Monday, April 25, 2011

If Indian Olympic Association does not act against Kalmadi, Sports Ministry will: Maken

If Indian Olympic Association does not act against Kalmadi, Sports Ministry will: Maken

If Indian Olympic Association does not act against Kalmadi, Sports Ministry will: Maken

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Kalmadi arrested: Sports Minister Ajay Maken has told NDTV that he is seeking legal opinion from the Law Ministry and the Attorney General on whether his ministry can on its own have Suresh Kalmadi sacked from his post as President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).


Syria: At least 11 dead in army crackdown

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An eyewitness says at least 11 people have been killed in the southern Syrian city of Daraa after the army stormed in before dawn and fired indiscriminately on civilians.


With 12,000 still missing, Japan keeps searching

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The men were among 25,000 troops given the morbid duty of searching the rubble, the seas and the swamps of northeastern Japan for the bodies of the nearly 12,000 people still missing in last month's earthquake and tsunami.


Bombs recovered on Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express

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Three crude bombs were tonight recovered inside a compartment of the Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express after the train reached Dhanbad station, police said.


Kandhamal nun rape case adjourned to next month

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Trial of the Kandhamal nun rape case, scheduled to resume in Cuttack district sessions court today after a gap of almost four months, could not begin as the investigating officer (IO) did not turn up due to indisposition.


Stung DMK attacks 2G chargesheet 'publicity'

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CBI chargesheets Kanimozhi: Stung by the CBI's supplementary chargesheet in the 2G scam that names party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi as a co-conspirator, the DMK has reacted sharply. The party has convened a high-level executive committee meeting on Wednesday, to decide on its "future course of action".


CBI chargesheet on Kanimozhi, Dayalu

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2G scam: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK chief M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi as a co-conspirator with A Raja in its supplementary chargesheet filed today in connection with the 2G scam.


How corruption in fast-growing aviation industry is hurting nation

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More than a dozen commercial pilots in India have been stripped of their licenses and a top airline safety official has been suspended after a government investigation uncovered widespread fraud and corruption in the booming aviation industry.


Arrest Kanimozhi, says Jayalalithaa

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After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today, in its chargesheet, named Kanimozhi, daughter of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, as a co-conspirator with A Raja in the 2G scam, AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa has called for her arrest.


Achuthanandan, others fast for ban on Endosulfan

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Demanding a nationwide ban on the pesticide Endosulfan, Kerala Chief Minister and veteran CPI(M) leader V S Achuthanandan today led a day-long statewide mass fast here.


Kalmadi arrest is tip of iceberg: BJP

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Kalmadi Arrest: The Opposition BJP and the CPI-M today said the arrest of Suresh Kalmadi, the sacked CWG organising Committee chief, was "belated" and only the "tip of the iceberg". The two opposition parties want investigating agencies to take stringent action against others involved in the Commonwealth Games scam.


Two Indian students drown in Australia

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Two Indian students drowned on Sunday after being washed off rocks in South Australia. The men were part of a tour group visiting Vivonne Bay on Kangaroo Island. It's understood the 25 and 29 year old - both international students based in Melbourne - were not strong swimmers. Friends and family watched helplessly as they were swept into the ocean.


Al Qaeda leaders were in Karachi on 9/11: WikiLeaks

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Some senior Al Qaeda leaders were in Pakistan's Karachi city on September 11, 2001 and most returned to Afghanistan within a day, Washington Post reported on Monday citing documents accessed by WikiLeaks. The media report said that core Al Qaeda leaders were in Karachi. While one of them was recovering at a hospital from a tonsillectomy and another was buying lab equipment for a biological weapons program, key Al Qaeda members were watching the scenes from New York and Washington on television.


US authorities describe Pakistan's ISI as terror group

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US authorities have, in secret files to interrogators at Guantánamo Bay, described Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as a terrorist organisation, a media report said on Monday. Recommendations to interrogators at Guantánamo Bay rank the ISI directorate alongside Al Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah groups in Lebanon as threats, the Guardian reported.


Gujarat Riots: Special Investigation Team gives report to Supreme Court

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Narendra Modi's alleged role in the Gujarat riots of 2002 is discussed once again in a new report submitted to the Supreme Court today. The case will be heard on Wednesday.


