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TN nuke noise Protestors to hold rally from Madurai

2011-11-09T20:38:00.001-08:00

Extending support to locals agitating against Koodankulam Nuclear Power project, about 100 anti-nuclear activists will embark on a yatra from Madurai to the site Thursday.
The activists, under the aegis of Chennai Solidarity Group for Koodankulam Struggle would start their journey from Madurai on November 10 and stop at towns and villages en route to Koodankulam to explain"the terrible environmental and health effects of nuclear energy."
At Koodankulam, they would conduct for more details....

Congress has lost faith in Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta: Digvijay

2011-11-09T04:09:00.000-08:00

Against the backdrop of a court giving 'clean chit' to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the 'dumper' scam following a Lokayukta report, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today said his party had lost faith in the state Lokayukta, P P Naolekar.
Referring to a closure report filed by the Special Police Establishment, which works under the Lokayukta, last December absolving the CM of the charge of misusing his official position, Singh said,"there was enough evidence against Chouhan for more details....

PM to meet Gilani in Maldives tomorrow

2011-11-08T20:17:00.001-08:00

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the SAARC summit here tomorrow when they are expected to review progress in bilateral ties against the backdrop of some positive developments witnessed lately.
The two leaders will meet tomorrow morning ahead of the inauguration of the two-day summit of the South Asian Association for more details....

Mamata threatens to quit UPA over petrol price hike

2011-11-04T05:02:00.001-07:00

Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress, the biggest partner of the Congress in the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), on Friday threatened to pull out of the central coalition over the hike in fuel prices once again, a decision which the angry West Bengal chief minister called unilateral.
"We were not consulted. This is unilateral decision. Our parliamentary party comprising the ministers and lawmakers has decided to pull out, but I amended their decision and asked them to wait till the Prime Minister for more details....

CBI summons Jagan for questioning in alleged mining scam

2011-11-02T03:51:00.000-07:00

CBI has called Y S

Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, for questioning on November 4 in connection with alleged multi-crore iron ore mining scam.
The agency is probing alleged nexus between Jagan and Janardhana Reddy whose company Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) has been accused of violating mining norms in the Ananthpuram disctrict of Andhra Pradesh, CBI sources said.
The clearance for mining leases for more details....

Six IAS officers transferred in UP

2011-11-01T23:59:00.001-07:00

In yet another administrative reshuffle, the UP government has transferred six IAS officers, including chairman and Chief Executive Officer of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida), official sources said today.
Noida Chairman and CEO Balwinder Kumar will take over as principal secretary for more details....

Nitish for Right to Recall

2011-11-01T23:42:00.001-07:00

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumartoday said he was, in principle, in favour of the Right to recall elected representative of the people, but said a debate was needed on the issue.
"Being a follower of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, I am, in principle, in favour of Right to Recall,"Kumar told reporters here while exchanging greeting with people on the occasion of Chhath puja.
"But it will be better to have a debate over the demand for Right to recall or Right to reject,"he said.
On the demand of Gandhian Anna Hazare for bringing the Lokpal bill in the forthcoming winter session of Parliament, Kumar said,"There for more details....

Gadkari offers slew of incentives to sugarcane growers

2011-11-01T22:30:00.001-07:00

BJP President Nitin Gadkari, who is heading the Purti sugar factories group in and around Vidarbha, today offered a slew of incentives for sugarcane growers in the region.
Speaking at a function to mark the beginning of sugarcane crushing season at Jamni in neighbouring Wardha district, about 110 kms near here, Gadkari promised a share profit of Rs 1,000 crore per year from the three sugar factories run by his group towards payment of sugarcane and successful cultivation for more details....

Karnataka land scam: Yeddyurappa's bail plea hearing today

2011-11-01T20:52:00.001-07:00

The Karnataka High Court will today resume hearing on the bail plea of state’s former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, who is under arrest for his alleged involvement in corruption cases.
The former CM had moved the High Court for regular bail after the Lokayukta special court, on October 15, issued an arrest warrant and sent him to judicial custody following complaints of alleged illegal for more details....

Team Anna to appear again before Par panel on Lokpal

2011-11-01T04:38:00.001-07:00

Against the backdrop of Anna Hazare threatening to resume his fast on the last day of Parliament's Winter Session if a strong Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed by then, Team Anna would once again appear before a Parliamentary panel scrutinising the measure this week.
Representatives of Team Anna would appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel and Law and Justice on November 3 and 4 to present their view on the anti-corruption measure.
This will be Team Anna's second appearance before the Committee and first after the Gandhian undertook a 13-day fast demanding passage of the Lokpal for more details....

Rahul arrives unannounced in Varanasi

2011-11-01T02:53:00.001-07:00

Taking the district administration and local partymen by surprise, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived unannounced in the city this morning.
District Magistrate Ravindra when contacted confirmed that the Congress MP is in the town, though he stated the district administration was not aware of his visit.
The local unit of the party was also unaware about the visit with Congress district president Anil Srivastava saying that he has come to know for more details....

Injured Koda to remain in hospital for some more days: doctors

2011-11-01T00:04:00.000-07:00

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who suffered injuries after being beaten up inside a high-security jail, will remain in hospital for a few more days.
"His right hand is under plaster and doctors have kept him under observation,"the director of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Tulsi Mahto, said here today.
He would remain in hospital till doctors allow him to be discharged, he said.
While Koda alleged that he had been beaten up by prison guards at the Birsa Central Jail yesterday, the district administration and prison officials said Koda for more details....

PM should cleanse corruption in Cong-ruled states first: Naidu

2011-10-31T22:03:00.001-07:00

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should ensure that corruption is weeded out from Congress-ruled states before expecting similar measures from other state governments.
The Prime Minister should first cleanse corruption in Congress ruled states, Naidu said referring to Singh's statement yesterday where he asked all state governments to take measures to improve governance.
"Corruption has increased during UPA's second term and many scams like 2G Spectrum, CWG have come to light. In such a situation, the Congress for more details....

BJP to fight UP election under collective leadership: Gadkari

2011-10-30T23:44:00.001-07:00

BJP president Nitin Gadkari today said the party would fight the upcoming assembly election in Uttar Pradesh under a collective leadership and elected MLAs would choose the Chief Ministerial candidate in the event of the party coming to power in the state.
The party would contest the Assembly election under the leadership of Kalraj Mishra, Uma Bharti, Rajnath Singh and Surya Pratap Shahi, he told reporters here.
In the event of the party romping home, party's elected representatives would elect their leader for Chief Minister's post, Gadkari said in reply for more details....

