Thursday, April 28, 2011

CWG scam: Kalmadi's aide caught on camera

CWG scam: Kalmadi's aide caught on camera

CWG scam: Kalmadi's aide caught on camera

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As former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi cools his heels in jail, fresh evidence has emerged on how he and other senior officials of the Organising Committee (OC) flouted rules to favour certain companies in the bids for the Games.


CWG scam: Swiss Timing's statement

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NDTV has gained access to a video recording of a meeting of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) held on October 12, 2009.


Blast in Moroccan cafe kills at least 14

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An explosion tore through a busy cafe frequented by foreigners in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh on Thursday, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than a dozen others, Moroccan officials said.


Former Miss Russia arrested for shoplifting in New York

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Miss Russia 1998 and former Miss Universe semifinalist Anna Malova was arrested in New York for shoplifting in a clothing store, a media report said.


Death sentence for Bahrain protesters

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A military court in Bahrain on Thursday convicted four Shiite protesters and sentenced them to death for the killing of two policemen during anti-government demonstrations last month in the Gulf kingdom, state media said.


Royal wedding parties to yield 140 ton of trash

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The parties that will follow the wedding of Prince William with Kate Middleton are expected to generate 140 ton of trash -- which will be swept away by 130 sanitary workers at a cost of 45,000 pounds. Hundreds of tourists are flocking to Westminster Abbey where Prince William will marry Kate Middleton Friday.


Before rehearsal, Willaim rode bike, played soccer

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Bridegroom-to-be Prince William was seen riding home on a 1,100cc Ducati sports bike after playing football with a few friends at a park. The 28-year-old William, wearing a pair of England shorts, laughed and joked with his friends during a game of five-a-side, The Sun reported.


Special trains to clear rush due to pilots' strike

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The railway ministry on Thursday said it would run special trains to clear the rush of passengers following the strike by Air India pilots.


In Bangalore, Advani takes subtle shot at Yeddyurappa

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In an apparent reference to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, veteran BJP leader L K Advani today said conduct of party leaders should be above board and the opposition must not be given a chance to point fingers at them.


Royal wedding invite for Syrian Ambassador withdrawn

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Britain announced on Thursday that it had revoked a royal wedding invitation to the Syrian ambassador because of violent attacks on protesters by the regime there. Human rights groups had criticized the decision to invite Ambassador Sami Khiyami to Prince William and Kate Middleton's nuptials at Westminster Abbey.


Unwell Hazare will address UP rallies on the phone

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Social activist Anna Hazare will not be able to attend the Uttar Pradesh leg of the nation-wide 'India Against Corruption' (IAC) rallies on health grounds, an IAC spokesperson said today.


BJP office redone with Vaastu Shastra

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A swanky new building to house the state BJP office has come as a panacea for the internal bickering that is dogging the party. That's what K Gangadhar, official Vaastu consultant for the party, believes. Besides, he claims that the dissidence shaking the Yeddyurappa government will be put to rest once the building at Kodandaramapura in Malleswaram is inaugurated.


PM-Sonia are producer-director of corruption film: Gadkari

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The BJP on Wednesday demanded action against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in connection with the CWG and 2G scams, saying the duo were "director and producer of this corruption movie".


Indians in UK plan Bhangra parties for royal wedding

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Bollywood-style dancing and Bhangra music will be among the many ways in which Britons will celebrate the royal wedding on Friday in thousands of street parties organised across the country.


1600 pilots get Rs 800 crore in salary: Aviation Minister

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Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi briefed the Union Cabinet about the ongoing Air India pilots' strike today, reiterating that his ministry fully backed the airline management's tough stand against those on strike, sources said.


Endosulfan ban: Achuthanandan rallies support from Chief Ministers

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Seeking to widen his government's campaign against Endosulfan, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has written to his counterparts in other states requesting them to bring combined pressure on the Centre to impose a nationwide ban on the pesticide.


Prince William, Kate at final wedding rehearsal

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Britain's Prince William and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton arrived at Westminster Abbey in London on Wednesday evening for a private wedding rehearsal ahead of their big day on Friday. Escorted by police, the convoy swept through the gate giving the crowd already assembled for the wedding no glimpse of the couple behind the blacked out windows.


Pilots' strike: Air fares shoot up

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Within hours of a section of Air India pilots announcing the strike, private airlines jacked up their fares on all the major sectors within the country. A Delhi-Mumbai ticket which cost Rs 8000-9000, is now costing Rs 12,000. "There has been an increase of up to 50 percent in the air fare," said, a travel agent in Delhi.


Want admission? Get your dad's salary slip

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Parents now have a new reason to complain against the Mumbai schools. Authorities of Balaji International School in Malad have posted a notice stating that parents who are unable to afford the hiked fees may avail of the concessions granted by the management, after producing their salary slips.


Wary of family suicides, schools consider counselling

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Wary of the negative impact of the spate of suicides in middle-class families, where mothers killed their children and ended their own lives afterwards, on the young minds, city schools are contemplating calling for a parent-children counselling sessions as soon as the institutes reopen.


Recharge coupon led cops to kidnapped Delhi toddler Ishaan

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A recharge coupon of a cellphone acted as the all important piece of evidence that led Delhi police to the kidnappers of one-and-a-half-year old Ishaan, who was abducted on April 24. The boy, who was allegedly kidnapped by his maid, was rescued within 72 hours of the incident from the Faridabad area, Police Commissioner BK Gupta said on Wednesday. Five people have been arrested, including the maid Seema.


Bomb hits Pakistan navy bus; 2 dead , 11 injured

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Karachi blast: A roadside bomb tore through a bus taking Pakistani navy employees to work in Karachi on Thursday, killing two people in the third such attack in the country's largest city this week, authorities said.


Murli Manohar Joshi walks out, 2G report defeated by one vote

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PAC on 2G: Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday walked out of a meeting where his report on the 2G scam was defeated by one vote. Eleven of the 21 members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that he heads submitted written notes casting their votes against the report that Mr Joshi had prepared.


CIA, ISI are best of partners, says Haqqani

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Amidst reports that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) of late do not see an eye to eye, Pakistan's envoy to the US Husain Haqqani said both are best of partners in the war against terrorism.


Army jawan shoots 4 colleagues inside camp in J&K

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An Army jawan shot dead four of his colleagues, three jawans and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), inside their camp in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Thursday morning.


Air India cancels domestic bookings as strike worsens

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The Air India pilots who're on strike defied court orders to return to work; the management of the airline said it will not surrender to pressure and has said no bookings for domestic flights will be accepted till May 3.


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