'No Need To Worry About CWG, Delays Are A Part...
MELBOURNE: The world should not be worried about Indian organisers' race against time to complete venues for the Commonwealth Games as delays are part of Indian way of preparations, Australia's Commonwealth Games chef de mission Steve Moneghetti said on thursday ...
Govt To Release Rotting Grains For Poor, But Not For...
New Delhi: Acting on the directive of the Supreme Court, government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of foodgrains to states for distribution among the poor but it will not be free. "As an interim ad-hoc ...
Four Wrestlers, Two Athletes Caught For Doping...
New Delhi: Arjuna Awardee wrestler Rajiv Tomar and Commonwealth Games medal prospect shot putter Saurav Vij were among six athletes caught for doping on Thursday and they were handed provisional suspension by National Anti-doping Agency. Wrestlers Sumit (74kg), Mausam Khatri ...
'Govindas' All The Way As Mumbai Celebrates 'Dahi Handi'...
Mumbai: Courage, patience, concentration and teamwork of the 'Govindas' in the city was on display as Mumbaikars woke up to the sounds of youngsters going around the city in processions, vying for prized 'dahi handis'. With prizes as high as ...
Nitish Offers Talks, Maoists Claim Killing Of Hostage...
Patna: Under pressure from Maoists who on Thursday claimed to have killed one of the four policemen kidnapped from Lakhisarai district, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said his government was ready for talks with the ultras and assured them safe ...
Rotting Foodgrains: Pawar Faces Pressure From Congress...
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who is receiving flak over rotting of foodgrains, on Wednesday faced pressure from Congress leaders who said the Supreme Court has passed a directive on the matter and the minister will have to take ...
CBI Files Chargesheet Against Buta's Son In Arms Act Case...
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman Buta Singh's son and daughter-in-law in connection with the alleged possession of illegal weapons, a CBI spokesman said here. The chargesheet was filed in ...
NDMC Hired CWG Consultants At Over Rs 220 Crore...
New Delhi: The New Delhi Municipal Council is spending over Rs 225 crore just for seeking consultancy from different firms and NGOs for various Commonwealth Games related projects. The civic body has already paid Rs 26 crore to these firms ...
PC Reviews Games Security; To Do So Against After Sep...
New Delhi: As Delhi Police gears up to take over Commonwealth Games venues next week, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said security overlays in the games clusters will be completed by September 15 and thereafter he will review the ...
Lucknow Sisters Intercept Rahul's Car, Narrate Woes...
Amethi : On a tour of his parliamentary constituency on Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi had his vehicle intercepted by an unexpected quarter -- two girls who came all the way from Lucknow to narrate their woes to the Congress leader. When ...
Elderly Ahmedabad Couple Fights Off Robbers...
Ahmedabad : 70-year-old Dilip Dhar and his wife Gauri from Satellite managed to free themselves from the clutches of three armed robbers and scared them away on Monday night, reports Mirror.The incident took place in Ashoknagar Society, near Sundervan, in ...
All Stops Removed For 3G Mobile Service Launch...
New Delhi: Decks were cleared on Wednesday for launching 3G mobile and broadband services in the country, with the government allocating air waves to private operators after making certain amends to the licence terms. The operators are authorised to use ...
High Court Rejects SPS Rathore's Plea...
Chandigarh : Former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore would have to undergo his 18-month prison term with the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday dismissing his plea challenging the sentence awarded to him for molesting 14-year-old Ruchika Girhotra about 20 ...
