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Bookies responsible for J Dey killing: BJP
By Sonia Chawla at July 26, 2012 | 9:01 am | 0 Comment
MUMBAI: Leader of opposition in the legislative council Vinod Tawde (BJP) said on Wednesday that match-fixing mafia and bookies were behind journalist J Dey's murder. Tawde said that before the murder, Dey was working on a story to bring out match-fixing in cricket and the links of bookies. He said Dey was scheduled to meet Lalit Modi (former IPL commissioner) in more...
Two Lashkar operatives facilitated Abu Jundal’s escape to Bangladesh in 2006
By Sonia Chawla at July 26, 2012 | 9:00 am | 0 Comment
Mumbai: Arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) operative Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal has told interrogators that after the Maharashtra ATS had seized arms in Aurangabad in 2006, he managed to escape to Pakistan via Bangladesh with the help of two Indian operatives of the terror organisation. "In May 2006 when he was on the run in Aurangabad arms haul case, he more...
Convert all vehicles to CNG in a year: Gujarat HC
By Sonia Chawla at July 26, 2012 | 8:57 am | 0 Comment
Ahmedabad: It's an order that will put vehicle owners in Gujarat in a quandary. The High Court has ruled that all vehicles registered in the state should be converted to run on compressed natural gas and it has set a one year deadline for this. The division bench which also includes the Chief Justice says, "The state of Gujarat is directed to pass necessary order more...
Days after protest, Dalit man attacked, loses legs
By Sonia Chawla at July 26, 2012 | 8:54 am | 0 Comment
A 24-year-old Dalit’s legs had to be amputated after he was found on the rail tracks near a Greater Noida village last Friday, days after he protested alleged attempts by Gujjars to sell off land that the Dalits claim belongs to them. Police said they found Tika Ram unconscious, his legs mutilated, on the rail tracks near Ramgarh in Dadri on July 20 morning. He was more...
New president Pranab Mukherjee strangely missing on official website
By Sonia Chawla at July 26, 2012 | 8:46 am | 0 Comment
As Rashtrapati Bhawan got a new resident in Pranab Mukherjee, the official website took time to record the change. It did not have sufficient information on the new President. For starters, Mukherjee's acceptance speech in Parliament covered the entire page. It could be some days before the website adds information on Mukherjee. Read more: more...
Ice cream wish ends in tragedy for schoolboy
By Sonia Chawla at July 26, 2012 | 8:45 am | 0 Comment
An ill-timed quest for ice cream proved fatal for a 16-year-old schoolboy, who was hit by an electricity pole as he leaned outside the window of his school bus to approach a roadside vendor. Jaskaran Singh, a Class X student at Hansraj Model School in Punjabi Bagh, was immediately taken to Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, where he was declared dead on more...
Congress and Sharad Pawar strike peace, coordination committee will be created
By Sonia Chawla at July 26, 2012 | 8:43 am | 0 Comment
New Delhi: Sharad Pawar versus the Congress may have started out with a bang, but it ended with a whimper. Mr Pawar has abandoned his threat to quit the government after the Congress agreed to set up a coordination committee to ensure its allies are consulted and involved in important decisions. After a meeting with Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister this evening, more...
Mamata Banerjee flies in private jet, sent by Pranab Mukherjee, to attend his swearing-in ceremony
By Sonia Chawla at July 26, 2012 | 8:41 am | 0 Comment
New Delhi: Of the many people that flew in from Kolkata to attend President Pranab Mukherjee's swearing in ceremony, was West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She came by private jet, sent to her by her host, Mr Mukherjee, and flew back to Kolkata on the same plane. The Congress reportedly sponsored the private jet ride. This was the only event that Ms more...
Assam violence: No end to unrest, lakhs displaced
By Sonia Chawla at July 26, 2012 | 8:40 am | 0 Comment
Kokrajhar: An indefinite curfew has been imposed in two districts of Assam's north-west, as violence following a clash between Bodos and Muslims on Sunday engulfed four districts - Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Chirang and Bongaigaon. Five days of violence have left 40 people dead and over 2 lakh people in 400 villages displaced. Bodies have begun to pile up on the streets as more...
Team Anna launches fast, govt unmoved
By Sonia Chawla at July 26, 2012 | 8:39 am | 0 Comment
New Delhi: Team Anna began an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday to press for a strong Lokpal bill and an inquiry into the allegations of corruption against two-dozen ministers in UPA-2 cabinet. Key Team Anna members -- Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai -- are on a hunger strike while the 74-year-old Anna Hazare is on a dharna. Team Anna more...
