http://www.dnaindia.com/ dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, business, technology, Mumbai, India, world and more. en-us COPYRIGHT @ 2013 DILIGENT MEDIA CORPORATION LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED XML::RSS Fri, 24 May 2013 16:49:52 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 16:49:52 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/syndication/ 10 http://static.dnaindia.com/images/710/logo_dna_rss.gif http://www.dnaindia.com/ 31 88 dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, politics, India, World and more. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839059/report-india-has-reservations-over-china-s-activities-in-pok http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839059/report-india-has-reservations-over-china-s-activities-in-pok China has called for an economic corridor to link the country's far-western Xinjiang region to Pakistan's strategic Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea, which China helped build and is now managing. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:41:42 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839056/report-upa-ii-mirrors-rule-of-bahadur-shah-zafar-rajiv-pratap-rudy http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839056/report-upa-ii-mirrors-rule-of-bahadur-shah-zafar-rajiv-pratap-rudy BJP was ready for general elections or mid-term polls, he said and exuded confidence that it will be able to oust the UPA government from power. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:37:51 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839029/report-advani-joshi-gadkari-not-in-bjp-s-jail-bharo-list http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839029/report-advani-joshi-gadkari-not-in-bjp-s-jail-bharo-list Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj will participate in the agitation in Madhya Pradesh while her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley will court arrest in Chandigarh. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:29:04 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839017/report-upa-s-glass-filled-with-corruption-narendra-modi http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839017/report-upa-s-glass-filled-with-corruption-narendra-modi Gopalakrishnan, who is also Confederation of Indian Industries president, had heaped praise on Modi, describing him as "a global leader". Fri, 24 May 2013 13:24:16 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839015/report-manmohan-singh-leaves-on-monday-for-visits-to-japan-thailand http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839015/report-manmohan-singh-leaves-on-monday-for-visits-to-japan-thailand Singh will be accompanied by National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon and senior officials. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:21:48 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839002/report-moily-refutes-allegations-of-favouring-reliance-industries http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1839002/report-moily-refutes-allegations-of-favouring-reliance-industries The government stands to gain from rise in domestic gas price by way of increased royalty, profit petroleum as well as taxes which can be used to make up for increased subsidy. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:31 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838995/report-bjp-to-abstain-from-voting-on-may-30-rajya-sabha-polls http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838995/report-bjp-to-abstain-from-voting-on-may-30-rajya-sabha-polls The BJP has five members in the 126-member House. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:24:01 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838905/report-bjp-protests-near-sheila-dikshit-s-residence http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838905/report-bjp-protests-near-sheila-dikshit-s-residence Nearly 100 workers and leaders of the BJP gathered near the chief minister's house and raised slogans against her. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:10:53 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838971/report-aarushi-murder-case-talwars-move-sc-for-summoning-witnesses http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838971/report-aarushi-murder-case-talwars-move-sc-for-summoning-witnesses The apex court bench had asked them to approach the High Court saying it was a wrong procedure to approach the Supreme Court directly. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:05:52 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838943/report-uidai-unveils-three-online-identity-authentication-services http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838943/report-uidai-unveils-three-online-identity-authentication-services The authority has launched three Aadhaar-enabled services including e-KYC, OTP (one time pin) authentication and Iris authentication. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:15 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838915/report-bangkok-university-honours-veerappa-moily-for-making-bangalore-an-it-hub http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838915/report-bangkok-university-honours-veerappa-moily-for-making-bangalore-an-it-hub The AIT Global Citizen Award has been instituted to honour prominent individuals and personalities who have contributed towards 'internationality'. Fri, 24 May 2013 08:51:59 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838869/report-26-indian-fishermen-return-to-india-after-release http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838869/report-26-indian-fishermen-return-to-india-after-release The fishermen were lodged in a prison in the island nation after their arrest and their remand was extended four times by a court in that country. Fri, 24 May 2013 08:10:05 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838838/report-three-army-personnel-killed-in-encounter http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838838/report-three-army-personnel-killed-in-encounter Security forces have been rushed to the area and a manhunt has been launched to track down the militants. Fri, 24 May 2013 05:52:08 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838764/report-dna-special-caged-parrot-cbi-wants-cage-opened-seek-autonomy http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838764/report-dna-special-caged-parrot-cbi-wants-cage-opened-seek-autonomy CBI to seek more autonomy for free and fearless investigation. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:30:00 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838692/report-upa-projects-on-fast-tract-it-s-a-rs70000-crore-lie http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838692/report-upa-projects-on-fast-tract-it-s-a-rs70000-crore-lie At least 103 such projects have slowed down, despite being monitored by the prime minister's office (PMO) and double-checked by the Monitoring Division of the ministry of statistics and programme implementation. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:30:00 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838780/report-pakistani-has-a-change-of-heart-and-it-s-indian http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838780/report-pakistani-has-a-change-of-heart-and-it-s-indian 40-year-old religious studies teacher successfully undergoes a heart transplant in the country. Fri, 24 May 2013 03:25:30 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838691/report-international-ranking-agency-agrees-to-govt-s-request-to-rank-indian-universities http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838691/report-international-ranking-agency-agrees-to-govt-s-request-to-rank-indian-universities Last year, India was the only BRICS nation without a university in the top 200 universities of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings. Thu, 23 May 2013 17:20:00 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838698/report-bomb-hoax-in-delhi http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838698/report-bomb-hoax-in-delhi The manager of the 10-storey district centre in Janakpuri in west Delhi called police to report that a letter saying that a bomb has been placed in the building was recovered from the toilet on the sixth floor, a police officer said. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:57 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838693/report-congress-non-committal-on-aligning-with-rjd-for-lok-sabha-polls http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838693/report-congress-non-committal-on-aligning-with-rjd-for-lok-sabha-polls Party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed had maintained that Congress is still in "no mood" to ally with any party for the next elections there. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:10:39 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1838671/slideshow-wash-out-bangalore-is-shaken-up-by-the-rains http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1838671/slideshow-wash-out-bangalore-is-shaken-up-by-the-rains Here's a look at the large-scale damage that was wrought by the rains that lashed the city on Wednesday and Thursday night. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:13 GMT Bangalore http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838687/report-govt-approves-i-t-dept-restructuring-creates-20751-posts http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838687/report-govt-approves-i-t-dept-restructuring-creates-20751-posts The GoM was of the view that the revamp plan would result in quicker tax refunds and detection of high networth individuals who escape the tax net. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:35:34 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838638/report-thursday-was-delhi-s-hottest-day-in-may-in-10-years http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838638/report-thursday-was-delhi-s-hottest-day-in-may-in-10-years This is six notches above average. The second highest temperature recorded in the month of May was when the mercury touched 45.4 degrees Celsius in 2010. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:58:19 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838636/report-upa-did-lot-of-positive-work-but-scandals-were-a-setback-omar-abdullah http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838636/report-upa-did-lot-of-positive-work-but-scandals-were-a-setback-omar-abdullah The Prime Minister and the UPA chairperson yesterday "publicly committed themselves to unearthing scams and ensuring that those who are guilty will be punished," the Omar said. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:53:38 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838621/report-hope-pm-will-hold-hand-of-friendship-extended-by-nawaz-sharif-omar-abdullah http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838621/report-hope-pm-will-hold-hand-of-friendship-extended-by-nawaz-sharif-omar-abdullah The Chief Minister said while Sharif has been "punished" in the past by the army for this (soft stand towards India), there was very little influence or interference of the army in the recently concluded elections in Pakistan. