Lucknow, March 22: Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into the gifting of a high-value currency note-garland to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.
Read MoreMonday, March 22, 2010
Mayawati's garland: HC dismisses CBI probe
Beijing, March 22: Google should not "politicise" the row with the Chinese government, an editorial in a Chinese daily said, adding that the US internet giant has "suddenly announced it no longer wants to follow the rules it had no trouble following earlier".
China Daily editorial on Monday said: "Business is business. But when it involves political tricks, business will come to an end soon. The more Google politicises the issue, the less room it leaves for itself for further negotiations."
It observed that compliance with the country`s laws and regulations was standard practice for international businesses.
N-deal: India reminds US about Pakistan's proliferation record
US, Pak to have working level talks on N-deal during a strategic dialogue on March 24 With the US indicating that it is open to Islamabad's plea for a civil nuclear deal, India reminded the international community to take a closer look at Pakistan's suspect record in non-proliferation before taking a decision on the issue. India will be keeping a close watch on the forthcoming US-Pakistan strategic dialogue in Washington on March 24 where "working-level talks on a civil nuclear deal" could take place. There is need for striking the "right balance" between Pakistan's needs for energy, and its history of proliferation, said well-placed sources close to the government. Read More...
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sahara bags Pune, Rendezvous gets Kochi
Chennai, March 21: Sahara Group and Rendezvous Sports, a consortium of business houses, pipped three other corporate biggies to win the bids for two new Indian Premier League teams from the next season.
Sahara Adventure Sports Group was the highest bidder at $370 million (Rs.1,702 crore) and bagged Pune as the host city. Kerala-based consortium Rendezvous Sports bid $333.33 million (Rs.1.333.33 crore) to get Kochi as the other franchisee to make the IPL a 10-team affair from 2011.
LoC trade money used to fund LeT in J-K
Jammu, March 21: Some traders doing business across the Line of Control (LoC) are diverting money to fund separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has said.
The disclosure was made by Industries and Commerce Minister SS Salathia in a written reply to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Ashok Khajuria in the assembly on Saturday.
The statement said: "It is a fact that some persons in the garb of cross-LoC trade have been found indulging in providing help to militants for fomenting trouble in the state."
Explosives found on Kingfisher flight, all flyers safe
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21: It was a narrow escape for 27 passengers of a Kingfisher flight from Bangalore when explosives were found in the cargo hold after they had deplaned at the airport here.
"It is not a bomb but certainly one which is explosive in nature. We have decided to register an FIR (first information report) and investigations have begun. We expect that by tomorrow (Monday), we will know what kind of explosive it is," Thiruvananthapuram police chief MR Ajith Kumar said.
Five burnt to death in Bihar village
Patna, March 21: Five people, including a former village body head, were burnt to death when a group of men attacked them and set their vehicle on fire in Bihar's Banka district, police said on Sunday. One person has been arrested and 15 people have been booked for the crime.
Prayag Yadav, the former head of Tilkara panchayat, and four of his supporters were killed on Saturday night near Bhaljore More in Banka, about 170 km from here.
The five were on their way to Jhalar village when a group of men attacked them with bombs and opened fire, said Superintendent of Police Shyam Kumar.
United Nations chief asks Israel to lift Gaza siege
Gaza, March 21: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called on Sunday on Israel to lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip, as he visited the impoverished salient to examine first hand the humanitarian situation.
Addressing a news conference in the southern Strip city of Khan Younis, Ban said the "unacceptable" blockade increased suffering while "weakening the moderates and encourages the extremists".
Agartala to be India's first green city
Agartala, March 21: Tripura on Sunday announced plans to make all public and private vehicles in Agartala run on compressed natural gas (CNG) by 2013, thus making the capital "India's first green city".
Tripura Natural Gas Co Ltd (TNGCL), a joint venture of the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) and the Tripura and Assam governments, has undertaken a project to supply CNG to all private and government vehicles.CNG will also be available to those now using electricity, petrol and diesel to run various machineries.
Rajnath Singh attends Koirala cremation
New Delhi, March 21: A two-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by former party president Rajnath Singh on Sunday attended the funeral of former Nepal prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala.
Rajnath Singh and BJP leader Vijay Jolly represented the party at the funeral of the 85-year-old who died of multiple organ failures Saturday after protracted illness.
