Monday, May 23, 2011

Punjab govt against 'comical' Punjabis in movies

Punjab govt against 'comical' Punjabis in movies


Punjab govt against 'comical' Punjabis in movies

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:43 PM PDT

It's official. Punjab government does not like Bollywood depicting punjabi characters as comical and "non serious".


Ex parte proceedings against Arundhati Roy

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:38 PM PDT

A lower court of Chandigarh on Monday initiated ex parte proceedings against author and activist Arundhati Roy for not appearing before court despite serving of summons, in a case filed against her on charges of sedition.


10 policemen feared killed in ambush by Maoists

Posted: 23 May 2011 06:01 PM PDT

An additional SP of Chhattisgarh police was among 10 cops feared killed in a Maoist ambush near the Chhattisgarh-Orissa border on Monday.


Mamata to vet Singur agreement

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:31 PM PDT

The West Bengal government is working out the process of returning 400 acres to unwilling farmers in Singur.


'No scramble for Africa between India & China'

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:30 PM PDT

While the West continues to project and pit India against China in Africa, India has rejected reports that it is competing with China.


TN minister dies in car crash, Jaya orders probe

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:29 PM PDT

AIADMK minister N Mariyam Pichai (60) was killed in a road accident near Tiruchi on Monday, a week after he was sworn in as a minister. Saying there seems to be a mystery in his death, chief minister J Jayalalithaa ordered a CB-CID inquiry.


Amit Shah tried to tutor me: Sanjiv Bhatt

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:24 PM PDT

Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt told the Nanavati-Mehta commission on Monday that Gujarat's former home minister Amit Shah tried to tutor him before he gave his testimony to the SIT probing the Gujarat riots, in November 2009.


Most corruption cases in Maharashtra, Rajasthan 2nd

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:16 PM PDT

At a time when Anna Hazare has become synonymous with a fight against corruption, it comes as a surprise that the maximum number of graft cases are registered in his home state, Maharashtra.


HC stays CIC order asking SC to clarify

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:15 PM PDT

A Central Information Commission order asking the SC to explain the rationale of one of its rulings was stayed on Monday by the Delhi high court.


Woman locked in ATM kiosk for 12 hours

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:14 PM PDT

A woman was trapped in an ATM kiosk for nearly 12 hours in Wifrednagar locality of Sarguja area in Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.


Make public info about Radia in 2G scam: CIC

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:12 PM PDT

The CIC on Monday directed the CBI to make public information related to corporate lobbyist Niira Radia in the ongoing spectrum allocation scam investigations, overruling the agency's argument that the disclosure would affect probe.


Kerala govt: We don't have bio-data of ex-CVC

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:09 PM PDT

The Kerala government has said that it does not have the bio-data submitted by former Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas at the time of his appointment to the post.


Lashkar threat to blow up temples in J&K

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:06 PM PDT

Two letters threatening that terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) will blow up key temples in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on June 5 to avenge the killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden were received by police in Phagwara.


No. of private jets, chartered flights soars

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:01 PM PDT

The soaring number of chartered planes and private jets are now jostling with commercial flights for the attention of aviation experts and airport operators.


Day of farmer unrest in Haryana

Posted: 23 May 2011 04:01 PM PDT

It was a day of farmer unrest in Haryana and farmers of Badkhalsa village in Sonipat district resumed their agitation after four years over land acquired by the Haryana govt to set up an education city in the name of former PM Rajiv Gandhi.


Verdict on extradition of Davy by July 1

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:54 PM PDT

Niels Holck, the real name of Kim Davy, was the lynchpin in the plan to parachute down weapons and ammunition into a forest in Purulia.


NAC members protest against plan panel's move for new poverty line

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:42 PM PDT

The three NAC members led a group of about 60-70 noisy protestors carrying dozens of packets – all worth Rs 20 – and asked the Planning Commission members to survive a day in Delhi on the contents.


Chidambaram meets Karunanidhi

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Home minister P Chidambaram met chief minister M Karunanidhi on Monday night, in a gesture of solidarity with the beleaguered DMK boss.


Yechury doesn't rule out leadership change

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:34 PM PDT

CPM leader Sitaram Yechury on Monday did not rule out a change of leadership in the party but said a lot would depend on the deliberations of next month's central committee meeting in Hyderabad.


CBI clueless about Raja, Kalmadi's 'illegal' assets

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Though the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against A Raja and several corporate honchos in the 2G telecom scam, the agency says "they have not been able to identify the properties of the former minister".


Five corporate executives reluctant to move SC before June 1

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:30 PM PDT

The five corporate honchos are reluctant to rush to the Supreme Court to challenge Monday's Delhi High Court order rejecting their bail plea in the 2G spectrum scam.

HC sends a "no leniency" message to A Raja

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:28 PM PDT

In rejecting the bail pleas of five corporate biggies, the Delhi High Court on Monday sent out a message that relief was unlikely for former telecom minister A Raja given his key role in the Rs 30,000 crore 2G scam.

Naval base attack raises questions over safety of Pak nukes

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:24 PM PDT

The Taliban attack on Pakistan's Mehran naval base raises an oft-repeated question: can Pakistan save its nuclear weapons?


States alerted after Karachi terror attack: Chidambaram

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:22 PM PDT

States have been asked to step up vigil following the terror attack on a Pakistan naval base in Karachi.

Morani's bail plea rejected

Posted: 23 May 2011 03:18 PM PDT

A trial court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Cineyug Films Pvt Ltd Director Karim Morani, an accused in 2G telecom scam, on Monday.

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