Friday 3rd September, 2010
Jayalalithaa asserts she fought for state's rights
AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Friday accused the union government of taking actions against her during 1991-1996 for standing firm on the state's rights.
Tar balls, robberies mar Goa's beach parties
The run-up to Goa's tourism season, beginning next month, could not have got off to a worse start.
Food inflation rises again to 10.86 percent
Food inflation in India rose to 10.86 percent for the week ended Aug 21 from 10.05 percent a week earlier, snapping a two-week decline, official data released Friday showed.
Many central, state ministers behind illegal mining: Yeddyurappa
Calcutta News.NetKarnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said Friday many central and state ministers were involved in promoting illegal iron ore mining in the state in the last 10 years and he would expose them.
I am not going anywhere, says Juhi Chawla
Calcutta News.NetActress Juhi Chawla, who has given voiceover for Sita's character in 3D animation film 'Ramayana - The Epic', said she hasn't quit the film industry and will soon make an appearance in director Onir's 'I AM'.
India looks at South America for farm revolution
Calcutta News.NetIndia, looking to launch a second green revolution to boost its food security, has begun looking at distant South America where countries have been able to ramp up food production with new technology and farming methods. And to take lessons first-hand, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar will visit Argentina, Brazil and Mexico this month.
Canadian delegation to begin India visit Saturday
Calcutta News.NetA Canadian foreign affairs and trade delegation will visit India Sep 4-9 to meet ministers, officials and business leaders to understand the potential that the country holds as an emerging market and one of the fastest developing economies.
Cop Lucas Tete belonged to poor Jharkhand tribal family
Calcutta News.NetLucas Tete, the policeman whose body was found in Bihar Friday, five days after he was abducted along with three other cops by Maoists, hailed from a poor tribal family in Jharkhand's Simdega district.
Azad holds review meet to check dengue in Delhi
Calcutta News.NetHealth Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday is holding a review meeting to discuss ways to check the rising number of dengue cases in the national capital ahead of the Commonwealth Games, an official said.
Abducted Bihar cop Lucas Tete's body found in forest
Calcutta News.NetThe body of Lucas Tete, one of the four Bihar policemen abducted by Maoists five days ago, was found in a forest Friday, a day after the rebels claimed to have killed Sub Inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav, police said.
Three cops suspended for assaulting their woman officer
Calcutta News.NetThree traffic constables have been suspended in Uttar Pradesh for assaulting a woman police officer and dragging her over a distance while fleeing in their car after she caught them extorting money, police said Friday.
When the Indus became a river of sorrow
Calcutta News.NetThat the Indus will become the 'Yellow river of sorrow' for Pakistan and wreak havoc and destruction more unbearable than suicide bombings was inconceivable until the angry waters came flooding in in the early hours of July 29, 2010.
13 years on, Mother Teresa still draws foreign tourists to Kolkata
Calcutta News.NetBe it soccer legend Diego Maradona, tennis star Martina Hingis or football World Cup hero Diego Forlan - they have all visited the plain two-storey Missionaries of Charity headquarters here that houses Mother Teresa's grave. It's a must-see for foreign tourists visiting eastern India even 13 years after her death.
To gurus with love - Bollywood remembers its mentors
Calcutta News.NetThey paved the way forward in an alien industry, holding hands through difficult times and inspired them towards success. For Teacher's Day (Sep 5), Bollywood celebrities recall their gurus and inspirations, who shaped their careers.
Punjab cops clueless about missing Pakistani prisoner
Calcutta News.NetPunjab police remained clueless Friday about the whereabouts a 40-year-old Pakistanti prisoner who disappeared from a jail here Tuesday.
Canadian, Indian experts join hands to tackle Haemophilia
Calcutta News.NetThe Bleeding Disorders Program in Winnipeg, Canada and the Haemophilia Society (Delhi) are jointly organising an International Symposium on haemophilia on September 4 and 5 at the LPS Auditorium, PHD House, August Kranti Marg, Hauz Khas, New Delhi.
Canadian senators to visit India
Calcutta News.NetNine members of Canada's Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade will be visiting Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad from September 4 to 9.
Three contract killers arrested in Raipur
Calcutta News.NetPolice in Raipur have arrested three contract killers, among them a 15-year-old boy, from here, police said Friday.
Naughty monkey on prowl for spectacles
Calcutta News.NetA naughty monkey is not seeing eye to eye with residents of the Himachal Pradesh capital. He is focusing instead on their spectacles and running away with them!
Two priests, guard found dead in Maharashtra temple
Calcutta News.NetTwo priests and a security guard of a temple in Maharashtra were found murdered Friday, police said.
Body in Bihar forest not Abhay, but Lucas: police
Calcutta News.NetThe body found in a Bihar forest was of Lucas Gete, one of the four policemen abducted by Maoist guerrillas five days ago, and not of Abhay Kumar Yadav as reported earlier, Deputy Inspector General of Munger Shah Rukh Majeed confirmed Friday.
Nitish calls all-party meet over Maoist deadline
Calcutta News.NetBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called an all-party meeting Saturday to discuss the Maoist deadline set for releasing their eight jailed commanders and the rebels' claim that they had killed one of the four policeman they had abducted, sources in the chief minister's office said.
Normalcy returns for a day in Srinagar
Calcutta News.NetLife once again returned to normal for a day as authorities did not impose any restrictions in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital after separatists withdrew their protests Friday, also a public holiday on the occasion of Jaumat-ul-Vida.
50 years on, Ghatak's masterpiece has to shine through clouds
Calcutta News.NetLegendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak's 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' completes 50 years this year. Sadly, despite critics globally considering it to be one of a handful of most important films from India, the excitement is not palpable.
Kidnapped Bihar policeman's body found
Calcutta News.NetThe body of abducted Sub Inspector Abhay Kumar Yadav was found near a forest in Bihar's Lakhisarai district early Friday, a day after the Maoists said they had killed the policeman, media reports said.
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