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Top stories today...Chandrababu Naidu has assets of Rs 38 croreTough to track social networking content: SibalMeira Kumar's secy removed after CBI raid scandalHegde moots auditing of lawmakersChairman Irani resigns amid Everonn scandalKejriwal on I-tax notice: Have completed 3-yr bondDespite...
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Also on the Daily Mail, a Premier League footballer has admitted that a bite of chicken produced by his club owners left him feeling distinctly queasy. Read
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On the Daily Mail ginger curry and copious cups of tea is the secret to the success of world's oldest marathon runner, 100. Read the Fauja Singh story.
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Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu today declared his and his family's assets, totalling about Rs 38 crore, excluding liabilities. Naidu said he was declaring only the acquisition cost and not the market value of the assets since the latter varied from time to time.
17:53
R Rajagopalan tweets: PM to take Mamata Banerjee and four other chief ministers to Bangladesh,.a powerful politically heavy weight delegation. Read: Sheela Bhatt's report on how the PM's visit to Bangladesh on September 6 and 7, his first to Bangladesh and the first by an Indian prime...
17:48
On the Wall Street Journal, R. Jai Krishna writes how Indian security agencies are facing difficulties in tracking content on social networking websites as they are encrypted, says telecom minister Kapil Sibal. Read
17:41
Anna says government is run by a select few. Fact is that it is the farmers who toil, but others reap the benefits. The gap between the rich and poor has not reduced.
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Anna says government wanted to scuttle fast and was betraying us constantly. Calling home minister P Chidambaram a liar, he states the obvious: Chidambaram doesn't tell the truth.
17:29
Anna begins addressing the rally at Ralegan Siddhi: Says in the last 64 years corruption has not reduced. And so if people want real change, sacrifice is needed. He thanks all those who participated saying it was their victory. Saying youth power was national power, the day youth is awakened,...
17:17
R Rajagopalan tweets that the Group of Ministers on media suggest restriction on TV news channels coverage of any event, should not exceed 30 minutes. UPA2 learnt lesson from Anna Hazare.
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A new rush of Wikileaks releases says that Washington was keen on 'preserving' the truce between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir as an important achievement. In a 2005 cable to US State Department under the heading 'preserving the LoC ceasefire', then Ambassador to India David C Mulford...
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Just in: Speaker Meira Kumar's secretary AP Pathak has been removed from his post following the CBI raid on his home in a disproportionate assets case.
16:58
Reuters says an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes southeast of Atka, Alaska. Details awaited
16:51
R Rajagopalan tweets that Speaker Meira Kumar had been alerted by seniors not to take AP Pathak as her personal assistant. She ignored it and today she is repenting, after the CBI raid for disproportionate assets.
16:49
Quoting 'Election Watch' magazine, Hegde said from 2004 to 2009, out of a sample of about 500 members in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, only 174 spoke during Parliamentary proceedings in those five years.What a disgrace... And who are these people who beat their chest and say we are the...
16:43
Earlier in the day, former Supreme Court judge Santosh Hegde responding to continued criticism over the Lokpal movement said if democracy was functioning normally, he might have agreed with the view of those who say you can't make laws in maidan and can't make laws through agitation in...
16:37
In Ralegan Siddhi, Anna Hazare takes on Kiran Bedi's role -- waves the national flag exuberantly.
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Chennai-based education service provider Everonn Education today said its Chairman Dr Jamshed J Irani has resigned and it has elevated whole-time Director Susha John as Chief Executive Officer in the wake of arrest of its Managing Director P Kishore by CBI in a bribery case, reports...
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In his hometown at Ralegan Siddhi, Maharashtra, Anna Hazare is all set to address a gram sabha. The 74-year-old Gandhian looks sprightly, as an aarti is being performed. This is going to be Anna's first rally after he broke his 12-day fast on Sunday. Anna lights a torch...
