Madhu Koda aide Anil Bastawade in 10-day ED remand

RANCHI: Anil Bastawade, an aide of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is now in jail and is accused of money laundering, was on Thursday remanded to 10 days custody of Enforcement Directorate (ED) by a court.Earlier, a Ranchi court on Wednesday...

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No 'bad Muslims' in 'Vishwaroopam', can't paint terrorists white: Kamal Haasan

MUMBAI: Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, who is in the city on Thursday for the promotion of his controversy-hit film 'Vishwaaroopam', said he was "seriously" thinking of leaving the country if this kind of row erupted again."In anger...in emotional outburst...

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2002 hit-and-run case: Salman Khan to be tried for culpable homicide

MUMBAI: In a major setback to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, a magistrate's court here on Thursday accepted the plea of the Maharashtra government that he should be tried under section 304 (II) of the Indian Penal Code (culpable homicide not amounting...

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PM' council on climate change constituted

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today constituted a high-level panel consisting of cabinet secretary and secretaries from various ministries and departments to assist the Prime Minister's council on climate change.Chaired by the principal secretary...

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Omar Abdullah meets PM, seeks security, fund for sarpanches

NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought assistance in providing security and honorarium to newly-elected Panches and sarpanches so that panchayati raj institutions are further...

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Kamal Haasan mulls exile, ban on 'Vishwaroopam' stays

CHENNAI: On a day of dramatic developments, actor Kamal Haasan suffered a setback on Wednesday when the Madras high court stayed the release of 'Vishwaroopam' in Tamil Nadu even as he agreed to make changes in deference to Muslim sentiments while threatening...

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India drops to 140th rank in press freedom, lowest since 2002

WASHINGTON: India has dropped nine places to 140th rank in the list of 179 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index, which its authors said is the lowest for the "world's biggest democracy" since 2002."In Asia, India (140th, -9) is at its lowest...

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Goods over Rs 49 lakh traded across LoC

POONCH: Goods worth over Rs 49 lakh were traded across the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday between Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Jammu and Kashmir at Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point here, officials said. As many as five trucks rolled out from...

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EC reprimands Navjot Sidhu for violating model code of conduct during Gujarat polls

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has reprimanded BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu for violating the model code of conduct by making personal remarks against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the Gujarat poll campaign.The commission, in its order, issued...

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Wanting dhoti-clad PM may have caused 'Vishwaroopam' ban: Karunanidhi

CHENNAI: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham (DMK) president M Karunanidhi on Wednesday wondered whether the Tamil Nadu government's ban on Kamal Haasan's movie "Vishwaroopam" was because the actor wanted a dhoti-clad Tamilian as prime minister.In a letter to...

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Sena's flip-flop on NDA's PM candidate

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena's declaration of support for Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj as NDA's prime ministerial candidate today is the latest in a series of pronouncements the party has made on who should be the NDA nominee for the country's...

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Sena's flip-flop on PM candidate

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena's declaration of support for Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj as NDA's prime ministerial candidate today is the latest in a series of pronouncements the party has made on who should be the NDA nominee for the country's...

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Beating Retreat weaves magical musical spell

NEW DELHI: For once it was not bitterly cold and the warmth added to the ambience as a thousand bandsmen of the armed forces Tuesday wove elaborate patterns to rousing music at the Beating Retreat ceremony, marking the end of the Republic Day celebrations.The...

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UPA government cheating people on Lokpall Bill: Anna Hazare

PATNA: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday said assurances like the one by Sonia Gandhi that Lokpal Bill would be passed in the budget session of Parliament were being made for the past two years and said intentions of Prime Minister Manmohan...

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I am ready to go to jail, sociologist Ashis Nandy says

NEW DELHI: Asserting that he has worked for dalits, OBCs and adivasis for 45 years of his life, sociologist Ashis Nandy, who stoked a controversy with his comments at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), on Tuesday said that he was ready to go to jail...

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Congress 'raked up' Telangana statehood demand in 1999; seven party MPs to quit

HYDERABAD: The Congress in Andhra Pradesh is now facing the heat over Telangana statehood, a demand it had originally raked up when it was in the opposition way back in 1999.In 2001, though, Congress president Sonia Gandhi wrote a letter to the then...

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Congress 'raked up' Telangana statehood demand in 1999

HYDERABAD: The Congress in Andhra Pradesh is now facing the heat over Telangana statehood, a demand it had originally raked up when it was in the opposition way back in 1999.In 2001, though, Congress president Sonia Gandhi wrote a letter to the then...

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Telangana ministers 'ready for any sacrifice', 7 Congress MPs to resign

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh ministers from Telangana region said they were ready to make any sacrifice for a separate state but stopped short of announcing their resignations.After a meeting here on Monday, the ministers said they would exercise patience...

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Supreme Court directs Karnataka to file report on water sharing with TN

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today directed Karnataka to furnish all the information on amount of Cauvery river water shared by it to Tamil Nadu since 1992 and said that out of box thinking is required on the part of warring states to sort out the dispute.A...

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Mulayam warns SP workers not to use his photographs in posters

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party supremoMulayam Singh Yadav today warned party workers not to use his photograph in banners and posters without party's permission otherwise strict disciplinary action will be taken against them. "You all should remain disciplined....

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Railways to set up around 250 base kitchens across India

LUCKNOW: Railways are planning to set up at least 250 base kitchens across the country and do away with the cooking arrangements in the pantry cars.The base kitchens to be set up at almost all the major stations will prepare about six lakh meals and...

