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  • Jt Comm to decide on demand to videograph: Khurshid

    A decision to videograph the proceedings of the Joint Committee on Lokpal Bill as sought by Gandhian Anna Hazare has to taken by the drafting panel itself, its member Union Minister Salman Khurshid has said.   Responding to a question on the demand by Hazare to videograph and make public proceedings of the Committee to ensure […]

    SC refuses to stay Polavaram dam construction, orders scrutiny

    The Supreme Court on Monday turned down Orissa’s plea to stay construction of the controversial Polavaram dam by Andhra Pradesh and appointed former Central Water Commission (CWC) member M Gopalakrishnan to inspect the project along with CWC and submit separate reports to it.   A bench of Justices Mukundakam Sharma and A R Dave said Gopalakrishnan […]

    Income tax raids in Mumbai’s Lilawati hospital

    Income tax officials are carrying out raids at Lilawati hospital and office of its trust, which are located at the same premises in Bandra West in Mumbai on Monday.   The raids are being carried out at the hospital and office of its trust, which are located at the same premises in Bandra West.  This follows […]

    Govt to renew telecom licences every 10 years: Sibal

    Amid controversy over allocation of spectrum and grant of telecom licences, government on Monday said all licences are proposed to be renewed after 10 years instead of 20 year period earlier.   “The telecom companies under the (proposed)NTP-2011 will have to file an application 30 months prior for the renewal of the telecom licenses and it […]

    Israeli Foreign Min says cease-fire move with Hamas is a mistake

    Israel’s foreign minister says that working towards a cease fire with Hamas is a “grave mistake” and that his country should try to topple the militant Gaza rulers instead.   Avigdor Lieberman’s remarks come as international mediators try to halt new fighting between Israel and Hamas that escalated dramatically last week to the most intense confrontation […]

    S Africa President says Libya accepts cease-fire plan

    South African President Jacob Zuma says Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has accepted the African Union’s “road map” for a cease-fire with rebels.    Zuma and other African leaders travelled to Tripoli to meet Gaddafi on Sunday and will be in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Monday to meet leaders of the opposition.  The African Union’s […]

    Apex Court defers hearing on Binayak Sen’s bail plea to 15th April

    The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned till 15th April the hearing on the bail plea of rights activist Binayak Sen, sentenced to life imprisonment for colluding with Maoists, after Chhattisgarh government sought more time to argue its case.    A bench of Justices H S Bedi and C K Prasad deferred the hearing on the plea […]

    Military man dominates Peru presidential vote

    An anti-establishment military man who promises to redistribute Peru’s mineral was well ahead in presidential elections, exit polls showed, but a runoff was all but certain with the crucial race for second undecided.   The second-place finisher could easily become president in a June 5 runoff as none of former army Lt Col Ollanta Humala’s leading […]

    Japan rattled by aftershock on quake anniversary

    A magnitude-7.1 aftershock has rattled Japan on the one-month anniversary of a massive earthquake that spawned a deadly tsunami.   A warning has been issued for a 3-foot tsunami, the same as after another 7.1-magnitude aftershock that shook the northeast coast last week. There was no tsunami after that quake.

    First Chinese American Mayor

    Jean Quan has made history in the United States this year, after she officially sworn in as the 49th mayor of the city of Oakland, California. She became Oakland’s first female mayor, as well as Oakland’s first Chinese-American mayor and the first Asian-American woman to head a major city in the United States