18:25
At the moment, it appears as though Gowda will win the elections easily since the BJP has its full strength and also the support of five Independents. The Janata Dal (S) which had first decided to vote in favour of the Congress candidate has not made up its mind as of now. Sriramulu who had...
18:23
As Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda prepares to face an acid test in the Legislative Assembly tomorrow, the BJP MLAs have been locked up at the Golden Palms resort in the outskirts of Bangalore, reports rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa. Gowda faces an election to the legislative council...
18:19
Last week marked exactly 10 years since the term BRIC was coined. The catchy acronym for Brazil, Russia, India and China used to describe the new powerhouse emerging markets. But the man who invented the moniker now says one of the four has been a great disappointment. No, not Russia, with all...
18:14
Named after the pioneering female pilot, Amelia Rose Earhart is constantly asked whether she flies planes. So the Denver 9News reporter finally decided to learn. Now that she's completed her instrument training, she's vowed to recreate Earhart's 1937 North American voyage, starting in Oakland,...
17:57
Just in: The government has asked the National Investigating Agency to file a chargesheet against David Coleman Headley, accused in the November 26, 2008, Mumbai terror blasts. Also read on Rediff.com: NIA has watertight case against Headley
17:51
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today asked the officials of the state road construction and rural works departments to evolve a long-term policy for the upkeep of roads in Bihar during all seasons. Reviewing the performance of the two departments at a high-level meeting here, Kumar said it is...
17:47
And this is the reaction to that story.Just days after a legal petition was filed seeking the ouster of the ISI chief, the Pakistani military today refuted businessman Mansoor Ijaz's claim thatLt Ahmed Shuja Pasha had travelled to some Arab countries in May to discuss a move to remove President...
17:45
On the Independent.co.uk: For all the fevered discussion about Memogate, one of the most arresting claims to emerge seems to have evaded even the faintest scrutiny. In the very evidence Mansoor Ijaz marshaled before the Pakistani public, he says there was a second, rival plot, set in...
17:32
Upside mom gives birth to healthy baby: A woman who suffers a rare condition that led to repeated miscarriages gave birth -- after lying upside down for three months. Read the story on the sun.co.uk
17:24
Tabloid reads...Transplant surgeon Dr Asim Syed becomes first ever to donate his own kidney after mother, Dilshad, falls ill. Readthe story on the Daily Mail
17:21
Under the stars and on the ruins, Virgin boss Richard Branson gives away daughter Holly on his fire-ravaged private island. Read the story on the Daily Mail.
17:17
Our Delhi correspondent says that the BJP has postponed a meeting of the national office-bearers scheduled at Jalandhar on Friday in view of the extension of the Parliament session to discuss and pass the Lokpal bill. The meeting and the rally were part of the BJP's preparations for the...
17:12
Babasaheb Ambedkar's Dalit followers have done him a great disservice. They have taken over a National Textile Corporation mill in Mumbai -- Indu Mill -- because they want to convert it into a memorial for him. In doing so, they have adopted the grammar of anarchy' that Ambedkar...
17:10
In what may have been the biggest women's demonstration in Egyptian history, thousands marched in the streets of Cairo yesterday against the military's abuse of female protesters. The military issued an apology statement, approving of the protest: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces...
17:03
Kim Jong Il's passing closes a sad and tragic chapter for the people of North Korea. His 17-year reign will be remembered as a dark period in their history characterized by great suffering and steady and dangerous provocations to the outside world.On cnn.com
17:00
In a major setback to the prosecution, a local court today rejected the Maharashtra CID closure report in mysterious death of seven-year-old Yogita Thakre and directed the agency to reinvestigate the case. Yogita was found dead on May 19, 2009 in the boot of a car parked in the compound of...
16:54
Also on the NYT's India blogs: Delhi's choking air pollution has caught the attention of politicians in recent weeks. A massive influx of cars, which are being added at an estimated rate of more than 1,000 a day, is an oft-cited reason for the dirty air. But according to data...
16:41
Shashi Tharoor has set the cat among the pigeons by re-opening the old debate about whether we should abandon our Westminster-style parliamentary system and move to an American-style presidential system instead. In a long and well-argued essay in Tehelka, he carefully identifies...
