| Khemka's 43 transfers in 21 years unprecedented |
New Delhi, Oct 17: Senior Haryana government officer Ashok Khemka, shunted out of his post, was transferred 43 times in over 21 years in the state, an unprecedented service record for an officer anywhere in the country, government officials said on Wednesday.
Khemka, who began a probe into the mutation of a 3.53-acre land by Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra to realty major D... |
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| Killing me won't help, Kejriwal tells Khurshid |
New Delhi, Oct 17: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, accused of financial wrongdoing by Arvind Kejriwal, was on Wednesday embroiled in a new controversy over his alleged threats against the India Against Corruption (IAC) leader. The IAC said he was behaving “like a mafia don”.
Khurshid, who has been accused of financial impropriety in the running of his trust, had reported... |
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| Rahul Gandhi meets PM amid talk of cabinet reshuffle |
New Delhi, Oct 17: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday for a “routine meeting”, party sources said as speculation gained ground about a likely cabinet reshuffle.
The meeting with the prime minister at his 7, Race Course Road residence comes in the wake of speculation that Rahul Gandhi may join the cabinet. The prime minister... |
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| BJP trashes allegations against Gadkari, says IAC has scored 'self goal' |
New Delhi, Oct 17: The BJP on Wednesday trashed the allegations of corruption against party president Nitin Gadkari and termed the IAC’s accusations as an “attempt to make a mountain of what is not even a molehill”.
Gadkari, who termed the allegations against him by the India Against Corruption (IAC) as “a conspiracy by the Congress”, said his conscience wa... |
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| Congress questions Badals' silence on missing girl |
Chandigarh, Oct 17: With Punjab Police failing to trace a minor girl who was allegedly kidnapped from Punjab’s Faridkot town on last month, the Congress on Wednesday questioned Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s silence over the issue.
Punjab Congress president and former chief minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday questioned the “timid silence of the chief minister,... |
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| Virbhadra, family have assets over Rs 30 crore |
Shimla, Oct 17: Congress leader and five-time Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh has revealed that he and his family have movable and immovable properties and valuables worth over Rs 30 crore.
In an affidavit on his properties and assets filed along with the nomination papers for the November 4 State assembly elections, Virbhadra Singh said he and his wife Pratibha Singh, a... |
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| India, US to discuss East Asia, Myanmar |
New Delhi, Oct 17: US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will meet Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai on Friday to discuss the East Asia situation and the flux in Afghanistan. Burns, on a five-nation Asia tour, comes here after visiting Japan, South Korea, China and Myanmar. He will also call on External Affairs Minister SM Krishna. The two sides will review their bilateral relations, including ... |
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| IAC to dig up graft cases on Chhattisgarh politicians |
Raipur, Oct 17: India Against Corruption (IAC) has asked its cadre in Chhattisgarh to compile records of alleged cases of corruption against key leaders of the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the opposition Congress, a senior member of the outfit said on Wednesday. “IAC member Manish Sisodia held a lengthy discussion with the Chhattisgarh unit of the IAC on Tuesday and empha... |
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| Foreign visits work related: Kerala ministers |
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17: Two ministers in the Kerala’s Congress-led government on Wednesday said their recent foreign trips were work related and not pleasure trips. Labour Minister Sibhu Baby John and Social Welfare Minister MK Muneer told mediapersons here that their trips were aimed at imbibing innovative ideas and replicating them in the State. “There is no point in being like f... |
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| IM operatives' police custody extended |
New Delhi, Oct 17: A Delhi court on Wednesday extended till October 27 the police custody of three suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives allegedly involved in the August 1 Pune serial blasts. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidya Parkash extended the custody of the three by 10 days after police said they needed to confront two of them with the third accused. Two of them - Asad Khan (33) and Im... |
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| Sonia to visit Karnataka for second time in six months |
Bangalore, Oct 17: Congress president Sonia Gandhi is making a brief stop in Karnataka on Thursday and the divided State party unit hopes that her visit will unite leaders and enthuse workers ahead of assembly elections, due on next May. The visit, the second in six months, will last just a few hours. Two public engagements are scheduled, and Sonia Gandhi is expected to address party workers... |
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| Australian fest opens with mega concert, endowment |
NEW DELHI, Oct 17: The four-month Oz Fest, a showcase of Australian culture in India, has kicked off with visiting Prime Minister Julia Gillard announcing the Ravi Shankar World Music Scholarship, named after the Indian sitar maestro, at Victoria University.
