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Row over Madras HC's ruling on live-in relations

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:43:51 GMT

The Madras high court did not issue a blank cheque when it said on Monday that marriage meant 'consummation of sexual interaction' between a man and woman of marriageable age, with or without the rituals.

Land sharks' bid to usurp property of MP late CM

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:19:18 GMT

A complaint lodged by caretaker of a dead politician brought to the fore between land sharks and revenue officials in the city.

'Judges' time not dirt cheap'

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:59:32 GMT

This letter from Justice Gyan Sudha Misra is in response to an article by Dhananjay Mahapatra titled 'In Vacation, SC Bench late by an hour' published in Times of India on June 15.

2 supercomputers from Pune in world's fastest 100

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:55:46 GMT

Two of the four supercomputers in the country that feature in the top 100 in the list of 500 fastest supercomputers in the world, are from Pune.

Tirumala to get Special Protection Force cover

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:43:18 GMT

Lord Balaji's abode, Tirumala, which has been on the radar of terror organisations, is likely to get Special Protection Force (SPF) cover.

File on replacing additional solicitor general untraceable, oil ministry tells CIC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:20:13 GMT

Three months after the Central Information Commission asked the government to disclose information related to replacing the then additional solicitor general A S Chandiok from an Essar Steel case, it has said that the letter is "untraceable".

Indian seeks more access for its films in China

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:16:36 GMT

India has pushed for greater access for Indian movies in China after the box-office success of films like '3 Idiots' along with efforts for greater collaboration in films and broadcasting.

Antony underplays his ministry's rejection of General No.1 post

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:14:39 GMT

Antony, at a defence function in Pune, said the issue of creating a permanent CoSC chairman post was still at the discussion stage.

Gurudas Dasgupta seeks Veerappa Moily's resignation for allegedly favouring RIL

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:10:42 GMT

Continuing his tirade against petroleum minister Veerappa Moily, CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta on Tuesday demanded his resignation for allegedly favouring Reliance Industries Limited.

CBI closes probe into seabed mining licence scam

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:09:20 GMT

The CBI has closed its inquiry into alleged irregularities in allocation of offshore mining rights to companies for exploring minerals in the seabed of Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.

CBI questions IB official in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:07:42 GMT

The CBI on Tuesday grilled Intelligence Bureau special director Rajinder Kumar on his alleged role in the conspiracy to carry out the fake encounter in which Ishrat Jahan and three others were killed nine years ago.

Coalgate: CBI questions ex-PMO officials, may soon summon TKA Nair

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:05:49 GMT

The CBI has questioned former PMO officials in a bid to study procedures involved in coal block allocations and to understand just how much of the Coalgate detail reached Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's desk.

Jayalalithaa’s Rajya Sabha gift to CPI could be a Lok Sabha election gamble

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:40:26 GMT

It is a shrewd gamble on the part of chief minister J Jayalalithaa to give up a Rajya Sabha seat to accommodate the CPI nominee D Raja.

Congress much in demand ahead of Rajya Sabha poll

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:38:16 GMT

The Congress in Tamil Nadu finds itself in the enviable position of being wooed by both the main opposition parties – the DMDK and the DMK -- in the run-up to the June 27 elections to the Rajya Sabha.

Coalgate: Jindal, Tata companies put on notice

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:37:19 GMT

The coal ministry has put on notice Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), a company promoted by Congress MP Naveen Jindal, and Tata group joint venture Strategic Energy Tech Systems Ltd (SETSL) for squatting over prime coal blocks.

In Puducherry, khaki is in many shades

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:36:16 GMT

Policemen here wear different shades of khaki. Not their fault, they say. With the cash-strapped government not releasing funds for uniforms, the men in khaki are forced to shop for the materials and get it tailored themselves.

Karnataka MLAs yet to file expenses for May polls

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:31:10 GMT

Sources in the EC said normally 80% of candidates file their return in the stipulated timeframe of 30 days, but there are at least 20% cases where expenditure returns are delayed.

Juvenile rapists on the rise across the country

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:24:39 GMT

Even as a debate rages over whether or not criminal offenders in the 16-18 age group should be treated as juvenile delinquents, instances of juveniles coming into conflict with the law, especially in cases of heinous crimes such as rape, are on the rise.

India supports Iran's presidency of Conference on Disarmament

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:15:22 GMT

In a rebuke to the US, India on Tuesday declared support for Iran's presidency of the Conference on Disarmament, the UN's panel on nuclear disarmament. The US and Canada have boycotted the CD since Iran took over the presidency on May 27.

Mahendra Karma's family gets Z-plus security

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:13:59 GMT

The Centre on Tuesday decided to provide Z-plus security cover, having 32 personnel including house guards, to family members of Congress leader Mahendra Karma who was killed along with 26 others by Maoists in Chhattisgarh on May 25.

John Kerry to arrive on Sunday for India-US strategic dialogue

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:27 GMT

The 4th India-US strategic dialogue will take place on Monday with secretary of state John Kerry while the US will also hold the next round of talks on higher education with India.

Home ministry rules out central forces for Bengal panchayat polls

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:08:28 GMT

The Union home ministry has completely ruled out sparing central forces for the ensuing panchayat polls in West Bengal, with a senior functionary insisting that there could not be any paramilitary deployment for local body elections.

11 killed, 7 injured as jeep falls into gorge in Kullu

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:07:34 GMT

Eleven persons, ten of them women, were killed and seven others sustained injuries after their jeep fell into a 500 meter deep gorge at Paljot near Nathan village of Kullu, about 25 km from Manali, on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Punjab has witnessed 'innovative' use of section 295-IPC by police

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:05:49 GMT

It was not the first time that a bizarre suggestion was made on the scope of section 295 of IPC, when jathedar of Akal Takht said on Monday that this section should be expanded to include tattoos of "Ek Onkar" or Gurbani verses as offences.

Released barrage water floods villages in Karnal, Panipat

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:04:18 GMT

The water released at Hathnikund barrage on Monday evening resulted in flooding of more villages in Karnal and Panipat districts on Tuesday.