Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Navi Mumbai Airport to finally take off

Navi Mumbai Airport to finally take off

Navi Mumbai Airport to finally take off

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Navi Mumbai Airport to finally take off. Environment panel resolves issues with CIDCO. CIDCO to take steps to minimize ecological damage.


The challenges of the Prithviraj Chavan takeover

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By the early afternoon, the profusion of bouquets and their enthusiastic bearers signalled the headliner-status of Prithviraj Chavan. On Wednesday morning, Chavan, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, was hand-picked by Sonia Gandhi to take over as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. "I am highly honoured and humbled by my responsibility, said Prithviraj.


Raja has looted India more than the British: Jayalalithaa

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Jayalalithaa has slammed her political rival, the DMK, for allegedly shielding Telecom Minister A Raja in the 2G scam. Raja's resignation has been demanded regularly by Jayalalithaa's AIADMK and other Opposition parties. In 2008, his decision to award licenses for 2G spectrum –instead of auctioning it- is reported to have cost the government more than one lakh crore rupees.


Opposition stalls Parliament over CWG, 2G scams

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Both houses of Parliament were adjourned twice today, first for an hour and then for the day, as chaos erupted with Opposition demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the alleged "large scale corruption and scams" in Commonwealth Games, telecom 2-G Spectrum allocation and Adarsh Housing Society.


Advani places 2G scam, CWG at top of BJP agenda

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Senior BJP leader L K Advani today alleged that the government had misused CBI to implicate RSS in terror attack cases and asked party MPs to demand in Parliament JPC probes into anomalies in 2-G spectrum allocation, CWG projects and Adarsh Housing allotments.


India wants anti-Pak Afghanistan, says Musharraf

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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has charged India of trying to create an "anti-Pakistan Afghanistan," and said that US President Barack Obama's support for New Delhi's UNSC bid will not be viewed "favourably" in Islamabad.


Justice Soumitra Sen guilty of misusing public funds, impeachment could follow

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Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court has been found guilty of corruption by a parliamentary committee. The Rajya Sabha panel has recommended that Sen be impeached.


RSS will fight terror tag: Mohan Bhagwat

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today alleged that there was a well-planned conspiracy to tag the saffron outfit as a terrorist organisation and said it will come out clean. "Dragging Sangh into an unnecessary controversy is not a new phenomenon and this time also it is being made a scapegoat by those who are feeling tizzy of losing their place in Delhi," Bhagwat said while addressing a dharna.


Ajit Pawar replaces Bhujbal as Deputy Chief Minister

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After the Congress picked Prithviraj Chavan as the new Chief Minister for Maharashtra, its ally, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has also made a change in leadership. Pawar's NCP has replaced Chaggan Bhujbal with Pawar's nephew, Ajit, as Deputy Chief Minister.


Bio-data of new Maharashtra Chief Minister

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Prithviraj Chavan is 64 years old and comes from an old, loyal Congress family. He is a Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra, but has contested and won Lok Sabha elections in the past from Karad in Maharashtra. Both his parents were MPs from Karad and his mother was also a PCC chief. Here's the bio-data of new Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.


Prithviraj is a good, sober man, says Pawar

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The new Chief Minister of Maharashtra has got Sharad Pawar's vote of confidence. Prithviraj Chavan was named by the Congress as the man who will head the state government.


Who is Prithviraj Chavan?

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From the relative obscurity in the backroom of the Prime Minister's office to the most coveted seat of power in Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan has reaped the reward for his personal integrity, professional ability and unflinching loyalty to 10 Janpath.


In Prithviraj's village, celebrations begin

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Kumbhargo, the native village of Prithviraj Chavan, erupted into celebrations today after the news that its 'son of the soil' will be the new Maharashtra Chief Minister reached.


RSS protests: An attempt to redeem its patriotic identity?

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Is the RSS nationwide protest a plan hatched much before Indresh Kumar's name surfaced? Well, there is a lot to be read between the lines say political analysts. While, RSS leader Indresh Kumar being named in the Ajmer Blasts Case appears to be the trigger, sources say, the protest plan was formulated about a month ago when Rahul Gandhi equated the RSS with the banned terror outfit Students Islamic Movement of India(SIMI) calling both 'fanatical' and 'fundamentalists'.


RSS holds nationwide protests today

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The row over the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) link to the Ajmer blast is set to escalate as senior leader Indresh Kumar's name was included in the chargesheet linking him to the Ajmer blast. The RSS has termed it as a 'conspiracy' and have decided to stage country-wide protest against Congress party.


Satyam scam: Ramalinga Raju to surrender today

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Satyam scam - Former Satyam Chairman B Ramalinga Raju is expected surrender today after the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his plea seeking more time to surrender.


Prithviraj Chavan named new Maharashtra Chief Minister

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Prithviraj Chavan named new Maharashtra Chief Minister - Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan has been named the next Maharashtra Chief Minister. Chavan's name was formally announced by senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday morning, after a meeting with the Congress President Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence.


After Chavan, who? Congress MLAs want Sonia to decide

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The Congress Legislative Party met this evening to choose a leader, and the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra. After a meeting that lasted almost an hour, the MLAs left the decision to party president Sonia Gandhi.


Chavan, Kalmadi out, A Raja next?

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There's a next big target - telecom minister A Raja - who is accused of a telecom scam hitting tens of thousands of crores. The Opposition says Raja must go too.


Air India to operate all flights from Terminal-3

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India's national carrier, Air India, has said that it is going to operate all its flights from Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi.


No change in stand on Iran, Burma: Sources

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A day after US President Barack Obama in his address to joint session of Parliament made references to Iran and Burma, government sources have said that there can be no bargaining game on Iran and Burma issues.


Bihar elections: 50% turnout in phase 5

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Thirteen of the 35 Assembly constituencies in Central Bihar went to polls in the fifth phase of the Assembly elections on Tuesday. These constituencies have a heavy Naxal presence. Yet, the voters seemed undeterred. The total voter turnout for this phase was 50 percent.


David Headley plotted attacks in Copenhagen?

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David Headley, who helped plan the 2008 Mumbai attacks, had been preparing several attacks in the Danish capital in cooperation with an Al-Qaida-linked group, a Danish newspaper reported today.


2G Scam: Comptroller and Auditor General Report (CAG) in 10 days

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Sources tell NDTV that the government's auditor - the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) - has submitted a report on the alleged 2G scam to the Finance Ministry and the President. The report is expected to be tabled in parliament within the next 10 days.


Glad to meet an Indian Communist, said Obama

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The Left may have staged protests during his visit but US President Barack Obama was "glad" to meet an Indian communist leader last evening.


Air India statement on operating all flights from T3

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Air India has said that it is going to operate all its flights from Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi.


Germany, Japan ask why just India and not us?

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One of the biggest news points of his India visit was US President Barack Obama's endorsement of India's bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC). The comment has rhetorical value, stress US government sources, but it is inviting criticism from other countries.


Action against Adarsh this week, says Jairam

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Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today said action against Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai for violation of green norms will be taken in the next two-three days.


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