| Congress backs Khurshid, says he answered all allegations |
New Delhi, Oct 15: The Congress on Monday backed Law Minister Salman Khurshid terming him an “important minister of UPA-II”, and said he has “answered” all allegations of financial impropriety levelled against him by activist Arvind Kejriwal.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said Khurshid at his press conference on Sunday “explained everyth... |
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| Press Council chief for probe into charges against Khurshid |
Mumbai, Oct 15: Press Council of India (PCI) chief Markandey Katju on Monday sought a probe by the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) into the allegations of corruption against union Minister Salman Khurshid.
In a letter to NBSA chairman former chief justice JS Verma, Katju -- a former Supreme Court judge -- said a controversy was raised by the India Today Group about the NGO,... |
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| Cash-for-vote: Court wants money trail probed |
New Delhi, Oct 15: A court hearing the case on the alleged bribing of MPs by the UPA government to survive a 2008 confidence vote in parliament on Monday allowed a plea by an accused seeking further investigations into the money trail.
Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal allowed former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Faggan Singh Kulaste’s plea seeking a direction to police for t... |
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| Manmohan government will fall in 2-6 months: Mamata |
Kolkata, Oct 15: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the manmohan Singh government would fall within two to six months, and added that even a miracle could not save the regime which was now on a ventilator.
“This government will last another two to six months maximum. The Lok Sabha polls will be held after that. If I have even the slightest understanding... |
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| Make Parliament more gender-sensitive: IPU chief |
New Delhi, Oct 15: Increasing representation for women in Parliament is important but the legislative body should also mould its codes, ethics and practices to truly ensure equitable treatment of women, the head of the international organisation of Parliaments feels.
Anders B Johnsson, secretary general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), also feels that achieving equality without a... |
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| Congress sweeps Nanded civic polls, relief for Ashok Chavan |
Nanded (Maharashtra), Oct 15: In a significant morale-booster, the Congress on Monday swept elections to the Nanded Municipal Corporation, bagging 41 out of the total 81 seats, officials said here. Nanded is the home town of scam-tainted former chief minister Ashok Chavan, who was the architect behind the party’s unexpected showing in the hotly contested elections held on Sunday, helping it ... |
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| Probe allegations against Salman Khurshid: BJP |
New Delhi, Oct 15: Slamming Law Minister Salman Khurhisd for his angry reaction against some television channels on Sunday, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday demanded a fair probe in the allegations levelled against the minister. “They should answer the questions they are being asked. Adapting a negative attitude and launching an attack against the television channel which di... |
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| Kejriwal wanted to be in NAC: Digvijay Singh |
New Delhi, Oct 15: India Against Corruption (IAC) activist Arvind Kejriwal wanted to be in the National Advisory Council (NAC) but was turned down by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi “who knew more about him”, party general secretary Digvijay Singh said on Monday. Headed by Sonia Gandhi, the National Advisory Council monitors the implementation of the UPA government’s manifesto, the C... |
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| Probe Vadra's business dealings: CPI-M |
New Delhi, Oct 15: The CPI-M on Monday demanded an enquiry into the business dealings of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra and his links with realty major DLF. “An enquiry should be conducted by the relevant authorities into the business dealings of Vadra”, the Communist Party of India-Marxist said in a statement. “His companies and its links w... |
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| Aruna Chaddha's bail plea dismissed |
New Delhi, Oct 15: A Delhi court on Monday rejected the bail plea of Aruna Chaddha, an accused in former flight attendant Geetika Sharma’s suicide. District Judge SK Sarvaria dismissed the bail application of Chaddha, an official of the now-defunct MDLR Airlines where Geetika had worked. She was arrested on August 8. Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, employer of Chaddha and Geetika,... |
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| 'Climate engineering to reverse global warming may impact biodiversity' |
Hyderabad, Oct 15: Can the impact of global warming be lessened by deploying sun-shields in space and by injecting sulphates in the upper atmosphere to reduce the amount of solar energy reaching the earth?
Environmental scientists and other experts are currently grappling with the proposed geoengineering technologies and are studying the impact they could have on biodiversity.
