Wednesday, November 10, 2010

'Don't equate RSS with terror’

'Don't equate RSS with terror’

'Don't equate RSS with terror’

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 03:40 PM PST

"There is a deliberate design to implicate RSS functionaries. Certain Hindu names did crop up during investigation into the Ajmer bomb blast but not every Hindu is a member of the RSS," RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said.

Karnataka pushes Centre for Savarkar memorial in France

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 02:59 PM PST

The BJP government in Karnataka has demanded the Centre to expedite work on raising a memorial of Veer Savarkar at Marseilles in France to mark the centenary of the freedom fighter's historical jump into the sea during captivity.

Rajini son-in-law’s film runs into caste trouble in TN

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:44 PM PST

Even as Rajinikanth's 'Endhiran' is creating celluloid records, his son-in-law's 'Uthamaputhiran' (noble son) has triggered protests in the textile city of Coimbatore over "objectionable" references to the Gounder community.

Geelani forced to call off 10-day protest programme

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:42 PM PST

Days after Kashmiris defied his bandh call to draw visiting US President Barack Obama's attention to the Kashmir problem, hardline separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Wednesday called off his 10-day protest programme.

'86% of all medical trips are made by rural Indians'

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:35 PM PST

The story of India's international medical tourism industry is now well known, but the first ever figures on domestic medical tourism are simply staggering.

ED asks for CWG broadcast contract details

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:31 PM PST

The Enforcement Directorate has asked Prasar Bharati to provide details of the controversial broadcast deal with UK-based SIS Live.

Amit Shah to be out of Guj till Nov 29

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:30 PM PST

Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter accused and former minister of state for home Amit Shah on Wednesday ensured the bail granted to him by the Gujarat High Court on October 29 remains in force, at least till November 29, even if he has to stay out of his home state till then.

Navi Mumbai airport set to get green nod in a few days

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:21 PM PST

Mumbai will have its second airport at Navi Mumbai. The Union environment and forests ministry is likely to clear the airport site in the next few days, ending months of uncertainty arising from environmental concerns.

Did Karnataka minister get land largesse from BSY?

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:12 PM PST

As heads of taint-hit leaders rolled - that of Ashok Chavan and Suresh Kalmadi on a single day - questions were being asked about what BJP was doing with its own ministers accused of corruption.

New CM will have to face factionalism, NCP threat

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:10 PM PST

On Thursday, when senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan takes over as Maharashtra CM, the veteran Maratha leader will begin a tightrope walk in view of the chinks within the Congress, the pressure tactics of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP and the crucial forthcoming civic elections in Mumbai.

Chavan's village dances in the dark

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST

It's 6.30 pm and tiny Kumbhargaon in Satara district is in the middle of its daily six-hour quota of loadshedding. But the mood is far from dark. In fact, it has been bright and festive all day. This is Prithviraj Chavan's ancestral village.

Congress takes battle to Pawar turf

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:45 PM PST

The nomination of Prithviraj Chavan as CM of Maharashtra has set off a war of wits among the Maharashtra allies amid a feeling that Congress is getting ready to challenge Sharad Pawar's hold over Marathas in western Maharashtra.

Techknow neta: The aerospace engineer who became a politician

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:44 PM PST

A little after noon on Wednesday when Prithviraj Chavan came to Parliament for a quick round of goodbyes, he was thronged by MPs - congratulations were in order, but a number of them tugged him aside to offer some advice. Affable and accessible, he seemed easy with all the attention.

In Maha politics, it pays to be Maratha

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:38 PM PST

Between 1960 and 2010, Maharashtra has had around 18 CMs, and barring a few prominent names such as tribal leader V P Naik, Sushilkumar Shinde who is the Dalit face of Congress, and Manohar Gajanan Joshi (Brahmin), the majority have been Marathas.

Pawar names ambitious nephew Ajit deputy CM

Posted: 10 Nov 2010 12:35 PM PST

NCP president Sharad Pawar's nephew and Pune strongman Ajit Pawar may have lobbied hard for months with party MLAs to fulfil his long-standing dream of holding the reins of power in Maharashtra.
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