Posts tagged as:

breaking indian news

Need to check religious conversions: BJP

by india-news-reporter November 1, 2009 India

BJP has advocated for amendment of the constitution to check large scale religious conversions allegedly being carried out by foreign forces through inducements. “There is a need to check large scale religious conversion being carried out in the country through inducements, by incorporating the provision of embracing any faith before a competent authority,” BJP president Rajnath Singh said on Saturday.

Read the full article →

No Taliban in India, says Army

by india-news-reporter November 1, 2009 India

Commander of the Indian Army’s Northern Command Lt General B S Jaswal has ruled out the presence of Taliban in India. Jaswal said that the Taliban is too preoccupied in Pakistan and it is not possible for the Taliban to cross into India without Pakistan’s support.

Read the full article →

J&K: Protest against pre-paid phones ban

by india-news-reporter November 1, 2009 India

People in Kashmir are unhappy and protesting the government’s decision to ban pre-paid mobile telephone connections in the state. The home ministry has decided not to issue fresh pre-paid mobile connections and the existing pre-paid SIM cards will not be renewed in the state after November 1.

Read the full article →

Jaipur: Fire spreads to the ground

by india-news-reporter November 1, 2009 India

The casualty count in the Jaipur inferno has reached 10, since it started off on Thursday. Over 60 hours after the fire started at the Indian Oil depot, it still rages on. Two more bodies were recovered on Sunday.

Read the full article →

Top LeT commander killed in encounter

by india-news-reporter November 1, 2009 India

An area commander of Lashker-e-Taiba militant outfit was killed in an encounter with security forces in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Sunday. The encounter took place between militants and joint operation party of Rashtriya Rifles of the paramilitary forces and police in Mahore area in Reasi during the pre-dawn hours, they said. One top LeT commander Abutalla was killed and an AK rifle with ammunition was recovered

Read the full article →

‘Terrorism in Pak affecting cricket’

by india-news-reporter November 1, 2009 Cricket

Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has suggested that terrorism in Pakistan has been affecting cricket, and hence, any series between India and Pakistan should be organised at a neutral venue – like the USA. At an event on Saturday, Tharoor said that ever since the attack on the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan, the neighbouring country’s cricketing relations with all cricket-playing nations have been strained.

Read the full article →

Afghanistan’s Abdullah says pulls out of run-off

by india-news-reporter November 1, 2009 India

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said on Sunday he will not take part in this week’s run-off vote because demands he made for a fair vote had not been met by the government and election officials.

Read the full article →

Troops kill seven rebels in Manipur

by india-news-reporter November 1, 2009 India

GUWAHATI (Reuters) – Paramilitaries shot dead seven separatist guerrillas in a gunbattle in Manipur on Sunday, police said.

Read the full article →

Chidambaram’s ‘final warning’ to Pakistan

by india-news-reporter November 1, 2009 India

In a very strongly worded speech, Home Minister P Chidambaram has issued what he called a final warning to Pakistan. Speaking at a public meeting in Madurai, the Home Minister said if Pakistan tries to send terrorists into India again, India would give a crushing response

Read the full article →

Abdullah announcement awaited as Afghan elders meet

by india-news-reporter November 1, 2009 India

KABUL (Reuters) – Pressure grew on Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s rival Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday to pull out of an election run-off as his supporters gathered to chart their next step in a protracted and complicated campaign.

Read the full article →

INTERVIEW – Suzlon sees delays hitting orders

by india-news-reporter October 31, 2009 India

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Delays in sealing new orders forced Indian wind power company Suzlon Energy Ltd to cut its sales forecast, but the company will still see full-year profits near last year’s level, an executive said on Saturday.

Read the full article →

Jaipur fire destroys Rs 1000 crore

by india-news-reporter October 31, 2009 India

The massive fire at Jaipur’s Indian Oil Corporation depot continues non stop, over 48 hours after it began. Eight people have been killed, four others are still missing and nearly 200 were injured in the crisis. The government says the fire is likely to be doused by Sunday afternoon

Read the full article →

Big B returns land to villagers

by india-news-reporter October 31, 2009 India

Just two days after superstar Amitabh Bachchan landed himself in fresh trouble over a piece of land in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, he has now returned the land to villagers, those who were supposed to get the land in the first place.

Read the full article →

I really like Manmohan Singh: Bush

by india-news-reporter October 31, 2009 India

“I really like Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Prime Minister is a wise leader.” This is what former US president George W Bush had to say on Saturday about Singh with whom he had reached a landmark civil nuclear agreement, which had led to the end of 34-year isolation of India in nuclear commerce.

Read the full article →

Goa blasts case: Two arrested

by india-news-reporter October 31, 2009 India

The Goa Police made their first arrests in the Margao blasts case on Saturday. The police picked up Vinayak Patil and Vinay Talekar from Ponda, in connection with an improvised explosive device (IED) found in Verna on the eve of Diwali, at the venue of an annual demon effigy (Narkasur) competition.

Read the full article →