| Opposition heat on Chidambaram over ice cream remark |
New Delhi, July 11: Under fire for remarks allegedly mocking the urban middle class on rising prices, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said he had made a “matter-of-fact” statement that had been distorted by the media and had not taken a dig at the common man. But his opponents, including the ruling ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), refused to buy the Chidambaram clarif... |
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| Karnataka CM-designate Shettar grapples with ministry formation |
Bangalore, July 11: Jagadish Shettar, set to take oath on Thursday as the Karnataka chief minister, was in New Delhi on Wednesday to meet Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to decide on ministry formation that would be satisfactory to various factions in the ruling party.
Accompanied state BJP chief KS Eshwarappa, Shettar flew to the national capital hours after being appointed by Gov... |
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| Syndicate could turn tables on Pranab: Sangma |
Lucknow, July 11: A “syndicate” could turn the tables on UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, his rival PA Sangma on Wednesday said, recalling 1969 when a conscience vote enabled VV Giri to win although he was pitted against the official Congress candidate.
On the Uttar Pradesh leg of his ‘Garo Hills to Raisina Hills’ journey, Sangma, the presidential can... |
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| Absurd to suggest Narasimha Rao was indifferent to Babri razing: Naresh Chandra |
New Delhi, July 11: It’s “absurd and laughable” to suggest that PV Narsimha Rao was indifferent to the December 6, 1992 demolition of Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid and sequestered himself in his prayer room, a key aide to the then prime minister says of the events of the fateful day, whose repercussions are still being felt. His reference was to two new books - a posthumously-publ... |
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| Gujrat riots spurred Abu Jundal to join LeT to take revenge on India |
New Delhi, July 11: The 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat had spurred Abu Jundal, one of the handlers of the 26/11 attackers, to join the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group to take revenge on India and that led to his radicalization and Jihadi indoctrination, Indian investigators say.
He heard about the riots and their impact from his friends in the Students Islamic Movem... |
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| Beyond my powers to probe Mukherjee's signature |
New Delhi, July 11: The returning officer for the presidential poll said on Wednesday it was beyond his powers to conduct a detailed probe into objections on UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee’s nomination papers. While interacting with journalists at Indian Women’s Press Corps, VK Agnihotri, also the Rajya Sabha secretary general, cited rules and said the returning officer only had the ri... |
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| Court blocks Narayanan- Vajpayee letters on Gujarat riots |
New Delhi, July 11: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside the Central Information Commission (CIC) order allowing disclosure of the correspondence between then president KR Narayanan and prime minister AB Vajpayee on the Gujarat riots of 2002. Justice Anil Kumar allowed the Central Government’s plea filed against the CIC order of August 8, 2006. The CIC had asked the government to disc... |
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| Mayawati replaces UP state unit president |
Lucknow, July 11: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday axed Uttar Pradesh unit chief Swamy Prasad Maurya, replacing him with another loyalist, Ram Achal Rajbhar. Mayawati told party members that they could face a similar fate if they didn’t get serious about the Lok Sabha elections of 2014. Party sources said that Mayawati vowed to act against district presidents if they did... |
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| Nitish may back Ansari as vice president |
Patna, July 11: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to back Hamid Ansari for a second term as vice president if the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) declares his candidature, leaders of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) said. Nitish Kumar, who heads the JD-U, is supporting the UPA’s nominee Pranab Mukherjee in the July 19 presidential election and is believed to be in favour of Ansari to... |
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| Supreme Court suspends Sajjan Kumar trial in 84 riots case |
New Delhi, July 11: The Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the trial of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that took place in the aftermath of then prime minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination. The apex court bench of the Justice P Sathasivam and Justice BS Chauhan stayed the trial court proceedings till July 27 on Sajjan Kumar’s peti... |
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| CPI-M seeks probe into 'false' news on ex-leader's killing |
Thiruvananthapuram, July 11: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Wednesday demanded a probe into the manner in which “false news” was being circulated by Kerala Police over a former party leader’s murder in May. Former CPI-M leader TP Chandrasekheran (51) was murdered on May 4 in Kozhikode district by a group of hired killers, some of whom have been linked to the CPI-... |
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| Delhi India's most competitive city, Mumbai on second slot |
New Delhi, July 11: India’s capital has emerged the most competitive city in the country for the third straight time with the commercial hub of Mumbai retaining the second spot, according to a report by an international think tank released on Wednesday.
Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata, in that order, make up the top five in rankings of the India City Competitiveness Report-2012, co... |
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| Road safety being included in school curriculum |
New Delhi, July 11: As India maintains the dubious distinction of having one of the worst road safety records in the world, reflecting the lack of a culture in “road use behaviour”, road safety is belatedly being set to be included in the school syllabus, but not as a “boring” subject.
According to Nitin R Gokarn, joint secretary, ministry of road transport and h... |
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| 'Economic activities behind spurt in human trafficking' |
Kolkata, July 11: Human trafficking for purposes other than sex trade has been on the rise in the county. With the increase in the level of economic activities, the demand for cheap labour for industry and agriculture sector has resulted in the increase of the menace, experts say.
“People have a wrong notion that human trafficking is basically for sex trade. There are factors as w... |
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| The Dark Knight Rises biggest story I've told: Christopher Nolan |
New Delhi, July 11: The Dark Knight Rises, the final part of his Batman trilogy, is the biggest story he has told so far, says maverick Hollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan, known for his intriguing films Inception and Insomnia.
“By all accounts, The Dark Knight Rises is the definition of epic - shooting on location across three continents, with a daring aerial stunt sequence, a ... |
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| Discover India with Oprah Winfrey in two-part series |
New Delhi, July 11: Oprah Winfrey went to the slums, visited the Taj Mahal, socialized with Bollywood’s gliteratti and explored real India on her maiden visit to the country. Now, the international talk show queen is set to share all that in a two-part series on her show - Oprah’s Next Chapter. The series will be simulcast on Discovery Channel, TLC and Discovery Channel Tamil on July 2... |
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| Severely punish culprits of female foeticide: Aamir |
Mumbai, July 11: Aamir Khan says aborting a child after sex determination is wrong and supports the Maharashtra government’s proposal to give severe punishment to those involved in such offences. The state has sought the Central Government’s opinion for slapping a charge of homicide on cultprits of female foeticide. Commenting upon the state’s decision, Aamir on Wednesday t... |
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| 86 designers to showcase at LFW Winter fest |
Mumbai, July 11: In its 13th year, Lakme Fashion Week has lined up 86 designers, including veterans Pallavi Jaikishan and Ritu Beri, from across the country. From big names such as Wendell Rodricks, Neeta Lulla, Anita Dongre, Krishna Mehta to young talents Pooja Kapoor, Atithi Gupta, Roma Narsinghani, Isabelle Mittal have been roped in to present exotic designs on the ramp at the upcoming edition ... |
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| Ek Tha Tiger not anti- Pakistan, assures Kabir Khan |
Mumbai, July 11: Director Kabir Khan is upset after Ek Tha Tiger promos were banned in Pakistan following allegations that it portrays the neighbouring country’s intelligence agency in a bad light. But he says this is a misconception and that his film is neither insensitive nor derogatory. The director, who earlier made Kabul Express on post-Taliban Afghanistan and won critical acclaim for i... |
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| Six skeletons found in missing starlet's villa |
Mumbai, July 11: Even though Parvez Tak, the stepfather of Bollywood starlet Laila Khan had confessed to killing her and her five family members in a fit of rage, the murders might have been pre-meditated, a top Mumbai police officer said on Wednesday. Making a breakthrough in the case, the police’s Crime Branch recovered six skeletons from Khan’s bungalow in Igatpuri near Nashik, arou... |
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| Cocktail has promoted itself: Producer |
Mumbai, July 11: Many feel that there is a similarity between Love Aaj Kal and forthcoming movie Cocktail, but co-producer Dinesh Vijan denies it, saying that to ensure that the film has an individual identity, they opted for online medium to introduce it. “We wanted the film to get its own identity and we went online in a big way. Our trailers went viral. The trailer caught on and the music... |
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| Dara Singh critical, MRI shows damage to brain |
Mumbai, July 11: Wrestler-actor Dara Singh’s condition continues to be very critical. He is undergoing dialysis at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here. “His condition is still very critical. MRI is showing significant damage to brain due to decreased oxygen supply to brain when he had the cardiac arrest,” Ram Narain, COO, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, said on Wedn... |
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