CBI to probe Railways recruitment scam

PTI, Updated: June 22, 2010 07:03 IST, New Delhi Just days after Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) uncovered a multi crore recruitment scam in Railways, the agency has got permission of the Railway Board to conduct investigation into the role

Pak troops fire at Indian post

JAMMU: Pakistani troops fired at a forward Indian post at RS Pura along the international border near Jammu on Monday. This was the second ceasefire violation in two days

US lawmakers unveil Iran sanctions bill

WASHINGTON - Top US lawmakers crafting Iran sanctions legislation announced Monday they had reached a deal on a series of punitive measures aimed at piling pressure on Tehran over its suspect nuclear program

BJP-JD (U) alliance remains on edge

NEW DELHI: The JD(U)-BJP ties in Bihar continued to remain on the brink even though the two sides initiated attempts to lower the temperature on Monday.

Anderson still faces 304-II, ground for extradition

NEW DELHI: India will explore a fresh extradition request to US saying that the fugitive ex-chairman of Union Carbide Warren Anderson technically still faced serious charges under Section 304-II of IPC as he was not a party before the Supreme Court

Chlorine leak in Berhampur affects over 40

BERHAMPUR: Over 40 persons fell ill on Monday following leakage of chlorine gas from a cylinder in the Berhampur industrial area. Several victims, including women and children, fell unconscious after coming in contact with the gas coming out of the ...

Conservative candidate wins Colombia presidential poll

With nearly 60 per cent of the vote counted, he had 69 per cent of the vote, against fellow finalist Antanas Mockus, a former Bogota mayor who had been a huge underdog in the second-round vote.

No winner in Polish presidential elections: Exit poll

Exit polls suggested that there would be no clear winner in Sunday's Polish presidential election, requiring a second round of voting.

Iran Executes Sunni Rebel Leader

Iran hanged a Sunni rebel leader, Abdul-Malik Rigi, on Sunday morning after a revolutionary court found him guilty of 79 criminal charges, the ISNA news agency reported.

In Brazil's Victory, Not All Is Sweet

JOHANNESBURG - Carlos Dunga's Brazil will never be the Beautiful Game. It is powerful, pragmatic and still a strong-enough team to be a contender to win this World Cup.

GoM to submit its final report on Bhopal today

New Delhi: After meeting for three consecutive days, the empowered Group of Ministers (GoM) will submit their final report on the Bhopal gas tragedy, including recommendations for enhanced compensation for the victims and on how to deal with the

Pak troops fire at Indian post, kill 2 porters along LoC

SRINAGAR: In yet another ceasefire violation, two porters were killed and two soldiers injured when Pakistani troops fired at Indian forward posts at Machil along the LoC in North Kashmir's Kupwara district on Sunday.

Prithvi-II successfully test-fired off Orissa coast

India on Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, ballistic missile Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from Balasore off the Orissa coast.

Monsoon covers half of India

South-west monsoon has slipped into a weak phase and is unlikely to make any major progress over the next week keeping most of northwest India, including Delhi, dry barring some isolated thunderstorm activity.

Kapil Sibbal wants to merge medical and engineering tests

Kapil Sibbal has a nick for experimenting in educational affairs of the country. He is the education minister and has been making some radical statements for making certain changes in the education scenario of the country. Now he proposes a common test for the engineering and medical students.
The Union Education Minister has now made statements for uniform entrance test for the both the national level tests. He wants to merge the All India Engineering Entrance Exam and All India Pre-Medical Test.

Pakistan, Bangladesh aim for one-up in inconsequential tie

Dambulla: Out of contention for the finals, Pakistan and Bangladesh will aim to sign off on a positive note when they clash in an inconsequential preliminary match of the Asia Cup ODI cricket tournament in Dambulla on Monday.

India v Pakistan Live Scorecard
India	271/7 (49.5 O)
H Singh*	15(11)
P Kumar	3(2)
India won by 3 wkts

Difficult to stop rave parties: Nilkanth

Goa's new tourism minister Nilkant Halarnkar feels it is difficult to immediately stop the rave parties, where drugs are served in the coastal belt.

States want medical edu brought under NCHER

NEW DELHI: Cutting across the political spectrum, education ministers of various states on Saturday said that medical education should be brought within the ambit of the proposed National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER).

Oil spill: BP head attends yacht race

In what one environmentalist described as "yet another public relations disaster" for embattled energy giant BP, CEO Tony Hayward has taken time off Saturday to attend a glitzy yacht race around England

Govt to file curative petition on Bhopal

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram-led reconstituted Group of Ministers will meet again today to discuss the environmental issues and the clean up of the poisonous gas-affected site in Bhopal.

Now BJP's Sushil Modi snubs Nitish

A fresh twist has emerged in the ongoing spat between JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and BJP leader Narendra Modi. Now, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and BJP leader Sushil Modi has cancelled his tour with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

University of Rajasthan Jaipur

University of Rajasthan is the oldest university in the Indian state of Rajasthan.It was set up on 8 January 1947 as the University of Rajputana and was renamed to its current name in 1956.

Legal challenge to ban on Muslim preacher Zakir Naik

An Indian Muslim preacher banned by the home secretary from entering the UK for his "unacceptable behaviour" is to challenge the ruling in the courts.

This is the real Kashmiriyat, says Omar Abdullah

Way for reconciliation: Payal Abdullah, wife of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, offers prayers at the Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple at Tulmulla in west Kashmir on Saturday.

Kanishka victims' relative angry over Canadian Govt.'s inquiry report

After the Canadian Government released the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing, an angry relative of three victims has said that admitting the security lapses is not enough.

Member of Sikh terror outfit held with arms

MUMBAI: The state anti-terrorist squad (ATS) on Saturday arrested a key member of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), an alleged Sikh terror outfit, who had been on the run after firing at Narcotic Control Bureau officials in Punjab last year

CBI arrests 'PCPA man' for track sabotage

KOLKATA: The CBI has made a fourth arrest in the Jnaneswari Express sabotage case, days after putting a price on the heads of the three chief accused, all of whom are on the run.

Nitish returns Modi flood relief; JD(U)-BJP on brink of break-up

Is the BJP-JD(U) alliance in Bihar now teetering on the edge of collapse? The question becomes more pertinent after Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United (JD(U)) leader Nitish Kumar on Saturday returned the Kosi flood relief aid sent by Gujarat.

Rs 35,000 to hush up child’s murder, rape?

In yet another instance of police corruption, a trial court recently received the unusual confession of a man who alleged police demanded he pay to settle a two-year-old kidnapping, rape and murder case against him.

With Rs 615 crore, Mallya leads crorepati club in Rajya Sabha

The richest man to enter the Rajya Sabha in the just concluded elections, Vijay Mallya, has in his sworn affidavit claimed he does not own a house but his net worth is a staggering Rs 615 crore

Govt may ask SC to revise ‘diluted’ Bhopal charges

The government is likely to consider filing curative petitions in the Supreme Court seeking revision of the apex court’s orders relating to “dilution” of charges against the accused in the Bhopal gas leak case.