NDTV » News » Section Page

India

Shiv Sena attacks news channel's offices

NDTV Correspondent, Friday November 20, 2009, Mumbai

Shiv Sena has claimed responsibility for the attacks on IBN's offices in Mumbai and Pune on Friday evening. Party spokesman Sanjay Raut said that "criticism of Bal Thackeray would not be tolerated.

A mother’s fight to save her daughters

NDTV Correspondent, Friday November 20, 2009, New Delhi

It’s the battle of a mother to save her twin daughters from her husband and his family; a family that never wanted the girls to be born in the first place. Meetu Khurana is desperate and worries that she may just lose the battle to save her daughters.

'BJP keen on having Advani’s leadership'

NDTV Correspondent, Friday November 20, 2009, New Delhi

A day after reports that senior leader Lal Krishna Advani retiring hinted that he won’t continue as the Leader of Opposition for five years, former BJP president Venkaiah Naidu has said that Advani was elected for the post for five years.

Janardhan Reddy in trouble over mines

NDTV Correspondent, Friday November 20, 2009, New Delhi

The man who was one-half of the BJP's Karnataka headache is now in the midst of a new crisis. Janardhan Reddy has been asked to stop mining in Andhra Pradesh by a panel set up by the Supreme Court. It's now up to the court, which is likely to review the matter next week, to take a final decision on the issue. Reddy is the Tourism Minister in Karnataka's BJP government.

Naxals attack train in Jharkhand, 2 killed

NDTV Correspondent, Friday November 20, 2009, Manoharpur (Jharkhand)

Security officials are worried about the rising threat of Naxals, after two people died in a Jharkhand train attack. The government has described Maoists as terrorists but are they prepared to handle security for the coming elections.

No camera footage of Headley at Oberoi

Press Trust of India, Friday November 20, 2009, Mumbai

American terror suspect David Headley had also stayed at Oberoi besides the Taj – the two hotels attacked on 26/11 – before the Mumbai carnage reinforcing suspicion of his link with the audacious strike, according to investigators. Sources privy to the investigations said Headley stayed at the Oberoi for four days in April last year after which he left India reportedly for Pakistan through a Gulf country.

Priyanka-Rahul take turns driving in Amethi

Anant Zanane, Friday November 20, 2009, Amethi

The by-now familiar camaraderie and dimpled charm were in high-beam, as Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi took turns driving in Amethi. But not everyone was relaxed. The central government has sent a letter to the Uttar Pradesh Police complaining that Rahul Gandhi’s security has been inadequate on his recent trips to the state.

'India deserves Nobel Prize for filth'

Press Trust of India, Friday November 20, 2009, New Delhi

Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh, known for making forthright comments, today said if there was any Nobel Prize for dirt and filth, India would get it. "Our cities are dirtiest cities of the world. If there is a Nobel prize for dirt and filth, India will win it, no doubt," he said at a function to release a report of TERI.

How the men guarding Mumbai are treated

NDTV Correspondent, Friday November 20, 2009, Mumbai

They spend their hours away from their families, guarding one of the four locations that was whipped by terror on 26/11 last year. This is how they were treated. The jawans in charge of protecting the Gateway of India were given no rooms or toilets. They pitched tents here, the monument turning into their only shelter.

False alarm about radioactive cargo

NDTV Correspondent, Friday November 20, 2009, Chennai

It was a tense day at the Chennai port, but it ended in relief. After hours spent searching a ship called the MV Garland, a team of experts declared the ship does not have radioactive cargo. In the morning, an anonymous caller warned port officials to inspect the ship for dangerous material.