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Why no vigilance case against Achuthanandan's son, asks court
A division bench of the Kerala High Court Thursday asked the state government to explain why a case has not been registered by the vigilance department against V.A. Arun Kumar, son of former chief min
If no Lokpal, 'Jail Bharo' from Jan 1: Hazare
Setting the agenda for action if an effective Lokpal bill was not passed in parliament's current session, Anna Hazare on Thursday announced a jail bharo agitation from January 1 and an indefinite fast
Illegal mining: Probe against Krishna stayed
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed for four weeks a police probe into the alleged role of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna in allowing illegal mining when he was the chief minister from
Anna announces ‘jail bharo’ from Jan 1 if no Lokpal Bill
Setting the agenda for action if an effective Lokpal Bill was not passed in parliament’s current session, Anna Hazare on Thursday announced a 'jail bharo' agitation from January 1 and an indefinite fast in Mumbai from December 27.
Lokpal bill to be tabled in winter session: Bansal
The union government is confident of tabling the Lokpal bill in the ongoing winter session of parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Thursday.
"I believe that it would be
Major hooch tragedies in India
More than 120 people were killed in a West Bengal village after consuming illicit liquor on Tuesday night. Following are major hooch tragedies in India in the past few years:
December 2011 - 121 peop
Bird Flu killing crows in Jharkhand
In a worrying development, hundreds of crows have died in Jharkhand due to bird flu, a government official said Thursday.
The crows first started dying mysteriously last month in Jamshedpur district.
Briton loses 20 years of memory after wasp sting
A 50-year-old Briton has lost more than 20 years of his memory after a wasp sting left him brain damaged.
Graham Preston, from Bexleyheath, southeast London, has forgotten key family events including
Don't shake hands with Muslims, Cambridge teachers told
Academicians at Cambridge University have been warned against shaking hands with Muslims or disabled people over fears of upset, a media report said on Thursday.
A directive sent by the admissions of
Srinagar markets closed to protest shopkeeper's murder
Shops in some old city areas of Srinagar remained shut on Thursday in protest against the murder of a local shopkeeper who was beaten by hooligans here on December 3 when he refused to heed a separati
