Nishank to step down as Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Khanduri to replace him

New Delhi:  Uttarakhand is all set to get a new chief minister as the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday asked the current incumbent Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to step down. Mr Nishank will be replaced by B C Khanduri who will be sworn in at 4 pm today.

Irom Sharmila: 11-year hunger strike, waged in shadows

Manipur:  She arrived in an ambulance, thin and ghostly pale, a tube dangling from her nostril. Flanked by police officers, she was ushered into the judge's chambers for a fortnightly ritual she has repeated hundreds of times. Was she ready to end her fast? 

Rains claim 39 lives in Himachal Pradesh

Shimla:  Monsoon rains have claimed 39 lives in Himachal Pradesh and the damage to property is estimated at R

s.355.29 crore, a government spokesman said on Saturday.

The maximum loss of Rs.74.10 crore was reported in Kangra district, followed by Kullu districtRs.7.56 crore, he said.

Cyber criminals' new target: Smartphones

Bangalore:  India's figure of mobile subscription is soon to touch an incredible 900-million mark. But with that comes a shocking rider. Cyber criminals have now moved over from phishing to smishing - sending SMSes to you as an attempt to hack your smartphone security.

CBI raids Janardhana Reddy's aides

Bellary:  Raids are being conducted by the CBI in Bellary on the residence of S Gurulinga Gowda, president of the Bellary Urban Development Authority and Gonal Rajashekhara Gowda, a zilla panchayat member.

Orissa floods: 2,600 villages submerged, 11 lakh affected

Bhubaneswar:  Flood's fury in Mahanadi and other rivers has wreaked havoc in Orissa submerging about 2,600 villages spread over 19 districts and leaving eight dead as the state government today stepped up relief and rescue operations for 11 lakh affected people.

Terror response after 9/11: What US did and India didn't

New Delhi:  The attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, changed the manner in which the world viewed terrorism. Days after 9/11, US soldiers pounded Afghanistan and Iraq; America's internal security setup changed within months.

BJP's core group discusses Advani's proposed yatra

New Delhi:  L K Advani's proposed yatra against corruption was discussed threadbare in a meeting of the BJP's core group.

The meeting held at Advani's residence saw various suggestions from leaders like taking the yatra to states which are going to polls next year and to begin it on October 2 to coincide it with Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.

Khanduri returns to helm after two years

Dehradun:  A retired major general who rose to prominence in the BJP by a quirk of fate, Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri returns as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand after a gap of over two years.

Forced out of office in 2009 following a campaign by his bete noire former chief minister Bhagat Singh Koshiyari after the party lost all five Lok Sabha seats in the hill state, 76-year-old Khanduri's return to power comes at a time when the party is preparing for assembly polls due next year.
 

Team Anna to declare assets by Oct 15

Ralegan Siddhi:  Currently in Ralegan Siddhi to decide their future course of action in the anti-corruption movement, members of Team Anna said they would declare their assets on their website. 

Speaking to the media RTI activist and Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said the core committee members would declare their assets on the website by October 15. 

Uttarakhand: BC Khanduri sworn in as Chief Minister

Dehradun:  BC Khanduri was today sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand by Governor Margaret Alva. This comes a day after Bharatiya Janata Party (MJP) asked the Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to step down.

Tamil Nadu: 3 die in police firing in Ramanathapuram

Madurai:  Three people died when the police opened fire after being attacked by a mob in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram district today.

According to reports, Trouble began when police arrested John Pandian, a dalit leader, in a bid to prevent him from attending the birth anniversary of a late dalit leader. Soon after the arrest, a mob attacked the police at Paramakudi, injuring several policemen including a Deputy Commissioner of Police.

CISF finds bullets on Sufi singers, the Wadali brothers

Amritsar:  Fourteen .32 bore pistol cartridges were seized from the baggage of Sufi singer Pyare Lal Wadali at Rajasansi Airport today, shortly before he boarded a flight for Delhi from Amritsar.

Officials said Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel seized the bullets during the baggage screening at the airport.