Monday, March 28, 2011

Tough for us to keep quiet: Supreme Court on black money

Tough for us to keep quiet: Supreme Court on black money

Tough for us to keep quiet: Supreme Court on black money

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The Supreme Court has declared the government's investigation on black money as dissatisfactory. The court reviewed a status report submitted by the Enforcement Directorate today and said, "Going by the status report submitted on probe by Enforcement Directorate, it is very difficult for us to be calm and quiet."


This Bangalore school says, 'We are equal in our classroom'

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It has been one year since India adopted the Right to Education Act that makes education a fundamental right of every child between the ages of six and 14. While many schools have cited social and financial barriers to not implement the Act, here's the story of a Bangalore school that welcomes children who are likely to be discriminated against in private schools, if they get in, in the first place.


Dandi March II in US against corruption in India

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A 240-mile walk in the US against corruption in India organised by a group of NRIs inspired by the historic Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi culminated with events across the US. Starting at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, San Diego, California March 12, "Dandi March II" passed through Los Angeles and ended March 26 at Gandhi Statue, San Francisco. The dates coincide with the dates Gandhi did his historic march in 1930.


PM’s invite to Gilani is "Aman ka chakka"

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Pakistan's 1992 World Cup-winning vice-captain, Javed Miandad believes India-Pak cricket is beyond politics and has called India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's invitation to his counterpart Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch the World Cup semi-final in Mohali, Aman ka chhakka (sixer of peace).


Kanimozhi on 2G Scam, Batcha suicide: Full Transcript

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In an exclusive interview to NDTV, the daughter of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, Kanimozhi, discusses the many controversies dogging her party ahead of the Tamil Nadu elections. Here is the full transcript of the interview.


YSR's brother tries to slap MLA

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YSR's brother tries to slap MLA: A minister in Andhra Pradesh – the brother of the former Chief Minister YSR Reddy – tried to hit an MLA today in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.


Gujarat hopes its Jurassic Park will draw tourists

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A dinosaur fossil park will soon come up at Kheda district's Rayoli village which was once home to a large population of the species. Some 1,000 fossilised eggs of the extinct species have been found at the site, at Rayoli village in Balasinor, which is now being developed as a `dinosaur tourism' destination.


Manpreet Badal floats new political party

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Manpreet Badal: More than five months after his expulsion from the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on disciplinary grounds, Punjab's former finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Sunday floated his own political party named Peoples Party of Punjab (PPP).


Hasan Ali case: Enforcement Directorate to submit status report to Supreme Court

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Hasan Ali case: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will submit to the Supreme Court today a status report on its probe into the alleged money-laundering activities of Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan. Mr Khan's wife, Rheema Khan, will also appear before the court today.


Chhavi Rajawat, an MBA graduate, is India’s youngest sarpanch

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Chhavi Rajawat: There was a sense of disbelief among ministers and ambassadors from diverse nations when the chairperson of the 11th Info-Poverty World Conference held at the United Nations introduced the jeans-clad Chhavi Rajawat as head of a village in India.


India, Pak Home Secretaries meet in Delhi

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Indo-Pak talks: The Home Secretaries of India and Pakistan met in New Delhi today as part of their two-day talks to discuss a wide range of issues.


Tiger census: 295 tigers added, population estimated at 1706

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Tiger census 2011: According to the second all-India tiger population estimation study, carried out in the designated 39 tiger reserves across the country, there has been an increase of 295 tigers in India. The population is estimated at 1706, up from 1411 when they were counted last.


Cricket diplomacy: Will it work?

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Come March 30 and India-Pakistan will play one of the most important matches of their lives - the World Cup semi-final at Mohali. Witnessing the match from the VIP stands will be no less Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani. The question now on everyone's mind is, will cricket prove to be the catalyst in bringing about a thaw in Indo-Pak ties.


Rapes of women show clash of old and new India

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The young lovers met at a secluded spot next to a field of wheat at the edge of this sprawling suburb of New Delhi, where the timeless India of mustard fields and bullock carts abuts the frantically rising apartment towers of the budding middle class. They went seeking solitude, but instead found themselves at the violent cusp of old India and new.


Trying our best to satisfy India on 26/11 probe: Pakistan Interior Secretary

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Pakistan's Interior Secretary Chaudhary Qamar Zaman arrived in Delhi today for the Home Secretary-level meeting to be held in New Delhi on Monday.


Zardari remits jail term of Indian convict on 'humanitarian grounds'

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President Asif Ali Zardari today remitted the remaining jail term of Indian convict Gopal Das, who has been imprisoned in Pakistan for 27 years, days ahead of a visit to India by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch the cricket World Cup semi-final featuring the teams of the two countries.


Navy foils pirates' attack on merchant ship near Lakshadweep

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The Indian Navy has foiled an attack by Somali pirates on a merchant ship, west of the Lakshadweep Islands, by apprehending 16 Somali pirates. They also rescued 16 hostages in the process.


Sibal hits out at BJP over WikiLeaks cable on Jaitley

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Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has hit out at the BJP a day after a US cable leaked by WikiLeaks claimed that the party's senior leader Arun Jaitley had referred to Hindu nationalism as an "opportunistic issue."


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