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Jackson's physician hid painkiller information from paramedics 22 March 2010, 22-1 HrsLondon, March 22 Late pop legend Michael Jackson's physician Conrad Murray didn't tell paramedics that he had given powerful painkiller propofol to the singer, says a report. |
Modi does not appear before SIT Sunday 21 March 2010, 21-2 HrsGandhinagar, March 21 Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi did not appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to depose Sunday, on accusations made by Zakia Jaffri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri killed during the 2002 communal riots. |
New footprint for Bangladesh's Grameen: Adidas shoes 21 March 2010, 21-1 HrsDhaka, March 21 Bangladesh's Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is to step into Adidas shoes...literally. His Grameen Group, which is mainly into rural credit, is planning a joint venture with the German sports apparel maker to make low-cost shoes for the poor. |
Girija Prasad Koirala: A man with simple convictions (Obituary) 20 March 2010, 20-1 HrsKathmandu, March 20 Fate had written Girija Prasad Koirala, the man known as the Kennedy and Nehru of Nepal, would be at the helm of the Himalayan republic's politics, coming as he did from a family that was one of the biggest champions of democracy in Nepal. |
Gill, Dhindsa, Gujral elected to Rajya Sabha from Punjab 19 March 2010, 19-2 HrsChandigarh, March 19 Sports Minister M.S. Gill and former union ministers Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Ashwini Kumar were among the five candidates elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab Friday. |
Criminal slur on Assam Rajya Sabha candidate 19 March 2010, 19-1 HrsGuwahati, March 19 Media baron Jayanta Baruah, the opposition combine's candidate for next week's Rajya Sabha election, has been accused of concealing in his affidavit information relating to his conviction in a criminal case. Baruah has dismissed the allegation. |
Row in India as Headley escapes death, extradition 19 March 2010, 19-1 HrsChicago/New Delhi, March 19 In a bid to escape death sentence and extradition to India, Pakistani American terror suspect David Headley pleaded guilty to a dozen federal terrorism charges and admitted his role in planning the horrific Mumbai terror attack. India did not see the plea bargain as a setback to its efforts to know the full story behind the Mumbai carnage, but many disagreed. |
Ruling parties to win Tripura, Nagaland Rajya Sabha polls 17 March 2010, 17-1 HrsRuling parties are set to score in the Rajya Sabha polls in Nagaland and Tripura next week. While ruling Left Front nominee Jharna Das (Baidya) is poised to win in Tripura, the numbers are stacked in favour of Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) candidate Khekiho Zhimomi in Nagaland. |
Don't expect miracles from India-Pakistan dialogue: Antony 17 March 2010, 17-1 HrsPanaji, March 17 Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said Pakistan 'was not taking serious steps' to destroy 42 terror camps on its soil. Stating that India was 'exploring all possibilities', Antony also said he did not expect any 'miracles' from the dialogue with Pakistan. |
Britons just can't wait to take a break at work 17 March 2010, 17-1 HrsLondon, March 17 Britons have begun taking their first work-break at 10.20 a.m., reveals a survey. Half of the respondents admitted that their performance suffers if they didn't get a break. |
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