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14 killed in rain-related incidents in West Bengal
Fourteen persons were killed in rain-related incidents in nine West Bengal districts as the State government on Saturday declared three areas of worst-hit Howrah district as flood-hit6 lakh in 171 blocks and 52 municipalities were affected:00 pm4 districts with breaches appearing in embankments at many places Mr Bhuina denied reports of lack of [...]
Parliament logjam: Government reaches out to BJP
With two weeks of the Monsoon Session having passed without much significant business, Leader of the House in Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee and the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today reached out to the BJP top brass, including L K Advani, to discuss smooth passage of pending bills in the House In a meeting lasting more than 30 [...]
Govt calls Anna Hazare protest ‘unjustified’
The government today slammed the civil society over the Lokpal Bill, calling the proposed "extra-parliamentary" protest by Team Anna from Aug 16 "unjustified"6 fast against corruption by social activist Anna Hazare, US has hoped that New Delhi would exercise democratic restraint in the way it deals with peaceful protest "As you know, we support [...]
Another cop names Modi’s aide in Tulsi Prajapati encounter case
In a fresh blow to the Gujarat state government, deputy inspector general , 2007, to August 22, 2007, when he was the investigating officer in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter killing case He contends the adverse remark against him and his performance downgrading by the then reviewing authority DGP P C Pande now retired was a result of his [...]
AI chief Jadhav sacked, Nasim Zaidi to replace him
Arvind Jhadav is being removed as Air India's Chairman and Managing Director with the government deciding to split the post into two and appoint Civil Aviation Secretary Nasim Zaidi as the chairman978-batch IAS officer, Jadhav took over as CMD of the National Aviation Corporation of India Limited NACIL on May 4, 2009 He is empanelled as a [...]
Police firing on farmers: Cops caught on camera suspended
Even as Tuesday's police firing on Pune-Mumbai Expressway threatens to snowball, two more policemen were suspended on Friday On Thursday, six cops were suspended by Home Minister RR Patil Meanwhile, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met the governor to brief him on the situation The action came after video of the policemen firing at the [...]
India making regular payment for Iran crude: Pranab
Asserting that Iran never threatened to stop crude oil supply to India, the Government today said the problem of settling the import bill with the Persian Gulf nation has been sorted out0 the RBI said that all trade-related payments to Iran had to be made outside the Asian Clearing Union 2 million barrels of crude oil every month from Iran
SM Krishna confusion over Pak prisoner
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna committed a faux pas in Parliament on Thursday Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Mr Krishna got confused about a Pakistani prisoner Dr Chishti, who is in currently lodged in jail in Rajasthan Mr Krishna said, ''Pakistan's foreign minister came to our country, we spoke about it Chisti case I am sure that the [...]
Team Anna warns govt against arresting him; will stop taking even water
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare and his associates on Thursday held a meeting to chalk out a plan of action ahead of his fast, which begins on August 16, over a strong Lokpal Bill65, Anna will address the nation and will request people to turn off lights for an hour," he said Satisfied with venue provided by police The Anna Hazare Team on [...]
President rejects mercy petitions of Rajiv Gandhi’s killers
President Pratibha Patil has rejected the mercy petitions of three killers of Rajiv Gandhi- Murugan, Santhan, Perarivalan whose death sentences were confirmed by the Supreme Court in 2000999 for the assassination of the former Prime Minister in Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991, 2005 which was called back for review on February 23, 2011 and was [...]
Godhra Riots: Modi govt targets another top cop
After Sanjiv Bhatt, another IPS officer Rahul Sharma has earned the ire of Narendra Modi government in connection with 2002 riots probe, with authorities issuing a show cause notice to him asking why he should not be charge sheeted for giving CDs of call records during the violence to various agencies including SIT988 batch IPS officer who was was [...]
Attacks on Indian students in Australia not racially motivated: Reports
Indian students in Australia were robbed more frequently and were more likely to be the victims of assault as compared to other foreign pupils, but race was not the reason for these attacks, an official report said today72-page report released by the Australian Institute of Criminology fast food stores and service stationsnight shifts and their [...]
No cabinet minister was present, UPA caught off guard in Lok Sabha
Opposition today caught the government on the wrong foot in the Lok Sabha when its members pointed out that no cabinet minister was present in the House during a debate on a bill to amend State Bank of India Act The point of order was raised by BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain when his party colleague Nishikant Dubey was speaking on the State Bank of [...]
2G: Siddhartha Behura’s bail plea rejected
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of former Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura, arrested for his alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam, after hearing detailed arguments from both sides, the CBI and the defence, on Behura’s bail plea A Delhi court had rejected Behura’s bail plea on June 4, on the grounds of [...]
Poonch encounter: NHRC issues notice to Centre
The National Human Rights Commission NHRC has issued notices to the Centre and the Jammu & Kashmir Government over the allegations of a fake encounter in Poonch One of the alleged 'Lashkar militants' killed in an encounter on Monday, turned out to be Ashok Kumar, a civilian resident of Poonch and not a militant Army sources said their [...]
BJP wants Chidambaram to resign over police action on BJYM workers
Parliament on Wednesday witnessed repeated adjournments amid pandemonium in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over Pune firing and police crackdown on BJP workers in Delhi on Tuesday The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday minutes after it convened for the second time following uproar by Opposition members on the issue of police [...]
No going back on issue of Lokpal Bill says Hazare
Anna Hazare on Wednesday said there is no going back on the issue of Lokpal Bill and demanded that all issues set aside by the government be brought back into the bill “There is nothing in the bill which is introduced in Parliament It is just a show off It has been drafted just to tell the people that we have a law to fight corruption It will [...]
Ilyas Kashmiri planning to target India says Intelligence reports
The Centre today said intelligence inputs have suggested that al-Qaeda and one of its dreaded terrorists Ilyas Kashmiri were planning to target India "There are some intelligence inputs, though not specifically, regarding plan to target India by al-Qaeda and Ilyas Kashmiri, an al-Qaeda-HUJI operative and his group," Minister of State for Home [...]
Deposits of Indians in Swiss bank on decline
Deposits of Indians in Swiss banks have shown a steady decline over the years and had more than halved to Rs 9,295 crore last year from about Rs 23,373 crore in 2006, the government has said302 per cent of the total amount belonging to foreigners in different Swiss banks in 2010, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a written reply to the [...]
BJYM lathicharge ordered by Chidambaram, Advani tells Pranab
BJP leader L K Advani complained Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee that the lathicharge on Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha workers could not have been taken without orders from the Home Minister P Chidambaram Agitated over police action against protesting BJP youth wing activists in New Delhi on Tuesday, senior BJP leader L K Advani on Wednesday [...]
