Friday, September 23, 2011

Train services to come to standstill in Telangana

Train services to come to standstill in Telangana

Train services to come to standstill in Telangana

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Rail services across Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh will come to a standstill from Friday night as trains scheduled for the weekend have been cancelled in view of the two-day blockade by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC).

2G note: Why can't PM fire Chidambaram, asks BJP

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 08:33 AM PDT

Amidst reports that he had offered to quit as Home Minister, P Chidambaram has said that he has "assured the Prime Minister" that he will not comment for now on the 2G controversy that has engulfed him. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has backed his Home Minister.

After 'sadbhavna' fast, Modi plans massive rally

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 08:12 AM PDT

First a 'sadbhavna' fast, and now plans of a massive rally. Narendra Modi is flexing some serious political muscle. The Gujarat Chief Minister will hold a mega rally on Sunday, September 25, near Gandhinagar. The slogan of the rally: "Anyaya Hatao, Gujarat Bachao" (Get rid of injustice, save Gujarat).

Reincarnation is my personal right: Dalai Lama

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 08:10 AM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday said the issue of reincarnation is his personal right. "My reincarnation is to be decided by myself, nobody has the right to decide about that," the Nobel Peace laureate said, referring to China's interference with issues of his reincarnation.

IIM-Calcutta to tap corporates for funds

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 08:07 AM PDT

The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) is planning to tap Indian corporates for funds to complete some of its infrastructural projects following increased intake of students over the last three years. "The student intake has gone up. This year the total intake is around 450 students. Earlier, the intake was around 260 students," IIM-C director Shekhar Chaudhuri told IANS here.

RTI activist feels lucky to get Pranab note

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 07:54 AM PDT

The letter bomb as Pranab Mukherjee acknowledged came into the public domain through an RTI application. Advocate and RTI activist Vivek Garg says he was surprised when his give RTIs to the prime minister's office ended up bringing out this stack of documents, many of them which were marked top secret and confidential.

DMK leader Baalu meets Sonia Gandhi

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 07:09 AM PDT

Senior DMK leader TR Baalu met Sonia Gandhi at her residence in Delhi today. Mr Baalu said that he had been asked to inquire about Mrs Gandhi's health by his party chief, M Karunanidhi.

Supreme Court rejects bail for Sadhvi Pragya

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 05:58 AM PDT

The Supreme Court today refused to grant bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who has been arrested for the Malegaon bomb blast of 2008, in which seven people were killed.

2G note has Pranab's approval: Jaitley

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 04:50 AM PDT

The controversy over the letter bomb continues with the BJP demanding that Home Minister P Chidambaram quit or be removed. The Congress who is on the defensive says Chidambaram who was then finance minister, may have exercised an error of judgment, but there is no question of criminal culpability.

Black money: No special investigation team for now

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 04:33 AM PDT

Two judges of the Supreme Court have disagreed on whether a special committee should be set up to supervise the government's efforts to bring back black money or undeclared income stored by Indians in foreign banks.

2G note: PM backs Chidambaram, says he has 'my full confidence'

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 03:54 AM PDT

Amidst reports that he had offered to quit as Home Minister, P Chidambaram has said that he has "assured the Prime Minister" that he will not comment for now on the 2G controversy that has engulfed him. Mr Chidambaram also said that both the Prime Minister and Pranab Mukherjee, who are travelling abroad, have called him after a note against him was produced in the Supreme Court.

Despite security, 750 MPs, VIPs buy guns at discounted rates

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 02:27 AM PDT

It seems bring protected by Z-level security is not enough for our VIPs. As a result, around 750 VIPs and MPs own guns bought at discounted rates from the government. This information obtained through the Right to Information Act, shows the who's who of the political world are involved. From chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati, to the jailed former head of the Commonwealth Games organising committee Suresh Kalmadi, to the country's environment minister Jairam Ramesh, to the former Chief election commissioner and former minister of Sports - all of them share this passion. The only condition the government imposes, is that they must not sell it before 10 years.

2G case: Centre says no to Supreme Court scrutiny

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:30 AM PDT

The Centre today opposed the monitoring of the 2G case by the Supreme Court. However, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) wants to court to continue monitoring progress in the 2G case.

2G: Court rejects centre's plea

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 01:26 AM PDT

The Centre has asked the Supreme Court not to entertain a plea seeking probe against the Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G scam. The apex court however rejected the contention.

Protests in Telangana: Life paralysed

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:41 PM PDT

The sakala janula samme or general strike by pro-Telangana groups, which has been on for over 10 days now, has thrown life out of gear for most people in the Telangana districts. Ordinary people are badly affected, with business hit because of power cuts, no transport and many services crippled.

Rs 32 poverty benchmark: Jairam Ramesh writes to Montek

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 06:40 PM PDT

In the midst of row over Planning Commission affidavit on Below Poverty Line (BPL) cap, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has written to the Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia questioning the current methodology and said relying on plan panel's estimate to arrive at cut offs will not resolve the problem.

Aftershocks measuring 3.9 magnitude strike Sikkim

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:24 PM PDT

Just days after an earthquake caused massive destruction in Sikkim, mild tremors were felt in Sikkim tonight due to aftershocks measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale.

Former India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi dies

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, one of the greatest cricket captains India has produced, died in New Delhi today after battling with a lung infection which was diagnosed about three months back.

Won't make public statement on 2G note till PM returns: Chidambaram

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 12:20 PM PDT

In the wake of a note by the Finance Ministry that questions Home Minister P Chidambaram's actions during India's telecom scam, Mr Chidambaram has issued a statement saying he will not make a public statement on the 2G note till the Prime Minister returns to India.

2G scam: Opposition guns for Chidambaram; Govt in denial, says Jaitley

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 10:59 AM PDT

Home Minister P Chidambaram is facing the heat from the Opposition and Left parties after a note from the Finance Ministry to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) suggested that Mr Chidambaram could have been more proactive as Finance Minister in 2007, when India's greatest scam was unleashed in 2008 by A Raja, who was then Telecom Minister.

IIM-B student suicide: Police books ex-boyfriend

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:58 AM PDT

A case of abetment to suicide has been booked against a 22-year-old youth, whose girlfriend reportedly committed suicide after reading his status update on Facebook describing their break up.
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