Thursday, April 28, 2011

Kanimozhi won't disclose her I-T info

Kanimozhi won't disclose her I-T info

Kanimozhi won't disclose her I-T info

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:39 PM PDT

Karunanidhi's daughter and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi has objected to disclosure of her tax returns by the income tax department under Right To Information Act.

2G scandal: Friends as accused, kin as witnesses

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:36 PM PDT

A strange pattern has been seen in the two chargesheets where the agency has included the statements of the kin of several accused to back up their charges.

Soldier kills 4 colleagues in Kashmir

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Rashtriya Rifles soldier Abhay Kumar, opened fire with his AK-47, killing a JCO and three troopers on Thursday in Punjpora. Another jawan was injured in trying to overpower and disarm Kumar.

3 months on, IAS couple still not charged for graft

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:52 PM PDT

More than three months after the income tax department submitted a 7,000-page report to the Madhya Pradesh government and Lokayukta on the IAS couple Arvind and Tinu Joshi, they are yet to be chargesheeted.

Now, CBI probes PMO's man on CWG top panel

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:41 PM PDT

Two letters from Jarnail Singh, the PMO's appointee in the CWG OC, supporting the TSR contract to Swiss Timing have come under CBI's scanner.

Booking last minute? Get ready to pay a bomb

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:35 PM PDT

The massive cancellation of Air India flights has resulted in the airline booking seats in bulk for its passengers on other carriers.

10,000 stranded as more pilots join Air India strike

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:35 PM PDT

Air India's crisis deepened as another 200-odd executive pilots joined the stir on Thursday, taking the total number of striking pilots to about 830.

HC contempt notice to striking pilots

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Upset that its stay order was breached by striking Air India pilots, the Delhi high court on Thursday began contempt of court proceedings against them.

Nothing positive in Indo-US ties since nuclear deal

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:07 PM PDT

Hard on the heels of India tossing out US bids for the MMRCA fighter aircraft deal, US ambassador Timothy Roemer announced he was leaving his post.

PAC setback for Subbarao, may not get extension

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:04 PM PDT

Questions over Duvurri Subbarao's role in the 2G spectrum scam could be a setback to the former IAS officer's chances of getting a second term in the Reserve Bank of India in September.

Govt to probe how PAC report was leaked: Soni

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:03 PM PDT

I&B minister Ambika Soni said differences between members of the ruling coalition and Opposition over the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report would be sorted out.

Air India stir: Railways run special trains

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Railways are running special trains to clear the rush of passengers following the ongoing strike by Air India pilots.

India, Pak to explore preferential trade deal

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:58 PM PDT

India and Pakistan on Thursday made a significant breakthrough on increasing trade relations by agreeing to explore the possibility of a preferential trade deal, relax curbs on investment and banking.

Opposition members say Congress, allies trying to cover up govt failure

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:54 PM PDT

Yashwant Sinha, according to sources in the committee, said the UPA members never levelled the charge of bias until the panel's April 4 hearing -- the last meeting before the decision to call Chandrasekhar, Nair and Vahanvati was taken.

Sonia's NAC takes on Anna camp: Lokpal no magic pill against graft

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:52 PM PDT

The NAC cautioned that system need not look at one place to stem corruption, in an oblique reference to Hazare's campaign for Lokpal bill.

'Karim Morani had invested Rs 200cr in Kalaignar TV'

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:46 PM PDT

Mohamed and Ali Morani — brothers of Karim Morani who is an accused in the 2G Spectrum allocation case — have been named as prosecution witnesses by CBI in its first supplementary chargesheet filed on April 25.

Chaos at PAC meet; Joshi's 2G draft report rejected

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Aided by two MPs of SP and BSP switching sides, Congress and DMK members of the PAC prevented the adoption of a draft report that is a scathing indictment of PM Manmohan Singhin the 2G telecom scam.

US pressure fails to pull its fighter through IAF test

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:43 PM PDT

Both the PM and the defence minister had made it clear that the selection process for the gigantic $10.4 billion project to acquire 126 MMRCA should be guided solely by IAF's operational requirements.

725 applications for return of Kashmiri militants from PoK

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:38 PM PDT

725 Kashmiri families have approached the Jammu and Kashmir government to facilitate the homecoming of their relatives who crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) during 1989-2009 to embrace militancy.

Private practice by govt doctors no crime: SC

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:33 PM PDT

The SC has ruled that government doctors defying the ban on private practice and charging consultation fee from patients in a clinic during spare time could not be booked under the anti-corruption law.

Purulia arms drop had govt sanction: Davy

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:29 PM PDT

The operation to drop arms in Purulia in 1995 was approved by the Indian government and was for arming people against 'oppression' by the CPM government in West Bengal, the kingpin of the mysterious operation Kim Davy has claimed.

Howitzer jinx replays with another pullout

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:11 PM PDT

The Army's long-delayed artillery modernisation plan remains jinxed. BAE Systems, a leading contender, has pulled out of the fresh 155mm towed artillery guns competition, which has already been scrapped four times in the past.

PAC report: Rivals SP, BSP come to Congress aid

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:39 PM PDT

The UP outfits, SP and BSP, tilted the scales in the PAC panel in favour of the government in another instance of their bailing out UPA-2.

Hijacked ship reaches Kenya without remaining crew members

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:10 AM PDT

After waiting in vain for about a fortnight in Somalian waters for release of seven members still held hostage by Somalian pirates, Indian freighter Asphalt Venture with its eight freed crew today reached Mobasa in Kenya.

India, Pak to initiate steps for power, petroleum trade

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:05 AM PDT

Recognising that trade engagement will build mutual trust, India and Pak today agreed to initiate steps for trade of power and petro products.
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