating Infosys’ second Global Education Centre here.
Is going on hunger strike a crime?
Can an indefinite hunger strike be held as a case of attempt to suicide? In 2007, Noida police felt so and lodged a case against families of Nithari victims who had gone on an indefinite hunger strike to demand death penalty for the Nithari killings prime accused. Kapil Datta reports.
Implementing reforms bigger challenge: Sibal
The sweeping reforms undertaken by his ministry have been well-received by the states and have also found support among people, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said on Tuesday.
Western UP lawyers demand high court bench, strike work
Thousands of lawyers in over 15 western Uttar Pradesh districts, including Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar, have gone on a three-day strike demanding a bench of Allahabad High Court in the region, reports Peeyush Khandelwal.
Centre to seek legal opinion on Ishrat affidavit
Legal experts will examine the affidavit that has landed the Centre in the dock in the killing of a Mumbai college girl and her three accomplices by the Gujarat police.
Cricketer Chetan Sharma quits BSP, joins BJP
Former cricketer Chetan Sharma on Tuesday quit the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)., reports Prabhu Razdan.
Nomads, the new line of defence along Chinese border
India may now use the nomads who inhabit the Line of Actual Control, the effective border with China, in Jammu & Kashmir to assert its territorial claims in the region, reports Arun Joshi.
India’s first privately funded and operated metro rail feeder train service, Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon, has hit a stumbling block even before its start. The reason: the assembly elections in Haryana, reports Sanjeev K. Ahuja.
Five alleged Chhota Shakeel men acquitted in murder case in Mumbai
The Bombay High Court today acquitted five alleged members of Chhota Shakeel gang who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a local BJP leader.
A large sign greets passersby at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Complex (most Delhiites still call it the Talkatora pool), reports Sahil Sharma.
Govt suspects foul play, broadbases creche scheme
Smelling foul play, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath has decided to broadbase the central scheme in allotting funds for setting up crèches.
Another jolt for left, Mamata-Cong wrest Siliguri
After three decades of uninterrupted power, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was swept out of office in the Siliguri municipal polls in North Bengal on Tuesday.
Cabinet’s cleared Bill: Joshi, but Mamata says no
What is the status of the controversial Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill that the Congress wanted to move in the budget session but was vetoed by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, the UPA’s second largest constituent?
6 years to okay and 2 to build
When Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said she was nervous about the preparations for Commonwealth Games, she reflected the mood of all senior engineers in Delhi’s Public Works Department (PWD), reports Atul Mathur.
Job plan returns to Dalits, tribal farmers
The government has amended its guidelines under the national rural employment guarantee scheme (NREGS), the world’s largest job security scheme, reports Chetan Chauhan.
Jaitley’s name resting in safety of its own domain
What’s in a name? Everything, if you are Arun Jaitley. The 57-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader may have failed to protect his party from defeat in the 2009 general elections, but he has fared better in protecting his own name, reports Harish V Nair.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D), which had earlier told the Noida Authority (NA) of the need to acquire central environmental clearances for its Bhim Rao Ambedkar Memorial Park project in Noida, recently gave it a clean chit, reports Abhishek Sharan.
CBI to take over Shopian probe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over investigations into the Shopian killings in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year, official said on Tuesday.
Exports to grow by 10 pc next fiscal: expert
The country's total exports are expected to grow by 10 per cent during 2010-11 with most of the key sectors showing signs of revival, a top official of Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM) said on Tuesday.
HC stays auction of website named after Arun Jaitley
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the auction of a website 'www.arunjaitley.com' on a petition from senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who contended that the domain name was identical to his name.
‘People hijacking my sentences and becoming leaders’
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray criticised his nephew and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for the way he took up the cause of the Marathi people, reports Rajendra Aklekar.
Rahul Gandhi's train stoned, no one injured
The Swarn Shatabdi Express by which Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is travelling from Ludhiana to New Delhi was stoned by miscreants on Tuesday evening near Gharaunda town, near Panipat. No one was injured.
Chinese incursions: NSA convenes meeting of China Study Group
Apparently concerned over repeated incursions by Chinese troops, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has convened a meeting of top officials including Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar and Secretaries of Defence, Home and Foreign Ministries.
'North Indians should get 35 seats in Mumbai-Thane region'
Congress MP from Maharashtra Sanjay Nirupam on Tuesday demanded that at least 35 seats in Mumbai-Thane area should be allotted to North Indians to contest the upcoming state assembly elections.
SC flays Railways' SC,ST policy in alloting high-income contracts
The Supreme Court today slammed Indian Railway's discriminatory policy vis-a-vis allotment of high-income yielding catering contracts at the country's 8,000-odd railway stations saying you cannot keep out a a large section of people in the name of globalization.
Ex-CM Nilangekar irked over non-inclusion in poll panel
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shivajirao Nilangekar is fuming over his being kept away from process for selection of candidates for the October 13 Assembly elections.
Muthoot case: Accuse claims business links with deceased
Gangster Om Prakash, an accused in the murder of businessman Paul Muthoot George, has denied any role in the killing but claimed he was associated with the victim in real estate deals, police said on Tuesday.
Andhra CM writes Pawar to re-allot undelivered sugar to state
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah has urged Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar to issue necessary orders re-allotting undelivered quantity of 13,998 tonnes of sugar by various sugar factories to the state to the meet the requirements under the public distribution system.
Accused nun seeks probe into leakage of narco CDs
Sister Sephy, an accused in the Abhaya murder case, on Tuesday filed a petition in a local court seeking a probe into the alleged leakage of CDs of the narco tests conducted on her.
Par panel to have detailed look at Chinese incursions
Against the backdrop of reports about Chinese incursions, a Parliamentary Standing Committee has decided to take up the issue for a detailed examination.
Police investigate Shresth Sanjay's kidnapping case
A day after abduction of seven-year old Class one student, Shreshtha Sanjay, a team of special police comprising officials of the District Police and the CID left for Saran to ascertain whether the family had any dispute with co-villagers.
Travel in third class, Lalu suggests Sonia Gandhi
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi to inculcate the "Gandhian way of austerity" by travelling in general compartments of trains. Anirban Guha Roy reports.
Referring to the new reports that moon rocks were reaching the black market, the principal investigator of the moon rocks in India said they are safe and secure, reports Satyen Mohapatra.
HC refuses to stay proceedings against scribe
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to stay the proceedings against a journalist who had carried out sting operation on 11 former MPs for allegedly taking money to ask questions in parliament in 2005 and challenged the trial court's summons against him in the cash-for-query scam.
A studied silence by CBI on recovery of Aarushi's cellphone
CBI on Tuesday maintained a studied silence over the recovery of the mobile phone of murdered schoolgirl Aarushi Talwar by Delhi Police's Crime Branch and sent the instrument to a Forensic Laboratory to verify whether it belonged to her.
Victory an indication of things to come in WB: Khurshid
The victory of the Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance in Siliguri Municipal Corporation elections was a portent of things to come in West Bengal, Union minister Salman Khurshid said today.
'China complying with consensus to maintain peace along LAC'
Amid reports of Chinese border incursions and cross-border firing, China today said that it was "strictly" abiding by the "consensus" reached with India to maintain peace along the disputed boundary.
India to discuss Pak's misuse of US aid with Clinton
India will take up the issue of Pakistan's diversion of US aid for building anti-India infrastructure when External Affairs Minister SM Krishna meets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on September 25 in New York.
Charges framed against minister for violating Code of Conduct
A local court today framed charges against Uttar Pradesh minister Yashvant Singh for violating Model Code of Conduct during the 2007 Assembly elections.
SP workers stage protest, court arrest in UP
Samajwadi Party workers today staged protest dharnas all over the state and courted arrest protesting against Uttar Pradesh government's misuse of public funds on memorials, dismal law and order and failure to provide relief to flood victims.
Govt inquiring into violence in SMIT campus: Minister
The government is conducting a separate inquiry into the violence in the Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) campus in which seven students were injured, a state minister said today.
Hunt on for infiltrators in Kupwara district of north Kashmir
A search operation was launched in Kupwara district of north Kashmir after security forces found two hand grenades and a wireless set near the LoC indicating movement of militants from across the border, official sources said on Tuesday.
School stampede: 3 students still in hospital
Three of the 34 girl students, who were injured in a stampede in a government school in New Delhi last week, were convalescing at a hospital and will be discharged soon, an official said on Monday.
Rise in infiltration worries PM Manmohan Singh
Describing as "worrisome" increasing inflitration from across the Line of Control, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed concern over secessionist and militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir once again trying to make common cause with "outside" elements.
Four IT-BHU students sent to jail for ragging
Four students of IT-BHU have been arrested and expelled from the institute for two years for allegedly ragging a fresher by forcing him to dance like a male stripper outside the university campus.
42 pc turnout in 'peaceful' Bihar bypoll
Around 42 per cent of the voters on Tuesday cast their ballot in 11 of the 18 Assembly seats in the second phase of Bihar's bypolls which passed off peacefully.
Delhi child rights panel moves apex court on gay sex
The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights today moved the Supreme Court opposing a high court ruling decriminalising homosexuality, saying it would permit sex between men as young as 18.
PM calls for new-age policeman to combat new-age terror
The need of the hour is a "new-age policeman" who is "motivated and well-trained", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday while calling on state police chiefs to fill up the gaping vacancies in their respective forces to improve core policing.
Former cricketer Chetan Sharma quits BSP, joins BJP
Cricketer-turned-politician Chetan Sharma today quit the Bahujan Samaj Party and joined the BJP at a function in Faridabad but said he will not contest the forthcoming assembly elections in Haryana.
Bomb falls off IAF jet during training
A bomb from an IAF fighter aircraft fell on a vacant land 15 km off the Pokhran firing ranges near Jaisalmer and exploded, leaving behind a huge crater and causing panic among residents of the area.
Naval chief to visit Southern Naval Command on Sept 16
Naval Chief, Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma, will be arriving here on September 16 on his first official visit to the Southern Naval Command after assuming office.
President inaugurates Shivaji memorial building in Delhi
President Pratibha Patil today inaugurated Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhawan in the capital which will house the legendary Maratha ruler's memorial.
AIIMS to start functioning in Jodhpur in 2-3 years: Azad
Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad today announced that the proposed AIIMS, whose construction is yet to begin due to repeated delays in last four years, would start functioning in Jodhpur in next two to three years.
Jawan to be punished if found guilty: Army
Taking exception to molestation charge against a jawan, the Army today said severe punishment will be meted out to the man if found guilty.
Sonia Gandhi today relived her school days and thanked software giant Infosys for helping her "bunk" classes for a few hours.
Red tapism halting drive of young scientists: INSA
Red tapism was impeding the drive of young scientists in country’s premier research institutes, the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) president said in Dharwad on Tuesday.
SC reserves judgement on Bajaj-TVS patent case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgement on the patent case between two-wheeler rivals Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor.
BJP demands all party meet to discuss steps to check swine flu
Expressing concern over sudden rise of swine flu deaths in the state, BJP Andhra Pradesh unit on Tuesday urged Andhra Pradesh government to convene an all-party meeting immediately to discuss about the measures to control and check further spread of the disease.
<P>9 people arrested for supporting ongoing agitation in state</P>
Nine people have been arrested for their alleged support to the ongoing agitation launched by a social organisation Apunba Lup (AL).
Bomb explodes near Jaisalmer, no loss of life, property
A bomb exploded near Mohangarh town in the district, police said in Jaisalmer on Tuesday.
Pranab travels economy class to Chennai
Sticking to the austerity drive launched by his Ministry, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday travelled to Chennai by economy class, airport sources in Chennai said.
14 students injured as bus falls in stream
Fourteen students were injured today when a school bus, in which they were travelling, skidded off the road and fell into a stream in Anantnag district of South Kashmir, a police spokesman said.
Police station attack case: UDF walks out in Kerala Assembly
Congress-led UDF opposition members today walked out of the Kerala Assembly, protesting the 'indifferent' attitude of LDF government in dealing with the cases of attack on police stations and police personnel, allegedly by CPI(M) and DYFI activsits.
First swine flu death in Nagpur, panic spread in city
After the death of 52-year old trade union leader due to swine flu on Monday, panic spread in the city with several people thronging the government run medical college and hospital for testing their blood.
