Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Government will not shy from making its contribution to high speed rail (HSR) project in the state, said Chief Minister Narendra Modi adding that the state is willing to provide all sort of financial and logistics support to the ambitious HSR project. Modi further said seriousness on implementation of high speed rail (HSR) should reflect in the Railway Budget and provisions for the same should be there to provide an impetus to the ambitious project. "In the forthcoming budget of Centre, I expect that some seriousness should reflect on this (HSR)...some provision should be there for HSR in the budget and then things would start connecting," Modi said while

Kanpur: In a bid to project Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as BJP’s next prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP is mulling over fielding him from politically sensitive Lucknow or Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh. "The Parliamentary Board of the BJP is discussing very seriously that Modi should be fielded from UP. This is the best way to project him as our Prime Ministerial candidate", Rajesh Patel, Secretary of Gujarat BJP, said in Kanpur on Monday. Rajesh added, "Although Modi is most popular leader, his contesting from UP will send a positive signal across the country. We are very comfortable in Gujarat and so he can be here to prove t

Mumbai: As Tina Ambani celebrated her 56th birthday on Monday, there is widespread curiosity among Indians as to what will husband Anil Ambani be gifting her this time. The younger Ambani made his love story the most opulent one when he had presented Rs 400-crore private yacht to his actress wife a few years ago. Even though there is no information on what Anil had in mind this time around, still his yacht present continues to be the envy of other husbands and lovers. The 5,550 square metre luxury yacht has been manufactured by the Ferreti Grioup, an Italian company famous manufacturing of motor yachts. The 34-metre long vessel has state-of-the-art infrastructure, which include six b

SRINAGAR: Uninterrupted curfew restrictions continued for the fourth day on Tuesday in Kashmir Valley to prevent violence in the wake of Afzal Guru's hanging in New Delhi's Tihar jail. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he would help arrange a visit to the parliament attack convict's family to offer prayers at his grave.
While speaking to a radio channel on Monday evening, Omar said that if Afzal Guru's family approached him, he would do everything possible to help.

Three people have died so far during protests in the Kashmir Valley after news of December 2001 Parliament attack plotter's hanging spread in Srinagar.

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NEW DELHI: In a stunning twist to the 2G case, an audio tape of a CBI senior public prosecutor purportedly advising a key accused on how to counter prosecution's charge has emerged, breathing fresh life into the mega-swindle and bringing fresh trouble for the government.

The tape sent to the CBI anonymously has the agency's senior public prosecutor A K Singh speaking to Sanjay Chandra, MD of Unitech and one of the main accused in the scam case, tutoring him on how to strengthen his defence and weaken CBI's case against him. "I have been muddling up the matters only for you," Singh purportedly tells Chandra in the tape that has been sent for forensic inves

ALLAHABAD: The death toll in the stampede at Allahabad railway station reached 36 today, with 14 more people succumbing to their injuries.

The incident occurred near the foot overbridge on platform number 6. The stampede, which took place at around 8.00pm, also left many persons severely injured. Sources said majority of victims killed were elderly persons.

The tragic incident, reports said, took place when more than 1.5 lakh devotees thronged Allahabad junction to board return trains for their respective destinations after Mauni Amavasya Snan. The massive rush of devotees resulted in the breaking of railing on foot overbridge and subsequently the stampede.

NEW DELHI: Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged on Saturday morning, walked to the gallows in a peaceful and composed frame of mind.

"He was very peaceful and calm during the final moments. He looked very composed," a top Tihar Jail official said.

The official said Guru's family was informed about the execution.

Guru spent over 10 years on death row in the Tihar prison. He was convicted in the audacious attack on Parliament in 2001.

The mercy plea of 43-year-old Guru, who was sentenced to death in 2002 by a special court and later upheld by the Supreme Court in 2005, was rejected by President Pranab Muk

NEW DELHI: Parliament House attack case convict Afzal Guru was hanged to death at Tihar Central Jail on Saturday morning. The hanging took place in complete secrecy at around 8am with only a very select group of officials and home minister Sushilkumar Shinde knowing the operation to execute his death sentence. His mercy plea, which had been pending since 2006, was rejected by the President Mukherjee late last month after getting the file from the home ministry on January 23. Afzal Guru was convicted for his role in the attack on Parliament in 2001. His hanging took place in as secret an operation as it had happened in the case of the hanging of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack

According to a Facebook’s statement as on December 31, 2012, it has 1.06 billion monthly active users (MAUs) worldwide including 71 million in India Hyderabad: Social networking site Facebook has said it is having approximately 50 million duplicate accounts besides 22 million of misclassified and undesirable accounts. According to a Facebook’s statement as on December 31, 2012, it has 1.06 billion monthly active users (MAUs) worldwide including 71 million in India. “We estimate, for example, that “duplicate” accounts (an account that a user maintains in addition to his or her principal account) may have represented approximately 5.0 per cent of our worldw

TIRUPATI/CHENNAI: A thick security blanket has been thrown over this temple town in the wake of reports that some Tamil Nadu-based outfits may create trouble during the visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday evening, police said.

The Vaiko-led MDMK party, which blames Rajapaksa for the plight of Tamils in the last phase of conflict between the Lankan Army and rebel LTTE, has announced staging black flag protest at Tirupati against the leader's visit there.

