| ?NDA?s PM candidate should have secular credentials? |
NEW DELHI, June 19: In comments which could spell fresh trouble for BJP-JD(U) alliance, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said NDA’s Prime Ministerial candidate should be somebody with “secular credentials”, apparently giving a thumbs down to his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi.
Even as differences over the Presidential election continue to simmer between BJP and... |
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| Mamata didn?t cross limit by suggesting PM for Presidential poll: Congress |
New Delhi, June 19: Seeking to keep Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in good humour ahead of Presidential poll, Congress on Tuesday said she had not crossed the limit by suggesting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s name for the post of President.
Asked whether the Trinamool Congress supremo had crossed the limit in suggesting Singh’s name as a Presidential candidate, S... |
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| Kejriwal asks Pranab to face independent probe |
Indore, June 19 : A day after Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee trashed Team Anna’s allegations of corruption against him, its key member Arvind Kejriwal said he should face an independent probe to prove his innocence.
“We are preparing a counter reply. If you are innocent, why are you shying away from an inquiry. Let there be a probe, let it prove that you are honest,... |
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| Kalam commends Mamata?s ?courageous and honest leadership? |
Kolkata, June 19: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who faced political isolation for proposing the name of A P J Abdul Kalam for Presidential race, on Tuesday received high praise from the former President who described her as a “courageous leader with firmness for a cause”. Kalam said in a letter to Banerjee that “during the short interaction I saw in you a great lead... |
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| ?Make aspiring Presidents declare assets? |
New Delhi, June 19: Ahead of the July 19 presidential election, a think tank Tuesday said presidential candidates should be asked to declare their assets. The National Election Watch (NEW) has written to the Election Commission asking it to ensure that candidates for the posts of president and vice-president came out with their assets. “Since a 2003 judgment of the Supreme Court directing th... |
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| Have not crossed boundaries of party line: Digvijay |
NEW DELHI, June 19: A day after he was snubbed by the party high command for criticising TMC leader Mamata Banerjee, veteran Congress leader Digvijay Singh maintained that he had not “crossed any boundaries” of party line.
The Congress, which is still trying to woo Mamata’s TMC despite recent bickerings, had issued a statement on Monday distancing itself from Singh&rsq... |
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| ?Who is secular in NDA?? asks Lalu Yadav to Nitish |
Patna, June 19: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday took potshots at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his recent statement in which he asked his alliance partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to name a prime ministerial candidate with secular credentials. Yadav said that he was unaware of any leader in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), who fits the bill... |
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| Sex case probe: Achuthanandan told to appear in court |
Kozhikode, June 19: A Kerala court on Tuesday asked former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan, who complained of sabotage of a probe into an alleged sex racket here in the early 1990s, to appear before it in person. The Kozhikode judicial magistrate gave him two weeks to appear before it and posted the case for July 6. The alleged sex racket involved an ice-cream parlour in Kozhikode as its base and ... |
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| Congress, BJP clash in JPC probing 2G scam |
New Delhi, June 19: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), probing the 2G spectrum scam, saw heated exchanges between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members over calling former telecom minister A Raja and Attorney-General GE Vahanvati among others as witnesses. BJP members wanted Raja, Vahanvati, Dayanidhi Maran and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s principal secretary Pul... |
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| ?Sangma will support Pranab? |
New Delhi, June 19: The NCP on Tuesday expressed confidence that party leader P.A. Sangma will ultimately support UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee. Ahead of a NCP meeting on Thursday, National Congress Party leader DP Tripathi met Finance Minister Mukherjee on Tuesday. “It was a courtesy call. We are an ally of UPA, so I came to meet him,” Tripathi told reporters. On Sangma&... |
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| BJP fields Prakash Pant against Vijay Bahuguna |
NEW DELHI, June 19: BJP on Tuesday announced the candidature of Prakash Pant for contesting the Sitarganj bypoll against Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna. BJP president Nitin Gadkari cleared Pant’s name after approving the recommendations of party’s Uttarakhand state election committee for the bypoll. A total of three names had been recommended by the committee. Pant, a former... |
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| Admission software hacked, medical student tells court |
NEW DELHI, June 19: The Supreme Court on Tuesday was told by a petitioner that the software developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for on-line counselling and admission to post-graduate medical courses was not foolproof and prone to hacking.