India remembers Indira Gandhi on 27th death anniversary

2011-10-30T21:15:00.000-07:00

The country fondly remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 27th death anniversary today with President Pratibha Patil leading the nation in paying rich tributes to the departed leader.
Patil paid floral tributes at Shakti Sthal, the memorial of Gandhi, here this morning.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok for more details....

Anna defends Kiran Bedi, slams 'gang of four' in UPA

2011-10-24T21:43:00.001-07:00

Social activist Anna Hazare has hit out against a"gang of four"in the UPA government, which he said was opposed to the Jan Lokpal bill and was carrying out a systematic"character assassination"of Team Anna members.
"To accuse and humiliate seems to be the mantra of these few,"Hazare said in his latest blog posted on Monday night."I do not blame all the ministers in the Congress party or the government as a whole. There are some righteous and committed people in the government but they cannot raise their voice because of this gang for more details....

Modi likely to visit China in November

2011-10-24T20:46:00.000-07:00

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit China in November.
Vice Minister of the Chinese government Al Ping today met Modi to discuss his schedule."In view of Gujarat's surge towards top position in global economy, Modi plans to visit China during November 2011,"an official release from the state government said."Ping extended an invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister to visit China and discussed with him his schedule for more details....

2G spectrum case: CBI not opposed to Kani bail, court order on Nov 3

2011-10-24T03:39:00.000-07:00

A special CBI court, Monday, reserved its order on the bail plea of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi’s daughter and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi and four others accused in the 2G spectrum case.
The court would pronounce its verdict on November 3. The four others whose bail plea would also for more details....

Varun Gandhi hits out at Digvijay for BJP-Team Anna remarks

2011-10-24T02:59:00.001-07:00

BJP leader Varun Gandhi today hit out at Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh for his comments that there is a nexus between his party and Team Anna, saying he should "stop tilting at the windmills".
Singh has often attacked Hazare and his team for being close to the BJP and RSS. He had charged that Hazare's fast at Ramlila grounds was run with RSS support, a contention denied by the Gandhian but accepted by the Sangh fountainhead.
"What nexus between BJP and Team for more details....

Relations between BJP-BJD in Orissa tense: Advani

2011-10-24T01:57:00.000-07:00

BJP leader L K Advani today said the party's erstwhile ally BJD had ended their alliance in Orissa "without justification" and the relations between the state units of both parties were "tense".
"We were in a coalition for quite some time and which they ended without any reason or justification on which I do not have anything to say,"Advani said.
He was asked about the possibility for more details....

Amar Singh gets bail in 2008 cash-for-votes scam

2011-10-24T00:16:00.000-07:00

Delhi High Court granted bail to Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, who was accused for his alleged role in the 2008 cash-for-votes scam on medical grounds.
He has been asked to pay of Rs1 crore for surety.
Amar Singh will be released after he signs a petition and agrees to not move out of the country. Singh, who is admitted for more details....

Court to hear bail plea of Kanimozhi, six others

2011-10-23T21:20:00.000-07:00

The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court at Patiala House will on Monday hear the bail pleas of DMK’s Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi and six others - Sharad Kumar, MD, Kalaignar TV; R K Chandolia, former Personal Secretary to A Raja; Rajiv Aggarwal and Asif Balwa, Directors, Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables; Shahid Balwa, Promoter, D B Realty and Swan for more details....

Jaya continues deposition for second day in wealth case

2011-10-21T01:54:00.001-07:00

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa continued her deposition in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate case against her before a special court here for the second day today.
Jayalalithaa, who flew back to Chennai yesterday after her statement was recorded, returned here this morning to appear before the makeshift court at Parappana Agrahara central jail premises on the city outskirts.
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for more details....

Scarlett Johansson dating Joseph Gordon-Levitt?

2011-10-20T23:51:00.001-07:00

Actress Scarlett Johansson has sparked romance rumours with '50/50' star Joseph Gordon-Levitt after the pair were spotted out together in New York.,
The 'Avengers' star, who was married to Ryan Reynolds for three years before separating earlier this year, was seen getting intimate with the 30-year-old actor, reported Us for more details....

Anna Hazare's movement has served its purpose: Manmohan

2011-10-20T20:58:00.000-07:00

Noting that Anna Hazare's movement has"served its purpose", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the government was working to put in place an effective Lokpal which would be an assurance to people that corruption"cannot flourish as a way of life".
He said corruption was hurting development, governance besides the poor people and his government was committed to"clean up the system".
"Well, I would not like to use this opportunity to criticise any individual,"he told journalists when asked whether Hazare had been"unfair"by continuously for more details....

Kiran Bedi refutes allegation imposed by newspaper report

2011-10-20T00:22:00.001-07:00

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's aide and India's first woman IPS officer, Kiran Bedi has some explaining to do, if what a news story on Thursdays edition of the Indian Express is true.
The media reported that Bedi inflated travel expenses she has been charging NGOs and institutions which invite her for seminars or meetings.
The national daily has in possesion for more details....

Tamil Nadu CM will appear before a court in Bangalore

2011-10-19T21:58:00.000-07:00

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will appear before a court in Bangalore on Thursday and answer the judge's questions in a 15-year-old disproportionate assets case. The Supreme Court had yesterday rejected her plea and ordered her to appear before the special court today.
The AIADMK leader, who pleaded for postponing the hearing in the case against her by a few days, also failed in her attempts to get the venue of the proceedings shifted closer to airport with both the Apex court and the Special Court turning down for more details....

Has the Anti-Congress wave bagan?

2011-10-18T21:44:00.001-07:00

India’s oldest and the most popular political party Congress has lost all the four by elections, including the one in Hisar in which Anna had campaigned against the Congress. Now, it is concluding that such results are due to‘Anna effect’ and that is probably the conclusion that Anna Hazare supporters and team Anna would jump to, but this is simply not the case.
Not only this Congress has also lost the other three bypolls in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra in which Anna had not campaigned. The results indicate a deep cynicism against the ruling party.
In Hisar, the Haryana Janhit Congress for more details....

Delhi HC to hear Amar's bail plea today

2011-10-18T21:31:00.000-07:00

The Delhi high court will on Wednesday hear the bail pleas of Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, arrested for his alleged role in the cash-for-votes scam.
On Tuesday, justice Suresh Kait decided to hear Singh's interim as well as regular bail pleas on Wednesday at 2.15pm after the statecounsel sought an adjournment due to non-availability of its senior advocate to advance arguments on its behalf.
Singh moved the high court after a city for more details....

Yeddyurappa's bail plea adjourned

2011-10-18T00:29:00.000-07:00

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa's bail plea adjourned on Tuesday. The hearing will now take place on Yeddyurappa's bail plea on Thursday.

