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    Rushdie cancels India visit on security grounds

    After days of speculation, controversial author Salman Rushdie has called off his visit to India for the Jaipur Literature Festival citing security issues. Festival organisers read out a statement by the Booker Prize winning author, which said, “For several days I have made no public comments on this issue at the request of local authorities […]

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    SP releases manifesto for Assembly polls; promises laptops for students

    Promising various sops for the agriculture sector, the Samajwadi Party on Friday released its manifesto for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections proposing a ban on land acquisition except in urgent circumstances. The manifesto for the coming Assembly elections in the state also promised laptops to intermediate passed students, loans at four per cent interest to small […]

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    PM to kick-start his election campaign today

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will kick-start his election campaign for Congress for the coming Assembly polls by holding a rally at Rudrapur in Kumaon region of Uttaranchal on Friday. He would arrive at the headquarters of the Udhamsingh Nagar district in the afternoon to address the rally which comes barely three days after Congress chief […]

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    Guj Govt challenges Lokayukta appointment in SC

    Gujarat govt on Thur moved the Supreme Court challenging the High Court verdict upholding the appointment of Justice (retd) R A Mehta as the Lokayukta by the Governor on the ground that it was unconstitutional as it was done without the consent of the state govt. In a hurriedly filed petition on Thursday, the state […]

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    Censorship on media is not an option: PM

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said censorship on media is not an option and there should be complete independence of media from external control, he also called upon the media fraternity to highlight India’s growth story. “It is true that sometimes irresponsible journalism can have serious consequences for social harmony and public order, which the […]

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    Army Chief meets Def Secy; Govt says moving SC unhealthy

    Amid the face-off over the age issue, Army Chief Gen V K Singh on Wednesday met Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma even as the government expressed unhappiness over the “unhealthy precedent” set by the head of the force by going to court. Gen Singh met Sharma in the latter’s office for about 30 minutes. The meeting […]

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    CWG scam: HC grants bail to Kalmadi, Verma

    After remaining behind bars for nearly nine months, former CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi was on Thursday granted bail by the Delhi High Court in a 2010 Games-related graft case. The court also granted bail to OC former director general and co-accused V K Verma. While granting them bail, Justice Mukta Gupta directed them […]

    National

    NRHM scam: CBI searches at 40 locations, three cases registered

    The CBI on Thursday carried out searches at 40 locations in Uttar Pradesh and in the national capital after registering three new cases in the NRHM scam. The Lucknow residence of former Principal Secretary Family Welfare of Uttar Pradesh Pradeep Shukla was among the places being searched by the agency, CBI sources said. Besides Lucknow, […]

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    24 children selected for National Bravery award

    24 children including eight girls and 16 boys have been selected for the National Bravery award for 2011. Five awards have been given posthumously. In a press meet in New Delhi today, President of Indian council for child welfare Geeta Sidarth introduced the brave –hearts who will be given the award by the Prime Minister […]

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    Delhi: Dense fog delays 35 trains, 50 flights

    At least 50 flights were delayed and take-offs put off for four hours at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi as blinding fog enveloped the capital on Wednesday morning. For four hours till 9:30 AM, no flights took-off from the airport though planes were allowed to land using CAT-IIIB instrument landing system. Two […]

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