Tuesday, December 21, 2010

How Congress got its 'hand' symbol

How Congress got its 'hand' symbol

How Congress got its 'hand' symbol

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Eighty-year-old RK Rajarathnam vividly remembers the night of February 2, 1978 when Indira Gandhi, during an election campaign, came to his house in Madanpalle, Andhra Pradesh. She had just formed the new Congress (I) and the party was still without a symbol.


When author Narendra Modi spoke in English

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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is now an author. His book - 'Convenient Action - Gujarat's Response To Challenges of Climate Change' was released in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The 250 page book essentially talks about the steps taken by the Gujarat government for environment protection.


NDA caused Rs 1.43 lakh crore loss, says Kapil Sibal

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Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has thrown the 2G ball into the BJP's court by claiming that in 1999, the then BJP-led NDA government caused a massive loss of Rs 1.43 lakh crore in revenue when it gave up auction and shifted to revenue share and increased the duration of licence to 20 years from 10 years.


Two brothers shot dead in Delhi

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Two brothers were shot dead by unidentified men in south-west Delhi on Tuesday with police suspecting personal enmity to be the motive behind the crime.


Farmers end agitation in Bhopal

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The farmers' agitation, which had paralysed life in the city for the last two days, ended on Tuesday after all major demands of the protestors were accepted by the Madhya Pradesh government, which also said it will frame a new law for land acquisition on the lines of Haryana.


Pak test-fires nuclear-capable Ghauri ballistic missile

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Pakistan on Tuesday test fired the nuclear-capable Ghauri ballistic missile with a range of 1,300 kilometres that can hit targets in India, with Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani saying the launch demonstrated that the country's defence capability is "impregnable".


Prasar Bharati CEO BS Lalli suspended

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President Pratibha Patil has okayed the suspension of Prasar Bharti CEO BS Lalli. The suspension came after the Prime Minister's Office sent the President a copy of a report by the Central Vigilance Commission, which alleged corruption, financial and administrative mismanagement in the public broadcaster.


Man commits suicide after death of girlfriend

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Apparently depressed after his girlfriend died of heart attack, a 23-year-old man hailing from Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol at his suburban residence, the police said.


Samjhauta blast: Swami involved?

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to question right wing Hindu group Abhinav Bharat member Swami Asimanand for his alleged involvement in 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case. He was arrested by CBI on November 19 for his alleged involvement in the Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad that left nine people dead.


Won’t play favourites: Sibal on spectrum

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At a time when the telecom sector is in complete upheaval because of the 2G spectrum scam, the new Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today reached out to the big telecom players to discuss the issues plaguing the sector.


BJP's terrible mistake: Dead farmer in ads

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A coloured photograph of a man smiling into the camera heralded the BJP's commitment to farmers in Karnataka. The ad was part of the party's campaign for the panchayat elections scheduled for later this month.


Watching the lunar eclipse

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For the first time in 372 years, a lunar eclipse also coincides with the winter solstice, the time at which the sun is at its southernmost point in the sky.


BJP to complain against Karnataka Governor

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BJP is formally going to complain against Karnataka Governor HR Bharadwaj to the President in Delhi on Wednesday. The BJP has accused Bharadwaj of being a Congress agent and the Leader of the Opposition following questions raised by him about alleged corruption in the state government.


Reports: Explosive device was found in Rome subway

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Italian news reports say an explosive device has been found in a subway car in Rome. The ANSA and Apcom news agency said the device was found on Tuesday inside a train during a stop in Rebibbia, on the outskirts of Rome.


Onion tears for government, PM steps in

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed deep concern over the sharp rise in onion prices and said effective steps should be taken to bring down the prices to affordable levels.


Travel hell at UK airports

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What do you do when you are stuck at the airport with nowhere to go - make friends with fellow travelers? Sleep on a makeshift bed? Or even try to meditate? These are some of the ways in which travellers in the UK are trying to kill time as freezing weather continues to disrupt air travel.


