Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Who is Shahid Balwa?

Who is Shahid Balwa?

Who is Shahid Balwa?

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Last year he was on the Forbes list of India's top 100 richest people. His estimated net worth at the time of USD 1 billion got him there - the youngest billionaire on the list. Today, Shahid Balwa is a trending topic on the Web. His alleged involvement in the 2G Spectrum scam got him there. Balwa's DB Realty had floated Swan Telecom, which former Telecom Minister A Raja allegedly favoured in spectrum allocation.


India's biggest mosque will cost 40 crores

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India's biggest mosque, capable of accommodating 25,000 people at a time, will come up on a 12-acre site at the sprawling 'Knowledge City' complex of an Islamic centre of learning near in Kozhikode.


Aarushi Talwar case: Parents charged with murder, destruction of evidence

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Aarushi Talwar's parents - Rajesh and Nupur Talwar - have been charged with the 13-year-old's murder. Their trial will begin on February 28. Rajesh Talwar is currently on bail; CBI sources say his wife, Nupur, could be arrested in the next few weeks. Both have also been accused of destruction of evidence.


Supreme Court pulls up Amar Singh over phone-tapping case

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The Supreme Court today severely reprimanded former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh for wasting the court's time in the telephone-tapping case.


Firing in Deoband over anti-Vastanvi comments

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In a reflection of the continued anger against Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi, the controversial head of the Darul Uloom in Deoband, a scuffle broke out today between supporters of Vastanvi and Jamiat-e-Ulema-i-Hind.


Forty Nobel laureates rally for Binayak sen

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The Chhattisgarh High Court will today continue Binayak Sen's bail plea hearing. Human rights activist Binayak Sen was sentenced to life term by a trial court in Raipur on December 24 on sedition charges over his links with Maoist ideologue Narayan Sanyal.


Bombay House fire: Three dead, one injured

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Bombay House fire - Three people have died in a fire at Bombay House, which houses the main office of the Tata Group in Mumbai's Fort Area.


Air India pilots threaten to go on strike over salary delay

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Some Air India pilots have threatened to go on strike to protest against the airline management's move to defer payment of salary for January to February 14.


Families angry as Air India bomber appeals conviction

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Jailed Air India Kanishka bomber Inderjit Singh Reyat's petition to challenge his latest conviction has angered families of the victims of the 1985 tragedy.


Darjeeling violence: West Bengal government seeks Army deployment

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The West Bengal government has requested the Centre for deployment of Army in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal after two people were killed when police opened fire to disperse a crowd of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) protesters who violated prohibitory orders.


Aarushi Talwar case: Court to decide on CBI closure report today

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Aarushi Talwar case - A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court will give its order today on the agency's closure report in the Aarushi Talwar murder case.


India to lose 10,000 acres in land swap deal with Bangladesh

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India and Bangladesh are gearing up to solve a protracted cross-border land conflict. Both nations are preparing for a land swap of enclaves or pieces of land which lie in each other's territories.


Shahid Balwa: I am being singled out

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2G spectrum scam: A Mumbai court has granted two-day transit remand of DB Realty promoter Shahid Balwa to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the 2G spectrum scam.


Shahid Balwa arrested in 2G scam case

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Shahid Balwa arrested in 2G scam case - Shahid Balwa, the promoter of DB Realty, which floated Swan Telecom, has been arrested by Mumbai CBI in connection with 2G scam.


DMK tries to blame AIADMK for alleged housing scam

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It's not just the union government that's reeling from the near-daily disclosures of new scams.


Controversial S-band deal to be cancelled soon, says ISRO

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The government, groaning under the weight of a series of scams, has spent much of today contesting charges that it cost the country crores of rupees by allotting 60MHz of valuable S-band spectrum for Rs 600 crore to a private company named Devas.


2G scam: Raja makes no disclosures during interrogation

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As A Raja emerged from the room at the CBI headquarters where he has spent the last five days being interrogated, it was with the expectation that he would be allowed to return home.


Pirates abduct 17 Indian sailors off African coast

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Suspected Somali pirates today abducted seventeen Indian and five Italian sailors after taking over an Italian-flagged vessel off the African coast. The oil tanker 'Savina Caylyn' was taken over by the pirates at 0520 hours IST with a total of 22 crew members on board, a senior official at the Directorate General of Shipping told PTI.


Rahul Gandhi meets woman who stopped his car

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A day after security personnel stopped an aggrieved woman, who had squatted in front of Rahul Gandhi's car, from meeting him, the Congress leader today ensured that she was given a patient hearing.


Shrien Dewani wrongly accused of wife’s murder in South Africa?

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One of the gunmen accused of killing an Indian woman on her honeymoon trip in South Africa has cast aspersion on the police claim that her husband might have plotted the murder. Anni Dewani, 28, was murdered last year on the evening of Nov 13 after the taxi she and her husband Shrien were travelling in was hijacked as it passed through the Gugulethu township on the outskirts of Cape Town in South Africa.


So what if security officer cleaned Mayawati's shoes, asks BSP

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Mayawati's party can't understand why a security officer bending to clean the Chief Minister's shoes is a matter of any concern. "It's the same as if it rains, and someone's shoes get dirty, and then others help to clean off the mud. What is wrong in that?" asked a BSP MLA, Syed Kazim Ali Khan.


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