16:40
While Moody's says GDP growth rate will fall, the global agency today upgraded the credit rating of Indian government's bonds from speculative to investment grade, a move that could encourage FIIs to increase their exposure in gilts and help companies raise funds from abroad at competitive rates.
16:32
Breaking news: NATO says five service members have been killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan
16:30
Entertainment break: In case you haven't seen this as yet, the new trailer for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. Watch
16:28
Global credit ratings agency Moody's today said policy paralysis coupled with global uncertainty is expected to pull down India's GDP growth rate below 7 per cent in the current fiscal from 8.5 per cent a year ago.In the last few months, tight monetary conditions and a cloudy global outlook have...
16:22
A week after a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter plane crashed leading togrounding of the fleet, IAF chief N A K Browne today took an hour-long sortie in the aircraft in Pune, in an exercise aimed at restoring the confidence of pilots. The Air Chief Marshal took off from Lohegaon air base and was...
16:20
In a clear political message, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today dismissed any impression that there are differences between the party and the government and the programmes and policies are correct. However, she did not not make a reference to the controversial decision to allow FDI...
16:13
More drama from Justice Hegde:-- If CBI is a holy cow for the ruling party, let them give a trained organisation for investigation by Lokpal. Let them create a new organisation.-- What's the big idea of continuing the CVC?-- What way Lokpal is useful? Just creating Lokpal and giving employment to...
16:05
You can be assured of interesting quotes from Justice Santosh Hegde. Criticising the government's move to keep the CBI out of the purview of the Lokpal, Justice Hegde today said the step would reduce the anti-corruption watchdog to a mere complainant which is not acceptable.This is unacceptable...
15:59
For the second consecutive year, Pakistan has been identified as the most dangerous country for journalists with the killing of seven scribes there in 2011out of a total of 43 murdered worldwide. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said, in the past five years 29 journalists...
15:46
Greenhill & Co managing directors Jeffrey F Buckalew and Rakesh Chawla, and Buckalew's wife Corinne and two children, died yesterday aboard a single-engine plane that crashed on a New Jersey highway. Readthe report on Bloomberg
15:23
Just in: Court accepts the CBI chargesheet against Essar and Loop telecom in the 2G case. All eight accused have been summoned to be present in court on January 27. Essar, Loop promoters have accused of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy in the 2G case.
15:17
Just in: At least eight dead and 60 missing with dozens rescued after ferry carrying more than 150 people sinks off Indonesia's Maluku Islands. Details awaited.
15:15
As Parliament debates the Lokpal bill, in an irony of sorts, news comes in that Union Cabinet Ministers have accumulated dues of Rs 435 crore on the cash-strapped Air India which is 93 per cent of the the total bills incurred bythem during their visits abroadResponding to a question in the Lok...
15:13
Just in: The government will table the National Food Security Bill in Parliament tomorrow, says Food Minister K V Thomas. Ditto, the new Lokpal Bill, as we told you earlier.
15:11
On Firstpost.com: Why Mani Shankar Aiyar is 'sick' of Team Anna the 'monster'.
15:08
In other news, Space shuttle Atlantis, which only five months ago flew the final mission of NASA's 30-year shuttle program, is now being prepared for its public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.Its insides being pulled out to ensure it is safe for exhibit, as...
15:01
Just in: The Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of former union minister Sukhram and two others in 1996 telecom scam. Sukhram, who had held the telecom portfolio in P V Narasimha Rao's cabinet, was convicted on November 17 in a cable contract case. He was handed a five-year jail term by...
14:53
More than five million North Koreans have so far turned out to pay their respects to late leader Kim Jong-il, state media say. Kim's body is lying in state in the capital Pyongyang as organised public mourning continues in streets and halls around the country.More on the bbc.
14:49
News from around the world: Almost 200 people have died in two days of clashes in Syria, as the violence intensifies. Two activist groups put Tuesday's toll at 84. A video has emerged of a young boy, whose body was apparently torn in half by shelling in the city of Homs.More on the bbc.
14:44
In other stories: Why overseas mergers and acquisition options are off India Inc's menu for now. Read the report on Firstpost.com
14:43
Yesterday, President Pratibha Patil was in the news for the fleet review in Mumbai and for being the first woman president to sail a warship. Read: Navy's grand show of strength, made in India.Today, she is in the news for an entirely different reason -- a total of 20 mercy petitions,...
