| BJP replaces Gowda with Shettar in Karnataka |
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 8 : Buckling under mounting pressure from BS Yeddyurappa, the BJP on Sunday said DV Sadananda Gowda was being replaced as the Karnataka Chief Minister by Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar - with barely nine months to go for State polls.
Desperate to prevent a split in the party after Yeddyurappa orchestrated a rebellion demanding Gowda be replaced, th... |
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| Time's criticism of PM reconfirms people's views: BJP |
New Delhi, July 8: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said Time magazine’s criticism of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s handling of the government and the economy had “reconfirmed” the views of people on the UPA government.
Reacting to Time magazine terming Singh an “underachiever” who appeared “unwilling to stick his neck out” on ... |
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| Court to hear Raja's plea to dismiss charges |
New Delhi, July 8: The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear former communications minister A Raja’s plea to dismiss charges against him in the 2G spectrum case on grounds of a bias in the investigations.
Raja, who was arrested in February 2011 and spent 15 months in prison before getting bail, also contends that the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge hearing the c... |
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| 26/11 plotter Jundal abandoned family for terrorism |
New Delhi, July 8: Driven by his commitment to jihad, 26/11 plotter Abu Jundal Hamza abandoned not only his family in India but also his Pakistani wife and two-year-old son in his adopted hometown of Muridke across the border to move to Saudi Arabia and create modules to stage more attacks in this country, his interrogators here say.
The interrogators, who have questioned Jundal since h... |
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| Pranab is a friend of Communists: Trinamool |
Kolkata, July 8: A Trinamool Congress leader on Sunday said that UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee has been a close friend of the Communists throughout his life. “ Mukherjee owes a lot to CPI-M (Communist Party of India-Marxist) and Left Front. When he started his political career in Bengal Congress in the 1960s, then also he received lot of help from the Marxists,” Panchayat... |
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| Hand over terrorists to build trust, Advani urges Pakistan |
New Delhi, July 8: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani said on Sunday Pakistan’s handing over wanted terrorists and outlaws will drastically improve relations with India. In the latest post on his blog, Advani mentioned his meeting with Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani and said Pakistan’s providing a safe haven to terrorists was the biggest deterrent in t... |
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| Metro is proud symbol of India's growth: Pratibha Patil |
New Delhi, July 8: Pratibha Patil took her maiden Metro ride here on Sunday, becoming the first President to do so. She described the city’s lifeline as a proud symbol of the “tremendous progress” that India has made in the last decade. “I am extremely pleased to share the experience of the people by travelling in Delhi Metro on Sunday. I wish DMRC all the best for their fu... |
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| Left pays homage to Jyoti basu on the road |
Kolkata, July 8: Left Front members protested outside the West Bengal assembly on Sunday after the speaker denied entry to former lawmakers to pay respect to former chief minister Jyoti Basu on his 99th birthday. The former legislators, including Hashim Abdul Halim, who was the speaker for 29 years from 1982 to 2011, later paid floral tribute to Basu on the road outside the assembly gate. The dram... |
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| Advani defends Modi |
New Delhi, July 8: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani on Sunday came out in defence of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has been “systematically and viciously maligned”. In his blog published on Sunday, Advani said: “I have often felt that in Indian political history, no political leader has been as systematically and viciously maligned as Narendra Modi.... |
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| Pranab arrives in Kolkata, to meet supporters |
Kolkata, July 8: UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee was given a rousing welcome by Congress leaders as he arrived here to seek the support of parties from West Bengal and meet legislators supporting him. All the Congress legislators and state Congress leaders were present at the Kolkata airport to receive Mukherjee, who is on a countrywide tour to seek support for the presidential electio... |
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| Congress leader for legal aid to jailed former minister |
Hyderabad, July 8: Andhra Pradesh Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana on Sunday asked the government to extend legal aid to jailed former minister Mopidevi Venkatramna in YSR Congress Party leader YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s illegal assets case. A day after the government decided to pay the legal fee of five cabinet ministers facing charges of issuing controversial government orders, Satyanarayana ... |
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| Delhi government diverted funds meant for SCs: NGO |
New Delhi, July 9: Out of funds worth Rs 1,901.56 crore earmarked exclusively for the welfare of Scheduled Castes, the Delhi government diverted Rs 1,703.93 crore for schemes under the Commonwealth Games, transportation and other projects in 2010-11, a non-government organisation says, citing official data.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit denied the charges that the funds meant for ... |
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| Delhi transit system comes under RTI Act: High court |
New Delhi, July 8: Upholding a Central Information Commission (CIC) order, the Delhi High Court has held that the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) is a public authority and comes under the ambit of the Right To Information Act (RTI).
