Indian Army mountaineering team successfully summits Mount Everest

Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2012, New Delhi

An Indian Army mountaineering team, including four lady officers, today successfully summited the Mount Everest.

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Germany, India in talks over treating toxic waste from 1984 Bhopal gas disaster

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 25, 2012, Berlin

A German development aid organisation on Thursday said it was in talks with the Indian government to dispose of 350 tonnes of toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster.

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Yeddyurappa leaves Bangalore to attend BJP meet in Mumbai

NDTV Correspondent | Friday May 25, 2012, Bangalore/Mumbai

Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is expected to arrive in Mumbai this morning to attend the second day of the BJP's national executive meet. The Karnataka strongman, who is unhappy over the "failure" of his party leadership to reinstate him as the chief minister, had initially decided to boycott the meeting. But it seems like Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi' decision to attend the meeting made Mr Yeddyurappa re-think his plans.

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CBSE results 2012: Once again, girls outshine boys in class X exams

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 24, 2012, New Delhi

CBSE class 10th result: Girls once again outshone boys in the class X CBSE results announced today, which recorded a pass percentage of 98.19. The overall pass figure is about two per cent higher than last year's results.

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Navin Patnaik cancels lecture at Sussex University

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 24, 2012, London

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has cancelled a seminar he was scheduled to deliver at the Sussex University on Monday amid claims by rights groups that he changed his programme fearing demonstrations against him.

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Nitin Gadkari to get second term as BJP president; party amends constitution

NDTV Correspondent | Thursday May 24, 2012, Mumbai

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive has approved an amendment to party constitution paving the way for a second term for party President Nitin Gadkari. According to the current BJP constitution, the party President could only have a three-year term; and there was no provision that allowed a BJP President to be re-elected for a second stint.

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Narendra Modi in Mumbai for BJP meet, Yeddyurappa to follow tomorrow

NDTV Correspondent | Thursday May 24, 2012, New Delhi/Mumbai

Narendra Modi has arrived in Mumbai and has driven out of the airport in the front seat of a white SUV to attend his party's national executive. The Gujarat Chief Minister, who was in Udaipur, had orchestrated a trip to Rajasthan as a form of boycott. He was upset that his old rival, Sanjay Joshi, would be present at the Mumbai meet. This morning, hours before the meeting began, Mr Joshi resigned as a member of the national executive, paving the way for Mr Modi's arrival.

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IAF signs Rs 2,800 cr deal with Pilatus for acquisition trainer aircraft

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 24, 2012, New Delhi

The Indian Air Force's long pending requirement of basic trainer aircraft can now be met with the acquisition of 75 Pilatus planes starting later this year. The IAF signed a Rs 2,800 crore deal with the Swiss company on Thursday.

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Humiliated, Mahasweta Devi quits West Bengal's literary body

Reported by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday May 24, 2012, Kolkata

Celebrated author-activist Mahasweta Devi has resigned as chairperson of West Bengal's top literary body - the Bangla Academy. It is a post she was appointed to by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee last year. One of the academy's tasks is to annually give out the Vidyasagar Puraskar to deserving writers. But now, the government has refused to give the award to two people selected by the academy. It has agreed to give the award only one of the two writers named by Mahasweta Devi. That, Mahasweta Devi says, is humiliating and, on Tuesday, sent her resignation letter to Mamata Banerjee.

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Father of girl who was raped and killed in Goa demands death penalty for accused

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 24, 2012, Panaji

The father of a four-year-old girl, who was raped and killed in Quepem town of Goa, has refused to perform her final rites until his demand for justice is met.He demanded that the 22-year-old accused should be given death penalty.

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