Thursday, June 30, 2011

17 babies dead at one hospital in 36 hours

17 babies dead at one hospital in 36 hours

17 babies dead at one hospital in 36 hours

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The BC Roy Hospital in Kolkata has confirmed that 17 infants have died here in less than two days.


Maran meets PM, denies they discussed Cabinet reshuffle

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As senior ministers brace for a cabinet reshuffle, Dayanidhi Maran of the DMK met with the Prime Minister today. Mr Maran, who is Textiles Minister, has reportedly been under considerable pressure to resign on account of his alleged involvement with the telecom scam. After the meeting, Mr Maran calrified that he briefed the PM on his department and that he "is still a minister in the Cabinet."


Anna Hazare garners political support, meets Nitish Kumar

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He did not get that appointment with Sonia Gandhi, but Anna Hazare's Thursday was not all washed out. The Gandhian activist - who is trying to cobble political support for the civil society's draft Lokpal Bill - met Bihar chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Delhi and said he had been promised help.


Neeraj Grover case: Maria and Jerome both guilty

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Three years after TV executive Neeraj Grover was brutally murdered, a Mumbai court found small-time Kannada actress Maria Susairaj not guilty of murder but of destroying evidence. But it held her boyfriend Emile Jerome Mathew, a Navy Lieutenant, guilty of murder and of destroying evidence.


Alcohol, not milk for tribal children in Andhra Pradesh

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A television channel in Andhra Pradesh has caught on camera children as young as two years drinking toddy, often served to them by parents who do not have meals or milk to offer.


Militarily, China far ahead than India: PM

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said China was "far ahead" in its military strength but India was catching up with its limited resources.


Blood money for J Dey's murder paid in Chandni Chowk

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The ongoing police investigation into the murder case of journalist J Dey on Wednesday revealed that part of the plot to kill him might have been hatched in the Capital.


Prime Minister's media adviser burgled

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Unidentified burglars struck at the house of media adviser to the Prime Minster Harish Khare, in Civil Lines area of North Delhi and made away with his Ford Fiesta car, laptop and cell phone. IB Rani, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North District, confirmed the incident.


J Dey murder: Cops chase Rajan aides for clues

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Following the revelation that it was Chhota Rajan behind MiD DAY journalist J Dey's killing, the Mumbai police are on the lookout for every man thought to be a Rajan aide so they may question them about the underworld don's motive.


Assets worth 700 crore in Kerala temple's secret rooms

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The process of making an inventory of the priceless articles locked up in underground cellars of the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here has revealed gold ornaments, vessels, jewels and precious stones worth hundreds of crores of rupees.


Killed for protecting forests in Kashmir?

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Sonaullah Zargar, a 30-year-old forest activist, who was dedicated to protecting the Sukhnag Forests in Budgam, was found dead in the Valley. His body was found near a stream a week ago. Initially Zargar's death was passed off as an accident but now the police suspect the timber mafia as well as corrupt forest staff to be behind his death.


Purulia arms drop case: Will Kim Davy be extradited?

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The Danish High Court will pronounce its verdict today on the extradition of Kim Davy in connection with Purulia arms drop case.


Lokpal Bill: No Anna-Sonia meeting today

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Gandhian Anna Hazare wanted to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi to try and bring her around to his side of the Lokpal debate, but the meeting is not taking place today.


Modi government admits riots records destroyed

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In a startling revelation, the Gujarat government has admitted to the Nanavati Commission, probing the 2002 post-Godhra riots, that key records during the riots were destroyed five years later.


CBI allowed to challenge acquittals in Dinakaran attack

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The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court Wednesday permitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to appeal against the acquittal of all 17 accused in the 2007 Tamil daily Dinakaran arson case.


Transcript of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Question and Answer session with Editors

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met with editors of five newspapers on Wednesday morning. During a two-hour discussion, he answered questions about what he thinks of Rahul Gandhi taking over as PM, the controversial Lokpal Bill, and whether his party often undermines his government.


All-woman police stations in West Bengal

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Altogether 65 all-woman police stations will be set up in 20 West Bengal districts to deal with rising crime against women, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here today.


India for special deal with Canada for BlackBerry services

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India is looking for a special "government to government" agreement with Canada to get access to all services of BlackBerry, including its enterprise mail, following differences between security agencies and the smart phone manufacturer over its interception.


I may have been soft: PM on 2G scam

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: "My conscience is quite clear. (But) it is quite possible that I may have been soft." This is what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today while replying to questions on corruption, including 2G spectrum allocation controversy over which he had been assured by the then Telecom Minister A Raja that "transparency, fairness and objectivity" would be observed.


Pune: Doctor couple caught for sex determination

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Dr Makrand Ranade, a paediatric ophthalmologist and his gynaecologist wife Dr Neelam Ranade, has been caught red-handed by the Maharashtra Health Department officials taking money at their Pune clinic to facilitate a sex determination test.


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's opening remarks at the interaction with newspaper editors

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met with five editors this morning. During a two-hour discussion, he answered questions about what he thinks of Rahul Gandhi taking over as PM, the controversial Lokpal Bill, and whether his party often undermines his government.


Rahul Gandhi visits grieving family, Mayawati hasn't met them

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Rahul Gandhi visited Lakhimpur Kheri, a three-hour drive from Lucknow and spent a little over an hour with the family whose teen daughter was found hanging at a police station earlier this month. Her parents say she was raped, then killed. The post-mortem reports do not establish that she was sexually assaulted.


Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare to meet Sonia Gandhi today

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Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare will try to persuade Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to include the post of Prime Minister in the lokpal when he meets her tomorrow. Mr Hazare met CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat in New Delhi today.


25 paise coin, or 'chavanni', is dead

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The 25 paise coin, popularly known as 'chavanni', which first came into being in 1950, died an official death on Wednesday.


Telangana will not tolerate hera-pheri, warns KCR

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Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhara Rao, popularly known as KCR, has warned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that "Telangana will burn" if he fails to implement his promise of carving out a separate Telangana state.


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