Citizens have a right to obtain information about such bodies which have received substantial financing from the government, the court o... |
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| Designing for Cocktail was easy: Anaita Shroff |
Mumbai, July 8: Chic designs, florescent colours and tribal prints dominate the wardrobes of the lead actors in Cocktail, which is grabbing eyeballs for its characters that take fashion forward. Designer Anaita Shroff Adajania says making the ultra modish clothes was not that difficult.
The film is directed by Anaita’s husabnd, Homi Adajania and it revolves around the lives of thr... |
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| Female foeticide short film to create awareness: Ajay |
Mumbai, July 8: Whenever Bollywood stars indulge in philanthropy, they raise doubts of a personal motive. But actor-producer Ajay Devgn is emphatic that his short film on the burning issue of female foeticide has no commercial purpose.
Ajay has teamed with his actress wife Kajol for the social message-based short, which is yet to be titled.
“The film on female feoticide is... |
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| Embrace education for progress, Muslims told |
New Delhi, July 8: Muslim students and youths should go for higher education and develop character to face life’s challenges, a senior Muslim religious leader said on Sunday. “The Muslim community is facing huge challenges. It is the duty of Muslim students and youths to equip themselves through various kinds of education and morality,” Mufti Mohammad Mukarram Ahmad said. The Sha... |
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| Man who dug Mahi's death trap sent to jail |
Gurgaon, July 8: Rohtash Tayal, who dug the borewell in Haryana into which four-year-old girl Mahi fell and died, was arrested and sent to judicial custody for 14 days, an official said on Sunday. Mahi slipped into the 70 feet deep and narrow borewell in Kasan village near Manesar while playing with her friends June 20 night. The distraught father, Neeraj Upadhyay, was living with her wife, daught... |
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| Dara Singh remains critical |
Mumbai, July 8: Wrestling champion and veteran Bollywood actor Dara Singh remains critical, a doctor said on Sunday. Dara Singh (84) was taken to the hospital Saturday following a severe cardiac problem. “He is still extremely critical. He is under high dose of medication. I would not say he is stable,” Ram Narain of Kokilabain Hospital said. “We are still trying to find the exac... |
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| Rajesh Khanna gets discharged |
Mumbai, July 8: Yesteryears’ superstar Rajesh Khanna who was admitted to a hospital here two weeks ago has been discharged, his wife Dimple Kapadia informed. “Khanna is back home. He was discharged on Saturday. He is absolutely fine now,” Dimple said. The 69-year-old actor, fondly called Kaka, was admitted to Lilawati hospital on June 23. His estranged wife actress has been by hi... |
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| Aashiqui 2 likely to release on Valentine's Day |
Mumbai, July 8: Producer Mukesh Bhatt says that Aashiqui 2 shooting will start from next month and that they targeting to release it on Valentine’s Day. For Aashiqui 2, Mohit Suri will wield the megaphone. The cast has Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor. “We won’t be in a hurry. When we feel the film is ready and when we are happy with our product, we will fix our release date... |
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| Indian stars have marginal acceptance abroad: Gulshan |
New Delhi, July 8: Gulshan Grover, who has worked in international movies, says that the acceptability of Indian movies and actors abroad is bare minimum. “If you have an opportunity, please ask them if they have seen any Bollywood film? They would say, ‘No I have not but I have heard so much about it.’,” he said. Gulshan’s international projects include Prisoners of ... |
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| Madhuri in disguise at Taj |
Mumbai, July 8: Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit has confessed she hid her face during her recent trip to the Taj Mahal. “Here is me in disguise with the family at the Taj,” the 45-year-old tweeted. The actress, who went to see the iconic structure with husband Shriram Madhav Nene and two sons, was dressed in blue jeans and a purple top. She covered her face with white scarf and sunglasses... |
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| Karan calls Rohit Shetty 'Rs 100 crore man' |
MUMBAI, July 8: It is very rare that one directors praises a fellow filmmmaker’s movie. But Karan Johar makes an exception and lauds Rohit Shetty and his recent release Bol Bachchan. Released on July 6, Bol Bachchan (BB) features Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin Thottumkal, and Prachi Desai in lead roles. “So absolutely thrilled to hear the outstanding feedback Junior Bachchan (Abhi... |
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