Following the courts decision to adjourn today's hearing Yeddyurappa has been taken back to the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, where he has spent the last 3 days since his arrest. Yeddyurappa has in fact not been in jail since the day of his arrest on Saturday after he complained of chest pain.

B S Yeddyurappa, who has been remanded to judicial custody till October 22 by a Special Lokayukta Court in alleged land scam cases, moved the High for more details....

Anna factor: Kuldeep Bishnoi wins Hisar bypoll

2011-10-17T02:13:00.000-07:00

Kuldeep Bishnoi of the Haryana Janhit Congress has won the by-elections in Hisar by 23,617 votes. Mr Bishnoi's father, Bhajan Lal, died in June; he was the Lok Sabha MP for this constituency.
So, did Team Anna's high-octave campaign against the Congress help him?
Mr Bishnoi thinks not."Team Anna has not been a factor here,"he said, referring to Anna Hazare's closest aides campaigning vigorously here, asking voters to spurn the Congress.
Mr Hazare's group had asked Hisar for more details....

Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt gets bail

2011-10-17T01:49:00.001-07:00

Sanjiv Bhatt, arrested for allegedly fabricating evidence to implicate Narendra Modi in the Gujarat riots, was granted bail by a local court in Ahmedabad on Monday, 17 days after he was sent to jail.
Sessions Judge V.K. Vyas granted bail on the condition that Mr. Bhatt would cooperate with the investigation and would remain present when called for.
Mr. Bhatt was in jail after being arrested on September 30 in connection with an FIR filed against him by a police constable K.D. Pant for allegedly threatening him and making him sign a false affidavit with regards to the IPS officer’s presence in the February 27, 2002 meeting called by the Chief Minister after the Godhra train burning incident.
Mr. Bhatt had moved a bail application on October 3, which was opposed for more details....

Bishnoi leading in Hisar, Ajay Chautala at second place

2011-10-17T00:39:00.000-07:00

Haryana Janhit Congress(HJC)-BJP alliance candidate Kuldeep Bishnoi is leading over his nearest rival Ajay Chautala of INLD by over 29,041 votes after seven rounds of counting for the by-polls to the Hisar Lok Sabha seat.
Bishnoi, son of former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, has so far got 1,56,049 votes, while Ajay Chautala, son of former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, is placed second with a tally of 1,27,008 votes, the election office said here.
Ruling Congress candidate Jai Parkash is at the third spot with just 56,530 votes.
Out of the total nine Assembly segments for more details....

Yeddyurappa moves High Court seeking bail

2011-10-16T23:55:00.001-07:00

Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who has been remanded to judicial custody till October 22 by a Special Lokayukta Court in alleged land scam cases, moved the High Court today seeking bail.
A memo to this effect was filed by senior counsel Jayakumar S Patil before Justice B V Pinto praying for posting it for tomorrow. 68-year-old Yeddyurappa is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of a city hospital.
Facing imminent arrest, Yeddyurappa surrendered before the Lokayukta Court on Saturday after it rejected his bail application.He was taken to Parappana for more details....

Anna factor: Counting of votes underway in Hisar, Bishnoi leading

2011-10-16T22:20:00.000-07:00

Kuldeep Bishnoi of Haryana Janhit Congress is leading over his nearest rival Ajay Chautala of Indian National Lok Dal by over 11,000 votes after two rounds of counting for the bypolls to the Hisar Lok Sabha seat.
Jai Prakash of Congress is at the third position.
The bypoll held on October 13 had witnessed a turnout of nearly 69 per cent with the Anna factor raising the stakes for the Congress in a triangular fight.
The polling, which was necessitated due to the death of sitting MP Bhajan Lal of Haryana Janhit Congress in June will decide the electoral fortune for more details....

Hisar by-polls: Who will win, Congress or Team Anna?

2011-10-16T20:59:00.001-07:00

It is perhaps one of the most closely-watched by-elections in recent times. Counting of votes has begun and after Team Anna's high-decibel campaign against the Congress, results for the Hisar Lok Sabha by-election will be known today.
The election and the subsequent outcome have been significant in that it saw Anna Hazare and his associates'first tryst with electoral politics. Even though Mr Hazare wasn't physically present in Hisar, he sent out a tough video message, urging people to vote against the Congress for not bringing in the Jan Lokpal Bill for more details....

Alarming Culture of Intorence in India

2011-10-14T05:21:00.001-07:00

The savage manner in which Team Anna activist and Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan was beaten in his own chamber speaks deeply of the factious times we live in. The social activist was assaulted in front of the television cameras— for saying something that his attackers disapproved of. There is nothing new about it as the past is flooded with incidents, where impatient groups have targeted writers, groups, artists, journalists, scholars, and activists whose work was not liked. These dogmatic groups have no problem breaking the law with self-proclaimed license.
Lately Mr. Bhushan has been in the public eye for going in full swing against high-level corruption, both in his capacity as a lawyer and as part of Anna Hazare’s spectacularly-mounted and hugely echoing Jan Lokpal Bill campaign. As a petitioner for more details....

BSP Supremo inaugurates Noida dream project Ambedkar memorial park

2011-10-14T05:01:00.001-07:00

A helicopter, a convoy of big cars, a red carpet and a line of officials in their Sunday best to greet their Chief Minister as Mayawati arrived at the Rashtriya Dalit Smarak in Noida to inaugurate her dream 33-acre park on Friday evening.
Big purse in right hand, smile on the face, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister walked up to cut a red ribbon.
At Rs. 685 crore, it is an expensive dream. But Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has pulled out all stops to ensure that it becomes a grand reality. To make it a smooth affair, 2,500 policemen have been stationed.
The memorial is meant to honour Dalit for more details....

Prashant Bhushan still a part of core team Anna: Arvind

2011-10-14T04:17:00.000-07:00

Putting all speculations to rest, prominent member of Team Anna, Arvind Kejriwal today said that lawyer Prashant Bhushan is still a part of the core team. He said that there is a conspiracy against Team Anna. Earlier, Anna Hazare said Team Anna was not in agreement with Bhushan's views and that J&K was an integral part of India.
“Kashmir is an integral part of India. Bhushan has given his personal opinion and Team Anna is not in agreement with the views,” Hazare told mediapersons.
Hazare pointed out that he had visited some of the most sensitive areas of the state without any security, since“Kashmir belongs to my country for more details....

