Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Italian knighthood for actor Kabir Bedi

Italian knighthood for actor Kabir Bedi

Italian knighthood for actor Kabir Bedi

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 02:08 PM PST

Actor Kabir Bedi will be named Cavaliere (Knight) of the 'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana', the highest ranking civilian honour given by the Italian republic.

JPC demand politically motivated: Sibal

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:36 PM PST

Ruling out the setting up of JPC on the 2G scam, HRD minister Kapil Sibal, who is currently also in-charge of the telecom ministry, on Tuesday said it would serve no purpose since the Opposition is politically motivated.

1992 palm oil spill that tars Thomas

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:34 PM PST

The vigilance case that has painted Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas into a corner had its origin in 1991-92 when he was secretary, food & civil supplies, Kerala government.

NDA reaches out to parties for anti-UPA rally

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:32 PM PST

Seeking to bring a wider web of opposition parties on a public platform against corruption scandals dogging the government, the BJP-led NDA is planning to seek the presence of other political outfits at rallies it is looking to hold soon.

Govt decides to ride out oppn 2G challenge

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:30 PM PST

With the winter session of Parliament lapsing into limbo, the government has shed its initial hesitation to make a more aggressive posture making clear its intensions to brazen out the Opposition challenge by making a counter-attack.

IIT-Kharagpur professor behind fake institute gets full November salary

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:27 PM PST

The police arrested A K Ghosh, the suspended professor of aerospace of IIT-Kharagpur, on Monday. But the administration has paid Ghosh full salary for November despite rules that salary is halved during suspension.

Passport issued pre-2001? No Schengen visa

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:25 PM PST

If you have a passport with a 20-year validity, you aren't eligible for a Schengen visa. Consulates and embassies which issue Schengens stopped stamping passports which were issued before 2001.

DGCA to monitor routewise tariffs

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:24 PM PST

Following recent instances of airlines hiking fares by 300% on some routes to exploit a massive demand-supply crunch, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has set up a dedicated ''tariff analysis unit'' to monitor routewise tariffs across their networks on regular basis.

Manipur ultra’s ‘mystery’ solved

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:18 PM PST

The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) chairman Rajkumar Meghen, who went missing after being reportedly caught in Bangladesh about two months ago, was over finally when he was arrested at Motihari in Bihar on Tuesday.

Anti-terrorism centre likely by end-2011

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:17 PM PST

National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) - a centralised body to take counter-terror measures across the country - is expected to be operationalized by the end of 2011 if a decision on its inception could be taken by this year-end.

Solarz, a friend of India, dies

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:15 PM PST

Former US lawmaker who spoke in favour of India at a Congressional hearing within days of the Pokharan-II, and was instrumental in setting up of the South Asia Bureau in the department of state has died.

Speaker’s lunch fails to break logjam

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:08 PM PST

The deadlock over a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the 2G scam hardened on Tuesday with the ruling side accusing the opposition of "playing politics" and the latter sticking to its position that the magnitude of the telecom "loot" necessitated a parliamentary probe.

SC takes note of 'threat' to Radia tapes

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:06 PM PST

The Union government and the CBI on Tuesday agreed for Supreme Court-monitored investigations into the 2G spectrum scam, allegedly involving former telecom minister A Raja and which the CAG said cost the nation nearly Rs 176,000 crore.

Navy forces pirate ship to flee Arabian Sea

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:02 PM PST

An Indian naval multi-warship force on Tuesday forced a pirate "mother ship" to flee from eastern Arabian Sea with a show of force consisting of aircraft, helicopters and marine commandos.

Lavasa moves HC over notice

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:00 PM PST

Lavasa Corporation Limited, developers of Lavasa Hill City, moved the Bombay High Court on Tuesday challenging the notice issued to it by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF).
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