Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Anna Hazare's letter to PM: Full Text

Anna Hazare's letter to PM: Full Text

Anna Hazare's letter to PM: Full Text

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:27 AM PDT

Anna Hazare's letter to PM: Full Text

Anna writes to PM, says his team will not campaign against Congress

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:26 AM PDT

Anna Hazare has written to the Prime Minister warning him that he will begin another hunger strike if the Lokpal Bill is not passed in the Winter Session of Parliament.

Anna's letter to PM translated

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Here's the full text of Anna Hazare's letter to PM: 'Corruption has made life difficult for the common man in the country. The prices have gone high and it has become difficult for the common man to run their families because of the prevailing corruption.'

Team Anna collected Rs 2.94 crore in donations

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Team Anna collected donations of Rs 2.94 crore in the past six months out of which Rs 1.14 crore came during Anna Hazare's 12-day hunger strike in Ramlila Maidan.

Nabam Tuki sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:35 AM PDT

Dissident leader Nabam Tuki was today chosen as the new Congress Legislature Party leader in Arunachal Pradesh, signalling the end of the weeks-long political drama that culminated in the resignation of Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin.

2G note row: Emails back Pranab Mukherjee's rebuttal

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:23 AM PDT

A month ago, Pranab Mukherjee had emphatically stated that an inference about his fellow minister P Chidambaram in a controversial note on the telecom scam was not his. Email exchanges between the Cabinet Secretariat and the Finance Ministry, that NDTV has now accessed, seem to support Mr Mukherjee's assertion. The emails show that officials in the Cabinet Secretariat had added the line in the Finance Ministry's 2G note that questioned Mr Chidambaram's actions during the telecom scam.

Air India denies reports of strike by pilots

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:03 AM PDT

In a statement issued today, Air India has denied reports of a strike by its pilots. The airline also rejected reports that over 100 Air India pilots have threatened to quit, charging the management with adopting discriminatory attitude against them and stalling their career progression.

Protests in Telangana mark Andhra Pradesh formation day

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 06:52 AM PDT

The 56th formation day of Andhra Pradesh was marked by protests and black flag demonstrations in Telangana with almost all ministers from the region staying away from the celebrations.

IIT-Mumbai submits bid for engineering campus in New York

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 06:35 AM PDT

The Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai and Noida-based Amity University are among 15 institutions worldwide that have submitted bids to the city of New York to set up a science and engineering campus here under a plan by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to drive local economic growth and create jobs.

J&K 'custody death': Plea seeking CBI probe against Farooq dismissed

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 06:08 AM PDT

An anti-corruption court in Srinagar has dismissed a plea seeking CBI probe into graft allegations against union minister Farooq Abdullah. The application was filed by the son of National Conference worker Syed Yousuf, who allegedly died in police custody.

Court verdict on plea seeking CBI probe on Farooq Abdullah today

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:54 AM PDT

An anti-corruption court is likely to give its order on Tuesday on an application seeking CBI probe into graft allegations against Union minister Farooq Abdullah.

Maharashtra government to file case against Lavasa

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:37 AM PDT

Months of litigation has failed to resolve the Lavasa impasse. Another round of court case is about to begin.

Mumbai listed as India's most populous city

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:18 AM PDT

Mumbai is India's most populated city with over 1.84 crore people, followed closely by Delhi with 1.63 crore and Kolkata with 1.41 crore, making these India's 'mega-cities', according to the preliminary Census 2011 results.

Manipur: One blockade ends, another still continues

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 05:02 AM PDT

A 93-day old economic blockade on Manipur's main national highway was lifted at midnight on Monday after the state government signed an agreement with the agitating group demanding a separate Kuki tribe dominated district to be carved out of hill areas near Imphal.

Mother-daughter duo held for running friendship club racket

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 04:49 AM PDT

Central Crime Branch sleuths raided a hotel on Old Airport Road on Saturday and busted a 'friendship club' racket being run by a 54-year-old woman and her daughter.

Madhu Koda files police complaint after jail assault

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 03:42 AM PDT

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who was beaten up inside the high-security Birsa Munda Central Jail, has lodged a complaint with the police accusing jail authorities of the assault.

Jayalalithaa appeals to Supreme Court against more personal appearances

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 03:38 AM PDT

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has moved Supreme Court against an order of the trial court to appear again before it on November 8 in a disproportionate assets case.

Not much to cheer for on Andhra Pradesh formation day

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 03:25 AM PDT

Today is Andhra Pradesh's formation day but in the state there is little reason to cheer for. Pro-Telangana groups say the day symbolises the betrayal of Telangana. It was on this day that the Telangana districts were merged with the coastal and rayala-seema districts 55 years ago to make Andhra Pradesh the first state to be formed on linguistic basis in 1956.

2G bail pleas: CBI to explain stand in Supreme Court

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 02:29 AM PDT

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will explain in the Supreme Court today its stand on the bail pleas of the accused arrested in the 2G spectrum scam case. The agency will explain to the court why it is opposing the bail pleas of five corporate honchos, while it did not oppose the bail pleas of five other accused - including DMK MP Kanimozhi.

Nine-day 'mahayagna' to change Bengal's fortunes

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 01:43 AM PDT

A group of industrialists in Kolkata are seeking divine help to pull West Bengal out of economic doldrums. They are conducting a nine-day 'mahayagna' dedicated to the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, so that she comes to the aid of the state.

45 infant deaths in one week in West Bengal, Mamata silent

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 05:05 PM PDT

As the tragedy of infant deaths is slowly unfolding in West Bengal - an alarming 45 deaths in just one week - Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continues to maintain a stoic silence.

Pranab's 2G note tampered with, alleges BJP

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 04:22 PM PDT

The note that questioned P Chidambaram's actions during the telecom scam continues to cause political aftershocks. The BJP alleges that a copy of the note was tampered with before it was submitted to a parliamentary committee studying the telecom scam.

Government spends crores on ads for Indira Gandhi

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 02:15 PM PDT

On her 27th death anniversary, Indira Gandhi was everywhere in the papers - thanks to the government, which according to some estimates, spent five crores across different ministries in full page ads dedicated to her.

Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) wants more details on Pranab's 2G note

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 02:10 PM PDT

The Finance Ministry's note, which seemed to hint that a section of the government questioned whether Mr Chidambaram acted strongly enough, provided a windfall to the opposition and led to new demands that his role be formally investigated by the CBI. The Supreme Court is now considering that option.
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