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Mahashivaratri celebrated across India
Published on 21 Feb, 2012 at 11:47 in India | Viewed 10 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: Millions of Hindus thronged temples across the country on Monday to celebrate Mahashivaratri, with some shrines receiving as many as one hundred thousand devotees.
It is the first time after 11 years that the festival has fallen on a Monday, a day when devotees normally offer prayers to Lord Shiva.
From the crack of dawn, huge crowds visited temples big and small all over the country. The biggest and…
No proof to try Chidambaram in 2G case: Court
Published on 7 Feb, 2012 at 0:18 in India | Viewed 31 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: There was ‘no material on record’ to suggest Home Minister P. Chidambaram was ‘acting’ on ‘corrupt motives’ or ‘abused his official position’, a Delhi court Saturday said, dismissing Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy’s plea to make the minister a co-accused in the 2G case.
“I do not find any sufficient ground for proceeding against Mr. P. Chidambaram. The plea is without any merit and the same is dismissed,”…
Supreme Court cancels 2G telecom licences during Raja tenure
Published on 2 Feb, 2012 at 9:34 in India | Viewed 32 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday cancelled all 122 licences granted to telecom firms during the tenure of former communications minister A. Raja and left it to the trial court to judge if Home Minister P. Chidambaram needed to be tried.
The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A.K. Ganguly said but for the initiative of enlightened citizens…
3.5 magnitude earthquake felt in Haryana
Published on 29 Jan, 2012 at 9:16 in India | Viewed 59 views times | No Comments
Chandigarh: A mild earthquake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, was felt in parts of Indian state of Haryana at 4.55 am on Sunday, Met officials said here.
The mild tremors were felt in the border areas of Rohtak and Sonipat districts, 210 km from here, for a few seconds.
“The intensity of the tremors was slight,” a met official said.
No loss…
India celebrates 63rd Republic Day
Published on 26 Jan, 2012 at 11:57 in India | Viewed 52 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: India Thursday celebrated its 63rd Republic Day, showcasing its military might and the nation’s rich cultural heritage.
The main ceremonial parade was held in the capital with Thailand’s first woman Prime Minister Yinluck Shinawatra as the guest of honour.
The ceremony began around 10 a.m. with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laying a floral wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti to pay tribute to an unknown soldier.
This was followed by…
Indian teen becomes shortest woman alive
Nagpur, Dec 16: An Indian teenager measuring just 62.8 centimeters was named the world’s shortest living woman, eclipsing the previous record of Bridgette Jordan of the US, set earlier this year.
Jyoti Amge, who turned 18 , was officially declared the world’s shortest living woman (measuring less than two feet one inch) by the Guinness World Records, barely two years…
BJP, Congress seek to pin down each other on Lokpal bill fiasco
Published on 31 Dec, 2011 at 1:38 in India | Viewed 100 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress-led UPA government unleashed a barrage of attacks on each other Friday over the Lokpal bill fiasco, setting the tone for their electoral fight in five states over the next two months.
After the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die amid chaos Thursday midnight without putting to vote the bill for an…
Cyclone Thane kills 33 in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
Published on 31 Dec, 2011 at 1:04 in India | Viewed 112 views times | No Comments
Chennai: At least 33 people were killed as cyclone Thane that hit the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with a wind speed of 140 kmph, Friday morning left a trail of death and destruction of crops and properties in the state and neighbouring Puducherry, officials said.
The total number of dead in Tamil Nadu rose to 26 and seven in Puducherry,…
Anna set for fast, political class dubs him ‘impatient’
Published on 27 Dec, 2011 at 1:59 in India | Viewed 79 views times | No Comments
Mumbai/New Delhi: Anna Hazare Monday prepared to take on the UPA government over his insistence for a strong Lokpal with a three-day hunger strike in Mumbai starting Tuesday but he came under attack from the political class which dubbed him impatient and his protest premature.
The 74-year-old activist Monday evening reached Mumbai, ahead of his protest at the sprawling MMRDA ground.
Before…
India celebrates X-mas with carols, joy, feasting
Published on 27 Dec, 2011 at 1:09 in India | Viewed 94 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: Homes decked up with lights and stars, midnight masses, church services, exchanging gifts, carol singing and feasting — India, where Christians constitute 2.3 per cent of the population, Sunday celebrated Christmas with a lot of merrymaking.
People met friends and relatives, visited churches, distributed plum cakes and organised special parties on the festival that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
Right from the northeast to the south, India, where…
