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IPL spot-fixing: Delhi cops search hotels where players stayed

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:01:37 GMT

A team of Delhi police Special Cell on Sunday conducted searches at various hotels in Mumbai in which the arrested IPL players stayed to collect evidence and to find out if there was a link between th...

From rape survivor to counsellor: a brave journey

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:31:47 GMT

For 14 months after her ordeal in February last year, Kolkata's Park Street rape survivor struggled to find a job to support her ailing mother and two daughters.

Sharad Pawar attacks Narendra Modi over Ishrat Jehan encounter

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:55:50 GMT

Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar today attacked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying the latter was "proud" of the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter...

Violence reported in Punjab local elections

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:43:56 GMT

Violent clashes between workers of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the opposition Congress were reported from at least two places as the polling for local self-government bodies ended on Sunda...

Two Britons jailed for knife-point attack on Indian man's shop

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:55:48 GMT

Two masked British teenagers brandishing carving knives in an attempt to rob an Indian-origin shopkeeper in Leicester have been sentenced for the crime.

Gupta wedding scandal: Indian High Commission official's role under scanner

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:45:13 GMT

South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President...

Delhi water crisis: BJP workers protest at Haryana Chief Minister's residence

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:25:02 GMT

BJP youth wing workers led by party's Delhi unit president Vijay Goel today courted arrest while protesting at the residence of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in New Delhi demanding rele...

Relationship will suffer if no peace on border, PM tells Chinese Premier Li Keqiang: sources

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:54 GMT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today in a "firm, upfront and constructive" manner raised India's boundary concerns with visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and said it is essential to maintain peace an...

Three stabbed to death in attack on Dainik Ganadoot newspaper office in Tripura

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:59:20 GMT

Three employees of a local Bengali daily were stabbed to death inside its office by two unidentified assailants in Agartala today.

Searing heat in North, Delhi sizzles at 44 degree Celsius

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:26:53 GMT

A Meteorological department official said that the heat will rise further in the days to come.

Nitish Kumar snubbed me twice, says BJP leader Kirti Azad who was asked to keep quiet

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:35 GMT

A day after he was asked by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to keep quiet after he reportedly interrupted him at a meeting, BJP leader and former cricketer Kirti Azad is crying foul. He has alleged ...

Law Minister Kapil Sibal speaks to Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, proposes anti-fixing law

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:50:29 GMT

In the wake of controversy over spot-fixing in IPL matches, the Sports Ministry has started holding consultations with the Law Ministry to draft a new law to deal with betting in sports.

Indian diplomat helped jet carrying Gupta family's wedding guests land at military base: report

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:44:05 GMT

South African officials used President Jacob Zuma's name to secure landing rights at a military air base to fly in guests for a lavish wedding hosted by a well-connected Indian family, a probe showed ...

Major fire in Rajasthan village, Army pressed into service

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:34:10 GMT

A major fire today broke out at Nangla Tula village in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district, prompting civil authorities to press the Army into service.

Chit-fund scam: Sudipta Sen faces protests outside court, sent to police remand

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:14:33 GMT

Sudipta Sen, chairman of Saradha Group which allegedly cheated thousands of poor investors in West Bengal and other states, was today remanded in 10 days police custody amid noisy protests outside the...

Spot-fixing probe: Former Ranji player Manish Budewa among three fresh arrests

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:26:41 GMT

The Delhi Police today made three fresh arrests in the spot-fixing case which include a former Ranji player. Manish Guddewar, 32, used to play the Ranji Trophy for Vidarbha from 2003 to 2005. He has k...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in India to hold talks with PM

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:27:37 GMT

Nearly 27 years after he made his last trip to India, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Delhi today on his first overseas official visit and will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Si...

Chinese dragon, Indian elephant should tango together: Xinhua

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:42:39 GMT

As Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing for India, China on Sunday said that if the two Asian giants "tango" together, the BRICS grouping would get a boost and efforts to safeguard the rights of developing...

Security tightened, Delhi metro stations to be shut for Chinese premier's visit

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:15:56 GMT

As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits the national capital, the Delhi Police have deployed more personnel and shut down certain routes, including near the Chinese embassy.

Over 20 per cent polling in Punjab local elections

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:54:33 GMT

Officials said 20-25 per cent voting was reported from various parts of the state till noon in zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections being held in Punjab on Sunday.

BCCI addresses the media on IPL spot-fixing: Highlights

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:47:50 GMT

The Working Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) met today to discuss the IPL spot-fixing controversy and held a press conference afterwards. Here are highlights of the media ...

At 47 degrees Celsius, Nagpur hottest in India

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:41:22 GMT

The orange city on Saturday recorded a maximum temperatures of 47 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest place in the country, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said in Nagpur on Sunda...

IPL spot-fixing: Rajasthan Royals to file FIR against three arrested players

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:25:09 GMT

The Rajasthan Royals will file an FIR against three of its players, who were arrested on Thursday, alleging cheating the public and the franchise. Yesterday, sources in the Delhi Police had said that ...

Finance Minister P Chidambaram to meet top IT brass later this month

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:09:17 GMT

Finance Minister P Chidambaram will inaugurate a two-day conference of top Income Tax department and CBDT officers later this month in the national capital and discuss efforts to maximise revenue coll...

42 policemen booked for alleged murder of terror suspect; Akhilesh Yadav's government seeks CBI probe

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:51:43 GMT

A day after the death of a serial blasts accused in police custody, the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Forty-two policemen,...