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Palestinian demonstrators heckled and repeatedly disrupted a performance by Israel's Philharmonic orchestra conducted by Indian-born Zubin Mehta atLondon's famed Proms festival last night. The booing and shouting by about 30 protestors in and outside the prestigious Royal Albert Hall where...
15:58
United Nations peacekeepers in Ivory Coast lured poor and underage girls in the West African nation to have sex with them in exchange for food, a United States Embassy cable released by WikiLeaks has revealed. The cable written in January 2010 focuses on the...
15:56
Just in: The government has been advised to go ahead with the impeachment proceedings of Justice Soumitra Sen since his resignation letter was not found to be in order. Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court yesterday avoided the ignominy of becoming the first judge to be impeached by...
15:56
Narendra Modi tweets: Gujarat welcomes yet another auto giant Peugeot to share growth! Guj has emerged as global automobile hub in true sense.
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A core committee meeting of Anna Hazare's team will be held in Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashata on September 10-11, Arvind Kejriwal announced.
15:44
Secret to Shane Warne's 'good looks' reavealed: 'I've never had surgery... I look good because I'm in love'. Read it in the Daily Mail
15:33
Ramesh Srivats on Twitter:N>ass>er has a straight ass in it, while while Hu>ssa>in has a reverse one. Former England captain Nasser Hussain compared Indian cricketers to 'donkeys' yesterday.
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Prashant Bhushan who is also at the press conference says that if the government wants to fight the Jan Lokpal bill, it should not fight on issues. What it is now doing is fighting dirty and running a smear campaign.The I-T department has said that Kejriwal owes the Indian Revenue department two...
15:13
Addressing a press conference in Delhi, team Anna key member Arvind Kejriwal says he has not violated any law or his job contract. Claiming that the government was trying to frame him, he said he has fulfilled the bond terms of three years and the government's interpretation was therefore...
15:04
The rising powers of China and India will not give Nato countries so much leeway in future, says the Telegraph.co.uk. Read: Libya could be the last place where the West is allowed to intervene.
14:58
In other news, scientists in the US have warned Nasa that the amount of so-called space junk orbiting Earth is at tipping point. A report by the National Research Council says the debris could cause fatal leaks in spaceships or destroy valuable satellites, reports the bbc.co.uk. Read
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Just in: Rediff.com's Onkar Singh says President Pratibha Patil rejects Justice Soumitra Sen's resignation and seeks advice from the law ministry on the issue. Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court yesterday avoided the ignominy of becoming the first judge to be impeached by Parliament...
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R Rajagopalan tweets on the day in Parliament: 1. Lalu Prasad was snoring in Lok Sabha today. Noticing it Speaker Meira Kumar asked Umashankar Singh another Bihar MP to wake up Lalu. 2. Gulam Nabi Azad, Health Minister in Question Hour in Parliament keeps red, blue, yellow marker pens...
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Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday after protests against Gujarat Lokayukta. Lok Sabha is discussing shortage of foodgrain storage facilities.
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Health horror: One mosquito coil equals a 100 cigarettes. Read the story on ndtv.com
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In India Real Time: All members of the upper house of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, are now required to use a tablet. The Lok Sabha is set to follow suit in the next few weeks. The Rajya Sabha agreed to increase MPs' computer allowance by 50,000 rupees ($1000) to 200,000 rupees ($4000) and to make...
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Thirty Pakistani children, who had gone for picnic to celebrate Eid and had mistakenly crossed into Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, have been takenhostage by militants, officials said. The children were from Pakistan's Bajaur tribal region, TV channels quoted an official as...
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On the Telegraph.co.uk, Madonna claims that Wallis Simpson was wrongly treated by history. Read
14:06
While on Libya, read from the Daily Mail: The car was armoured like a tank. But that wasn't enough to save Gaddafi's son Khamis when the rebels took their vengeance.