State labour ministers’ meet on setting up of 1500 ITIs soon
The Labour and Employment Ministry will soon convene a meeting of state labour ministers to expedite the process of setting up of the proposed 1,500 modern ITIs across the country keeping in mind the growing shortage of skilled hands in the job market.
Uphaar case: Court to hear petition of AVUT on Oct 24
A Delhi Court on Wednesday fixed October 24 for hearing a petition filed by the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) against the clean chit given by CBI to former IPS officer Amod Kanth in the 1997 Uphaar fire case.
Western command celebrates 62nd raising day
To commemorate the 62nd raising day of Western Command a solemn wreath laying ceremony was held at the Western Command War Memorial 'Veer Smriti' on Tuesday at Chandimandir military station near Chandigarh.
PM calls for new-age policeman to combat new-age terror
The need of the hour is a "new-age policeman" who is "motivated and well-trained", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today while calling on state police chiefs to fill up the gaping vacancies in their respective forces to improve core policing.
Cong, NCP to hold seat-sharing talks
The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are set to hold formal talks later on Tuesday for a seat-sharing formula for the Maharashtra assembly elections, party officials said in New Delhi.
India has failed to tackle Red Terror: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh acknowledged today that Maoist violence had increased and the government had failed to check Maoist influence effectively, reports Aloke Tikku.
260 fruit juice vendors arrested for serving liquor in UP
According to police, during a week-long drive launched on September 3 in the western part of the state, 1,302 juice stalls were found serving liquor in evening hours.
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday got a compliment from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the efforts being taken to improve the internal security situation in the country.
Lalu asks Sonia, Manmohan to inculcate Gandhian austerity
RJD chief Lalu Prasad today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi to inculcate the “Gandhian way of austerity” by travelling in general compartments of trains before asking others to follow suit.
75 tourists stranded in Himachal
Around 75 tourists, including 50 foreigners, are still stranded in Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley after the closure of roads due to landslides triggered by rains and snowfall last week, police said on Tuesday.
Army's infantrymen to discuss border threats
Changing security dynamics along Pakistan and China border and the preparation of the Indian Army's infantrymen to meet the threats will be the focus of discussions at the conference of infantry commanders beginning at Mhow from Wednesday.
Sunderbans villagers plant mangroves to protect homes
With mangroves in the Sunderbans having acted as a natural buffer against cyclone Aila, residents of three villages in the region have decided to plant them in 75 hectares on their own.
Family of man found with Aarushi's mobile says he is innocent
A day after the Delhi Police claimed to have recovered the missing mobile phone of murdered teenager Aarushi, the family of the man from whom it was recovered said he was innocent and not involved in any crime.
Naxalism responsible for backwardness in many regions: Agrawal
Naxalism is responsible for the backwardness of 180 districts across the country, Chhattisgarh PWD and Tourism minister Brijmohan Agrawal has said.
Aus safety assurance falls flat, 3 Indians attacked again
After a brief lull in attacks on Indians in Australia, two students and their uncle were "brutally bashed" by a group of around 70 youth while playing in Melbourne on Saturday. Meanwhile, police claimed to have arrested six attackers.
Govt terms report of firing by Chinese troops incorrect
The government today termed as "incorrect" a media report which said that two ITBP jawans were injured in firing by Chinese troops in Sikkim recently.
Austere Rahul travels in Shatabdi chair car, saves Rs 445
Taking a lead from his mother and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in practising austerity, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today travelled to Ludhiana in the chair car of Shatabdi Express.
Kingfisher flight faces tech snag
A Bangalore-bound Kingfisher flight with 96 passengers on board on Tuesday returned to the city after being air-borne for 12 minutes following a technical snag in the aircraft's landing gear, an airport official said.
No trace of schoolboy kidnapped in Patna
Twenty-four hours after a Class 1 student was kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of Patna while he was on his way to school, police have failed to make any breakthrough to rescue him.
Arunachal asks Centre to firm up stand against Chinese claims
The government in the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday urged New Delhi to act tough on Chinese claims over the state and snub Beijing's opposition to Dalai Lama's proposed visit to the region. See full coverage
Left-wing extremism gravest threat to national security: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday described left wing extremism as perhaps the "gravest internal threat" facing India and said there had not been much success in containing the level of violence despite efforts.
CBI not to share Aarushi's phone details
The CBI today declined to share any details about slain teenager Aarushi Talwar's mobile phone that has been traced 16 months after she and her domestic help Hemraj were found brutally murdered in her Noida home. Her parents, however, hope it will help find the real killer.
US supports Dhaka-Delhi-Lahore train service
Supporting India’s proposal to launch a South Asian regional train service between Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, the United States has said such ideas will break down barriers between the people of these countries.
28% votes cast in Bihar by-polls
An estimated 28 per cent votes were cast till 1:30 pm in 11 of the 18 assembly constituencies in the second phase of the by-polls in Bihar amid tight security arrangements.
DERC gets into action to settle bill row
After a directive from Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has constituted a ‘Special Cell’ to review billing cases of BSES.
Sonia flies economy, Rahul to take a train
After asking ministers and party functionaries to spend less on themselves, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is keen to prove austerity begins at home. On Monday, she travelled economy class to Mumbai. Her son a Rahul Gandhi will travel to Ludhiana in a train on Tuesday.
Building collapse: 2 get anticipatory bail
A father-son duo was charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder over the collapse of the century-old Yusuf Manzil at Lamington Road on August 25, reports HT Correspondent.
Whoosh! There goes today’s water supply for South Delhi
Delhi Jal Board’s old problem burst out of the ground — again. An old and withering water pipeline connected to the 140 million-gallons-per-day Sonia Vihar water treatment plant burst open on Monday — the third time in three months — creating a virtual fountain on Mahatma Gandhi Marg.
Bar singer’s body found, police suspect missing boyfriend
The partially decomposed body of a 27-year-old bar singer was found from the bathroom of her Ghatkopar (East) residence on Monday. The police suspect that the victim was strangled to death, reports HT Correspondent.
New consular section in US embassy
US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer inaugurated the new consular section at the US embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Condom vending machines in public places not a hit in city
Like all government schemes, this, too, was started with a good intention. But it failed to yield the desired results for want of proper planning and maintenance, reports Alifiya Khan.
Breakthrough in Aarushi murder, her mobile found
The cellphone of slain teenager Aarushi Talwar, missing for over a year since her mysterious killing in her parents' Noida flat, has been found by Delhi Police and handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the murder, police said on Monday. Vijaita Singh and Abhishek Sharan report...
Civic body switchover may curtail L-G’s powers
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit may insist that the handover of certain powers over the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will not take away the powers of any elected representative but it is not so, reports Anuradha Mukherjee.
MP, Gujarat seek skin from city bank
The country’s only skin bank at Lokmanya Tilak Hospital in Sion has now started getting requests for grafts from neighbouring states reports HT Correspondent.
Cong councillors toe party line, BJP cries foul
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is a divided house over the Delhi government’s move of taking control of the civic body.
Final hearing on traffic decongestion plan today
An automobile association has filed an application in the court terming the government’s recommendations to decongest city roads as “insufficient and impractical”, reports HT Correspondent.
Mumbai students top international board exams
Two students from Mumbai emerged world toppers in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) exams held in November 2008 and June 2009. Farah H. Chitalwala reports.
Mahesh Manjrekar grilled by Customs over duty evasion
Filmmaker and actor Mahesh Manjrekar was on Monday questioned about his imported Toyota Land Cruiser by Customs authorities, reoprts Manish Pachouly.
Police solve 6-month-old murder case, arrest one
The police claim to have cracked a six-month-old murder case, identified the victim and arrested one of the accused. On February 10, locals found a man’s body, with its head crushed under a pile of stones, on Trombay jetty.
Total no. of constituencies
Maharashtra - 288
Haryana - 90
Arunachal Pradesh - 60
Polling Stations
Maharashtra - 82,028
Haryana - 12,894
Arunanchal Pradesh - 2,061
Electors with photographs in the rolls:
Maharashtra - 73.28 %
Haryana - 99 %
Arunanchal Pradesh - 87.00 %
CM’s not the only case of nerves
On Sunday, Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell’s angry letter to Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, was leaked to the media. The letter expressed complete dissatisfaction with the pace of work for the Games and demanded a meeting with the Prime Minister.
Railways count heads to fix size of trains
Starting Monday, till Wednesday, an outsourced agency will post people at the doors of the city’s suburban trains to count how many commuters typically cram into one coach on any given day, reports Shashank Rao.
Kalam-Patil was under watch or corruption
Vijay Kalam-Patil, Mumbai’s one-time ‘demolition man’ and top state housing agency officer, recently arrested for taking a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh from a developer, was already on the corruption wing’s radar.
Abducted 4-yr-old boy found in rickshaw at Kalyan
A day after he was kidnapped from Kalyan, a four-year-old boy was reunited with his family, reports Susamma Kurian.
Jet discounts bring soaring fares down
Jet Airways counters at the city airport were crowded again on Monday with fliers flocking to avail the 50 per cent discount across domestic sectors promised by the carrier, reports Soubhik Mitra.
Civic body’s flu advisory to schools
This winter vacation the civic body will make sure that your children don’t go on school trips, reports HT Correspondent.
The fact that tur dal now costs Rs 100 per kg will be uppermost on voters’ minds when they file into polling booths on October 13.
The doors have been thrown open, as it were, for the city’s many private hospitals and clinics. Numbering almost 1,200, these private hospitals and clinics were under a threat to shut shop following a recent order by the Supreme Court, reports HT Correspondent.
Wait till June for opening venue?
In most mega multi-sport events, stadiums are ready at least a year ahead. This gives officials a chance to test the tracks and venue capability and the time to make necessary changes while home athletes get a chance to acclimatise and take advantage of the conditions. Indian athletes will have no such luck, reports Sahil Sharma.
Residents panic as snake found in Byculla home
The very thought still gives 23-year-old Rupesh Pawar a light shudder. On Sunday evening, the Byculla resident was watching television at his one-room home at Patanwalla Road when he saw a snake slithering on the floor of his house, reports Sujit Mahamulkar.
Grand plans for Mumbai, the pride of our country: Sonia
She was mum on the alliance with the NCP, but Congress president Sonia Gandhi reiterated her party’s resolve to develop better infrastructure in Mumbai, during a fleeting visit to the megalopolis on Monday.
No party gives us what we want: Mumbaiites
In a pre-poll survey conducted by the Hindustan Times across Mumbai’s 36 assembly constituencies, 66 per cent of the respondents said they did not think any political party could fulfil their aspirations. A mere 20 per cent expressed faith in political parties, reports Shailesh Gaikwad.
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Customs’ wait for last pill continues
Customs officials cannot decide who is more stubborn -- Pumla Caroline or the sole capsule lodged in her stomach for 14 days, reports Manish Pachouly.
With just 384 days remaining for the Games to begin, accommodation for the 100,000 tourists expected to visit is far from ready, reports Moushumi Das Gupta.
Think your vote doesn’t count? Think again. Mumbai — and suburban Mumbai at that — could very well determine who becomes chief minister this time around.
Centre may stop land acquisition in Naxal-hit areas
The Central government is considering an amendment to the Land Acquisition Act to stop state government’s from acquiring land for private projects in the country’s 90 districts worst hit by Naxal violence.
Cong councillors toe party line, BJP cries foul
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is a divided house over the Delhi government’s move of taking control of the civic body, reports HT Correspondent.
Bhopal tragedy: Jairam speaks for Carbide, earns people’s wrath
Jairam Ramesh, union minister of state for forests and environment, visited Bhopal last week. And his first port of call was the Union Carbide's rusting pesticide plant that was shut down 25 years ago after it spewed poisonous gas killing more than 15,000 people.
An all India service for recruitment to lower judiciary may finally take shape, bringing in much-needed uniformity in the selection and service conditions of judges in the lower courts. Satya Prakash reports.
A speeding Maruti Swift car coming from the opposite direction was thrown in the air after suddenly applying breaks ahead of a speed breaker. It fell on an Indica car on the other side of the road crushing the driver to death.
Civic body switchover may curtail L-G’s powers
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit may insist that the handover of certain powers over the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will not take away the powers of any elected representative but it is not so, reports Anuradha Mukherjee.
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday told police chiefs to speak up against “arbitrary postings and transfers” by state governments that had reduced many officers “to a football, kicked from one place to another.”
