| SC refuses to interfere with Yeddyurappa's anticipatory bail |
New Delhi, Aug 6: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with a Karnataka High Court order granting anticipatory bail to former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa in a case related to alleged favours in the granting of a mining lease.
An apex court bench headed by Justice TS Thakur told Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Mohan Parasaran that there was nothing in the high court ord... |
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| Karnataka BJP MLA Somasekhara Reddy held in cash-for-bail deal |
Hyderabad/Bangalore, Aug 6: Karnataka BJP legislator G Somasekhara Reddy was on Monday arrested in Hyderabad in a cash-for-bail deal, a scam involving huge payment to get bail for his jailed mining baron brother and former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy.
Somasekhara was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Andhra Pradesh in Hyderabad after questioning him for the fourt... |
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| Sharad Yadav rejects Advani's prediction on 2014 polls |
New Delhi, Aug 6: Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav, who is also the convener of the NDA, on Monday said he disagreed with veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani’s prediction of a non-Congress, non-BJP prime minister after the 2014 general elections. “LK Advani is the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) working chairperson. But he has predicted... and I do not go by ... |
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| 'Government can do nothing if Team Anna stops dialogue' |
New Delhi, Aug 6: Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday said the Central Government could do nothing if Team Anna has decided not to hold talks with it. Khurshid said the ruling UPA Government had made several attempts to hold talks with civil society activists. “If they don’t want to talk, what can I do? We made several attempts to hold talks. Talks were also held. ... |
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| Ansari has edge over Jaswant Singh in vice presidential poll |
New Delhi, Aug 6: As many as 787 members of parliament will vote on Tuesday to elect India’s 14th vice president. In the poll, UPA nominee and incumbent Hamid Ansari appears to have a clear edge over his rival Jaswant Singh, backed by the opposition NDA, according to sources.
The result will be out on Tuesday evening.
The sources claimed the Congress-led United Progressive... |
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| Mukul Roy follows Mamata Banerjee as absentee railway minister |
New Delhi, Aug 6: Railway Minister Mukul Roy’s long absences from office, much like his once removed predecessor Mamata Banerjee, have become a cause for concern with insiders saying that key decisions are being delayed, thereby impacting on the safety and security of the world’s second largest train network.
Eyebrows are being raised about the handling of the ministry - ove... |
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| Legislative agenda for parliament's monsoon session |
New Delhi, Aug 6: The month-long monsoon session of parliament beginning on Wednesday has 31 new bills listed on the agenda for passage.
There are another 118 bills that are pending at different stages in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, according to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Some of the key bills, both pending and on the agenda of the monsoon session:... |
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| Congress mocks Trinamool desire to go it alone in 2014 polls |
Kolkata, Aug 6: As the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership on Monday said it wants to go solo in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, state Congress president Pradip Bhattacharya welcomed the decision and said the party can fight it out alone in West Bengal. TMC MP and Union Minister of State for Health Sudip Bandopadhyay on Monday said in New Delhi that his party leadership wants to command all the 42 Lok S... |
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| AIADMK to support Jaswant Singh |
Chennai, Aug 6: AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday announced her party’s support to the candidature of BJP leader Jaswant Singh in the vice presidential election, due to be held on Tuesday. Announcing this here, Jayalalithaa said: “I am happy to announce that AIADMK has decided to support Jaswant Singh in the vice presidential elections.&rdq... |
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| Vilasrao Deshmukh rushed to Chennai hospital |
Mumbai, Aug 6: Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was rushed to a Chennai hospital on Monday afternoon for treatment of suspected cancer, a Congress official said. The 67-year-old Deshmukh, ailing since some time with abdominal pains, was taken to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital last week for what was described as “a routine check-up”. However, he was shifted ... |
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| Haryana governor accepts Kanda's resignation |
Chandigarh, Aug 6: Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia on Monday accepted the resignation of controversial minister of State for home and urban local bodies Gopal Kanda from the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government. An official spokesman said here that Chief Minister Hooda had forwarded the resignation to the governor on Monday morning for acceptance. Kanda, blamed by a former flight attendant for driv... |
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| Fiza dies in mysterious circumstances |
CHANDIGARH, Aug 6: Fiza Mohammed, aka Anuradha Bali, who married former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan and was later divorced, has died in mysterious circumstances, police said on Monday.Fiza's highly decomposed body was found on Monday in her house in Sector 48 of Mohali town in Punjab, adjoining Chandigarh. A liquor bottle and a pack of cigarettes was found near her body, a polic... |
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| TV and bold scenes don't go together, says Pooja Sharma |
MUMBAI, Aug 6: It's not right to showcase bold scenes in family-based TV dramas, says actress Pooja Sharma, who recently shot a sensual number for her show Ruk Jaana Nahin.Pooja, who plays Sanchi in the Star Plus serial, danced to Raat akeli hai, but says there was nothing bold in the picturisation.