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A Fox News poll has revealed that most American voters oppose the use of the US military in deciding Libya's fate, despite the fact that its intervention has helped to almost overthrow the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Less than a third of voters, 30 percent, favour US military...
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BJP senior leader LK Advani led a delegation to Rashtrapati Bhavan today to register his party's protest over the controversial appointment of retired high court judge RA Mehta as the new Lokayukta of Gujarat. Advani's meeting with President Patil comes a day after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra...
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The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a plea challenging the August 16 arrest of Anna Hazare hours before he was to begin his fast demanding astrong Lokpal.A bench of justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan said it would not be proper for the court to entertain the PIL when none of the...
13:44
For thus of us whining about our lives, here's a must read. Venus Williams has pledged to fight the illness that threatens to put an end to a tennis career which already looked to be entering its twilight stage now she is 31, reports the Daily Mail. The five-time Wimbledon champion admitted...
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Just in: The CBI has raided Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar's secretary AP Pathak in a disporportionate assets case.
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The main runway at the Mumbai airport will remain closed till 8 pm as a precautionary measure after a Turkish Airways plane from Istanbul to Mumbai carrying 97 passengers on board veered off the runway at the airport at 4:15 today. Flights delays have been reported.
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A BJP delegation is on its way to meet the President seeking the dismissal of the Gujarat governor. Details soon,
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The BCCI today took strong objection to former England captain Nasser Hussain's comparison of Indian cricketers to 'donkeys', saying thecomment was totally uncalled for. BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla said that the Board would look into the reported 'donkey' comment of NasserHussain...
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And another one: Kiran Bedi to CNN IBN: No regrets for my Ram Lila act, will re-enact if needed. I'm not a coward, will go to jail to show netas the mirror.
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Kiran Bedi to CNN IBN: I don't care about my image as long as I can speak truth. Contesting against Kapil Sibal will be a fitting response. Agnivesh has betrayed us, up to him to tell core commitee where he belongs. Sonia MMS directly resp for corruption. All our funds donors are to be made...
13:09
In a sign of his frustration at the investigations into his alleged crimes and misdemeanours, Silvio Berlusconi vowed in July to leave Italy, which he described as a shitty country that sickened him. The Italian prime minister's astonishing remarks are contained in the transcript...
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Just in: Supreme Court directs army to reinstate 11 short service commission women officers relieved from service after completion of 14 years.
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In the Diplomat, China's economic growth has been remarkable. But continuing to rely on the notion of a benevolent dictatorship is a serious mistake. Read
12:58
The Wall Street Journal on why the US believes Pakistan cannot prosecute terrorists. Read
12:56
Great read in the New York Times on Aadhar: Scanning 2.4 billion eyes, India tries to connect poor to growth. Read
12:52
On Firstpost.com, Arjun Parthasarathy's opinion piece on how fund managers' greed let down Satyam, Unitech. Read
12:44
Just in: The Supreme Court has directed the Delhi Police to trace the source of money used in 2008 cash-for-vote scam, which will be the 'clinching proof'. The SC said today that substantial work had been done and the police were entirely capable of finding the source. The Delhi police...
12:30
The RAF has delivered 140m worth of Libyan banknotes back to the country after the downfall of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. But why is so much foreign currency printed in the UK? It is perhaps unsurprising that De La Rue, the British firm which printed the 280 million Libyan dinars (140m) returned...
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Back in Libya, the country's new interim leaders have assured world leaders they will build a society full of tolerance and respect for the rule of law. Speaking at a Paris meeting, National Transitional Council (NTC) head Mustafa Abdel Jalil promised a new constitution and elections within 18...
12:26
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's allies tried to buy the silence' of one of his ex-lovers with a four million pound pay off to stop her 'talking too much' about their affair. The bid was allegedly made last month when Strauss-Kahn was still facing attempted...
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In the Dawn.com, Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari yesterday termed enhanced rail, road and air connectivity as the key to regional development, and said Pakistan sees great potential in the Eurasian corridor and fully supports its revival.