Bank told to pay Rs11 lakh for negligence
New Delhi, March 21: The Delhi consumer commission has asked the State Bank of India (SBI) to pay Rs11 lakh for ignoring a request from an Italian company not to honour cheques from a lost cheque book.
Delhi State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission president Barkat Ali Zaidi and member ML Sahni pulled up the Defence Colony branch of SBI: "When a banking institution is guilty of negligence, it cannot shirk its liability to make good the loss suffered by a consumer due to deficiency in service.
IPL 3: Kallis stars in Challengers seven-wicket win
Mumbai, March 21: Jacques Kallis struck a fine unbeaten 66 as Royal Challengers Bangalore romped home to a convincing seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Saturday.
Royal Challengers made 155 for three in 19.1 overs after their bowlers did a decent job by restricting Mumbai Indians to 151 for nine in 20 overs at the Brabourne Stadium.
For Royal Challengers it was their third consecutive win from four matches while Mumbai Indians suffered their first loss in three matches.
Movie Review: LSD – an audacious attempt
Film: "Love Sex Aur Dhokha";
Cast: Anshuman Jha, Shruti, Raj Kumar Yadav, Neha Chauhan, Arya Devdutta, Herry Tangri, Amit Sial;
Director: Dibakar Banerjee;
Rating: ***
The million dollar question making the rounds is – Does Love Sex Aur Dhokha have a story?` The answer is yes. In fact, there are three stories, each of them being shown in episodic manner with `Love`, `Sex` and `Dhokha` being the plot drivers for the respective tales.
Krishna hints at Laskhar link to Kabul attack
Krishna says Indian aid workers in Kabul have become "soft targets" for terrorists Stressing that Indians doing reconstruction in Afghanistan are soft targets for terrorists, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has indicated that the February 26 attack in Kabul that killed seven Indians was the work of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, which wants to derail India-Afghanistan relations.
Read More..Friday, March 19, 2010
Headley's confession shows LeT's global ambition: US
Blake rules out Headley's extradition to India; assured full access to 26/11 plotter information The US asked Pakistan to show progress in acting against Lashkar-e-Taiba, the suspected architect of the Mumbai carnage, and stressed that the confession of Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley showed the "increasing global ambition of LeT". Pakistan has made "important progress on the issue of terror but there is still work to be done", US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake said. Blake is currently on a two-day visit to India.
Read More...Praveen Togadia to visit Kandhamal despite ban
Bhubaneswar, March 19: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international general secretary Praveen Togadia is continuing with his tour to Orissa`s volatile Kandhamal district despite the administration banning his entry, a VHP leader said on Friday.
"There is no change in our plan," VHP state unit secretary Gouri Prasad Rath said.
"Togodia and several others will not only reach Kandhamal today (Friday) they will also spend the night in the district," he said.
Shah Rukh receives Global Entertainment award
Mumbai, March 18: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was presented the Global Entertainment and Media Personality award at the FICCI Frames 2010 Excellence Awards on Thursday.
"Thank you so much to FICCI for bestowing this award on me, and the job that you guys are doing is absolutely outstanding," said Shah Rukh after receiving the award.The Global Icon of the Year award was presented to Oscar winning music director AR Rehman.
J&K government to rehabilitate stone pelters
Jammu, March 19: The Jammu and Kashmir government will frame a policy to rehabilitate stone pelters in the valley.
According to official sources, the policy seeks to provide employment opportunities to the youth.Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also confirmed that such a policy was in the offing when he told the state assembly late on Wednesday that stone pelters were "our boys" and they would be rehabilitated.
35,000 troops reduced in Kashmir: Omar Abdullah
Jammu, March 19: Over 35,000 troops have been reduced in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 15 months, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told the state legislative assembly.
"Without creating any hype we have reduced 35,000 troops and also decreased the number of central paramilitary forces from internal duty," Abdullah said on Wednesday evening.
Tiger Woods sex texts to mistress exposed
London, March 19: Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods' alleged mistress Joslyn James has put 122 explicit text messages sent by him on her website.
The messages from the golfer revealed how he wanted to take part in perverted sexual practices, reports dailystar.co.uk.
Priyanka the new host of Khatron Ke Khiladi
New Delhi, March 19: Actress Priyanka Chopra will make her debut on small screen as the host of the adventure reality show "Fear Factor- Khatron Ke Khiladi".