PM Office meets Rahul half way on Bundelkhand
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Monday approved a Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion) special development plan for the poverty-hit Bundelkhand region of central India, covering parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Gurdwara row: Haryana SGPC leaders summoned for clarification
Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (HSGPC) leader Jagdish Singh Jhinda and five others are summoned before Akal Takht for allegedly violating religious principles during Sunday's forcible taking over of a Gurdwara in Kurushetra.
A seven-year-old schoolboy was kidnapped in on Monday morning in the downtown Gandhi Maidan area.
Boy dies while trying reality show stunt
A twelve-year-old schoolboy is believed to have died on Sunday in a bid to ape a stunt shown on a reality TV programme.
Digvijay demands CBI probe into death of BDA CEO
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Monday demanded a CBI probe into the mysterious death of Bhopal Development Authority's (BDA) Chief Executive Officer, MG Rusiya.
Maoists admit killing innocents in their war
The Communist Party of India-Maoist has for the first time admitted that many innocents have been killed in its “revolutionary war for India’s 85 per cent population living in the rural areas.”
Aarushi murder case: One probe too many
The Noida police that was initially probing the murder of Aarushi Talwar and her family’s domestic help Hemraj Banjade in Noida on May 16 last year have allegedly destroyed key forensic evidence and fingerprints in the case. Abhishek Sharan reports.
Blast case: Notices to two top police officials
A special court, hearing the case pertaining to bomb blasts in court complexes in Uttar Pradesh in 2007, has taken strong exception to repeated absence of a police official during the trial proceedings.
The broadcaster that defined television in India
“Basesar Ram would have disapprovingly walked out had he been subjected to the programmes on television today,” says actor Vinod Nagpal (69), referring to the alcoholic father he played in Hum Log, India’s first soap opera.
Modi magic: Saffron sweep in Gujarat
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi established his ascendancy in the state after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won five of the seven byelections to the state Assembly on Monday. The Congress won two seats.
Cong, NCP still to get the seat act right
After keeping the NCP guessing until now, the Congress on Monday gave the first faint sign of a possible seat sharing pact with Sharad Pawar’s party for the October 13 Assembly polls in Maharashtra, reports Saroj Nagi.
‘No death data due to lack of safety measures’
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announced on Monday that his ministry was in the process of conceptualising a software to maintain and track data for diseases in the country, reports HT Correspondent
In Mumbai, prices beat security as top issue
Sharp hikes in the prices of essential commodities will be the Mumbaiite’s top-of-the-mind issue during the assembly elections on October 13 — bad news for the ruling Congress-NCP combination, report Shailesh Gaikwad and Dharmendra Jore.
Sonia resolves to make Mumbai a global city
Congress president Sonia Gandhi reiterated her party’s resolve to develop infrastructure in Mumbai and make the megapolis a global city.
Highway authority goes vertical to tackle traffic mess at Dhaula Kuan
An eight-lane elevated road may come up to ease the traffic on National Highway 8 between Dhaula Kuan interchange and Parade Crossing, reports Sanjeev K Ahuja.
Court examines 2 witnesses in Badal's disproportionate case
A special court in Punjab on examined three witnesses in disproportionate assets case involving Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son Sukhbir, who were granted exemption from personal appearance for the day.
CBI declines to comment on Delhi Police's claim on Aarushi
The CBI tonight declined to comment on the Delhi Police's claim of having found the mobile phone of teenaged girl Aarushi Talwar who was murdered at her Noida home more than a year ago.
India not dependent on imports to feed its people: Pawar
The government has enough reserves of wheat and rice due to the bumper harvest last year and is not depending on imports to feed its people in the grip of a severe drought, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today.
Mamata’s slogan may crash-land
The 37-yr-old opera that inspired Mamata to come up with her most talked about slogan is back. This time, it may inspire rival Buddhadeb, instead, reports Avijit Ghosal.
Kashmir is quieter, more welcoming, but there is little chance of its Hindus ever returning, reports Arun Joshi.
Railways to start special train to promote Games
Indian Railways will launch a special train to promote the Commonwealth Games 2010, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said in New Delhi on Monday.
Government dispels Fennell fears
Under attack for the capital's tardy preparation for 2010 Commonwealth Games, the Centre, the Delhi government and the organising committee on Monday put up a bold face and assured that every glitch would be ironed out to deliver a successful Games next year.
Weak support to track caused derailment
The derailment of a Metro coach near Yamuna Bank station on Sunday has been blamed on the ballast that supports the track, reports Sidhartha Roy.
Weak support to track caused derailment
The culprit has been identified. The derailment of a Metro coach near Yamuna Bank station on Sunday has been blamed on the ballast that supports the track., reports Sidhartha Roy.
‘Girls weren’t molested at Khajuri Khas school’
Police investigation into the Khajuri Khas incident has concluded that “molestation” or “sexual assault” was not the reason behind the stampede. Vijaita Singh reports.
‘Girls weren’t molested at Khajuri Khas school’
Police investigation into the Khajuri Khas incident has concluded that “molestation” or “sexual assault” was not the reason behind the stampede, reports Vijaita Singh.
Chief Justice under RTI? SC officials yet to act on judgment
Nearly two weeks after Delhi High Court ruled that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) was covered under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, Supreme Court officials are yet to decide how and where they intend to challenge the judgment.
Day after advisory, US downplays terror alert
US officials downplayed the latest travel advisory issued by the Department of State warning US citizens of “continued possibility of terrorist attacks throughout India” during the current holiday season.
DERC gets into action to settle bill row
The process of fixing responsibility for your inflated bills has begun. After a directive from Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has constituted a ‘Special Cell’ to review billing cases of BSES., reports HT Correspondent.
Lung, part of heart removed from man
A patient admitted to AIIMS with a dangerous tumour may now live a normal life despite his right lung, a major blood vessel and a portion of heart missing, reports HT Correspondent.
The furore over a student’s death of an asthma attack has led Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to finally take a step towards improving its medical facilities on campus, reports HT Correspondent.
EC bans use of aircraft during Assembly polls in Haryana
Election Commission on Tuesday said political leaders in Haryana will not be allowed to use government and PSU-owned aircraft during
next month's assembly elections in the state.
HRD puts school models on show
Unable to decide on a model for public-private partnership (PPP), the HRD Ministry has asked for feedback on PPP models from the private sector and general public.
BJP to contest about 50 seats in Arunachal
Opposition BJP will contest about fifty seats in the ensuing state assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh, according to a spokesman of the state unit.
Delhi Police recover Aarushi's missing mobile phone
Delhi Police today claimed to have recovered the mobile phone of Arushi Talwar, the teenaged school girl whose murder at her Noida residence still remains unsolved, from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh.
Naqvi made BJP convener for assembly polls
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Monday appointed senior party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi as the convener of its election management cell for the forthcoming assembly polls.
Sonia pleased at corporate look of Mumbai Cong office
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who was closeted with top leaders from Maharashtra for over 15 minutes before inaugurating the renovated Mumbai Congress office, and congratulated the party workers at the "new corporate look" of the premises.
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Farm university professor shot dead on campus
An assistant professor of the Chandra Shekhar Azad Agriculture University in Kanpur was shot dead on the campus on Monday evening, police said.
Punjab government, SGPC to make state more green
In a bid to make Punjab more green, the state forest department Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to initiate a widespread tree plantation drive.
Games infrastructure will be ready by March 2010: Shiela Dikshit
In an interview to a TV channel, Chief Minsiter Shiela Dikhsit said Delhi will be ready to host Commonwealth Games soon. She added that the infrastructure required to host the Games will be ready by March 2010, and there was no question of failure in hosting the Games in 2010.
Punjab blames Centre for current state of agri;seeks Rs 2.2kcr
Equating its role in seeking funds from the Centre to that of "beggars", Punjab today held the Centre accountable for the state of agriculture in India and demanded Rs 2,200 crore to upgrade its canal projects and agriculture university.
Modi warns 'anti-Gujarat forces' after bypolls win
Chief Minister Narendra Modi, buoyed by the victory in assembly bypolls, on Monday hit out at the "anti-Gujarat forces", warning them to stop "defaming" the people of the state.
Sympathy for Ishrat Jahan cost Congress dear in Guj: Jaitley
Buoyed by its good showing in Gujarat assembly bypolls, BJP today said sympathising with Ishrat Jahan and her accomplices killed in 2004 police encounter despite a union Home Ministry affidavit naming them LeT operatives proved counter-productive for Congress in the electoral battle.
India's swine flu toll goes up to 191
Two swine flu deaths in Karnataka and one in the national capital were reported on Monday, pushing up India's Influenza A (H1N1) virus toll to 191, health authorities said in New Delhi.
J&K minister orders termination of doctors, para-medics
The Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Health Sham Lal Sharma today ordered termination of services of all doctors and para-medical staff engaged under National Rural Health Mission at two Primary Health Centres in Akhnoor block of Jammu district.
Defamation cases: Patkar's plea for personal exemption rejected
A Delhi court today rejected a plea by Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar seeking exemption from personal appearance in two cases of criminal defamation and imposed a cost of Rs 500 on her for not appearing before it.
Rahul to travel by Shatabdi chair car
Following the example of austerity set by his mother Sonia Gandhi, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will travel in the chair car of Shatabdi Express tomorrow to reach here from Delhi.
'Need to dismantle financial networks that aid terror outfits'
In an apparent reference to Pakistan, Speaker Meira Kumar today said some "irresponsible neighbouring countries" were using non-state actors as proxies in covert warfare and stressed on the need to dismantle "financial networks" that "lubricate" terror outfits.
Sonia launches campaign for Maharashtra polls, skirts alliance issue
Skirting the issue of alliance with Sharad Pawar's NCP, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday kicked off her party's campaign for October 13 Maharashtra Assembly polls with a call to workers to reach out to the people with renewed vigour.
Apex court notice to Maharashtra on police chief appointment
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Maharashtra government on a lawsuit challenging its appointment of S.S. Virk as the state police chief despite his dubious service record and a corruption case pending against him in Punjab.
Now, Sonia Gandhi travels economic class
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday flew economy class to Mumbai in a commercial airliner, joining a battery of ministers in an effort by the government to enforce austerity measures.
MNS boards rail engine for Assembly polls
The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to allot the railway engine as the common symbol of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena for the impending Assembly elections, reports Naresh Kamath.
Sonia inaugurates campaign in Maharashtra, recalls old bonds
Recalling the Congress' "deep bonds" with Mumbai and Maharashtra, party president Sonia Gandhi Monday urged the people of the state to return it back to power in the state in the upcoming assembly elections.
Govt to relax norms for setting up medical colleges
With the twin objective of improving rural health care and sprucing up medical education, government on Monday said it would relax norms for setting up medical colleges in urban as well as rural areas.
Cong's victory in Tekkali would keep YSR's soul happy: Rosaiah
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah expressed happiness over the victory of Congress in the Tekkali assembly by-polls and said the result would keep YSR's soul happy.
19 army trekkers rescued from Himachal heights
Nineteen trekkers from the Indian Army have been rescued from Himachal Pradesh's tribal Lahaul and Spiti district after being stranded in high altitude slopes due to untimely snowfall last week - the first rescue mission of the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, officials said on Monday.
New visa section at US embassy
With over half a million Indians going to the US, Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer on Monday opened a new consular section at the US embassy in New Delhi that will smoothen the process of getting American visas and and cement people-to-people ties between the two countries.
SC to Kerala Govt: Pay teachers or will review MLAs' expenses
Rejecting the argument that it was facing cash crunch, the Supreme Court today warned the Kerala government that it would review the expenses incurred on ministers and MLAs if the state failed to pay arrears for 17 years to part-time teachers.
BSF seizes two kilogram heroin from Indo-Pak border
Border Security Force on Monday claimed to have recovered two kilogram of heroin worth Rs 10 crore in international market from village Bharopal near the Indo-Pak border.
Abhaya case: Court no to media printing, airing narco tests
A court in Kochi on Monday restrained newspapers and television channels from publishing or telecasting contents of CDs of the narco tests conducted on the three accused in the sister Abhaya murder case.
Air India signs pact with Singapore Airlines
Air India and Singapore Airlines have signed a bilateral agreement that would enable passengers of either carrier to earn and redeem miles on flights operated by the other.
Shops down shutters in protest against army-civlilian clash
Shops downed shutters in Shillong for some hours on Monday as different students' and women's groups of Meghalaya held a meeting following Sunday evening's clash between army jawans and locals over alleged molestation attempt of a minor girl.
