Kanpur, June 09: In an incident that raises serious doubts about the safety of patients in government hospitals, a ward boy of a government hospital in Kanpur was arrested on Monday following complaints by a French tourist that there was an attempt to rape her.
London, June 09: Former Pakistan President General Parvez Musharraf has conceded that his country’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) maintains link with militant commanders like Sirajuddin Haqqani, suspected of having masterminded the attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul.
Musharraf said that ISI had “used Haqqani’s influence” to get Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, who was abducted by Tehrik-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, released.
New Delhi, June 09: Are fake drugs manufactured in China being pushed into various African countries with the `Made in India’ tag? The Indian government has long suspected this to be the case, but it now has definite evidence for the first time.
Last week, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria issued a press release stating that a large consignment of fake anti-malarial generic pharmaceuticals labelled `Made in India’ were, in fact, found to have been produced in China.
Nothingham, June 09: Sangakkara and Dilshan hit a fifty each as Sri Lanka thrashed Australia by 6 wickets to end their T20 World Cup campaign at Trent Bridge.
Having lost to West Indies on Saturday, Australia are eliminated, while Sri Lanka booked a place in the Super 8 phase of the competition.
Tillakaratne Dilshan struck a brilliant 53 before he was bowled by Michael Clarke and Kumar Sangakkara then took over, making an unbeaten 55.
New Delhi, June 08: Samajwadi Party on Monday opposed the proposed Women’s Reservation Bill, terming it as a “conspiracy” against the leaders who have reached the Lok Sabha through “hard struggles” and warned of people’s movement if the UPA pushes the legislation.
Hyderabad, June 08: With seven cases of the infectious swine flu being reported from this Andhra Pradesh capital, health authorities are worried about the congregation of thousands of asthma patients from around the country and even abroad who have gathered here to take a traditional fish medicine.
The Bathini Goud family, which has been distributing the free fish medicine for over 160 years, Monday started administering it at the sprawling Exhibition Grounds. The programme will continue Tuesday.
Washington, June 08: President Barack Obama promised on Monday to deliver more than 600,000 jobs through his $787 billion US stimulus plan in the next few months, repackaging a pledge the administration made weeks earlier as the economy continues to lose hundreds of thousands of jobs each month.
Srinagar, June 08: The Forensic Sciences Laboratory on Sunday confirmed that the two women who died under suspicious circumstances at Shopian had been sexually assaulted before they died.The police have registered a First Information Report under Section 376 of the Ranbir Penal Code.
Police sources told The Hindu that the report by the FSL confirmed that Neelofar (22), who was pregnant, and Asiya (17) were sexually assaulted before their death last week. “Spermatozoa detected,” reads the report given by the experts.
Sydney, June 08: In an apparent move to placate India, Australia on Monday named Indian-origin Peter Varghese as the next envoy to India. Varghese is considered the country’s top spy as the head of the Office of National Assessments (ONA).
The decision comes as a spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia threatens the country’s AU $16 billion education sector, of which nearly AU $2 billion is contributed by the Indians.
The attacks, which were headline news in India for at least two weeks, resulted in the Indian government lodging
Srinagar, June 08: A bus veered off a mountain road in Kashmir and fell into a river, killing at least 21 people, police said on Monday.
The driver lost control of the vehicle on Sunday while negotiating a bend and the bus rolled into the Chenab river about 170 km away from Jammu, police and witnesses said.
“Nobody has been traced from the river till this morning,” a police spokesman said.
In another accident on Sunday, three people were killed when a minibus plunged into a river in Doda district.
—Agencies
London, June 08: Former Pakistan President General Parvez Musharraf has conceded that his country’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) maintains link with militant commanders like Sirajuddin Haqqani, suspected of having masterminded the attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul.
Musharraf said that ISI had “used Haqqani’s influence” to get Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, who was abducted by Tehrik-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, released.
Hyderabad, June 08: Tennis hottie Sania Mirza’s betrothal to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza is making headlines all over. Here’s some info about the lucky guy.
Sohrab is 23, a year older than Sania, and is a commerce graduate from St Mary’s college in Hyderabad, an institution that Sania also attended. Reportedly, he is set to pursue an MBA degree in Britain.
New Delhi, June 08: Tamil Nadu politics on Monday took the centrestage in the Rajya Sabha where members from DMK clashed with those from AIADMK over insinuations against certain Central ministers from the state.
The House witnessed uproar when V Maitreyan (AIADMK) said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was initially opposed to the induction of two members from the state in his government because they were “tainted”.