She will host the special Indian Premiere League (IPL) edition of the show on the Colors channel. The glamorous actress, who has replaced action star Akshay Kumar as the host, will be taking 13 cricketers to task.
Confession no setback, India hopes for access to Headley
Headley had not been charged in India; we will charge him at appropriate time: PC India hopes to get access to 26/11 terror suspect David Headley to cross-examine or interrogate him, Home Minister P Chidambaram said, adding that the Pakistani American's confession to planning the Mumbai mayhem "is not a setback to India". "Headley has agreed to fully and truthfully testify in any foreign judicial proceedings held in the US. We will continue to press for access to Headley in that he will testify in a court or subject himself to interrogation," Chidambaram said.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Headley pleads guilty to Mumbai terror charges
Headley admits he attended training camps in Pak operated by LeT between 2002-2005 To avoid a possible death sentence and extradition to India, Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley has pleaded guilty to a dozen federal terrorism charges, admitting his role in planning the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Provided that Headley continues to provide full and truthful cooperation, prosecutors will seek possibly a life sentence, which will be solely up to the Court to decide.
Read More.Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Osama Bin Laden hiding in Pakistan: CIA chief
Washington, March 18: The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) believes Osama bin Laden and his top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, are inside Pakistan though it does not know precisely where.
The agency officials believe the two are hiding, "either in the northern tribal areas or in North Waziristan, or somewhere in that vicinity," CIA Director Leon Panetta told The Washington Post in an interview published on Thursday.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Headley to plead guilty in Mumbai terror attacks case
Chicago, March 17: Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, accused of helping to plan the deadly in November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is expected to change his plea to `guilty` in a Chicago court on Thursday.
Headley, son of a Pakistani diplomat and an American mother who changed his given name of Daood Gilani in 2006 to scout targets for the 26/11 terror attack, will appear before US District Judge Harry Leinenweber for a change of plea hearing, according to a court notice.
Stop terrorism or we will deal with you, India warns Pakistan
Pak should take meaningful steps to address our concerns on terrorism, says Rao India has not abandoned the "path of dialogue" but possesses the capacity "to deal effectively with those that pursue destructive agendas" against the country, India's Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said in a major address. Despite the provocations we have faced constantly from terrorists whose linkages we have traced back to Pakistani soil, we have not abandoned the path of dialogue," Rao said in an address on Monday at the Woodrow Wilson Centre, a renowned Washington think tank.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
BJP rejects Manmohan's plea on nuclear liability bill
We remain opposed to the bill and will never accept it, says Sushma Swaraj The Bharatiya Janata Party has turned down Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's appeal to end its opposition to the civil liability for nuclear damage bill. BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said that the prime mininster had called up Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj to urge the party to give up its opposition to the nuclear liability bill that provides for compensation and fixes liability in the event of an accident.
Read More...Government to table nuclear bill amid fierce opposition
Ahead of his US visit in April, PM keen to get nuclear bill passed in parliament, say sources he government is set to move the contentious Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill in the Lok Sabha amid fierce opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Left parties. The nuclear liability bill seeks to cap and limit the liability for the operator of a nuclear plant in case of an accident. It pegs the maximum amount of liability in case of a nuclear accident at Rs500 crore to be paid by the operator. Read More...
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Government confident of women's bill passage, says Moily
We want to take everybody on board; want to reduce friction in Lok Sabha, says Moily Despite several hiccups that the women's reservation bill is facing in parliament, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said the central government is confident to pass the bill in the current budget session. "We want to pass the bill this session. We are very confident," Moily said. He said the United Progressive Alliance government and its chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party and many others are totally committed to passing the bill, and that the idea of consulting all those who are opposing the bill in the current format is to reduce friction in the Lok Sabha.
Read MoreSaturday, March 13, 2010
Month after Pune blast, police still clueless
Investigations are progressing; we hope to crack the case soon: ATS chief KP Raghuvanshi A month after a blast ripped through an upscale eatery in Pune's Koregaon Park killing 17 people, police and investigating agencies are yet to make any significant breakthrough in the case. On Saturday morning, several thousands came out on the streets and paid homage to the victims of the bombing in the German Bakery on February 13. The people, including foreigners and students from scores of city colleges, also took a pledge not to be cowed down by terror threats. Read More...
