Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday denied allegations by opposition leader Sushma Swaraj that he “misled” the committee that selected P.J. Thomas as central vigilance commissioner (CVC) last year. “I take exception to the statement by Swaraj that I ‘misled the selection committee’ and told the committee that Thomas had been ‘acquitted’,” Chidambaram said in a [...]
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Corporate mafia fuelling corruption: Prashant Bhushan
January 31st, 2011 |
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He is credited with convincing the apex court to monitor the CBI probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scandal. Activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan says “India is heading towards a mafia state” and corporate houses have become “a law unto themselves”. “The corporate mafia has come to control every institution of power and governance, be it [...]
2G scam, Radia tapes, black money cases at apex court this week
January 31st, 2011 |
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For the central government battling legal cases on senstive issues, it is a crucial week ahead at the Supreme Court. At least four major legal tangles, riveting the nation’s attention, are slated at the apex court. The four cases closely followed across the nation are: the 2G spectrum allocation scam, corporate lobbyist Niira Radia’s tapes, [...]
President, PM condole Sabarimala stampede deaths
January 15th, 2011 |
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President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday condoled the deaths of over 100 people in a stampede near Kerala’s Sabarimala temple. The prime minister has sanctioned Rs.1 lakh as compensation to the kin of the dead and Rs.50,000 for those injured. President Patil, in letters to Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and Governor R.S. [...]
Sabarimala stampede toll reaches 104
January 15th, 2011 |
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The toll in the stampede near Kerala’s famed Sabarimala temple climbed to 104 Saturday as more bodies and the injured continued to be brought to hospitals in the area. The stampede occurred around 8.00 p.m. Friday when the pilgrims were returning after watching the celestial Makara Jyothi light, the most important event of the pilgrimage, [...]
CVC Thomas to face trial in palm oil corruption case
January 11th, 2011 |
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The trial of Chief Vigilance Commissioner P.J. Thomas in the palm oil import corruption case will continue, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The decks were cleared after the Supreme Court said former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran’s appeal against the trial in the case was infructuous following his death. Thomas was Kerala civil supplies secretary [...]
Great to be a part of home team, says Sreesanth
January 8th, 2011 |
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India’s temperamental fast bowler Shantakumaran Sreesanth was happy to be a part of his home team as the Kochi franchise bought him for $900,000 during the players’ auction for Indian Premier League (IPL) season four here Saturday. “Thanks a lot for ur support and wishes..gr8 to be in home team..kochi,” Sreesanth tweeted. Sreesanth had a [...]
Gadkari slams UPA over corruption, says NDA will rule in 2014
January 8th, 2011 |
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began its two-day national executive here Saturday with party chief Nitin Gadkari launching a blistering attack on the UPA government on charges of rampant corruption, and pledged to work even harder to capture power in New Delhi in the 2014 general elections. “Congress under the UPA-II presides over an empire [...]
President urged to stop liquor sales on government premises
January 5th, 2011 |
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A woman’s rights group has urged President Pratibha Patil to stop the sale of wine and liquor at government premises in Goa. In a petition, Bailancho Saad, a woman’s organisation, sought Patil’s intervention to stop a government-promoted wine festival to be held at a multiplex in the capital later this month. Patil is on a [...]
PM to pay homage to Karunakaran in Thrissur
December 25th, 2010 |
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Security was tightened as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was expected to arrive here Saturday afternoon to pay homage to four-time Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran who died at the age of 92 two days ago. Manmohan Singh is to arrive here at around 2 p.m. as opposed to the earlier 11 a.m., Congress leaders said [...]
Sonia pays homage, thousands gather to bid Karunakaran adieu
December 24th, 2010 |
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A large crowd gathered at the Congress headquarters here Friday to bid farewell to four-time Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran, with party president Sonia Gandhi also paying her last respects to the veteran leader who died at the age of 92 a day earlier. Karunakaran’s last journey began from the capital city – a place [...]
Amitabh, Mohan Lal promote ‘Kandahar’ in Mumbai
December 16th, 2010 |
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Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan along with south Indian superstar Mohan Lal promoted ‘Kandahar’, a Malayalam language film. The film is written and directed by Major Ravi who was also present at the event, and jointly produced by Sunil C. Nair (under Zoe Estebe Moviez) and Mohan Lal (under Pranavam Arts International). “It has been a [...]
Kerala University Results 2010
July 4th, 2010 |
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University of Kerala ( Kerala University ) announced Kerala University Results 2010. // Check Kerala University Results 2010 : Click Here The above link for University of Kerala 2010 Results is from KeralaUniversity.edu, the official website of Kerala University. You can select your corresponding Kerala University Results 2010 and download the file. All the Kerala [...]
Flying every week to shape Abhishek’s hair
June 11th, 2010 |
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Abhishek Bachchan’s hairstylist Aalim had to flew back to Kerala every week to keep the star’s fair perfectly in shape in accordance to the demands of his character in the film. This can happen only in films.
The director of the film Raavan, Mani Ratnam wanted Abhishek to have short hairstyle so that it [...]
Abhishek and Mani Ratnam Come third time with “Raavanâ€
May 15th, 2010 |
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Abhishek Bachchan’s last two solo hero films not doing well on screen so this time acid test of this combo bez mani and abhi come third time togeather.
But, then again, he is doing director Mani Ratnam’s “Raavan” and the combination has never failed so far.
Not surprisingly then, all eyes are on “Raavan”.
“The combination of Mani [...]
Uninor introduces GPRS services for its Indian pre-paid subscribers
April 29th, 2010 |
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Uninor launches its GPRS data services for the pre-paid subscribers in India over nine Indian states with an announcement to offer a limited period free trial for Internet browsing till May 6 after which you will be charged with a tariff of 10p per 10KB.
The states where these services are available include UP, [...]
Malayalam Actor Sreenath Found Dead
April 23rd, 2010 |
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Malayalam film and television actor Sreenath was found dead in his hotel room in Kothamangalam on Friday with his wrists slashed.
The actor who was in his early 50’s was shooting for the Mohanlal starrer Shikari in Kerala when the death happened.
The police have not ruled out suicide as the wrists were slashed, though [...]
Achuthanandan government like ‘Ali Baba and 40 Thieves’: Congress
April 20th, 2010 |
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The Congress in Kerala Tuesday organised a statewide protest campaign against the “anti-people policies” of the ruling Left led by V.S. Achuthanandan and likened the government to the tale of ‘Ali Baba and 40 Thieves’.
Inaugurating the campaign in the city suburbs, state Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala said never before had the state seen a government [...]
Hurt Tharoor says he is ready for ‘thorough probe’
April 20th, 2010 |
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Two days after being forced to quit over his alleged links to the Kochi IPL franchise, former minister Shashi Tharoor Tuesday said he had done no wrong and urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to probe the charges of impropriety and corruption hurled against him.
As the Lok Sabha listened with rapt attention, Tharoor, speaking for the [...]
PM called Kerala leaders before accepting Tharoor resignation
April 20th, 2010 |
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh phoned Congress’ Kerala unit chief Ramesh Chennithala and senior leader Oommen Chandy before accepting Shashi Tharoor’s resignation as minister of state for external affairs, party sources here said.
“The prime minister had spoken to Chennithala and Chandy over the phone before accepting Tharoor’s resignation. He telephoned them because Tharoor was elected to [...]