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Maoists abduct, kill policeman in Odisha
A police officer was kidnapped and killed by Maoists on Tuesday in a forest area in the Odisha district of Nuapada bordering Chhattisgarh0 alleged armed Maoists waylaid Kruparam Majhi, ASI of Dharambandha police outpost in the district, at about 1145 am in a forest area when he was going on a motorcycle along with a constable, Debaranjan Sahu, to [...]
SM Krishna meets Hillary Clinton, raises Hafiz Saeed issue
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday pressed Pakistan to do more to ensure its territory is not used as "launching pad" by terror groups for attacks and also said that Hafiz Sayeed was "one of the "principal architects" of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks66 people11 attacks Clinton also said Pakistan needs to fight terror for its own [...]
Pranab says it’s time to bite the bullet on subsidies
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday replied to the Finance Bill in Lok Sabha, pointing that oil prices were mounting everyday0,000 crore He said, "India cannot be allowed to become a tax haven just to attract foreign investmentIndia is not inferior to any other country in respect of having retrospective changes in tax [...]
SC strikes down Haj subsidy, to be eliminated within 10 years
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the government’s policy of giving subsidies to Haj pilgrims and directed that it be progressively “eliminated” within a period of 10 years225 lakhs are selected through Haj committees Each pilgrim gets a subsidy of Rs 40,000 Rest of the pilgrims go through private operators AIMIM MP Asaduddin [...]
Indian diplomat’s daughter files lawsuit, seeks USD 1.5 million
An Indian diplomat's daughter Krittika Biswas, who was jailed for a day on suspicion of sending obscene emails to her teacher, has filed a lawsuit against the city of New York and her school authorities seeking USD 18-year-old Krittika Biswas, the daughter of Vice-Consul in the Consulate General of India in New York Debashish Biswas, was detained [...]
Airports in India put on high alert: reports
Airports across the country have been put on high alert to watch out for human bombs The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security BCAS has sent out a circular to this effect warning airlines of this newly identified potential threat Airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Bangalore have been asked to stay on alert since there has been a [...]
Pandit Ravi Shankar to get the First ‘Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony’
The national Committee set up under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister to oversee the celebrations of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in its first meeting considered a proposal to establish a prestigious International Award in the memory of the late poethandloom item50 Crores to Viswa Bharati University to revive and [...]
Gujarat riots: Probe Narendra Modi, says amicus curiae
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi can be prosecuted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code 53A 53B 66 and 505 2 of the IPC Last month, a Special Investigation Team SIT had said that no case could be made out against Modi because there was no evidence against the CM However, in its report made public on Monday, the amicus curiae, [...]
Govt announces tax relief on jewellery, defers GAAR
Bowing to pressure, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today announced a slew of measures to provide relief to the jewellery sector and postponed implementation of the general anti-avoidance rules 2 for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha, Mukherjee halved the capital gains tax for private equity investors to 10 per cent and relaxed the [...]
US to treat WB as partner state for investment: Mamata
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, discussed with the US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, the possible avenues for the US investment in the state5 am51st birth anniversary 4," a visibly happy Mamata said Hillary complemented Mamata on her landslide victory in the state assembly elections She also accepted several gifts [...]
Tatra deliveries as per NDA contract: Antony
Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday defended the Tatra deal in Parliament saying that the trucks were bought mainly due to operational needs of the Army and that not a single Tatra truck had been purchased post 2008986973 and after the break of the Czechoslovakia into Czech Republic and Slovakia, the then Indian government renewed the contract [...]
Gulbarg massacre: Zakia Jafri gets copy of SIT report
The Supreme Court-appointed SIT on Monday handed over its voluminous report on the Gulbarg Society carnage to complainant Zakia Jafri, whose husband and ex-parliamentarian Ehsan Jafri was among 69 people killed during the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat pages00, the court had directed the SIT to give its report, with all the related documents to [...]
Rajesh Talwar’s bail hearing adjourned till May 25
The bail hearing of Rajesh Talwar, facing trial in the twin-murder case of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, has been adjourned till May 255, 2008, with the motive and killers, still remaining a mystery [subscribe2]
NDA yet to decide president election strategy: Nitish Kumar
NDA would decide its strategy on the election of the new president when the presidential election draws nearer, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has said "We have not yet mulled over candidates for the election," Kumar said on his return from New Delhi late on Sunday evening "NDA leaders will meet when the Presidential election draws [...]
Supreme Court to consider complete ban on plastic bags
The Supreme Court Monday said it would consider complete ban of using the plastic bags in the interests environment and the animals During the hearing of a PIL public interest litigation was moved by Karuna Society for Animal and Nature, An apex court bench said , drawing attention of the court to the plight of animals, which were allegedly [...]
India-US ties most important in the world: Hillary Clinton
Ahead of her meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday said that more can be done to reduce barriers to trade and investment between the US and India39 months of house arrest and fled to the US embassy
NRHM scam: CBI arrests former Lucknow CMO AK Shukla
The Central Bureau of Investigation 10 while he was on a morning walk1, a man who had worked for them and had been arrested for their deaths, Yogendra Singh Sachan, was found dead at a Lucknow jail1 in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the state health department but was later released on bail0 while he was taking a morning [...]
Punjab: 17 devotees killed in truck-jeep collision
17 devotees were killed on Monday when the jeep they were travelling in collided with a truck near Moga, Punjab4 people were killed on the spot while three others died in a hospital in Moga4 people were killed on the spot while three others died in a hospital in Moga The speeding truck, which was trying to overtake another vehicle, collided [...]
India’s Missile defence shield ready: DRDO chief
India has developed its own missile defence shield which can be put in place at short notice to protect at least two cities, bringing the country at par with an elite group of few nations The shield, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO, has been tested successfully and an incoming ballistic missile with the range [...]
Punjab: Firozpur-Mumbai train derails near Rohtak, 27 injured
Misfortune struck the passengers of Firozpur-Mumbai Punjab Mail train as eight bogies of the train derailed near Rohtak, Haryana, in the wee hours of Sunday0, apart from the guard-cum-luggage van1-23342954, 23341074, 23962389 [subscribe2]