Friday, March 12, 2010
Can't take back retired women officers: Air force, army
Women currently eligible for Permanent Commission in medical, nursing & dental The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force to reinstate the over 50 women officers who petitioned against the denial of Permanent Commission but the two forces said this would be well nigh impossible. "Firstly, there are no vacancies. Secondly, this would create cadre management problems. Thirdly, there are sound arguments on the basis of which an appeal can be filed," an IAF officer said, requesting anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media on the issued. Read More..
Back home, IPL gets off Friday with Chargers-Riders tie
Third edition will see some younger players in action; strategy breaks – a new feature The Indian Premier League is back in India after shifting to South Africa last year because it could not get the expected security as it clashed with the general elections. The third edition of the Twenty20 razzmataz will spring to life on Friday night when the 2009 champions Deccan Chargers take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening game in Navi Mumbai. Read More...
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Putin arrives in India; nuclear, Gorshkov pacts on table
PM will holds talks with Putin on Friday; two sides expected to sign over a dozen pacts Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived here on Thursday night on a 22-hour visit during which India and Russia are to sign over a dozen agreements, including an umbrella civil nuclear pact. Putin was accompanied by a high-powered delegation comprising senior ministers and senior officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin, Minister for Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina and Minister of Energy Sergei Shmatko.
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Government offers dialogue on women's bill
Mukherjee, PM ready to consult all parties for a consensus before the bill is tabled in LS The women's reservation bill continued to stall parliament for the fourth day as the government sought to calm the opposition by offering a dialogue to resolve differences on the legislation. But the government's offer for an all-party meeting had no effect in breaking the deadlock over the bill, which led to adjournments in the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha.
Read More...Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal among world's top ten billionaires
Azim Premji ranked 28, Shashi & Ravi Ruia take 40th spot, Savitri Jindal ranked 44th Indians Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal figured among world's top ten billionaires as Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu beat Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth. Besides fourth ranked Reliance Industries chairman Ambani and fifth placed steel czar Mittal, four other Indians were among top 50 in 2010 Forbes list of the World's Billionaires released with as many 49 Indians joining company with the planet's 1,011 richest people.
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Pakistan Board bans Younis and Yousuf for life
Decision comes due to players' miserable performance against Oz in Dec-Jan Pakistan's cricket authorities dropped a bombshell by imposing life bans on former captains Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf and taking stern action against five other national cricketers on charges ranging from misconduct to ball tampering. Those punished included former captain Shoaib Malik, Rana Naveed-ul-Hasan, Shahid Afridi and the Akmal brothers - Kamran and Umar - the Pakistan Cricket Board announced.
Read More...Lok Sabha adjourned twice as protests continue
Yadavs demand quotas for Muslims, Dalits and other backward classes in women's bill The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice on Wednesday after Mulayam Singh Yadav, Sharad Yadav and Lalu Prasad Yadav staged noisy protests demanding that the seven MPs suspended in the Rajya Sabha a day earlier be taken back. Read More...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The women's bill was worth the risk, says Sonia
Sonia Gandhi says she is grateful to all the political parties who helped the bill to pass "I am very happy," Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Tuesday after the Rajya Sabha passed the women's bill to reserve a third of seats in all legislatures for women, adding the "larger picture" of women's empowerment was worth the political risk that the ruling coalition had taken. Sonia said she was watching the parliament proceedings from her home and she felt happy the bill was passed after a lively discussion.
Read More..Monday, March 8, 2010
Yadav trinity asks PM for all-party meeting on women's bill
Muslim women, women of backward classes & Dalit women should have reservation: Lalu Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav, Janata Dal-United's Sharad Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Prasad on Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the women's reservation bill and asked for an all-party meeting to evolve consensus on the contentious legislation. "We asked him to call for an all party meeting," Lalu Prasad said after the meeting at the prime minister's residence. Read More...
Women's bill torn, Rajya Sabha adjourned fifth time
PM calls meeting to work out modalities of passing the bill without any discussion A historic bill that promises to reserve 33 per cent of legislative seats for women was moved in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament, amid unruly scenes as a dozen members opposing it tore up the document and hurled the pieces at Chairman Hamid Ansari before forcing a fifth adjournment in a day. This happened on a day when both houses assembled to the call to "celebrate and honour women" and include them in the decision making process to mark the International Women's Day being observed worldwide.
