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J&K IG denies making accusatory comments against CM

J&K IG denies making accusatory comments against CM

Rediff.com   7 Oct 2011

Raja Ijaz, inspector general crime of Jammu and Kashmir police, has denied comments attributed to him by Syed Talib about his father Syed Mohammad Yousuf, who died under mysterious circumstances after a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Arjun becomes youngest to scale 8,156-m-high Mt Manaslu

Arjun becomes youngest to scale 8,156-m-high Mt Manaslu

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2011

Delhi boy Arjun Vajpai, 17, the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest, has added yet another feather in his mountaineering cap by making to the summit of the eighth highest peak in the world, Mt Manaslu.

NC worker was beaten for threatening to expose CM: Mufti

NC worker was beaten for threatening to expose CM: Mufti

Rediff.com   3 Oct 2011

While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that he would present his case before the judicial inquiry ordered by the state government into mysterious death of Syed Mohammad Yousuf, a National Conference worker last week, People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti is unwilling to buy his theory.

Sikkim quake: Dr Singh calls CM, offers all possible help

Sikkim quake: Dr Singh calls CM, offers all possible help

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2011

With a major earthquake measuring 6.8 on the richter scale rocking mountainous state of Sikkim, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday spoke to its chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling and offered help in all possible ways, including availability of defence forces.

Cash-for-votes scam: Amar Singh gets bail

Cash-for-votes scam: Amar Singh gets bail

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2011

Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Amar Singh was on Thursday granted interim bail till September 19 on health grounds by a Delhi court in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam. The 55-year-old former Samajwadi Party leader was granted interim bail by Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal. Singh was in judicial custody for nine days. He was arrested on September 6 after he appeared in court in response to its summons for his alleged role in the scam.

IIT council proposes common entrance test

IIT council proposes common entrance test

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2011

Union Minister for Human Resource and Development Kapil Sibal said on Wednesday that the Indian Institute of Technology Council has proposed that students seeking admission into IITs all over the country will have to pass just one test instead of appearing in separate tests for various institutes.

Anna's suggestion of recalling MPs, MLAs impractical: Raja

Anna's suggestion of recalling MPs, MLAs impractical: Raja

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2011

Social activist Anna Hazare's decision to write to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh proposing the right to call back members of Parliament and legislative assembly has drawn sharp reactions.

Court defers order on Amar Singh's interim bail plea

Court defers order on Amar Singh's interim bail plea

Rediff.com   13 Sep 2011

Special judge Sangeeta Dhigra Sehgal on Tuesday deferred a decision on former Samajwadi Party leader and member of Rajya Sabha Amar Singh's bail hearing in the cash-for-votes scam to Thursday.

'BJP backs Advaniji's Yatra against corruption'

'BJP backs Advaniji's Yatra against corruption'

Rediff.com   9 Sep 2011

Reacting to newspapers reports Leader of the Opposition Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj denied that Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani's Yatra against corruption had taken the party's second rung leadership by surprise.

Advani announces 'yatra' against corruption

Advani announces 'yatra' against corruption

Rediff.com   8 Sep 2011

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani Thursday made a surprise announcement of undertaking a yatra across the country against the menace of corruption, a move seen as an attempt by him to get a grip over the party.

'It was a ghastly sight at the RML hospital'

'It was a ghastly sight at the RML hospital'

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2011

Taking no chances, the Delhi police threw a massive security ring in almost all the major hospitals where the victims of Wednesday's high intensity blast outside the high court were rushed in.

11 killed in blast at Delhi high court gate

11 killed in blast at Delhi high court gate

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2011

A blast was reported outside Delhi High Court on Wednesday morning at 10.15 am. The explosion was reported just outside gate no 5 outside the court. More than 60 people were injured, said sources.

Cash-for-votes: Amar Singh sent to jail

Cash-for-votes: Amar Singh sent to jail

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2011

Special judge Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal has rejected interim bail petition of former Samajvadi leader Amar Singh in cash for vote scam and sent him to judicial custody in Delhi's Tihar jail, where he would remain until September 19.

Mirwaiz: I have no authority to issue passports

Mirwaiz: I have no authority to issue passports

Rediff.com   5 Sep 2011

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the All Party Hurriyat Conference, has denied news reports that appeared in a leading national paper saying that he did not want travel documents to be issued to rival APHC group chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani when an AHPC delegation visited Pakistan in 2005.

Pandya case: CBI to file SPL against Guj HC order

Pandya case: CBI to file SPL against Guj HC order

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2011

The Central Bureau of Investigations will file a special leave petition against the Gujarat high court order in the murder case of former home minister of Gujarat Haren Pandya. Slamming the Central Bureau of Investigation for its "washed up" and "blinkered" probe in the 2003 murder, the Gujarat HC on August 29 dropped charges against all 12 accused.

Anna to mull over Srinagar, Manipur invitations

Anna to mull over Srinagar, Manipur invitations

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2011

The core group of Anna Hazare's team would discuss invitations to Kashmir and Manipur during its meeting on September 10 and 11 at Anna's village Ralegan Siddhi.

Shehla a friend, will help cops: BJP MP

Shehla a friend, will help cops: BJP MP

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2011

With the Madhya Pradesh police planning to meet him in connection with the death of Right To Information activist Shehla Masood in Bhopal last month, Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Tarun Vijay on Friday said the activist was a good friend and that he is willing to offer all possible assistance to the investigating agencies.

'Pass resolution to commute Guru's death sentence'

'Pass resolution to commute Guru's death sentence'

Rediff.com   1 Sep 2011

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has demanded the resignations of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his father, union minister Dr Farooq Abdullah.

Maken ready to drop clauses that offend BCCI

Maken ready to drop clauses that offend BCCI

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2011

Ajay Maken, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, whose first draft of the National Sports Bill had to be withdrawn following stiff opposition from Sharad Pawar, president of ICC and former BCCI president.

LS, RS in turmoil over Guj Lokayukta's selection

LS, RS in turmoil over Guj Lokayukta's selection

Rediff.com   30 Aug 2011

The Bharatiya Janata Party gave notices in both Houses of Parliament for suspension of Question Hour to discuss the appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat by the Governor without the consent of the state government.