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CBSE class XII results on May 28

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:25:57 GMT

The results of class XII Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examination 2012 will be announced on May 28 at 11 am, a statement released by CBSE on Friday said. The results will be available o...

No instant solutions to petrol price hike, says Jaipal Reddy; Congress core group to meet

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:04:08 GMT

Oil minister Jaipal Reddy has sought to quash talk of an immediate partial rollback of the steep petrol price hike effected on Wednesday, saying there are no instant solutions and seeking a few days t...

Heat wave in North and East India

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:52:11 GMT

The summer sun scorched the Northern and Eastern parts of the country where the temperature at most places climbed above 40 degree celsius.Hot winds blew in the national capital where the maximum temp...

Congress core group to meet today to discuss petrol price hike

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:58:04 GMT

A core group of Congress leaders will meet this evening to discuss the steep petrol price hike of Rs 6.28 plus taxes effected on Wednesday that has people and political parties enraged.

Petrol price hike: No instant solutions, says Oil Minister Jaipal Reddy

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:57:20 GMT

Two days after the massive petrol price hike, Union Oil Minister Jaipal Reddy defended the decision. He blamed it on global factors beyond the government's control and said oil companies were lect wi...

Samajwadi Party calls for Uttar Pradesh 'bandh' on May 31 in protest of petrol price hike

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:37:46 GMT

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, along with several other leaders, had demanded a rollback of the price hike. The Samajwadi Party slammed it as a "gift" to the common man from the government...

More trouble for BJP? After Advani, now Sushma to skip rally in Mumbai

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:24:11 GMT

Just when it looked that its troubles are over, there is fresh crisis for the BJP. On Day 2 of the national executive meeting, where the party was planning to present a united face, sources say BJP pa...

Italian Marines' case referred to Sessions Court

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:54:38 GMT

Decks were today cleared for the trial of two Italian marines, charged with shooting to death two Indian fishermen, with a court here issuing an order for shifting the case before a Sessions judge.

Suspected terrorists storm police post in Kashmir, snatch weapons

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:47:28 GMT

Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militants disarmed two policemen guarding a minority village in Tral area of Pulwama district and decamped with four service rifles of the cops, official sources said.Five to...

Police bravery award for NRI builder

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:29:26 GMT

Sukhwinder Singh, a London-based NRI builder who was stabbed to death while he was confronting two muggers who had snatched a woman's bag in London in 2010, has been given a police public bravery awar...

13/7 Mumbai blasts: Anti-Terrorism Squad files 4000-pages chargesheet

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:26:44 GMT

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has filed its chargesheet in the 13/7 Mumbai serial blasts of 2011.

Bombay High Court disapproves of Air India pilots' strike

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:25:06 GMT

Deprecating the inconvenience being caused to people due to their agitation, the Bombay High Court today asked the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) to first comply with the Delhi High Court order restraining...

Will the Army Chief General VK Singh be summoned? Court to decide on Monday

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:18:58 GMT

A Delhi court is expected to decide whether or not to summon Army Chief General VK Singh in connection with the defamation suit filed against him by Lieutenant General (retired) Tejinder Singh, on Mon...

Air India strike: Can hire new pilots, says Ajit Singh

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:16:45 GMT

In a bid to end the 18-day-old strike at national carrier Air India, some of the agitating pilots met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday.

Liberalised visa regime pact won't be inked with India at present: Rehman Malik

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:40:26 GMT

India and Pakistan today resumed two-day talks on cooperation in counter-terrorism efforts, including the prosecution of those responsible for the 2008 terror Mumbai attacks, and the introduction of a...

Spurned lover stabs girl in Andhra Pradesh

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:19:35 GMT

A teenage girl was repeatedly stabbed today by a jilted lover, leaving her seriously injured in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, after she allegedly rejected his marriage proposal, police sai...

CBI opposes Yeddyurappa's anticipatory bail plea

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:09:12 GMT

A special court has adjourned the hearing on the anticipatory bail applications of former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, in the illegal mining case to May 29. The CBI has opposing the bail p...

Indian-American teenagers sweep this year's National Geographic Bee

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:06:27 GMT

Indian-American students have swept the prestigious National Geographic Bee, bagging the top four positions of this year's tough national competition, where US President Barack Obama played a quizmast...

CBI files 2500 pages chargesheet in Shehla Masood case

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:04:48 GMT

The CBI has filed a 2500 pages chargesheet in Right to Information activist Shehla Masood's murder case in a special court in Indore. The prime accused in the case Zahida Pervez, Saba Farooqui, Sha...

Petrol price hike: Ruling BJD calls Odisha bandh on May 31

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:57:24 GMT

Strongly protesting the steep hike in petrol price, the ruling BJD in Odisha today gave a call for a state-wide bandh on May 31 to demand its immediate roll-back.

Sheila Dikshit may consider reducing VAT on petrol

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:29:45 GMT

Hinting at a possible reduction in petrol prices in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday said the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol may be reduced by Monday.

Yeddyurappa in Mumbai for key BJP meet, says 'won't demand any post'

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:25:30 GMT

After Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi upstaged all else on Day 1 of the BJP's national executive meet, Day 2 will see the strategic arrival of former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa. The ...

Aarushi murder case: Talwars' trial to begin from June 4

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:14:59 GMT

The special CBI court in Ghaziabad has formally framed charges against Rajesh and Nupur Talwar today for the murder of their 13-year-old daughter Aarushi and their domestic help Hemraj in May 2008 at ...

Petrol prike hike: Mamata to march on Kolkata's streets in protest

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:12:42 GMT

In what is likely to be a quaint sight, the West Bengal Chief Minister will march from Jadavpur to Hazra in south Kolkata. Her close aid and Union Railway Minister Mukul Roy did his bit yesterday, par...

Ashok Chavan to depose before Adarsh panel on June 30

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:05:18 GMT

In a U-turn, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today told the two-member inquiry commission probing the Adarsh housing society scam he is ready to appear before it on June 30.