Saturday, October 2, 2010

CRPF chief Vikram Srivastav transferred

CRPF chief Vikram Srivastav transferred

CRPF chief Vikram Srivastav transferred

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In a sudden move, the Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Vikram Srivastav, has been transferred. He will now be replaced by Vijay Kumar who is currently the director of the National Police Academy in Hyderabad.


CIA chief in India, discusses security threats

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The chief of America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Leon Panetta, is on a visit to India. In New Delhi, he met with Home Minister P Chidambaram and the chief of India's Research-and-Analysis Wing (RAW). The CIA chief was accompanied by the US Ambassador to India, Timothy Roemer.


Judges based Ayodhya ruling on perception: Arun Jaitley

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The Allahabad High Court's Ayodhya verdict has been criticised by some legal experts for confusing faith with points of law. Speaking extensively on the implications of the verdict, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, BJP's Arun Jaitley, said it was his understanding that the court had not ruled on the "fact" of a specific place being the birthplace of Lord Ram, but had based its ruling on the perception of millions of believers.


Kochi: Air India flight makes safe emergency landing

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An Air India 901 Kochi-Kozhikode-Riyadh flight with 197 passengers and 12 crew made an emergency landing here soon after takeoff from Kozhikode early on Saturday as smoke was detected in the cabin, airport sources said.


Buddhadeb, Mamata slugfest: War of words continues

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The war of words between West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee is getting uglier by the day.


US dismisses reports linking UNSC seat for India with Kashmir

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The US has categorically rejected reports that settlement of the Kashmir issue is a pre-condition set by it for endorsing India's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, saying there is no link between the two.


Jairam Ramesh's initiative to save elephants

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Minister of state for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh announced a seven crore rupee plan to develop forest infrastructure along railway tracks in North Bengal's Jalpaiguri after seven elephants were crushed to death by a goods train there last week.


Ayodhya verdict: Temple politics in Uttar Pradesh

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A day after the landmark Ayodhya verdict, the Home Minister, P Chidambaram made it clear that the resolution of the title suit has nothing to do with the criminal case against those who demolished the Babri Masjid in December 1992. While there was no violence after Thursday's judgement, there are now signs that some political parties have begun to give the verdict a political spin.


Mosque windows open into Hindu Temple

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In Pune's Ghorpadi Gaon, the windows of the Ahle-Sunnat Jamaat Masjid opens into the yard of the Kashi Vishweshwar Mandir, a wall separates them only somewhat. This unique congregation is 18-years-old.


Man branded a Pak terrorist is Indian and innocent

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Wasil Khan spent eight years in an Amritsar jail, branded a Pakistani national. A resident of Bihar, Wasil was arrested near the Punjab border and accused of plotting a bomb blast.


Nuclear Liability: US companies concerned, says Shiv Shankar Menon

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With just a month to go for President Barack Obama's India visit, National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon, who is in Washington, has said the Indian Government is in talks with US companies that have expressed concerns about Nuclear Liability Act.


Yeddyurappa & sons accused of land scam

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The sons of some of Karnataka's most senior politicians are threatening to provide vertiginous shifts in their fathers' fortunes.


J&K: Policeman, 3 militants killed in encounter

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One Jammu and Kashmir policeman and three militants have been killed in an encounter in the state's Ganderbal district.


BJP keeps Narendra Modi out of Bihar campaign

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With ally JD(U) strongly opposed to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi campaigning in Bihar, BJP has kept him out of its list of star campaigners for the upcoming Assembly polls and indicated that it would not raise the Ayodhya issue in the state.


Praying together at the Charminar

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At a time when India is debating if a temple and a mosque can coexist in Ayodhya, one only needs to look to the 419-year-old monument, Charminar in Hyderabad, for inspiration - a spot where religious structures belonging to both communities have coexisted in peace for the last 150 years.


Ayodhya the day after its dramatic verdict

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The morning after its crucial real estate dispute was decided in a 10,000 page verdict, Ayodhya goes about its business as usual. The Allahabad High Court ruled that the disputed 2.7 acres is the birthplace of Lord Ram, and that the land should be divided between Hindus and Muslims. LK Advani of the BJP said, hours after the verdict, "In so far as the judgement upholds the right of the Hindus to construct a temple, it is a significant step forward toward the construction of a grand temple of the birthplace of Lord Ram."


Govt extends ban on bulk SMSes till Oct 4

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The government today extended till October 4, the ban on bulk SMSes and MMSes to check any propaganda post the verdict on the Ayodhya title suit case. "We have decided to extend the ban till October 4 in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs," a senior DoT official told PTI.


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