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  • MQM accuses govt of patronising killers of its supporters

    The Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has accused the Pakistan government of “patronising” the killers of its supporters, saying 200 of its activists and sympathisers have been killed in Karachi over the past one year. Addressing a news conference in Karachi, the MQM deputy convener, Farooq Sattar, condemned the assassination of the MQM’s former member of […]

    NIA fails to file charge sheet, Aseemanand seeks bail

    Failing to file a charge sheet against Ajmer blast case accused Swami Aseemanand within the mandatory 90-day period, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday sought more time from the CBI court which extended his judicial remand till May 14. Right wing activist Aseemanand, also an accused in several other terror cases, sought bail after […]

    MIM leader seriously injured in attack

    Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi was on Saturday seriously injured when four unidentified assailants fired at him in the old city area. Akbaruddin’s fellow legislator from Malakpet constituency, Ahmed Balala, was also injured in the attack in Chandrayanagutta area when the former about to leave in his vehicle after attending a programme in […]

    Pranab rubbishes demand for judicial probe in Purulia arms drop

    Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday ridiculed the demand for a judicial inquiry by West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and his party into the “political conspiracy” behind the arms drop in Purulia 16 years ago. In an obvious reference to the Purulia arms drop case accused Kim Davy, Mukherjee, the union finance minster, […]

    No trace of helicopter with Arunachal CM

    Mystry shrouds the safety of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, as his whereabouts are still unknown after the helicopter carrying him was reported missing since Saturday morning, though in between there were reports attributed to Chief Minister office claiming that his chopper had landed safely inBhutan. However, later in the evening Indian Ambassador in […]

    Sehwag leads Delhi to a much-needed win

    Virender Sehwag hit a rollicking half-century as Delhi Daredevils scored a 38-run win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala to keep its play-offs hopes alive in the Indian Premier League in Kochi on Saturday. Sehwag blazed his way to a 47-ball 80 to lead his side to a competitive 157 for seven after electing to bat on […]

    ‘UP govt lax in spending central grants for development of B’khand’: PM

    Targeting the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said it did not show desired activeness in spending additional central grants for development of Bundelkhand which has become economically the most backward region of the country. “As expected, the Uttar Pradesh government did not show activeness in spending the additional central […]

    AMU shut down indefinitely after violent clashes

    The Aligarh Muslim University was on Saturday shut down indefinitely following violent clashes between two rival groups of students that left around 12 of them injured. One group belonging to Bihar and eastern UP and the other to western UP and some others parts opened fire and indulged in brick-batting in the university campus last […]

    Joshi submits 2G report, wants it to be tabled in Parliament

    Unmindful of ‘rejection’ of the draft report on 2G scam by UPA members, PAC Chairman Murli Manmohar Joshi on Saturday submitted it to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and insisted that it be tabled in Parliament. Hours after he sent the report to the Speaker’s office on the last day of tenure of the current […]

    Infosys appoints K V Kamath as chairman; Shibulal to be CEO

    In a major top-level management restructuring, India’s second largest software firm Infosys on Saturday named veteran banker K V Kamath as the new chairman to succeed founder N R Narayana Murthy, who retires in August. The over USD 6-billion Infosys Technologies has also appointed current CEO S Gopalakrishnan as the Executive co-Chairman and promoted COO […]