Encephalitis claims 5 more lives; toll 280
With five deaths reported due to Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, the death toll in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh has touched 280.
Drought an important factor in food price rise: Expert
The principal cause for the price rise of essentials is not futures trading of agricultural commodities like food grains, but the drought in large parts of the country, according to Suman K. Bery, director general of think-tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).
Navy chief to talk to police chiefs about coastal security
With the Indian Navy being made the nodal agency for coastal security, navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma will on Tuesday address the state police chiefs on the issue.
BJP sets up state election panel
The state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party today set up a 20-member election committee for the elections to 90-member Haryana Assembly scheduled to be held on October 13.
Special anti-Naxal commando force from October
From October, activities of Maoists operating in Bihar and Jharkhand will be under surveillance of the special anti-Naxal commando force, Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA). Ramashankar reports.
'Norman Borlaug's death marks end of an era'
Terming the death of agricultural scientist and Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug as the end of an era, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday described him as one with a "towering intellect" who "helped millions of people escape from a life of hunger and deprivation".
UPA acting under US pressure, alleges Brinda Karat
Lashing out at the UPA Government's priorities in the first 100 days, CPI-M leader Brinda Karat today said the government had been pushing its 'neo-liberal' agenda vigorously in total disregard of farmers and commonman.
Sinha describes govt's austerity measures as tokenism
A senior BJP leader on Monday dubbed as tokenism the recent austerity measures adopted by the Centre and said some serious steps are needed to save public money.
Taslimuddin to join JD-U after Durga puja
Former Union Minister and Kishanganj ex-MP Mohammad Taslimuddin said he was set to join the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U). Rai Atul Krishna reports.
UPA has faltered more, performed less in 100 days: Yechury
Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo member Sitaram Yechury Monday lashed out at the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government alleging that it had failed to keep its promises and the impact of this could be disastrous.
District collector in Andhra down with swine flu
A district collector in Andhra Pradesh has got infected by influenza A(H1N1) even as the alarming spurt in swine flu has worried the state government.
India should share actionable information to combat terror: Pak
Pakistan responded to India’s accusation that groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba are planning attacks from across the border by saying that New Delhi should share actionable and credible information to prevent such incidents.
Three farmers commit suicide in Vidarbha in last 24 hours
The very purpose of government offering loan waivers and special packages to desist farmers from committing suicide seems defeated. This is glaringly more evident in Vidarbha, where three more farmers have taken the extreme step in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 16 in September.
Pawar to under-performing states: Bridge gap in farm output
Observing that few states are shouldering the burden of feeding the entire country, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today asked under-performing states to 'introspect' and bridge 'regional disparities' in farm output.
BJP raps Orissa govt for 'failing' to prevent illegal mining
Hitting out at the Naveen Patnaik government for "failing" to prevent illegal mining in Orissa, the BJP on Monday said even though the state produced iron ore valued at about Rs 84,000 crore since 2000, it earned a paltry Rs 743 crore from it.
Technology crucial in combating terror: PC
Pointing out that the 26/11 Mumbai terror strike was the tipping point for revamping the country's security, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said security and police agencies have to depend increasingly on technology and innovation to combat new-age terror.
Private sector can start medical colleges in backward areas: Azad
The government will allow the private sector to set up medical colleges in backward states, hilly areas and the northeast region, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Monday.
India inks uranium deal with Mongolia
India today signed a uranium supply agreement with Mongolia, the fifth country to seal a civil nuclear pact with New Delhi, and announced a soft loan of $25 million to rejuvenate the economy of the resource-rich Central Asian country.
SGPC regains control of Haryana shrine
After high drama over the possession of a Sikh shrine, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee managed to regain control of the Gurdwara Chhati Pathshai, which had been taken over by a faction of Sikh leaders, officials said.
No Cong-NCP alliance talk today
Nationalist Congress Party chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said he was not meeting any Congress leader today and tomorrow to discuss seat-sharing for Maharashtra elections even as Congress chief Sonia Gandhi flew off to the state to start her campaigning.
HC rejects bail plea of Vedic land scam accused SK Modi
The Calcutta High Court today rejected the bail plea of owner of Vedic Village, Raj Kishore Modi, who was arrested in connection with the killing of a youth and charges of land grab that led to the scrapping of an ambitious IT project at Rajarhat.
Two ISI agents held in four months, police on high alert
With the arrests of two ISI agents from Kanpur in the last four months, the city police have been put on high alert to ensure full-proof security during the upcoming festive season of Id, Dushara and Diwali.
BJP chief happy over performance in Assembly by-polls
BJP President Rajnath Singh today expressed happiness at his party's performance in the Assembly by-polls, saying it proved that the party was not on a sticky wicket.
Congress retains Tekkali assembly seat in Andhra
Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress today retained the Tekkali assembly seat in Srikakulam district in the by-elections held last week.
Two young men held with illegal firearms in Uttar Pradesh
Two young men were arrested after an hour-long gunfight with police and charged with illegal possession of several firearms in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, authorities said.
SC issues notice to Centre, Maha govt on Virk’s appointment
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and Maharashtra government on a petition seeking quashing of appointment of S S Virk as the state DGP on the allegation that he was chargesheeted in a corruption case in Punjab during his deputation there.
Delhi CM 'nervous' over CWG 2010 preparations
Under attack for delay in various projects related to the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said her Government will complete all work "well in time" although it was little "nervous" about the preparation.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday flew economy class to Mumbai practising austerity the UPA government has sought to enforce while Nandan Nilekani is said to be planning to shift his address to Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi.
Good show by BJP in assembly by-polls
After its poor show in the Lok Sabha elections, BJP today received a boost in the assembly bypolls registering an impressive victory in Gujarat and bagging one seat each in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand where it got a majority in the state assembly.
Rampur floods leave Jayaprada in tears
Samajwadi Party MP from Rampur and actress Jayaprada was left in tears when her bullock cart got stuck in a river in her constituency.
SC issues notices to Centre, J&K govt
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government on a petition seeking de-limitation of Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies in the state.
Heavy exchange of fire reported from Manipur border
Heavy exchange of fire between insurgents and Assam Rifles personnel has been reported from interior Manipur bordering Myanmar, official sources said today.
Trained security personnel to guard tigers soon
Trained security personnel equipped with sophisticated weapons will soon be seen guarding tigers in Uttar Pradesh as the state government is all set to form a a special Tiger Protection Force to protect the big cats.
Obama aides meet Dalai Lama: spokesman
Senior aides to US President Barack Obama held talks with the Dalai Lama today ahead of the Tibetan leader's scheduled trip to the US next month, a Dalai Lama spokesman said.
Over 1,000 suspected chikungunya cases in Madurai
Over 1,000 suspected chikungunya cases have been reported at various places in the city in the last one week, Health department officials said.
Police officers being reduced to footballs: Chidambaram
Coming down heavily on state police chiefs for arbitrarily transferring senior officers, Home Minister P Chidambaram said today that many police personnel had been reduced to footballs, being kicked from one post to the other.
Hindu salvation ritual performed for MJ
Suresh Narayan never met Michael Jackson nor is he a die-hard fan but that did not stop him from offering pinda daan or a Hindu ritual seeking salvation for the king of pop's soul in Bihar's holy town of Gaya.
Indian scientist develops fastest encryption disk system
An Indian scientist has claimed to have developed the fastest internationally known method to encrypt hard disk of a computer so that data remains secure even from attack by hackers.
India not surprised, asks US to strictly monitor aid to Pak
A day after former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's startling statement that military aid provided by the US to Pakistan is diverted to strenghten defence against India, India's Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said that it does not surprise India. He asked US to closely monitor its aid to Pakistan.
Custodial death case; four police personnel suspended
Taking serious view of the death of a Gujjar in custody, police today suspended four police personnel in Rajouri district.
Class 1 student kidnapped in Patna
A Class 1 student was kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of the city while on his way to school today morning, police said.
Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 64
With two new swine flu deaths reported from Karnataka, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state has reached 64, a health official said in Bangalore on Monday.
Yamuna starts receding in Delhi
The water level in the Yamuna River on Monday started receding along its length in the national capital, though it continued to flow above the danger mark, an official said.
Assam rebel group to surrender en masse
Hopes for an end to long years of violent bush war brightened in Assam with an influential tribal separatist group deciding to surrender en masse and hold peace talks with New Delhi, officials said in Guwahati on Monday.
Pak groups still active against India post 26/11: Chidambaram
The 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes were a "game-changer", Home Minister P Chidambaram said today while stressing that Pakistan-based groups like the LeT and JeM persisted in their attempts to attack India.
Morale-boosting performance by BJP in Assembly by-polls
In a morale-boosting performance after the Lok Sabha defeat, the ruling BJP today wrested five Assembly seats from Congress in Gujarat and won one each in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, where the party got a majority in the state Assembly.
Andheri residents vote to choose their poll candidate
Over 300 residents of Andheri (west) on Sunday elected Juhu resident Hansel D’souza (49) as the candidate who will contest from their constituency for the state polls to be held on October 13.
Metro’s bad run continues, another coach derails
A Metro train with 14 passengers on board went off the rails just after it started its first run of the day on Sunday from the Yamuna Bank station in East Delhi.
Where’s the ambulance at rly stations?
The Railways couldn’t have cared less. A 40-year-old man lay severely injured for 30 minutes at Marine Lines station before he was taken to a hospital on Sunday.
Want to fly and woo voters? Pay up first
Elections usually mean hectic activity for helicopter operators. But it translates into good business only if those who lease the choppers actually pay up, reports Soubhik Mitra.
Kolkata-bound aircraft hit by bird
An incoming Kingfisher Airlines aircraft, carrying 107 passengers, was hit by a bird today minutes before reaching the NSC Bose International Airport in Kolkata.
The divine call is getting fainter
“One child in every family is for God”. That old saying is finding very few takers in the Catholic community today, going by the dwindling number of Catholic priests and nuns across the country.
Man jailed for running over ‘VIP’ dog
Shekhar Kumar was arrested on Thursday – for hitting a dog with his car. The injured dog, it turned out, was a senior bureaucrat’s pet, reports Vijaita Singh.
By the citizens, for the citizens
After the victory of Juhu citizen Adolf D’souza in the civic elections of 2007, there is yet another D’souza who has taken on a bigger challenge.
Out of the closet and into the light
Neelam, a lesbian, is an events coordinator at the Humsafar Trust, a prominent NGO supporting the rights of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender community, writes Karthik Balasubramanian.
Chinese taking land by inches and not yards
The Chinese army has done some construction activities along the international border across Karakoram ranges in Ladakh sector for the first time since the 1962 standoff between the two countries with a report of J&K Govt saying that they have been taking "land in inches and not in yards".
Top jurists raise red flag over judge’s promotion
Top jurists of the country have asked the Chief Justice of India to probe serious allegations of corruption against a high court chief justice whose name was recently cleared for promotion to the Supreme Court, reports Nagendar Sharma.
Wadia Hospital closes its ICU after 2 deaths
Wadia Hospital in Parel has closed down its paediatric Intensive Care Unit for fumigation as two infants who were admitted there succumbed to swine flu on Saturday.
The Delhi government will soon be given the complete control over the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) that it has long been asking for.
Cops’ kids to get free IIT coaching
The success of the civic body’s free coaching classes for IIT aspirants from civic schools has inspired the police to do the same for children of its personnel, reports Serena Menon.
Andheri residents vote to choose their poll candidate
Over 300 residents of Andheri (west) on Sunday elected Juhu resident Hansel D’souza (49) as the candidate who will contest from their constituency for the state polls to be held on October 13, reports Sayli Udas Mankikar.
There are more boats patrolling the idyllic Pangong Lake, the only water body shared by India and China, than ever before. But Asia’s giants, playing a cat-and-mouse game on this cold northern frontier, make sure their boats don’t make contact, when earlier they did without much fuss. Arun Joshi reports.
Non-stop express to Kolkata to cut travel time by three hours
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee’s dream train, the Duronto Express, has arrived in Mumbai. Stabled at the Mazgaon yard, the hi-tech train will run non-stop between Mumbai and Howarh, a first in India, reports Rajendra Aklekar.
“Cloud seeding is not a solution to low rainfall. It is an injustice on the ecology and environment,” said water conservationist Rajendra Singh on Sunday.
Polio booths see poor turnout as rain keeps parents indoors
Heavy rains kept parents away from the 6,400 pulse polio booths set up across the city on Sunday.