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The Hurt Locker outshines Avatar, bags six Oscars; three for Avatar
Kathryn's ex-husband James Cameron appears delighted for her victory In a neck to neck fight, Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq-based war drama The Hurt Locker outshines James Cameron's sci-fi movie Avatar by getting six Oscar awards. Cameron's one of the most expensive films ever made manages to bag only three Oscars.
Read MoreSunday, March 7, 2010
The Hurt Locker big win at the Oscars, bags five awards
This is something beyond our dreams, says producer Mark Boal The Iraq-based war drama The Hurt Locker was named best picture at the 82nd Academy Awards and also got the best director Oscar for Kathryn Bigelow. "This is the moment of a lifetime.. it is so extraordinary to be in the company of such powerful filmmakers. I really want to thank the Academy,'' Bigelow, dressed in a steel grey gown, said after accepting the award.
Read MoreMan charged with Indian boy's death in Australia
Gurshan Singh Channa’s body was found on Wildwood Road on Thursday
A 23-year-old man of Indian origin was charged on Sunday with the death of Indian boy Gurshan Singh Channa, whose body was found far away from his home in Melbourne, a media report said. Dhillon Gursewak has been charged with manslaughter due to criminal negligence, Australian news agency AAP reported. Read More...
Saturday, March 6, 2010
PM confident of women's quota bill passage
PM's remarks underlined govt's confidence in smooth passage of the bill in parliament Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday stressed his government's commitment to political empowerment of women and said India was moving towards 33 per cent reservation for women in the parliament and state legislatures. "We are moving towards providing one third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures," Manmohan Singh said at a leadership summit for women in New Delhi. Read More
Kandahar hijack planners came to India via Bangladesh: Billal
Billal was arrested last Sunday along with four other suspected J-e-M militants A suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operative arrested in Dhaka has told Bangladeshi investigators that he arranged safe passage to India from Bangladesh for several Islamist militants who were involved in the 1999 hijack of an Indian Airlines plane. In December 1999, militants hijacked the Delhi-bound Indian Airlines plane after it took off from Kathmandu. They forced the aircraft to land in Kandahar in the then Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Read More...
Friday, March 5, 2010
Maya says UP has no funds for stampede victims
Maya urges the central govt to be generous in giving away decent compensation Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday said that her state was facing an "acute financial crisis" and was not in a position to give any monetary compensation to the families of those killed or injured in Thursday's tragedy and urged the central government to do so instead.
Read More...Indian toddler found dead, Australian police clueless
There are no visible signs of the cause of death at this stage, says Victoria PM A team of homicide detectives are searching for clues a day after a three-year-old Indian boy was found dead near Melbourne airport following his sudden disappearance from a house 20 km away. The body of Gurshan Singh Channa was found on Wildwood Road, Oaklands Junction night after a massive search following complaint by his parents who were staying in Lalor on a holiday.
Read More...Thursday, March 4, 2010
Stampede in Uttar Pradesh ashram, sixty-three dead
Lucknow, March 4: The promise of a free lunch and utensils turned fatal on Thursday when 63 people were killed and more than 30 injured in a stampede that broke out when thousands gathered at an Uttar Pradesh ashram for a death anniversary ceremony.
Read MoreWednesday, March 3, 2010
Nabbed Maoist leader was a techie: police
Reddy was an explosives expert & very close to top Maoist leader Kishenji, says police Key Maoist leader Venkatesh Reddy alias Deepak -- who was arrested from Kolkata's adjoining South 24 Parganas district -- was a mechanical engineer and in charge of all city units of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, police said. Acting on a tip off, the state Criminal Investigation Department arrested Reddy from a hideout near Behala's Sorshuna area -- around 15 km from here. Read More...
Two killed as naval aircraft crashes into a Hyderabad building
Two pilots die, seven people injured, inquiry ordered: Indian Navy Chief Admiral Verma An Indian Navy trainer aircraft crashed into a two-storied building in a congested locality during an air show, killing the pilot and his co-pilot who found no time to eject. Commander SK Maurya and Lt Commander Rahul Nair were killed when the HJT-16 Kiran Mk2 trainer, built by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, crashed minutes before noon in the Bowenpally locality near the old Begumpet Airport in the heart of the city.
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