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BSKS demand strict actions against Congress for ‘insensitive’ posters

NNIS | November 30 , 2012

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The Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena has criticized the Gujarat Congress for highlighting the issue of malnutrition in posters in their election campaigning. It has also demanded a strict action against Congress and banning of the posters.

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Chinese Premier on the third day of his visit to India said that China has far more common interests than differences and so he wants to open up new chapter of relations with India. He added that in his first visit to India, he has reached a number of strategic consensuses.<BR>

Increased strategic ties with India: Li

The ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League is getting murkier every day. In the latest twist the Sahara franchise has pulled out from the IPL. Sahara owns the Pune Warriors franchise in the Indian Premier League. Pune Warriors is the costliest franchise in IPL

Sahara pulls out of T20

Advocate of Ajit Chandila said the prosecution has is now trying to increase the ambit of the case by imposing fresh IPC sections on the arrested people in the T20 betting case which is being defended by the defence counsel in the case.<BR>

Court allows 5-day police custody for the T20 fixers

<P> Bollywood actor and son of late Dara Singh, Vindoo Dara Singh has been arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in the IPL spot fixing case. According to reports, he was named in the scam by Ramesh Vyas, a major bookie arrested by the cops earlier in the same case. This is the first Bollywood link in the IPL spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the entire nation. </P>
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IPL spot-fixing: Vindoo Dara Singh arrested

<P>The BJP on Tuesday said that Gujarat chief minister, Narendra Modi advocates extensive use of social media to communicate political issues in order to reach out to the youth of the country. The BJP alleged that UPA headed by the Congress had failed on all fronts on ninth anniversary of the government. The UPA government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was sworn-in on May 22, 2004 and was re-elected in 2009. Modis reputation for clean governance and clear rules make him popular with the middle class and a favorite of Indian and foreign corporations doing business in his state.</P>
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Modi favours use of social media to relay political issues: BJP

<P>US Ambassador to India, Nancy Jo Powell on Tuesday sought to enhance economic and business relations with India, while aiming to work to overcome barriers to trade and investment. Powell said that improving bilateral trade and investment was her main objective as ambassador, mentioning U.S. concerns about tariff and non-tariff barriers and a new retroactive tax law as obstacles in the relationship. Powell termed Indo-US relationship as vibrant while addressing the industrialists at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Kolkata.</P>
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US seeks to enhance economic ties with India

<P>In a major setback to the Talwars, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected their petition to summon 14 witnesses to testify again. The dentist couple, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar are accused of killing their teenage daughter and domestic help Hemraj. The Talwars had challenged the CBI courts decision regarding the 14 witnesses and had appealed to record all the statements once again.</P>
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HC rejects Talwars' petition for witnesses to re-testify

<P>Like Akbar Bugti, Saleem Shehzad... another voice of dissent has been silenced by Pakistani state agencies, this time in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, separatist and chairman of all party national alliance Arif Shahid was shot dead in Rawalpindi. He was allegedly killed by state agencies. Shahid was most vocal critic of state atrocities and a political activist who always wanted Kashmir to be freed from clutches of Pakistan.</P>
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Separatist leader shot dead in Rawalpindi

In order to completely eliminate circulation of fake passports, the ministry of foreign affairs has launched a new model of passport in Coimbatore.

Coimbatore introduces new technology for passport security

A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Jawan shot dead two of his colleagues and injured two others, following a reported scuffle in Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar on Tuesday.

Kishtwar: SSB jawan shoots dead 2 colleagues

Bangladesh academician, Rashiduddin Ahmed has called for the banning of the countrys biggest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami saying that it represents the wrong face of Islam. Ahmed also said that there was no time bar for the completion of the war crimes trial.

Jamaat represents wrong face of Islam: Bangladesh Academician

Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai, who is on a three-day visit to India, will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday in order to ask for more military assistance from India for Afghanistan.

Afghan president Hamid Karzai to meet PM today

The recent dowry case will certainly remind you of a Bollywood flick, where a bride in Ahmedabad on her wedding day registered a dowry case against groom and his family.

Bride files dowry case against groom’s family on wedding day

Even as he attended the first meeting of the BJP parliamentary board after he was re-inducted in the key decision making body of the party, to chalk out the strategy for the 2014 general elections, Congress on Tuesday alleged that Gujarat chief minister, Narendra Modi was arm-twisting his party for a bigger role in the general polls.

Modi attends BJP Parliamentary meet, Cong accuses him of ‘arm twisting’

Law minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday stated that the government would formulate a new law under which match fixing would be considered as a criminal offence, following the recent spot fixing scam that has tainted the ongoing edition of T20 League tournament in the country.

Match fixing to be criminal offence under new law: Kapil Sibal

Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang assured on Tuesday that India and China would study new ways to ease tensions on their ill-defined border after the recent military standoff in the Himalayas.

Chinese Premier seeks India’s trust after the ‘Himalayan stand-off’

Two twins scaled the Mount Everest scripting history by becoming the first twins ever to climb the peak together.

Twins become first to scale Mt Everest together

The first day of the visit of the Chinese Premier has been a busy one with him meeting both people in the government, the opposition, the President and Prime inister of the country. Today however Li Keqiang will be going to the financial capital after his address in the Taj Palace Hotel in the national capital.

On day 3, stopover of Li Keqiang at Mumbai

The Central Bureau of investigation today will tell the Supreme Court about the arrest of its Superintendent of Police Vivek Dutt who was the Chief Investigator of the Coalgate scam. Dutt and an inspector Rajesh was arrested by the internal vigilance wing of the agency for allegedly accepting bribe from a person to settle his land dispute.

Coalgate chief investigator arrested, CBI to inform SC

Three cricketers Sreesanth, Ankit Chavan and Ajit Chandila, arrested in spot-fixing are set to be produced in court today. The Delhi police recovered sum of Rs 20 lakh from Ajit Chandilas home while the Mumbai Police found Sreesanth’s pictures with a known bookie.

Cricketers arrested in spot-fixing to be produced in court

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