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BJP demands FIR against Sheila Dikshit
The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday demanded that a first information report (FIR) be filed against Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit for allegedly misusing government funds for "political purpose". "A report by the Delhi Lokayukta (ombudsman) must me made the basis for lodging an FIR against Sheila Dikshit. There is a criminal case of breach of trust," BJP leader Vijender ...
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President arrives in Shimla for three-day visit
President Pranab Mukherjee was accorded a ceremonial reception by Governor Urmila Singh and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on his arrival here Thursday on a three-day visit. He was given a guard of honour by the Rajput Regiment at the Kalyani helipad near here. This is his first visit to the hill state after becoming president. Mukherjee will address the state assembly here Friday. Official ...
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Bookies lose Rs.35000 crore after police crackdown
With a pan-India crackdown on betting rackets, Delhi bookies have suffered a whopping loss of Rs.35,000 crore as most of them have either wind up their business or have gone underground after the spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The business was worth Rs.50,000 crore at the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but within a week, with the arrest of three Rajasthan Royals ...
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Iraqi water minister meets Indian counterpart
Iraq's Water Resources Minister Mohanad Salman Al-Sady Thursday met his Indian counterpart Harish Rawat to discuss proposed memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the area of water management between the two countries. An official release said the two sides discussed draft of MoU, avenues for training of Iraqi engineers and experts in India and exchange of information relating to water ...
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56700 Indians face deportation from Saudi Arabia Khurshid
As many as 56,700 Indians face deportation from Saudi Arabia in the next one-and-half months and ten officials have been despatched to the kingdom to help the Indian mission prepare emergency certificates for their exit, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Thursday. "As of now, 56,700 Indians have registered with the Indian mission for getting exit permits as they have no valid ...
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Small screen Bajrangbali gets new face
Mythological show "Jai Jai Jai Bajrangbali" is entering a new phase, and the central character will now enter teenage. Actor Rishabh Sharma will play the older Bajrangbali. So far, the role was being played by child actor Raj Bhanushali. "I am really excited to essay the central character of Bajrangbali. I am Hanumanji's ardent follower and I know almost all his life stories - right from his ...
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Am pregnant with Phaneeshs child iGate victim
iGate's American employee Araceli Roiz, 31, who accused the company's former chief executive Phaneesh Murthy of sexual harassment, Thursday claimed that she was pregnant with his child. Three days after the US-based leading IT software firm fired Murthy (49) for his unlawful relationship with Roiz, the company's investor relations manager, a law firm (Aiman-Smith amp; Marcy), representing her ...
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Tata Steel posts loss for fourth quarter
Largest steel manufacturer of the country (valuewise) Tata Steel posted net loss for fourth quarter ending March 31, 2013, a company statement said Thursday. The company's fourth quarter net loss was Rs.6,529 crore, compared with Rs.4,330 crore profit a year earlier. The company attributed the reason behind this loss to the weak demands in the Eurozone. The company said: "The Eurozone crisis ...
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Manika Batra in semis of Polish Open TT
Young Indian paddler Manika Batra beat higher-ranked Yui Hamamoto of Japan to enter the girls' singles semifinals at the IITF Polish Junior Open in Wladyslawowo, Poland Thursday. Eighteen-year-old Batra, who won a bronze at the Commonwealth Championships here earlier in the month, chalked out a 9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 11-3, 12-10 win over the third seed in the quarterfinals. She meets another ...
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Buy back and delist Neyveli Lignite Jayalalithaa tells PM
Opposing any disinvestment in integrated mining-cum-power generating Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (NLC), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday suggested to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the central government can buy back the shares held by public and go for delisting. In a letter to Manmohan Singh Singh Thursday, the text of which was released to the media here, ...
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Haryana Jharkhand in sub-junior hockey semis
Haryana and Jharkhand women entered the semi-finals of the Hockey India Sub-Junior Men and Women National Championship (Final) being played here at the SAI Centre Thursday. Haryana registered their third consecutive win as they defeated Jharkhand 5-1 in their Pool B match. The goal scorers for Haryana were Ritu (53 minutes), Manpreet (60), Navpreet (61), Nidhi (69) and Sonika (70) while Nisha ...
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Eight crib deaths in Bengal hospital
Crib deaths are back to haunt West Bengal hospitals with at least eight infants dying at the Malda Medical College Hospital (MMCH) in Malda district since Wednesday. "In the last 24 hours, eight babies, all below one year of age, have died in the hospital. The babies were born premature and were suffering from low weight and respiratory problems," MMCH principal Uchchal Bhadra said. Following ...
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Dec 16 gang-rape Inquiry on against policemen court told
The Delhi High Court was Thursday informed by the central government that it has initiated departmental inquiry against seven policemen, including the staff of the PCR van, deployed in the area where Dec 16 gang-rape took place. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Rajeeve Mehra, appearing for the home ministry, told the court that the communication was sent to the Delhi police commissioner in ...
