An Air India Express plane from Dubai, carrying 173 passengers overshot the runway and crashed into the forest, while landing at the Mangalore airport on Saturday morning. At least 5-6 people in critical condition have been rescued. Rescue operation was deeply affected by the thick smoke that engulfed the plane, airport authorities said. The flight [...]
I want to Hang Kasab: A Retired Hangman's Aspiration | read this item
Mumbai’s last hangman, Arjun Bhiva Jadhav, aged 75 is the last official hangman of Mumbai. He has hanged 101 convicts in 33 years. “Yes, I’m even ready to hang Qasab,” says 75-year-old Arjun Bhiva Jadhav, the state’s last official hangman who carried out his last execution at Pune’s Yerwada Jail in 1996. “My hands may [...]
Nirupama Pathak autopsy report has Ambiguities | read this item
A senior forensic expert from AIIMS on Sunday stated that there were discrepancies in the autopsy report of journalist Nirupama Pathak, alleged to have been a victim of honour killing, and has sought setting up of a medical board for further probe. “I have gone through the post-mortem report of the deceased, on the basis [...]
Kasab Given Death Sentence, Kasab to Be Hanged Till Death | read this item
Ajmal Amir Kasab has been given death sentence by judge Tahaliyani. Kasab has been given death penalty for killing 72 people. Kasab’s head was down throughout the judge’s statements and finally when the judge awarded Kasab death penalty, Kasab broke down.. “If Kasab isn’t given the maximum punishment of death sentence, then we would continue [...]
Kasab Found Guilty, Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Acquitted | read this item
In the landmark judgement of the high profile 26/11 case, the honorable judge pronounced Ajmal Kasab guilty for all of the 86 charges against him, but has acquited both Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed. In the significant case, it is both a mix of rejoicing and heartburn for Indians. Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed were [...]
Lalit Modi in Tax Trouble: Offices Raided | read this item
Lalit Modi’s problems seem to be growing. Just three days after the Twitter drama over the Kochi team with Shashi Tharoor, he seems to be heading for trouble. Even as rumors ran high on Thursday over his survival as the commissioner and chairman of the IPL, Modi had to face intense grilling from tax sleuths. There [...]
Rahul Gandhi Ambedkar Nagar Speech: Why People in UP are Poor | read this item
Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary and MP gave a short but impressive speech at a gathering at Ambedkar Nagar UP, to mark the anniversary of Doctor Ambedkar. He pointed out that there is a lot of money in this country but the poor never get them. He said that the Congress government at the Center [...]
Pune Gang Rape News: Two Arrested | read this item
A 25 year woman, who had come from the U.S. looking for a job in Pune,where she wanted to settle with her engineer-husband was raped by three men on Thursday night, police said. Pune has already been grappling with the Swine Flu and bomb blasts, and this is the third jolt to the city The [...]
Expect to pay more taxes in advance of any income received if you do not provide your PAN (permanent account number) from April 1. The deduction at source or TDS on payments could be as high as 20% for those who does not quote the PAN against the regular rate of 2% -10%. The 2009-10 [...]
Pravin Mahajan is dead. The the brother of former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan [ Images ], who was suffering from brain haemorrhage, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, Jupiter Hospital. He has suffered brain haemorrhage after which he had slipped into coma. Pravin, 50, serving a life term for the murder of his brother Mahajan [...]
Opposition React Badly to Budget 2010, Opposition Walks Out | read this item
The opposition has reacted very badly to the Budget 2010-11. The opposition comprising people like Sushma Swaraj, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav staged a combined walkout during the process of budget speech that Pranab Mukherjee was giving. The opposition walked out in protest of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s move to increase excise duty of Re [...]
Here is the budget 2010-2011 snapshot. Here are the highlights of Budget 2010-2011 -Income Tax: No tax on income up to Rs. 1.6 lakh Tax on income between Rs. 1.6 lakh and 5 lakh: 10 percent Tax on income between Rs.5 lakh and Rs.8 lakh: 20 percent Tax on income above Rs. 8.lakh: 30 percent – IT returns [...]
Mangalore Plane Crash Video | 
I want to Hang Kasab: A Retired Hangman's Aspiration | 
Nirupama Pathak autopsy report has Ambiguities | 
Kasab Given Death Sentence, Kasab to Be Hanged Till Death | 
Kasab Found Guilty, Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Acquitted | 
Lalit Modi in Tax Trouble: Offices Raided | 
Rahul Gandhi Ambedkar Nagar Speech: Why People in UP are Poor | 
Pune Gang Rape News: Two Arrested | 
Pravin Mahajan Dead | 