Kashmir is an integral part of India: Anna Hazare

2011-10-14T00:45:00.001-07:00

Veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare on Friday clarified that eminent lawyer Prashant Bhushan's comments on Kashmir are not the views of his team, but his own. Bhushan was attacked on Wednesday by three right-wing extremist youths for supporting a plebiscite in Kashmir.
Addressing the media Anna said,"Bhushan's comments on Kashmir are his individual views. He did not discuss those views with us."
On the Kashmir issue Anna further added,"Kashmir for more details....

Security stepped up in both Delhi and Mumbai in the wake of terror alerts

2011-10-13T23:51:00.001-07:00

Security has been stepped up in both Delhi and Mumbai in the wake of terror alerts issued for the two cities after Thursday's explosive haul in Ambala.
About five kilos of RDX, two timers and five detonators were found in a car parked outside the Ambala Cantonment railway station on Thursday morning. Intelligence sources said the RDX was not yet in IED (Improvised Explosive Detonator) form; it was not connected to any detonator or timer and so the car seemed for more details....

Anna Hazare hit back at Congress leader Digvijay Singh

2011-10-13T20:36:00.001-07:00

Anna Hazare last night hit back at Congress leader Digvijay Singh saying the charge of RSS support to his anti-corruption campaign was an attempt to defame him and ruled out joining politics or becoming a Presidential candidate. "I know very well that people throw stones only at those trees which bear fruits. People see the world in the colour of the glasses they wear. I think that the colour of your spectacle is wrong and you should change it,"he said in his eight-page letter.
The 74-year-old Gandhian has sought to puncture for more details....

Ambala explosives meant for terror attacks in national capital

2011-10-13T04:04:00.001-07:00

The car found in Ambala packed with explosives was meant for the banned Sikh terrorist group Babbar Khalsa, the Delhi Police announced on Thursday. The car was headed to the national capital for a terror strike, said the police."We recovered explosives from a Tata Indica car and the consignment was meant for Delhi,"Arun Kampani, deputy commissioner of police, Special Cell, told media in Delhi.
"Central intelligence agencies had informed us that a module of the Lashkar-e-Taiba was active in Jammu and Kashmir,"he added.
Haryana Police, along with a special team of Delhi Police, had found an abandoned Indica car outside the Ambala Cantonment railway station on Wednesday for more details....

SC reduces compensation in Uphaar tragedy case

2011-10-13T03:00:00.000-07:00

The Supreme Court today reduced the amount of compensation to be paid to the victims of Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy.
Compensation to family of deceased above 20 yrs cut from Rs 18 lakh to Rs 10 lakh each; for those below 20 yrs, from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 7.5 lakh. Announcing the compensation the apex court said,"Owners of Uphaar for more details....

Hisar by-elections today, test for Congress, Team Anna

2011-10-12T21:12:00.000-07:00

Anna factor looms large on the Congress as Hisar votes in by elections today. It will be a test for both Team Anna and the ruling Congress as the civil society group social activists crossed the entire length and breadth of the constituency, opposing the Congress, during campaigning.
Team Anna gave a new dimension to the triangular contest between the ruling Congress, INLD and HJC-BJP combine. While the anti-corruption catchphrase was a fad for all the candidates during their campaign, it was local issues like discrimination for more details....

Terror plot foiled in Ambala

2011-10-12T20:33:00.000-07:00

A suspected terror plot has been foiled with the recovery of over 5-kg explosives and detonators from a car parked outside Cantt railway station of the city, police said.
The explosives have been sent for forensic test and a team of National Security Guard (NSG) from Delhi was rushed for more details....

I have proof of RSS support to Anna movement: Digvijaya

2011-10-12T01:51:00.001-07:00

In what comes as an affirmation in regards to his conviction that the Anna Hazare led anti-corruption movement was supported by the RSS, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh says that he has "proof" of the RSS 'links with Anna and that he shall go public with it on Wednesday.
On Tuesday Singh had written an open letter to Hazare, where Singh had said RSS and its chief Mohan Bhagwat had extended their support to him during his recent fast. He alleged that Hazare's contention that he is not aware of this raises questions about his "credibility".
Recalling that whenever he had taken the name of RSS in connection with his campaign,"You have said that I should be sent to a mental hospital, but I don't want for more details....

2G: JP Prez seeks to make statement on why PC be made co-accused

2011-10-11T22:50:00.001-07:00

Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy today told a Delhi court that he wanted to make a statement on why Union Home Minister P Chidambaram should be made a co-accused in the 2G scam case.
"Why Chidambaram should be made a co-accused in 2G case, I will make a statement in this regard in the court,"Swamy told Special CBI Judge O P Saini.
The proceeding was, however, deferred to October 24.
During the brief hearing, Swamy informed the court that the Supreme Court had reserved its order on his plea for a probe into the alleged role of Chidambaram, who was Finance Minister for more details....

Anna demand for 'Right to Reject' provision needs political consensus: PM

2011-10-11T20:40:00.001-07:00

Declaring government's commitment to a strong Lokpal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Anna Hazare's demand for'Right to Reject'provision in electoral law needs political consensus. Even as Hazare came out against the Congress in the Hisar Lok Sabha bypoll, the Gandhian and the Prime Minister exchanged letters on Lokpal and measures to fight corruption and other issues like electoral and judicial reforms in the last 20 days.
"As you are aware, we are committed to enacting a strong Lokpal law and we hope that we will succeed in this in the near future. However, our government is working on a broad agenda to fight corruption and bring in administrative reforms,"Singh said in a letter for more details....

Anna Hazare is being mislead by his team: Digvijay

2011-10-11T03:42:00.001-07:00

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday reached out to social activist Anna Hazare saying that he is being misled by his team. In a letter to the veteran Gandhian, Digvijay has also claimed that the Congress party has acted decisively against corruption.
Digvijay's letter to Anna reads,"I feel people who have surrounded you are leading you the wrong way and forcing you to take decisions opposite to your values."
"Congress has taken many steps against corruption. From introducing the RTI to putting ministers behind the bars, the party has always acted decisively,"added the Congress leader.
This letter to Anna from Digvijay came a day after he hit out at Team Anna saying that their entire campaign is sponsored by the RSS. Singh also said for more details....

In one of his sharpest attacks, DMK Chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday (October 11) hit out at the Centre and the Congress party saying that the CBI raids on Marans is a conspiracy against the party. In the strongest language that he has used so far, Karuna has backed the Marans and said that the party backs the Marans and will assist them in whatever help they need. This statement from the DMK supremo came after speculation surfaced that the party had distanced itself from the Marans following the CBI action against them in the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal. The premises of top DMK leader and former

2011-10-11T03:11:00.001-07:00

In one of his sharpest attacks, DMK Chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday (October 11) hit out at the Centre and the Congress party saying that the CBI raids on Marans is a conspiracy against the party. In the strongest language that he has used so far, Karuna has backed the Marans and said that the party backs the Marans and will assist them in whatever help they need.
This statement from the DMK supremo came after speculation surfaced that the party had distanced itself from the Marans following the CBI action against them in the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal.
The premises of top DMK leader and former for more details....