The apex court vacation bench of Justice H L. Gokhale and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai was told by a candidate that the result of the ... |
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| Spotlight on Rio as Earth Summit kicks off on Wednesday |
NEW DELHI, June 19: Brazil’s picturesque port city of Rio de Janeiro will be the focus of attention for three days as the Earth Summit 2012 kicks off on Wednesday. It will examine how committed world leaders are to defining a sustainable development pathway to enable people around the world maintain a decent standard of living while preserving ecosystems and natural resources.
The... |
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| Unusual pairings: The new recipe in Bollywood |
NEW DELHI, June 19: There was a time when films used to ride on popular screen couples. But not any more. Today filmmakers are not only experimenting with content but are also bringing unusual couples on screen.
From Akshay Kumar-Sonakshi Sinha to Vidya Balan-Farhan Akhtar, filmmakers are trying various permutations and combinations to bring freshness to the silver screen.
Accor... |
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| India bonds with Africa with culture bouquet, fusion |
NEW DELHI, June 19: A true cultural friendship has blossomed between India and Africa with the meeting of traditional African free-flowing performing arts and the structured grammar of Indian classical music and dance at a two-day Africa Festival here.
The participating nations are Zambia, the Syechelles, Ghana, Senegal, Sudan and Mali.
The two-day festival from June 18-19, an i... |
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| Indore girl wins Miss Asia Pacific 2012 |
NEW DELHI, June 19: Himangini Singh Yadu, who represented India at the Miss Asia Pacific 2012, has won the international title. She is the first one to win the crown in 12 years.
The beauty pageant was held in Busan, South Korea on Saturday.
“This is a dream come true! All the hard work, time and effort that my mentors have put in with me has paid off,” said Himangi... |
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| John Doe order passed for Kashyap?s upcoming film |
MUMBAI, June 19: The makers of the Anurag Kashyap film Gangs Of Wasseypur, Viacom18, have received an unconditional John Doe order from the Bombay High Court for their upcoming film. According to the order, the film cannot be shown through CD, DVD, Cable TV, DTH, Internet etc., without the necessary permissions. The order was passed by Justice B R Gawai. The Delhi High Court and the Madras High Co... |
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| Length of a role doesn?t matter to Naseer |
MUMBAI, June 19: Veteran actor Naseerudin Shah, who will soon be seen in Kabeer Kaushik’s forthcoming film Maximum, says while selecting a role he gives importance to script and how the film will be made. “These days I don’t think about what my role is in a film before choosing it. The film should be such that makes me feel proud of my association with it, that makes me happy and... |
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| Hooda no longer in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster sequel |
MUMBAI, June 19: Actor Randeep Hooda, who won accolades for his role in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster will reportedly no longer be a part of the sequel due to date issues, claim sources. A source said, “Randeep was always supposed to be a part of the sequel. However, his dates clashed with the shooting of Jism 2. He has been shooting for Jism 2 in Sri Lanka and could not m... |
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| Vicky Donor team to come together for two more movies |
MUMBAI, June19: Actor turned producer John Abraham’s maiden venture Vicky Donor, which was directed by Shoojit Sircar and starred Ayushmann Khurrana, was a major hit, mainly because of the light-hearted way it tackled the sensitive issue of sperm donation and now, it seems that the trio will come together for two more films in the near future. Confirming the news, Sircar said that they are i... |
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| Saif-Luthria to reunite after 13 years |
MUMBAI, June 19: It was in the year 1999 that Saif Ali Khan and the then relatively unknown director Milan Luthria had come together for Kachche Dhaage, which also starred Ajay Devgn. Now, more than a decade later, the two are planning to reunite again for an out and out entertainer film, which will be produced by Bhushan Kumar, the head honcho of T-Series. Confirming the news, Luthria said, &ldqu... |
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