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The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm over the Gujarat Lokayukta issue.
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After Germany, other world leaders have also unblocked USD 15 billion in funds to help Libya's victorious rebels rebuild their shattered country as fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi called for guerrilla warfare. Forty-two years to the day since Gaddafi stormed to power in a coup, senior...
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Read: The New York Times on how Iran is moving its most critical nuclear fuel production to a heavily defended underground military facility outside the holy city of Qum, where it is less vulnerable to attack from the air and, the Iranians hope, the kind of cyberattack that crippled its...
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Read: Brahma Chellaney's column in the Financial Times: Water is the new weapon in Beijing's armoury
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Just in: Manish Tewari to remain as part of the Lokpal Standing Committee, says the Congress. If you remember, the Congress spokesperson had decided to stay out of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, which is examining the Lokpal Bill and matters related to it. The Standing...
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Just in: SC refuses to pass any order regarding Ajmal Kasab, saying it was taking steps on a letter written by him challenging his conviction.
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In the New York Times: Iran is moving its most critical nuclear fuel production to a heavily defended underground military facility outside the holy city of Qum, where it is less vulnerable to attack from the air and, the Iranians hope, the kind of cyberattack that crippled its nuclear...
11:31
The Supreme Court agrees to hear the Maharashtra government's plea against the acquittal of two accused -- Faheem Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed -- in 26/11 Mumbai attack case. The SC has issued notices to both Ansari and Ahmed, who were acquitted by Bombay High Court in the Mumbai terror...
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Rajya Sabha adjourns for 15 minutes after BJP creates uproar demanding recall of Gujarat governor over appointment of Lokayukta. Later in the day, a delegation of BJP leaders is to meet President Pratibha Patil to demand the Gujarat governor's recall. Read: LS, RS in turmoil over Lokayukta...
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We will keep you updated on any change in flight schedules at Mumbai airport. Meanwhile, read the Washington Post story on how the CIA has assembled a new counterterrorism unit whose job is to find al-Qaeda targets in Yemen. A corresponding commotion has been underway in the Arabian...
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The main runway of the Mumbai airport has been shut after the Turkish airline skid off the runway at 4:15 am today. However, flights are taking off and landing on schedule.
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Even as Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, in a radio message, urges his countrymen to fight on, Germany has announced it will release 1 billion euros from 7 billion euros frozen assets of the ousted regime of Muammar Gaddafi to provide urgent medical and humanitarian assistance and to support Libya's...
10:56
Team Anna key member Arvind Kejriwal has been slapped with a Rs 9 lakh notice from the income tax department for alleged unpaid dues during the time he was an IRS officer. The notice was served a week before Anna Hazare kicked off his anti-corruption crusade on August 16 at Ramlila Maidan,...
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Just in: A 40-ft wall at the Sonar fort in Jaisalmer has caved in. No reports of casualties as yet.
10:43
The US has regretted the inconvenience caused to high level Indian diplomats due to screenings at its airports, but said it is committed to meet security standards. But, you know, we do have specific security requirements, and we're committed to ensuring that those are met, but obviously...
10:42
A Turkish Airways plane from Istanbul to Mumbai carrying 97 passengers on board veered off the runway at the airport here early this morning.The Airbus-340-300 (TK-720) skidded off the rapid exit taxiway at 4.13 AM. All passengers including crew are safe and deplaned after the incident, a MIAL...
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With the resignation of Justice Soumitra Sen -- against whom the Rajya Sabha has passed an impeachment resolution -- throwing up new legal issues, experts say that the final decision will be taken by President Pratibha Patil and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on whether the...
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Good Morning and welcome to Live News.First up, a Turkish plane with 97 passengers and crew on board skidded off the runway at the Mumbai Airport around 4:13 am. There were, however, no injuries to anyone on the aircraft. Soon after landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport,...
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