Saturday, October 22, 2011

NSA hints at blurring of state, non-state actor lines in Pak

NSA hints at blurring of state, non-state actor lines in Pak


NSA hints at blurring of state, non-state actor lines in Pak

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 05:42 PM PDT

In a veiled but significant reference to Pakistan's policy of using terror as an instrument of state policy, NSA Shivshankar Menon said on Saturday that non-state actors are performing state functions.


Cab sec to visit J&K today to review security situation

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 05:41 PM PDT

A team of secretaries, led by cabinet secretary Ajit Kumar Seth, will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday to review the security situation amid ongoing preparation to withdraw the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from certain districts.


Deoband rector slams allegations of Wahabi link and Saudi funding by Sunni Sufis

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Stung by the charge that the Deoband seminary supports hardline Wahabism and is funded by petro-dollars, the Darul Uloom in Deoband hit back at its critics saying it did not endorse extremism.


Shot in the arm for alternative medicines

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 05:39 PM PDT

The latest recommendations of the Planning Commission's high-level expert group (HLEG) on universal health coverage (UHC) say India must expand the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) to include alternative medicines.


Travel industry protests travel advisories by five nations

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 05:38 PM PDT

Rendering a death blow to the tourism season in India, five countries including the US and the UK have issued advisories asking their citizens to exercise caution when travelling to India in view of terrorist threat during the festive season.


Jhajjar potters attract foreigners, send clay lamps

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Clay lamps meant for decoration and made by potters of Jhajjar will enlighten Diwali in Canada, Brazil and Germany. These potters have exported around 5,000 potteries to these countries.


Mediapersons protest attack on photo journalist in Haryana

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:21 PM PDT

Mediapersons of the district staged a dharna in front of superintendent of police and deputy commissioner offices on Saturday to protest the attack on a photo journalist by a doctor of the civil hospital.


Govindpura acquisition: Farmers suggest alternate sites

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:17 PM PDT

The elusive solution to Gobindpura land acquisition issue was postponed again by two days on Saturday with farm organizations rejecting the six sites offered by the administration.

Govindpura acquisition: Farmers suggest alternate sites, solution likely in Monday meeting with CM

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:17 PM PDT

The elusive solution to Gobindpura land acquisition issue was postponed again by two days on Saturday with farm organizations rejecting the six sites offered by the administration.


Dengue count in Amritsar reaches 16

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:16 PM PDT

District health department of Amritsar received medical test reports of 25 dengue-suspected patients on Saturday, and confirmed 14. The count has now reached 16.


French govt acting arrogant on turban issue: Sukhbir

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Saturday that if the French government was not agreeing to the reasonable pleas of Indian government, then international diplomatic pressure should be exerted on it to fall inline.


Blamed for ragging, students told to leave hostel in Amritsar

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 02:14 PM PDT

The students of architecture department of Guru Nanak Dev University who were blamed for ragging their juniors were on Saturday told to vacate their hostel rooms.


Anxiety, tears outside as charges read

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:40 PM PDT

The special CBI court at Patiala House was enveloped in anxious silence minutes before Judge O P Saini read the charges against the accused in the 2G case.


BJP demands CBI probe against Chidambaram

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:36 PM PDT

Within hours of a Delhi court framing charges against 17 people in the 2G scam case, BJP resumed its charges against Union home minister P Chidambaram, who was then handling the finance portfolio, reiterating its demand for a CBI probe into his alleged role.


BJP demands CBI probe against Chidambaram

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:36 PM PDT

Within hours of a Delhi court framing charges against 17 people in the 2G scam case, BJP resumed its charges against Union home minister P Chidambaram, who was then handling the finance portfolio, reiterating its demand for a CBI probe into his alleged role.

2G scam: CBI court rejects zero-loss theory

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:33 PM PDT

The Special CBI Court on Saturday comprehensively rejected the theory that the government suffered no loss because of alleged irregular allotment of 2G spectrum during A Raja's tenure as telecom minister.


Radia, Vahanvati don’t figure in first list of prosecution witnesses

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Radia and Vahanvati, who figured as witness number 44 and 32, respectively, in the CBI chargesheet, however, have been kept for the trial's later stage.


2G scam: Longest sentence in the court’s order

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:30 PM PDT

A 7,000-word long sentence is what it took the judge to explain the alleged conspiracy behind the 2G spectrum allocation scam.


2G scam: Judge pleads not guilty on behalf of accused

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Even before formally framing charges against the 17 accused in the 2G case, the court had gauged the mood of various accused and went on to plead "not guilty and claim trial" on behalf of them.


Reliance used Swan as a mask: Judge

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:26 PM PDT

Special Judge O P Saini on Saturday said Reliance Telecom used Swan Telecom as a "mask" and resorted to subterfuge to obtain 2G licence and spectrum.


PM refrains from naming No.2 during his absence

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Continuing with Congress leadership's deliberate ambiguity on who is the No. 2 in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet, the government has again refrained from naming any minister as the "in charge" during the three spells in November when Prime Minister will be abroad.


20 die in Bengal bridge collapse

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:16 PM PDT

A five-day fest in the Darjeeling hills ended in a tragedy on Saturday when about 150 people fell into a river flowing through a 400 feet deep gorge.


Mysore palace among world’s 31 must-see places

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:11 PM PDT

If Madame Tussauds in London attracts the maximum number of tourists from across the world, the majestic Mysore Palace ranks a close second in the list of the most-visited places on the


Democracy has failed South Asia: Nepal PM

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has warned that if the political dissensions in his country prevent successful drafting of the constitution, the path to democracy may have to be revisited.


'Book Gujarat cops for neglect during riots'

Posted: 22 Oct 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Amicus curiae Raju Ramachandran has proposed criminal action against senior police officers for causing death by negligence during the 2002 Gujarat riots.


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