BJP’s Shahnawaz Hussain on IM hit list
Patna – BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain is on the hit list of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, Bihar Police officials said Tuesday. “Shahnawaz Hussain is on the hit list of IM after (Narendra) Modi,” a police official here said. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial... read more »
Hazare launches indefinite fast for Lokpal Bill
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra) – Veteran activist Anna Hazare launched an indefinite hunger strike in his village here to press for the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill by parliament. In the chilly 6 degrees celsius temperature sweeping Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district, Hazare went on his... read more »
Red beacons only for high statutory offices, rules SC
New Delhi – The Supreme Court Tuesday said that red beacon lights without flashers would be used on the vehicles of only high constitutional fun! ctionaries and blue beacon lights will be used only on emergen! cy services and police. The apex court bench headed by Justice G.S. Singhvi in its... read more »
Why can’t Sikhs with beards join US forces?
By Arun Kumar Washington – An independent, bipartisan federal agency has asked the US defence leadership to explain why Sikh Americans wearing beards and turbans are not allowed to serve in the US armed forces. In a letter to US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, the US Commission on Civil Rights... read more »
Sensex surges 233 points during pre-noon session
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets surged 232.92 points or 1.13 percent in the pre-noon session Friday. All the sectors were trading in green and the rally was led... read more »
Tejpal evades arrest, police search residence
New Delhi/Panaji – Evading arrest in a sexual assault case against him, Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal went missing Friday as police teams reached his Delhi residence to arrest... read more »
SC issues notice to CBI on Lalu bail plea
New Delhi – The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the CBI on Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav’s petition for bail. He is currently in jail following his... read more »
Everything You Know About Black Friday Is Wrong
Beginning in the nineteen-thirties, thousands of fans thronged Philadelphia’s Municipal Stadium for the Army-Navy football game. As festive as the mood was inside the stadium, it wasn’t... read more »
Vinod Kambli Former Indian cricketer suffers heart attack
Mumbai – Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli has suffered a heart attack, a report said on Friday. He has been admitted to Mumbai`s Lilavati Hospital. Kambli, 42-year-old, underwent... read more »
