Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Big gains for BJP in Karnataka Panchayat polls

Big gains for BJP in Karnataka Panchayat polls

Big gains for BJP in Karnataka Panchayat polls

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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka on Tuesday took a major lead in the Zilla and Taluk elections. The BJP bagged 12 Zilla Panchayats while the opposition Congress and JD(S) captured four each.


Indian with 4-month sentence spends years in jail

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An Indian national, who was sentenced to four-months of imprisonment for not possessing valid travel documents in Malaysia, has been languishing in a prison for over three years now, with his plea for release caught in procedural delays.


Digvijaya Singh shows records of call to 26/11 martyr Karkare

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Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday produced record of the call that slain Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare made to him on 26/11. "On the evening 26.11.2008, I spoke to Hemant Karkare. I pursued and obtained the call records. The phone that I dialed on the night of 26.11.2008 was the landline number of the ATS of Maharashtra as given officially on the website," he said.


To ban or not to ban ‘Munni’ and ‘Sheila’: Court asks Centre

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The Allahabad High Court sought a response from the Centre on a PIL demanding an immediate ban on Bollywood item numbers 'Munni Badnam Hui' and 'Sheila ki Jawani' on the grounds that they were against decency and morality. While passing the order, the Lucknow bench of the court comprising justices Pradeepkant and Rituraj Awasthi directed the central government counsel to seek response from the Centre and fixed January 10 as the next date of hearing.


Karunanidhi & Co donate 11 lakhs for campaign

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The ruling DMK in poll-bound Tamil Nadu will hold its general council on February 3. The decision was taken at a meeting of the party's high command chaired DMK chief M Karunanidhi here today, a press release said.


Jayalalithaa slams DMK over freebies

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Hitting out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for announcing that freebies will be distributed as long as poverty existed in the state, AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa accused him of "reinforcing the rich-poor divide".


Citibank fraud: Shivraj Puri's parents questioned

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Citibank fraud: The Gurgaon police has summoned for interrogation the parents of Shivraj Puri, who was suspended as a Citibank manager after he was accused of lying to clients and stealing close to 300 crores from them.


Situation in Assam-Meghalaya border tense; more forces sought

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The local administration sought more forces for the ethnic violence-hit Mendipathar area along Assam-Meghalaya border where the situation continued to be tense, with sporadic incidents of arson reported overnight despite imposition of curfew. Several houses were torched on Monday night in remote villages. However, no one has been hurt grievously, administration sources said.


Partial solar eclipse visible in parts of India today

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Solar Eclipse 2011: The New Year begins with a partial solar eclipse that can be seen today from the northern part of the country besides from Europe, the Arabian peninsula, North Africa and Western Asia. The partial solar eclipse will begin at 12:10:11 IST and end at 16:30:54 IST, RC Kapoor, retired Prof of Indian Astro Physics, told PTI.


Unique ID to replace PF account number

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The retirement fund manager EPFO plans to replace PF account number with unique identification number, a move which will help in speedy transfer of a subscribers' funds in case of job change and allow them to track their accounts online.


How rich is the Shirdi temple? Very

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The famous pilgrim centre of Shri Saibaba temple in Shirdi, one of the richest temples in Maharashtra, has ornaments and jewellery worth over Rs 32 crore and investments running into Rs 427 crore, according to official documents.


This UP village has had no crime in 15 years

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No murders or kidnappings, not even petty crimes like chain snatchings and thefts in the past 15 years! This is the proud record of a small village in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Welcome to Takhta village in Gorakhpur district, some 300 km from Lucknow, whose 1,500-odd residents take pride in the unique distinction of their native place.


When tattoos go horribly wrong

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Getting inked is no big deal today, especially when it comes to declaring love for someone. Sounds romantic, but what happens if the couple breaks up? Then follows a never-ending ordeal of covering up the tattoo either with expensive intricate designs or laser sessions to lighten it.


Woman kills Bihar MLA accused of raping her

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A BJP MLA in Purnea died this morning within seconds of a woman stabbing him. She attacked Raj Kishore Kesri while he was meeting visitors at his residence. She is now in hospital in critical condition after she was assaulted by Kesri's bodyguards as well as members of the public.