Book husband’s female kin for domestic violence: court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that complaint can be filed against female relatives of husband under the Domestic Violence Act.
Heavy rain lashes western suburbs
Heavy rains lashed some parts of the western suburbs and island city for an hour on Sunday afternoon.
Sion’s GSB Ganesh mandal was safest
GSB Seva Mandal, Sion won prize money of Rs 75,000 for being the safest Ganesh mandal in the city. Fire and Safety Association of India, India’s premier non-profit trade body representing the fire, security and life safety industry in India in association with the Mumbai Police announced the winners of ‘Best Secured Ganpati Mandal 2009’ Award on Sunday.
Why your mouse hates Govt portals
The information age has dawned not just on netizens hooked to Facebook, Twitter and Wikipedia. With every department boasting of a website, even the Indian government has taken to the digital highway with a bang. But there's a slight problem. A study on govt department websites says they are difficult to navigate and have poor design sense, reports Chetan Chauhan.
Wadala residents battle water theft, allege civic apathy
Between 8.30 and 9.30 every morning, the 752 slumdwellers living near Wadala Bridge fill large drums and buckets with water for their daily chores — free of charge.
Civic body begins repair work on Ghatkopar subway
A day after the a part of a staircase of an Eastern Express Highway subway near Ramabai Colony at Ghatkopar collapsed, the civic body has started repair work of the pipeline that burst due to the cave-in.
In the movies, the classic image of the Mumbai police is that they arrive last, after the hero has saved the world and got the girl.
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Ratan Lal Kataria is an unhappy man. A former MP from Ambala, he lost to Kumari Selja twice, reports Kumkum Chadha.
How to woo voters? Ask Sena’s local area network
The Shiv Sena will use its local network of trained cadres of the Sthaniya Lokadhikaar Samiti (SLS) to monitor and organise the election process during the coming Assembly elections.
Despite a high court ruling to ensure first aid and ambulances for railway accident victims, the railway authorities continue to remain callous.
Gawli to contest election from jail
Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli will contest the Assembly election from jail using his party's platform. Gawli has applied for bail before the high court, but it is yet to approve his plea, reports Sujit Mahamulkar.
Man lay bleeding on tracks for one hour
For one hour, a 40-year-old man lay injured on the railway tracks near Marine Lines station on Sunday, bleeding profusely, before railway staff rushed him to GT Hospital.
Kurla girl chose death over being defamed
Investigations have revealed that Rafiq Mohammed Sheikh, the 20-year-old, who was arrested with three others for allegedly harassing a 16-year-old Kurla schoolgirl to the point of suicide, had a one-sided love affair with the victim.
If Kolhapur spoiled the NCP’s Lok Sabha poll party, then Satara may follow suit in the coming state Assembly elections, reports Yogesh Joshi.
Kandivli teen elopes with man, is raped
A 17-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped by a 21-year-old youth who raped her for four days before dumping her at Borivli station on Friday.
Moily tough talk on corruption
The day after Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan called for seizing illegal properties of officials convicted for corruption, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily called for constitutional amendments to make it easier for the government to dismiss corrupt bureaucrats, reports Aloke Tikku.
Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday officially launched his party campaign for the Assembly elections, reports Sujit Mahamulkar.
Where’s the ambulance at rly stations?
The Railways couldn’t have cared less. A 40-year-old man lay severely injured for 30 minutes at Marine Lines station before he was taken to a hospital on Sunday.
Cop who threw out boy from train held
Police on Sunday arrested a Railway Protection Force constable Rameshwar Prasad, who allegedly threw a 12-year-old boy out of a running train, reports Khwaja Jamal.
Want to fly and woo voters? Pay up first
Elections usually mean hectic activity for helicopter operators. But it translates into good business only if those who lease the choppers actually pay up.
Yamuna ebbs, city still on alert
The spate in the Yamuna is ebbing away. After rising for the past two days, the water level in the otherwise scrawny river remained constant at 205.28 metres — a metre above the danger level—the whole of Sunday.
Ray of hope for unattended trauma patients
A growing demand for trauma centres in the Capital has prompted the state health ministry to sign a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre to develop a dedicated 30-bed rehabilitation centre.
A history tour of attire at National Museum
The National Museum is planning a costume gallery, which will focus on the development of the Indian attire for the male and female over the years, reports Satyen Mohapatra.
Two more succumb to swine flu in AP, death toll rises to 9
Two persons succumbed to swine flu in Hyderabad on Sunday, taking the total number of such deaths due to the virus in Andhra Pradesh to nine, a state health official said.
The only ‘school’ in south Chhattisgarh’s Pottenar village, over 400 km south of state capital Raipur, is a single room, with one temporary teacher, reports Chitrangada Choudhury.
Ram lila at Red fort permitted due to ‘pressure’
What was labelled as “an exception only for this year” in 2007, has turned out to be an albatross around the neck of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
Delhi Police on Sunday said they have arrested a gang of women thieves, who allegedly took to crime inspired by lady thief’s character in Dhoom 2.
‘My Delhi, I Care’ but MCD doesn’t? CM invokes LG
Delhi government has taken up with the Lt Governor the issue of unspent funds under 'My Delhi I Care'. The move has come after several Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) complained the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has not bothered to complete the job for which the fund was allotted, reports Nivedita Khandekar.
Obama aides meet Dalai Lama’s envoys
A high level team constituted by US President Barack Obama on Sunday reached this hill town in Himachal Pradesh to discuss the Tibetan issue prior to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama’s US visit and a few weeks ahead of Obama’s maiden visit to China, reports Gaurav Bisht.
Ever tried to get an overflowing drain fixed? Chances are you got a convoluted lesson in the jurisdiction of Delhi’s different civic agencies.
Chinese troops near Uttarakhand are commonplace
Senior Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officers have denied reports of a Chinese incursion into India across the border with Uttarakhand, but ‘exchanges’ between the two countries in parts of the 350-km-long boundary the state shares with China has been a ‘common practice’ for years, reports Utpal Parashar.
Khajuri Khas school reopens today, kids reluctant to return
The sight is still fresh in Roshan Bano's memory. “I can't forget them screaming and crying,” said the 15-year-old as a crowd of inquisitive neighbours gathered outside her house in a narrow lane of Shri Ram Colony of North-east Delhi. “They carried the dead bodies to the ambulance in front of me. I saw it all.” Ritika Chopra reports.
Gurdwara panel row comes to Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra is bracing for another Mahabharata, this time between two rival groups fighting for control of a gurdwara, reports Kuldeep Mann.
CM brings in power watchdog to sort bill row
Power distributors in Delhi are about to face more flak for their customers receiving grossly inflated bills in August. Now, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has asked power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to find a solution to the problem within a month.
Krishna, Pawar follow Pranab on budget travel path
More austerity measures from India’s ministers unfolded over the weekend, as Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar flew from Mumbai to Delhi in a budget airline’s economy class, while FM Pranab Mukherjee did the same while travelling to Kolkata and back from the Capital.
Decision on leadership in Andhra at appropriate time: Pranab
Indicating that the party decision on the leadership issue in Andhra Pradesh will take time, senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said the high command will take decision at an appropriate time which will factor in popular sentiments for YS Jaganmohan Reddy to make him the Chief Minister of the state.
Cong denies hand in church attack; calls for CBI inquiry
Congress leader Siddramaiah dismissed suggestions by Karnataka Chief Minsiter B S Yeddyurappa about Opposition hand in a church attack and demanded a CBI inquiry to bring out the truth.
WB Govt looking into giving land to Infosys, Wipro: Yechuri
Days after an ambitious IT township project where Infosys and Wipro were supposed to set up shop was scrapped following allegations of irregularities in land acquisition, CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechuri said the state government is looking into the matter.
Pawar follows 'austerity' path; travels economy class
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday flew to Delhi by economy class in keeping with the UPA government's austerity drive.
Seat sharing for Maha polls: NCP favours 2004 formula
Amid reports that the NCP may settle for a few less seats than it contested in the 2004 Maharashtra Assembly elections, a senior leader of the Sharad Pawar-led party on Monday said it would favour the same seat sharing formula with Congress.
SAD Shimla meet a damp squib: Cong
Terming the recent meeting of the Shiromani Akali Dal in Shimla as a futile exercise, the Congress said the conclave was aimed at building the "sagging" image of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Delhi Metro track record derails
The derailment of a train between the Yamuna Bank and Indrprastha stations on Sunday comes a month after a similar incident at Dwarka station and exactly two months after an under construction viaduct collapsed near Zamrudpur in south Delhi killing six people, reports Sidhartha Roy.
We will support landless farmers at Rajarhat: Maoist leader
Accusing CPI(M) and Trinamool Congress of playing political blame-game and doing nothing for landless farmers, Maoist leader Kishenji has said they would provide all necessary support to such peasants at Rajarhat where a luxury resort was burnt down recently.
Brewing on horizon, room crisis for Games
Going by the snail’s pace at which different city agencies responsible for creating accommodation for the Commonwealth Games are moving, it does not look like the Capital will be ready to host the approximately one lakh tourists expected to visit during the sporting extravaganza, reports Moushumi Das Gupta.
One year later, trial against accused yet to start
A year after synchronised explosions claimed the lives of 26 people and left over 65 injured in Delhi, the trial in the blast cases is yet to start against the 12 accused arrested.
Cong ministers misusing positions: Nitish
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday accused the Congress ministers at the Centre of misusing official position for political purposes.
Maths prodigy claims breaking of Dominic's world record <BR>
Nischal Narayanam, a mathematics prodigy from Hyderabad, on Sunday memorised 132 numbers in a minute and claimed to have broken the world record set by Dominic B of Indonesia in the category of 'Most Numbers memorised in a Minute'.
Eight new, improved subways for CP
With the Commonwealth Games now barely a year away, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is all set to become pedestrian friendly, reports Neelam Pandey.
Raju remains in ICCU, condition stable
Former Chairman of Satyam Computers B Ramalinga Raju continues to remain in ICCU at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences here, though his condition is stable, doctors said today.
BSF to install floodlights on Indo-Pak border in J&K
With the threat perception increasing due to cross-border infiltration, the Border Security Force (BSF) is installing floodlights on the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir.
Salman Khursheed's chopper delayed over a snag
Was it an error committed by the pilot or did the GPS or the homing instrument of the chopper Union Minister for Minority Welfare Salman Khursheed was flying in, temporarily develop a snag on Sunday? Ruchir Kumar examines...
No headway in Pandher, Koli assault in court case
A little over 30 months after the two Nithari killings accused Moninder Singh Pandher and Surinder Koli were assaulted at a Ghaziabad court complex on January 25, 2007, police have made little headway into the investigations.
Two more locations traced where Pak threw rockets
The BSF on Sunday traced two more locations inside Punjab where Pakistan fired rockets from across the border on Friday night taking the number of missiles landing in Indian Territory to five.
'Pak diverted US funds against India'
Former President Pervez Musharraf has said that military aid provided by the US to Pakistan for the war against terror during his tenure had been used to strengthen defences against India, the first such admission by any top Pakistani leader.
No agenda to replace Buddhadeb as chief minister: Yechuri
CPI (M) politburo member Sitaram Yechuri on Sunday said Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee continued to be the chief minister of West Bengal and member of the party's politburo and there was no agenda in the party to replace him.
EC issues guidelines for political parties in Haryana
The Election Commission has issued guidelines to be followed by party in power during elections to the State Assembly slated for October 13.
BSF official loses family in road mishap
The wife and two children of a BSF official died while he was critically injured when their two-wheeler was hit by a truck on Jammu-Pathankot highway, police said.
'No Chinese army incursion in U'khand'
The ITBP today denied media reports that the Chinese army has made any incursion into the Uttarakhand border but said security forces were on high alert.
Possibility of terror attacks across India: US issues advisory
The United States has said there is a possibility of terrorist attacks across India as the country enters into the festival season of Eid, Dusshera and Diwali this month.
Revisit provisions hurting prosecution of corrupt Govt staff: Veerappa Moily
Lamenting that certain provisions in the Constitution have made it difficult to deal with corrupt civil servants, Law Minister Veerappa Moily today said there was a need to 'revisit' the article granting protection to government employees and that he was pursuing the matter with the Prime Minister.
