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No decision on Modi as PM BJP leader
A decision on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate will only be taken by the party's parliamentary board "when it is appropriate" and not when the national executive meets here next month, a BJP leader said Saturday. BJP general secretary J.P. Nadda told reporters: "The decision for the post of prime ministerial candidate is for the party's parliamentary ...
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Former BCCI President I.S.Bindra calls N.Srinivasan arrogant
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President I.S. Bindra on Saturday demanded the immediate removal of a defiant N. Srinivasan due to the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing row, calling him "arrogant" and insisting that his continuance would damage Indian cricket. "I have been keeping quiet on this issue but his statement that he will not step down, in Mumbai ...
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BJP demands halting of Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia
Demanding a halt in the implementation of the Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia, the BJP Saturday said here that it would work against Indian interests. "The Nitaqat scheme shall primarily work against the Indian interests. A minimum of two to three years moratorium to implement it is demanded," said BJP's Convenor of Overseas Affairs Vijay Jolly. Under Nitaqat, it is mandatory for local companies ...
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Double for Dhruv Sunish
Dhruv Sunish, the 13-year old from Maharashtra, capped his fine run with a maiden title triumph in the boys singles of the Karle Infra ATF Under-14 Asian junior ranking tennis tournament here Saturday as he scalped top seed and statemate Siddhanth Jagdish Banthia 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final. Earlier, second seed and 13-year-old Sama Sathvika of Andhra Pradesh defeated top seed Tanvi Bhat ...
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Law soon to deal with malpractices in sports Sibal
Amid widening ambit of investigations into the IPL-6 spot fixing scam, Law Minister Kapil Sibal Saturday said that the government will soon bring a stand-alone law to deal with malpractices in sports. "We have decided to enact a stand-alone legislation to deal with unfair practices in sports. We cannot let down millions of fans for whom cricket is a passion, almost a religion," Sibal told ...
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Data shows gambling rampant in India
While the recent controversy around the Indian Premier League (IPL) has revealed a network of betting in cricket, official national crime data shows gambling, in various forms, is rampant in the country, a think tank said Saturday. National Crime records Bureau (NCRB) data compiled by think tank PRS Legislative Research showed that Andhra Pradesh reported the highest number of 267,718 gambling ...
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Four dead in UP village after drinking illicit liquor
Four people died in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district after consuming illicit liquor at a wedding, police said Saturday. The tragedy took place at Rampur Ramoli village, when people from the bridegroom's side, including his father, consumed liquor served to them Friday. Superintendent of Police Kiran H. told IANS that many people reportedly drank illicit liquor during the marriage of Ram ...
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Rain forecast for IPL final day
With the met office forecasting "rain or thunder showers likely in some places" in the city Sunday, Indian Premier League (IPL) fans will be fervently praying for the rain gods to spare the Eden Gardens scheduled to host final between two-time champions Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. According to an official of the Alipore Meterological department, overall the sky will remain partly ...
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BCCI chief defiant police question Meiyappan
Embattled BCCI president N. Srinivasan refused to quit Saturday as his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was sent to police custody till May 29 in connection with the raging spot fixing scam in Indian cricket. "I have not done anything wrong, I have no intention to resign. I cannot be bulldozed into resigning," a defiant Srinivasan said in Mumbai amid rising demands that he must give up his post in ...
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Himachal gets some relief from scorching heat rain in store
The hills of Himachal Pradesh Saturday saw marginal fall in the maximum temperatures but still most of the prominent tourist spots recorded temperatures two to five degrees above the average, the meteorological office said here. However, the met office has indicated relief in the offing with rain and thundershowers predicted across the state Sunday. "Temperatures across the state remained on ...
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Delhi sees hot Saturday no change Sunday
It was another scorching day for Delhi Saturday though the maximum temperature slightly dipped from the highs of the week but was still three notches above average at 43.5 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is expected Sunday. Like in the past few days, the heat continued to discomfort daily life. While minimum temperature settled four notches above average at 30.5 degrees, the humidity wavered ...
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Omar confident of positive approach from new Pakistani leadership
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday expressed confidence of warm India-Pakistan relations due to a "positive approach" by the new ruling dispensation in the neighbouring country. Addressing a public meeting at Chak Mohammad Yar, about 25 km west of Jammu, Abdullah said: "A healthy change in the mindset of politicians in Pakistan towards Kashmir issue and India-Pakistani ...
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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik returns land given by Odisha
Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik Saturday said he has returned a piece of land the state government had allotted him in Odisha as he was not allowed to construct on it. Pattnaik said the state government had given him about half an acre of land at the district headquarters town of Puri, his home town, about 56 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, in 2011 for setting up a ...
