Friday, March 4, 2011

Bofors: CBI allowed to close Quattrochi case

Bofors: CBI allowed to close Quattrochi case

Bofors: CBI allowed to close Quattrochi case

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An advocate named Ajay K Agrawal has been urging the court that the CBI must continue with its inquiry. The CBI said that after 25 years and 250 crores, it had not been able to get Mr Quattrocchi extradited to India, despite appeals in both Malaysia and Argentina. He left India in 1993 to avoid being arrested.


Orissa swap deal: 4 Maoists get bail

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Fulfilling its commitment to the Maoists, the Orissa govt is freeing their colleagues.


Controversy over fake Tagore paintings

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Eighteen paintings, purportedly by India's first Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, and currently on show in Kolkata, have triggered off an ugly controversy with some experts claiming they are fakes. The exhibition is being hosted by the Government Art College which has produced some of the country's best known artists. The controversy couldn't have come at a worse time. The whole country is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Tagore.


New Congress Working Committee announced

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Sonia Gandhi has revamped the Congress Working Committee. The members were announced today by a party spokesperson.


Ajit Singh's son-in-law caught in Iran sting

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Vikramaditya Singh, the son-in-law of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh, has been sentenced to six months of home confinement by a US court and now faces deportation after he was caught in a federal sting operation selling military grade micro wave radios to Iran.


Four arrested for setting steel executive on fire

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At least four people have been arrested for burning to death a steel factory executive in his vehicle in Orissa's Bolangir district, police said on Friday.


Who is Hassan Ali?

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Khan, 58, is a Pune-based stud farm owner who allegedly has 8 billion dollars stashed in Swiss banks.


Babri Masjid demolition case: Supreme Court sends notices to Advani, others

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Babri demolition case: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had moved the Supreme Court challenging an Allahabad High Court order that dropped charges of criminal conspiracy against top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders including L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi in the Babri Masjid demolition case.


Supreme Court anger prompts plan of action against Hassan Ali Khan

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Hassan Ali case: After being lambasted by the Supreme Court for their inaction against Hassan Ali Khan, officials who are examining his allegedly vast reserves of black money have drawn up a careful list of appointments with the businessman from Pune for this month. A 'look out circular' has also been issued to prevent Mr Khan from leaving the country.


Question Hour in Rajya Sabha now at 2pm

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Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari announced today the decision to shift the Question Hour in the House from 11am to 2pm.


Anger again in Andhra Assembly over Telangana

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today said the Centre would take a decision on the contentious statehood issue only after the eight recognised political parties in the state expressed their views on it.


CBI files chargesheet against Justice Nirmal Yadav

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CBI files chargesheet against Justice Nirmal Yadav - On the day that she was meant to retire, a chargesheet has been filed against Justice Nirmal Yadav of the Uttarakhand High Court for corruption.


CWG broadcast deal: CBI files FIR against Lalli

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CWG broadcast deal: CBI files FIR against Lalli - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) lodged an FIR against suspended Prasar Bharati CEO BS Lalli today in connection with alleged irregularities in the award of broadcasting rights of the Commonwealth Games. The deal reportedly resulted in a loss of Rs 135 crore to the exchequer.


Verdict on CBI plea to close Quattrocchi case

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A Delhi court will today pronounce its verdict in the two-decade-old Bofors payoff case against elusive Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi.


CVC case: Thomas may consider filing review petition, says his lawyer

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PJ Thomas' counsel, Wills Mathews, has indicated that Mr Thomas may consider filing a review petition against the Supreme Court order quashing his appointment as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).


Fishing for trouble in Pak waters

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Every year hundreds of Indian fishermen get caught illegally entering Pakistani waters. In Porbandar alone, 474 Indian owned fishing boats have been confiscated for encroaching the maritime border since 2003. Each boat can cost up to a lakh and a half rupees.


Fire at UP Congress leader's house: BSP MLA arrested

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Controversial BSP MLA, Jitendra Singh Babloo, has been arrested in connection with arson at UP Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's residence two years ago. Another BSP leader, Imtezar Ahmad Abdi, has been arrested too.


3 more Air India flights from Libya return with 1034 Indians

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A total of 1,034 Indians arrived by three special flights of Air India on Thursday from strife-torn Libya, taking the number of evacuees from the North African country to 3,262.


DMK-Congress to sign seat sharing deal: DMK sources

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DMK sources have told NDTV that they have finalised a seat-sharing deal with the Congress. Under the new deal that has been thrashed out, the Congress will get 60 seats.


Up to seven years jail term for child sexual offenders

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A pathbreaking bill dealing exclusively with sexual offences against children was passed by the Union Cabinet on Thursday providing for a jail term up to seven years and a fine of Rs 50,000 for such crimes.


Raja's judicial custody extended, to stay in Tihar till March 17

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A Delhi court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of former Telecom Minister A Raja and three others, arrested for their alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, till March 17.


Steel executive dies after workers attack him in Orissa

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A senior executive of Powmex Steel in Orissa has died in hospital after he was attacked by factory workers. RS Ray, who was the Deputy General Manager of the steel plant that's based in Orissa's Titalagarh district, was in his car when it was set on fire.


Hema Malini elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka

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Actor Hema Malini has been elected to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. She was the BJP's candidate. Her victory was preordained because of the BJP's strength in the Karnataka Assembly.


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