Thursday, July 28, 2011

Team Anna rejects govt version of anti-graft bill

Team Anna rejects govt version of anti-graft bill

Team Anna rejects govt version of anti-graft bill

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 04:04 PM PDT

Gearing up for a fresh confrontation with the government on August 16, Team Anna rejected the Lokpal bill approved by the Cabinet calling it a cruel joke.

Lokpal draft too weak to deter corrupt: Anna Hazare

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 04:01 PM PDT

Social activist Anna Hazare said the Lokpal bill draft approved by the Cabinet on Thursday was so weak and ineffective that the corrupt would not be afraid of the watchdog and the poor would never get justice.

Border issue to top Chidambaram's Dhaka agenda

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:58 PM PDT

India and Bangladesh will finetune their agreement to exchange each other's 'enclaves' during home minister P Chidambaram's visit to Dhaka beginning on Friday.

Woman burned alive in MP village

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:51 PM PDT

A woman was allegedly burnt alive by her relatives on Wednesday at a village in Damoh district in MP over a property dispute.

Reds' urban fronts under lens

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:47 PM PDT

Central security agencies have identified 20-odd organizations — based in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur and Gurgaon — suspected to be working as fronts of Maoists with an aim to expand their bases in urban areas.

Ramdev's aide seeks 20 days to appear before CBI

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:47 PM PDT

Baba Ramdev's aide Acharya Balkrishna, who has gone into hiding since Tuesday, sought a 20-day deadline from the CBI on Thursday to appear before it in a fake passport case.

Behura: PM informed about policy change

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:43 PM PDT

Distancing himself from the spectrum scam, Behura also told the court that Vahanvati cleared the eligibility of Swan Telecom for 2G licences and he was being held liable when CBI found nothing wrong in the SG's legal opinion.

50 complaints against ED officer probing 2G scam

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:40 PM PDT

The officer probing the 2G scam in the ED is besieged by over 50 complaints against himself, forwarded by, among others, the offices of the Vice President, PM, finance minister, defence minister and law minister.

'Summon Chidambaram before JPC on spectrum case'

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:39 PM PDT

With A Raja alleging that PM Manmohan Singh and home minister P Chidambaram were in the know about his decisions, BJP leader Yashwant Sinha wants the home minister to be summoned before the JPC on telecom.

Cabinet okays fund for unorganized sector

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT

The proposed National Social Security Fund will have an initial corpus of Rs 1,000 crore and will benefit 43.3 crore workers in the unorganized sector.

Worried parties join hands against judicial overreach

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT

A reference to the Supreme Court's encroachment into the executive domain struck a raw nerve at a meeting of party chief whips ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament with parties keen on a discussion on judicial overreach.

MP minister makes 'corrupt' babu do sit-ups

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:31 PM PDT

A Madhya Pradesh minister, eager to earn instant popularity, on Wednesday asked a "corrupt" village revenue official to perform "uthak baithak" (sit-ups while holding ears) in public view.

'26/11 accused in Pak will be prosecuted'

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:30 PM PDT

Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik on Thursday reiterated that "nine non-state actors" facing trial in a Rawalpindi court for their involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks would be convicted.

Hina should have met J&K CM first: Pillai

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:25 PM PDT

Former home secretary G K Pillai on Thursday said Pakistani foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar should have met Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah instead of Hurriyat leaders as he was the actual representative of the people.

Held up by rains, Pak foreign minister melts hearts in Jaipur

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:24 PM PDT

Hina Rabbani was stuck in the pink city for nearly an hour because her chopper could not take off for Ajmer due to bad weather.

Hina Rabbani Khar visits Ajmer, Nizamuddin Dargahs

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:19 PM PDT

Among the places Hina visited were the Prime Minister's residence, UPA chairwoman Sonia Gandhi's residence and senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani's residence.

Ansari on NBCC to help Congress woo Muslims

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:17 PM PDT

Former All India Congress Committee secretary Shaqueeluzzama Ansari has been named as National Backward Classes Commission member as part of Congress's outreach towards OBC Muslims.

Indo-French army drill in October

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:10 PM PDT

After joint naval and air force war games, India and France will now hold an army exercise,'Shakti', at Chaubatia, near Ranikhet, in September-October.

Reddys: From constable's sons to the barons of Bellary

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:55 PM PDT

Sons of a police constable, the three brothers — G Karunakara Reddy, G Somashekara Reddy and G Janardhana Reddy — grew up in an average middle-class home, but with dreams of making it big.

We could have dug up more dirt, says Hegde

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:49 PM PDT

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh N Hegde looked relaxed a day after he submitted the much-anticipated report on illegal mining to the government. He spoke to TOI in Bangalore about the report.

Reddy brothers' AMC lie exposed

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:47 PM PDT

The powerful Reddy brothers, who were taking political cover for past three years by claiming their mining business was limited to Andhra Pradesh (Obulapuram Mining Company and Anantapur Mining Corporation), have been laid bare.

Reddys park Rs 215 crore in tax havens: Report

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:35 PM PDT

The Lokayukta report has assessed that a whopping Rs 215.12 crore has been parked by Reddy brothers and their confidant B Sriramulu in tax havens.

Files with GPS to keep tabs on babus

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:32 PM PDT

In a bid to speed up clearing of files by government officers, the Urban Improvement Trust of Bikaner has hit upon a novel idea of fixing Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled chips in them.

At Rs 20 crore, Taj Mahal remains a top draw

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:29 PM PDT

The government earned Rs 87.03 crore from entrance fee at 116 centrally-protected monuments in 2010-11, out of which Rs 19.89 crore — the highest — came from footfalls at the Taj Mahal.

Nothing wrong with my brain, asserts Kalmadi

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 02:29 PM PDT

"My mind, my brain is all okay. I remember everything and there should be no doubt about it," an unruffled Kalmadi, currently lodged in Tihar Jail on corruption charges, told the media at the hospital.
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