Monday, September 5, 2011

Janardhana Reddy in jail, Gadkari summons Karnataka Chief Minister

Janardhana Reddy in jail, Gadkari summons Karnataka Chief Minister

Janardhana Reddy in jail, Gadkari summons Karnataka Chief Minister

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 01:16 AM PDT

Gali Janardhana Reddy was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation yesterday in the Obulapuram mining case. Today, BJP chief Nitin Gadkari has summoned Karnataka Chief Minister Sadanand Gowda t...

Cash-for-votes scam: Amar Singh likely to appear in court today; will he be arrested?

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 12:39 AM PDT

Amar Singh, Rajya Sabha MP and former leader of the Samajwadi Party, is expected to appear before a court in Delhi today in connection with the cash-for-votes scandal in which he has been chargesheete...

Mamata in a sulk, government reconsiders Teesta water treaty

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:33 PM PDT

With a sulking West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee deciding to opt out of the Bangladesh trip with the Prime Minister, the government has got into damage control mode....

Honda to recall over 72,000 City sedans in India

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:26 PM PDT

Japanese auto major Honda today said it will recall 72,115 units of its mid-sized sedan City in India to replace defective power window switches as part of a global exercise. The company, which is ...

Sushma vs Digvijaya on those troublesome Reddy bros

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:24 PM PDT

The arrest of Janardhana Reddy - one among the trio of the powerful Reddy brothers of Bellary - has sparked off a political war of words between the two major parties, the Congress and the Bharatiya J...

Chhota Rajan aide held in J Dey murder case

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:12 PM PDT

A close associate of fugitive underworld don Chhota Rajan was on Monday arrested in Mumbai for his alleged involvement in the killing of senior journalist J Dey, police said....

Cabinet clears land bill despite protests

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:03 PM PDT

For the first time since 1894, a new land acquisition was today approved by the Union Cabinet. The much-awaited Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Bill provides for enhanced compensation to land owne...

Kochi: Hospital turns into wedding mandap

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 03:02 PM PDT

It was a wedding with a difference when a private hospital in Kochi was decked up to solemnise the wedding of one of its patients. ...

Janardhana Reddy sent to jail for 14 days; Rs. 3 cr, 30 kg gold found in CBI raids

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 02:02 PM PDT

"The truth will prevail," said G Janardhana Reddy in Telugu, as he was sent to jail for 14 days. Till last month, Mr Reddy was Tourism Minister for Karnataka. This morning, he was arrested by the Cent...

Who is Janardhana Reddy?

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 01:59 PM PDT

He is the middle brother of the three Reddys - the billionaire barons whose influence and clout in Karnataka's Bellary is legend. It is Gali Janardhana Reddy's enterprise and ambition that is said to ...

Blair is godfather to Murdoch's daughter: Sources

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 01:32 PM PDT

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is godfather to one of Rupert Murdoch's young children, sources said Monday, raising fresh questions about British political links to the media mogul's empire....

Man chokes to death on an in-flight meal

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 01:17 PM PDT

An Australian airline Monday said it had offered discounts on future travel to some passengers after a man died on their 11-hour flight from Singapore to New Zealand....

Sachin Tendulkar ruled out of ODI series; Badrinath called

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 01:09 PM PDT

India batsman Sachin Tendulkar will have to wait a little longer for his 100th international century after being ruled out of the remainder of the one-day series with England, officials said on Monday...

WikiLeaks: DMK wanted Sonia not Singh as Prime Minister

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Another startling revelation from the Wikileaks library of leaked US government cables. In this one, a DMK strategist is quoted as saying that the party saw Congress president Sonia Gandhi as the best...

India look to replacements, luck ahead of second ODI

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 11:50 AM PDT

Decimated by injuries and hard-done by the weather-gods in the opening one-dayer, a demoralised India would be desperately looking for a win when they take on England in the second match of the ODI ...

WikiLeaks: Mayawati's 'eccentric paranoia' included 9 cooks, 2 tasters

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 11:33 AM PDT

A cable titled "Portrait of a Lady" sent by the US Embassy in Delhi refers to Mayawati's "eccentric paranoia" and obsession with becoming Prime Minister. Made available by WikiLeaks, the cable is d...

Janardhana Reddysent to 14-day judicial custody

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:58 AM PDT

Gali Janardhana Reddy, one of the three powerful Reddy brothers of Bellary, has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The former Karnataka Minister and mining baron was arrested ...

Janardhana Reddy's arrest makes foreign headlines

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:48 AM PDT

One of India's most powerful mining barons, whose political clout and wealth have made him a controversial national figure, was arrested on Monday as investigators raided his offices and seized about ...

Jayalalithaa may have to appear in court in corruption case

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:44 AM PDT

It was a bit of a double whammy for Jayalalithaa. The Supreme Court today said she may have to appear in a Karnataka court in person where she's been accused of corruption; the Supreme Court judges al...

Relief from pesky calls, SMSes from Sept 27

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 10:23 AM PDT

Millions of telecom subscribers (mobile and landline) will finally get relief from unwanted calls and SMSes from September 27. All those subscribers who have registered with the National Customer Pref...

Questions about Janardhana's arrest provoke Jagan

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:46 AM PDT

Jagan Mohan Reddy reacted angrily this morning when he was asked about the arrest of mining baron Janardhana Reddy. "This is hitting below the belt," Jagan Mohan said as he headed to parliament, wher...

Ganpati: More than 7 kgs of gold donated here

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:27 AM PDT

Inflation is certainly no match for devotion. Undeterred by the escalating gold prices, devotees have been placing pots full of the yellow metal at the Lord's altar....

Jobless woman robs friend of Rs 5.5 lakh

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:22 AM PDT

According to the police, Rupali was friends with Monali Apkar (32), an airhostess, for the past five years. She used to visit Monali's place in Goregoan (East) regularly, where the latter stays with h...

Nadal battles pain after US Open round 3 win

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:18 AM PDT

Defending champion Rafael Nadal sensationally collapsed in agony in the middle of a US Open news conference on Sunday, just two hours after securing his fourth round place....

WikiLeaks: What moderate Hurriyat leader said about Afzal hanging

Posted: 05 Sep 2011 09:02 AM PDT

Moderate Hurriyat Conference leaders were privately in favour of hanging Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru if he was guilty but felt that he did not get adequate representation during parts of his ...
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