Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Hina factor in India-Pakistan talks

The Hina factor in India-Pakistan talks

The Hina factor in India-Pakistan talks

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When 34-year-old Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's youngest and first woman Foreign Minister, holds talks with her Indian counterpart SM Krishna, 45 years her senior, the world will be watching to see how she handles her first major diplomatic outing and navigates the troubled waters of the India-Pakistan relationship.


New post created to guard Kerala temple treasure

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Kerala on Tuesday created a new post of the rank of a superintendent of police to specifically protect the treasure estimated at Rs.1 lakh crore found in the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram.


Mamata's nephew leads her party's new youth wing

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Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee is the latest star entrant in the long tradition of dynastic politics.


Will not be part of phone-tapping committee: Hegde

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Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde today described as a "political game" Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's appeal to the Prime Minister to constitute a committee to inquire into the alleged phone-tapping scandal.


'Mela' is circus, not party, clarifies Mani Shankar Aiyar

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Congress MP Mani Shankar Aiyar today said it was not the party but the "mela" at its headquarters that he had described as a "circus" and hoped that it has not lost its capacity to laugh at itself.


In Pune, send text message to catch eve-teasers

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The increasing menace of eve-teasing in and around Hadapsar has prompted the in-charge of the police station there to come up with an innovative mechanism to deal with the offenders. With victims not willing to come forward as they fear a backlash from offenders, who often hail from well-to-do backgrounds, Hadapsar police station in-charge Pandharinath Mandhare decided to take it upon himself to track eve-teasers.


Now, a state anthem for Madhya Pradesh

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In a first of its kind, the Madhya Pradesh government will now have its own anthem which will be sung at government offices, schools and colleges after the national anthem on special occasions and events. The government justifies the move, and insists that it will instil state pride and will unify people.


Justice Shivaraj Patil, Karnataka's next Lokayukta

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Former Supreme Court judge Shivaraj Virupanna Patil will be the new Karnataka Lokayukta or ombudsman, official sources said on Tuesday.


'Let the PM resign first,' says defiant Yeddyurappa

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Still defiant and refusing to quit, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa today said, "the PM should quit first as lot of ministers in his Cabinet are corrupt."


CWG a 'distant memory' for Suresh Kalmadi?

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There are several forgettable memories associated with the Commonwealth Games as far as former CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi is concerned. And, interestingly, his defence in court is on similar lines. The CWG scam accused has now claimed he suffers from dementia.


After Noida land mess, Gurgaon tries to cash in

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Planning to buy a house? Troubled by the land acquisition row in Noida? Don't worry because you haven't run out of options. In fact, property agents from Gurgaon, Faridabad and Dwarka expressway are flooding people's inboxes with promotional mails and SMSes, trying to cash in on the Noida property crisis.


Cops, Bureaucrats seen as DMK loyalists raided in Chennai

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Senior police officers and bureaucrats in Chennai were today raided by officials in charge of tackling corruption.


Bangalore's 'Mother Teresa' can now stay in India as long as she likes

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There is good news for the poor, unwell and worried people of Sumanahalli in Bangalore. They will not have to say goodbye to Sister Jean after all. She can now stay in India as long as she likes.


Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman raped, stabbed

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In another setback for the Mayawati government, and adding to the long list of rape cases, a Dalit woman was raped and stabbed barely 50 metres from the DIG's residence in the Basti area of Uttar Pradesh.


2G case: Didn't seek to implicate PM, says Raja today

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2G case: Raja in court on PM - A Raja continued to whip up a storm today, claiming, "I did not seek to implicate the Prime Minister and the then Finance Minister in the 2G case." He also blamed the media for "putting words in my mouth."


Congress ignores Mani Shankar Aiyar's 'circus' comments

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A day after former union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar compared the people coming to the Congress party office to those coming to a "circus" and blamed former prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao for demolition of the Babri Mosque, the Congress chose not to respond to his comments.


CBI issues look out notice against Ramdev aide

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued a look out notice for yoga guru Baba Ramdev's aide Acharya Balkrishna, who has been booked for allegedly holding a fake passport, an official said on Monday. The probe agency, which registered a case against Balkrishna on Sunday, has alerted airports to prevent Balkrishna from leaving the country.


What's in a name? A whole lot in Telangana

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Andhra Bank has become Telangana Bank, the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) has been rewritten as Telangana Tourism Development Corporation (TGTDC). Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is now Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC). Andhra Bhavan hotel has become Telangana Bhavan hotel. From eateries to government offices, even number-plates on vehicles are proudly showing off the 'AP' cut-out and replacing it with a TG.


Raja names PM, Chidambaram, says 'I should be rewarded'

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A Raja spent all day today presenting his side of the telecom story that landed him in Tihar Jail. Mr Raja brought the Prime Minister and P Chidambaram into his line of defence. He also said that he deserves to be rewarded for following the rules.


India, Pak to firm up agenda for foreign ministers' meet on Wednesday

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The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will hold preparatory talks in New Delhi Tuesday to firm up details of confidence-building measures (CBMs) and other trust-inducing initiatives that are expected to be announced by their foreign ministers the following day.


Hafiz Saeed vows to enter India

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Making provocative comments again, Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has vowed to enter India through Jammu and Kashmir.


How 'industrial' Greater Noida became residential

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It was set up by the Uttar Pradesh government to promote industrial development in this region, but the last company to be set up under the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) was in 1998. Since then there have been more residential complexes coming up in what should have an industrial zone.


BJP targeting ministers to retaliate for right-wing terror probe: Chidambaram

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Home Minister P Chidambaram today said there are nine documented cases involving right-wing terror groups making bombs and killing people and the BJP is targeting selective ministers because the UPA government has quickened investigations into them. He said the objective of these fundamentalist groups was to clearly create terror and the government has to deal with that.


Con artist posed as Buddhadeb's daughter for 2.5 crore scam

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The parents of a Tripura woman want her punished after she was jailed for allegedly cheating a senior citizen in Mumbai of over Rs.2.5 crore by posing as former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's daughter.


2G scam: BJP demands resignations of PM, Chidambaram over Raja remark

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BJP on PM, Chidmabaram:The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday demanded the resignations of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then finance minister P. Chidambaram after allegations by former communications minister A. Raja that both knew about transactions in the 2G spectrum allocation.


Online, President Patil declares assets worth Rs 2.49 crores

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President Pratibha Patil today made public her movable and immovable properties worth over Rs 2.49 crore after the Central Information Commission requested her to take a decision on the lines of the Prime Minister.


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