Sukhoi-30 warplanes to be deployed in Tezpur by Oct
A full complement of the MKI variant of the Sukhoi-30 warplanes will be deployed at the frontline Tezpur air base in Assam by October.
EC orders suspension of DM, SP of Bhind
The Election Commission has ordered suspension of the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police of Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district for not following its instructions during the recently held assembly by-election in the district.
Seven killed in Arunachal bus accident
At least seven passengers were killed and 14 others injured when a bus met with an accident at Bana in Arunachal Pradesh, official sources said today.
Arunachal takes steps to step up apple production
Apple production started in Arunachal Pradesh a couple of years back but the state is yet to become a producer of any repute mainly due to lack of post harvest facilities in the state.
No 'black money' statistics exist: Swiss banks
Amid claims from various quarters that Indians have stashed away thousands of crores in secret bank accounts in Switzerland, the Swiss banks have asserted that any statistics about black money "simply do not exist".
11 arrested for Bihar train arson
Eleven men have been arrested for their involvement in setting a train on fire in Bihar last month following an altercation between students and railway personnel, police said on Sunday.
BJP seeks to complete majority in House
The ruling BJP would seek to complete a majority in the Uttarakhand assembly as counting of votes for the Vikasnagar by-election would be held tomorrow.
The American who helped India conquer hunger
The only person to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for contribution in agriculture and food production, Norman Borlaug is considered the brain behind India’s Green Revolution of the 1960s. He passed away on Saturday, reports Vishal Rambani.
Krishna not to use private plane for visits abroad
In view of the government's austerity drive, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna today decided to forego travel by private aircraft which he is entitled to use on visits abroad and said he will go by commercial flights.
US clears Hawkeye E-2D aircraft for India
The US government has cleared yet another high technology system for India, the "futuristic" shipboard Hawkeye E-2D aircraft for Airborne Early Warning and battle management. India is the second country after the UAE to be cleared by the US State and Defense Departments for sale of this sophisticated system.
Does police have information of 'unknown' Barakhamba bomber?
Does Delhi Police have information about the profession or marital status of an "unknown" terrorist who planted bombs on Barakhamba Road a year ago?
Tortured in Pakistan, Hindu migrants want to stay in India
"We Hindus in Pakistan are being discriminated against, tortured and harassed," complains Ram Lal, a 45-year-old migrant from Pakistan, one of the estimated 10,000 migrants from that country settled in and around in Jodhpur in the desert state of Rajasthan.
Hooch toll rises to 29 in Uttar Pradesh
As many as 11 more people died after drinking spurious liquor in Saharanpur district on Saturday and on Sunday, taking the death toll from hooch to 29 in Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Constable jailed for throwing teen out of running train
A constable of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) who threw a 14-year-old boy out of a running train in Bihar was sent to jail on Sunday, police said.
One more dies of swine flu in Hyderabad, toll mounts to eight
One more person died of influenza A (H1N1) today, taking the death toll to eight since the outbreak of swine flu in Hyderabad.
Poll panel suspends two Madhya Pradesh officials
The Election Commission today ordered the suspension of the police chief and district magistrate of Bhind district in Madhya Pradesh for "violation of various instructions" of the poll panel during the assembly by-poll held last week.
3 killed, 12 injured in a shell blast
Three teenagers were killed and 12 others injured when a shell exploded in Panchkula on Sunday, police said.
Jet Airways resumes normal operations from Chennai
Jet Airways today resumed near normal operations from Chennai after a five day gap, following an end to the standoff between the pilots and management.
Tough fight likely for Cong in Okhla bypolls
Congress could face a challenge in retaining the Okhla Assembly seat as two Gujjar candidates, including one of its rebels, are likely to change the caste equations in the Muslim-dominated constituency, which goes to bypolls on Tuesday.
Rajnath questions Govt silence on Chinese intrusions
BJP President Rajnath Singh has expressed grave concern over reports of Chinese intrusions into Indian territory and accused the Centre of keeping mum on the issue.
Security meet to focus on terror; PM to interact with DGPs
Internal security threats including Left-wing extremism, terrorism and coastal security will be reviewed extensively by the country's top police brass at a two-day conference beginning in New Delhi tomorrow.
China makes incursion in Uttarakhand
Provoking India again, Chinese army made incursion in Uttarakhand on September 5, TV reports said. The state CM has appealed to the prime minister and the home ministry for more patrolling force to strengthen the border areas.
Former militant's father killed in Kashmir
A 50-year-old man, the father of a former militant, was shot dead in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district by terrorists, police said today.
Delhi serial bombings: Eighth chargesheet filed
Filing the eighth charge sheet in last year's serial bombings in the capital, Delhi Police said suspected Indian Mujahideen member Mohammed Akbar Ismail Chaudhary provided logistical support to send emails to media houses.
Karnataka swine flu toll rises to 62
With five new swine flu deaths being reported from Karnataka, the death toll due to the H1N1 virus in the state has reached 62, a health official said in Bangalore today.
A year later, Delhi blasts trial yet to begin
A year after five synchronised bomb blasts in the capital killed 26 people, the trial in the case is yet to begin despite the police filing a chargesheet against 30 persons. The delay in the trial of the Sep 13, 2008 blasts has prolonged the agony of the kin of the deceased and the injured.
Yamuna river crosses danger mark
The rain-swollen Yamuna river crossed the danger mark today, increasing the risk of floods in the low-lying areas along its banks, an official said.
Delhi Metro derails, JE suspended
A coach of the Delhi Metro derailed near the Yamuna Bank station in east Delhi, disrupting train services temporarily, an official said. While no injuries were reported, a junior engineer has been suspended.
Home Minister P Chidambaram’s successful visit to the United States has not only raised the pressure on Pakistan to act but will also create the ground for a new wave of modernisation of the policing and intelligence apparatus to prevent 26/11-type attacks, reports Aloke Tikku.
Batla hero’s family waits for pension
One year back on this day, five synchronized blasts ripped through Delhi, killing 26 people. Nearly nine months after Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma who was posthumously conferred the Ashok Chakra for his valour and sacrifice, his family is still waiting for the cash component of the reward, which also includes a monthly pension, reports Tushar Srivastava.
I can miss food but not my time online
Forty years after it was born, is Internet a boon or a bane for you?
Often, in Mumbai, it is one pioneering commercial or residential building that spurs the transformation of a locality. In Ghodbunder, however, the credit goes to a man and the road he transformed, reports Mini Pant Zachariah.
Mankind’s giant leap, soon on DVD
Forty years after man landed on the moon, the world will get to see the first digital recording of the historic event, when the NASA releases the two-and-a-half hour footage on DVDs and Blue Ray discs next month. Serena Menon reports.
India can lead world in green technology, says US professor
Developing countries like India must work towards building sustainable organisations that not just uses green technology but also employs people at the base of the income pyramid.
Jinnah in trinity, says Jairam Ramesh
BJP president Rajnath Singh banned his party leaders from commenting on M.A. Jinnah, but Congress leaders are under no such restrictions, reports HT Correspondent.
One reader criticises HT’s coverage of the state government’s plan to construct a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji. Last week, HT carried a two-part package on this plan. On Thursday, it published the results of a poll on the front page and a detailed article inside.
East India Company returns, as a game now
Brace yourself. You may just be under attack from the East India Company all over again. And this time it’s not the naval bases that need to be protected; it’s the virtual world. Ruchira Hoon reports.
You could take local to Dahanu
Mumbai’s rail development agency expects to complete work between Virar and Dahanu Road by December – a crucial connection that could fuel growth in a string of townships dotting the city’s northern suburbs, reports Shashank Rao.
Harassed by youth, Kurla teen commits suicide
A 16-year-old schoolgirl died after setting herself on fire because she was allegedly being harassed by a group of local youth at Kurla on Friday , reports Rachna Pratihar.
2 die of swine flu, probe ordered
Two children died of swine flu on Saturday, taking the city’s toll to 20. State health authorities have ordered an inquiry into the two deaths.
State official in trouble for violating poll directive
A senior government official has landed in trouble for not allowing his subordinates to join the October 13 Assembly poll duty. The City Collector and District Election office has asked the police to book the government official under relevant law.
Man hacks into trading accounts, siphoned off Rs 7.76 lakh
He used his knowledge of hacking to finance his aspirations of a medical degree. However, his misadventure ended after he was arrested by the MIDC police, reports HT Correspondent.
MNS to field tainted corporator for polls
During the Lok Sabha elections, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) had denounced the Shiv Sena for fielding Vijay Chowgule, who had several criminal complaints against him.
More men spending time on beauty treatments
More and more men in the city are spending time and money on beauty treatments, from manicures to skin lightening and botox procedures, reports Purva Mehra.
18 months on, actor’s death may be ruled a homicide
More than 18 months after actor Kunal Singh was found dead at his Oshiwara flat, the police now suspect he was murdered, reports Urvi Mahajani.
‘I helped trap Demolition Man’
“My greatest challenge was to keep V.N. Kalam-Patil engaged in conversation for 10 minutes till the Anti-Corruption officials arrived and caught him with the marked money,” said developer Firoz Usman, reports Naresh Kamath.
Kambli pads up to contest from Vikhroli
Former cricketer Vinod Kambli will now take up guard on the political field. The maverick left-hand batsman, one of the few to hit back-to-back double centuries in Test cricket, will contest the Assembly polls from Vikhroli under the banner of Lokbharti.
Two policeman and a woman were among four persons who died in a major car blast in Srinagar on Saturday. The car parked near the Central Jail, Srinagar, exploded when a police bus passed by it after dropping detenues at the jail. Tarun Upadhyay reports.
It’s that time of the year again when the city converges on Bandra to share in an annual festival of religion, culture, and increasingly, commerce, reports Aarefa Johari.
NCP, Cong seat-sharing chances ‘50-50’
The suspense on whether the Congress and the NCP will have a seat-sharing arrangement for the October 13 Maharashtra polls is expected to end in a day or two. Saroj Nagi reports.
Assam woos Infy and Wipro after Bengal
Within days of the West Bengal government scrapping an ambitious information technology township plan in Rajarhat, on the northern fringes of Kolkata, the Assam government moved in to offer 100 acres to both Infosys and Wipro to set up projects in the state. Digambar Patowary reports.
Geelani posters burnt in Shopian
There was a great deal of anger against separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Saturday in Kashmir’s southern district of Shopian, about 52 km from Srinagar. Ashiq Hussain reports.
RSS diktat for age-bar in BJP not good: Shekhawat
Former vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat - one of the founding leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party has come out against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh assuming control of the BJP following poor results in the Lok Sabha polls. Shekhar Iyer reports.
Shelling at border, India warns Pak Rangers
At a flag meeting during the wee hours here on Saturday, the Border Security Force warned the Pakistani border guards, the Rangers, that India would no longer tolerate acts of aggression like Friday’s unprovoked shelling. Kuldeep Mann reports.
Raw officers may return, promotion meeting next week
The government expects to seal the controversy by early next week over the second rung leadership putting down their pens in protest against an Indian Police Service officer’s promotion last month and proceeding on leave. HT Correspondent reports.
Muslim identity used to ‘brand’ Ishrat
Gujarat Police used the Muslim identity of Mumbai college student Ishrat Jahan and three others to falsely brand them as Lashkar-e-Tayyeba terrorists and kill them in 'cold blood,' says the controversial magisterial probe report, which declared the June 2004 encounter to be fake.
Yes, lives have changed in Gali Number-42, Beadonpura. But, for the worse. Thirteen-year-old Shyam, till a year ago, was fending for his family by earning a Rs 1,500 salary doing odd jobs. Today, he has developed a fear of crowds and has completely stopped working, reports Karan Choudhury.
RLDF launches campaign for Maharashtra Assembly polls
The newly constituted Republican Left Democratic Front, comprising 17 political parties, launched its campaign for the October 13 Maharashtra Assembly elections with the promise of providing a "viable alternative" in state politics.
Forms already on sale in select Delhi schools
Have nursery admissions started in schools in Delhi? Yes, if one were to go by what Doon Public School in Paschim Vihar (West Delhi) is doing, reports Ritika Chopra.
A powerful explosion in an auto-rickshaw ripped apart Gaffar Market in central Delhi. Four more explosions follow within minutes of each other at Greater Kailash-1 M Block Market, Central Park and Barakhamba Road, reports Vijaita Singh.
Many evacuated families have no tents
Tears rolled down 30-year-old Sakiba Bano’s eyes as she packed her belongings in a bed sheet and put them on a cycle rickshaw, reports HT Correspondent.