Advani starts Jan Chetna Yatra from Jai Prakash Narayan village

2011-10-11T00:31:00.001-07:00

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar flagged of BJP leader LK Advani's yatra against corruption today from Jai Prakash Narayan's village in the state. Advani's 12,000-km campaign against corruption--a journey many see as an attempt to be his party's candidate for the PM's post in2014.
The plan was to flag off the yatra from Sitab Diara but the venue was moved to Chhapra in view of the bad road condition and waterlogging.
Advani, accompanied by Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley respectively, arrived by a chartered for more details....

Advani begins 38 day Jan Chetna Yatra

2011-10-10T23:45:00.000-07:00

Senior BJP leader L K Advani is all set to embark on his 38-day 'Jan Chetna Yatra' from Jayaprakash Narayan's birth place Sitabdiara in Saran district today.
Advani, accompanied by Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley respectively, arrived here by a chartered plane from the national capital and straightaway took off in a chopper for Sitabdiara.
He is scheduled to address a public meeting at Chapra and proceed by road to Patna where he would be addressing another rally for more details....

Senior BJP leader LK Advani begins his Jan Chetna Yatra today

2011-10-10T20:32:00.001-07:00

Bihar is all set to witness Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani's“Jan Chetna Yatra” from Sitab Diara in Saran district on Tuesday.
The 40-day nationwide anti-corruption‘rath yatra'is the culmination of several press conferences by the BJP and vociferous denunciations by the Congress-led UPA government. The State BJP unit has left no stone unturned to make Mr. Advani's moment“historic.”
Sitab Diara, a village noted only as the birthplace for more details....

Lack of leadership in UPA reason for peoples' anger: Advani

2011-10-10T02:08:00.001-07:00

Ahead of his rath yatra, senior BJP leader L K Advani today hit out at the UPA for "lack" of leadership, which, he said, was the main reason for the "people's anger" against the government.
Advani said he would highlight the issue of corruption and stashing away of blackmoney in tax havens abroad during his 38-day'Jan Chetana Yatra'set to be launched tomorrow from Sitab Diara in Bihar, the birthplace of Jai Prakash Narain.
The 84-year-old leader said his yatra would focus on good and clean governance, which has been"lacking of-late and leading to anger amongst the people against the elected government".
"There has been an ethical decline in UPA's conduct of government affairs and of politics and this has been the principle reason for the anger of people for more details....

Washington protests march into second week

2011-10-09T21:35:00.000-07:00

Hundreds of protesters marched in Washington, angered at what they said was the US government's willingness to bail out rich corporations while neglecting the nation's hard-pressed citizens.
The Occupy DC movement, a fledgling activist group which set up a makeshift headquarters at McPherson Square on K Street one week ago, showed signs of growing as people from across the country for more details....

Aircel-Maxis deal: CBI raids Marans, files FIR

2011-10-09T21:16:00.000-07:00

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Monday, filed an FIR against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanidhi Maran and two others in connection with the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal.
Apart from the Marans, the two others who have been named in the FIR are TA Krishnan and Ralph Marshal. The CBI had said that after Aircel was sold to the Maxis Group, investments were made by the Malaysian firm in the family business of Marans.
Following the FIR, the investigative agency raided for more details....

A local court today adjourned the pronouncement of order on the maintainability of the remand revision application filed by the Gujarat government seeking custody of arrested IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, till October 10. Principal Session judge G N Patel said he was unable to complete the order and it would now be pronounced on Monday. The Gujarat government on October 3 had challenged in the sessions court, a magisterial court order denying remand of the suspended IPS officer, arrested for

2011-10-07T00:48:00.000-07:00

A local court today adjourned the pronouncement of order on the maintainability of the remand revision application filed by the Gujarat government seeking custody of arrested IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, till October 10.
Principal Session judge G N Patel said he was unable to complete the order and it would now be pronounced on Monday.
The Gujarat government on October 3 had challenged in the sessions court, a magisterial court order denying remand of the suspended IPS officer, arrested for more details....

Will Bhatt get bail?

2011-10-06T21:19:00.000-07:00

A sessions court in Ahmedabad will on Friday resume the hearing of arrested IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's bail plea. Sessions judge VK Vyas had adjourned the hearing on Bhatt's bail on October 5 after partly hearing arguments of his lawyer.
On Wednesday, the court rejected the Gujarat government's application opposing hearing of Bhatt's bail plea.
The government had argued that a plea seeking police remand of the suspended Indian Police Service (IPS) officer was pending before another judge of the court.
Today, Vyas will hear Bhatt's bail plea as another judge hears the pending police remand application. The court hearing the remand application had reserved for more details....

Farooq dismissed allegations of political payoffs against him

2011-10-06T21:03:00.001-07:00

Dubbing PDP demand for his resignation as a political stunt, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah today dismissed allegations of"political payoffs"against him and said truth will emerge in the judicial inquiry into the death of an NC worker."Farooq Abdullah has nothing to do with it. Whatever has to come will come in the judicial inquiry. We have nothing to hide. What else you want me to say.... The truth will come out,"Abdullah told media after a meeting of party MLAs and Ministers.
He said the opposition PDP's demand for his and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's resignation pending the judicial inquiry into the death of NC worker for more details....

Hazare's plan to campaign against party unfortunate: Cong

2011-10-04T02:03:00.001-07:00

Terming Anna Hazare's decision to campaign against it in the Hisar by-election as"unfortunate", Congress today said the government is committed to set up a strong and effective Lokpal and the Gandhian should not have any"pre-conceived notions"on the issue.
"Anna on one hand is saying if Lokpal Bill is not passed in the Winter Session for more details....

Will Sanjiv Bhatt get bail? Gujarat sessions court to decide today

2011-10-03T23:59:00.001-07:00

The Gujarat sessions court today hear the bail plea of suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt. The Gujarat government on Monday challenged in the sessions court a magisterial court's order denying remand of Bhatt, arrested for allegedly threatening and forcing a constable to sign a falseaffidavit.
Bhatt was arrested on September 30 in connection with an FIR filed against him by police constable K D Pant in June for allegedly threatening him and making him sign false affidavits regarding a meeting called by chief minister Narendra Modi on February 27, 2002, hours after the Godhra train carnage.
On October 1, additional chief judicial magistrate B G Doshi had rejected for more details....

