India News
Govt rules out rollback of cap on subsidized LPG cylinders
By Pushpendra Singh Rajput at October 14, 2012 | 8:00 pm | 0 Comment
New Delhi, Oct 14 : The government today ruled out a rollback or modification of its decision to cap supply of subsidised cooking gas (LPG) at 6 cylinders per household in a year as it will cast a “shadow” on the whole reform process. ”No, absolutely not. There is no change (in the September 13 decision),” a top government source said. The government had more...
Haryana CM Hooda inaugurating the building of Haryana School of Business at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar
By Pushpendra Singh Rajput at October 14, 2012 | 3:28 pm | 0 Comment
.Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda inaugurating the building of Haryana School of Business at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar on October more...
Jagadguru Kripalu denies link with wanted godman Swami Prakashanand
By Pushpendra Singh Rajput at October 14, 2012 | 2:10 pm | 0 Comment
New Delhi, Oct 14 : Jagadguru Kripalu Ji Maharaj and organisations functioning under his guidance have denied any connection with Swami Prakashanand Saraswati who has been declared a criminal in America, his trust said in a statement. Reacting to some media reports, the Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat-Shyama Shyam Dham said the guru is strictly against the practice of more...
Bajrang Dal threatens to stall screening of Shudra
By Pushpendra Singh Rajput at October 14, 2012 | 2:08 pm | 0 Comment
Lucknow, The Bajrang Dal, a hardline Hindu organisation, has threatened to stall screening of soon-to-be released hindi film Shudra alleging its release could create chasm in Hindu society. "From the trailers of the film, it seems its release may cause hatred and differences in Hindu society," Bajrang Dal leader Rakesh Verma said here today. "We urge the Censor more...
Yash Chopra admitted to hospital
By Pushpendra Singh Rajput at October 14, 2012 | 2:07 pm | 0 Comment
Mumbai, Oct 14 : Legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra has been admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra here, hospital sources said today. “He has been admitted to hospital,” the sources told PTI without disclosing as to when and for what reason the veteran filmmaker has been admitted. The 80-year-old filmmaker had announced his retirement from film more...
Saudi Arabia emerges as safe destination for terror outfits against India
By Pushpendra Singh Rajput at October 14, 2012 | 10:30 am | 0 Comment
Home-grown terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has found a new address overseas to launch its deadly operations in India. Intelligence agencies have discovered that IM has set up base in West Asia in the last few years, with Saudi Arabia emerging as their preferred destination. Counter-terror experts feel it is Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) that is more...
We have nothing to hide, have all the facts, says Khurshid as Kejriwal continues protest
By Pushpendra Singh Rajput at October 14, 2012 | 10:28 am | 0 Comment
Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday rubbished allegations that he was "doing politics using the shoulders of the disabled" saying he has nothing to hide. "Frankly nothing to hide. We have all the facts and I know personally, and these are camps... I have personally gone," he said here. Following a sting operation by news channel Aaj Tak over the functioning more...
Revealed: Former army chief blamed Krishna Menon’s interference for 1962 Sino-Indian war debacle
By Pushpendra Singh Rajput at October 14, 2012 | 10:10 am | 0 Comment
Former army chief Gen J N Chaudhuri wrote a 40-page covering note while forwarding the Henderson Brooks-PS Bhagat report on the 1962 Sino-Indian war debacle, and clearly blamed the then Defence Minister V K Krishna Menon for the debacle. In his note, the then army chief wrote, poor military leadership and not equipment led to the debacle. “There is no reason more...
Kids offer namaz, chant Hanuman Chalisa in Urdu for Malala’s health
By Pushpendra Singh Rajput at October 14, 2012 | 9:30 am | 0 Comment
Varanasi: Kids in the city organised a march on Saturday to pray for the well being of Pakistani girl Malala Yusufzai and prayed in Hanuman temple here. On October 10, Wednesday, Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on 14-year-old children's activist, Malala Yousufzai, in the town of Mingora, in Swat Valley, Pakistan. Malala was shot twice by masked more...
Lake Man Sagar Turnaround in Troubled Waters: Dramatic makeover mired in political controversy and extended litigation
By Pushpendra Singh Rajput at October 14, 2012 | 8:42 am | 0 Comment
As you drive uphill on your way to Jaipur, the sight you can't miss from a vantage point is a sprawling blob of water glistening in the bright sun - Lake Man Sagar, which had degenerated into a receptacle of sewage. Man Sagar and the Jal Mahal, standing in the middle of the glittering lake, built in 1730 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, standing lake. It was more...