Portion of sub-way in Ghatkopar caves in, few injured
A few people are suspected to have received minor injuries after a portion of sub-way caved in, tonight at suburban Ghatkopar, Fire officials said.
With the level of Yamuna river continuously rising in the last three days of incessant rains, a flood threat was looming large in low lying areas of the city on Saturday, reports HT Correspondent.
Jet Airways pilots stir ends, flights to resume immediately
The five-day-old stir by Jet Airways pilots ended late on Saturday night as the airline management and the agitators reached a settlement under which the four sacked pilots would be reinstated and a consultative group made up of the two sides formed to resolve all issues.
Another swine flu death at RML Hospital
A 34-year-old man undergoing treatment at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for swine flu died on Saturday morning, taking the swine flu death toll in the city to eight, reports HT Correspondent.
Governor plans green banks to save Yamuna
Go green is the word from Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna on saving Yamuna River, reports HT Correspondent.
Possibility of terror attacks across India: US issues advisory
The United States on Saturday said there is a possibility of terrorist attacks across India as the country enters into the festival season of Dusshera, Eid and Diwali this month.
Pakistani national suspect in Srinagar IED blast
A Pakistani national is suspected to be the mastermind of improvised explosive device blast which killed four persons in Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir government has announced a Rs ten lakh reward for information leading to his arrest.
A city-based NGO moved the Supreme Court on Saturday against the latest law enacted by Parliament earlier this year to protect commercial establishments operating from residential areas of the capital from sealing, reports Satya Prakash.
Kerala minister down with swine flu
Newly appointed Kerala Transport Minister Jose Thettayil has tested positive for Influenza A(H1N1), an official confirmed.
Copies of 'Guru Granth Saheb' burnt in a fire at Gurdwara
Six copies of 'Guru Granth Saheb', religious book of Sikhs, were burnt in a fire which broke out in a gurdwara in Fatehgarh Sahib, police said.
National Waterway to be operational from March 2010
The National Waterway (NW-1) between Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh and Haldia in West Bengal will be operational from March 2010. HT Correspondent reports.
Tibetan Professional’s Network is a refreshing concept, the decision to remain non-political clinched the deal for many like Chodon who joined the group. She found it refreshing as the group — one of the very few in the Tibetan community — that didn’t focus on politics, reports Tenzin Nangsyal.
For those who want to change boards after Class 10
Life may get a little more complicated for students in states where it is often necessary to change schools after Class 10, write Farah H Chitalwala and Mou Chakraborty.
Narmada dam overflowing in Guj
Sardar Sarovar dam on Narmada river continues to overflow on the second day as heavy inflow remains unabated from the upstream areas in Madhya Pradesh.
Mallya mulls merger of his sports interests
Liquor baron Vijay Mallya is contemplating merging all his sports interests into a single identity and go for listing.
Navin Chawla had shocking experience in Nagpur
It is one experience that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla would like to forget. Pradip Kumar Maitra reports.
Ramesh joins row over Jinnah drawing on Hindu mythology
Union Minister and senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today waded into the controversy over M A Jinnah by comparing the Pakistan founder to one of the Hindu trinity of pantheons--Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
Pranab praises Mamata's performance as Railway Minister
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday heaped praises on Mamata Banerjee for her performance as Railway minister and assured her his full cooperation in taking the railways forward.
CBSE class 10 students are on their way to liberation from the stress of board exams. But a very large number of them — and their parents — are worried of this change, report Swaha Sahoo and Gargi Gupta. HT-C Fore survey | Some straight questions
Foreigners flock to Gaya for offering 'pinda daan'
It’s not just the members of Hindu community, even foreigners and Muslims are offering 'pinda daan', an annual ritual for the salvation of ancestors’ soul, in the Falgu river in Gaya this year. Alok Kumar reports.
The slick-and-speedy version of online socialising has arrived. Facebook Lite (lite.facebook.com) is a slimmed-down version of the old site, for people with slow-speed Internet. The trimmed look offers fewer services and is easier on the eyes, reports Nivriti Butalia.
Advani condoles demise of Dungarpur
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha LK Advani on Saturday condoled the demise of Former BCCI President Raj Singh Dungarpur, saying he would be remembered for his contribution as a first class cricketer.
A suspected ISI agent was arrested in Kanpur and classified documents pertaining to the Indian Army besides 15 SIM cards were seized from him, police said.
13-year-old girl raped by neighbour in Delhi
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a neighbour in Kanjhawala in New Delhi on Friday night, police said on Saturday.
14 deer die mysteriously in Kanpur zoo
Panic prevailed at the zoo following the mysterious death of 13 spotted and one swamp deer on Saturday. There was neither any sign of injury nor could the post-mortem carried out by a team of expert vets reveal the cause of death.
30 kg landmine recovered in Jharkhand
A 30 kg landmine was recovered on Saturday by police from Jharkhand's Chatra district, officials said. The mine was recovered on Saturday evening from Lipta village in Chatra district, some 190 km from Ranchi.
Boy thrown from train: RPF man held
A Railway Protection Force man, who threw a 12-year-old boy out of a running train near Kudhani railway station on Thursday, was arrested in Muzzaffarpur this evening.
Vice President Hamid Ansari, PM Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi attended an iftar hosted by AICC General Secretary Mohsina Kidwai on Saturday.
Assam Govt offers land to Infosys, Wipro
After the West Bengal government scrapped an IT park which was to have housed units of Infosys and Wipro, the Assam government on Saturday offered land to the IT majors to set up an IT township on the outskirts of the city.
Disaster averted on Mumbai airport runway
A Delhi-Mumbai Air India flight had a narrow escape when a dog was sighted on the main runway as the aircraft was preparing to land in Mumbai Saturday evening, officials said.
Rockets firing: BSF IG visits Punjab villages
BSF Inspector General Himmat Singh on Saturday visited the border villages of Modhey and Dhoneya Khurd in Punjab where three rockets fired from the Pakistani side landed last night.
Sikkim lifts ban on poultry supply from outside for Army
Unable to ensure supply of chickens and eggs to Army units in Sikkim, the state government today said it would partially lift ban on supply of poultry products from outside for the men in uniform.
Bihar should look into corruption in NREGA: Joshi
Union Rural Development Minister CP Joshi on Saturday accused Bihar's NDA government of 'failing' to utilise the funds allocated by his ministry for various centrally-sponsored schemes, and said the state government should look into charges of corruption in implementing NREGA.
'Insiders' foiled Vajpayee's plans to build Ram temple: Katiyar
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinay Katiyar on Saturday said former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was prevented from going ahead with the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya by some "insiders".
Election panel briefs observers for Haryana, Maharashtra polls
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla on Saturday held a meeting with 470 observers and advised them to take steps to ensure free and fair assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra.
Austerity drive already on in railways: Mamata Banerjee
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that her ministry has already begun an austerity drive and taken several cost-cutting measures to reduce additional expenditure.
One more tested positive for swine flu in Rajasthan
One more person in Rajasthan has been tested positive for swine flu, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 27, a health official said in Jaipur.
Governor assures elections in Jharkhand on time
Assembly elections in Jharkhand, which is under President's Rule since January, will be held on time, Governor K Sankaranarayanan said on Saturday.
Govt planning to get cheetah from Africa for translocation
With Iran refusing to give cheetah to India for translocation, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh said today that efforts would be made to get this animal either from Kenya, South Africa or Namibia.
Karnataka swine flu toll mounts to 61
Four more persons, including a one-year-old boy, have succumbed to swine flu, raising the toll from the pandemic in Karnataka to 61, health officials said on Saturday.
Shaikh Mushtakh Shah Thangal's body laid to rest
The body of Shaikh Mushtakh Shah Valiya Thangal, the tenth descendant of the renowned Kondotty Thangal royal family, was laid to rest at the Kondotty Thakhaiyvu mosque graveyard on Saturday.
4 killed, 14 injured as militants set off IED in Srinagar
In the first major strike by militants in Srinagar in three days, three policemen and a woman were killed and 14 others were injured when a police vehicle carrying detenus back from a court was blown up by an improvised explosive device outside Srinagar central jail.
Publish 'white paper' on bank loans to farmers: Lok Satta
The Lok Satta Party on Saturday demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government publish a "white paper" on bank loans to farmers during the kharif season.
J&K govt forms committee to curb use of agri land for construction
Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday constituted a 3-member ministerial committee to curb the use of agriculture land for construction purposes.
281 flights cancelled as Jet-pilots stalemate continues
Private Indian airline Jet Airways cancelled over 281 flights today, including 21 international ones, as a strike by its pilots entered its fifth day. The discussions between Jet Airways and the agitating pilots continued, with no indications of the resolution of the impasse on the right of pilots to form a union.
Tiger census likely to be ready by October 2010: Ramesh
A census of tigers would be ready by October next year and it would be made public, Minister for Forest and Environment Jairam Ramesh said in Bhopal on Saturday.
At least two people were killed and several injured in a massive blast outside the central jail in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Ten more mandals declared as drought-affected in AP
Andhra Pradesh Government declared 10 more mandals in Srikakulam district as drought-hit, taking the total number of such mandals across the state to 981.
12 new born babies escape fire
Around 12 new born babies miraculously escaped a fire at the Government General Hospital in Kakinada in Rajahmundry, police said on Saturday.
Brinda Karat released after brief 'detention'
Brinda Karat, a Communist Party of India-Marxist politburo member, was today stopped by police before they escorted her to a Tamil Nadu village.
How about offering prayers at the 'White House' this Durga Puja? A massive marquee, modelled on the grand official residence of the American president, is about to make that happen right here in Lucknow.
62 mn slumdwellers, but India will be slum free: Selja
India has a whopping 62 million slumdwellers but it aims to be free of shanties through a slew of schemes such as earmarking of 20% of developed land in all housing projects for this category, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja said.
India's monsoon deficit drops to 20 per cent
The monsoon deficit has dropped to 20 per cent across India after most parts of the country received heavy rainfall in the past one week, the India Meteorological Department said today.
'Decision on Cong-NCP alliance soon'
The final decision on a Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance for next month's Maharashtra assembly elections will be taken Sunday, Heavy Industries Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said on Saturday.
Decision on Congress-NCP alliance tomorrow: Vilasrao
The final decision on a Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance for next month's Maharashtra assembly elections will be taken tomorrow, Heavy Industries Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said today.
State police chiefs to discuss security threats
Measures to tackle terror and Maoist threats, strengthening internal security and filling the gaping vacancies in the state police forces will be topmost on the agenda at the three-day annual conference of state police chiefs beginning in New Delhi on Monday.
Swine flu surge: K'taka blames pollution, IT employees
With the H1N1 virus claiming 53 lives in Karnataka, the state authorities are blaming frequently travelling IT professionals and pollution in cities like Bangalore for the surge in swine flu cases.
Separatist leader Shabir Shah detained
Separatist leader and Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Shah has been taken into custody under Public Safety Act, official sources said today.
Mamata for austerity drive in Railways
After Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's directive, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has given instructions to the officials of the Railway Board and zonal railways to adopt austerity measures.
Austerity drive: Pranab leads by example
In the midst of a controversy over austerity measures imposed by his ministry, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today arrived in Kolkata from New Delhi, flying economy class with a budget airline.
No info about Min who tried to influence Madras HC Judge: SC
The Supreme Court has said it has no information about the Union minister, who allegedly approached a Madras High Court Judge to influence his decision in an anticipatory bail case.
Opposition seeks Prez rule in Manipur
Opposition parties are calling for central rule in Manipur, saying the situation in the state is alarming and accusing both state and non-state actors of unleashing terror.
Chhattisgarh among top states in ST/SCs welfare spending
Chhattisgarh figures in the top five states in terms of monetary spending on welfare of tribals and other weaker sections of the society, official sources said today.
Brinda Karat visits caste clash-hit TN village amid drama
Amid high drama, CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat today visited a village in Madurai district, hit by caste clashes last year, after initially being refused permission by police to proceed there on the ground that her visit could trigger trouble.
Prime accused in old-age pension scam arrested
A senior district official, absconding after his name figured in an old-age pension scam, was arrested along with five other persons, officials said in Sitapur on Saturday.
CBI begins probe into YSR copter crash
The CBI today began its probe into the helicopter crash that killed former Andhra Pradesh CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy and four other persons with a team visiting the site in Nallamala forests.