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Abdul Kalam calls for space solar power research
Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has called for drawing up a workable research document for marketing space solar power to space-faring nations in six months. "Within the next six months, we need to bring out a workable research document for marketing space solar power to space-faring nations," Kalam said Friday at the 32nd International Space Development Conference (ISDC) in his acceptance ...
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PM the laughing stock social media is proof BJP leader
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has become a laughing stock for the country and comments on the active social media world are proof of it, a BJP leader said here Friday. "This prime minister has become an object of ridicule," Goa BJP general secretary J.P. Nadda told reporters here after announcing the agenda for the national executive committee scheduled in June. He added that no prime minister ...
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Cops say arrested spot boy linked to many cricketers
Mohammad Ahya alias Yusuf, a Bollywood spot boy arrested in the connection of the spot fixing scandal, was in touch with several cricketers apart from the three arrested Rajasthan Royals players, Delhi Police said Saturday. During the interrogation, Ahya claimed that knew many Indian as well as foreign players and contacted them for spot fixing, said an officer who did not want to be ...
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Mahaakshay found it nerve-wracking to work with dad
Actor Mahaakshay Chakraborty, who has shared screen space with his father, veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty in his forthcoming film "Enemmy", says it was a "nerve-wracking" experience for him. Directed by Ashu Trikha, "Enemmy" is a cop action drama, which features Mithun and actor Suneil Shetty in lead roles, while Mahaakshay plays a CID officer in the film. "For me, it was a nerve-wrAcking ...
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Varanasi seminar to mull over condition of widows
Hindu seers and Sanskrit scholars are set to gather in Varanasi Monday to oppose the treatment meted out to widows and seek ways in which the plight of such women can be improved. At a seminar organised by NGO Sulabh International, the scholars and seers would dwell on ways in which the plight of the widows of Varanasi could be improved. Sulabh International recently launched a pension and ...
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BJP launches campaign for Himachal parliamentary by-poll
Taking the lead, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday formally launched its campaign for the June 23 Mandi parliamentary by-election in Himachal Pradesh. "We have launched the campaign and our entire leadership, including (former chief minister) Prem Kumar Dhumal, will be touring the constituency," state BJP chief Satpal Satti told IANS. The BJP central leadership Saturday announced that ...
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Andhra Pradesh to get third manufacturing zone
Andhra Pradesh will get another National Investment Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ), Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma announced Saturday. It will come up at Ongole in Prakasam district. This will be in addition to two NIMZs already cleared in principle by the central government for Medak and Chittoor districts. Sharma told reporters here that Andhra Pradesh would be the second state after ...
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N.Srinivasan denies any knowledge of Gurunaths involvement in betting
The Board for Control of Cricket in India President N.Srinivasan has denied any knowedge of the involvement of his son in law,Gurunath Meiyappan in betting on IPL matches. Commenting on the arrest of Gurunath, he said whatever steps or action have been taken in case of anybody else, same will apply to him. "There will be no discrimination", he added. Srinivasan also claimed ignorance when ...
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India is regressive depressing says Mallika Sherawat
India is "regressive for women" and a "depressing" place to be, says Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat, explaining why she divides her time between India and the US. She was speaking the 66th Cannes International Film Festival, at an interaction at The Variety Studio. Mallika has flaunted the link of her interview on her Twitter page. Talking to Variety's Steve Gaydos, the 36-year-old Indian ...
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VM Go around Asia on luxury cruise this summer
Aspiring to give every passenger a best-ever cruise experience, Royal Caribbean International's groundbreaking Voyager-class ship Mariner of the Seas, will begin its maiden Asian journey from Singapore in June. The grand liner docked here Friday on its voyage from Dubai to Singapore. It will dock at Kochi Sunday before heading for Singapore, from where it will begin its maiden Asian journey ...
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CBI probe demanded into Ghaziabad family murders
Politicians, traders and social activists here are demanding a CBI probe into the arrest of a man for the gruesome murder of a family of seven, claiming that the accused has been framed by police. Local Congress leaders led by former minister Satish Sharma are on an indefinite sit-in here to press for the demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case. Sharma said that ...
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Fugitive Andhra murderer extradited to US
Nerusu Lakshminivasa Rao, a software engineer from Andhra who murdered his wife and two children in the US in 2008, has been extradited to face trial there, police said. The fugitive, against whom an international arrest warrant was issued by a US court, was sent to the US by an American Airlines flight late Friday night. Additional Director General of Police (CID) T. Krishna Prasad said in a ...
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