Karnataka Panchayat election results today, big gains for BJP

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken the lead in elections to the zilla and taluk panchayats in Karnataka. Chief Minister Yeddyurappa, who has been facing serious corruption allegations has managed to put his party in the lead.


Maddelacheruvu Suri, gangster who inspired 'Rakta Charitra' killed

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Maddelacheruvu Suri killed: Gangster-politician Suryanarayana Reddy alias Maddelacheruvu Suri, a key accused in former Andhra Pradesh minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Paritala Ravi's murder, was shot dead, allegedly by his close aide in Hyderabad on Monday. The shooting took place at Navodaya Colony in Yousufguda near the posh Jubilee Hills area Monday evening, police said.


Telangana's struggle for statehood

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All of Andhra Pradesh, and the Telangana region in particular, waits for January 6, when the contents of the Srikrishna committee will be made public. But within the region, nothing short of statehood would satisfy the people. We travelled to both regions to get a sense of the divide, the alienation and the issues that confront the government, when it sits down to find a solution.


Dalit businessmen form their own chamber of commerce

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The government may not have provided any specific incentive to socially deprived entrepreneurs, but the country's Dalit businessmen are now coming together, to claim their share of the economy's pie. After none of the existing chambers and industry associations voiced their specific concerns, a group of Dalit entrepreneurs have now come together and formed their own chamber to represent their aspirations in the policy quarters.


Bofors kickbacks scandal: Will Quattrocchi be let off?

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The CBI today pleaded for withdrawal of proceedings against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the over two-decade-old Bofors pay off case, saying it has got no fresh instructions from the government in the wake of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) order.


Was asked not to write to PM on Balakrishnan: Former Supreme Court judge

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Fomer Supreme Court judge, V R Krishna Iyer has said that a Kerala High Court judge asked him to not write to the Prime Minister on the issue relating to family members of the former Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan allegedly amassing wealth disproprotionate to their sources of income.


Revolutionary book that inspired Gandhi turns 150

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It was 150 years ago that the book "Unto This Last" was published, a groundbreaking work that turned economic thinking on its head and profoundly influenced the views of many including Mahatma Gandhi, the father of Indian independence.


Quattrochi, Chadha got Bofors kickbacks: IT Tribunal

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The Bofors gun is back to haunt the Congress. In sharp contrast to a nearly two-decade-long investigation by the CBI, an income tax tribunal bench has ruled that Rs 41 crore was paid in bribes to Ottavio Quattrocchi, an Italian businessman once considered a friend of the Gandhi family, and Win Chadha, the Bofors agent in India.


Timeline of Bofors scandal

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Even as a court decision is awaited on the CBI's petition seeking closure of the Rs 1,500 crore Bofors payoffs case, here is a chronology of the one of most high-profile scams in the country.


Kerala CM orders probe against former CJI Balakrishnan’s son-in-law

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In a new twist to the property scam involving P V Sreenijan, son-in-law of former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has recommended a vigilance probe into the alleged amassing of wealth by Sreenijan.


M Suri attacked in Hyderabad

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Maddelacheruvu Suri, who was the prime accused in the killing of TDP leader Paritala Ravi, died in the attack by unidentified persons in Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad.


Supreme Court sends notice to Centre on phone tap

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The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking laying down of guidelines for tapping telephonic conversation by taking into account the right to privacy of citizens.


Rajiv Takru is officiating CEO of Prasar Bharti

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Rajiv Takru was appointed the officiating CEO of the Prasar Bharti on Monday following the recent suspension of B S Lalli against whom an inquiry has been ordered for alleged financial irregularities.


Bribes-for-loans scam: Lavasa, Adani among alleged beneficiaries

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Sources in the CBI reveal that companies including real estate giants Lavasa and the Adani Group got loans worth hundreds of crores through fraudulent means. These are among the findings of the CBI's early investigation into what's known as the bribes-for-loans scam.


Air India coming out of red; posts operating surplus of Rs 21.66 crore

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Air India surplus: Giving indications that it was gradually coming out of the red, national carrier Air India has said it had posted operating surplus of Rs 21.66 crore in November last year, with over half of its flights recording cash profits.


Samjhauta blasts suspect's remand extended

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A Panchkula Special court has extended the police remand of Swami Assemanand by 10 days in connection with the Samjhauta blasts case.


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