| Hazare told Khurshid 'he had no choice' |
New Delhi, Aug 3: Anna Hazare had nothing against the Congress and was aware of the shortcomings of some of his Team Anna colleagues but “had no choice because the movement would be damaged”, union Law Minister Salman Khurshid said the social activist told him during a “secret meeting” between the two on June 23.
Hazare seems to speak one language when he is alon... |
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| Hegde opposes Hazare move to float political party |
Bangalore, Aug 3: Social activist Anna Hazare should not form a political party to fight for his just cause as entering politics would be an expensive proposition, former Supreme Court justice N Santosh Hegde said on Friday.
He was speaking to reporters at the Freedom Park in the city centre where about 100 activists of India Against Corruption have been on a week-long fast in solidarit... |
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| Party , government or both for Rahul? |
New Delhi, Aug 3: Will it be party, government or both for Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi in his enhanced role ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election? No answers yet to that most asked question but most Congress members say they want him to enter the government and also play a more central role in the party.
There is a sense of anticipation in India’s oldest party since Rah... |
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| 'Want to take contemporary folk to next level' |
New Delhi, Aug 3: Assamese singer Papon says he is on a mission to take his native State’s folk music to a “different level” by mixing it with electronic beats to create what he calls “folktronica”.
Born to Assamese music legends Archana Mahanta and Khagen Mahanta, Papon was introduced to local sounds in his childhood.
“My father is a folk le... |
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| Censor board becoming more liberal: Director Dibakar Banerjee |
New Delhi, Aug 3: Even as many filmmakers feel the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has become more strict about content, critically acclaimed director Dibakar Banerjee begs to differ. He says the board has now adopted a more liberal attitude.
Lately, the censor board has been especially particular about letting explicit, intimate, abusive and titillating content make it to th... |
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| Shinde is new Leader of House in Lok Sabha |
New Delhi, Aug 3: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde will be the new leader of the house in the Lok Sabha, replacing Pranab Mukherjee, who is now the country’s president. Parliamentary Affairs Minister PK Bansal said here on Friday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had nominated Shinde to the post. Shinde (70) is a Congress MP from Solapur in Maharashtra and is a former chief minister o... |
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| Sanjeev Nanda's sentence reduced in BMW hit-and-run case |
New Delhi, Aug 3: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Delhi High Court order reducing the prison sentence of Sanjeev Nanda, the main accused in the January 1999 BMW hit-and-run case in the national capital, from five years to two years. Six people were killed in the January 10, 1999, accident. An apex court bench of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice KS Radhakrishnan said that Sanjeev Nanda will ... |
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| Team Anna cannot be alternative to BJP: Gadkari |
New Delhi, Aug 3: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari on Friday welcomed Anna Hazare and his team’s announcement to enter the political arena but stressed that it could not become an alternative to his party. In an interview to NDTV news channel, Gadkari said the BJP supports “anyone who’s against corruption, be it Anna Hazare or Baba Ramdev. If Anna seeks our suppor... |
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| Aamir asks Nitish Kumar to popularize generic medicines |
Patna, Aug 3: Bollywood star Aamir Khan has urged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to make available generic medicines in the State widely. Aamir had first highlighted the issue on his TV show Satyamev Jayate. An official in the chief minister’s office on Friday said Aamir had written a letter to Nitish Kumar in this connection. An official in the health department said Aamir requested Niti... |
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| PETA India to sensitize children towards animals |
New Delhi, Aug 3: In a bid to develop respect and compassion among children towards animals, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has advocated the introduction of humane education in schools across India, an official said on Friday. PETA has forwarded the ‘compassionate citizen humane-education resource material’ for children aged 8-12 years to Human Resource Devel... |
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