Angry Metallica fans go on rampage
Even before the Saints of Anger could turn up on stage, angry fans went on a rampage. US heavy-metal band Metallica’s show “is postponed due to technical glitches”. A statement issued by the organisers, DNA, said Metallica will perform
Pipe bomb found on Advani yatra route in Madurai
Hours before top BJP leader L.K. Advani resumed his Janchetna Yatra against corruption from Madurai on Friday, a high-intensity indigenous explosive was spotted on his convoy route near Tirumangalam on the Madurai-Tenkasi highway.
Jairam, Maya wage word war
Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh appears to have kickstarted the Congress’ campaign for next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on a stormy note. After UP chief minister Mayawati shot off an angry letter to Prime
F1 practice run hit as a stray dog sneaks in
India’s reputation for hosting major international sporting events was severely dented by problems surrounding last year’s Delhi CWG, and the inaugural Grand Prix of India hasn’t done much to improve matters.
‘Scam-tainted’ BJD keeps UPA, NDA on tenterhooks
With its strength of 15 Lok Sabha members, the ruling BJD in Orissa headed by chief minister Naveen Patnaik has succeeded in keeping two of its strong opponents — the Congress and BJP — on tenterhooks.
Cong to finalise RLD tieup soon
After more than a year of initiating talks over an electoral tieup with the Ajit Singh-led RLD, the Congress on Thursday indicated that a formal announcement could be made by this weekend. The Congress indicated that the RLD, which had
2nd phase of L.K. yatra starts from Tamil Nadu
Reiterating that his “Janchetna” yatra is an effort to “reinfuse confidence” among people despite UPA government’s failings and not to “repackage” himself, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani began the second phase of his nationwide anti-corruption campaign on Thursday from Tamil Nadu.
Hazare will skip core panel meet
At a time when his anti-graft team needed a lot of talking to defend themselves against charges of financial misconduct, Gandhian Anna Hazare on Thursday announced that he would extend his “maun vrat” (vow of silence), as talking to people leaves him “very weak”.
Kejriwal seeks more time over I-T dues
Failing to meet the deadline in paying up his `9 lakhs dues to the government as per the income tax notice, Team-Anna Hazare member Arvind Kejriwal, who is also a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, on Thursday sought more
Man found killed in nihal vihar
A unidentified man was found killed near a drain in Nihal Vihar in west Delhi on Diwali night. The police got a call on Diwali night about a 25-year-old man lying near a drain in Nihal Vihar. When the police reached the spot, the man was lying