| Andhra police chief asks Northeast community not to panic |
Hyderabad, Aug 17: Denying that there was a mass exodus of people of Assam and other Northeast States from Hyderabad, the Andhra Pradesh police chief on Friday appealed to them not to panic.
Director General of Police Dinesh Reddy urged people from the Northeast not to heed rumours and asserted that they faced no threat in the city. The police chief said there was no mass exodus o... |
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| BJP seeks PM's resignation over CAG report on coal blocks |
New Delhi, Aug 17: The BJP on Friday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s resignation over the alleged irregularities pointed out in the CAG report in the allocation of coal blocks between 2006 and 2009 when he held the coal portfolio.
Calling it one of the biggest scams of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the Bharatiya Janata Party, however, ruled out the nee... |
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| Court denies anticipatory bail to Kanda |
New Delhi, Aug 17: The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Haryana’s former minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, accused of abetting the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma, on technical grounds without going into the merits of the case.
The court dismissed the plea, observing that the affidavit filed with the bail application was not signed by ... |
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| Raj Thackeray demands Patil's resignation |
Mumbai, Aug 17: After the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on Friday joined the clamour for the resignations of Home Minister RR Patil and city police commissioner for their alleged failure to control the August 11 Mumbai violence. “We shall take out a procession to Girgaum Chowpatty demanding the resignations of both Patil and Police Commissioner Arup... |
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| Seeds of Mahogany safe in treating diabetes |
Kolkata, Aug 17: Scientists in West Bengal claim that the seeds of the big leaf mahogany tree, that are used to treat diabetes in folk medicines, are non-toxic and safe natural product.
Scientists at the department of Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering at the Jadavpur University say they have clinching evidence that the seeds of the mahogany may be a potent non-toxic addition t... |
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| No requests for long term visas from Pakistani Hindus |
New Delhi, Aug 17: There have been no requests for long-term visas so far from any of the Hindu families who have crossed over from Pakistan and in case any of them apply for such a visa India would follow the due process, an official said on Friday.
Syed Akbaruddin, ministry of external affairs spokesperson, answering a question at a media briefing here said: “At this stage, my i... |
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| Speaker pulls up Sharad Yadav |
New Delhi, Aug 17: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who is usually polite while managing the house, on Friday got up from her seat and pulled up Janata Dal-United chief Sharad Yadav for responding angrily to her directive. “It’s about the authority of the chair... members should go by the rules and not get angry with the speaker,” Meira Kumar told him. Speaking during a debate on t... |
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| Three held in Bangalore for attacking three from Northeast |
Bangalore, Aug 17: Three people were arrested on Friday for allegedly assaulting three workers from the Northeast at a shopping mall in the city centre, a senior police official said. “The three accused - Abrar Ahmed, Salman and Vinay - aged around 22-24, were arrested under section 153 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for assaulting three people from Manipur,” Bangalore Deputy Commissio... |
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| Who made Big B nervous? |
Mumbai, Aug 17: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has recorded a song for Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) 6 with composer duo Salim-Sulaiman, says he had butterflies in his stomach while recording it. KBC will go on air on September 7 on Sony and the mock rehearsals for the game show continues, wrote Big B who will host the show. “ The crowning glory is the session at Salim-Sulaiman’s recordi... |
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| Salman's fans have given him the best Eidi: Sohail Khan |
Mumbai, Aug 17: Filmmaker-actor Sohail Khan is happy at the stupendous opening of Ek Tha Tiger and says it’s the best “Eidi” Salman Khan’s fans could give him. “This film caters to youngest to the oldest. This is one film the whole family can go and watch together,” he said. According to reports, Ek Tha Tiger did a whopping business of Rs 32.95 crore in In... |
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| Secret marriage rumours upset Katrina Kaif |
MUMBAI, Aug 17: Poor Katrina Kaif probably had no idea about the media storm that she would provoke after being spotted with a red sindoor on her forehead and Bollywood brat Salman Khan had to step in to pat her back when the lissome lass broke down recently after rumours of her secret marriage started doing the rounds. It seems that on the day Ek Tha Tiger released, Katrina Kaif had attended a po... |
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