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8 Congress Telangana MPs suspended for disrupting Parliament
The Congress party on Tuesday cracked the whip on its MPs from the Telangana for defying the party leadership and suspended all eight agitating MPs from Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh for four days Earlier, the Lok Sabha witnessed high drama over Telangana protests leading to the adjournment of House thrice amid slogan shouting As the [...]
Lalu backs Hamid Ansari as President, Abdul Kalam is the front runner for the post
Rashtriya Janata Dal per cent of the total votes and the UPA as a whole is estimated to have 40 per cent The NDA does not have a majority either - the BJP has about 24 per cent on its own and the NDA has 30 per cent votes From its huge victory in Uttar Pradesh recently, the SP gets to the table a sizeable number of votes in the electoral [...]
Supreme Court dismisses petition against Lt Gen Bikram Singh’s appointment as next Army Chief
Giving a respite to Army chief-designate Lt Gen Bikram Singh, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interests litigation , nationality of his daughter-in-law who is said to be from Afghanistan and his failure to control forces in Congo where India's United Nations peacekeeping forces were accused of sexual misconduct
No fallout due to expulsion of Muslim leader, Anna Hazare says
As fresh cracks appeared in Team Anna after the expulsion of Mufti Shamum Kazmi, Anna Hazare on Monday said there is no rift in the group over the “leakage” of information or yoga guru Ramdev In his first reaction after the expulsion of Mufti Shameem Kazmi after he was allegedly found recording the proceedings of Core Committee meeting in [...]
APJ Abdul Kalam a good choice for new President, says Samajwadi Party
A day after Nationalist Congress Party 1th President of India, succeeding KR Narayanan He served from July 25, 2002 to July 24, 2007 Further commenting on party leader Kiranmay Nanda's meeting with West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on the issue, the SP leader said the Trinamool Congress TMC chief has agreed to support the name that would be suggested [...]
Stockbroker held in Arun Tikku murder
The Mumbai crime branch on Monday arrested Mumbai-based stock broker Gautam Vora arrested in the murder case of Arun Tikku, father of actor Anuj Tikku0 He was allegedly dating the model The police said that Vora had given shelter to Palande and his associates who have already been arrested for the murders of Arun Tikku and Karan Kakkad While [...]
Vidarbha farmer in suicide note: Don’t vote for Congress, NCP
The suicide of a farmer in Vidarbha's Yavatmal district has put the Maharashtra government in a spot, as in his suicide note, he asked people not to vote for Congress and NCP, the ruling alliance partners in the state, as they don't "care" for farmers Vidarbha farmer Gajanand Ghotekar killed himself on Sunday as he could not repay a loan for [...]
Mining scam: SC panel recommends CBI probe against Yeddyurappa
The Supreme Court on Friday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation CBI probe against former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa over illegal mining in the state and bribery charges against him The apex court made its recommendation based on suggestions of a central empowered committee it had set to probe illegal mining and other [...]
Chennai teen murder case: Retired Army officer sentenced to life imprisonment
A court in Chennai today sentenced a retired Army officer, Lieutenant Colonel Kandasamy Ramaraj, to life imprisonment for murdering 13-year-old Dilshan in July 20111 The victim, along with his friends, had jumped the fence of the defence residential area to pluck almonds He was shot at by the retired Army officer for trespassing Tamil Nadu [...]
Avoid some news channels, listen to songs: Mamata Banerjee
“No one can deter Mamata Banerjee in serving you I will prove to those who are out to tarnish our government through a campaign of lies, wrong No amount of browbeating or propaganda will help" Trinamool chief said in Thursday accusing a section of the media of painting a bad picture of her government After banning certain English dailies and [...]
Tirumala: Forest fire engulfs 500 acres
A minor fire sparked on Wednesday night near the Elephant Arch and Narasimha Swamy temple on the ghat road that spreads down to Tirupati, spread rapidly to engulf nearly 500 acres of of forest land The fire raged throughout the night and, by Thursday morning, intensified and spread to both sides of the ghat road The billowing smoke decreased [...]
‘The Week’ office in Mumbai vandalised; 30 including Shiv Sena corporator arrested
Thirty people, including Shiv Sena corporator Kishori Pednekar, were on Thursday arrested for allegedly vandalising the office of The Week news magazine here and injuring three employees over regularising the services of some workers0 to 15 Shiv Sena activists had barged in the office on Thursday morning
Odisha hostage crisis: Maoists produce abducted BJD MLA in people’s court
Maoists on Thursday produced abducted ruling BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka before a people's court to decide his fate, a day after the Odisha government said it would withdraw cases against 13 prisoners in exchange for freedom of the tribal legislator3 prisoners, including five Maoists, for securing the release of Hikaka, who was abducted by the Naxals on [...]
Bollywood actress Meenakshi Thapa’s headless body found in septic tank
Aspiring Nepali actress Meenakshi Thapa came to Bollywood to further her career but ended up being murdered,50,000 as ransom to let her off However, the parents could cough up only Rs 60,000 It was then that the duo decided to kill Thapa, police said According to police, the duo strangled the actress and then severed her head from the torso [...]
Mumbai: College-going youngsters kill friend
Yet another murder shocked Mumbai when at least 13 teenagers clubbed to death a 17-year-old boy who had allegedly used expletives against the mother and girlfriend of one of the attackers, police said Thursday6-year-old Class XI student Ansh Agarwal was beaten up by around 30 boys from his college because he objected to a lewd SMS that the main [...]
Akhilesh Yadav revives Janata Darshan: UP Chief Minister to meet public every Wednesday
Newly elected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has announced that he will be holding weekly meetings at his Lucknow residence with the people of the state The practice of 'Janata Darshan', which was very popular in the earlier regime of Mulayam Singh Yadav, was done away with by Mayawati In fact, all the roads leading to the chief [...]
Mamata Banerjee in world’s 100 most influential people list of Time magazine
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the world2 list of the 100 Most influential people in the world today, said It said Banerjee's lower-middle-class background was no obstacle in a country "notorious for its dynasties" "In New Delhi's back rooms, where [...]
Odisha: Maoists refuse to extend deadline for BJD MLA release
As the deadline for the release of 29 jailed cadres in exchange of abducted Biju Janata Dal 8 The Maoists had reportedly promised to release the MLA in the presence of his wife and the prisoners' lawyer, Nihar Patnaik if all their demands were met Hikaka was abducted on March 24 in the Koraput district In a message, a leader of Maoists' [...]
MCD polls: BJP retains power in Delhi civic polls
Bharatiya Janata Party 38 seats while Congress managed to win only in 77 seats4 seats, Rashtriya Lok Dal7 Independents have also won MCD elections are just civic polls: Congress Congress sought to downplay BJP's clear lead in the Delhi municipal elections saying that the elections should be seen only as civic polls and nothing else BJP on the [...]
NCTC row: States’ distrust with Centre unfortunate says Chidambaram
Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday took on state governments opposing the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre or NCTC Speaking at a conference in the capital, Chidambaram hinted that the "Centre is willing to step back" on the contentious anti-terror body, but only if the state governments ensure proper vigilance and "accept [...]
