Friday, June 3, 2011

Who is Baba Ramdev?

Who is Baba Ramdev?

Who is Baba Ramdev?

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As Swamis go, he is rather young - turned 45 last year. Before Baba Ramdev became the latest crusader against corruption, he was best known for his efforts to popularise yoga among increasingly health conscious Indians.


In Andhra, girl's throat slit at park by co-worker

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A young girl in Andhra Pradesh who was asked by her colleague to meet him at a park has died after he slit her throat.


Jayalalithaa stops Karunanidhi’s projects

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DMK today put up a brave face over Jayalalithaa government's decision to set up a commission of inquiry into alleged irregularities in construction of the Rs 1000 crore new Legislative Assembly complex, saying facing such commissions was not new to the party.


Indian girl aces 'cymotrichous' to win Spelling Bee

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It went on and on and on. Five spellers who seemingly had memorized the entire dictionary simply could not be stumped with any word tossed their way. It was getting late, way past bedtime and well beyond the time slot allotted by ESPN for its telecast.


Indian diplomat's daughter accused of obscene emails

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should look into the matter of an Indian diplomat's teenage daughter, who was wrongfully arrested on the suspicion of sending obscene emails to her teacher, the girl's lawyer has said.


Dara Singh encounter case: CBI names minister in Raje government

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has presented the chargesheet in the Dara Singh fake encounter case.


Karunanidhi on birthday takes aim at 'bad friends'

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His birthday was usually the perfect platform for his party to prove its political strength. But today, as M Karunanidhi, the head of the DMK, turns 88, there's little of the traditional pomp and glory. A trip to Delhi to visit his daughter in jail was cancelled late last night. Instead, Mr Karunanidhi delivered a message that suggests a growing rift with his political partner, the Congress. "Bad friendship ends in trouble," he said.


US to consider giving India further access to Headley

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The US would consider giving India access to David Headley, who has confessed to his involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks, for additional questioning by its investigating agencies, the State Department has said.


Maran started 2G scam, says PAC head MM Joshi

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Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi has told NDTV that he too had suggested a probe into Dayanidhi Maran's role in the 2G scam in his report to the Prime Minister.


Three militants gunned down by security forces in Sopore

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Three suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including one from Pakistan, were killed in an encounter with security forces early today in Sopore town of north Kashmir's Baramulla district. "All the three militants have been killed and the operation is over," Srinagar-based Defence spokesman Lt Colonel J S Brar said.


Baba Ramdev meets with ministers at Claridges Hotel

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An hour after announcing that he will go ahead with his plans to launch a hunger strike against corruption tomorrow, Baba Ramdev headed to the five-star Claridges Hotel in Delhi to meet with the two ministers deputed to talk him out of his fast.


Dayanidhi Maran's lawyer's statement on suing newspaper

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A statement from Dayanidhi Maran's lawyer has declared that he is suing a Tamil newspaper that has repeatedly reported that Mr Maran cost the country hundreds of crores through an alleged telecom scam.


Hyderabad: Arrested, harassed for a Muslim daughter

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When Hyderabad was reeling from bomb blasts in 2007, Papalal who was working nearby found a little girl, then four-years-old, at the Gokul Chat Centre blast site. Papalal, a painter of Hindu Gods and Goddesses for temple walls, and his wife, Jayshree, figured out that the child was a Muslim and had been orphaned. They took her home where she lived with the couple. They had been childless for five years and they believed that her coming to their home as a firstborn brought them good luck and Jayshree soon became pregnant with their first biological child. She was their eldest child, they told everybody. And they named her Anjali.


Another telecom controversy for DMK, this time it's Maran

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Dayanidhi Maran, the Textiles Minister and a senior leader of the DMK, has denied reports that he misused his office as Telecom Minister to establish a virtual telephone exchange of nearly 300 phone lines at his house which were then secretly made available for use to Sun TV, which is owned by his brother, Kalanidhi Maran.


Gurudwara attacked in Australia

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A gurudwara in the Australian state of Victoria has been vandalised in what is believed to be a "racial" attack, sparking fears among the minority community which has appealed for greater security for the Sikhs.


Mayawati counters Rahul Gandhi with new land policy

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It was, for Uttar Pradesh, a Kodak moment. A group of 60 farmers pulled into the UP Assembly in a Volvo and were greeted by Chief Minister Mayawati who spent the afternoon with them.


2G scam: Relief for Ratan Tata, Anil Ambani

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A Delhi court today dismissed pleas for a direction to the CBI to make Reliance ADAG chairman Anil Ambani, Tata group Chief Ratan Tata, corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and DMK chief M Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal, as accused in the 2G spectrum scam.


Baba Ramdev promises a grand spectacle of support

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Baba Ramdev seems certain that his hunger fast will draw the same sort of crowds as his hugely popular yoga sessions.


SRK says he's not with Baba Ramdev

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Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan today said that Baba Ramdev's proposed hunger strike against corruption and repatriation of black money stashed in foreign banks is politically motivated and he would not support the agitation.


Comparisons to Gandhi land chief minister in trouble

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For years, supporters of Ashok Gehlot have referred to him - mainly at public events - as "the Gandhi of Marwar". But now the Chief Minister of Rajasthan has run into trouble over the title. A question in an entrance exam at a government college in Ajmer asked students to guess "Who is the Gandhi of Marwar." Mr Gehlot was listed as one of the options.


Kanimozhi's statement over legal notice to magazines over son's photos

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M Kanimozhi, currently lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail for her alleged role in the country's biggest scam, has sued two Tamil Magazines for publishing photos of her son.


Kanimozhi sues magazines over son's photos

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M Kanimozhi, currently in jail in Delhi for her alleged role in the country's biggest scam, has sued two Tamil magazines for publishing photos of her son.


DMK slams Jayalalithaa for demanding Dayanidhi Maran's resignation

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Dayanidhi Maran: A day after Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa demanded the resignation of Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran's resignation over the 2G spectrum scam, his party, the DMK, today lashed out at her.


Top pharmaceutical boss arrested in Mumbai

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Abhijit Konduskar, the Managing Director of Kamud Drugs, has been arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in Mumbai after the company's offices were raided in Mumbai.


No woman writer is equal to me, says VS Naipaul

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After ending the famous 15-year feud with American writer Paul Theroux at the Hay Festival this week, Nobel laureate V S Naipaul has sparked off another row by claiming that there has been no woman writer whom he considers his equal.


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