Friday, July 22, 2011

Move over Chicken Tikka, Britain wants Jalfrezi

Move over Chicken Tikka, Britain wants Jalfrezi

Move over Chicken Tikka, Britain wants Jalfrezi

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Until recently, chicken tikka masala was called Britain's favourite dish, but a new poll claims that the tingling taste buds have moved on to the spicier jalfrezi, a dish invented during the Mughal era in north India.


Supreme Court refuses to stop CBI inquiry into Jagan Mohan wealth

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The Supreme Court has refused to stop the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the sizeable fortune of Andhra Pradesh politician Jagan Mohan Reddy.


Not guilty, says Sheila in response to Lokayukta

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Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has contested that she misled the public ahead of the last elections in Delhi by claiming that low-cost housing had been constructed by her government.


After mining report indicts Yeddyurappa, Governor promises action

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Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj has said he will take action on Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's report on illegal mining if needed. Justice Hegde had yesterday confirmed that the report names Chief Minster BS Yeddyurappa.


J&K: Woman alleges rape by Army jawans

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Tension is brewing in south Kashmir's Kulgam district following allegations of abduction and rape of a woman on Thursday.


Army Chief's age controversy: Battle not over, warn experts

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The government's decision on the date of birth of the man who heads the Indian Army may not provide the closure many have been hoping for. Experts say a complicated and lengthy legal battle could follow in the next few months.


Noida flats: Without brokers' certificates, home-owners stuck

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After the Apex Court directed the builders to return money, with interest, to the affected investors, the latter must have heaved a premature sigh of relief. As it turns out, the battle is far from over. The builders are now demanding a no objection certificate (NOC) from the investors' brokers, who seem in no hurry to do so.


BJP unites Raj, Uddhav Thackeray for by-election

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The Thackerays, Uddhav and Raj, may find themselves at cross-purposes with each other in public again, but the Bharatiya Janata Party has brought them together in at least one way today.


Singham effect: File sharing sites blocked

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What is it about July and the government's interest in the Internet? Five years ago this month, India did what China, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan had done before it by ordering Internet Service Providers to block access to a number of blogs.


Mumbai: Police Control Rooms not in control

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan made a telling revelation to NDTV soon after the Mumbai serial blasts: he could not contact his chief of police for 15 minutes soon after the incident.


Cash-for-votes: After 3-hour questioning, Amar Singh leaves in black Mercedes

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Amar Singh was interrogated by the Delhi Police today over his alleged role in the cash-for-votes scam. After the questioning that lasted 3 hours, police sources said they are likely to call the former Samajwadi Party leader again next week. "Police need to first interrogate others. They also need time to corroborate his statement with what others have said," added sources.


Siachen: Two jawans die in fire

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Two officers of the Indian Army, at a post on the Siachen glacier, were burnt to death on Wednesday night, after the fibre glass reinforced bunker they were staying in caught fire.


16 Naxals arrested in Chhattisgarh

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Police have arrested 16 Naxals wanted in connection with the killing of 27 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force in June last year.


Hegde's mining report names Yeddyurappa; phones tapped, he claims

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Lokayuta report names Yeddyurappa: A new report on illegal mining in Karnataka pushes the BJP into emergency-care mode - it names the Chief Minister, BS Yeddyurappa, his family and four senior ministers in his government. The report has been prepared by the state's Lokayukta or ombudsman, Santosh Hegde, who claims that it has been leaked after his phones were tapped.


Suspended Home Ministry official gets bail

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to suspended Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Ravi Inder Singh, accused of passing official information from the Home Ministry to unauthorised people.


Court allows separate jail van for Kalmadi, five others

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A Delhi court on Thursday directed the Tihar Jail authorities to arrange a separate van for transporting to court former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi and five other accused of corruption in the preparations for the Games.


Cash-for-vote scam: Police evidence against Amar Singh

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NDTV has access to the evidence that Delhi Police is examining against Amar Singh in the cash-for-votes scam where BJP MPs were allegedly bribed to help the government win a trust vote in 2008.


I understand terror, says Rahul, takes on BJP

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His remarks after the Mumbai blast generated considerable controversy, and provoked criticism from the BJP. Today, during a tour of Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi said, "I understand terrorism... it has killed my father, my grandmother. I am no stranger to it."


Cash-for-vote scam: NDTV accesses police evidence against Amar Singh

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Cash-for-vote scam: Politician Amar Singh will be interrogated tomorrow at 11 am by the Delhi Police about his alleged role in the cash-for-votes scam. The BJP alleges that three of its MPs were offered a crore to vote for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a trust vote in July 2008.


Somali pirates hijack ship with 5 Indians onboard

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A UAE-based vessel carrying 16 members onboard, including five Indians, has been hijacked by Somali pirates off an island which forms part of Yemen.


Rahul tours eastern Uttar Pradesh to bolster Congress poll prospects

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In a bid to galvanise the Congress in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Assembly elections early next year, Rahul Gandhi today asked the youth to revive the party and in the process rid the state of Mayawati's "misrule".


Army Chief overruled on date of birth, will retire in 2012

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The Defence Ministry has today ruled against General VK Singh, who heads the Indian Army, on the matter of when he was born. He will retire as planned in May 2012.


Cash-for-votes scam: Amar Singh to be questioned tomorrow, say sources

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Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh will be questioned in connection with the cash-for-votes scandal at 11 am tomorrow, sources have said.


Bellary: Mined over and over by Karnataka politicians

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A six-hour drive from Bangalore leads to Bellary - home of what's referred to locally as "the black gold." This is one of the most under-developed regions of Karnataka, but it is crisscrossed with vast reserves of iron-ore which have led to its repeated rape.


Cash-for-vote scam: Hindustani, Saxena in police custody till tomorrow

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Sanjeev Saxena and Suhail Hindustani, accused in the cash-for-vote scam, have been remanded to police custody till Friday. Both Saxena and Hindustani have been arrested in connection with the scam.


Telangana leaders get violent in Delhi

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Senior TRS leader, Harish Rao, stormed into the Andhra Pradesh Bhawan in Delhi today, grabbed an officer there and slapped him. Mr Rao is an MLA in the Andhra Pradesh assembly; his uncle, K Chandrasekhar Rao or KCR as he's known, is the chief of the Telangana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) and has fronted the campaign for a new state of Telangana.


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