Politics

Apple Data Breached: FBI says ‘NO’, Anonymous Says ‘YES'; Will You Seek FOIA?

World renowned hacker group Anonymous is at it again. The FBI is reportedly the latest target of its high-profile hacks.

Sep 5, 2012

Washington Post Takes Potshot at 'Silent' Manmohan Singh, Dubs Him 'Tragic Figure'

Nearly two months after Time Magazine tagged Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as "underachiever", criticising him for not taking the country forward by implementing major economical reforms, the Washington Post has taken a potshot at the PM by labelling him as a "tragic figure".

Sep 5, 2012

Parliament Turns into Wrestling Ring: MPs Scuffle over Quota Bill

All hell broke lose in the Upper House of the Parliament on Wednesday, with two members of Rajya Sabha getting into a fight when a bill to provide reservation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions in government jobs was tabled.

Sep 5, 2012

Chinese Defense Minister Gifts IAF Pilots Cash, Breaches Protocol

Chinese Defence Minister General Liang Guang Lie, who is on a five-day visit to India, gifted ₹100,000 to two Indian Air Force pilots on Monday in breach of the protocol norms in the country.

Sep 6, 2012

Karnataka HC Judge Finds Wife Bashing Acceptable; Draws Flak

In an outlandish opinion of domestic violence in India, a Karnataka High Court judge reportedly said that a husband bashing the wife is acceptable as long as he takes good care of her.

Sep 6, 2012

Cyber Space Increasingly Used for Terror Activities, says Home Minister Shinde

Cyber space has evolved as another menace to India by becoming handy in spreading rumors and false messages of terror attacks, a home ministry official said on Thursday.

Sep 6, 2012

Coalgate Scam Rocks Odisha: Police-Congress Workers Clash; Policewoman Beaten Up

The protest demanding the resignation of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik turned awry, as the striking mob restored to violence and allegedly beat up a lady security personnel outside the state Assembly on Thursday.

Sep 6, 2012

Tension Escalates over PM Write-Up: India Demands Apology, Washington Post Denies

Why is Manmohan singh becoming the victim of foreign writer's criticism again and again?

Sep 6, 2012

Sibal Hits Back at Modi: Promises Version-2 Aakash tablet to Gujarat CM

Seeking to reverse Narendra Modi's dig at Congress' false promises of giving out free laptops to poor students in the state, Union Minister Kapil Sibal said he will publically present the Aakash tablet Version-2 to Modi on Sept 22.

Sep 7, 2012

No Immediate Fuel Price Hike, says Jaipal Reddy

Oil Minister Jaipal Reddy on Friday confirmed that the government had no immediate plans to hike prices of kerosene, LPG and diesel fuels. However, the proposal to roll out a price hike is still in the pipeline, reports said.

Sep 7, 2012

Anna Announces New Anti-Corruption Strategy, Says No to Politics

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Thursday announced a new strategic plan to widen anti-corruption movement "Bhrashtachar Virodhi by releasing corruption complaints that would help the public vote for the right candidate.

Sep 7, 2012

Fuel Price Hike: Why Diesel, LPG Rates are Likely to Go Up

High diesel subsidies have always been a concern to state-owned oil companies and concerns have now shot up owing to the crippling economic growth, which is incurring record-setting losses to oil suppliers.

Sep 7, 2012

Coalgate Scam Wipes Out Monsoon Session; What PM Has to Say

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday expressed deep concerns over the "wasted" monsoon session of the Parliament and termed the opposition stalling the Houses as "negotiation of the democracy."

Sep 8, 2012

Narendra Modi in Advani's Chariot; To Begin Yuva Vikas Yatra on Sep 11

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is set to kick start his Vivekananda Yuva Vikas Yatra on September 11.

Sep 8, 2012

Coalgate Bomb at BJP’s Doorstep: Gadkari’s Close Aide a Beneficiary of Coal Scam?

The spotlight of the coal allocation scam has turned to BJP too, as the party President Nitin Gadkari's close aide Ajay Sancheti has been accused of being one of the beneficiaries of the multi-billion scam.

Sep 8, 2012