Actor Rajendra Prasad recovering, under observation
September 4th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) Actor Rajendra Prasad, who suffered a mild stroke, is fast recovering but is being kept under observation, said his personal secretary.Rajendra Prasad was rushed to Care ... Read more...
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Ben Ali’s former advisor held in Tunis
September 4th, 2012 - 7:29 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, Sep 4 (IANS) A former advisor and personal secretary of toppled Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was arrested Monday in Tunis, a media report said.According to Shems ... Read more...
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Prince Harry closes down his Facebook page
August 27th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Prince Harry has closed a Facebook page that he used to run using the alias ‘Spike Wells’. This came after there was a nude photo scandal. The ... Read more...
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RTI activist files case against Delhi Congress legislator
June 23rd, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) An Right to Information (RTI) activist Friday filed a case in a Delhi court against Congress legislator Kanwal Karan Singh for illegally encroaching upon government ... Read more...
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Conmen held in Delhi for bid to dupe northeast legislators
June 14th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) An impersonator who duped several people, including legislators from the northeast, by claiming to be a central government official was arrested here, police said ... Read more...
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Have not changed statement to save myself: Former telecom secretary
April 20th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi April 20 (IANS) Former telecom secretary D.S. Mathur Friday told a special Delhi court hearing the 2G case that he has not changed his statement given to ... Read more...
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Don’t treat 3G in continuation of 2G, TRAI said in 2006: Witness
March 15th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Nripendra Mishra told a special CBI court Thursday that it had in 2006 recommended to the ... Read more...
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2G case: Notice to CBI on Reliance officials’ plea
March 13th, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the pleas of three officials of the Reliance Group for ... Read more...
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Rebels make Goa parties wobble ahead of polls (Goa Newsletter)
February 17th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 17 (IANS) As the March 3 assembly polls inch closer, rebellion has surfaced in Goa's political ranks, with those who have been denied party tickets threatening to ... Read more...
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2G: Delhi High Court notice to CBI on Chandra’s plea
January 9th, 2012 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea of Unitech managing director Sanjay Chandra for ... Read more...
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2G: Unitech MD moves court for quashing of charges
January 6th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra, an accused in the 2G spectrum scam, Friday moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of charges framed against him by ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Rajya Sabha member wallet stolen in temple
December 21st, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The wallet of a Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra was stolen by some unidentified men when he was visiting a temple in the capital, police ... Read more...
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2G: Supreme Court breather for Chandolia
December 7th, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday suspended the operation of the Delhi High Court order that overrode the special CBI court's grant of bail to former telecom ... Read more...
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2G scam accused tell court CBI tampered with evidence
November 17th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) A special court Thursday issued notice to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking its reply on a petition which alleges that the probe agency tampered ... Read more...
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Nehru’s 1938 rebuff to Nazis to be sold in Britain
November 11th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) A rare typewritten letter by India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru from London to a diplomat in Nazi Germany turning down his invitation will be ... Read more...
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2G case trial starts despite Raja no to cross-examination (Lead)
November 11th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Former telecom minister A. Raja, co-accused in the second generation (2G) spectrum case, Friday refused to cross-examine the prosecution witnesses till the probe was ... Read more...
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Hazare lauds his villagers’ stand on Rahul Gandhi
October 20th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Oct 19 (IANS) Anna Hazare Wednesday lauded the stand taken by Ralegan Siddhi sarpanch (village head) against meeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the fracas in ... Read more...
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L’affaire Rahul-Ralegan upsets villagers, MP apologises
October 18th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) A team from Anna Hazare's village Tuesday returned home from here after not being able to meet Rahul Gandhi despite an "appointment", which the ... Read more...
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2G scam: Order on charges against the 17 accused Oct 22
October 14th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Friday said it will pronounce, on Oct 22, its order on framing of charges in the 2G ... Read more...
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2G case: Bail plea hearing of five deferred
October 3rd, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday deferred the hearing on the bail pleas of five accused in the 2G spectrum scam.The hearing on the bail pleas of ... Read more...
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Kanimozhi’s bail plea hearing deferred
October 1st, 2011 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday deferred till Oct 17 the hearing on the bail application of DMK MP Kanimozhi and ... Read more...
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Kalam dissociates himself from Nalanda university
September 15th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 15 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has dissociated himself from the upcoming Nalanda International University in Bihar, says his aide.The former president's personal secretary R.K. Prasad told ... Read more...
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Who leaked Modi’s letter to PM, asks court
September 7th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Wednesday issued notice to its registrar general, the personal secretary to the chief justice and Lokayukta R.A. Mehta seeking their stand ... Read more...
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Hazare gets support in Tamil Nadu (Lead)
August 17th, 2011 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) People in 13 districts in Tamil Nadu Tuesday extended support to activist Anna Hazare's demand for a strong anti-corruption bill.More than 500 people in around 10 ... Read more...
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Chennai begins fast to support Hazare
August 16th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) People here in this Tamil Nadu capital gathered Tuesday to support social activist Anna Hazare's demand for a strong anti-corruption bill, said the India Against Corruption ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama’s envoy arrested in Nepal (Lead)
August 5th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 5 (IANS) Minutes after he held his maiden press conference in Kathmandu, Thiley Lama, exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama's envoy in Nepal, was arrested by police Friday along ... Read more...
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2G scam will die its own death: Chandolia (Lead)
July 30th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The second generation (2G) spectrum allocation scam will die its own death like the mid-1980s Bofors gun deal scandal, jailed former communications minister Andimuthu Raja's ... Read more...
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If I committed crime, so did Tatas and Radia, says Chandolia (Lead)
July 29th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Targeting the Tatas and lobbyist Niira Radia, former communications minister Andimuthu Raja's ex-personal secretary R.K. Chandolia Friday said if he could be accused in the ... Read more...
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If I committed crime, so did Tatas: Chandolia
July 29th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Targeting the Tatas and lobbyist Niira Radia, former communications minister A. Raja's ex-personal secretary R.K. Chandolia Friday said if he could be accused in the ... Read more...
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‘Raja favored Swam Telecom in getting 2G licenses’
July 22nd, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday informed a special court here that former communication minister A. Raja had approved the grant of dual technology ... Read more...
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2G scam: CBI wants to make accused’s wife a witness
July 12th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday sought permission from a special court here to add 10 more witnesses, including the wife of an accused, ... Read more...
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Former bureaucrat to appear before JPC
July 4th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court Monday allowed former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura, in jail in the 2G spectrum case, to appear before ... Read more...
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PMO set for a makeover, Sonia confidante may stage comeback
July 1st, 2011 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Manmohan Singh government seems headed for a major makeover, could also include a bureaucratic shake-up in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).The changes in ... Read more...
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Plea for CBI probe into Shibu Soren’s assets
June 21st, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 21 (IANS) A petition was filed in the Jharkhand High Court Tuesday seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the assets of former chief minister and ... Read more...
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Punjab BJP legislator gets bail
May 31st, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) A Central Bureau of Investigation special court in Punjab Tuesday granted bail to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Raj Khurana who was arrested for allegedly ... Read more...
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