Palanpur, June 08: Tragedy struck a government doctor’s family when he and his wife were killed in a road accident near Tharad in Banaskantha district on Sunday. Their two daughters were also injured in the mishap that occurred at 8.30 am when their WagonR collided head-on with a jeep coming from the opposite direction near Haripura Patiya, three km from Tharad.
Dhaka, June 08: After exposing Dawood’s network on its land, Bangladesh does not seem to be eager to handover the detainees to India and may ask for the Bangaldeshi terrorists arrested by Indian investigation agencies, according to reports.
Bangladesh police had recently arrested three Dawood gang members namely Zahid, Abdul Rauf and Aarif.
Indian security agencies are expected to seek the deportation of these Dawood aides as the latter has many cases pending against him in India.
Riyadh, June 08: Saudi Arabia’s first woman cabinet minister cannot appear on television without permission, a newspaper quoted her as saying on Monday.
Noura al-Faiz’s appointment in February as Deputy Minister for Women’s Education was hailed as a big step for the integration of women in conservative Saudi Arabia where a puritanical form of Islam bans women from driving, voting and mixing with unrelated men.
Mumbai, June 08:The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Monday suffered the third-biggest fall of the year and ended below the 15,000 level by losing nearly 438 points on weak Asian and European trends, as investors booked profits on an 88 percent rally since early March.
The Sensex, after completing 13 successive weeks of gains, suffered a loss of 437.63 points to 14,665.92 as metal, banking and realty stocks suffered hefty losses. The fall was the third-highest after those of January 7 and March 30.
New Delhi, June 08: The country’s top IT firm, TCS, has enhanced total pay packages of its top management personnel and board members by over Rs 1 crore in the process giving a better hike to its incoming CEO than his predecessor.
The Tata group entity paid a total remuneration of Rs 12.80 crore to its key management personnel and board members during 2008-09, up from Rs 11.08 crore in the previous fiscal.
In terms of total package, CEO S Ramadorai was the highest paid executive with a total remuneration of Rs 4.1 crore in the fiscal, according to TCS’ annual report.
Chennai, June 08: The city woke up on Sunday to the macabre tale of a man’s body parts being recovered from three different parts of the city and his head still missing.
With the help of a receipt found in his trouser pocket, the police identified the man as G Suresh Kumar, a 42-year-old man from Kodungaiyur who worked as an intermediary for gold sales. The motive behind the murder is yet to be established, though the police suspect business-related rivalry.
Ghaziabad, June 08: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly stabbed to death his five children before trying to murder his wife and commit suicide, police said Monday.
The incident took place last night when Ravinder Verma returned home in an inebriated state to which his wife Durga objected.
In a fit of rage, Ravinder stabbed his five children — three girls and two boys — who died on the spot and tried to murder his wife. He then tried to commit suicide by stabbing himself and cutting his veins, police said.
Mumbai,June 08: Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, notoriously Bollywood’s fittest and most health-conscious stars, are not the rich chocolate cake-eating types. But Sajid Nadiadwala would not let his lead pair get away with anything less than that.
New Delhi, June 08: Senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde today demanded that NCP leader Padam Singh Patil, arrested in the murder case of a Maharashtra Congress leader, should either resign as MP or his party expel him.
Criticising NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s reported statement that Patil is a respectable leader, Munde said, “This is a matter of sorrow that a person accused in murder cases is a respectable person in Pawar’s eyes”.
“I expected Pawar to take action against him. He, however, chose to defend him. Ten crore people of Maharashtra are watching the entire episode,” he added.
New Delhi, June 08: The new UPA government on Monday appointed senior advocate Goolam E Vahanvati as the new Attorney General of India.
Vahanvati, who hails from Maharashtra, was the Solicitor General during the previous tenure of UPA.
Vahanvati’s elevation was on expected lines as he was widely tipped to be the frontrunner for the post.
The others in the race for the post of Attorney-General were senior advocate P P Rao, former Attorney General K Parasaran, and Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium.
–Agencies
New Delhi, June 08: The UPA government, now in its second term, has begun the process of revamping the country’s education system. In the first step taken on Monday, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal announced that the government has decided it would not accept any further applications for ‘Deemed-to-be-University’ status.
The decision comes a day after Sibal spoke of revamping the education system by putting in place a process to bring in transparency and accountability in institutions and curb unethical practices, including capitation fees.
Mumbai, June 08: The arrest of senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Padamsinh Patil rocked the Maharashtra Assembly on Monday with the Opposition parties demanding resignation of state Home Minister Jayant Patil and Information Minister Rana Jagjitsinh Patil, who is also the son of the accused.
The entire Opposition was on its feet minutes after the House assembled for the day and raised slogans accusing the state government of allegedly attempting to shield Padamsinh Patil.