The Fiat years
Few international companies have had such a tortuous history in India as Fiat.
4 arrested for selling infants
Four persons, including two women and a doctor, have been arrested by the crime branch of the Delhi police for allegedly running an inter-state infant selling racket. Two infants have been recovered.
Siblings abuse case: Walia pulls up cops
Taking note of the Prasad Nagar sibling abuse case victim going missing, Delhi health minister Kiran Walia has written a strong worded letter to police commissioner B.K. Gupta.
Disabled man in 70s dies in arson
A physically-challenged man in his mid-70s living in an old age home at Gole Market in New Delhi died of burn injuries sustained in a fire struck by a 39-year-old “mentally disturbed” electrician in the early hours of Monday. Two other old men sustained minor injuries. The accused has told the police that he committed the offence to attract the attention of the media.
Man dies in traffic, PMO orders probe
A 45-year-old man, Anil Jain, who was suffering from a heart ailment, died after being stuck in a traffic jam at Rajghat on Sunday evening. The family alleged that road was blocked to facilitate passage of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s cavalcade and the police did not allow the ambulance to move towards G.B. Pant Hospital despite repeated requests. The Prime Minister’s Office has ordered an inquiry into the incident
Sibal: Such BJP arrogance
Union telecom minister Kapil Sibal on Monday slammed the BJP for rejecting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s offer to appear before Parliament’s Public Accounts Commi-ttee (PAC) in connection with 2G spectrum allocation. The telecom minister stated that the arrogance shown by the Leader of the Opposition was unacceptable.
‘Congress accuses RSS when in a fix’
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday claimed that whenever the Congress finds itself in a difficult situation, it starts making baseless allegations against the Sangh.
Andhra MP pitches for Telangana state
Ponnam Prabhakar, an MP from Andhra Pradesh, on Monday, made a pitch for a separate state of Telangana.
Participating in the discussion on the economic resolution, during the 83rd plenary, Mr Prabhakar reminded the party of its December 9 announcement. Batting for a
PM for better ties with Pak, China
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that friendly ties with Islamabad will only be possible when it ensures that its territory is not used for terrorist activities against India.
BJP rejects PM’s PAC probe offer
Reiterating its demand for a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum scam, the BJP rejected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s offer of appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The BJP said that though it welcomes the breaking of silence by the Prime Minister on the issue but Dr Singh cannot chose the forum of his “inquiry”.
The party also claimed that Congress’ reference to the BJP at its plenary session shows that the Congress is suffering from “a BJP phobia”.