| PM favours limiting RTI to protect individual privacy |
New Delhi, Oct 12: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday called for limiting of citizen’s right to information if it infringes upon individual privacy, an issue that cropped up after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi sought details of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s foreign travel bills, which include those for health reasons.
Highlighting concerns over possible infringem... |
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| Kejriwal, supporters detained near PM house |
New Delhi, Oct 12: India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal and his supporters were detained on Friday while protesting against cabinet minister Salman Khurshid and his wife.
Police swooped on them when they were protesting on the streets near Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Race Course Road residence.
The IAC is demanding the minister’s resignation after alle... |
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| Number of women in Indian Parliament lower than global average: UN |
New Delhi, Oct 12: India has much to celebrate with over one million elected women representatives in local self-governments, but the number of women in Parliament is lower than the global average, a UN official said.
UN Under-Secretary General and UNDP Associate Administrator, Rebeca Grynspan said: “There is much to be celebrated in India. There are over one million elected women... |
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| Congress MP flaunts gun at toll plaza, party seeks report |
Porbandar/New Delhi, Oct 12: Congress MP from Porbandar, Vitthalbhai Radadiya is facing the heat for brandishing a gun at a toll plaza in Vadodara on Thursday night. The party’s central leadership on Friday sought a report on the incident from the Congress’ Gujarat unit.
The BJP termed the incident as “very serious” and said the Congress should discipline its MPs... |
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| Kanda, Chaddha's custody extended, Chaddha seeks bail |
New Delhi, Oct 12: A Delhi court Friday extended till October 17 the judicial custody of former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda and his employee Aruna Chaddha, who are accused of abetting the suicide of former flight attendant Geetika Sharma. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate DK Jangala, while extending the custody of Kanda and Chaddha, a former official of Kanda’s now-defunct MDLR... |
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| Police drop defamation charges against Toongate professor |
Kolkata, Oct 12: West Bengal Police have dropped defamation charges against Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra who was earlier arrested for circulating emails mocking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Police, in the charge sheet filed in a South 24 Parganas court, charged Mahapatra only under section 66A of the Information Technology Act which penalizes “sending false and offensi... |
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| Court gives time to Jundal to scrutinise chargesheet |
New Delhi, Oct 12: A Delhi court on Friday granted more time to 26/11 suspect Abu Jundal to scrutinise the chargesheet filed against him by Delhi Police. Jundal had requested Metropolitan Magistrate Ajay Malik for more time to scrutinise the chargesheet, supplied to him on October 8. The court fixed October 25 as the next date of hearing. Jundal is in the custody of the National Investigation Agen... |
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| SC concerned over 'devastating' increase in rape cases |
New Delhi, Oct 12: The Supreme Court on Friday said the “devastating” increase in the incidents of rape and crime against women is a matter of prime concern both nationally and internationally.
Pronouncing the judgment which accepted an appeal by Uttar Pradesh government against acquittal of Munesh accused of raping an 11-year-old girl and murdering her, Justice Sathasivan s... |
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| 25 years after Kishore Kumar's death, the legend lives on |
New Delhi, Oct 12: Chalte chalte mere ye geet yaad rakhna, kabh alvida na kehna. True to the spirit of the song, fans of the inimitable Kishore Kumar still remembers him and he lives on in their hearts even 25 years after his death. The legend died on October 13, 1987.
One can understand the frenzy about Kishore Kumar by the fact that he is the most sought after singer on radio channels... |
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| Karan takes a dig at Ram Gopal Varma and his tweets |
Mumbai, Oct 12: It was filmmaker Karan Johar’s turn to take a dig at Ram Gopal Varma saying that he feels important that RGV chose him to market his film. “I was thrilled, I was thrilled to bits to read each and every tweet, I waited for the next one actually. He is an exceptionally prolific filmmaker... I mean really that he gave me the importance for being the big tool to market his ... |
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| Aamir to recreate Hotel Lido at Talaash music launch |
New Delhi, Oct 12: Aamir Khan has always adopted innovative ways to promote his new films and his upcoming film Talaash is no different. The actor plans to recreate Hotel Lido from the movie as part of the music launch. According to sources, the entire venue of the music launch will look like Hotel Lido, which is an important aspect of the film. He has also contacted all the extras and junior arti... |
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| I trust Indian doctors: Amitabh Bachchan |
Mumbai, Oct 12: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who underwent a surgery for an abdominal problem a few months back in a Mumbai hospital, says he never chose to go abroad for his treatment as he trusts Indian doctors. “I did have the means to travel abroad and perhaps get the best form of treatment, but it is my faith and trust in the medical doctors of our country, India, that kept me here and I ... |
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| Barfi! impresses moviegoers in Busan |
New Delhi, Oct 12: Barfi!, India’s official entry for the foreign film entry at the Oscars, won hearts at the Busan International Film Festival, evoking a standing ovation from an audience of 4,000 people. The actors - Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor - are thrilled. Barfi!, directed by Anurag Basu, was screened at the festival in South Korea on Thursday evening. It was a sold-out show. Ran... |
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