Tuesday, August 2, 2011

'BSY didn't smash my laptop'

'BSY didn't smash my laptop'

'BSY didn't smash my laptop'

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:08 PM PDT

Former BJP president M Venkaiah Naidu has denied that outgoing Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa smashed his laptop in a fit of rage for not defending him when the central leadership wanted him to resign.

BSY camp looks to dig dirt against Ananth

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:04 PM PDT

The B S Yeddyurappa faction of the Karnataka BJP is ruing the ban on controversial advocate R K Anand's book on Niira Radia by the Delhi high court.

India to give $2bn to fund bailouts in Europe

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:45 PM PDT

India will fund bailouts in Europe, marking a role reversal from 20 years ago when it went knocking on the doors of the IMF to avert a balance of payments crisis.

CAG slams Sheila govt for irregular CWG spending

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:32 PM PDT

The Sheila-Dikshit-led Delhi government has been severely indicted by the CAG in its performance audit report on the Commonwealth Games held last year.

Hazare may fast at Ramlila Maidan

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:27 PM PDT

Sources in Delhi Police said that as a last-minute recourse they might agree to the Ramlila Maidan as a venue for the Anna Hazare-led protest fast, beginning on August 16. The caveat, though, is that the organizers must show them all the necessary permits including one from the MCD.

Oppose Lokpal bill introduction, Anna tells MPs

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:16 PM PDT

Terming the government approved Lokpal bill as "defectively structured'' and an affront to parliamentarians, Gandhian Anna Hazare urged MPs to oppose its introduction in the Lok Sabha.

Holocaust survivor wills assets to tiger reserves

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Finally, there was some closure for Elfriede Maria Schmidt, even if posthumously. On Sunday, 45 days after she died alone, far from family and friends, the ashes of 77-year-old Austrian born German passport holder was immersed in the Arabian sea, according to her wishes.

Have sympathy for sex workers, says SC

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Sex workers, including those from Nepal, Bangladesh and CIS countries, are not bad persons but forced into flesh trade by terrible poverty, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while directing the states to frame schemes for their vocational training to lead a dignified life.

Met forcast: Deficient rainfall this monsoon

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Rainfall has been deficient this monsoon, and it is likely to be so for the rest of the season.

Rs 500cr boost for judiciary: Khurshid

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:55 PM PDT

Since he took over in May last year, chief justice of India S H Kapadia has expressed his concerns about pending cases several times.

BRO-built roads under graft cloud

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:46 PM PDT

The government has admitted that corruption has hit the construction of certain strategic roads by the Border Roads Organization (BRO), especially along the India-China border, in a big way.

Amarnath lingam melts 10 days before yatra-end

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:42 PM PDT

The unprecedented rush of pilgrims to Amarnath this year has contributed to the ice Shivling in the holy mountain cave completely melting away more than 10 days before the end of the yatra.

Amarnath lingam melts 10 days before yatra-end

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:42 PM PDT

The unprecedented rush of pilgrims to Amarnath this year has contributed to the ice Shivling in the holy mountain cave completely melting away more than 10 days before the end of the yatra.

India to make fresh attempt to get Davy extradited

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:21 PM PDT

India will make fresh diplomatic moves to get Purulia arms drop mastermind Kim Davy alias Neils Holck extradited from Denmark, which had in early July decided not to contest its high court's verdict in the country's Supreme Court.

PDP MLAs face Sopore locals’ wrath

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:16 PM PDT

Angry protesters chased away a group of opposition People's Democratic Party legislators as they arrived in North Kashmir's Sopore town to meet the family of a 28-year-old youth allegedly killed in police custody two days earlier.

Didi's man ousted from cabin, Pranab salvages situation

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:11 PM PDT

It may look like a simple spat over a room, but the matter has all ingredients to fuel a full-scale war between Congress and its biggest ally Trinamool Congress. This comes at a time when relations between the two UPA allies are uneasy over financial support from the Centre to the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal.

Man in treasure hunt kills kids

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:05 PM PDT

A man killed his two-year-old son and seven-month-old daughter in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district in the hope of getting a treasure. He was arrested by police on Monday and remanded in judicial custody till August 11.

New land bill may hold up infra projects in north

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:58 PM PDT

One of the key provisions of the land bill – banning acquisition of irrigated land – could create infrastructure bottlenecks in states with well developed agriculture such as Punjab, Harayana and Uttar Pradesh.

Kasab not fasting during Ramzan

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:48 PM PDT

Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab is not observing Roza during Ramzan. He has been eating food and taking medicines. Adult Muslims observe fast during this period.

Missing CWG bid papers deepen OC mystery

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:40 PM PDT

The mystery whether the bid document for Delhi's Commonwealth Games was altered to erase the clause stipulating appointment of a "government nominee" to head the organizing committee (OC) is not likely to be resolved as the relevant record no longer exists in the sports ministry.

'NDA's Games contract left us with no option'

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Sports minister Ajay Maken on Tuesday accused the previous NDA government of changing the Commonwealth Games "host city" contract arbitrarily, resulting in Suresh Kalmadi "capturing" the OC, in contrast to the CAG report that faulted the Prime Minister's Office.

CAG: Documents tampered with to help Kalmadi get OC chief’s job

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:23 PM PDT

In what appears to be the Prime Minister's Office's determination in giving Suresh Kalmadi the lead role as chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, the Comptroller and Auditor General's report underlines how the reservations of three successive sports ministers were overlooked.

Better revenue for Bengal after GST: Pranab

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:17 PM PDT

The Rs 19,000-crore bailout package announced for West Bengal by the Centre should come as a boost to the Mamata government which has inherited a massive burden if the Left Front government.

Raja behind bars for six months

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:09 PM PDT

Former telecom minister A Raja on Tuesday completed six months behind bars for 2G scam, a rarity in a country not used to seeing a neta remain in jail for long.

'Videocon's Dhoot used MP bro's ID card to enter ministry'

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:59 PM PDT

Shahid Balwa, an accused in the 2G scam, on Tuesday brought the spotlight on the promoter of the Videocon group, Venugopal Dhoot, by accusing him of misrepresenting his identity to gain entry into the telecom ministry on the day letters of intent (LoI) for 2G licence were being issued.
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