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Congress will do well in Gujarat: Narayanasamy

NNIS | December 08 , 2012

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Union minister of state in Prime Minister’s Office V Narayanasamy has expressed confidence that the Congress will deliver a good performance in the upcoming legislative assembly elections in Gujarat.

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As the UPA-II completed its fourth year as a ruling party on Wednesday, the BJP hit out at the coalition, dubbing it as a failure and attacking the government over a range of issues.

BJP slams UPA on completion of its fourth year

Union finance minister, P Chidambaram hailed commending work of financial sector legislative reforms commission (FSLRC) set up for reforming the nation’s financial sector policies and debated necessary changes as the body submitted a report in a national seminar.

FM hails FSLRC for refors in finance regulations

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pronounced that Bollywood actor Shayan Munshi and ballistics expert Prem Sagar Manocha will have to face perjury trial for turning hostile during their deposition in model Jessica Lals murder trial.

Jessica Case: Munshi, Manocha to face perjury

India and China would jointly attempt to reduce the mounting trade deficit between the two nations, aspiring to touch the 100 billion dollar benchmark in bilateral trade by 2015.

India, China to touch 100 billion dollar benchmark in bilateral trade

Vice President Hamid Ansari who is on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan said that the two nations will discuss issues of cooperation in counter-terrorism, Afghanistan and development projects in the region.

Afghanistan, counter-terrorism tops agenda of Hamid Ansari’s visit to Uzbekistan

In an industry where stars don’t praise their competitors so easily we wonder why is Ranveer Singh going gaga about Ranbir Kapoor? The Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl actor really admires Ranbir’s work and even appreciates the success he has achieved so far.

Ranveer Singh goes gaga about Ranbir Kapoor

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who had last week surrendered in a Mumbai Jail was today secretly shifted to the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune.

Sanjay Dutt shifted to Yerwada jail in Pune

Saddened by the current political situation of the country, actress-businesswoman Preity Zinta is thinking about joining politics, as she wants to be part of a movement, which can bring a positive change in Indias political system.

Preity Zinta: the glamorous politician?

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

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

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