Friday, October 8, 2010

Navi Mumbai Airport: Jairam hints at good news

Navi Mumbai Airport: Jairam hints at good news

Navi Mumbai Airport: Jairam hints at good news

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Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has held out the first glimmer of hope for the Navi Mumbai airport plan saying there can be a middle ground if certain environment concerns are addressed.


Bihar BJP chief quits over ticket allocation

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In a blow to the BJP ahead of the Assembly polls, Bihar BJP president C P Thakur on Friday resigned from the post as he was apparently peeved at the party leadership for allotting the Digha seat to ally JD(U).


Security scenario alarming, says IAF chief

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Indian Air Force (IAF) chief P V Naik on Friday described the current security scenario in India's neighbourhood as a "volcano" that may erupt anytime and asked the air warriors to be prepared to meet both internal and external challenges.


Pratibha Murthy case: Life imprisonment for cab driver

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Pratibha Murthy case - A Bangalore court has sentenced Shiva Kumar to life in prison for raping and murdering 28-year-old Pratibha Murthy, a BPO employee. Earlier this week, a judge accepted the evidence against Kumar, a cab driver.


Opposition MLAs stage dharna over Omar speech

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BJP and Panthers party MLAs in Jammu and Kashmir are keeping up their protests against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's remarks on the state's accession. The MLAs are today sitting on dharna outside the state Assembly and are demanding Omar's apology and want him to withdraw his remarks.


Gujarat municipal polls: Narendra Modi ropes in Gadkari, Sushma

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As six crucial municipalities in Gujarat go to polls this Sunday, Chief Minister Narendra Modi has put all his might behind the BJP campaign. In an unprecedented move, he has roped in senior BJP leaders like Sushma Swaraj and Nitin Gadkari to campaign for municipal polls in the state.


Racist Sheila remarks: New Zealand govt says it’s not involved

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New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully on Friday said he was powerless to act against a television anchor whose "gratuitous and insulting" race remarks provoked a furious official protest from India.


Pratibha Murthy case: Life imprisonment for cab driver

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A Bangalore court has sentenced Shiva Kumar to life in prison for raping and murdering 28-year-old Pratibha Murthy, a BPO employee.


Karnataka crisis: BJP sets deadline for rebel MLAs

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As the BJP tries desperately to defuse the Karnataka government crisis, rebel MLAs have been given a deadline. Acting on a complaint by Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, the state Assembly Speaker has served notices to 11 rebel BJP MLAs under the anti-defection law. The MLAs have been asked to meet the Speaker on October 10 and explain their stand. The rebels are currently camping in a hotel in Goa.


Former Tamil Nadu minister Venkatachalam murdered

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Former AIADMK Minister Venkatachalam has been murdered in Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district on Thursday. He was hacked to death by a four-member gang at his house near Alangudi in Pudukottai. Venkatachalam was the tourism minister during Jayalalithaa's tenure.


BJP sends books on RSS to Rahul Gandhi

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Upset over Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's remarks about the "fanatical" Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), the Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday sent a collection of books on the Hindu group to Gandhi to enlighten him about its "contribution in nation building".


No decision yet on disposing of Union Carbide waste: MP

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Madhya Pradesh Environment Minister Jayant Malaiya on Thursday said the government has not taken any decision so far in connection with the disposal of toxic waste lying in now-defunct Union Carbide Factory in Bhopal.


Karnataka: Rebel MLAs give in, crisis over?

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Some of the rebel MLAs who had withdrawn support to the government and travelled from city to city - now say they will be coming back to Bangalore from Goa. They say Yeddyurappa is their leader and that they will back the government in the trust vote early next week.


Attack on UP minister: Accused remanded in judicial custody

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Prime accused in the bomb attack on Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi' was on Thursday remanded in judicial custody till December 3 by a court here.


Karnataka Crisis: BJP warns rebels to return or else

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Without them, Yeddyurappa's numbers in the Legislative Assembly falls well below the half-way mark of 113. The Governor has told him to prove his majority before October 12. Expressing his confidence at surviving this crisis, the Chief Minister said he plans to ask for a trust vote on October 11.


Interpol notice against 2 Pak Army majors in Mumbai attack

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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has secured an Interpol Red Corner Notice against five accused persons, including two serving Pakistani Army majors, for their alleged role in the Mumbai terror strike of 2008.


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