Thursday, September 1, 2011

Shehla murder: Police to question BJP MP

Shehla murder: Police to question BJP MP

Shehla murder: Police to question BJP MP

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:54 AM PDT

BJP Rajya Sabha MP and party spokesman Tarun Vijay will be questioned in connection with the death of Right to Information activist Shehla Masood in Madhya Pradesh.

One mosquito coil equals 100 cigarettes, says expert

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Smoke emitted from one mosquito repellent coil is equivalent to those of 100 cigarettes, thus causing harm to a large number of people in India, an expert said on Wednesday.

Baba Ramdev's Scotland island prompts formal inquiry

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:24 AM PDT

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a case stating that yoga icon Baba Ramdev and his trust have violated foreign exchange laws. The case centres upon an island in Scotland that was gifted to Baba Ramdev by a wealthy couple of Indian origin who say they are his followers.

Farooq slams Maken over his Sports Bill

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:21 AM PDT

Ajay Maken is a man on a mission. And in his all-out effort as Sports Minister to make sports bodies in the country transparent and accountable he's losing some powerful friends.

India denies confrontation with Chinese warship

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 08:18 AM PDT

India has denied that a Chinese warship confronted an Indian naval vessel shortly after it left Vietnamese waters in late July.

TRAI: Didn't recommend auction methodology for 2G licences

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 07:46 AM PDT

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that it cannot quantify the revenue losses that may have occurred due to the granting of 2G licences.

Eight Pakistani soliders believed dead in ceasefire violation

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 07:41 AM PDT

A major ceasefire violation was reported in the Karen sector in Jammu and Kashmir last night according to a Geo News report.

TRAI's letter to CBI: Can't estimate 2G losses due to licenses

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 06:51 AM PDT

Here is the full text of the letter:

24x7 call centre in Kerala Chief Minister's office

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 06:46 AM PDT

A 24x7 call centre has started functioning in the office of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today, through which people from any part of the world can seek redressal for their grievances or make suggestions. This can be done by dialling a toll-free number.

Rahul, Priyanka will understand, says convict Nalini's daughter

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 05:25 AM PDT

Her parents, Nalini and Murugan, are convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. But Harithra Murugan, 20, believes her parents are innocent. The 20-year-old has appealed to Sonia Gandhi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to help save her father.

Back in his village, Anna Hazare gets a hero's welcome

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 05:08 AM PDT

Anna Hazare received a hero's welcome as he returned to Ralegan Siddhi village in Maharashtra late last night. He was discharged from the Medanta Medicity Hospital in Gurgaon last evening following improvement in his health.

We accepted powerful movement, powerful leader: Pranab

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 04:50 AM PDT

Anna Hazare is well, eating again and back in his Maharashtra village. The monsoon session of Parliament, that saw his three major demands being approved, ends next week. So what happens next in the Lokpal Bill story?

Gaddafi's son says fight will go on as world leaders meet

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 04:35 AM PDT

World leaders were to meet in Paris today to plot Libya's post-Gaddafi future, as one of the fugitive dictator's sons pledged that loyalists would fight their rebel enemies to the death.

BJP politician to be questioned for RTI activist's murder

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 04:02 AM PDT

Sources say that BJP MP Tarun Vijay to be questioned in the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood. Masood was murdered on August 16.

Woman who's fasted for 11 yrs, says Anna's movement is artificial

Posted: 01 Sep 2011 03:04 AM PDT

While Indians seem to be exulting in Anna Hazare's successful fast, far away in Manipur, there is a voice that seems to going unheard. Irom Sharmila has been on fast for 3,763 days today, just short of 11 years. Called the 'Iron lady of Manipur,' she is fasting to demand the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which gives the armed forces wide ranging powers to shoot, arrest and search civilians.

Is RSS working hard for affiliation with Anna?

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:31 PM PDT

Since the government agreed to Anna Hazare's three must-have powers for the new Lokpal or anti-corruption agency, the activist ended his fast and Team Anna has been publicly praising the Prime Minister. The Manmohan Government's relief is not shared by the Congress. The grand old party is worried about the manner in which the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) and political rival -the BJP - silently but actively aided the 74-year-old's popular protests. The saffron outfit turned the protests at sites like the Ramlila Ground in Delhi - into an opportunity.

Anna Hazare discharged from hospital

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Anna Hazare was discharged from a hospital this evening, three days after he was admitted after he broke his 12-day fast demanding a strong Lokpal Bill and left for Pune en route to his native village in Maharashtra.

Libya marks Eid, rebels proclaim "right' to kill Gaddafi

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:51 PM PDT

Libya on Wednesday marked the first Eid-ul-fitr feast in 42 years free of Moammar Gaddafi's yoke, as rebels proclaimed a "right to kill" the fugitive strongman and gave his forces three days to surrender.

Hundreds step forward to pay Anna's medical bills

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Hundreds of Anna Hazare supporters have stepped forward to pay the activist's hospital bill if the 74-year-old is charged. The help poured in a day after a news report on the ambiguity over the veteran activist's medical bills for treatment at a Gurgaon-based hospital.

Anna takes solid diet, may be discharged in a couple of days

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:30 PM PDT

For the first time after ending his 12-day fast, Anna Hazare took solid diet today as his condition further improved. He is likely to be discharged in a couple of days from the hospital where he is undergoing treatment.

Rosaiah sworn in as Tamil Nadu Governor

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:32 AM PDT

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah was today sworn-in as the Governor of Tamil Nadu. Madras High Court Chief Justice M Y Eqbal administered the oath of office to Rosaiah at a function in Raj Bhavan in Chennai. He succeeds Surjit Singh Barnala.

What if we passed Guru Resolution, asks Omar

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Barely hours after the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution urging the President to review the death sentence of Rajiv Gandhi's killers, came a tweet from the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Start campaign against unmarked graves: Mirwaiz to Anna

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:37 AM PDT

Anna Hazare, soon to be released from a Delhi hospital, has been urged to focus his attention on a campaign for thousands of unidentified bodies found in Jammu and Kashmir.

Goods trains collide in Orissa: One dead, four trapped

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Two goods trains collided in Orissa's Keonjhar district early today killing one of the drivers while four others are still trapped in the wreckage.
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