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:12 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838615/report-upa-govt-not-keen-on-passing-food-security-land-acquisition-bills-bjp http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838615/report-upa-govt-not-keen-on-passing-food-security-land-acquisition-bills-bjp BJP alleged that though Congress has been in power for 56 years since Independence yet it has failed to provide food security to the people. "Even today two-thirds of the population of this country needs food security. Congress should apologise to the nation for this," Trivedi said. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:35 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838613/report-rahul-gandhi-discusses-strategy-for-upcoming-delhi-assembly-polls http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838613/report-rahul-gandhi-discusses-strategy-for-upcoming-delhi-assembly-polls The Delhi assembly elections are scheduled to take place in November. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:30 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838588/report-indian-tri-colour-displayed-upside-down-in-samarkand http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838588/report-indian-tri-colour-displayed-upside-down-in-samarkand Indian officials accompanying Ansari spotted the erroneous display of the tricolour at the main gate of hotel Registan Plaza when the Vice President and his delegation drove in this morning. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:36:56 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838568/report-manmohan-singh-2-others-in-fray-for-may-30-rajya-sabha-polls-in-assam http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838568/report-manmohan-singh-2-others-in-fray-for-may-30-rajya-sabha-polls-in-assam Singh's four sets of nomination papers which were endorsed by 40 MLAs were found in order. Singh had, however, filed a fresh affidavit two days before scrutiny correcting his age in his nomination papers as 80 years and not 82. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:20 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838567/report-delhi-gang-rape-case-departmental-enquiry-against-7-policemen http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838567/report-delhi-gang-rape-case-departmental-enquiry-against-7-policemen On the last date of hearing, the high court had asked Delhi Police to file a report on the training imparted to its officials. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:54:26 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838566/report-ipl-spot-fixing-scandal-delhi-police-issues-look-out-notices http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838566/report-ipl-spot-fixing-scandal-delhi-police-issues-look-out-notices Sources said besides accused, they are also talking to "others" in connection with the case. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:53:32 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838547/report-shashi-kant-sharma-sworn-in-as-new-cag http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838547/report-shashi-kant-sharma-sworn-in-as-new-cag Bhushan's main contention was that Sharma in the last 10 years held several sensitive positions in the defence ministry that dealt with procurements and his appointment as the CAG would mean a conflict of interest. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:41:21 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838543/report-sc-agrees-to-hear-pil-challenging-appointment-of-shashi-kant-sharma-as-cag http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838543/report-sc-agrees-to-hear-pil-challenging-appointment-of-shashi-kant-sharma-as-cag Sharma was today sworn in as CAG by President Pranab Mukherjee. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:33:35 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838542/report-malegaon-case-putting-innocents-in-jail-dangerous-says-habibullah http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838542/report-malegaon-case-putting-innocents-in-jail-dangerous-says-habibullah Habibullah said he would be taking up the case of the nine youths with the Maharashtra Government and the Centre about a rehabilitation procedure for them. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:32:42 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838541/report-govt-working-to-make-defence-acquisitions-transparent-manmohan-singh http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838541/report-govt-working-to-make-defence-acquisitions-transparent-manmohan-singh Singh said the maritime region of the country is also more secure as the capabilities of the Navy have seen "enormous expansion" in the last five years. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:31:21 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838539/report-chit-fund-scam-west-bengal-govt-to-take-over-2-saradha-owned-tv-channels-left-opposes http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838539/report-chit-fund-scam-west-bengal-govt-to-take-over-2-saradha-owned-tv-channels-left-opposes Saradha group allegedly cheated thousands of small investors through ponzi schemes. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:26:59 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838538/report-everyone-including-congress-ready-for-polls-akhilesh-yadav http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838538/report-everyone-including-congress-ready-for-polls-akhilesh-yadav Akhilesh said his priority would be to expand and strengthen SP in other regions, especially in Mumbai and Maharashtra and lauded the contribution of people of UP origin living in Mumbai in ensuring Samajwadi Party's victory in elections. