Sunday, July 24, 2011

Amar Singh's questioning in cash-for-votes scam unfair: Mulayam Singh

Amar Singh's questioning in cash-for-votes scam unfair: Mulayam Singh

Amar Singh's questioning in cash-for-votes scam unfair: Mulayam Singh

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Defending former Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh in the cash-for-votes scam, party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today said his questioning was "unfair" and that it was a "game being played by the Congress."


Vastanvi removed from the post of Deoband Vice Chancellor

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Controversial Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, who had raised the hackles of conservatives by praising Narendra Modi, was today removed from his post by a powerful body of the institution.


Centre launches scheme to reduce housing cost by 20 per cent

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Imagine buying a two-room house with a kitchen for Rs 1.85 lakh! Aimed at reducing the cost in construction of houses with limited use of cement, brick and steel, the Housing and Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Ministry has initiated a pilot project to popularise the cost-effective technology, making housing affordable for all.


Chidambaram meets Rehman Malik in Thimphu

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Home Minister P Chidambaram met Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on the sidelines of the 4th SAARC Summit in Thimphu on Saturday. A joint statement was also released after the meeting - the second one-on-one between the ministers of the two countries since the 26/11 attacks.


Read full text of India-Pak joint statement at Thimphu

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Home Minister P Chidambaram met Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik in the sidelines of the fourth SAARC Summit in Thimphu. A statement released by Pak High Commission in New Delhi said the meeting was held in a "cordial atmosphere".


Yeddyurappa challenges Hegde, says won't step down

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Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has challenged state Lokayukta Santosh Hegde asking why he spoke about his report on illegal mining before actually making it public. The report indicts Mr Yeddyurappa for allowing illegal mining in the state during his term as Chief Minister.


Deoband meet to decide the fate of Vastanvi

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Decision on the fate of Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi, the Vice Chancellor of Darul Uloom Deoband, would be taken today by a three-member Majlis-e Shura.


DMK resolution silent on alliance with Congress

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On the second day of the crucial DMK meeting in Coimbatore, the party was expected to chalk out its future in the UPA government at the Centre. But the DMK general council resolution is silent on the party's alliance with the Congress.


Thane: Man found with 80,000 SIM cards

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A man in Mumbai's suburb Thane region was found with 80,000 Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The SIM cards were found at the residence of Anwar Ansari, in Bhiwandi area of Thane.


In Vidarbha, poverty drives father to use sons to till his land

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Farmers in Vidarbha district of Maharashtra are a desperate lot. Poverty has pushed them to do the unthinkable. Kishan Rao Dapurkar, a farmer, is tilling his land using his sons instead of bullocks.


BJP divided over Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa?

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A day after NDTV exposed a new land scam involving Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, there are now reports of a divide in the BJP national leadership over what should be done next.


All to blame for defeat, says Karunanidhi at DMK meeting

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Nearly two months after DMK's extremely poor performance in the Assembly polls, party chief M Karunanidhi put up a brave face today and told his partymen that "all of us are equally to blame" (for the poll debacle). He also asserted that the DMK was a fortress that had withstood even the Emergency.


NAC, Government split over Food Security Bill

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The UPA Government is all set to introduce the Food Security Bill, a law that promises to make the right to food a legal right. However, food activists involved in conceiving and drafting the bill, especially at the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council (NAC), say the government version of the bill is a much diluted one.


India getting roughed up by Americans: Top scientist

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Annoyed with the US visa rules, CNR Rao, the Science Advisor to Prime Minister, has threatened to boycott visiting the US. Mr Rao has been affected by the US visa norms that allow a one year visa to some Indian scientists, as opposed to the earlier five-ten year multiple entry visa.


Suresh Kalmadi seeks court's permission to attend Parliament

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Congress MP and former chief of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) Suresh Kalmadi today requested a Delhi court to grant him custody parole to attend the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning August 1.


Mumbai blasts: Death toll rises to 23

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Two more victims of the July 13 serial blasts in Mumbai, who had been admitted to the J J hospital, succumbed to their injuries today, taking the death toll in the terror attack to 23.


Goa: Congress ministers Churchill and Joseph Alemao resign

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Two Congress ministers in Goa have sent their resignations to the state Chief Minister Digambar Kamat. The Alemao brothers, Joachim and Churchill, who held important portfolios of urban development and public works in the Goa Cabinet are unhappy that Churchill's daughter Valanka was not allowed to contest the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) elections.


Dalit Orissa MLA served food separately, alleges caste discrimination

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In a shocking incident, a dalit BJD MLA has alleged that he was denied food with others at an official meeting due to "caste discrimination", and sought the intervention of the Spaker of the Orissa Assembly in the matter.


Yeddyurappa's new land scam exposed

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As Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa fights for political survival in Karnataka, new evidence of corruption and nepotism have emerged from a deal that allegedly saw his family members receiving prime property near Bangalore at inexplicably low prices.


Rohinton Nariman to be the new Solicitor General

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Senior advocate Rohinton Nariman is all set to be appointed as the new Solicitor General, the second senior most law officer of the government, a proposal to which he has given his consent.


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