Terror alert for Mumbai and Ahmedabad

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Terror groups are suspected to have positioned themselves in Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The government has reportedly received specific intelligence alerts that warn of this.


Court slams Maharashtra government on Adarsh

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The Bombay High Court has come down heavily on the Maharashtra government asking why no FIR was filed in the Adarsh scam and no action was taken against any government official?


Ruchika case: Did the CBI ignore facts?

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Has the CBI neglected basic facts in closing the case against SPS Rathore, the former Haryana top cop, accused in the molestation and suicide of the teenager Ruchika Girhotra? Despite the CBI's assertion that the Ruchika's brother Ashu's case was closed for want of what it calls credible evidence, a key eyewitness Vijay Dheer, says he deposed before the CBI nine months ago, describing how days before Ruchika committed suicide, Ashu was paraded bare feet and half naked.


Brother beat Potter actor for dating non-Muslim

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The brother of an actress who appeared in the Harry Potter movies has pleaded guilty to assaulting her, allegedly after she met a man who was not Muslim. The 22-year-old Afshan Azad plays Padma Patil, a classmate of the teenage wizard, in the movie series.


Four Maoists surrender before Andhra police

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Four top Maoists, two of them active in Maharashtra state, surrendered before the Andhra Pradesh police here today. All the four underground Maoists, including a couple hailing from Adilabad in the state, involved in various offences gave up before the Additional Director General of Police M Ratan (Law and Order).


Robbery at gold loan company

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The KK Nagar, Ghatlodia branch of Mannapuram Finance Company, which has several offices in the city and the state, was the scene of a daring robbery in which Rs 13.5 lakh were stolen. But a huge amount of gold, 25,175 gms in all, which was also in the safe, was left untouched.


Modi's book on climate change to be launched today

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Chief minister Narendra Modi's book - 'Convenient Action - Gujarat's Response to Challenges of Climate Change'- will be launched in the city on Tuesday in the presence of former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, among others.


Australia to pay for accusing Indian doctor of terror

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Dr Mohamed Haneef, the Indian doctor wrongly accused of terrorism, will be awarded ''substantial'' compensation by the Australian government for his wrongful arrest in 2007.


Two engineering students jump in front of train, die

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Two students of Stani Memorial College of Engineering and Technology, Phagi, committed suicide by jumping in front of a goods train at Tonk Phatak on Monday afternoon. The students were identified as Hemlata Meena, 18, a resident of Tonk Phatak, and Krishna Kumar Tak, 19, a resident of Shastri Nagar. The duo were romantically involved with each other for about a year, sources said.


Ahmedabad to get a kilometre long garden soon

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Eastern Ahmedabad's green lung will get healthier soon. The Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL) has chosen Sabarmati river's eastern bank between Subhash bridge to Wadaj Dudheshwar bridge to develop a kilometer long garden.


Cops find beer cans worth Rs 5 lakh hidden under cumin powder

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With New Year festivities round the corner and demand for booze soaring, city cops unearthed two liquor consignments in separate incidents on Monday. In one incident, DCB sleuths caught a man with a major consignment carrying 3,144 cans of beer worth Rs5.89 lakh in a mini truck. The beer cans were hidden in a sack of cumin powder.


Kingfisher advisory for London flights

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There were chaotic scenes at the Heathrow airport in London for the second straight day due to unprecedented snowfall across Europe. Thousands of travellers were stranded overnight as flight cancellations increased and many passengers were barred, for a time, from entering the departures terminal, waiting in the bitter cold outside. Kingfisher Airlines issued advisory for its London flights.


IIT aspirant detained for killing retired teacher

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A teenaged IIT aspirant was today detained for allegedly murdering a retired teacher in south Delhi to avenge his humiliation as the elderly man made his parents pay Rs three lakh after he stole jewellery and credit cards from his house, police said.


Jagan launches 48-hour hunger strike for farmers

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In the season of merry-making and feasting, Andhra Pradesh politics is all about fasting instead.


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