Announcing the endowment on Tuesday evening, Gillard said the scholarship will allow musicians to study at the Victoria University... |
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| Delhi 'island scheme' to tackle grid failure |
NEW DELHI, Oct 17: The Power Ministry on Wednesday announced an ‘Islanding Scheme’ which will insulate essential services in various parts of the national capital from a severe power cut during a grid failure.
The scheme would become operational in January 2013.
Announcing the scheme, Power Minister M Veerappa Moily said: “The islanding scheme for Delhi was pre... |
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| I didn't want Argo to be politicized: Ben Affleck |
NEW DELHI, Oct 17: Only too aware that some people may misinterpret the story he is telling in Argo, set in Iran, Oscar winning actor-director Ben Affleck says the thriller is a “real film” based on “a true story for the audience”.
“I tried to make a movie that is just factual. And that’s another reason why I tried to be as true to the story as possib... |
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| 'Women, society, politics dominate South Asian literature' |
NEW DELHI, Oct 17: Society, politics and new sensibilities are steering contemporary literature in the sub-continent, says noted poet and literary observer K Satchidanandan.
In the last few years, this has seen an increase in writing about women’s issues, a larger number of women writers, greater volume of Dalit literature from India and sharper insights into the socio-political p... |
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| Marriage certificate registers Saif Ali Khan's name as Sajid! |
MUMBAI, Oct 17: We wonder if even die-hard fans of actor Saif Ali Khan knew this, but the actor’s real name is Sajid Ali Khan, a fact that became public when Khan and Kareena Kapoor recently submitted their marriage application at the Bandra court.
Saif and Kareena, who had been dating since the past few years, had a registered marriage yesterday at the former’s reside... |
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| After tepid start, English Vinglish gathers steam |
NEW DELHI, Oct 17: A good story always sells - and English Vinglish is proof of it. After a lukewarm response in the first week, the simple story with a big message, picked up at the box office in its second week with homemakers, youngsters and professionals queuing up.
Released on October 5, the Sridevi-starrer was hailed by critics but initial footfalls didn’t match up.
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| Priyanka urges NGOs to join hands for World Autism Day |
NEW DELHI, Oct 17: Actress Priyanka Chopra, who has been approached by various non-profit organizations to celebrate World Autism Day on December 3, has requested them to come together and organize a combined event. The offers came her way after the 30-year-old won accolades for playing an autistic girl Jhilmil in Anurag Basu’s Barfi!. A source close to Priyanka confirmed the news. “Ye... |
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| Lara to launch own ethnic wear line |
MUMBAI, Oct 17: Former Miss Universe and actress Lara Dutta is excited about launching her own fashion line, an ethnic Indian wear collection. “Excited to launch my own line of ethnic Indian wear that will be available in stores this coming festive season! Have worked hard on it,” tweeted Lara. “It’s my very first collection and I think it looks good,” added the 34-ye... |
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| Neil in Ishqeria with Richa Chadda |
MUMBAI, Oct 17: Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh is enjoying his time in Mussoorie, shooting for Ishqeria, his first love story. “For all those who are asking, Ishqeria is the name of the film I’m shooting in Mussoorie. It’s a simple Mussoorie-based love story,” Neil tweeted. The film is being directed by directed by Prerna Wadhwan. Neil describes it as a “simple old school lo... |
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| Sonam keen to help Banaras weavers, working on details |
NEW DELHI, Oct 17: Known for her impeccable fashion sense, Sonam Kapoor is on a new mission - the young actress wants to help Banarasi sari weavers by making sure that they get their due. She was in the Hindus’ holy city for a 45-day shooting schedule for her upcoming film Raanjhnaa, which is being directed by Anand L Rai and marks Bollywood debut of southern star Dhanush. During her stay in... |
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| Yash Chopra's health improves |
MUMBAI, Oct 17: Filmmaker Yash Chopra, who is down with dengue and is being treated at the Lilavati Hospital here for the past five days, is improving and is expected to be discharged soon. “He is still in hospital. He is much better now and has improved quite well. He shall be discharged soon,” a source from the hospital said. Chopra, 80, was admitted on Saturday. He was kept under ob... |
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| Bollywood celebs wish just married Saifeena |
MUMBAI, Oct 17: Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor and Preity Zinta - a bevy of Bollywood stars came to wish newly married couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor at a spectacular post-wedding party at the The Taj Mahal Palace in Colaba here. After a registered wedding at Saif’s Bandra residence on Tuesday afternoon, both the screen stars, who had a courtship of five years, decked up for the night ... |
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