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I never threatened I-T officials: Gadkari

NEW DELHI: Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari today denied he had threatened income tax authorities but insisted that the raids conducted on some companies allegedly associated with his Purti Group were a part of a conspiracy to malign him and his party."I...

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Decision on Telangana deferred yet again

NEW DELHI/ HYDERABAD: A decision on the Telangana statehood demand was deferred on Sunday with the Centre and Congress saying there was need for "further consultations" which will take a "little more time" even as pro-Telangana activists intensified...

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Decision on Telangana statehood issue deferred yet again

NEW DELHI/ HYDERABAD: A decision on the Telangana statehood demand was deferred on Sunday with the Centre and Congress saying there was need for "further consultations" which will take a "little more time" even as pro-Telangana activists intensified...

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UP remains under grip of cold wave

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh reeled under cold wave as temperature in some parts of the state was nine to 11 degree celsius below normal.Meteorological department office here said that Jhansi, which recorded 1.5 deg C, was the coldest place in the state during...

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BJP govt in majority: Karnataka governor

BANGALORE: In a relief to ruling BJP that faced threats of instability, Karnataka governor HR Bhardwaj on Saturday said the Jagadish Shettar government still enjoyed majority after 13 party MLAs anounced their resignation, but he would order a floor...

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Nigerian navy arrests 10 Indians for alleged oil theft

ABUJA: Nigerian navy has arrested ten Indians and two Ghanaians for alleged oil theft after it intercepted a vessel near the oil rich southern Rivers state.The arrested people have been handed over to the country's anti-corruption police — the economic...

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Ashis Nandy clarifies stand on dalit corruption remark, cites 'misunderstanding'

JAIPUR: Leading political psychologist, scholar and social scientist Ashis Nandy clarified on Saturday that he did not mean to hurt the sentiments of the country's disempowered groups with his comment about the equalizing force of corruption and that...

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Now, Malaysia bans 'Vishwaroopam'

KUALA LUMPUR: Kamal Haasan's controversial film 'Vishwaroopam' has been removed from local cinemas in Malaysia a day after its release following a directive from the home ministry, much to the disappointment for ethnic Indians here.Film distribution...

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Rajasthan must act against Nandy for casteist comments: Mayawati

NEW DELHI: BSP leader Mayawati on Saturday demanded that the Rajasthan government take strong action against social scientist Ashis Nandy for his comments linking OBCs, the SCs and the STs to corruption and that he be told to leave the Jaipur Literature...

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Delhi gang rape has left our hearts empty and minds in turmoil, President Pranab Mukherjee says

NEW DELHI: Delhi gang-rape incident has left our hearts empty and minds in turmoil, President Pranab Mukherjee said in his address to the nation on the eve of 64th Republic Day.Referring to the brutal gang-rape case, the President said, "When we brutalise...

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I enjoy majority, says Karnataka CM Shettar

BANGALORE: Buffeted by threats of instability to his government by 13 rebel MLAs, chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Friday told governor HR Bhardwaj he still commanded majority and hinted he has not been asked by him to prove it."I told the governor...

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Text of President Pranab Mukherjee's speech

Here is the text of President Pranab Mukherjee's address to the nation on the eve of the 64th Republic Day.My fellow citizens,On the eve of our 64th Republic Day, I extend warm greetings to all of you in India and abroad. I convey my special greetings...

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US defends decision not to seek death penalty for Headley

NEW DELHI: In a statement, the US embassy here defended its decision not to seek death penalty for Headley, saying it was done in view of his willingness to cooperate with law enforcement authorities to help bring the perpetrators to justice and help...

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Jaipur Lit Fest: Spat between Javed Akhtar, Kancha Ilaiah

JAIPUR: A row over religion broke out between Bollywood lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar and Dalit activist and writer Kancha Illaiah at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Friday.The tiff erupted after Akhtar, who was in the audience at a packed...

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'Vishwaroopam' cannot be screened in Tamil Nadu till Jan 28: Madras high court

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Thursday ruled that actor-director Kamal Haasan's " Vishwaroopam" cannot be screened in theatres across Tamil Nadu till January 28. The judge said that he will first watch the movie on January 26 after which, he would...

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Road construction along China border moving at snail's pace

NEW DELHI: India's strategic road construction along China border, which have significance for Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP), is moving at snail's pace in Sikkim and Uttarkhand. Sources said that the ITBP is unhappy with the poor progress on the new...

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Road construction along China border moving at snail's pace: ITBP

NEW DELHI: India's strategic road construction along China border, which have significance for Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP), is moving at snail's pace in Sikkim and Uttarkhand. Sources said that the ITBP is unhappy with the poor progress on the new...

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Centre asks Tamil Nadu govt to reconsider ban on 'Vishwaroopam'

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday asked Tamil Nadu government to reconsider its decision to ban the screening of KamalHaasan's film " Vishwaroopam" saying the Supreme Court had in a verdict held that the censor board's view on such matters was binding...

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China confers top science award on CNR Rao

BEIJING: Noted Indian scientist Dr CNR Rao has been conferred with China's top science award for his important contributions in boosting China-India scientific cooperation.Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Wednesday gave its 2012 Award for International...

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Strengthening the cultural fabric

SINGAPORE: Even as an increasingly westernized India is turning its back on its ancient crafts and wares, Europeans are drawing their inspiration from exuberant patterns in surface design from Indian culture, weaving magic in furnishing fabrics.India...

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Interior designs' exhibition held in Singapore

SINGAPORE: Renowned as Asia's financial capital, lion city and media hub, Singapore recently set out to add another feather to its cap - of being a force to reckon with in design and architecture. Singapore may not be a large city, but there's no lack...

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