Wednesday, February 23, 2011

CWG scam: Kalmadi's right-hand man, Bhanot, arrested

CWG scam: Kalmadi's right-hand man, Bhanot, arrested

CWG scam: Kalmadi's right-hand man, Bhanot, arrested

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The multiple trails of corruption involved with the Commonwealth Games have inched closer to the door of Suresh Kalmadi, who was the Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the event that was held in October.


IAS officer slapped child for scratching her car

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Sujata Dass, a 1978-batch Punjab-cadre IAS officer who is posted as secretary, vigilance inquiries, Punjab, has been booked by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). She had slapped the child, Garima, who is a nursery student, in full public view. Garima was returning from school in an auto rickshaw when the incident took place. The auto rickshaw driver stopped the vehicle in the Sector 38 market to drop a child and stepped out with the ignition on.


CWG scam: CBI questions Kalmadi aide Lalit Bhanot

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CWG scam: CBI questions Kalmadi aide Lalit Bhanot - Former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot was today questioned by the CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in a Rs 107 crore contract that had been awarded to a Swiss time-keeping company.


Telangana uproar in Parliament; Lok Sabha adjourned thrice

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The demand for a separate Telangana state paralysed proceedings in the Lok Sabha with the TRS, TDP and Congress members from the region, vying with each other to raise


Team India has Muhammad Ali for inspiration

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Look who's helping Team India realise their biggest dream; Muhammad Ali, arguably the greatest living sportsman. The American boxer's quotes figure in a 125-page document handed out to India's World Cup team in their journey to regain world cricket's greatest prize. The manual, entitled 'Let's Make Our Dream Come True' is put together by chief coach Gary Kirsten, mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton and explorer/adventure traveller, Mike Horn.


Jagan's fast divides Congress again in public

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Congress MLAs and MLCs loyal to former party MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy today undertook a 'padayatra' from Indira Park in Hyderabad in support of the fast being held by him for the last six days on the tuition fees reimbursement issue.


Court frees rapists, agrees they can pay victim

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In an unusual order, the Supreme Court today let off three gang rapists after they claimed a "compromise formula" with the victim and agreed to pay her a fine of Rs 50,000 each for their offence.


Malaria claims more soldiers than bullets do here

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Malaria poses a bigger threat than insurgents and smugglers to Border Security Force (BSF) men posted along India's northeastern border with Bangladesh, with many dying of the disease every year, say security officials.


Deoband: Vice-Chancellor Vastanvi to stay on

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Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi will stay on as the Vice-Chancellor of Darul Uloom, the seminary in Deoband.


Aarushi Talwar case: Allahabad High Court to hear Talwars' plea today

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The Allahabad High Court will today hear a plea filed by Aarushi Talwar's parents, Nupur and Rajesh Talwar, challenging the order of the CBI court in Ghaziabad which made them the main accused for the murder of their teenage daughter.


Estranged wife of Indian diplomat now wants to return

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Paromita Verma, the estranged wife of former Indian diplomat in the Indian High Commission Anil Verma, has withdrawn her application from the British Home Ministry seeking permission to stay in the UK indefinitely on humanitarian grounds.


Orissa hostage crisis: Engineer freed, Collector to return home soon

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One of the two men taken hostage by Naxals in Orissa has been freed. Junior Engineer Pabitra Majhi was seen on a motorcycle riding near his home town of Malkangiri. Mr Majhi was kidnapped a week ago along with District Collector Vineel Krishna, who is expected home soon, say officials.


Kidnapped Malkangiri Collector, junior engineer released: Sources

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The Orissa Police sources have said that kidnapped Malkangiri Collector R Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Manjhi have been released by the Maoists after nearly a week in captivity.


India deplores the use of force in Libya

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India has decided to evacuate its citizens from Libya and has also deplored the use of force in Libya.


Rs 1300 Crore deficit for Commonwealth Games, taxpayers will Pay

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NDTV used the Right to Information Act to get the financial big picture. The Games were held in October amid a series of media reports on how the Organizing Committee for the event, headed by Suresh Kalmadi, had converted the Games into their financial fiefdom.


Libya unrest: India eyes sea route for evacuation

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With the situation in Libya remaining volatile, the Government on Wednesday said it was putting in place plans for possible evacuation of 18,000 Indians.


Godhra verdict: 63 acquitted released from Sabarmati Jail

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The court had convicted 31 people under Section 302 and 120 B of the Indian Penal Code but acquitting 63, including the main accused, Maulvi Umarji, due to lack of evidence.


Netai killings: CBI begins investigation

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case and formally started investigations into the Netai killings in West Bengal. Nine villagers had been killed on January 7 in Netai village in Lalgarh; some of the accused include CPM leaders.


Govt to release Rs 150 coin soon

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The special coins, to be released by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee before his Budget speech, will also be brought out in Rs 5 denomination on the occasion of completion of 150 years, from 1860 to 2010, of the Income Tax department.


Three Tamil Nadu politicians deported from Sri Lanka

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An MP and two other politicians from Tamil Nadu have been deported by Sri Lankan immigration authorities. The two leaders landed in Colombo to attend the funeral of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's mother, who died on Sunday.


Raja's aide questioned by CBI

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday questioned former Telecom Minister A Raja's close aide Sadiq Batcha in connection with its probe into the 2G spectrum scam.


Dewani murder case: Accused husband hospitalised

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Indian-origin Briton Shrien Dewani, accused of murdering his newly-married wife Anni during their honeymoon in Cape Town, reportedly tried to kill himself and had to be admitted to hospital. Dewani, wanted in South Africa for Anni's killing, took an overdose of tablets. The 31-year-old businessman has lost almost 12 kg weight and become "very, very fragile" because of stress and depression, the Daily Telegraph reported.


Supreme Court reserves order on reinvestigation in Rizwanur murder case

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The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on appeals challenging the Calcutta High Court's order for a fresh CBI probe rpt probe into the death of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rahman, who had married the daughter of industrialist Ashok Todi, after registering a murder case.


Malkangiri kidnapping: Maoists meet Maoist leader in jail

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One of those who the Maoists are demanding walk free in return for the two kidnapped men is their colleague Shriramulu Shrinivas who got bail in a in case related to dacoity, but will not be released as another case is pending against him in Malkangiri court.


Worker from Tamil Nadu in Libya killed in road accident: Indian Embassy

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The Indian Embassy in Tripoli has said that, Mr Murugaiah, contract worker from Tamil Nadu, employed with a Korean group, died in a road accident. It was alleged that the worker died in anti-government violence in Libya.


Raymond Davis had Taliban links: Pak media

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American official Raymond Davis, arrested for double murder, had "close links" with Taliban and was "instrumental" in recruiting youths for it, the Pakistani media claimed today, close on the heels of reports in the US that he was a CIA agent tracking movements of terror groups like the LeT.


Freedom fighter waits a decade for pension

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For Pune-based Manohar Dattatray alias Bal Pulee (83), it is in the autumn of his life that he has to fight for recognition as a freedom fighter from the state government. Despite recommendations from the office of the Pune collector and other bodies, the high-powered freedom fighter committee of the state government is yet to respond to his appeals in the last three months.


Raja's brother questioned about 2G scam

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Kalia Perumal, brother of former Telcom Minister A Raja, was today questioned for over three hours by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with its probe in the 2G spectrum scam.


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