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Poster of Sadhvi Pragya creates a flutter in Ullal
Mangalore - 08 Oct 2011: A poster of Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur put up in Ullal three days ago has made several local people uneasy, prompting the police to take action on Thursday. According to Nawaz Ullal, a local man, the poster was put up near the old Ullal Police Stat
Govt. Haj subsidy to cover 1.25 lakh Hajis this year
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Friday decided to cover 1.25 lakh Hajis this year under its Haj subsidy scheme. Because of the subsidy, each pilgrim going on Haj through Haj Committee of India will be charged only Rs 16,000 for fare. The rest amount of the fare will be borne by the Central gover
Sanjeev Bhatt's Facebook page buzzing with supporting messages
Mumbai: Not only citizens' groups, political parties and NGOs but common man has also come out in support of IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt, a crucial witness in several cases in which Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other senior functionaries of the Gujarat government are accused of conspir
Telangana crisis: AP governor meets PM, Chidambaram
New Delhi - 08 Oct 2011 (PTI): As the Centre grapples with the Telangana crisis,Andhra Pradesh governor ESL Narasimhanon Saturday met Prime MinisterManmohan Singhand is understood to have briefed him about the situation in the agitation-hit region. Narasimhan, who arrived here on Friaday evening, me
Taj Mahal to Collapse in Five Years?
New Delhi - 05 Oct 2011: True love may be eternal, but it seems the monument meant to symbolise this idea is not. If historians and archeologists are to be believed, Taj Mahal, the world's most beautiful monument built solely for love, is due to collapse in five years' time if not taken care of. The
Indian Army chief says Chinese troops present in PoK
New Delhi - 05 Oct 2011 (PTI): Around 4,000 Chinese including the troops of thePeople's Liberation Armyof China are inPakistan-occupied-Kashmir(PoK), Army Chief Gen. V K Singh said today amid the unease in the Indian establishment over their presence there."There are certain construction working tea
Bhatt's arrest: US groups write to Prez, PM; warn to launch global campaign
New Delhi - 05 Oct 2011: The Coalition Against Genocide, an advocacy coalition of around three dozen civil society groups in the United States, has sought intervention of President of India, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India in the case of the arrest of whistle-blower Gujarat IPS officer
Over 23,000 Indians arrive in Saudi Arabia for Haj
Jeddah - 05 Oct 2011 (IANS): Over 23,000 Indian Haj pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage. According to a release of the Consulate General of India here, a total of 23,078 pilgrims have arrived from India, of them 2,018 are in Makkah and 21,059 pilgrims are in Madina. So
Whatever wrong Modi govt wants to do I do not care: Sanjiv Bhatt
Ahmedabad - 04 Oct 2011 (PTI):Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhattrefused to make any compromise with the Gujarat government after a local court proposed that if he went on police remand for about three hours his bail plea could be heard today itself.The response by Bhatt, who has accused chief minist
Held for '9/11-type' plot, Imran acquitted after 5 years
New Delhi : It was a sensational claim. Presenting 24-year-old Imran Kirmani before waiting cameras on November 21, 2006, the Delhi Police's Special Cell called him a member of "a Lashkar-e-Toiba module" that was "planning a 9/11-type strike in Delhi". Kirmani had a degree in aeronautical engineeri
Indefinite curfew imposed in Uttarakhand's Rudrapur town after communal tension
Dehradun - 02 Oct 2011 (PTI): Two persons were killed and several injured in communal clashes that broke out on Sunday following an alleged act of sacrilege inRudrapur townofUdhamsinghnagar district, prompting authorities to impose an indefinite curfew. As tension flared up in the area, authorities
Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 142nd birth anniversary
New Delhi - 02 Oct 2011 (ANI): The nation on Sunday paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 142nd birth anniversary. Vice-president Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime MinisterManmohan Singh, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and other political leaders offered fl
Nation-wide protest on Monday against Sanjeev Bhatt's arrest
New Delhi - 02 Oct 2011: The arrest of Gujarat's DIG rank police officer Sanjeev Bhatt and the prime witness in Gujarat carnage, has created uproar amongst civil society organizations, civil rights groups and activists. Activists and Civil Rights' groups have given a nationwide call of protest ag
Imam who offered cap to Modi, observes Sadbhavana fast
Ahmadabad - 02 Oct 2011: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Saiyad Imam is observing Sadbhavana fast today here at Gandhi Ashram to make people aware of Gandhi's message of communal harmony and his philosophy of non-violence. At this occasion he remembered the victims of 2002 Gujarat riots. Sai
Saba Pataudi becomes first woman patron of Waqf properties
Bhopal - 02 Oct 2011 (IANS): Saba, the elder daughter of the late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, has become the first woman to head the Awqaf-e-Shahi, becoming the patron of Waqf properties in Bhopal and abroad worth over Rs.300 crore, an official said Sunday. Saba officially took charge of as Mutawal
Haryana announces Rs.21 lakh for L'il Champs contender Salman Ali
Chandigarh - 02 Oct 2011 (IANS): Salman Ali from Haryana's Mewat district who emerged as a runner-up in Zee TV's singing reality show "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs" will be rewarded Rs.21 lakh by the state government, a spokesman said Sunday. "Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announ
Sanjiv Bhatt sent to Sabarmati jail; Cong, BJP fight it out
AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI: Senior IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, in the eye of storm after he filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court implicating Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 communal riots, was sent to judicial custody by a court in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Bhatt will now be lodged in Sabarm
Suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt arrested
GANDHINAGAR: Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who had implicated Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots, was arrested by the Gandhinagar police on Friday, Times Now reported. Bhatt was arrested in connection with an FIR filed against him by a police constable for allegedly threate