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Amitabh Bachchan happy to be cleared in Bofors case
Published on 26 Apr, 2012 at 11:10 in India | Viewed 38 views times | No Comments
Mumbai: Expressing his happiness over his name being cleared from the Bofors payoff scam, Bollywood mega-star Amitabh Bachchan, however, said that he is “pained” that it came 25 years later.
Speaking to reporters here, Bachchan welcomed the revelations made by the Swedish investigators in the Bofors case. He said he had “lived with humiliation and loss of reputation” all these years.
“I…
Haryana students to learn more about NRI marriages
Published on 25 Apr, 2012 at 10:31 in India | Viewed 35 views times | No Comments
Chandigarh: With an aim to effectively deal with the problems related to the marriages involving non-resident Indians (NRIs), the Haryana government has decided to launch an awareness campaign in schools and colleges across the state.
“The Haryana government has decided to organise a series of seminars in schools and colleges so as to create an awakening among the youth about pros…
Peter Slipper steps aside as Speaker
Published on 23 Apr, 2012 at 10:22 in Australian | Viewed 30 views times | No Comments
Peter Slipper has stepped down as the Speaker of the House of Representatives following allegations that he misused cabcharge dockets and sexually harassed a former staffer.
Mr. Slipper said he would step aside as the Speaker of the House of Representatives until criminal behaviour allegations against him were resolved.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has backed Mr. Slipper’s decision to stand aside…
India test-fires 5,000 km Agni-V missile
Published on 20 Apr, 2012 at 9:31 in India | Viewed 53 views times | No Comments
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Launching itself into an elite club of nations with the capability of hitting targets 5,000 km away, India Thursday successfully tested a long-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile that can reach Beijing and Shanghai in China, and all of Pakistan.
With its launch from Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast at 8.07 a.m., India also emerged as a major missile powerhouse…
Australia spells out Afghanistan exit plan
Published on 18 Apr, 2012 at 9:03 in Australian | Viewed 68 views times | No Comments
Sydney: Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced an early withdrawal of Australian troops from Afghanistan Tuesday, a day after the 18-hour terror siege of Kabul ended.
Giving the keynote address at Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, the Australian Prime Minister said the troops would start returning home later this year and the withdrawal process would be completed by the end…
Pippa questioned by French police
Published on 17 Apr, 2012 at 9:31 in World | Viewed 35 views times | No Comments
London: Pippa Middleton, the sister-in-law of Prince William and one of the most photographed women on earth, has been questioned by French police after one of her friends pulled out a pistol and pointed it at a photographer.
The 27-year-old Pippa and three male friends were in a car in Paris, when the driver took out a pistol and brandished it….
Under Didi, Bengal gets a controversy a day!
Published on 16 Apr, 2012 at 11:29 in India | Viewed 51 views times | No Comments
Kolkata: An issue a day keeps boredom at bay – this could well be the guiding principle of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee these days. How else does one explain her government regularly dishing out controversies on a platter to her political opponents?
The baton charging of women protesting eviction from a slum by male police, the arrest of those…
PM greets nation on Baisakhi, Vishu and Bihu
Published on 13 Apr, 2012 at 9:04 in India | Viewed 34 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greeted the nation on the occasion of the traditional harvest festivals Baisakhi, Vishu and Bihu.
The Prime Minister said in his message that these traditional New Year festivals coinciding with the harvest were an occasion to rejoice over the fruits of the hard work of our farmers.
“They are not only an occasion to celebrate…
Quake jolts Indonesia, panic grips India
Published on 12 Apr, 2012 at 10:05 in World | Viewed 81 views times | No Comments
New Delhi/Hong Kong: Two massive quakes shook Sumatra in Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami alert in 28 countries, including India and panic all across India’s east coast. There were no reports of casualties.
The tremors, caused by quakes measuring 8.5 and 8.2 on the Richter scale, sent tens of thousands scurrying out of high-rise buildings and houses in several Indian…
Modi gets clean chit in Gulberg massacre
Published on 11 Apr, 2012 at 9:19 in India | Viewed 37 views times | No Comments
Ahmedabad/New Delhi: A special panel probing the 2002 Gujarat riots Tuesday gave a clean chit to Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Gulberg massacre case, leading the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to demand that the ‘vilification campaign’ against him should stop and the Congress retorting that there was proof enough of the killings during the riots.
Metropolitan Magistrate M.S. Bhatt, who…
