Beaten back by Naxals, BSF men torture tribals

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:11:59 GMT

The people of Panchangi village in Chhattisgarh have filed a complaint with the district collector about the harassment by drunk BSF men. Two teenage girls alleged they were sexually molested.

Nitish Kumar's remark on dyeing hair evokes reaction

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:55:25 GMT

A remark by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today on people dyeing their hair to hide their age evoked a sharp response from RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and his LJP counterpart Ram Vilas Paswan, who held it was in "bad taste".

BJP rubbishes rift over govt formation in Jharkhand

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:28:47 GMT

BJP leadership on Friday rushed to stem the perception about a sharp division among the leadership over the formation of the Arjun Munda-led government in Jharkhand.

AFSPA set to go from a few areas in J&K

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:10:50 GMT

Govt looks set to announce an Eid package for J&K, with the Cabinet Committee on Security likely to endorse CM Omar Abdullah's demand to lift the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from some areas in the state.

Free LPG connection for BPL families

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:13:24 GMT

The government is likely to launch a scheme next month to give new domestic LPG connection free of cost to families living below poverty line.

Congress snubs PM for Nehru cabinet remark

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:23:42 GMT

Congress on Friday signalled that it was not quite on the same page with PM Manmohan Singh over his remark that his government was more cohesive than that of Jawaharlal Nehru’s, suggesting that such comparisons were not valid given their varying circumstances.

SC stays Todi's discharge from Rizwanur death trial

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:16:27 GMT

Industrialist Ashok Todi and other accused would now have to seek fresh bail in the case relating to the mysterious death of Rizwanur Rehman as the Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order of the Calcutta HC.

No differences between Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister: Congress

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:48:33 GMT

The Congress on Friday dismissed speculation over differences between party chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on issues of environment protection and development.

Ban liquor vends in tribal areas: Ministry

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:30:37 GMT

The tribal affairs ministry wants a ban on liquor vends in tribal areas, identifying alcoholism as a big trap laid out by ‘outsiders' to usurp human and natural resources from the indigenous population.

13 killed as rains wrack havoc in north and eastern India

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:10:49 GMT

Thirteen people were killed as heavy monsoon rains wracked havoc in north and east India, triggering landslides and inundating lakhs of acres of farmland on Friday.

Abu Salem to face trial in death penalty cases

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:27:27 GMT

Dreaded gangster Abu Salem will now face trial in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case as the Supreme Court on Friday refused to quash the charges framed against him by the Special TADA court.

Afzal to move SC for shifting him out of Tihar

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:53:26 GMT

Unhappy over government rejecting his plea for transfer from Tihar Jail to a central prison in J&K, Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru, now on death row, plans to challenge the decision before the Supreme Court.

SC upholds UP govt's policy on co-operative housing societies

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:33:30 GMT

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the policy of Uttar Pradesh government relating to the co-operative housing society that all members will have to separately register with the civic body.

CCS may discuss Kashmir Eid package on Saturday

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:07:49 GMT

The Cabinet Committee on Security has been convened on Saturday amidst speculation that the Centre could come out with some announcement on the occasion of Eid.

IITs to offer MBBS, have foreign faculty, students

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:38:27 GMT

HRD minister Kapil Sibal said the IIT council meeting decided to carry out appropriate amendment in the Institute of Technologies Act to enable the IITs to offer the medicine programme.