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  • Centre’s interlocutors get backing of Omar; BJP slams them

    Centre’s interlocutors on Kashmir got the backing of CM Omar Abdullah for comments on involving Pakistan to resolve the issue but the BJP accused them of dabbling in issues beyond their mandate while the Congress said no party should play politics on such a sensitive matter. Omar said the comments made by Dileep Padgaonkar, heading […]

    Bihar Polls: 490 left in fray in 5th phase

    Altogether 490 candidates are left in the fray for 35 Assembly constituencies spread over Bhojpur, Patna, Nawada, Gaya, Jehanabad and Nalanda districts in Bihar after the last date of withdrawal of nominations for the fifth phase of Assembly elections in the state on 9th November. Of the 536 candidates who filed their nominations, papers of […]

    Babri demolition case: hearing postponed till Nov 18

    A special CBI court has fixed 18th November as the next date of hearing in the Babri mosque demolition case. “On the request of defence counsel Hari Dutt Sharma seeking adjournment on personal grounds, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vishnu Prasad Agarwal posted the matter for further hearing on November 18,” the prosecution said on Tuesday. […]

    SIT submits fresh status report on Gujarat riots

    The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2002 Gujarat riots, including the killing of ex-Congress MP Ehsan Jafri in which Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been questioned for his alleged role, submitted a fresh status report in the Supreme Court. SIT’s chief and former CBI Director R K Raghavan submitted the report, the second, in […]

    PM concludes Japan visit, leaves for Malaysia

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday concluded his 3-day visit to Japan during which the two sides decided to hasten negotiations on a civil nuclear deal and agreed on a range of other issues to take their strategic partnership to new heights. India and Japan also announced the firming up of Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, […]

    Group of interlocutors to wind up valley visit today

    The Group of three interlocutors, appointed by Centre on Jammu and Kashmir, will wind-up its first visit to the valley today. During the four-day stay in Srinagar, the group interacted with various groups of people, particularly students and youth, to ascertain their views and expressions. The group headed by senior Journalist Dileep Patgaonkar, also interacted […]

    Coastal surveillance network at Tarapore: Antony

    In an attempt to plug gaps in its intelligence gathering network as exposed by 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the Coast Guard will get a new Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) station at Tarapore in Maharastra. Announcing the decision to commission the CSN station, Defence Minister A K Antony told the Coast Guard Commanders Conference that once […]

    Mamata fails to attend meeting on land acquisition bill

    Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, a staunch opponent of the proposed Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, on Monday failed to turn up at a meeting convened by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to sort out differences on the issue. The meeting was aimed at hammering a way out for the passage of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill, […]

    HM gives its nod to police on case against Geelani

    The Union Home Ministry has given a go ahead to Delhi Police for registering a case against firebrand separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and few others for purportedly giving “hate speeches” at a seminar held in New Delhi earlier this week. The Delhi Police has been asked to register a case. Geelani, who gave […]

    Centre’s interlocutors on J&K met Shah’s ailing mother

    Centre’s interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir on Monday met the ailing mother of jailed separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah at his residence in Srinagar. Dileep Padgaonkar, the head of the panel, told reporters that the visit was a courtesy call as Shah was known to him since long. During the meeting, Shah’s wife Dr Bilqees […]