Mamata Banerjee threatens legal action against media for 'misquoting' her
Banerjee also charged opposition CPI(M) and a section of the media with running a 'misleading' campaign on the deadlock at the Haldia dock.
View ArticleSyrian air force on offensive after failed truce
Syrian warplanes bombed rebel targets with renewed intensity on Tuesday after the end of a widely ignored four-day truce between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and insurgents.
View ArticleLess than half of Britons trust BBC after Savile sex abuse scandal: Poll
The poll carried out by Comres on behalf of BBC Radio Five Live found that just 45% of respondents believe the BBC is "trustworthy"
View ArticleDarul Uloom can contribute to growth of new thought: Jung
Founded in 1866 by prominent Islamic scholars led by Maulana Muhammad Qasim, the seminary in Deoband is looked up to by Muslims not only in India but also in South Asia as a respected centre of Islamic...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy kills 33, leaves trail of devastation on US east coast
More than 7.5 million people are believed to be without electricity since last night across the eastern coast that bore the brunt of the storm's fury.
View ArticleSP closes ranks with ND Tiwari
Ever since Mulayam Singh Yadav extended an invitation to ND Tiwari to stay in Lucknow earlier this month, political circles in Uttarakhand have been rife with speculation about the growing proximity...
View ArticleNarendra Modi insulted all women with Shashi Tharoor comment: Congress
Modi, of late, was using language that did not behove a political leader and had lost "decency", Modhvadia added.
View ArticleMan tweets that Chidambaram's son amassed more cash than Vadra, gets arrested
A small scale industrialist was arrested on the charge of posting "offensive" messages on social media targeting Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram. He was released on bail by...
View ArticleDigvijay Singh takes on Anil Ambani
Addressing a youth Congress function, Singh said he read in newspapers that Ambani reportedly compared Chouhan to his father.
View ArticleGovt clears Mumbai-Trans Harbour Link
Work on the proposed second sea-link in the country, Mumbai-Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) is expected to get underway from January 2013, following a green signal by the government.
View ArticleMP dumper scam case: HC reserves judgment
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment on the closure report filed by the state lokayukta in the dumper scam allegedly involving chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his wife.
View ArticleObama says storm not yet over, government to aid local authorities
The president, speaking at the national headquarters of the American Red Cross, said the storm, which slammed into some of the most densely populated areas of the eastern United States on Monday, was...
View ArticleSulking Kataria meets PM, seeks portfolio change, gets Rural Development
In a reshuffle of portfolios, Union Minister of State Lalchand Kataria, sulking over work allocation in Defence Ministry to him, was on Tuesday shifted to Rural Development department soon after he met...
View ArticlePower cuts to continue in high-loss areas
It is now confirmed areas with more than 55% losses in the distribution and collection of electricity will not be load shedding-free this year end.
View ArticleMore flights cancelled because of Hurricane Sandy
Several more flights to the US were cancelled on Tuesday, continuing to affect air passengers from the city and across the country.
View ArticleHurricane Sandy: Anxious kin stay glued to TV
Every time Hansa Nayak, 67, a resident of Opera House turns on CNN, her anxiety increases. The channel says a transformer is burnt in New Jersey and the fire is spreading to houses.
View ArticleDead crew woman on sunken HMS Bounty claimed ancestry to mutineer
The crew member who died when the replica ship HMS Bounty sank during Hurricane Sandy had written on her Facebook page that she was a descendent of the original Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian....
View ArticleRussia's leaders criticised at Stalin commemorations
Relatives of Josef Stalin's victims commemorated the Soviet dictator's repression on Tuesday and many condemned Russia's leaders for not taking part.
View ArticleUS companies hustle to re-staff, reopen after Sandy
After Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast, companies scrambled on Tuesday to assess the damage and figure out how to staff up as soon as possible.
View ArticleNew James Bond film gets five-star Vatican blessing
In the main article, titled "007 License to Cry," the newspaper says the latest incarnation of the world's most famous spy is a rather good one.
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