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Jagan Mohan all set to resume his yatra
-Despite the reservations of the party high command, Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is set to resume his controversial 'Odarpu yatra' in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday.
Manmohan is a wonderful Prime Minister, says Tony Blair
-Former British premier Tony Blair describes Manmohan Singh as "the wonderful Indian Prime Minister" in his best-selling memoirs titled 'My Journey'. Blair, who interacted with Singh on several occasions during his tenure as the British prime minister from 1997 to 2007, says that Singh had advised him that Britain could not afford to be out of Europe.
Dengue at CWG: More countries worried
-More than a thousand people are now down with dengue in Delhi, and this may emerge as a final hurdle before the Commonwealth Games.
Grain rotting: Govt to release more food grains for BPL families
-Acting on the directive of the Supreme Court, government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of food grains to states for distribution among the poor but it will not be free.
Naxals kill 1 abducted cop in Bihar, extend deadline for 3 others
-At 5 pm, Naxals in Bihar called local TV channels to declare that one of the four policemen they had kidnapped near Patna had been killed. Soon, sources in the Intelligence Bureau in Delhi confirmed the news. The Naxals didn't reveal how they'd murdered Sub Inspector Abhay Prasad Yadav. He was in his 30s.
Big Rajinikanth family production on Friday
-It's going to be a Friday release of a different kind for the superstar in Chennai. Ahead of his next big film - Robot or Endhiran - comes his day as Father of the Bride. Rajinikanth’s daughter, Soundarya, is getting married tomorrow.
Security strengthened around Nitish Kumar's residence
-Security was further strengthened around the official residence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday. The decision came following reports that Maoists had eliminated one of the four policemen kidnapped by them during Sunday's encounter in Lakhisarai district.
Matrimonial website for defence personnel
-After having customised websites for different communities, matrimonial portals have taken a step further by launching a site dedicated to defence personnel on Thursday.
India to build world's largest solar telescope
-India is inching closer towards building the world's largest solar telescope in Ladakh on the foothills of the Himalayas that aims to study the sun's microscopic structure.
Kerala to get fifth airport
-The Kerala government on Thursday gave the nod to a proposed airport to be built at Aranmula in the state's Pathanamthitta district in which the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) would have a 15 per cent holding.
Principals of three nursing colleges taken into custody
-Three nursing colleges run in a same building here by separate education societies have put
the future of 80 students at stake, as the institutions are not recognized by the Nursing Council of Maharashtra.
Accused found dead in police lock-up
-The body of an accused was found inside the lock up at Jarada police station in Orissa's Ganjam district this morning, hours after he surrendered to the police. Police said Sanyasi Gamanga (55), accused in the death of a boy, was found dead inside the lock up.
Air passenger held for smuggling 500 gold coins hidden in underwear
-Gold coins worth Rs one crore were seized and an air passenger, who allegedly smuggled them from Dubai, was arrested at the airport here by customs officials today.
Elephant found dead at Assam tea estate
-A male elephant has been found dead at the courtyard of a house inside Kalidan tea estate near Nagaon in Assam. It’s unusual for an elephant to die in such circumstances unless electrocuted. Workers at the tea estate insist the elephant died of natural causes.
900 evacuated in rain-hit Saurashtra region
-Nearly 900 people have been evacuated from the low-lying areas submerged under water due to torrential rain in Gujarat's Saurashtra region, officials said.
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