Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Picasso, Dali paintings found in Mumbai income tax raids

Picasso, Dali paintings found in Mumbai income tax raids

Picasso, Dali paintings found in Mumbai income tax raids

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More than a hundred high-value paintings have been discovered during income tax raids at the Mumbai offices of a company named Global Telesystems (GTL).


Minor gangraped, accused include son of bureaucrat

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A minor Dalit girl was allegedly gang raped by six youth including the sons of a Deputy Collector and a head constable in Mandla town of Madhya Pradesh.


Kasab can't meet lawyers alone, rules court

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The Bombay High Court has ruled that any meetings between terrorist Ajmal Kasab and his lawyers will have to be conducted with jail officials close by. The decision comes after the court reviewed security camera footage which showed Kasab attacking a jail official on September 1.


Aviation Minister Praful Patel stopped at Chicago airport, gets apology

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The Secretary of US Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, has apologised to Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel for the confusion over his identity at Chicago airport. She said the US will do whatever was required to make necessary amends to prevent any such incidents in future.


PM, Sonia launch Unique Identity scheme in Maharashtra village

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi attended the inaugural function of Aadhar/ Unique Identity (UID) project in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district on Wednesday.


Naxals extend deadline for releasing abducted cops

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The Naxals on Tuesday night extended by 24 hours the deadline set for the release of four policemen held captive by them even as the Chhattisgarh government said there were positive talks with the Maoists on the safe return of the hostages.


Anti-outsourcing bill blocked in US senate

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Senate Republicans successfully blocked the passage of an anti-offshoring bill that would have denied tax breaks to US companies which move jobs overseas.


No Krishna-Qureshi talks in New York as war of words breaks out

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Expectations of a bilateral meeting between the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly have been dashed with a war of words breaking out between the two sides. Foreign minister S M Krishna on Tuesday slammed his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi over his statement on Kashmir at the United Nations.


Krishna slams Qureshi over UN statement on Kashmir

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Foreign minister S M Krishna on Tuesday slammed his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi over his statement at the United Nations on Kashmir. "I am genuinely disappointed over the unacceptable comments make by the Pakistani foreign minster at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Pakistan is a country that has enormous internal challenges, such unsolicited comments will not deflect from the internal problems they are having," said Krishna.


Praful Patel stopped at Chicago airport

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Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, who was on an official trip to attend the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual general meeting at Montreal in Canada, was stopped at the Chicago airport by the US authorities owing a confusion over his identity.


Kasab dangerous to his lawyers?

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Does Ajmal Amir Kasab pose a danger to his own lawyers? The Bombay High Court will decide on Wednesday if jail authorities need to be present every time Kasab meets them.


Maoists' 48-hour deadline ends; tense wait for kidnapped cops' families

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It is a tense wait for the families of the policemen who are believed to have been abducted by Maoists in Chhattisgarh more than a week ago. A 48-hour deadline set by the Naxals has ended and there is no word on whether they're safe.


Ayodhya verdict: PM, Sonia Gandhi appeal for peace

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Ahead of the Ayodhya verdict which will be delivered tomorrow in Lucknow, the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi have both appealed to people to keep calm once the judgement is announced.


Maharashtra’s Peepli Live: Unique Identity Cards

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Nandurbar, an unknown village in Maharashtra, is getting a makeover. Roads have been freshly laid, buildings are getting a fresh coat of paint, and water pumps are suddenly working. All of this in just ten days.


Tamil Nadu: Sterlite industry to be shut

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The Madras high court has ordered closure of Sterlite industries in Tuticorin Tamil Nadu.


Vice principal attacked by women in his office in Andhra

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The vice-principal of a polytechnic college in Andhra Pradesh was assaulted in his office in Nalgonda today by a group of women.


Orissa plans colour code for schools

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Orissa is considering a colour code for all state-run school buildings, a minister said on Tuesday. "We are planning to implement a colour code for all school buildings in a phased manner," School and Mass Education Department Minister Pratap Jena told reporters.


Pune blast suspect Himayat Baig sent to judicial custody

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Pune blast suspect Himayat Baig has been sent to judicial custody till October 4. He was arrested by the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra Police on September 7 in connection with the German Bakery blast.


Ayodhya verdict: Centre identifies 32 sensitive locations

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Ahead of the Ayodhya title suit verdict, the Centre has identified 32 locations across the country where it apprehends trouble and kept forces in readiness at 16 places for quick deployment, including by heavy lift aircraft like IL-76.


Death for Surinder Koli in another Nithari case

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A special CBI court on Tuesday sentenced to death Surinder Koli-- servant of businessman Moninder Singh Pandher-- for rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in the sensational Nithari killings in 2006, saying he deserved a more severe punishment for his crimes.


Nobody wants uncertainty prolonged: Law Minister

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After the Supreme Court rejected a plea to defer the verdict in the Ayodhya case, Law Minister Veerappa Moily said, "Nobody wants uncertainty prolonged." He added that the government "always lent support for compromise."


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