14:33
Finance minister and the government's troubleshooter Pranab Mukherjee apologised on behalf of the government after the PM's security allegedly manhandled a BSP MP in the Parliament precincts. We told you earlier (13:26 pm post) that there was an uproar in Parliament over a member's alleged...
14:28
Shah Rukh Khan is in a spot with the Kerala police, which registered a case against the actor today for violating the provisions of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986. Shah Rukh, who was in Kochi on December 4 in, had performed the popular number 'Chammak...
14:22
FYI: Team Anna is to meet at 3.30 pm today in Ghaziabad, ahead of the tabling of the new Lokpal bill in the Lok Sabha tomorrow.
14:20
If you haven't seen it yet, do: In pictures: New Earth-size planets discovered. See the rediff.com slideshow
14:19
More inside stories from ParliamentSonia Gandhi walked across the Central Hall of Parliament and saw a huge crowd around Rahul Gandhi. She was escorted by SPG men. Jagan Reddy, President of the YSR Congress the lone party MP was seated in the Central Hall just next to Rahul Gandhi's...
14:16
As we've been doing every day, that the Parliament is in session, here's the inside story from both the Houses, by our Delhi correspondent. In the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister Kumari Selja refused to listen to Chairman of the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour today. Hamid Ansari asked her to...
14:00
And another one on the loony leader: North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il's body is likely to be embalmed and put on display as a lasting reminder of the bloodline of the family that founded one of the world's most reclusive states.More on reuters.
13:57
North Korea's new young leader will have to share power with an uncle and the military after the death of his father Kim Jong-il as the isolated country shifts to collective rule from strongman dictatorship, a source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said.Read the reuters report.
13:54
Kiran Bedi on Twitter reacting to Sonia Gandhi: The bill is not path breaking, but breaking the path. Thank you Sonia G
13:52
It has become commonplace to compare and contrast the two rising Asian powers. The faster pace of China's growth is attributed to the simpler command chain of authoritarianism and one-party rule. Meanwhile, many bemoan Indian red tape, indecision and chaos, the apparent cost of the state's...
13:48
India's plan to boost food subsidies by 50 percent is threatening efforts to cut the budget deficit, extending the biggest jump in bond risk among the largest developing nations. The cost to protect the debt of State Bank of India, seen as a proxy for the nation, against...
13:40
The ruling BJP today ferried its legislators to a private resort on the city outskirts fearing poaching from opposition parties during tomorrow's bypoll tothe lone legislative council seat which Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has to win to continue in the post.BJP sources said all...
13:34
Just in: A new Lokpal Bill is to be introduced in Lok Sabha tomorrow, and existing bill is to be withdrawn. The governement says it is keen to have a three-day sitting of Parliament from December 27 to take up the Lokpal Bill; the BJP has agreed to it.
13:30
You do know that Jayalalithaa has written to the PM opposing the Food Security Bill. Read Bibek Debroy's blog on the Economic Times on the issue.
13:26
This is what happened in Parliament today, on the last day of the Question Hour. There was uproar (par for the course now) over a member's alleged harassment by Prime Minister's security personnel in the Parliament precincts today, which forced an adjournment of the Lok Sabha for nearly two...
13:19
Just in: The ADMK met today and in a show of strength stood by Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa's decision to sack her former friend Sasiklala from the party. All MPs were present. Also see: Party rallies behind Jayalalithaa
13:15
The CPM meet to discuss the Lokpal is underway. The Lokpal Bill is to be tabled in Parliament tomorrow.
13:09
Ranbaxy Laboratories of India agreed to a settlement with the United States Food and Drug Administration and will make a $500 million provision in relation to a Justice Department investigation to resolve a dispute about plant violations. More on the NYT.
13:04
While giving the K Karunakaran Award to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the capital today, the PM showered praise on him, saying, There are few people in politics today who can match his long and exemplary record of public service. Equating Mukherjee with former...
12:56
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today took strong exception to the National Disaster Management Authority forming a team of experts to draw up a contingency response plan for the Mullaperiyar Dam, saying it was nothing but succumbing to the subterfuge of Kerala.
12:54
Once upon a time, state elections in Uttar Pradesh were mainly about the Dalit vote. Today, Muslims are getting a fair share of wooing, too. Read the blog on the Wall Street Journal.
