In one of the most daring attacks the Taliban has killed the police commander for northern Afghanistan Gen Mohammad Daud Daud. The suicide attack took place in the compound of the Takhar province governor when a provincial council meeting was taking place. The incident took place late in the afternoon around 1600 hrs local time […]
Youtube Movies, Google’s free, full-length movie streaming service has crossed 3,000 titles, the web giant said. Unlike the initial stages, the movie collection now includes new movies as well, but these will be in the ‘paid’ section. The relatively new movies that can be watched after paying the rental include The King’s Speech, The Green […]
Wipro has beaten others like Cognizant, Infosys and HCL to emerge as the World’s second best Salesforce.com deployment partner, according to a study conducted by Forrester Research. In a study of the World’s top 11 salesforce.com partners, Wipro was beaten to the first place only by its much bigger global competitor Accenture. Along with the […]
The US ambassador to Pakistan, Anne Patterson, argued strongly with her Government to sell Pakistan more F-16 fighter jets to, ironically, prevent a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. Patterson, in a 2009 cable, pointed out that Pakistan is likely to use Nuclear weapons against India in a matter a few days if the two […]
Greenpeace, the world’s most vocal environmental activist group, has upped the ante in its fight to wean telecom operator Airtel off diesel. The volunteer organization, which is in the midst of a campaign to get Indian telecom operators to switch over from diesel to solar and other greener options, held placards in front of Airtel’s […]
Airtel, India’s biggest operator, has announced that it too will launch the next edition of the apple iPhone tomorrow, along with the new operator Aircel. Aircel had stolen the thunder from big competitors by announcing that it will launch the iPhone 4 on Friday. Aircel’s version will be priced at around Rs 35,000 for the […]
The Supreme Court has rejected the petitions on the alleged rights violations in Bhatta Parsaul agitation, directing the petitioners to approach the Allahabad High Court. Petitioners sought directions to the Uttar Pradesh government to restore the acquired land or provide more compensation, claiming that the land acquired in the name of building an express-way is […]
The government move to exclude the actions of the Members of Parliament (MPs) from the scrutiny of the upcoming corruption ombudsman, Lokpal, has rung alarm bells among the activists. Avaaz, one of the NGOs supporting the movement, has launched a massive email and social networking campaign to encourage people to speak their mind on the […]
Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) militant Devinder Singh Bhullar, sentenced to death sentence by the Supreme Court is all set to become the first person to be executed in India in several years. His mercy petition has been turned down by the President of India, the first such refusal since 2004. Bhullar was convicted of attacking […]
Gunpowder, filled in a card-board box, has been found in a Gargi college in Delhi. Police are reporting that a battery and wires were also found in the box, which is not being called a ‘crude bomb’ yet. The police found no detonators or fuse of any kind, leading them to speculate that the purpose […]
Anna Hazare, the 71-year-old Gandhian has said the Janlokpal movement will support Baba Ramdev and his agitation as long as his credentials remain as strong as they are now. His comments have come as many, including some who support Anna Hazare, have characterized the Baba as someone on the political right — alongside the Rashtriya […]
Days after the successful conclusion of state-wide Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, a Congress workers has been beheaded in the Kishtwar area. According to security forces, the Lashkar-e-Toiba, a member of the al-Qaida terror network, is responsible for the slaughter. Abdul Ghani Rather was active on the part of the Congress party in the […]
According to sources, the Maharashtra police is exchanging fire in an ongoing encounter with a group of Maoists in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. Around 250 Maoists are expected to be holed up in a forest. Initial reports suggest that the fire fight is happening in a forest near Halewara village in the district. The […]
The Congress leadership, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi is learnt to be putting tremendous pressure on discontented state party president Ramesh Chennithala to join the government under Oommen Chandy. According to sources, the Congress led UDF government is keen to be seen as a broad-based government and not one dominated by the minorities. The current […]
The Delhi High Court has granted a stay on an order issued by the Chief Information Commissioner — the top RTI official — clarifying that a question under the RTI can ask for clarification on judgments. The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Shailesh Gandhi had issued the order to applicant RS Misra. Misra approached the CIC […]
Even as the restarting of the failed Doha Talks of the WTO seemed uncertain, India has moved to restate its opposition to “attempts” by United States to bring in agricultural trade liberalization through the backdoor. On the eve of “informal talks” of trade ministers of the OECD block (most developed countries,) Indian trade minister Anand […]
Mystery surrounds the crash of the mini aircraft that crashed in Jawaharnagar locality in Faridabad near the Delhi airport yesterday night. While initial reactions have blamed strong winds for smashing the nine-seater onto a house — killing three women on the roof of the house — air traffic records show that the plane lost an […]
A prominent CPI leader from the Muslim community, M Rahmatullah, has quit the Left and joined Congress ally Indian Union Muslim League, accusing the Communists of losing touch with the minorities. Rahmattullah also accused the CPI of being part of a “new politics” that neglected the Christian and Muslim minorities of Kerala — an obvious […]
Days after seeking government nod to more than double its production capacity in Rajasthan, Cairn Energy announced it has started work on bringing the second field into production. In an update given to investors in London, Cairn said it expects to start production from its second oil field — Bhagyam — by end of the […]
Amar Singh has put on a brave face after losing a case against a corruption enquiry against him, in the Allahabad High Court. Talking to the media, Singh let it be known that he too was in favor of a probe, though he had denied all allegations before the High Court and asked the FIR […]
