Thursday, August 26, 2010

Jharkhand: Maoist attack police station in Giridih, torch trucks

Jharkhand: Maoist attack police station in Giridih, torch trucks

Jharkhand: Maoist attack police station in Giridih, torch trucks

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Maoists fired indiscriminately at a police station in Giridih, blew up a building and set trucks on fire on the Grand Trunk road in the wee hours on Thursday, to protest the arrest of their two associates.


Meet Amy Jackson, UK model, now Tamil film star

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Teenage model Amy Jackson was shortlisted for Miss England when she was spotted by Tamil director AL Vijay. He cast the 18-year-old Liverpool resident for his film Madrasapattinam.


Andhra judges caught cheating in exam

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In a classroom in a Warangal college, they picked up their pens, and began their exam. A "flying squad" of invigilators that conducts secret checks caught them on hidden camera - copying from books, smuggled notes, and each other. These were not delinquent college students, but senior judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.


Sohrabuddin fake encounter case: Geetha Johri appears before CBI

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IPS officer Geetha Johri, who was probing the 2005 fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and killing of his wife Kausarbi, appeared before the CBI for questioning.


Rahul Gandhi to Orissa tribals: You have saved Niyamgiri

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is celebrating "victory" in Orissa's Kalahandi, saying the rejection of environment clearance to a big bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri Hills is a victory of the local tribal people.


PM's address at Annual DGPs/IGPs Conference: Full text

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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressed the Annual Conference of DGPs/IGPs in New Delhi today. A look at the text of the PM's speech on the occasion.


UP farmers' protest hits Delhi traffic

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With thousands of Uttar Pradesh farmers gathering in the Capital to stage protests, traffic has come to a complete halt in many of the border entry points. The farmers are protesting against the acquisition of their land for the Yamuna Expressway project.


Better than Raj Thackeray, says Rakhi Sawant

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Rakhi Sawant is big-mouthed, they say. The celebrity item girl, who will soon play agony aunt in a new reality show "Rakhi Ka Insaaf", claims she has better solutions to Mumbai's growing migrant population than Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray.


Need for effective crowd control in Kashmir, says PM

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Addressing a conference of senior police officials from around the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said public order in Kashmir was a matter of serious concern. With Kashmir caught in a vicious cycle of violence with stone pelting crowds taking centrestage, Singh spoke of the need for better and non-lethal methods of crowd control. He also emphasised on the role of the police, saying they cannot have one response to every situation.


Commonwealth Games: Now, a top designer cries foul

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More angst in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games. Barely a month to go and now a well-known designer has hit out at the Games Organising Committee, claiming that he was commissioned to create a special khadi line to be showcased at the Games village, but halfway through has had his contract withdrawn without any notice.


Fuel crisis in J&K, 400 tankers on strike

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Tankers association of Jammu and Kashmir has said that it will be stopping the supply of fuel for Jammu and the Valley. The association alleges that protestors in the Valley are beating their drivers.


UP farmers bring agitation to Delhi, plan Parliament 'gherao'

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Uttar Pradesh farmers protesting against the acquisition of their land for the Yamuna Expressway have now brought their anger and frustration to the Capital. Thousands of them are coming in to Delhi through the Ghazipur entry point on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, marching to the Ram Leela ground in old Delhi.


Enemy Property Bill: A Raja's Lost Legacy

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In government records Lucknow's Butler Palace is 'Enemy Property'. So are 2200-odd properties across the country. Post the 1965 war with Pakistan the Enemy Property Act came into being, and the Government of India took over the properties of those who migrated to Pakistan.42 years later, the act is in the eye of a political storm, because the government wants to amend it.


Delhi CM shakes a leg at CWG theme song launch

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Commonwealth 2010-host Delhi now has its own logo and theme song 'Dilli Meri Jaan, Dilli Meri Shaan'. Unveiling the logo and theme song 40 days ahead of the Games extravaganza, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit could not hide her excitement and danced with the band, which composed and sang the song.


Saffron Terrorism - a new phenomenon, says Home Minister Chidambaram

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From well planned terror attacks, to inciting communal violence, the new phenomenon of ' saffron terror' led by radical Hindu groups, was raised by the home minister at the meeting of state police chiefs in New Delhi on Wednesday. In the past three years, organisations such as Abhinav Bharat, Rashtriya Jagran Manch and Sanatan Sanstha have been implicated in blasts across the country.


India concerned over UK decision to impose cap on immigration

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Britain today justified the new cap on immigration from non-European countries but assured that it will not affect Indian business interests in that country. British Immigration Minister Damian Green said his government may consider having a separate quota for professionals in the field of information and communication technology wishing to come to Britain.


Rahul Gandhi backs UP farmers against Mayawati

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Across Uttar Pradesh, farmers backed by political parties happy to help out, made their anger known to the Mayawati government. In parts of Aligarh and Mathura, trains were stopped, causing delays of two-hours, as passengers sweated it out.


BJP supports N-bill but critical of govt's "sleight of hand"

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BJP on Wednesday extended support to the civil nuclear liability bill but was critical of the "sleight of hand" of the government in drafting the law and its attempts to "hustle" it through in Parliament now.e draft bill.


Evidence not enough to summon Narendra Modi: Nanavati Commission

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The Nanavati commission, probing the post-Godhra Gujarat riots, has emphasised that the material placed before it, were not enough to summon Chief minister Narendra Modi. The commission, however, did not rule out summoning the Gujarat Chief Minister, in future.


India’s Avatar? Rahul Gandhi arrives for tribal rally in Orissa

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has arrived in a helicopter in Lanjigarh, where tribals are fighting a mining project by UK-bsaed Vedanta. This comes just two after the Centre's rejection of environment clearance to its bauxite mining project.


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