12:48
A smartphone app launched today in Delhi aims to fight a rise in sexual assault cases by enabling women to immediately alert friends or family if they feel at risk.The Fight Back app created by Indian non-profit organisation Whypoll will -- at the press of a single key -- send an SOS via...
12:41
Rediff.com's Toral Varia reports that the Maharashtra government has granted a six-month extension to the two bench judicial inquiry panel looking into the Adarsh scam. The commission was expected to complete the inquiry by January 7 and submit a report to the state govt.
12:27
Update on Anna Hazare: Attacking the government for keeping CBI out of Lokpal, Hazare today accused it of cheating the people by bringing a weak Bill to save corrupt politicians. A day after the Union Cabinet approved the Lokpal Billleaving CBI out of its purview, Hazare said the ombudsman...
12:21
In other news, the Oscar won by Orson Welles for writing the groundbreaking 1941 film Citizen Kane has sold at auction in California for $861,542. Welles wrote, directed and starred in the film, regarded by many as one of the greatest films of all time. More on the bbc.co.uk
12:18
Team Anna key aide Arvind Kejriwal says he is yet to read the Lokpal bill, but points out that a Lokpal without legislative or investigative powers is unworkable. He says the Citizens Charter bill is disastrous and will collapse within 10 days of enactment.
12:12
As Jammu and Kashmir slips into another snowy winter, security officials and civilian administrators in the state have reason to reflect on 2011 as having been extraordinarily peaceful, perhaps even the quietest in nearly 20 years.Read more on Firstpost.com
12:06
Since we promise to tell you all the news as it happens, here's some... Abhishek Bachchan: Driving back to Jaipur after visiting Ajmer Sharif Darga.Click here for the picture
12:01
If you use the suburban local train service on the Central railway, and was late for work, here's what happened.A Kalyan-bound local train derailed near the Masjid station this morning, disrupting rail traffic on the suburban section of Central Railway. The train, which had started from the...
11:58
PM Manmohan Singh today said that all political parties must cooperate in running Parliament and it was indeed sad that despite our best efforts Parliament isn't running smoothly. He also credited the successful management of the UPA to finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and Sonia Gandhi.
11:47
An official US report has identified Nehru Place in New Delhi among the top 30notorious IT markets of the world, dealing in goods and services infringing intellectual property rights.'The Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets report identifies more than 30 markets that typify the problem of...
11:38
On Firstpost.com: Anna, please get angry. CBI needs to be out of government clutches. Read
11:37
Meanwhile, in Tamil Nadu, with tension over the Mullaperiyar dam issue continuing, the TN booking agents' association has decided to stop transportation of goods to Kerala from December 21. Given that there are 6,000 agents in the association who arrange transportation of goods...
11:37
Just in: MDMK's Vaiko, Nedumaran and 10 others arrested for organising a blockade of 13 routes connecting Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The MDMK chief on December 5, had complained to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the Kerala government was creating panic and fear psychosis among the...
11:32
Rediff.com's Onkar Singh reports that Sonia Gandhi, in her first interaction with the Congress Parliamentary Party after her return from the US for an undisclosed surgery in September, said that there were no differences between the party and the government. She made a scathing attack on members...
11:25
Speaker Meira Kumar tells MPs in the Lok Sabha: You have disrupted question hour, I am very sorry to say this but Parliament is adjourned till 12 noon.
11:20
Meanwhile, Justice Santosh Hegde, the former Karnataka Lokayukta and one-time Team Anna member, says the government's version of the Lokpal bill is totally unacceptable. While no-one is settting a deadline for Parliament, it is surprising that for the government, FDI on retail is more important...
11:14
Sonia Gandhi adds that the BJP and Team Anna should accept the bill. Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha has adjourned till 12 pm over price rise and farmers suicides.
11:06
Good morning.Sonia Gandhi has spoken out over the Lokpal draft which was okayed by the cabinet yesterday, saying it's a historic bill and the government and the Congress is together on this. She also she would fight for Lokpal and the women's reservation bill.
11:01
Cabinet clears Lokpal draft; Anna, opposition reject it (The Times of India)The key formulations of Lokpal Bill cleared by Cabinet were slammed by both Team Anna and the opposition, setting the stage for another round of confrontation. Read Govt plans to introduce new Lokpal Bill in LS on...
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