Various pro-Tamil groups including DMK-led TESO have also announced protests elsewhere.

Unprecedented security arrangements have been put in place at the airport, across t

The World Car of the Year award was founded in 2005 but has quickly grown to become one of the most prestigious prizes in the automotive industry. Each year, the winner is chosen by a panel of 48 esteemed motoring journalists from 22 different countries. The car industry is a truly global affair these days and the winner of the World Car of the Year is always a model with strengths that translate across all markets. This year one of the following vehicles will take home the gong… Audi is raking in awards for its new A3, with the practical five-door Sportback recently added to the range. It lives up your expectations of Audi quality and though relatively expensive, the real cost of

  KOLKATA: Climate change is threatening the survival of a number of Asian bird species, including those in India, a new study warns.

The research conducted by Durham University and BirdLife International says that many avian species from the region are likely to suffer from climate change.

The species will require not just enhanced protection of important and protected sites, but also better management of the wider countryside, the study says.

"In some extreme cases, birds may be required to be physically moved to climatically suitable areas for survival," says the report recently published in the jour

Yahoo has tied up with Google on an ad deal for improving the revenue. According to Marissa Mayer who is the chief of Yahoo, this move from the company to make a deal with Google is purely for generating more income out of advertising. The top rated services like Google's AdMob and AdSense will be shortly used by Yahoo for boosting sales on its page contents. If this plan goes live, users are expected to spend more time on Yahoo site which was made clear on her call to Yahoo analysts last month. Just after the announcement of this deal itself, Yahoo stock has risen up to 1.5 percent and it reached $20.15. Google has already similar tie ups with certain other websites that has helped

By ANANT VIJAY KALA NEW DELHI—India projected that economic growth in the current fiscal year would be its weakest in a decade, dealing a setback to hopes that the world's second-most-populous nation would be a significant driver of global recovery. Gross domestic product is estimated to grow 5% in the year ending March 31, weaker than the previous year's growth of 6.2% and down sharply from the 9%-plus growth rate recorded in early 2011, India's statistics ministry said Thursday. The precipitous slowdown could hurt global growth prospects by depriving Western countries seeking to boost exports to a vibrant marketplace. It may also discourage global investors scouting

Indore: Ruchi group of industries is believed to have surrendered Rs 110 crore following income tax surveys at its establishments but the department has not confirmed the report. Group's 33 establishments were surveyed in Indore and at other places in Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Gujarat. A senior IT official claimed that all the information compiled by the sleuths from 33 establishments of the group are being collected at Mumbai investigation wing. The IT sleuths have prepared estimates that the group's unaccounted income is around Rs 400 crore but this is yet to be established. Following completion of joint surveys conducted by IT sleuths from Indore and Mumbai investigati

NEW DELHI: A high-level government review committee has given its stamp of approval on a decision to block 306 accounts being used on micro-blogging site Twitter in the wake of communal violence in Assam's Kokrajhar district and largescale migration of people from the South.

These accounts, according to the review Committee, had the potential to inflame communal tension in the country and some morphed pictures were uploaded that had led to clashes in some parts of the country.

Secretary of Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) told the review committee comprising Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth, Telecom Secretary R Chandrasekhar and Legal

NEW DELHI: In fresh trouble to Sahara group, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is free to freeze accounts and seize properties of its two companies for defying court orders by not refunding Rs 24,000 crore to investors.

The apex court also pulled up Sebi for not taking action against the companies — Sahara India Real Estate Corporation (SIREC) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation (SHIC) — as per its August 31, 2012 order which had asked it to attach properties and freeze bank accounts of the companies.

It issued notice to the group to respond within four weeks why contempt action should no

New Delhi: The dusty town of Motera lies Less than 35 kilometers from the centre of Ahmedabad.  lies now made famous by one of India’s best known spiritual gurus, self-styled godman and a an ally to the rich and the powerful. Nearly 42 years ago, a developing friendship with the powers that be in Gujarat earned Asaram Harpalani, the son a coal and wood seller, 10 acres of fertile agricultural land.   The land did not come to him all at once; it accumulated over the years as friendships strengthened.  Harpalani, who was born in 1941 in Berami village of Pakistan’s Sindh province, set up a small ashram on the land, the first of over 400 ashrams that exist today a

Kareena Kapoor serves up more eye candy, all thanks to her stylish and uber chic photo shoots for famed photographers. And when it comes to magazine covers and multiple pages, Kareena Kapoor ensures she sports the right look and flattering ensembles all to leave her fans startled. Whether it is about flaunting long legs, curves or just her aah-titude, Kareena Kapoor looks ravishing each time she strikes a sexy pose. Source [daily.bhaskar]

Bangalore: New inductions in the IAF such as Apache attack helicopters will be in support of operational plans of the Army, which is raising a new Strike Corps along the borders with China in the northeastern sector, Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne said here today.   "Whatever inductions are taking place in the IAF, they will fully support the Army's plans. All the strike helicopters like the Apache...They will all support the Army?s plans," he told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar here.   The proposal was first sent by the Army but it was returned by the government which asked the three services to work together on plans to strengthen their capabilities