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:25:51 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838508/report-except-for-being-bcci-chief-s-son-in-law-who-is-gurunath-meiyappan http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838508/report-except-for-being-bcci-chief-s-son-in-law-who-is-gurunath-meiyappan Gurunath was allegedly in constant touch with Vindoo and it is because of this constant contact that the police decided to call him in for questioning. Thu, 23 May 2013 09:29:52 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838473/report-five-people-killed-38-injured-in-bus-accident http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838473/report-five-people-killed-38-injured-in-bus-accident The driver and conductor of the bus fled from the spot after the mishap. Thu, 23 May 2013 09:08:33 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838428/report-teenaged-girl-gang-raped-in-uttar-pradesh-three-arrested http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838428/report-teenaged-girl-gang-raped-in-uttar-pradesh-three-arrested The medical report of the victim, who was assaulted on May 20, confirmed rape. Thu, 23 May 2013 07:52:01 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838409/report-12-year-old-indian-origin-boy-sathwik-karnik-wins-national-geographic-bee-contest http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838409/report-12-year-old-indian-origin-boy-sathwik-karnik-wins-national-geographic-bee-contest National Geographic Bee is an annual geography contest sponsored by the National Geographic Society since 1989. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:56:42 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838429/report-now-a-new-mango-named-nirbhaya-after-delhi-gang-rape-victim http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838429/report-now-a-new-mango-named-nirbhaya-after-delhi-gang-rape-victim The new variety, its grower Kaleemullah Khan said, was his way of honouring the bravery and spirit of the young physiotherapist, whose rape and death galvanised the entire nation. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:21:47 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838380/report-32-year-old-thane-man-killed-due-to-spat-over-auto-rickshaw-fare http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838380/report-32-year-old-thane-man-killed-due-to-spat-over-auto-rickshaw-fare The incident took place late last night when the deceased, identified as Bapu Shankar Talwalkar, was returning from Badlapur. Thu, 23 May 2013 05:26:46 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838304/report-dna-exclusive-pmo-steps-in-to-sort-out-aakash-mess http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838304/report-dna-exclusive-pmo-steps-in-to-sort-out-aakash-mess Thu, 23 May 2013 04:30:00 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838358/report-policeman-shoots-wife-dead-commits-suicide http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838358/report-policeman-shoots-wife-dead-commits-suicide The policeman's colleagues became concerned after he failed to arrive for work. Thu, 23 May 2013 04:07:14 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838335/report-wanted-let-militant-hilal-molvi-killed-in-an-encounter-in-srinagar-three-policemen-injured http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838335/report-wanted-let-militant-hilal-molvi-killed-in-an-encounter-in-srinagar-three-policemen-injured Three police officials -- one sub inspector and two constables were injured in the gunfight Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:37 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838302/report-upa-organise-lavish-dinner-but-key-guests-missing http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838302/report-upa-organise-lavish-dinner-but-key-guests-missing Mayawati sent her emissary but what hurt the UPA most was Mulayam's absence. Thu, 23 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838291/report-seven-members-of-ghaziabad-family-murdered-at-home http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838291/report-seven-members-of-ghaziabad-family-murdered-at-home Thu, 23 May 2013 01:30:00 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838240/report-no-difference-between-me-and-manmohan-singh-says-sonia-gandhi http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838240/report-no-difference-between-me-and-manmohan-singh-says-sonia-gandhi "No rift with PM. We all stand by him'' Congress president, Sonia Gandhi. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:34:27 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838255/report-government-to-punish-wrongdoers-in-spectrum-coal-scam http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838255/report-government-to-punish-wrongdoers-in-spectrum-coal-scam "Allegations of impropriety are being investigated and cases of wrong doing will be punished," Manmohan Singh said. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:33:19 GMT India http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838245/report-sonia-gandhi-appeals-to-nda-opposition-parties-to-help-passage-of-bills http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838245/report-sonia-gandhi-appeals-to-nda-opposition-parties-to-help-passage-of-bills Gandhi also came down heavily on the BJP for the logjam in Parliament accusing the main Opposition of preventing Parliament from functioning and fulfilling its constitutional role and its democratic obligations. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:27:19 GMT India