Thursday, December 23, 2010

Pranab wants apology from Opposition for destroying Parliament

Pranab wants apology from Opposition for destroying Parliament

Pranab wants apology from Opposition for destroying Parliament

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Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday demanded an apology from the Opposition, accusing it of "destroying" Parliament after they rejected his offer of a special session to discuss the JPC issue on 2G scam.


Chandrababu Naidu fast continues as talks with government fail

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Talks initiated by Andhra Pradesh government with Opposition parties for resolving TDP President Chandrababu Naidu's indefinite hunger-strike issue failed this afternoon as Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy refused to concede the demand for enhancement of compensation to calamity-hit farmers.


Through car window, he shook hands with Rahul

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In a security breach, a youth clambered on the footboard of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's car and shook hands with him as the vehicle started moving here on Thursday, police said.


Jagan Mohan ends fast with warning to government

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Hitting out at the Congress rule in Andhra Pradesh for its poor response to providing relief to rain-hit farmers, former Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today said the government would have to bid goodbye to power in the state, if it neglected farmers.


Food inflation spikes, govt blames the onion

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As the government battles the onion emergency, it has now got an even bigger battle on its hands - the price of almost all vegetables have gone up. Food inflation has surged back into double figures to 12.13 per cent for week ended December 11 from 9.46 per cent in the previous week - that's an over two per cent jump in one week alone.


Trinamool vs CPI(M): Mamata's delegation to meet PM

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A Trinamool Congress delegation comprising senior leaders will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday evening to complain about the deteriorating law and order situation in West Bengal.


Mecca Masjid blast: CBI questions RSS leader Indresh Kumar

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned RSS executive member Indresh Kumar in connection with the blast at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad in the year 2007. He is likely to be questioned today.


Rahul Gandhi’s surprise visit to Dalit hostel in Madurai

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Residents of a hostel for Dalit students in Madurai had a surprise high profile visitor on Wednesday night when Rahul Gandhi called on them to see their living condition. The Congress General Secretary also heard the complaints of the students and promised to look into all the issues.


Onion prices stay high despite emergency measures

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Onion prices refuse to come down despite the emergency measures and crackdown on hoarders. They've rocketed to as much as Rs 85 per kg in some markets forcing the government to remove customs duty on the import of onions which was earlier pegged at 5 per cent.


Indian doctor returns from Saudi Arabia with husband's body

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Eleven months after Ashish Chawla died in his sleep in Saudi Arabia, his body was finally consigned to flames here Wednesday after his wife Shalini Chawla returned to India. She was detained for months by Saudi authorities, who suspected of her being involved in his death.


Pune land grab: Builder-babu-neta nexus exposed

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A special committee probe has found that 30 acres of forest land worth Rs 1000 crore in Pune was sold to a private builder for mere Rs 2 crore. The probe report also claims that bureaucrats and politicians colluded with the builder to grab the land. The case is now in the Supreme Court.


Gujjars step up protests, 40 trains diverted

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Gujjars have stepped up their agitation and plan to choke major rail and road links a day after the Rajasthan High Court kept on hold the state government's Reservation Act giving five per cent extra quota for Gujjars in government jobs and educational institutes.


DNA test for ND Tiwari, says Delhi High Court

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Congress leader ND Tiwari will have to participate in a paternity test, says the Delhi High Court. Rohit Shekhar, who is 31 years old, claims that Tiwari is his biological father.


2G scam: Govt offers special session of Parliament, BJP says time to act, not talk

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Cornered by the Opposition over a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G spectrum scam, the government has now offered a special session of Parliament just to debate the entire scam. But the Opposition says the time to talk is long gone and it is time for action now.


Congress MLAs opposed to Pacheco threaten to topple Goa govt

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NCP president Sharad Pawar's directive to Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat to re-induct controversial MLA Fransisco Pacheco in the ministry resulted in a group of 10 Congress legislators tonight threatening to topple its own government in such an eventuality.


Clinton calls up Krishna, talks Afghanistan, bilateral issues

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India and the US today discussed the status of various initiatives announced during the visit of President Barack Obama a month ago, apart from deliberating on the situation in Afghanistan.


2G scam: Govt ready for a special session of Parliament

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Pranab Mukherjee has said that the government is ready to call for a special session of Parliament to have a debate on the issue of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe in the 2G scam probe.


No shortcut for returning to power in Tamil Nadu: Rahul Gandhi

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In a candid talk, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today told state party colleagues that it would take time for Congress to return to power in Tamil Nadu and asked them to build it from grassroot level.


Karnataka Governor hits back at the BJP-led state government

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Karnataka's Governor H R Bharadwaj continues to be confronted by the ruling BJP in the state which says he is acting as an opposition leader. But the Governor indicates that he is not worried.


Will quit if I fail to prove CPI(M) misusing forces: Mamata

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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that she was ready to quit if she cannot prove that the CPI(M) was misusing central security forces brought for anti-Maoist operations in West Bengal.


Four-year-old HIV positive child starved, abandoned

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Based on this child's story on NDTV, the Assam Chief Minister has promised to set up a special shelter for others like her, or for those who are HIV positive and have nowhere to go. Chief Minister Gogoi has also told NDTV that the four year old will stay at the centre run by NACO till alternative arrangements are available.


Emergency steps to battle onion prices

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More than 2G, it's perhaps onion prices that's making the government tear up at the moment; they've rocketed to as much as Rs 85 per kg in some markets forcing the government to remove customs duty on the import of onions which was earlier pegged at 5 per cent.


BJP has created new icons in corruption: Congress

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As the Opposition remained adamant over a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum issue, Congress today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer to appear before the PAC was his "personal sentiment" and did not mean that the government had conceded to any demand.


Omar lifts ban on postpaid SMS in J&K

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In a New Year gift to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the state government today withdrew the ban on Short Messaging Services (SMS) using post-paid mobile phone but the ban on sending of bulk messages remained in force.


Ahead of Telangana report, security preps in Andhra

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The Centre has dispatched a contingent of paramilitary forces to Andhra Pradesh to face any situation that may arise after the Srikrishna Committee submits its report on the Telangana issue.


High Court backs Jairam Ramesh on Lavasa

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In a set back to the Lavasa project near Pune in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court has upheld the Environment Ministry's notice to stop work at the site.


Farmers throng Jagan's fasting camp to express solidarity

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Large number of people, particularly women and farmers thronged former Congress leader Jaganmohan Reddy's fasting camp on the banks of river Krishna in Vijaywada on Wednesday to greet him and express their solidarity.


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