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Tendulkar nomination a Congress ploy, says Ramdev

Posted by topseo On April - 29 - 2012 0 Comment
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New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Saturday criticised the Congress party for nominating cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha, calling it a ploy to distract public attention. “Congress, which is a sinking ship, denied him (Tendulkar) the Bharat Ratna but is nominating him to the Rajya Sabha as a tactic  [ Read More ]

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Satara, Apr 28 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited the drought-hit regions in Mumbai’s Satara District on Saturday, and assured the locals that the government would come up with a proper solution to help them get rid of all their problems. “I will try to solve the issue concerning water,” Gandhi told the villagers  [ Read More ]

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New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): Evading posers on who will be the next presidential candidate, former President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam has said patience needs to be exercised on the matter. “Let us wait for sometime, please ask me after some time,” Kalam told media here. His remarks come at a time when  [ Read More ]

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Tumkur:  A woman was beaten up by police today for showing black flag to the Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Tumkur, during the birthday celebration of Siddaganga Math head. A young woman tried to disrupt Mrs Gandhi’s speech during the ceremony. As she began her speech, the woman, seated among the audience, suddenly rose and  [ Read More ]

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New Delhi:  Former BJP president Bangaru Laxman, who was found guilty of accepting a bribe by a Delhi court on Friday, has been sentenced to four years in jail and fined Rs. one lakh. Mr Laxman has been convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act for misusing his office and for attempting to influence another  [ Read More ]

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Mining

New Delhi:  The government has decided to carry on with the first-come-first-served policy in the mines and minerals sector, sources have told NDTV. The decision comes despite the Supreme Court saying that all national resources must be distributed only through auction.  Attorney General GE Vahanvati, whose advice was sought on the matter, is said to  [ Read More ]

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Rahul Gandhi visits drought-hit Maharashtra district

Posted by topseo On April - 28 - 2012 0 Comment
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Mumbai:  The Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi visited the drought-affected areas in Satara district in western Maharashtra today, and interacted with villagers there. Mr Gandhi, who addressed a series of meetings with party workers on Friday, flew to Satara this morning, along with the Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President  [ Read More ]

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New Delhi:  Former BJP president Bangaru Laxman has been found guilty of accepting a bribe by a Delhi court. He has been convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act for misusing his office and for attempting to influence another public official. He has been arrested and will be sentenced tomorrow.  Sources say he faces a  [ Read More ]

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We can’t change our anti-SEZ stand: Mamata

Posted by topseo On April - 27 - 2012 0 Comment
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Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday reiterated her government’s policy of not granting special economic zone (SEZ) status to Infosys — all at a time when the central government is mulling revival of SEZs, especially those held up for years, reducing the minimum area requirement and dishing out tax concession.  [ Read More ]

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SC directs Nupur Talwar to surrender in court

Posted by topseo On April - 27 - 2012 0 Comment
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday directed dentist Nupur Talwar to surrender before the magistrate’s court which is trying the double murder case of her daughter Aarushi Talwar and servant Hemraj. The apex court Bench, headed by Justice A.K. Patnaik said that upon surrendering before the trial court, Nupur Talwar can apply for bail which  [ Read More ]

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