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UP Lokayukta indicts Mayawati aide, recommends probe
The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta on Wednesday recommended filing of an FIR against state Excise Minister Naseemuddin in a disproportionate assets case6 crores Mr Siddiqui allegedly appointed dummy members to the educational society and raised three crores in funds Many of these transactions have been found by the Lokayukta to be questionable Also in [...]
Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh quits after HC procecution order
Kripashankar Singh resigns as Mumbai Congress chief91 showing Kripashankar's income and expenditure shall be treated as investigation," the court said A prayer by Kripashankar's lawyer seeking a stay on the order was rejected Tiwari has alleged in the petition that Singh had been close to former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, currently [...]
Kingfisher files fresh flight schedule with DGCA
Kingfisher Airlines has submitted a copy of its revised schedule to the Directorate general of Civil Aviation 4 flights were cancelled in Mumbai, four in Delhi and ten in Bangalore on Wednesday
DGCA raps Kingfisher for not adhering to flight schedules, KFA submit revised schedule
DGCA on Tuesday rapped Kingfisher Airlines for struggling to stay afloat after cancelling large number of flights and for not adhering to its flight schedules but the aviation regulator made it clear there were no plans to take any punitive action against it for the moment,027 crore in 2010-11 and has a debt of Rs5 per cent of its flights [...]
2002 riots: SC slams Modi govt for starting probe against Setalvad
The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Gujarat government for initiating a probe against social activist Teesta Setalvad for her alleged role in a case of illegal exhumation of the bodies of the 2002 riot victims, saying it is a "spurious" case to victimise her1 on criminal proceedings against Setalvad in the case would continue till the next [...]
FIR against Rahul Gandhi for violation of MCC, Congress to go to court against FIR
The Congress has decided to go to court against an FIR filed against Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh Senior minister Kapil Sibal announced this earlier today while attacking Mayawati for what he described as an unprecedented criminalisation of politics in Uttar Pradesh The Kanpur district administration has filed a case against the organisers [...]
Telangana movement may turn violent says Madhu Yaskhi
The feeling of betrayal and hurt among people in Andhra Pradesh’s Telangana region may turn violent for the movement of statehood, warned a prominent Congress MP of the region4 and dividing the state is not a solution He stated that the agitation was controlled by the Telangana Rashtra SamithiTRS and lacked the involvement of other parties [...]
Receiving political threats in Bhanwari case: CBI
The Central Bureau of Investigation 7 accused, 16 have been arrested and one is absconding, attempts to arrest whom are going on [subscribe2]
RLD chief Ajit Singh’s son Jayant Chaudhary caught on camera taking cash
Taking cognisance of media reports and camera footage showing Mathura MP and Rashtriya Lok Dal candidate from the Manth Assembly constituency Jayant Chaudhary receiving cash during a meeting, the Election Commission has served notice on him for violating the model code of conduct A separate show-cause has been served on RLD candidate from [...]
Election Commission issues notice to Beni Prasad for minority quota remarks
The Election Commission EC has sent a notice to union minister of steel and Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma for violating the moral code of conduct with his alleged remarks on the minority quota in an election rally in Uttar Pradesh The notice to Mr Verma comes days after a similar row between the poll panel and law minister Salman Khurshid [...]
Mamata Banerjee skips NSG hub inauguration, writes to PM objecting Farakka Barrage deal
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee has written another letter to the Prime Minister objecting over the Farakka Barrage water-sharing with Bangladesh, Mamata raised objections over the National Counter Terrorism Centre cusecs of water into Bangladesh when the country is only supposed to receive 35,000 cusecs of [...]
Disproportionate assets case: Jayalalithaa’s estranged friend Sasikala breaks down in court
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's former confidante Sasikala Natarajan on Saturday appeared before a Karnataka court in a disproportionate assets case991-19962 others from basic membership of her AIADMK party In a brief statement then, the party chief, who took power in the state in May, asked party members not to have any dealing with [...]
Maharashtra civic polls: Shiv Sena-BJP wins Mumbai, Thane; NCP claims in Pune
Out of ten municipal corporations in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI alliance emerged clear winner in Mumbai and Thane, results of which were announced here Friday06 seats in the country’s richest municipal body14 seats required to retain control of BMC0614 seats required to retain control of seize control of BMC8 seats of the total 1308 and [...]
Uttar Pradesh: Congress will win in UP says Manmohan; Priyanka takes on Maya
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday kicked off the Congress campaign from Kanpur on Friday Addressing the crowds, he said, "We have sent funds under various national schemes to Uttar Pradesh Rs 24000 crore have been given to Uttar Pradesh government for roads alone However, none of it has trickled down to the common man" He added, "The [...]
Fishermen’s death: Italian crew charged with murder; Guilty will be punished, says Antony
Kerala Police on Friday detained several members of the Enrica Lexie crew, who were accused of shooting dead two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kochi "Vital information is yet to be collected from the ship Six security guards on the ship are considered to be from the Italian Navy as per the information they have These crew members will be [...]
4-member KNPP panel meets Jayalalithaa
A 4-member panel on the Kudankulam nuclear power plant on Friday met Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa, following which it said that the report would be submitted "as soon as possible" Referring to the report, former AEC chairman Srinivasan said that the report would be submitted at the earliest, for which the panel would travel to Tirunelveli to meet [...]
Cases registered against Salman Khurshid’s wife – Louis Khurshid, 3 others
Cases have been registered against Salman Khurshid's wife Louis Khurshid, BJP candidate Sunil Dutt Dwivedi and two others for allegedly violating the model code of conduct Louis Khurshid, who is contesting polls from Sadar seat here, has been charged with violating the model code of conduct for not taking prior permission to conduct road shows [...]
Andhra Pradesh presents Rs 1.45 lakh crore budget
Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Anam Ramnarayan Reddy today presented budget for 2012-13 with an overall expenditure of over Rs 12-13 would be Rs 145,854 lakh crore, comprising Rs 91,824 crore under non-plan and Rs 54,030 crore under plan heads Presenting his second budget, Ramnarayan Reddy said the fiscal deficit was estimated to be Rs 20,008 [...]
Mumbai world’s 2nd least expensive city, Delhi 4th; EIU report named Zurich most expensive city
A global survey has named Indian cities -- Mumbai and New Delhi -- among the four least expensive cities around the world60 products and services They include food, drink, clothing, household supplies and personal care items, home rents, transport, utility bills, private schools, domestic help and recreational costs
Tumour almost out, tweets Yuvraj Singh
After weeks of nail biting worry, there is finally good news for cricker Yuvraj Singh’s fans0 weeks, as predicted by doctors Yuvraj Singh's physio Jatin Choudhary had earlier told STAR News that he was suffering from cancer, which had been detected in October end He also added that it has been detected in the first stage and his chemotherapy [...]