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Defender Anas signs 2-year extension at Pune FC
Pune FC central defender Anas Edathodika Thursday signed a two-year extension at the football club. Anas's decision to stay back comes after spending the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons successfully at the Club. The 26-year-old Kerala-born defender helped his side earn the distinction of third best in conceding goals in the recently concluded I-League. Pune let-in 26 goals. Pune FC's head of ...
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An Indian heart beats for Pakistani now
An Indian's heart is now beating for 40-year-old Moulana Mohammed Zubair Ashmi, a Pakistani national, who has undergone a successful heart transplant surgery at the Fortis Malar Hospital here. Ashmi was suffering from a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy in which functioning of both the ventricles of the heart is severely depressed, said a statement from the hospital Thursday. He was ...
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Adil Tanvi enter junior tennis semis
Karnataka's Adil Kalyanpur and Tanvi Bhat Hatangadi stormed into the semi-finals of the boys and girls singles, respectively, in the Karle Infra ATF Under-14 Asian junior ranking tennis tournament here Thursday. Kalyanpur, ranked 91 on the ATF list and the second seed, clinically demolished an error-prone S.M. Addhtiya of Tamil Nadu 6-3, 6-2 while Hattangadi with an ATF rankng of 19, proved too ...
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I hang my head in shame says sports minister
Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh Thursday said he was ashamed with the spot fixing scandal which hit the Indian Premier League (IPL) last week. Three Rajasthan Royals cricketers - Ankeet Chavan, Ajit Chandila and S. Sreesanth - were arrested for alleged spot fixing by Delhi Police. "It is very shameful. As a young person, as a sports fan, as the sports minister of the country, my head ...
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Left asks Mamata to come clean on graft allegations
The Left Front Thursday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to respond to allegations by a senior West Bengal IPS officer about "corrupt practices" when she was the railway minister. "Serious allegations of corruption have been levelled by a senior and respected IPS officer from the state. We don't to want question her (Banerjee) integrity. But to keep that image intact the chief minister must ...
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Malayalam comedian Mani gets conditional anticipatory bail
Ace Malayalam comedian and character artiste Kalabhavan Mani, who has been on the run to escape arrest for roughing up three forest officials, Thursday got anticipatory bail from the high court, but with strict conditions. Justice S.S. Satish Chandran, however, asked the actor to appear before the investigating officials for questioning. He also asked police to present Mani before a magistrate ...
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IGL Q4 profits rise over 4 percent
State-run gas distributors Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) Thursday reported an over 4 percent rise in net profits year-on-year for its fourth quarter ended March 31. The Company has posted a net profit of Rs.83.52 crore for the quarter in question, as compared to Rs.79.99 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. It recorded a net profit of Rs.354.1 crore for the year ended March 31, 2013 as ...
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Delhis iconic Signature Bridge to be ready in 2014
The capital, which has so far basked in the glory of historic monuments and edifices built by the Mughals and Edward Lutyens, will boast of an iconic structure of its own in the form of the Signature Bridge - a cable-supported steel bridge spanning the Yamuna river - which is set to be ready by September 2014. And an added attraction will be a recreation park, complete with water sports, ...
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Minister trying political manoeuvre to change portfolios Virbhadra
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday termed the purported resignation of Transport Minister G.S. Bali as a "political manoeuvre" to change his portfolios. "I have no information about his resignation. But I think it's a political manoeuvring for changing the portfolios," the chief minister said while responding to queries by media persons over the issue. Party sources said ...
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Chidambaram says U.S. Federal Reserves statement misunderstood calls for calm
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday sought to calm stock markets in India after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested bond purchases could be scaled back if the U.S. economy improves. Addressing a news conference here, Chidambaram said fears that the Federal Reserve would start reversing its U.S. monetary stimulus programme were being misunderstood in stock market and investor ...
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Sensex slides 388 points on US Federal Reserve comment
A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets closed Thursday's trade nearly two percent down on reports that the US may reverse its monetary stimulus programme that spooked markets across the world. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's statement that US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments had been "misunderstood or misinterpreted" and that "he (Bernanke) has clearly indicated ...
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Australia India sign MoU on agriculture cooperation
Australia and India Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and strengthen cooperation in skills training in the agriculture sector, said a statement. "This partnership aims to achieve quality industry-led skills training standards in the agriculture sector. With India projected to add 12 to 15 million workers to its labour force every year over the coming decades, ...
Calcutta Spotlight
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Stephen Court disaster: any lessons learned?
Over 700 buildings in Calcutta are not compliant with safety regulations with regard to the risk of fire, and the Stephen Court disaster was a tangible example of what can happen when a fire breaks out in an unsafe building. Following that disaster, the local government seems to be taking a harder line on fire safety.
At 2.30pm on the 23 March, 2010, a devastating fire, allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit, ripped through the iconic Stephen Court building in Calcutta, destroying a large part of the 150-year-old office and residential block and killing over 30 people. Read more
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