G... |
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| Time to turn Navratri fasting into feasting |
New Delhi, Oct 15: Cookies, vegetarian ‘mock duck’, Parsi ‘malai kulfi’ and much more -- chefs have put together interesting recipes for those observing the nine-day Navratri fast. They have also brought “mouth-watering twists” to the traditional menu promising to turn the fast into a feast.
Navratri starts on October 16 and ends on October 24.
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| Maoist insurgency? This happened in Bengal in the 1770s! |
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15: Insurgents operate with impunity across the countryside while foreign companies seek to cash in on India’s natural resources. A tale of present-day India? No, it is Bengal in the late 18th century, though author Biman Nath says the parallels with today’s Maoist extremism never came to his mind while writing the book.
“My book is about the Fa... |
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| Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia's ex-king and Nehru friend, is dead |
New Delhi, Oct 15: Norodom Sihanouk, the long-time monarch of Cambodia who once described Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru as “my greatest friend”, died on Monday in China. A monarch yet a democrat, a playboy yet a benevolent ruler, Sihanouk (90) was also one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) with which he hoped to keep Cambodia free of Cold War rivalry. Tha... |
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| Saif-Kareena set to wed today |
MUMBAI, Oct 15: The wedding festivities of Bollywood actors Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan have already begun - the couple will reportedly exchange wedding vows in a private affair on Tuesday. After a sangeet ceremony on Sunday at Kareena’s Bandra residence, the Kapoor and Khan clans gear up for the mehndi ceremony on Monday. According to sources, the couple will have a registered ma... |
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| Naga sadhus join community protest against land sale |
Mumbai, Oct 15: Around a dozen ‘naga sadhus’ (naked sadhus) from Haridwar created a flutter by joining a community protest against the proposed sale of a plot of land in south Mumbai here on Monday. The land belongs to a trust run by the Goswami community. The naga sadhus from Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh, went to the office of the deputy charity commissioner, Worli, and registered their op... |
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| Indian cities will have 600 mn people in 10 years |
New Delhi, Oct 15: India’s urban population will soar in 10 years, with more than 600 million people living in cities within a decade, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said on Monday. . The minister was speaking at the inauguration of the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development’s 7th annual event ‘Sustainable and Inclusive Solutions: Summit and Exhibition&rs... |
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| Hrithik makes coffee for a fan |
Mumbai, Oct 15: Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan went out of the way to make Jyoti Vishwakarma, one of his crazy fans, feel comfortable by making coffee for her when he met her for an episode of Live My Life. The UTV Stars’ show, which aims at giving a chance to commoners to be in the shoes of their favourite stars for a day, gave the 20-year-old Kolkata-based a golden chance of meeting Hrithik... |
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| Sunny Leone 'craves' to learn Bollywood moves |
Mumbai, Oct 15: Porn star-turned-actress Sunny Leone, who debuted in Hindi films with Pooja Bhatt's Jism 2, is here to stay. The Indo-Canadian performer is learning Bollywood dance. Sunny said: “I am learning Bollywood dance from Shabina Khan. I love Bollywood dance moves and I am craving to learn Bollywood moves.” Asked if she is open to item numbers, Sunny said: “As I said, I l... |
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| My films aren't experiments, they're special: Ranbir |
Mumbai, Oct 15: He played a rockstar in one, and a deaf and mute man in another, but actor Ranbir Kapoor says he does not like these movies being termed experimental. “The films that I do or am willing to do are not experiments, they are very special and entertaining films for me. I am not trying to do any experiments,” the 30-year-old said here Sunday at the unveiling of the new... |
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| No acting for a year: Shilpa Shetty |
Mumbai, Oct 15: Actress Shilpa Shetty is not planning to return to acting for at least another year as she is busy taking care of her son Viaan. “Having a baby is a full time time job so there is no time for, you know, acting. I am doing endorsements because that happens at my time. I feel for acting, it will take me almost one year,” the 37-year-old said here in an interview. Shilpa, ... |
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| Shahid dons khaki for Neeraj Pandey |
New Delhi, Oct 15: After actors like Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn and Arjun Rampal, now is the turn of Shahid Kapoor to play a tough cop. The 31-year-old will be seen donning the khaki uniform for A Wednesday director Neeraj Pandey's next project. Earlier, he played an Indian Air Force officer in Mausam. Shanti Sivaram, who handles Shahid’s work on behalf of Bling! Entertainment Solutions, confir... |
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