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Ghulam Vastanvi removed as Deoband VC

Deoband - 24 July 2011: Finally the journey of Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi as the rector of Darul-Uloom Deoband, the historic and popular Islamic seminary in the entire sub continent, ended on Sunday when he was removed from the post at the meeting of Majlis-e-Shoora. Three-member committee

Deoband meet: Vastanvi's hope brightens as probe committee splits

Deoband - 23 July 2011: The two-day meeting of Islamic seminary Darul-Uloom Deoband's Majlis-e-Shoora' (governing council), which will decide the fate of controversial Vice Chancellor Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi, has started here this morning in a peaceful atmosphere. The Shoora will take f

BSY fate hinges on Hegde's final word

Bangalore - 22 July 2011 (DHNS): There may not be much suspense left about Lokayukta's final report on the illegal mining racket in the State, but all eyes are now riveted on Justice Santosh Hegde's recommendations which could potentially be damaging for the B S Yeddyurappa government's continuan

Karnataka crisis: Will Yeddyurappa survive this?

Owing to the soon-to-be released Lokayukta report, political tensions are at an all time high in Karnataka . Leaked portions from the report have suggested that Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa find mention in that report, which has given the opposition the required ammunition to start a ca

Karnataka: Lokayukta indicts BS Yeddyurappa

New Delhi - 21 July 2011: Another minefield of trouble for Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa. The Karnataka Lokayukta's report on illegal mining, leaked first and now confirmed by Justice N Santosh Hegde suggests that the Chief Minister's family is directly involved with the mining mafia.

Jet Airways flight averts mid-air collision

Guwahati - 21 July 2011: AJet Airways flightwith 134 passengers on board narrowly averted a mid-air collision on Thursday, triggering panic aboard, passengers said.Jet Airways Flight No 9W 2280 fromNew Delhito Guwahati was flying somewhere over Patna when it abruptly lost control, leading to chaos i

Hero Honda eyes 7.5 lakh units a year from proposed 4th plant

New Delhi - 21 July 2011 (PTI): The country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero Honda today said it is looking at a capacity of 7.5 lakh units annually for its proposed fourth plant for which it will invest up to Rs 550 crore. Besides, the company is expanding the capacity of its three existing faci

My phone has been tapped: Karnataka Lokayukta

Bangalore - 21 July 2011 (PTI):Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh N Hegde, probing the illegal mining in the state, has claimed his phone has been tapped.Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge, said that after reports of alleged bugging in the office of Union finance ministerPranab Mukherjee, he had a

Karnataka HC adjourns petition against teaching Gita in schools

Bangalore - 21 July 2011 (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Thursday adjourned by two weeks hearing on a petition challenging the government's controversial circular on teaching of 'Bhagavad Gita' in primary and higher secondary schools in the state. When the petition filed by Karnataka State Minori

Manglore AI crash victims to get Rs 75 lakh each

Kochi - 20 July 2011 (PTI): The families of victims of theAir India Express crash in Mangalorelast year are entitled to a minimum compensation of Rs 75 lakh each, the Kerala high court held on Wednesday.Justice PR Ramachandran Menon passed the order while allowing a petition filed by Abdul Salam and

Welfare Party to be inaugurated in UP on 21st July

Lucknow - 19 July 2011: Promising value based politics, the newly formed Welfare Party of India (WPI) will launch its state unit in a convention on Thursday at Lucknow. Formed three months ago, the WPI is the political arm of six decade old Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, a socio-religious Muslim organisa

Hillary arrives in New Delhi today for strategic dialogue

New Delhi - 18 July 2011 (PTI):US secretary of state Hillary Clinton arrives on Monday to attend the second round of Indo-US strategic dialogue on Tuesday during which a host of key bilateral, regional and international issues including situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan and security cooperati

VP Hamid Ansari stresses need to regulate media

Bhopal - 17 July 2001: Vice President of India Mr. Mohammed Hamid Ansari has stressed the urgent need to regulate media while expressing deep concern and anguish over "paid news" phenomena which has raised its ugly head. Any discussion on the issue of regulation of media should not avoid "paid ne

Mumbai blasts: Can't rule out hand of Hindu outfits, says Digvijay

New Delhi - 17 July 2011: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday said involvement of Hindu outfits could not be ruled out in Wednesday's blasts in Mumbai. Asked if he suspected the involvement of Hindu outfits in the latest Mumbai blasts, Singh told The Indian Express: "Nothing can be

HC orders CBI probe into Naushad Kashimji murder

BANGALORE: The High Court on Thursday ordered a CBI probe into the murder of Naushad Kasim, a Mangalore based human rights advocate and lawyer of underworld don Chota Shakeel's aide Rashid Malbari.Hearing a petition seeking a CBI probe into the murder and the allged involvement of four police offic

Bangalore: 'Gita' Teaching Sparks Row in Karnataka

Bangalore - 17 July 2011 (IANS): Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has landed in a row over its support to teaching of Hindu holy book 'Bhagvad Gita' in schools.The controversy took a new turn after Primary and Secondary Education Minister Vishwanath Hegde Kageri said July 14 that

Mumbai blasts: Man picked up for questioning dies

Mumbai - 17 July 2011 (PTI): A man questioned in connection with Wednesday's serial blasts died while undergoing treatment in a civic-run hospital in Mumbai, police said.Faiz Usmani, brother of 2008 Ahmedabad blast accusedAfzal Usmani, died at 1:30 AM while he was undergoing treatment for hemiparesi

Mumbai probe: Jamiat warns against harassment of innocent Muslims

New Delhi - 16 July 2011: Maulana Mahmood Madani, Rajya Sabha MP and General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind, while strongly condemning the Mumbai serial blasts and demanding the government to bring the culprits to justice, warned against harassment of innocent Muslims in various parts of the c