Reddys to remain in jail

2011-10-03T22:27:00.000-07:00

A special CBI court here today extended till October 17 the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and managing director of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Srinivas Reddy, in an illegal mining for more details....

Chidambaram reviews Mumbai's security situation

2011-10-03T21:21:00.000-07:00

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram last night reviewed the security situation in the city and discussed steps to enhance the apparatus at a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and senior officials of the state government.
Chavan briefed the Union Home Minister of investigations into the July 13 triple bomb blasts in Mumbai and the security measures being taken to prevent any such incidents in the future, sources in the Chief Minister's office said.
The meeting pertained to discussion on internal security, including enhancement of Mumbai's security apparatus, they said.
Chidambaram was also briefed about the recent visit of the high level state government delegation to London to study the CCTV network and measures which the state for more details....

Indian Politicians Who Hardly Work Hard

2011-10-03T02:51:00.000-07:00

One of the indications of a healthy democracy is a vivacious Parliament. If it is criticised that really makes one think, especially if it is criticised by someone closely associated with the working of the government.“Very lazy” is what social activist and member of the National Advisory Council, Aruna Roy called Indian Parliamentarians on Friday. She also advocated that they should be made more“transparent, accountable and hard working” at a public talk for more details....

Pranab, Chidambaram had 'working difference': Law Minister

2011-10-02T20:59:00.000-07:00

Admitting that finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and home minister P Chidambaram had a"working difference"on the controversial finance ministry note on the 2G issue, law minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday said there was nothing wrong in Congress chief Sonia Gandhi cracking the whip to bring about a truce.
Terming the finance ministry note an"orphan inference", Khurshid told a TV channel that Sonia wanted an early end to the controversy so that the media did not capitalize on what was at best a"working difference". Asked if the patch up happened because Sonia cracked the whip, Khurshid said there was nothing wrong in the Congress president giving directions to any of the party leaders."I'm saying what's wrong with Sonia Gandhi saying to anyone of us,'This is for more details....

High level meeting is presently underway at Cong Prez residence

2011-09-29T02:47:00.000-07:00

Amid the ongoing 2G note crisis, a high level meeting is presently underway at Congress President Sonia Gandhi's residence. Senior Congress leaders AK Antony and Ahmed Patel are attending the meeting. According to media reports, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee also joined them at 10 Janpath some time later.
The reports said that the home minister P Chidambaram and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee may address the media later in the day to clarify the situation.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to hold a meeting of ministers this evening to defuse the crisis arising out of the controversial finance ministry for more details....

Raids at former DMK minister Anbarasan's residence

2011-09-28T22:28:00.000-07:00

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption today carried out raids at the residence of former Tamil Nadu Minister T M Anbarasan at Kundrathur near here in connection with a disproportionate assets complaint, police said.
Anbarasan was the Labour Minister in the previous DMK government.
The DVAC had on September 27 raided the premises of K Ponmudi, now for more details....

3 ministers meet FM to find a way out of 2G row

2011-09-28T20:37:00.000-07:00

Amid the raging row over the controversial 2G note, three ministers last night met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee at his residence to find a way out to end the political storm.
PK Bansal, V Narayanaswamy and Rajiv Shukla met Mukherjee after 11 pm when the Finance Minister drove in from his North Block office.
There was no official word on what transpired at the meeting.
The meeting took place hours after Mukherjee wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan for more details....

2G scam: CBI to file FIR against Dayanidhi by Sept 30

2011-09-28T04:53:00.000-07:00

The CBI on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that an FIR against former communications minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran in the 2G case would be filed by the end of this month.
The CBI told the apex court that the preliminary inquiry in respect of Maran in the 2G scam has been completed.
The probe agency's senior counsel KK Venugopal told the apex court bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice AK Ganguly that the conclusions drawn on the basis of the initial inquiry were being looked into by CBI officials and the decision on the filing of an FIR against for more details....

2G row: BJP slams PM for his defence of home minster

2011-09-28T01:04:00.001-07:00

The BJP on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his defence of home minster P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum issue.
Talking to media, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said that the PM had, a few months back, expressed his commitment to fight corruption but he is not keeping his promise by defending Chidambaram.
Swaraj said that Chidambaram had committed the same crime as jailed former telecom minister A Raja. She further said that the CBI was also trying to protect Chidambaram as it had recorded the statements of BJP leaders Arun Shourie and Jaswant Singh but not for more details....

Calcutta HC upholds Singur Land Act

2011-09-27T23:56:00.000-07:00

As a huge victory for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act was today upheld by the Calcutta High Court.
The Act was constitutional and valid, said the High Court.
Banerjee in October 2006 launched an agitation against the construction of the Singur plant of Tata Motors. On December 4 2006, she went on for more details....

Delhi Court to decide on Amar's bail plea today

2011-09-27T21:15:00.000-07:00

A Delhi court will on Wednesday decide on former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's bail plea in the 2008 cash-for-votes scam.
The Rajya Sabha MP's interim bail in 2008 scam was extended for a day on Tuesday by special judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal.
Arguing for Singh's bail, his counsel Hariharan said that as per the medical report received from AIIMS, his client is still not well and his vital parameters are above normal limit.
"I (Amar Singh) have amply demonstrated before the court that I am a sick and infirm person and the court could grant me bail on this ground alone,"he said.
He also said the prosecution has no evidence against his client to show his involvement in the alleged conspiracy of bribing BJP MPs to win their votes in the for more details....

Pranab to speak on 2G issue, if needed, after meeting PM

2011-09-27T01:58:00.001-07:00

Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday maintained that he will speak, if necessary, on the finance ministry note on 2G spectrum allocation issue only after talking to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tomorrow.
"I am reiterating what I have said in New York and Delhi. If there is anything necessary to speak on the finance ministry note obtained through an RTI application, I will speak after talking to the Prime Minister and other senior colleagues tomorrow", Mukherjee told reporters at his residence here.
"Yesterday, I had stated that so long the Prime Minister is outside for more details....

HM should be summoned and examined as a witness says, Raja

2011-09-26T03:42:00.001-07:00

Former Telecom Minister A Raja today told a Delhi court that former finance minister and now Home Minister P Chidambaram, should be summoned and examined as a witness in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
Appearing for Raja, senior advocate Shushil Kumar told Special CBI Judge OP Saini that the agency should have recorded Chidambaram's statement regarding a cabinet meeting in which he had clarified the issue of dilution of shares.
Raja's counsel submitted that Chidambaram should be asked whether he gave the advice on the issue of dilution of shares in the presence of Prime Minister for more details....

