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Friday 30th July, 2010

  • Kohinoor diamond to stay in British crown

      Kohinoor diamond to stay in British crown

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    The British government has refused to consider returning the jewel in the British monarch's crown.

    • Former MCI president brought to Kolkata for probe

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    Former Medical Council of India (MCI) president Ketan Desai, arrested in April on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs.2 crore to grant recognition to a medical college in Punjab, was brought to Kolkata Friday for his alleged involvement in another case here.

    • Congress should regain lost ground in Telangana, says party MP

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    Terming the results of 12 assembly by-elections in Telangana as a 'referendum' for creation of a separate state, Congress MP from Nizamabad Madhu Yaskhi Goud said Friday that the party should 'strategise' its stand on the issue.

  • Maoists posters found on Kolkata Raj Bhavan gate

    New Delhi News.Net

    Maoist posters were found pasted on one of the gates of the West Bengal governor's house here Friday night, causing a stir.

  • Three killed in Kashmir firing, over 50 injured

    New Delhi News.Net

    Three people, including a 14-year-old, were killed in firing by security forces and over 50 injured Friday in daylong clashes between the security forces and protesters across the Kashmir Valley. Mobs also ransacked the Sopore railway station and burnt a police post in Baramulla.

  • CWG organising committee refutes charges of financial irregularities

    New Delhi News.Net

    The organising committee of the Commonwealth Games Friday night dismissed reports of financial irregularities made by a TV news channel, and said they have followed due diligence in making all payments during the launch of the Queen's Baton Relay in London last year.

  • India to set up $10-bn infrastructure debt fund

    New Delhi News.Net

    India plans to set up a $10-billion infrastructure debt fund for long-term financing infrastructure projects across the country, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said late Friday.

  • Suspected anthrax outbreak in Orissa, 25 ill

    New Delhi News.Net

    At least 25 people, including six women, and a child have fallen ill with suspected anthrax contracted from dead animals in Orissa's Sundergarh district, health official said Friday.

  • BJP wants probe into execution of Games projects

    New Delhi News.Net

    Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Vijay Goel Friday demanded a judicial probe into the alleged corruption in execution of Commonwealth Games projects.

  • Apex court rejects Maharashtra plea on 1993 mosque firing

    New Delhi News.Net

    In a blow to the Maharashtra government, the Supreme Court Friday rejected its petition and directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to continue with its probe into the Hari Masjid police firing on Jan 10, 1993, in which six people were killed.

  • Jamia's department ranked as Centre of Excellence

    New Delhi News.Net

    The Department of History and Culture at Jamia Millia Islamia has been rated as a Centre of Excellence in a survey, an official said Friday.

  • Santosh Trophy: Bengal finish 1-1 with Delhi

    New Delhi News.Net

    Twenty nine-time champions Bengal avoided the ignominy of a defeat with a late strike to finish 1-1 with an in-form Delhi in a quarter final B group game of the 64th Santosh Trophy here Friday.

  • Eveready plans to expand product portfolio

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    Eveready Industries India Ltd is planning to expand its products portfolio to reduce dependency on batteries, a company official said here Friday.

  • Government to blame for deadlock in parliament: Sharad Yadav

    New Delhi News.Net

    Janata Dal-United (JD-U) president Sharad Yadav Friday blamed the government for the deadlock in parliament over price rise, saying there was no initiative from its side to solve the matter.

  • Final hearing in another staged shootout case begins

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    The final hearing in the killing of Sadiq Jamal Mehtar, an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba militant who was killed in 2003 in a staged shootout by the state police, began in the Gujarat High Court Friday.

  • 2010 CWG on track : Sheila Dikshit

    New Delhi News.Net

    Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday said the 2010 Commonwealth Games were very much on track and that there was no need to panic.

  • Vice President confers 'National Amity Award' to Sunil Dutt posthumously

    New Delhi News.Net

    Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Friday conferred the 'National Amity Award' posthumously for the year 2010 to late legendary actor and Parliamentarian Sunil Dutt.

  • Orissa confirms two more swine flu cases

    New Delhi News.Net

    Two more people tested positive for swine flu in Orissa Friday, taking the total of affected people to five in the state this month, an official said.

  • Police files chargesheet in Prajapati killing

    New Delhi News.Net

    The Gujarat police moved to file the chargesheet in the killing of Tulsiram Prajapati in a staged shootout in the court Friday even as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed the interim report of its probe into the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh before the Supreme Court.

  • Saina to get Khel Ratna, Arjuna for Chettri and Sandeep

    New Delhi News.Net

    Ace Indian shuttler and World no.2 Saina Nehwal will get the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sports award, while Indian forward Sunil Chettri, currently playing for American soccer club Kansas City Wizards, is among the 15 sportspersons selected for the Arjuna Award.

  • No need to panic, Delhi will host the best ever Games: Dikshit

    New Delhi News.Net

    Sidestepping the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) report on corruption and cost overruns in the Commonwealth Games projects and asking the opposition not to play politics over it, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Delhi will host the best-ever Games and there is no need to panic.

  • RJD, JD-U and Samajwadi party lose national party status

    New Delhi News.Net

    The Election Commission on Friday derecognised national party status to five parties following their poll performance, which included the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the Samajwadi party.

  • Death for six in double-murder case

    New Delhi News.Net

    A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district Friday gave death sentence to six people in a double-murder case of August 2000, an official said.

  • Paulose strikes gold after two years at Asian All Star Athletics

    New Delhi News.Net

    India's middle distance runner Sinimol Paulose bagged an international gold medal after two years, winning the women's 1500 metres while Juana Murmu registered her personal best to win the gold in women's 400 metre hurdles on the second and final day of the Asian All Stars Athletics Meet here Friday.

  • Inflation will keep declining after July: Ahluwallia

    New Delhi News.Net

    India's inflation rate, which peaked this month following the fuel price hike in June, will keep declining after July and moderate by December, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwallia said Friday.

  • Woman not allowed to teach after burqa refusal

    New Delhi News.Net

    A lady teacher in West Bengal's first Muslim university, the Aliah University, was not allowed to teach after she refused to wear the burqa (veil) inside the varsity premises.

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