Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Vellore: Bus catches fire after accident, 21 dead

Vellore: Bus catches fire after accident, 21 dead

Vellore: Bus catches fire after accident, 21 dead

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In a major tragedy, at least 21 people were killed in a bus accident in Vellore in Tamil Nadu. The incident occurred when the private bus was trying to avoid hitting two lorries which had collided earlier. In the process, it hit a culvert, overturned and caught fire.


Lagarde arrives in India to muster support for IMF bid

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French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde promised on Tuesday to support emerging markets so wholeheartedly that a little part of her "would turn Indian" if she were elected head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).


Floods leave 21 dead in south-western China

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Rain-triggered floods in south-western China have killed 21 people and left 37 others missing while damaging roads, bridges and thousands of homes, officials said Tuesday.


Gaddafi vows to fight till the end as NATO continues airstrikes

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Libyan ruler Moammar Gaddafi vowed to fight to the death in a defiant speech Tuesday after NATO military craft unleashed a ferocious series of some daytime airstrikes on Tripoli.


NATGRID gets Cabinet approval

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After months of uncertainty, the government on Monday gave its in-principle approval to National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), which will facilitate robust information sharing among law enforcement agencies to combat terror threat at home and abroad.


Hasan Ali's bail plea hearing adjourned till June 17

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A Mumbai Sessions court has adjourned the hearing on the bail plea of Hasan Ali, accused of money laundering and tax evasion till June 17, a lawyer said.


Mumbai murders: Three detained and cop transferred

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Three suspects were detained in connection with the kidnapping and murder of four friends on a hillock of suburban Kurar even as the in-charge of the police station, in whose jurisdiction the gruesome incident occurred, has been transferred for his alleged laxity.


Rana, Headley 'playing on the same team', prosecutors say in closing arguments

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Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana was involved in the Mumbai attacks and he and his friend David Headley were part of the same team that carried out the terror assault in 2008, a US Federal Attorney told a Chicago court.


PM is a CEO reporting to an owner: Jaitley

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In a blistering attack on the government, the BJP today equated it with a corporate entity in which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is acting as the "CEO" on the orders of the "owner" of the company and said there were "structural contradictions" in the ruling dispensation.


Baba Ramdev's aide resurfaces, says wasn’t trying to flee

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Baba Ramdev's close aide, Acharya Balkrishna, surfaced in Haridwar today, three days after he went missing after the police crackdown at the Ramlila Maidan on Ramdev's supporters.


Karnataka CM, ministers get salary hike

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The monthly salary of Karnataka Chief Minister would jump two-and-a-half times while pay packets of ministers and legislators would double, as per an amendment bill passed in the state Legislative Assembly today.


2G scam: High Court order on Kanimozhi's bail today

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The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce its orders today on the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, accused in 2G spectrum allocation scam case.


2G scam accused Karim Morani allocated a 'cooler, less dusty' prison cell

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Cineyug Films Director Karim Morani, arrested for his alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam and lodged in Tihar Jail, was today ordered by a special court to be put in a "cooler and less dusty" prison due to his frail health.


Cabinet Secretary's letter to ministers

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Under assault for the expansive corruption within his government, the Prime Minister has once again reminded ministers in his Cabinet to disclose their assets and liabilities and to cut themselves off from any business which include the government as a client.


Gorkhaland: Solution in sight?

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West Bengal government and the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJI) have claimed breakthrough in their talks over the vexed Gorkhaland issue, saying that an agreement has been reached between the two sides, which will allow for peace in the region after years of agitation and violence.


PM asks ministers to come clean on business interests

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Under assault for the expansive corruption within his government, the Prime Minister has once again reminded ministers in his cabinet to disclose their assets and liabilities and to cut themselves off from any business which include the government as a client. They've also been asked to divest themselves of all interests in businesses which depend on "licenses, permits, quotas and leases received or to be received from the government."


E. coli outbreak: EU proposes millions in aid for farmers

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The European Union's (EU) farm chief on Tuesday proposed euro150 million ($219 million) in aid to help producers hit by the continent's E. coli contamination crisis.


Indian Army probing sexual abuse charges against UN peacekeepers in Congo

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The Indian Army has launched a court of inquiry against 12 officers and 39 soldiers allegedly involved in cases of sexual abuse while they were deployed as UN peacekeepers in strife-riven Congo, an officer said on Tuesday.


Maran under pressure, to quit soon?

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Dayanidhi Maran and A Raja, who have both served as Telecom Minister, will depose for the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that's investigating the 2G scam. A total of 85 witnesses are to be summoned. They will include representatives of top industrialists and BJP members like Arun Shourie and Yashwant Sinha who handled telecom policy during the NDA regime.


Shanti Bhushan's letter to police

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Activists who are working closely with Anna Hazare have returned fire in their battle with the government over how to combat corruption among those elected to office.


Mumbai terror trial winds down today

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Closing arguments are expected on Tuesday in the trial of Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana who is accused of providing material support to Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT) for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Rana, 50, told US District Judge Harry Leinenweber in Chicago Federal court on Monday that he was waiving his right to testify after his attorneys presented just two witnesses on his behalf, according to Chicago Sun Times.


Mulayam turns frenemy, attacks government again

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He has served in the past as the governmment's go-to guy, chipping in to rescue the UPA during crucial votes in parliament.


Sikh in US attacked, called 'Osama's brother'

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In a "bias" attack, a Sikh man lost three of his teeth after being sucker-punched in a moving train in the US by a man, who accused him of being related to slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.


Who is Uma Bharti?

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She often uses her status of a monk to political advantage. Yet she is not the calm monk. Uma Bharti is fiery, she is unpredictable - she can be overtly coy, moody and playful in quick succession. She is mostly not circumspect and she has also paid the political price for her tempestuousness.


2G scam: CBI Director appears before JPC

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CBI Director A P Singh today appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee looking into the 2G spectrum issue to brief it on the allocation and pricing of telecom licences and spectrum during the period from 1998 to 2009.


Mayawati refuses to give opinion on Lokpal Bill

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati has refused to respond to the questionnaire on provisions of the Lokpal Bill, saying that seeking opinion of her party before tabling the bill in the Lok Sabha was contradictory to Parliamentary traditions.


Dad a better dancer than Sushma, tweets Omar

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"My father is a better dancer than Sushma Swaraj" -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted today as the BJP leader's controversial dance at the Rajghat continued to draw comments.


Jharkhand woman killed, roasted, eaten

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A woman, accused of practising black magic, was killed and her body cut up, roasted and eaten by her murderers in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said on Tuesday. The woman, a widow identified as Aitwari Devi, 45, was killed at Nawgai village of Gumla district, around 140 Km from Ranchi, early on Monday, the police said.


Ramdev effect: Trader converts Rs 24 lakh into 100-rupee notes

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Besides throwing the ruling Congress party into a political quagmire, Baba Ramdev's abruptly-terminated fast-unto-death seems to have had a series of unintended consequences as well.


Is govt running a dictatorship, asks Team Anna

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Activists who are working closely with Anna Hazare have returned fire in their battle with the government over how to combat corruption among those elected to office.


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