2G issue: Pranab to meet Sonia today

2011-09-25T23:38:00.000-07:00

In an attempt to contain the damage due to the growing perception of a dispute between him and home minister P Chidambaram over the 2G issue, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to meet Sonia Gandhi on Monday after returning from New York. According to reports, the finance minister will inform Sonia about his meeting with the Prime Minister in New York.
According to media reports, Pranab told the PM in New York that the Prime Minister's Office was behind the leaking of the 2G note, which is the cause of the present controversy. Pranab also told the PM that PMO role too could come under scanner in the case.
Pranab is also expected to meet home minister P Chidambaram in India to further diffuse the tension, according to media reports.
Earler on Sunday, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said that he would discuss the issue with Chidambaram, his"valued colleague", and law minister Salman Khurshid before for more details....

PM fully backs Chidambaram on the 2G spectrum issue

2011-09-22T21:52:00.000-07:00

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday fully backed Home Minister P Chidambaram on the 2G spectrum issue and ruled out any infighting among the ministers.
"I don't know what note you are talking about. The whole 2G matter is before the court. I don't want to comment on a matter that is subjudice,"he told media accompanying him from Frankfurt to New York.
"As far as Mr P Chidambaram is concerned, as Finance Minister, he had enjoyed my full confidence and as Home Minister he continues to enjoy and inspire my full confidence,"he said.
The Prime Minister was asked about the surfacing of a Finance Ministry note of March, 2011, which has said that the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram could have recommended for more details....

Hasina expressed that her country will be able to work out the Teesta water deal

2011-09-21T00:47:00.001-07:00

Hailing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to Bangladesh as "really successful,"Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina has expressed optimism that her country will be able to work out the Teesta water sharing agreement with India.
India and Bangladesh had inked various pacts during Singh's visit early this month but could not sign a deal on the Teesta water sharing.
Hasina said she was not disappointed that the two sides could not sign the Teesta water sharing deal during the visit.
"I am not that much disappointed because I feel we can solve this problem (Teesta water sharing) bilaterally and I am very much optimistic about it,"Hasina, who for more details....

Manmohan Singh's Crorepati Cabinet

2011-09-21T00:33:00.000-07:00

India’s Cabinet Ministers have now made their riches public. Legend is that our Cabinet Ministers have wealth in immeasurable numbers. But the assests they have officially filed falls short of the exact wealth they have. It.
Our inefficient and corrupt Cabinet comprises of 5 crorepatis. The first among equals, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not the richest member of his Cabinet, but even he reports a total asset value of Rs. 4.30 crore.
Surprisingly, Finance Minister and the presumed number two, Pranab Mukherjee, is some distance away from Dr. Singh with his total assets valued at around Rs.1 crore. This is apart from the assets held by Mr. Mukherjee's wife estimated at just for more details....

Congress leaders Vaghela and Modhvaida end their fast

2011-09-19T23:59:00.000-07:00

Congress leaders Shankarsinh Vaghela and Arjun Modhvaida today ended their fast, which was a counter to the one observed by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
They ended their fast by consuming lemon juice offered by children.
The Congress leaders were on a fast to counter Modi's three-day long fast under'Sadbhavna Mission'for peace, unity and harmony in the state. Modi broke his fast yesterday.
The Congress leaders, who dubbed Modi's fast as"five star"due to its air-conditioned ambience, observed their fast on a footpath in front of the Sabarmati Ashram.
Though the Congress fast was a lacklustre affair in comparison for more details....

Did Guj CM able to clean his image by his fast?

2011-09-19T21:52:00.001-07:00

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi sat on a three-day fast for"harmony"in Ahmedabad after the Supreme Court referred to a lower court a case in which he was accused of complicity in the 2002 violence. Though Modi said that his fast is for peace and communal harmony many people said that it was aimed at softening his image that was hurt by the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Was Modi able to clean his image by his fast?
During his three-day fast for"harmony", Modi slipped once while walking the tight rope to reach out to Muslims. He regained balance, but not very convincingly.
On Sunday, the second day of his three-day show of clout among minorities - parading for more details....

Shivraj Patil resigns as Karnataka Lokayukta

2011-09-19T20:25:00.001-07:00

Barely two months after he was appointed Lokayukta of Karnataka, Justice Shivraj Patil today resigned after a controversy erupted over allotment of housing sites for him and his wife allegedly in violation of rules. 71-year-old Patil, a former Supreme Court judge who was made Karnataka's ombudsman on August 3 succeeding Santosh Hegde, called on Governor H R Bhardwaj and submitted the papers.
Stung by the the allegations against him, a visibly upset Patil announced his resignation at a news conference after describing the campaign against him as"malicious"."This malicious campaign has deeply hurt and pained me. In this uncongenial atmosphere I have deemed it appropriate to submit my resignation,"he said.
Patil, whose office is required to investigate land scams some of which involve high-profile politicians, himself faced allegations that he and his wife own three plots of land in Bangalore in violation of city bylaws. The politicians included former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who for more details....

Delhi Blast case: Mail traced police quiz cyber cafe owner

2011-09-07T22:18:00.000-07:00

Security officials have traced the origin of the HuJI email, claiming responsibity for the Delhi High Court blast on Wednesday, to a cyber cafe in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, say media reports. Reports say that the police are questioning the cyber cafe owner from where the email allegedly originated.
The email was received by different media organisations on Wednesday allegedly from Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) and said that the group took responsibility for the blasts which killed 11 people and injured over 70. HuJI is a outlawed Bangladesh-based terrorist for more details....

Manmohan announces duty free import of 61 items from B'desh

2011-09-06T22:54:00.000-07:00

Taking the trade route to cement bilateral ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced duty-free import of 61 items from Bangladesh that were barred from entering India.
A majority of these items 46 to be precise, relate to textiles, particularly readymade garments.
Singh, who on his maiden bilateral visit to Bangladesh, said India was "fully alive to the problem
for more details....

Jagan Mohan could be the next to be arrested by the CBI

2011-09-06T20:38:00.000-07:00

YSR Congress party president and MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy could possibly be the next to be arrested by the CBI. Gali Janardhana Reddy and Jagan Mohan Reddy are both facing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe that is also investigating financial links between the two. The YSR family and Gali brothers were seen to have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship that helped both parties. It was YSR Reddy, who granted Janardhana the lease for his mining operations in Andhra for more details....

