Monday, December 27, 2010

Crackdown on gay party in Saharanpur, 13 held

Crackdown on gay party in Saharanpur, 13 held

Crackdown on gay party in Saharanpur, 13 held

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:20 PM PST

In a surprise raid on a gay bash, Saharanpur police arrested 13 people on charges of obscenity at a public place. Those arrested included professionals from Delhi, Haryana and Uttarakhand.

Trai postpones deadline, no relief soon from pesky calls

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:18 PM PST

Mobile subscribers may have to wait for some more time to get relief from unsolicited calls and SMSs, as telecom regulator Trai is likely to postpone the January deadline to bring an end to such calls to February 1.

CAG defends Rs 1.7lakh cr loss estimate in 2G scam

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:17 PM PST

CAG Vinod Rai on Monday defended the estimate that the spectrum allocation under A Raja caused the exchequer a loss of Rs 170,000 crore in face of arguments of UPA members of PAC that the finding was presumptive.

Mental disability no ground to sack employees: HC

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:16 PM PST

Slamming a government department for sacking an office assistant on grounds of "mental disability", the Madras HC ordered payment of service and monetary benefits to the victim.

CBI questions exporter, looks for 2G hawala trail

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:14 PM PST

The CBI questioned exporter Mahesh Jain on Monday in an effort to unearth the money trail of the kickbacks received from the sale of 2G spectrum licences.

DMK minister warns Congress over slander campaign

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:13 PM PST

State agriculture minister and DMK senior, Veerapandi Arumugam has joined issue with former Union minister, EVKS Elangovan, warning him of 'retaliation' if the Congress leader continued his 'vengeful campaign' against DMK.

Kalmadi aides quizzed over blackmail letter

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:10 PM PST

In what could be described as an effort to unravel the mystery behind the blackmail letter to OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi, the CBI on Monday questioned three associates of Kalmadi in connection with the letter.

Speaker steps in to break JPC impasse

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:07 PM PST

Speaker Meira Kumar may again meet political parties in a bid to break the impasse over the demand for JPC into the spectrum allocation.

Nationwide terror alert ahead of New Year

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:05 PM PST

The Centre has sounded a 'general' nation-wide terror alert ahead of the New Year, asking security agencies and state/Union Territories (UTs) police to step up vigilance especially in Mumbai, Goa and Bangalore.

Is Chidambaram okay with Trinamool-Naxal nexus: Buddhadeb

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:04 PM PST

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Monday acknowledged receiving P Chidambaram's letter and said he would reply to it. The home minister's missive had urged the CM to "disarm and demobilize armed CPM camps in parts of the state".

Binayak Sen case: Support to Maoists doesn't warrant a life term

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 02:01 PM PST

The bulk of the judgment by the Raipur sessions court that sentenced doctor-activist Binayak Sen to life imprisonment, labours over Sen's links with Maoists, that legal experts say, even if proved, attract a lesser punishment.

Academics & activists protest Binayak Sen's conviction

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:58 PM PST

Delhi may be cold but the atmosphere at Jantar Mantar on Monday was anything but that. Over 200 people gathered there and held a heated protest shouting slogans against Dr Binayak Sen's conviction by the Raipur sessions court.

'Higher judiciary must step in, grant Binayak Sen bail'

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:55 PM PST

More than 80 of India's top academics and public intellectuals on Monday issued a statement condemning the life sentence handed down by a Raipur sessions court to Binayak Sen finding him guilty of sedition.

Gujjars threaten to shut down Delhi on Dec 29

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:50 PM PST

The Rajasthan government is searching for a solution to end the Gujjar impasse even as the stir continued to spread across the state.

To avoid Raj, Uddhav gives MP's son's marriage a miss

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:45 PM PST

Uddhav Thackeray was all set to greet the new couple but dropped the idea at the last moment after he was informed that Raj was already there.

Netas pick IIT, IIM brains for help

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:37 PM PST

Management seems to have become an integral part of politics these days. Many politicians have teams who direct them on strategies, policies and implementation of programmes.

DGCA to no longer probe accidents

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:36 PM PST

Finally, India will have an independent process to investigate air accidents and serious incidents with the Civil Aviation Ministry forming a Committee of Investigations in January next year.

National women, minorities panels plagued by vacancies

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:36 PM PST

Vacancies appear to be impeding the functioning of these commissions, all created under specific laws enacted by Parliament.

Stone pelters gang busted in Kashmir

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:35 PM PST

The J&K police on Monday claimed to have busted a gang of alleged stone pelters, who fomented trouble in north Kashmir "with a perfect liaison (between) some government employees, separatists and militants in Sopore" this summer.

Adarsh judicial panel to take call on Maharashtra CM's powers?

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 01:16 PM PST

The judicial panel, to be constituted under the Commissions of Inquiry (COI) Act, will look into the violations in the Adarsh housing that claimed chief minister Ashok Chavan.

BJD accused of insulting tricolour

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 12:45 PM PST

Biju Janata Dal has landed in trouble for allegedly showing disrespect to the national flag during the party's foundation day function here on Sunday.

Flights delayed up to 38 hrs, trains 44 hrs

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:50 AM PST

Travel continued to be a nightmare for the third consecutive day as low visibility procedures in place for 14 hours saw 23 flights diverted and 26 cancelled in dense fog between Sunday night and Monday morning.

Adarsh fallout: 2 ex-babus told to quit posts

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:43 AM PST

The axe has fallen on information commissioner Ramanand Tiwari and state human rights commission member Subhash Lalla for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh cooperative housing society scam.

Former SC judge demands probe into assets of ex-CJI's son-in-law

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:25 AM PST

Demands have emerged from several quarters for a probe into the assets of former CJI KG Balakrishnan's son-in-law, P V Sreenijan, an advocate and a leader of the Youth Congress in Kerala.

Murli Manohar Joshi's silence on PM's PAC offer leaves opposition nervous

Posted: 27 Dec 2010 11:12 AM PST

The opposition, which has been demanding a JPC into the 2G scam, fears that the PM's appearance at the PAC would scuttle its demand and defeat its larger strategy to pin the govt down on the scam.
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