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Don’t indulge in speculation: Pranab on president polls
As the Congress is holding a series of meetings with allies to build consensus over the next president, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday cautioned against speculating on the issue "Don't indulge in speculations," Mukherjee said in response to media queries in the Parliament complex Names of Mukherjee, Vice-President M Hamid [...]
DMK backs Pranab as candidate for president
After Defence minister AK Antony met DMK chief M Karunanidhi at Chennai on sunday to bring about a consensus among the UPA partners on fielding their candidate in the presidential elections, the DMK supremo announced that the party was willing to back the Congress candidate He, however added that the party would field its own candidate as [...]
Rahul undertakes first visit of UP after poll debacle
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday arrived on a three-day visit of his Parliamentary constituency Amethi, the first after his party's dismal show in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election The Congress General Secretary, had to, however, face tough talk from his own partymen today, who told him that the Congress lost these elections because it [...]
Chhattisgarh collector abduction: Mediators meet Maoists
Maoists’ mediators finally reached Tarmetla on Saturday evening riding pillion from Chintalnar onwards, from where they were received by the rebels and then headed further towards dense forest situated base of the rebels where abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon is believed to have been kept by his abductors0, Hargopal told a news channel [...]
2002 riots: Sanjiv Bhatt appeals to President to appoint new probe panel
The suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has written a letter to President Pratibha Patil on the 2002 post-Godhra riots probe1 alleging Modi had asked top officials to allow Hindus to vent their anger after the Godhra train fire incident Sanjiv Bhatt has since long been demanding examination of Modi by the Nanavati Commission
Presidential polls: Kalam doesn’t rule himself out
As the talks of former president APJ Abdul Kalam’s return to Rashtrapati Bhavan are gaining momentum, Kalam on Saturday didn’t rule himself out from the race "Let us wait for some timeAfter that you ask me," Kalam told reporters here when asked whether he was ready to be elected for a second term as President His remarks came at a time [...]
President decides to forgo proposed post-retirement home
President Pratibha Patil has decided to give up the proposed accommodation in Pune A bungalow was being built on defence land in violation of norms and was meant for Patil's post-retirement stay Presidential Spokesperson Archana Dutta said, "The President was very much pained at fabricated observation in the media that this land was being [...]
Former health minister Ramadoss chargesheeted by CBI
The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI has filed a chargesheet against former union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss and nine others in a Delhi court in a corruption case Ramadoss allegedly misused his position to give clearance to a medical college in Indore in 2008 According to the chargesheet, Ramadoss, two doctors of the Safdarjung [...]
Sukma collector abduction: Maoists deny extending deadline
Maoists on Friday denied the government reports that they have extended the April 25 deadline for their demands to be met for the release of abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon Maoists said that the government should make its intention clear about their demands They further said that the government is playing delaying [...]
Bofors scam rocks parliament, Opposition demands fresh probe
With fresh revelations by former Swedish prosecutor Sten Lindstrom that Ottavio Quattrochi was recipient of paybacks in the Bofors deal and that Rajiv Gandhi protected him, the 25-year old controversy has come alive again The recent revelations by Bofors whistleblower rocked Parliament on Thursday with the Rajya Sabha adjourning till noon after [...]
No change in visa policy on Narendra Modi says US
United States government to keep its distance from the Chief Minister of Gujarat, A spokesperson for the state department said last night that Mr Modi will not be granted a visa to visit the country998
Odisha hostage crisis: Maoists release MLA Jhina Hikaka
BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka was on Thursday released by his Maoist captors after 33 days045 am where his wife Kaushalya and a lawyer, Nihar Ranjan Patnaik, were waiting for him The legislator walked upto Balipeta from a place called Bijayghata near Kanaka forests accompanied by around 50 activists of the Maoist-supported Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh [...]
Sukma collector is fine, says mediator after meeting Maoists
The abducted collector of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, Alex Paul Menon, is doing fine, tribal leader Manish Kunjam, who carried medicines for the IAS officer, said after meeting Naxal captors on Thursday Kunjam, who had gone to deliver medicines for Menon in the jungles of Sukma returned on Thursday and said that the collector was safe He [...]
UP: Teenaged girl raped, set on fire
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped and set on fire by a youth in Basantpur Parta village in Tikaitnagar area here, police said on Thursday Doctors said the victim has suffered 80 per cent burns and has been referred to the Lucknow Medical College's burns unit According to police, the victim was alone when the accused, Sonu, entered her [...]
Bofors scandal: Big B finally deemed innocent after 25 yrs
Amitabh Bachchan has big reason to cheer984 after being persuaded by Rajiv Gandhi who was then a close friend980s and 1990s; initiated by Congress politicians and implicating the prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi and several others who were accused of receiving kickbacks from Bofors AB for winning a bid to supply India’s 155 mm field howitzer989 [...]
Maoists to release Hikaka on Thursday, says MLA has confessed his ‘mistakes’
There is likely to be some respite for Odisha government as Maoists may release BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka tomorrow, reports said0 am at Koraput district The decision to release Hikaka was taken at the 'praja court' people's court which tried the BJD legislator at Narayanpatna in Koraput, reports said According to reports, Maoists claimed that [...]
YS Jagan close aide Mangali Krishna convicted in attempt to murder case
An Anantapur court on Wednesday sentenced Mangali Krishna Along with Krishna, three others -- Ramachandra Reddy, Madhusudhan Reddy and Sudheer Reddy -- were also sentenced to five years imprisonment for plotting to eliminate Paritala by planting a suitcase bomb The additional sessions court of Anantapur district quashed the case against [...]
Make helmets compulsory for women riders: HC tells Delhi government
The Delhi government has been directed by the Delhi High Court to make helmets compulsory for all women within two months993 exempts Sikhs wearing turban and women from wearing helmets while riding two-wheelers990s, the city government had sought to make wearing helmet by all sections mandatory but the move was thwarted in the wake of protests [...]
Subsidy to Haj Pilgrims
Haj Committee of India had received 357338, 300680 and 302616 applications during the years 2009, 2010, 2011 respectively20131, 126191 and 125051 pilgrims were provided subsidized airfare by the Government during the year 2009, 2010 and 20110 and 2011, the Government has spent an amount of approximately Rs 690, Rs 600 and Rs 605 crores excluding [...]
Chhattisgarh Collector’s abduction: Govt rushes medical help, names two mediators
The Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday announced the names of the new mediators to negotiate with the Naxals who have abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul MenonST commission chief BD Sharma said he was ready to mediate on the issue, adding, "I am waiting for the proposal of the state government"
