In the backdrop of the stalemate over seat-sharing discussions with its key ally Congress, the DMK today announced that its top-level Action Committee under party president M Karunanidhi will meet on March 5.
DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan said in a statement that the April 13 Assembly polls and the party’s election agenda would be [...]
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With the existing ban on use of plastic bags not being very effective, the Delhi government is now considering closing down over 400 manufacturing units of such items across the city. A top official said the government was determined to rid the city of plastic bags and a final decision on shutting d own [...]
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Wankhede Stadium, venue for the Cricket World Cup final on April 2, has not met fire safety standards, the chief fire officer for Mumbai said on Friday. “We will soon write a letter to the MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) stating there is a need to comply with fire safety norms at the stadium. Once [...]
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A Chetak helicopter of the Army today crashed in a residential area here killing two officers but there was no casualty on the ground.
The helicopter, which on a routine sortie had takenoff from Gandhinagar for Army Aviation Training School here,crashed after hitting a bungalow in Jachak Nagar area at 0855hours, army and police officials [...]
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has met the family members of additional collector Yashwant Sonawane, who was murdered by oil mafia earlier this week. Chavan met Sonawane’s wife Vijaya and others at the slain officer’s house here last night. Talking to the reporters, Chavan said in future government will not tolerate such things happening [...]
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Ten weeks after it launched preliminary investigations into the Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation Saturday registered a formal complaint into the case.
Though details of the FIR are not immediately available, it is learnt that the report has named certain promoters of the society besides retired defence officials, bureaucrats and [...]
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The State Government and the Bollywood have now stepped in to help actor A K Hangal, who isailing and is unable to pay his medical bills.
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan last night decided togive the veteran actor Rs 51,000 from the Chief Minister’’sRelief Fund.
Also, prominent film personalities such as Jaya Bachchanand Salman Khan have come [...]
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Putting an end to all the speculation about John Abraham and Bipasha Basu’s break-up, the actress finally posted on her micro-blogging site twitter, “Hi all! Speculation is a part of our business! I know the warmth and love that I get from you all! Everything is fine with John n me:) Thank you! (sic).”
The [...]
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Samajwadi Party MP Shailendra Kumar, two MLAs including Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya, and an MLC were today arrested on charges of attempt to murder after they allegedly threatened a candidate in local body elections, police said.
“An FIR has been lodged naming 13 persons (including the legislators and the MP) on charges of [...]
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