New Delhi: In a relief to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court today refused to pass any order on his alleged inaction to contain the 2002 Gujarat riots after the Godhra carnage and referred the matter to the magistrate concerned in Ahmedabad for a decision. Reacting to the verdict of the apex court, […]
Puri : With 877 villages completely cut off from rest of the state due to high flood in Mahanadi river system, Orissa government Sunday began air-dropping of food packets in worst hit areas as the death toll rose to 16, official sources said. “As of now three sorties were made to most affected areas of […]
Tanzania : An overcrowded ship carrying at least 600 people sank in deep sea near one of Tanzania’s top tourist destinations on Saturday, leaving at least 45 people dead and some 370 more believed missing or dead. Many of the missing are children. The ferry, M.V. Spice Islanders, was heavily overloaded and some potential passengers had […]
Mumbai: Around 25 kg of gold jewellery was seized from a locker owned by one of the two people who were arrested last month for cheating several businessmen and Bollywood personalities by posing as CBI officers, an officer said on Friday. Ashwini Kumar Sharma and Rajesh Ranjan were nabbed by the Central Bureau of Investigation […]
New Delhi :Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani Thursday made a surprise announcement of undertaking a yatra across the country against the menace of corruption, a move seen as an attempt by him to get a grip over the party. “I have decided to take out a yatra against corruption. The name of […]
Delhi: An email received by different media organizations, said that the Harkat-ul-Jihadi (HuJI) takes responsibility for today’s blast in Delhi. HUJI is a Pakistan-based terrorist group. “We take the mail very seriously,” said NIA Chief S C Sinha. The email states, ” We owe the responsibility of todays blasts at high court delhi….. our demand […]
Panaji: The front tyres of a Chennai-bound Air India flight burst after landing at Goa’s Dabolim airport Tuesday morning. All 105 passengers were safe, officials said. Airport officials said flight AI 976, flying from Kuwait to Chennai via Goa, met with the accident around 8.30 a.m. The aircraft was still on the runway. Air India […]
Bangalore : In the wake of the Central Bureau of Investigation arresting mining baron G Janardhana Reddy, Karnataka Lokayukta Shivaraj V Patil on Monday said his office would hand over the report on illegal mining if the central probe agency asked for it. “Whatever public documents we have, we will give to CBI,” he told […]
New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his ministerial team Saturday declared their assets that places his own wealth at Rs.5.1 crore ($1.3 million), while Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath is richest with over Rs.250 crore ($55 million). Defence Minister A.K. Antony seems the poorest with Rs.35 lakh ($77,000). The declaration, required under the […]
Mumbai : Ganeshotsav pandals in Mumbai are ready to welcome the elephant-headed God. As the veil lifts across big and small mandals during Ganeshotsav, pandal-hoppers are expected to throng certain venues, partly owing to their lavish themes or simply their wish-fulfilment quotient. Take this pandal for instance. The Ganpati idol at the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin […]