Cash-for-vote scam: Amar Singh arrested, sent to judicial custody

2011-09-06T03:44:00.000-07:00

Former SP general secretary Amar Singh has been arrested in connection with the cash-for-vote scam. Delhi court rejected his bail petition and sent him to judicial custody.
He can file for regular bail on September 16. Mahavir Bhagora has also been arrested. Earlier, he claimed that he suffered from kidney ailment and was surviving on a donor's kidney. The special court judge had asked Amar Singh and others to for more details....

Prime Minister arrives in Dhaka

2011-09-06T01:47:00.000-07:00

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today arrived here on a two-day visit aimed at further strengthening India's relations with Bangladesh.
Singh, his wife Gursharan Kaur and a high-level delegation were accorded red-carpet welcome when their special aircraft landed at the Shahjalal International Airport.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received Singh at the airport.
Singh will go straight to the National Memorial at suburban Savar to for more details....

UP CM is corrupt and authoritarian: Top aide

2011-09-05T23:38:00.000-07:00

In a major embarrassment for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, one of her top aide had described her as a person with a “penchant for personal corruption” and“a strong authoritarian streak”, reports claimed on Tuesday.
According to a secret US embassy cable accessed and published by the whistle blowing website WikiLeaks, BSP general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Satish Chandra Mishra had made this utterance about her party chief during a meeting with US for more details....

Sonia recovering well, to return this week

2011-09-05T20:37:00.000-07:00

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is recovering well and will be back here this week accompanied by her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is with her in the US.
Sources said Rahul Gandhi, who returned from the US yesterday, shared information about his mother's health with party leaders while chatting with them in Lok Sabha today.
Gandhi was seen interacting with Congress leaders RPN Singh, Arun Yadav, Sanjay Nirupam, Sis Ram for more details....

Janardhan, Srinivas Reddy sent to 14 days judicial custody

2011-09-05T20:30:00.001-07:00

A special CBI court in Hyderabad today (Sep 5) has sent mining baron and former minister G Janardhan Reddy and Managing Director of Obalapuram Mining Company B V Srinivas Reddy to 14 days judicial custody after searches at their premises allegedly led to seizure of over 30 kg of gold and more than Rs 4.5 crore in cash.
Reddy, who was the Tourism and Infrastructure Development Minister in the previous B S Yeddyurappa government, was among those indicted by the Lokayukta report for more details....

Digvijay should be admitted to mental hospital: Hazare

2011-09-05T20:17:00.001-07:00

Anna Hazare today hit out at Digvijay Singh for stating that the RSS was actively involved in promoting his anti-corruption movement, saying the Congress general secretary should be admitted to a mental hospital.
"I have said this earlier also that people like Singh should be put in'Yeravada', (a well known place in Pune housing a government mental hospital),"Hazare told reporters when asked about his reaction on Singh's for more details....

Didn't purchase any property after coming to power: Jaya

2011-09-05T03:51:00.000-07:00

In the wake of a newspaper report stating that Tamil Nadu chief ministers had not declared their assets since long, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said she possesses assets worth over Rs 51 crore and has not purchased any new property since coming to power three months ago.
Jayalalithaa told the state assembly that she had mentioned the details of her assets in the affidavit filed by her during the April 13 elections and"therefore, there is no need for more details....

vImpeachment proceedings against Justice Sen dropped

2011-09-05T02:37:00.000-07:00

Lok Sabha will drop impeachment proceedings against Justice Soumitra Sen, originally scheduled for today.
The decision was taken at a meeting Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had with Law Minister Salman Khurshid and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Speaker Meira Kumar also consulted the government and political parties over the issue in the morning.
"There will be no impeachment as the process has now become infructuous after Sen's resignation was accepted,"a senior minister said speaking on the condition for more details....

Justice Sen's impeachment: LS Speaker holding consultations

2011-09-05T00:14:00.000-07:00

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is holding consultations with the representatives of government and political parties to take a decision on whether to go ahead with impeachment of Justice Soumitra Sen in Lok Sabha.
"I have to consult because there have been new developments. I will be talking (to political parties and government),"Kumar told media for more details....

Parliament adjourns till noon after ruckus

2011-09-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned today following uproar by SP and BJP members on incidents of firing on lawyers by state revenue officials in Uttar Pradesh and the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat.
Soon after Speaker Meira Kumar made references in the Lok Sabha on the occasion of Teacher's Day, SP members led by Shailedra Kumar were on their feet demanding suspension of Question Hour to discuss the incident of firing for more details....

CBI conducts raid at Janardhana Reddy residence; questions him

2011-09-04T22:42:00.000-07:00

A CBI team has raided the residence of former Karnataka Tourism minister and mining czar G Janardhana Reddy and also questioned him, sources said today.
The CBI team from Hyderabad entered Reddy's house at around midnight and escorted him to an undisclosed location for questioning, they said.
The team was also questioning Srinivasa Reddy, the managing director of Obulapuram Mining Corporation which is owned by the former minister.
The probe agency action comes a day after Reddy's associate for more details....

CBI arrests mining czar Janardhan Reddy, Srinivas Reddy

2011-09-04T21:40:00.000-07:00

The CBI today arrested mining baron and former minister G Janardhan Reddy and Managing Director of Obalapuram Mining Company B V Srinivas Reddy after conducting raids at their premises.
Reddy, who was the Tourism and Infrastructure Development Minister in the previous B S Yeddyurappa government, was among those indicted by the Lokayukta for more details....

Team Anna: Govt running smear campaign against us

2011-09-02T04:03:00.000-07:00

Activist Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that the Income Tax department had sent him a notice on the orders of its "political bosses" and accused the government of harassing him for supporting Anna Hazare, who went on a hunger strike last month for a stronger Lokpal bill.,
The department sent a notice to Kejriwal last month before Hazare began his fast at the Ramlila Ground in New Delhi. On Friday, Kejriwal held for more details....

Manish Tewari to stay in Parliamentary Standing Committee on Lokpal

2011-09-02T02:04:00.000-07:00

Congress on Friday decided to retain its MP and party spokesperson Manish Tewari in the Parliament's Standing Committee on the Lokpal Bill, according to media reports.
Tewari had earlier recused himself from the committee. The party did not agree to Tewari's decision to stay out of the for more details....

BJP demands recall of Gujarat Governor

2011-09-01T22:35:00.000-07:00

A BJP delegation, under senior party leader LK Advani, is expected to meet President Pratibha Patil on Friday to demand recall of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal for appointing Lokayukta in the state without consulting the chief minister Narendra Modi. The post had been lying vacant since2003.

The BJP has charged the governor of violating the federal character of the Constitution by making such an unilateral appointment. Gujarat Governor