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Battered baby: Fight for her life continues

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:03:19 GMT

The two-year-old battered baby continues to remain critical but stable even 24 days after undergoing treatment in the neurosurgery intensive care unit of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences' (AIIMS) Trauma Centre. HT reports.

Thursday was Feb’s coldest at 4°C

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:37:00 GMT

To the surprise of many, Thursday turned out to be the second coldest day of February in last one decade. What’s more, it was also the coldest day in last four years. HT reports.

Maya blames Gandhis for Amethi, Rae Bareli woes

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:28:09 GMT

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Thursday lashed out at the Congress for the backwardness of its strongholds Rae Bareli and Amethi-Sultanpur. Addressing an election rally in Amethi-Sultanpur, Mayawati said the Nehru-Gandhi family members never took interest in the development of the region that successively elected them to the Lok Sabha.

Cong upbeat over turnout, says people want change

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:23:47 GMT

The Congress is upbeat over high voter turnout of 62-64% in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on Wednesday. Aurangzeb Naqshbandi reports.

US approves first nuclear plant since 1986

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:17:21 GMT

The US government gave the final green light on Thursday for the construction of the first new nuclear power plant in the country since 1986.

Age row: Govt set to clarify stand in SC

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:56:15 GMT

The face-off between the government and General VK Singh is likely to take a decisive turn on Friday when the defence ministry would clarify its stand before the Supreme Court on the age row. HT reports.

Grab porngate opportunity to oust BJP: Cong

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:46:10 GMT

“Take full use of the God-sent opportunity or perish” is the message a buoyed Congress has conveyed to its leaders in Karnataka in the wake of the ‘porngate’ scandal that has come as a major embarrassment for the ruling BJP in the state. Aurangzeb Naqshbandi reports.

India readies ‘contingency plan’ for new scenario in Maldives

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:36:28 GMT

As Maldives finds itself caught up in a crisis, India has updated a “contingency plan” to address fallout of the new scenario unfolding in the Indian Ocean cluster islands. Jayanth Jacob and Rahul Singh report. Arrest warrant against ex-Prez | Was it really a coup in Maldives?

Fate of edu minister to be decided in 24 hrs: Omar

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:56:28 GMT

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the fate of education minister Peerzada Mohammed Sayeed, whose foster son's Class 10 exam was allegedly fudged, would be decided in the next 24 hours.

Andhra: Mother seeks euthanasia for engineer-son

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:46:13 GMT

Poverty coupled with helplessness has forced an elderly woman in Andhra Pradesh to file a petition in a court seeking euthanasia for her 36-year-old son, who became invalid after an accident 15 years ago.

BJP defends Modi, questions timing of SIT report on Gujarat riots

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:44:14 GMT

A fresh war of words erupted between the Congress and BJP on Thursday over the reported clean chit given by the Supreme Court-appointed SIT to Narendra Modi in the post-Godhra riots cases. SIT seeks closure of case against Modi? | The probe trail | Video

SC declines Sashikala's plea in DA case row

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:37:06 GMT

The Supreme Court today declined to entertain "at this stage" the plea of Sashikala Natarajan, estranged close aide of Jayalalithaa to provide her translated copies in Tamil of the proceedings before the special Bangalore trial court in a disproportionate assets case.

EC censure for Khurshid

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:06:58 GMT

The EC, which had protested Khurshid’s remark that the commission was under the administrative control of the law ministry, reminded him that he had an added responsibility to observe the model code of conduct.

India, China may tie up for fuel hunt

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:53:59 GMT

After China's recent opposition to India’s oil and gas hunt in the South China sea, the stage is set for the two largest-growing economies of the world to join hands in their pursuit to acquire oil and gas assets abroad. Anupama Airy reports. Common interests and contentions

Cong calls BJP 'supermarket of corruption, pornography'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:58:41 GMT

Congress today likened BJP to a "supermarket of corruption, pornography and misgovernance", a remark which drew a strong reaction from the opposition party, which suggested that those living in glass houses should not throw stones on others.

'K'taka ministers were watching porn, not doing it'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:29:10 GMT

The three Karnataka ministers who were sacked for watching porn clips in the state assembly were "only watching and not doing it in action", a BJP leader said in Panaji today.

Koodankulam row: Tamil Nadu sets up expert panel

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:28:15 GMT

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday set up a four-member expert panel, which includes former Atomic Energy Commission chief MR Srinivasan, to submit a report on the fears and concerns of local people over the Koodankulam nuclear power project.

India-Pak trade may surge to $10 bn

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:25:49 GMT

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has stated that India and Pakistan can achieve bilateral trade of $10 billion by 2015, if barriers to trade and investment are dismantled. This would be substantially higher than the level of $2.7 billion realised in 2010-11. HT reports.

Pakistan SC asks PM to obey order on Zardari

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:13:50 GMT

Refusing to buy his arguments, Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday firmly told embattled Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani that he had no option but to write to Swiss authorities to revive graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari as no one was above the law.

Mayawati govt wasting money on parks: Priyanka

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:48:21 GMT

Addressing a series of poll meetings at CSM Nagar, Congress' star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi said there is a chance to effect a change in the state after 22 years and sought votes for bringing the Congress to power.

BJP brass wanted me out, says Acharya

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:22:30 GMT

Gameplan? Opposition parties say AG forced to resign to woo Jayalalithaa.

Maldives ex-president says 'will be in jail tomorrow'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:01:12 GMT

The former president of the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives sat inside his house awaiting arrest today after being ousted from his post in what he said was a coup at gunpoint. Arrest warrant issued for Nasheed | Police accuses Nasheed party of 'terrorism' | Watch video | Tense calm

Odisha hooch toll 32, excise minister resigns

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:52:40 GMT

The deaths caused by a spurious drink on Thursday climbed to 32 in Odisha, while state excise minister Ananga Udaya Singh Deo submitted his resignation to chief minister Naveen Patnaik.

Jaya writes to PM, slams Kerala over Mullaperiyar

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:45:52 GMT

Taking strong exception to Kerala's reported "unilateral" action in ordering real time monitoring of Mullaperiyar Dam along with the Centre without Tamil Nadu's consent, chief minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday slammed it as a "blatant violation" of the principle of federalism and constitutional framework.

Antrix moves court against Devas

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:45:35 GMT

Antrix, the commercial arm of Isro, has moved a local court seeking directions to restrain Devas Multimedia from proceedings with the arbitration it has filed against it in an international court in Paris on cancellation of agreement on S band spectrum allocation.