Kalmadi can't head Indian Olympic Association: Maken

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Suresh Kalmadi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken today said the Indian Olympic Association would be asked to elect a new president in case incumbent Suresh Kalmadi is arrested by the CBI and threatened intervention by the Ministry if the IOA fails to act.


2G chargesheet: Kanimozhi accused of conspiracy, due in court on May 6

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CBI chargesheets Kanimozhi: Kanimozhi, the daughter of DMK Chief M Karunanidhi, has today been named by the CBI as a co-conspirator with A Raja in the 2G scam.


The Royal Wedding: Waiting for the dress

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When Kate Middleton strides down the aisle at Westminster Abbey on Friday, millions of Americans watching at home will be transfixed by her gown. Few more so than Don O'Neill. Mr. O'Neill, the creative director of Theia, a bridal house in Manhattan, expects that Ms. Middleton's dress (or a much more affordable version of it) will be coveted by brides-to-be on this side of the Atlantic.


Ten women killed as tractor falls into stream

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Ten women were killed and four people went missing on Monday morning when a tractor carrying agricultural labourers fell into a stream in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district, police said. The incident occurred near Sattenpalli in the district, about 350 km from here. Nine people were rescued by local residents and four of them are in a critical condition, police said.


Govt sets up high-level panel to probe black money

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The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that a multi-disciplinary agency has been set up to probe the black money issue. A team of top officers will be part of the high-level committee and Secretary, Department of Revenue, will give status report to the court.


Gujarat riots: Now, suspended IAS officer writes to SIT against Narendra Modi

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There seems to be more trouble for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as a suspended IAS officer, Pradeep Sharma, has written to the Special Investigating Team (SIT) chief RK Raghavan claiming that the Chief Ministers had asked him during the riots to ask his brother and IPS officer Kuldeep Sharma to abstain from taking any proactive measures in favour of minorities.


Domestic Help kidnaps one-year-old in Delhi

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A one-and-a-half year-old child has been kidnapped by his maid from south Delhi, police said on Monday. "Ishan was kidnapped by Seema, 19, from Maharani Bagh in south Delhi on Sunday. An FIR was registered the same day," a police officer said.


Crucial meet of Sathya Sai trust after funeral

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The Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust will meet to take some key decisions after Sathya Sai Baba's last rites on Wednesday, with his death leaving a big question mark on the future of his massive spiritual empire estimated to be worth Rs.40,000 crore. With Sathya Sai Baba passing away on Sunday, the trust will decide on how to carry forward its activities and who should lead it as Baba has apparently not named a successor.


Aarushi case: Relief for Talwars via Supreme Court

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The CBI has said that they killed their daughter; today, the Supreme Court stayed the proceedings against Nupur and Rajesh Talwar.


'Nuclear hellstorm' if bin Laden is caught or killed: Al-Qaida

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A senior Al-Qaida commander has claimed that the terror group has stashed away a nuclear bomb in Europe which will be detonated if bin Laden is ever caught or assassinated, according to new top secret files made public by whistleblower website WikiLeaks.


Kerala Chief Minister fasts against endosulfan

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Stepping up pressure on Centre for a nationwide ban on endosulfan pesticide, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan began a day-long fast on Monday along with peoples' representatives, political leaders and civil rights activists to press for the demand.


West Bengal worst-governed state: Chidambaram

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Ahead of the crucial third phase of Assembly polls, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that West Bengal was the "worst-governed" state in the country and blamed the CPM and its cadres for spreading violence and turning the state into a "killing field".


Children burn toy guns for peace in Manipur

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The children in the age group of 6-7 years brought their toy guns at the ground of Tangjen Ningthou School in interior Thoubal district and set them ablaze, an official report said on Monday.


Endless lines to pay last respects to Sai Baba

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As thousands of devotees stood in serpentine queues through the night and early Monday outside Prashanti Nilayam for a last glimpse of their Sathya Sai Baba, scores of VIPs, including politicians, celebrities, stars and top officials had the privilege to enter Kulwant Hall through the back door to pay their last respects.


PM, Sonia Gandhi to visit Puttaparthi on Tuesday

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will arrive in Puttaparthi on Tuesday evening to pay their last respects to spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba. The two leaders would arrive at 4.30 pm, Andhra Pradesh's Major Industries Minister J Geetha Reddy announced.


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