“I danced on the song Raat Akeli Hai for the show. It was a sweet roma... |
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| Breaking the glass ceiling in India's tax administration |
NEW DELHI, Aug 6: Taxman may not be a proper term to use any more, given the gender of the current chairs of the direct and indirect tax administrations: It is women who now oversee how the government fills its coffers - a target of $215 billion this fiscal.In India, women chief executives in the banking industry is no big deal. A recent survey revealed that nine of the top 10 listed banking co... |
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| Emu farming spreads wings in Himachal |
PALAMPUR, Aug 6: It is a poultry bird that does not fly but ensures a steady income. Now a second emu-rearing farm has come up in Himachal Pradesh.Ever since the farm was set up in this town in Kangra district in May, it has become a centre of attraction for young and progressive farmers looking for diversification."We started an emu farm with 10 birds. All are in the breeding stage," Sanjeevan... |
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| Fake modern Indian art market fattens on budget buyers |
New Delhi, Aug 6: After faking art works of contemporary Indian masters like SH Raza and FN Souza, the underground copy market has turned its attention to India's top contemporary sculptor and artist Satish Gujral to tap the budget segment of collectors.A consignment of crude bronze sculptures of a 'stylised figure of a two-headed ram with horns' and 'abstract human figures' ostensibly sc... |
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| Salman Khan tops Sunny Leone's co-star wish list |
MUMBAI, Aug 6: Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone teamed up with Arunoday Singh and Randeep Hooda in her Bollywood debut Jism 2, and now she has expressed a desire to work with Hindi movie star Salman Khan. “Whoever wants to work with me, I want to work with them. But Salman Khan is on the top of my list,”the 31-year-old said here on Sunday during a visit to a theatre for ... |
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| Piya Basanti... Again after over 10 years |
NEW DELHI, Aug 6: The team of hit music album Piya Basanti has reunited after over a decade for a sequel with seven new compositions, including unheard melodies of late singer Ustad Sultan Khan.The new album, by Sony Music, is titled Piya Basanti...Again. Singer Chithra and composer Sandesh Shandilya too have worked on it.“Piya Basanti has been an iconic album in the early 2000 and the... |
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| Heroine dialogue on Dubai not meant to demean anyone: Bhandarkar |
MUMBAI, Aug 6: Director Madhur Bhandarkar has come out in the open about the controversy over Heroine trailer and says they did not mean to demean anyone.“We have censored it. It has been censored for Dubai and has been passed by the censor board. There are some people who have raised objections. But we did not mean to demean anyone, Dubai is my personal favourite city,” the 43-year-ol... |
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| Jism 2 makes Rs 21 crore in opening weekend |
MUMBAI, Aug 6: Pooja Bhatt's erotic thrEiller Jism 2 is doing roaring business at the box office. It has managed to rake in an encouraging figure of Rs21 crore in its opening weekend and “a fact that justifies that brand Jism is here to stay,” said the director.Jism 2 has done a business of Rs 21 crore in India over the weekend (despite releasing during Ramzan). “Brand JISM... |
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| Singers add a lot to an actor's career: Ranbir |
MUMBAI, Aug 6 : After the success of Rockstar, playback singer Mohit Chauhan is being identified as Ranbir Kapoor's voice. The actor admits that singers play a big role in an artist's career.Ranbir is happy that Mohit has sung for him in his forthcoming Barfi too. “Barfi is a very special film and it release Sep 14. Mohit Babajee (Mohit Chauhan) has sung the title song Aala re Barfi and I am... |
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