Yamuna moves close to danger mark
Yamuna today moved threateningly close to the danger level with incessant rain and release of water into the river by Haryana continue to flood the low lying areas of the national capital.
Stealing bananas to recharge cell phones?
Need money to recharge your mobile phone and don't have any? Just steal a bunch of bananas and sell it to buy a recharge coupon - that is what poor youths in Bihar's Raghopur area are doing to keep their mobiles ringing.
India takes up rocket firing issue with Pak, lodges protest
The issue was raised at a flag meeting between the BSF and Pakistani Rangers in the wee hours after the missiles landed two km inside the Indian territory, in open fields in Modhey and Dhoneya Khurd villages, prompting retaliatory gunfire from the Indian side.
70 teachers record statement on Delhi school stampede
Seventy teachers have recorded their statements before a senior official conducting a probe into the stampede in a government school in New Delhi which killed five girls and injured 34 other students.
Nine dead as car falls into river
Nine people, including a woman, were killed when a car in which they were travelling fell into river Beas near Dwada village in Mandi district, police said.
Cong alleges Kerala in grip of 'goons', holds dharnas
Alleging that the state was in the grip of “goonda raj”, the Congress today held demonstrations across Kerala lashing out at the LDF Government for “failure” to ensure protection to life and property of commonman.
Seize properties of corrupt govt officials: CJI
Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan today favoured statutory provision for seizure of illegal properties and assets of government officials convicted in corruption cases.
CPM leaders condemn Brinda Karat's arrest
CPM leaders in Kerala today condemned the arrest of party politbureau member Brinda Karat near Madurai, dubbing it as "most undemocratic." MLA KK Shylaja said that the party had organised protests in Tamil Nadu.
M central Committee member and state Health Minister PK Sreemathi also voiced strong protest over the arrest.
107 mm army-type rockets fired into India: BSF
Even as the Pak authorities today denied any rockets were fired from its side, senior BSF officials who inspected the spot where the rockets landed near the Attari-Wagah check post said the paramilitary forces were fully equipped to retaliate against any provocation.
Revising tax treaties to nab defaulters: Pranab
India will go for amending double taxation avoidance treaties with other countries to allow for exchange of information on tax evaders, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in New Delhi today.
CPI(M) Politburo member Brinda Karat was arrested on Saturday with some All India Democratic Women's Association activists when they were on their way to a village in Madurai district, which was hit by a clash between upper-caste Hindus and Dalits last year.
Pak Rangers deny firings, BSF gets proof
Amidst denials of late night firing into Indian territory near Wagah border by Pakistan rangers, evidence of firing has reportedly been traced in the area. Pakistani forces on Friday night fired two rockets towards Indian territory which fell in nearby agriculture fields, drawing retaliation from BSF using machine guns.
US hopeful about Pak bringing 26/11 perpetrators to justice
United States on Saturday expressed hope that Pakistan will bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai terrorist attack to justice. During his trip to the US, Home Minister P Chidambaram had expressed his concern to the top US leadership about Pakistan's lackluster approach against terrorists responsible for the Mumbai attacks.
India protests Pak's Gilgit order
India on Friday protested against Pakistan's new autonomy package for the Northern Areas of Kashmir, renamed as Gilgit-Baltistan, and the construction of the proposed 7,000 MW Bunji dam in this region with Chinese assistance.
Arun Jaitley meets Narendra Modi
Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Friday held a meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar.
MP’s brother accused of abducting businessman
A Member of Parliament’s (MP) brother has been accused of abducting a Maharashtra-based paper merchant from Nabi Karim in central Delhi and keeping him in confinement for 65 days, police said, reports HT Correspondent.
Jharkand’s Mr India gets President’s invite
As offers of help poured in from all parts of the country, President Pratibha Patil on Friday invited Kantha Singh, 45, founder of an orphanage in Ledha village in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district, and the 42 children he raises by begging, to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. B Vijay Murty reports.
Erratic weather is new worldwide trend
This year’s irregular monsoon rains — marked by scanty rainfall in the first few weeks of the season and excess rainfall in the most recent few weeks — might be part of a worldwide trend towards more unpredictable weather.
13 roads cave in with 6 hours of downpour
A stretch of over 200 metres of the Mehrauli-Badar-pur Road in south Delhi caved in after incessant rains — one of 13 road stretches that collapsed on Thursday, when the city received 108.5 mm rainfall.
Couple drug, rob diamond merchant
A diamond merchant from Kandivli was drugged and robbed by a couple claiming to be his friends. HT Correspondent reports.
City’s ‘Demolition Man’, aide held accepting Rs 2 lakh bribe
Former Deputy Municipal commissioner, Vijay N Kalampatil, better known as the ‘Demolition Man’ for his successful drives against hawkers in Mumbai, was caught while accepting a bribe of Rs 2.5 lakh by the Anti Corruption Bureau. HT Correspondent reports.
The 27-km-long Rs 1,000 crore Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway was touted to be a 15-minute zip drive for motorists when it opened last year. That is about the same amount of time motorists now spend crossing just the expressway toll plaza, even when they have smart tags for non-stop travel, reports Sidhartha Roy.
Emergency doors on 2 BEST buses
The city’s new violet coloured air-conditioned buses will soon have emergency doors in addition to the regular doors towards the front. Shashank Rao reports.
22-yr-old dies in police custody, family alleges he was tortured
Mystery shrouds the death of a 22-year-old historysheeter at Ghatkopar police station on Friday morning. Rachna Pratihar reports.
Reprieve for Maya govt in Noida case
Pushed on a backfoot by a bench headed by Justice B.N. Agrawal for violation of undertaking given to the court to stop construction work on memorials in Lucknow, the Mayawati Government got a breather from another bench on the issue of ongoing construction in Noida Park, allegedly in violation of environmental norms, reports Satya Prakash.
No political hoardings during Navratri: BMC
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpoation (BMC) has warned all mandals celebrating Navratri not to display any political hording or posters on the road or footpath during the festival.
Law dept seeks details of notice to Parsi Punchayet
On the heels of the Charity Commissioner issuing a show-cause notice to the trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP), the state’s law department has intervened and sought a detailed report in the matter. Naresh Kamath reports.
Thursday's tragic mishap could have been avoided had the state government's grand plans under project Roopantar taken off in time, reports Ritika Chopra.
Why you should not fear swine flu
The majority of those who have died of swine flu have been people who already suffered from respiratory ailments such as asthma and pneumonia, because, unlike seasonal flu viruses, the swine flu virus binds to the lungs and not just the nose and throat, recently published research suggests, reports Anika Gupta.
Is Maharashtra’s opposition leader Ramdas Kadam left without a constituency to contest the assembly elections? The seat sharing talks between two decade-old saffron partners the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janta Party have been stuck over Guhagar Assembly constituency in Konkan, reports Rajendra Aklekar.
JNU student dies for want of facilities
A student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) died on his way from the university to the hospital after he suffered an acute asthma attack on Wednesday night, reports Ritika Chopra.
Of dargahs Spread from Mehrauli to Turkman, Kaka Nagar to Karkardooma Mor, this city has no boundaries.
Pakistani forces fire rockets at India, BSF retaliates
Pakistani forces on Friday night fired two rockets towards Indian territory which fell in agriculture fields in two adjacent villages, drawing retaliation from BSF using machine guns. There was, however, no casualty on the Indian side in the Pakistani action, a BSF Inspector said.
‘Harassed’ VHP leader commits suicide
A Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader committed suicide on Thursday night at his residence in Gopalnagar, Dombivali.
While it was speculated that ex-Chief Minister and Union heavy Industry minister Vilasrao Deshmukh might play second fiddle to his cabinet colleague, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who was recently appointed as state Congress campaign committee chief, the part high command has asked him to lead party’s October 13 Assembly election management committee, report Dharmendra Jore & Saroj Nagi.
Residents protest traffic congestion due to sealink
About 100 irate Bandra residents blocked roads near Lilavati hospital opposing the traffic congestion caused by the sealink in their narrow by-lanes. Kasturi Bagwe reports.
People caught know jaywalking rules
Thirteen more people were fined while 45 were let off with a warning for jaywalking near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. The traffic police and Hindustan Times have initiated this campaign against jaywalkers. HT Correspondent reports.
Ticket prices remain high, weekend travellers spared
Airfares for Saturday and Sunday dropped to normal levels, prevalent before September 6. But travel woes are far from over, reports Soubhik Mitra.
Man who sent many to gallows, saves Pandher
The lawyer who defended M.S. Pandher — facing a death sentence in the Nithari killings case — and gave him another life is the man who, as a judge of the Delhi High Court, sentenced many to death, reports Harish V Nair.
No way to detect weak city roads
Experts said that the island city has leaking and rotten century-old sewer lines laid during the British era. Therefore the roads are prone to collapses due to cavities created by soil erosion. Amrita Kadam & Bhavika Jain report.
‘Gunman asked me if I was a Muslim’
“Jihad ke naam pe kalank hai, gaddar hai” (You are a disgrace in the name of jihad), rapped one of the four terrorists, who stormed Taj Mahal Hotel on November 26, 2008.
CBI’s case was weak from start
Noida-based businessman Moninder Singh Pandher’s acquittal has not come as a surprise to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), reports Abhishek Sharan.
I-T’s big catch: Unearths income worth Rs 350 cr
The Income Tax authorities got the biggest disclosure of concealed income — worth Rs 350 crore — in Mumbai from raids on Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited, a prominent real estate company on Thursday and Friday. Manish Pachouly reports.
Victim’s parents refuse to give in, to move SC
The news of Moninder Singh Pandher's acquittal in the Rimpa Halder murder case ushered painful silence inside the Halders' one-room residence in Noida, reports Kapil Datta and Peeyush Khandelwal.
‘Regulation is okay...but we should be represented’
Coaching classes claim that they are ready to be 'regulated' but urge that they must be a part of the process of formulating the rules that will govern them. Serena Menon reports.
A different Iftar for health conscious Bohras
Ramzan, for a foodie, is synonymous with malpua, kebabs and different preparations of meat. But this year, majority in Dawoodi Bohra community are retraining to stay fit. Aarefa Johari reports.
No tug of war over kids between couples
The High Court has quashed a sessions court order that made three minors shuttle between the houses of their warring parents every alternate month. The court has also asked the parents to decide whom the children will remain with till the case is decided, reports Urvi Mahajani.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati brought all work on the dozen-odd memorials being built in Lucknow to an immediate halt on Friday, within barely an hour after the Supreme Court gave her a stern warning asking why she had not done so already.
No-motion norm, thank God for slow motion
Waterlogging led to massive traffic jams all across the city on Friday. Many air passengers missed their flights after roads leading to and nearby Indira Gandhi International Airport were choc-a-bloc with traffic, reports Shubhodeep Chakravarty.
Dengue and malaria ready to take off
The belated onset of rains in the Capital is now signalling a delayed outbreak of dreaded mosquito-borne diseases — dengue and malaria, reports Jaya Shroff Bhalla.
Continuous rainfall over 48 hours raised the Yamuna’s water level close to the danger mark on Friday, reports HT Correspondent.
Flu toll reaches 18; Bandra school shuts
Even as swine flu claimed another life, taking city’s death toll to 18 and state’s to 78, the Arya Vidya Mandir School in Bandra (East), closed down for a week after a student tested positive.
India gives lists of Pak terrorists to US
Home Minister P Chidambaram has given to US officials three lists of terrorists and gangsters, including of 60 Pakistanis killed by Indian security forces in various encounters in different parts of the country and another of 10 arrested in the past year.
Three more cholera cases from Kalbadevi
A day after the 11 men from the Kalbadevi area in south Mumbai were rushed to hospital for suspected cholera, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has issued an advisory. Bhavika Jain reports.
Nalini seeks early release in Rajiv assassination case
Nalini, a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, who is in prison for over 18 years, on Friday filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking her premature release.
Nineteen-month old Dike Ezeanya, a Nigerian child, is very lucky. He recently shared headlines with a Mumbai housewife Priya Ahuja after swap liver transplant surgeries saved both their lives. But many aren’t as lucky, reports HT Correspondent.
| WEATHER | MaxoC | MinoC |
| New Delhi | 37 | 25 |
| Mumbai | 33 | 27 |
| Chennai | 36 | 26 |
| Kolkata | 31 | 26 |
| As on 9/19/2009 | ||
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