Monday, August 23, 2010

Tharoors celebrate Onam at poor home

Tharoors celebrate Onam at poor home

Tharoors celebrate Onam at poor home

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It isn't quite how you expect to find your MP – on a swing with his new bride. But that's how Sunanda and Shashi Tharoor were spotted at a welfare home for the under-privileged in Tharoor's constituency of Thiruvananthapuram.


CWG: Security nightmare, only 14-day dry run possible, say sources

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CWG security - Sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs- in charge of handling the security for the Games - tell NDTV that at least 90 days are needed to coordinate and test security gadgets and systems at stadia. Instead, a 14-day dry run will take place.


'Welcome to the family, Amma', Tharoor's sons welcome Sunanda

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"Amma, welcome to the family," these were the words that moved Sunanda Pushkar, soon after she married Shashi Tharoor, on Sunday morning.


Uttarakhand floods: Tiger drowns as rivers swell

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It's been raining heavily in most parts of Uttarakhand for the last one week. At least 70 people have already died in the state. But humans apart, even the big cat has been unable to beat the flood fury. A tiger's body was found floating in the Kotabagh river near Nainital on Sunday.


MP salary hike: Another Rs 10,000 in tax-free allowances

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MPs salary hike row - After a sustained campaign fronted by Lalu and Mulayam Yadav, the government has decided to give Members of Parliament another raise. Last week, the government increased MPs' salaries from Rs 16,000 to Rs 50,000 a month.


Flood fear in Delhi as Yamuna continues to rise

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Could more low lying areas of the Capital be submerged? The shadow of floods looms large over Delhi as the Yamuna continues to flow well above the danger mark of 204.88 metres.


President, Vice President, PM greet nation on Onam

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Onam - President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Onam which is being celebrated on Monday.


Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik takes Jairam battle to PM

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Upset over key projects in his state being stalled, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to apprise him of the situation.


BJP, Left slam government on N-bill changes

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The government has once again over 48 hours managed to unite the Left and Right opposition in Parliament. The CPM and BJP on Sunday vowed to fight the latest change to the controversial nuclear liability bill by the government.


Manishankar Aiyar to skip CWG, to be out of country

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One of the staunchest critics of the Commonwealth Games, senior Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar has said he will be "hell out of the country" during the October event as he is in no mood to witness it. Speaking after attending the marriage of former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor at Elavanchery near Palakkad, Aiyar stuck to his stand that it was premature for India to conduct such big games.


CWG Scam: Fennell, Hooper pushed for deal with EKS

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The allegations of mammoth corruption in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games are steadily scaling up to some of the senior-most men involved with organizing the event. It now seems Commonwealth Games Federation President Mike Fennell and CEO Hooper pushed for contract for EKS. NDTV has learnt that Hooper 'recommended' Craig McLatchey's EKS to the Organising Committee.


Shoe hurled at Haryana CM Hooda during rally

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A rape victim with delayed justice hurled shoe at Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda during a rally in Mahendragarh, Haryana. The shoe missed the dais as well as Hooda. The group of women from the area is also angry with the chief minister and even displayed black flags.


Health Ministry probes UP infants deaths

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They are meant to protect children against life threatening diseases, but what happens when lifesaving innoculations turn killers?


Karat wanted to teach Manmohan, Sonia lesson: Somnath

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CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat had decided to teach Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi a lesson for the 'insult' meted out to him on the nuclear deal issue by withdrawing support to the government in 2008.


Dengue in Delhi linked to CWG sites: Health Minister

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With less than two months to go for the Commonwealth Games, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is worried that the unfinished work at sites is contributing to the spread of dengue in the capital.


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