Wednesday, November 23, 2011

High Court stays order on transfer of 2G trial to Tihar Jail

High Court stays order on transfer of 2G trial to Tihar Jail

High Court stays order on transfer of 2G trial to Tihar Jail

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:24 AM PST

The Delhi High Court today stayed its notification saying that the 2G trial will be transferred to the Tihar Jail court complex.

20 injured in Kashmir's first train derailment

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:14 AM PST

The engine and one coach of the Qazigund-Srinagar-Baramulla train Wednesday derailed in Anantnag district, injuring 20 people, in the first rail accident since the train services were launched in the Kashmir Valley in 2008, police said.

Assets case: Jayalalithaa answers all 1,339 questions in Bangalore court

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:51 AM PST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's deposition in an alleged corruption case against her is over now. The AIADMK chief has answered all 1,339 questions that a trial court in Bangalore had framed for her.

2G scam: Supreme Court grants bail to five corporate executives

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:09 AM PST

2G scam: Sanjay Chandra, Vinod Goenka Hari Nair, Gautam Doshi and Surendra Pipara get bail: The Supreme Court has granted bail to five corporate executives who were arrested for their alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scam.

Seven injured as goods, passenger train collide in Odisha

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:27 AM PST

A goods train collided sideways with the Samaleswari Express at Jharsuguda station in Odisha. The accident occurred at 2am on Wednesday. Latest reports say seven people have been injured, one of them seriously.

On Day 2 of UP yatra, Rahul Gandhi targets Mayawati again, says Centre's funds not reaching poor

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:18 AM PST

On Day 2 of his Uttar Pradesh yatra, Rahul Gandhi once again took on Chief Minister Mayawati. Addressing a rally in Bahraich district, he alleged that the Centre's funds were being siphoned-off in the state. "Centre's funds meant for the poor in the state are not reaching them," he said. He then added that Mayawati "does not bother about" what was happening in her state.

Price rise storm: Both Houses adjourned

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:04 AM PST

The government got a taste of what it could expect during the Winter Session of Parliament with both Houses being adjourned following an uproar over price rise for the second successive day today. The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon soon after Question Hour began at 11 am. The Deputy Speaker adjourned proceedings for the day shortly after noon as the uproar continued. The Rajya Sabha has also been adjourned till tomorrow.

2G case: Supreme Court verdict on bail pleas of 5 corporate executives today

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 02:18 AM PST

The order on the bail plea of five corporate executives, who are in jail for over seven months for their alleged involvement in 2G spectrum allocation scam, will be delivered by the Supreme Court today.

Doon Express fire: Anxious relatives wait for train in Dehradun

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 01:52 AM PST

The Howrah-Dehradun express which was struck by a fire tragedy on Tuesday is expected to reach Dehradun today. Seven people including 2 children were killed when the train caught fire yesterday in Giridih in Jharkhand. 30 people were injured in the fire. Relatives in Dehradun are waiting anxiously for those who miraculously survived the fire which engulfed two coaches of the train from Howrah.

Lokpal Bill: Team Anna meets BJP leaders

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 05:18 PM PST

Team Anna today met senior BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj to lobby for the party's support for inclusion of lower bureaucracy, judiciary and CBI under the purview of proposed Lokpal.

PIL against Arundhati Roy for Kashmir remarks

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 05:06 PM PST

Activists of a Kashmiri Pandit organisation on Tuesday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking action against writer-cum-activist Arundhati Roy over her reported remarks in New York on self-determination for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jayalalithaa questioned today, faces more tomorrow

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:55 PM PST

When Tamil Nadu Chief Minister arrived in Bangalore to resume her deposition before a special court in a case of alleged corruption against her, it was a deja vu moment for the city.

Pranab's statement on inflation to be discussed

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:44 PM PST

After the Parliament's Winter Session opened and was promptly shut yesterday with an unfazed P Chidambaram tabling his reply in the face of a protesting Opposition, a discussion on Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's statement on price rise will take place today. But, the Opposition, especially the Left, still says it should entail voting. A breakthrough will be once again attempted on Wednesday.

Rs 1.98 crore as pending rent a mistake: Meira Kumar

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 03:18 PM PST

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who has been handed a Rs 1.98 crore bill as pending rent, said that there is "some error by Directorate of Estates". The estates department of the Urban Development Ministry sent Ms Kumar the bill for occupying a government residence despite losing entitlement.

Rs 16 crore spent on Kasab in 3 years and still counting

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 02:33 PM PST

The clamour for speedily sending him to the gallows notwithstanding, a staggering Rs 16 crore has been shelled out for protecting the country's most high-profile prisoner, Ajmal Kasab.

Deve Gowda goes on fast for CBI probe into activist's death

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 02:26 PM PST

Former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today observed a day's fast demanding a CBI inquiry into the recent murder of a man who was protesting against Bangalore-Mysore Expressway project.

Seven killed in Doon Express fire: Accident or sabotage?

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 01:53 PM PST

The horrific fire in the two coaches of the Doon Express early on Tuesday morning killed seven people today. As the railways investigate the cause of the fire, a survivor, a young Australian woman told NDTV that she saw a man pouring petrol near the train line.

BJP says does not want logjam in Parliament, opposed only to Chidambaram

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 12:32 PM PST

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has said it did not want to create any logjam in Parliament and maintained it had decided to boycott only Home Minister P Chidambaram and not the government.

PAC Chairman asks members to apologise for remarks against CAG

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:26 AM PST

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Murli Manohar Joshi, probing the 2G scam, has written a letter to the committee members asking them to apologise to Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Vinod Rai for their remarks against him.

Roaming issue: Telecom firms write to PM, threaten to exit 3G

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:20 AM PST

In a strongly-worded letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, three leading telecom firms have slammed the government's move to disallow 3G intra-circle roaming saying it will deter further investments.
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