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This MP clerk’s salary is Rs 40,000, assets Rs 25 crore

BHOPAL: Here's a government servant who's stood the phrase lowly clerk on its head. Arjun Das Lalwani, a Grade-II clerk in the Madhya Pradesh state power utility, with a monthly salary of Rs 40,000, has been valued at Rs 25 crore in ill-gotten wealth. He was arrested on Tuesday by the state Loka

Qatar Airways Recruitment Drive to India in February 2013 - Mumbai & Bangalore

Posted by : Mohammed Jafar Abuhuseina Recruitment Drive to India February 2013 - Mumbai & Bangalore Qatar Airways is looking to recruit aviation professionals to fill a range of positions across the airline group. Event Name: Recruitment Drive to India Event Date: February 2013 - exa

No threat to my government: Karnataka CM Shettar

BANGALORE: Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday asserted there was no threat to his government in the wake of resignation by some BJP MLAs and he would be presenting his maiden budget on February 8. "There is no threat to the government. On February 8, I am going to present the bud

'Support My School' campaign gets Rs 9 crore commitment

Mumbai, Feb 3 (PTI) Soft-drinks maker Coca-Cola today said its 'Support My School' campaign had received commitments from individuals and organisations raising over Rs 9 crore, which will be utilised in revitalising 250 schools. In association with NDTV, it had organised 'Coca-Cola NDTV Support

Janata Dal (United) slams VHP support for Narendra Modi, says sadhus can't decide PM candidate

New Delhi: The BJP's allies remain as much a divided house as the party itself on whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi should be their prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 elections. Janata Dal (United) national spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari, in an apparent dig at the Vishwa Hindu

President Pranab Mukherjee gives nod to tough anti-rape ordinance

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday gave his assent to the ordinance sharpening laws against sexual assault, mandating harsher punishment like death penalty for offenders in cases where the victim dies or is pushed into a persistent vegetative state. The amended law comes into force

BJP under Sangh Parivar pressure on Modi as PM candidate

New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) BJP appears to have come under pressure from Sangh Parivar on the choice of Narendra Modi as its next Prime Ministerial candidate, with VHP demanding announcement of the Gujarat Chief Minister's name. However, NDA allies like JD-U have indicated that his name is not acc

Karnataka Assembly meets tomorrow amid political uncertainty

Bangalore : The joint sitting of the Karnataka legislature will be held here tomorrow against the backdrop of political uncertainty in the state after resignation of 13 BJP legislators loyal to B S Yeddyurappa. Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has, however, brushed aside any threat to his governme

President Pranab Mukherjee signs sexual assault ordinance

NEW DELHI: Despite oppositions by women's groups, President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance on sexual assault which was passed by the Union cabinet on Friday. Women's organisations, civil society groups and women's rights activists had appealed to President Pranab Mukherjee "not to si

Rahul Gandhi signals 'drastic and lasting' changes in the Congress

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today signalled plans to carry out "drastic and lasting changes" in the working of the Congress ahead of a series of elections, including the Lok Sabha polls in 2014. After giving a patient hearing to the All India Congress Committee Secretaries narrating their woes, the A

Cabinet clears anti-rape law ordinance, says death sentence for extreme cases

  New Delhi: The government has decided not to wait for Parliament to clear tough new anti-rape laws, the subject of national debate after the fatal gang-rape of a young student on a Delhi bus in December. Instead, the government has brought in an ordinance that introduces tougher jail terms

Kerala launches search for five bright students

TRIVANDRUM — Kerala has launched a unique search for bright students as part of its effort to transform the youth from jobseekers to job providers. Five students who come up with the most innovative projects/ideas will get a chance to visit Silicon Valley, the cradle of tech revolution in the Uni

Owaisi banned from entering Aurangabad

HYDERABAD — The Maharashtra police has banned beleaguered Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi from entering Aurangabad, where he was scheduled to address a public meeting on Friday. The notice ordering the ban under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Co

Pune politician wears a Rs 1.25 crore shirt. It is made of gold

Pune: Datta Phuge has a new shirt. It's made of gold. The 32-year-old politician wants a ticket to contest Lok Sabha elections next year, and reckons that the 3.5 kg, Rs 1.25 crore shirt will help get him easy attention. The trick has worked so far. Mr Phuge, who belongs to Sharad Pawar's Nat

Kamal Haasan agrees to modify ‘Vishwaroopam’

[caption id="attachment_24331" align="alignleft" width="636"] Special Arrangement Actor Kamal Haasan addressing the media at his residence in Chennai on Wednesday[/caption] Veteran actor Kamal Haasan has agreed to modify his film Vishwaroopam following objections from certain Muslim organisations

IIBFI to offer online certification course in Islamic finance

Chennai :Institute of Islamic Banking Finance & Insurance (http://www.iibfi.com) IIBFI – which conducts online Islamic Finance & Banking Courses through Internet as part of the their Training Programme conducted Contact Classes for 2 days  @  Hyderabad on 26 & 27th – Jan 2013 for their s

Don't need unsolicited advice, we are safe in India: Shah Rukh Khan

Actor Shah Rukh Khan on Tuesday described a controversy centered around him as "nonsense" and said an article he wrote recently titled 'Being a Khan' was being misquoted. "I would like to tell all those who are offering me unsolicited advice that we in India are extremely safe and happy. We h

Death for rapists demand in India

Scores of protesters gathered near India’s Parliament on Tuesday demanding the death penalty for six men accused in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi last month. The protesters carried placards saying, “Give us Justice, Hang the Rapists,” and shouted slogans before conduc