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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:
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India cannot afford to fight civil war over water: Kalam
India cannot afford to fight a civil war over water, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said Wednesday. Rivers should be nationalised and there should be a National Water Grid, he opined.
Kalam was
Advani’s adjournment motion on black money defeated in LS
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday defeated by a voice vote the adjournment motion moved by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on the issue of black money and the government's alleged failure to tackle it.
Indian falls to death from Ajman skyscraper
A 40-year-old Indian, working as a construction worker in Ajman, died after falling from the fifth floor of a 28-storey building.
The man - identified as Harminder Singh - was working on the fifth fl
Mamata Banerjee offers jobs to youth who rescued AMRI patients
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that the locals who had risked their lives to rescue people from the AMRI Hospital fire would be given jobs with the Green Police, a ban
Polygraph tests can clean cricket: Rahul Dravid
Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels that lie detector tests could help innocent players clear their names of graft charges.
Dravid joins Australian legend Steve Waugh in calling for the introduct
US clarifies: no cut in aid to Pakistan yet
In a bid to mollify a key ally, the United States has clarified that it has not cut aid to Pakistan and a proposed legislation only links it to checking the spread of home made bombs.
"Well, first of
Global paedophile ring busted in Russia
An international ring of 130 paedophiles has been busted in Russia, a public organisation said on Wednesday.
The League of Internet Security said it broke the ring in cooperation with the police.
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