Yechury urges uniform land acquisition act for SEZs
NAT65National/Politics/Business/EconomyYechury urges uniform land acquisition act for SEZsKolkata, Sep 29 IANS There should be a uniform act on acquiring land for setting up special economic zones SEZs in the country, Communist Party of India-Marxist CPI-M politburo member Sitaram Yechury said Monday."A modern law needs to be drafted for acquiring land for SEZs. Though land acquisition is a state subject, the government should have an all-India law for this," Yechury said at an interactive  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Oct 01
GUWAHATI
NAT21National/PoliticsManmohan Singh weakest Indian prime minister: AdvaniGuwahati, Sep 28 IANS Top Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader L.K. Advani Sunday launched a personal attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, calling him the "weakest and most unsuccessful" premier in the country's parliamentary history."I have seen 14 prime ministers since the first parliamentary elections and I am sad to say that Manmohan Singh is the weakest and most unsuccessful among them as he is a puppet  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 30
Iran slams Security Council for latest resolution
INT41International/Diplomacy/DefenceIran slams Security Council for latest resolutionTehran, Sep 28 IANS Iran strongly criticized Sunday the UN Security Council for adopting the latest resolution on the country and warned it against helping the US implementing its foreign policy, the official IRNA news agency reported."The Security Council is expected to retain its prestige rather than being a means for the US foreign policy," Ali Larijani, speaker of Iranian parliament Majlis, said Sunday  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 30
Uttar Pradesh minister's son booked for abduction bid
NAT5National/Politics/CrimeUttar Pradesh minister's son booked for abduction bidLucknow, Sep 29 IANS An Uttar Pradesh minister's son, his nephew and 30 other people have been booked for allegedly attempting to abduct a university student, police said Monday. Vikas Verma, son of state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Lalji Verma and his nephew Vineet Verma were amongst those accused of a bid to kidnap Santosh Yadav, a student of Lucknow University. A case was registered against them at the Hazratganj police station late Sunday, an official said  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 30
KHATKAR KALAN PUNJAB
NAT38National/Society/Economy/CultureBhagat Singh's commemorative coin sparks a rowKhatkar Kalan Punjab, Sep 27 IANS The commemorative coins released Saturday on freedom fighter Bhagat Singh at his ancestral village Khatkar Kalan in Punjab's Nawanshahr district generated a political controversy with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal objecting to the photograph of the martyr used on the coins.Badal pointed out to union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni, who was present at the function here to  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Sep 29
30 Indian-origin candidates in Canadian poll fray
INT34International/Diaspora/Politics30 Indian-origin candidates in Canadian poll frayBy Gurmukh SinghToronto, Sep 26 IANS With about 30 Indian Canadian candidates in the fray for the Oct 14 Canadian general election, the nation's parliament may have more MPs of Indian origin this time.In the outgoing 308-member House of Commons, there were eight MPs of Indian origin - three from the ruling Conservative Party and five from the Liberal Party. For this election, the ruling party has put up 10 Indian  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Sep 28
Iraq accused of discarding due process in Hussein trial
Cambridge UK, Sept.25 ANI: Nearly two years after an Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein to death, Western lawyers who helped guide the court, have contended that Hussein was railroaded to the gallows by vengeful officials in Iraq's new government.According to The Telegraph, these lawyers say Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki forced the resignation of one of five judges in the trial only days before the court sentenced Hussein.The purpose, the lawyers say, was to avert the possibility  read more
Posted by aniin on Sunday Sep 28
Left protests against Indo-US nuke deal, demands Parliament
New Delhi, Sept 25 ANI: The Communists and some of their allies staged a protest here on Thursday against the India-US civil nuclear agreement and demanded an immediate convening of Parliament to discuss the issue.They accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of going back on assurances that he gave in Parliament in connection with the deal, which, they have alleged, would compromise the country's sovereignty.The Congress party-led ruling coalition United Progressive Alliance UPA has been facing  read more
Posted by aniin on Sunday Sep 28
Simpsons, South Park face ban in Russia over 'extremist', 'i
London, Sept 25 ANI: Russia is set to ban popular US cartoons like The Simpsons and South Park for being 'extremist' and 'immoral', and would be replaced by programmes teaching children to be patriotic.One of the episodes of South Park has been accused of promoting religious hatred.Russia's broadcast watchdog has began hearings on whether or not to revoke the license of a cartoon network as punishment for transmitting episodes of South Park, The Simpsons and Family Guy. The State  read more
Posted by aniin on Sunday Sep 28
JOHANNESBURG
INT63International/PoliticsMotlanthe to be sworn in as South Africa's presidentJohannesburg, Sep 25 DPA African National Congress ANC deputy leader Kgalema Motlanthe was due to be sworn in Thursday as South Africa's third president since democracy was established in 1994, five days after Thabo Mbeki was forced out of the job by his party. Mbeki's nine years as president, which followed Nelson Mandela's single five-year term, formally came to an end at midnight Wednesday. He chaired his last cabinet meeting Wednesday  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Sep 26
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