India

Don't worry, I will be alright in a few days: Anna

Hindustan Times - 
PTI Social activist Anna Hazare, who is admitted to a private hospital after suffering from a chest infection, recovers in Pune. PTI Photo Speaking for the first time after ending his fast abruptly in Mumbai last week, hospitalised Anna Hazare on ...

Trinamool hardens stand, rules out compromise on Lokpal Bill

NDTV - 
PTI, Updated: January 01, 2012 23:59 IST Kolkata: Hardening its stand on the Lokpal Bill, key UPA ally Trinamool Congress on Sunday ruled out any compromise on the Lokayukta provision and said the government should have faced voting in the Rajya Sabha.

India, Pakistan exchange N-facilities list

IBNLive.com - 
AP New Delhi/Islamabad: India and Pakistan Sunday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a two-decade-old pact, a statement said.

Anna supporters show black flags to PM at Golden Temple

Hindustan Times - 
Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur greeting SGPC officials during his visit of Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar.

Cyclone Thane: Major roads cleared for traffic in affected areas; death toll ...

Times of India - 
CUDDALORE (TAMIL NADU): Major roads blocked by uprooted trees and debris dumped by cyclone Thane in Cuddalore district and Puducherry were cleared for traffic today as relief operations intensified to restore power to the affected areas where the toll ...

UK police to meet Anuj Bidve's family today

Hindustan Times - 
Officials from the Greater Manchester police are headed to Pune to meet Anuj Bidve's family to apprise them of the investigation into his murder.

Vaiko solution for Mullaperiyar row

Deccan Herald - 
MDMK leader Vaiko on Sunday suggested that Kerala could demand ''more electricity'' from the neighbouring Tamil Nadu against ensuring full control over the Mullaperiyar water for the latter.

Make business places fire-proof: Mamata

The Hindu - 
In view of a series of fire-related accidents - two on New Year Day itself - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sought people's cooperation and urged them to rectify mistakes, if any, in building plans and take steps to make business places ...

Indu Mill land issue: Maharastra government hails Prime Minister Manmohan ...

Economic Times - 
SOLAPUR (MAHARASTRA): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his intervention in the Indu Mill land issue.

Hooch tragedy toll rises to sixteen

The Hindu - 
The toll in the hooch tragedy at Poratanagar Thanda near here rose to 16 on Sunday with seven more tribals succumbing to the killer brew and contaminated food.

BJP, Congress claim success in Gujarat panchayat polls

The Hindu - 
Both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress on Sunday claimed “massive success” in the elections to over 8000 village panchayats in Gujarat.

NICE row: Gowda for impartial enquiry

Business Standard - 
PTI / Chennai/ Bangalore January 02, 2012, 0:45 IST Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda said there is no need for a CBI enquiry into 'irregularities' of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise, (NICE), promoters of the controversial Bangalore-Mysore ...

DM gives report on minister's speech

Hindustan Times - 
Acting on the direction of the Election Commission, Hathras district magistrate Suhas LY on Sunday sent a report on energy minister Ramvir Upadhyaya's reported outburst at lokayukta Justice (retd) NK Mehrotra to the chief electoral officer.

SP poll campaign starts minus chief

Hindustan Times - 
The Samajwadi Party (SP) was forced to kickstart its 2012 poll campaign on Sunday without national president Mulayam Singh Yadav, who could not attend because of bad weather.

Badal asks EC officials to act with restraint

Zee News - 
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today charged election officials with creating confusion about administrative control in the poll-bound state and asked them to act within parameters of the Constitution in ensuring adherence to the ...

BJP, MPP join hands in Manipur

The Hindu - 
Manipur unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday joined hands with the main regional political party Manipur People's Party (MPP) to fight the forthcoming assembly polls on January 28.

UP polls to be litmus test for young scions

Zee News - 
Lucknow: The coming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh would turn out to be a litmus test for many scions of political families, including Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and his cousin BJP's Varun Gandhi.

7 killed in Bihar's Maoist heartland

The Hindu - 
After yet another bout of abduction, extortion and murder in Bihar's Maoist heartland, the police on Saturday recovered the bullet-riddled bodies of four persons kidnapped in Jamui district.

Revoking AFSPA will aid terror groups: Army chief

IBNLive.com - 
New Delhi: Indian Army chief General VK Singh has opposed the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from parts of Jammu and Kashmir anytime soon, saying this could result in the "emergence of terror sanctuaries and safe havens".

'Cong to bank on development plank in by-polls'

Zee News - 
Hyderabad: The ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh will face the crucial bypoll to seven assembly seats in the state on the plank of development, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said here on Sunday.