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Pak court rejects Musharraf’s bail in judges’ detention case
May 22, 2013Beleaguered former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s bail plea in the judges’ detention case was today rejected by an anti-terrorism court, even as another court ordered his release in the 2007 Benazir Bhutto assassination case. Before rejecting the bail, anti-terrorism court judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi had reserved the ruling on Musharraf’s bail application during the hearing [...]
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Rai demits office; Sharma to take oath as CAG tomorrow
May 22, 2013Shashi Kant Sharma will take over as the Comptroller and Auditor General on Thursday succeeding Vinod Rai who demitted office on Wednesday after an eventful five-and-a-half years during which the audit body was locked in confrontations with the govt. The 61-year old Sharma would be administered oath of office and secrecy by President Pranab Mukherjee [...]
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US to collaborate with India on developing global approach to combat terrorism
May 22, 2013The US has pledged to collaborate with India on developing global approach to combat increasing terror threats. The Obama administration also asked the international community to take effective steps to eliminate sanctuaries and infrastructure that support terrorism. After the India-US Homeland Security Dialogue in Washington, a joint communique said, the two countries also agreed to [...]
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Jessica case: Actor, ballistic expert to be tried for perjury
May 22, 2013The Delhi High Court has ordered prosecution of actor Shyan Munshi and a ballistic expert for turning hostile in the sensational Jessica Lall murder case, an offence which entails maximum punishment of seven years imprisonment. The High Court absolved 17 other witnesses from the charge of giving false evidence during their deposition in the trial [...]
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BJP attacks UPA
May 22, 2013BJP sought to paint a dismal picture of UPA-II holding it responsible for the economic gloom and failure to give the country leadership while accusing it of diminishing the role of the Prime Minister. On the fourth anniversary of UPA-II on Wednesday, BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley said they would limit their critique [...]
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Chandy bags UN award for ‘mass contact prog’
May 22, 2013Kerala CM Oommen Chandy has won the United Nation’s Public Service Award for his Mass Contact Programme, which saw him directly engaging with people in the state to address their grievances. Chandy bagged the first prize from the Asia Pacific region with awardees chosen every year from five zones around the world, a release from [...]
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BrahMos missile successfully test fired from ship
May 22, 2013India on Wednesday successfully test fired the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Navy’s latest guided missile frigate INS Tarkash off the coast of Goa. The missile performed the high-level ‘C’ manoeuvre in the pre-determined flight path and successfully hit the target. The missile was launched from the Russian-built warship at 1100 hours, [...]
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India seeks access to Rana, Headley
May 22, 2013India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana – both of whom were sentenced by a Chicago court after being found guilty of terrorism charges. While there was no official word from either side on the issues discussed in particular those with [...]
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IFC Conducts First Media Conference to Improve News Reporting on Corporate Governance
May 22, 2013Jakarta: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in cooperation with Indonesia’s official News agency ANTARA, conducted the first corporate governance media conference on May 21 to help raise the standard of press reporting on governance issues. Editors and senior journalists from about 50 media outlets attended the conference and discussed how the media [...]
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Future of Syria cannot include Bashar al-Assad: US
May 22, 2013While maintaining its earlier position on Syria, US has said the only outcome that is right for the people of west Asian country is the transition from the Assad era to a post-Assad era and strongly believed that Bashar al-Assad has no place in the country’s future. “Regardless of the options that the President is [...]
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