Archive for the 'Politics' Category
Posted on March 5 2010 by Narendra Singh
BJP Youth Leader Sudershan Dhillon Shot Dead in Phagwara, Punjab
The former District Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s youth wing ‘Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in this Punjab town was shot dead Friday by unidentified assailants, police said.
Bharatiya Janata Party’s activists blocked traffic and enforced a shutdown to protest the murder.
“Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha [...]
Posted on March 3 2010 by Narendra Singh
Pravin Mahajan Died, Pramod Mahajan Killer Died in Hospital
Pravin Mahajan, who was convicted for killing his brother, BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, has died in a hospital in Mumbai.
He was admitted to Jupiter Hospital in Mumbai in December after a suspected brain haemorrhage.
He was arrested in April 2006 for shooting Pramod Mahajan at the politician’s house. [...]
Posted on February 26 2010 by Narendra Singh
Union Budget 2010-11 Highlights & Live Budget Updates
Indian Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has begun presenting the Union budget for 2010-11 in the Lok Sabha today. Here are some of the highlights of his budget speech.
Highlights of Union Budget 2010-11 are as follows:
•First challenge before Government is to quickly revert to high GDP growth path [...]
Posted on February 1 2010 by Manik Jaiswal
Nigel Griffiths: MP for Edinburgh Nigel Griffiths in Sex Scandal
Controversial Scottish MP Nigel Griffiths will stand down at the general election, The Scotsman can reveal.
The news will come as a major blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who counts MP Nigel Griffiths as a key partner and a close personal friend.
He told party members [...]
Posted on January 29 2010 by Manik Jaiswal
US House Websites Hacked By Brazilian Hackers
Investigators are inquiring how Brazilian hackers managed to gain access to 49 US House of Representatives web sites just hours after President Obama’s State of the Union address.
On each of the hacked sites, the usual material was replaced by a white screen and the words: “F— OBAMA!! Red Eye [...]
Posted on January 28 2010 by Narendra Singh
Manohar Krishna Akhouri Died: Priyanka Chopra’s Grandfather Died
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra’s Grandfather and Congress leader Manohar Kishan Akhouri died of cardiac arrest at Tata main hospital, family sources said.
Manohar Kishan Akhouri was 84 and is survived by four daughters and two sons.
Manohar Kishan Akhouri was a PCC president of Bihar in 1967.
Manohar Kishan Akhouri [...]
Posted on January 28 2010 by Manik Jaiswal
Bihar Bandh – RJD’s Lalu Yadav Called Bihar Bandh on 28 Jan. 2010
Rashtriya Janta Dal Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav said his party had decided to call Bihar Bandh on January 28, 2010 to protest Bihar Government’s failures in checking price-rise of essential commodities.
Tight security arrangements have been made across Bihar in view of the dawn-to-dusk [...]
Posted on January 27 2010 by Narendra Singh
Former British PM Tony Blair To Be Arrest For War Crimes
UK citizens will get a cash reward by attempting to peacefully arrest former British prime minister Tony Blair for war crimes.
“The only question that counts is the one that the Chilcot inquiry won’t address: was the war with Iraq illegal? If the answer is [...]
Posted on January 27 2010 by Manik Jaiswal
Kenneth John Thorpe Charged With Death Threat Against MP David Campbell
Kenneth John Thorpe has been charged with making a death threat against New South Wales Transport Minister David Campbell.
Kenneth John Thorpe, 43, of Eastlakes in Sydney’s southeast, is charged with using a carriage service to deliver a death threat to Mr Campbell on October [...]
Posted on January 25 2010 by Narendra Singh
Tanvir Ahmed Mahmood; Ex-Pak Air Chief in Indian Govt. Advertise
The Centre ordered a probe into a government advertisement featuring the photograph of a former Pakistani air chief Tanvir Ahmed Mahmood alongside Indian icons in a campaign to mark National Girl Child Day.
Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed was pictured with notable Indians such as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [...]
Posted on January 23 2010 by Narendra Singh
Narendra Singh Sengar Buy Land on Moon For Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader from Kanpur Narendra Singh Sengar had according to the gossip ‘bought’ three acres on the moon as a birthday gift for Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Supremo Mayawati.
Narendra Singh Sengar even sent a parcel containing some documents purportedly pertaining to a purchase made [...]
Posted on January 22 2010 by Manik Jaiswal
Yasin Malik Arrested, JKLF Leader Arrested in North Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Supremo Mohammad Yasin Malik and four other party leaders were arrested ahead of a public meeting in Kupwara district of north Kashmir.
Mohammad Yasin Malik along with senior party leaders Mohammad Iqbal Gandroo, Mir Mohammad Zaman, Mohammad Yaseen Bhat and Mohammad Amin [...]
Posted on January 22 2010 by Narendra Singh
Janeshwar Mishra Died, SP Leader Chote Lohia Dead
Janeshwar Mishra, former central minister and Samajwadi Party leader died at age of 77.
Janeshwar Mishra Died from cardiac arrest after a prolonged illness in Allahabad.
Janeshwar Mishra died at the TB Sapru Hospital in Allahabad.
According to party sources, Janeshwar Mishra was being shifted to SGPGI at Lucknow from T [...]
Posted on January 6 2010 by Narendra Singh
Tamil Nadu Government Announce ”Kalaignar Housing Scheme” For Poor Peoples
The Tamil Nadu government today announced a series of new welfare measures and schemes including houses for those living in huts, a “mega” housing project to convert 22 lakh mud-walled dwelling units of the poor people into concrete houses free of cost over a six-year period.
The [...]
Posted on January 6 2010 by Narendra Singh
Amar Singh Resigned As General Secretary From Samajwadi Party (SP) Citing Health Reasons
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh on Wednesday resigned as general secretary and from other posts in the Samajwadi Party over “health issues” amid speculation over deepening differences with Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Shortly after the Samajwadi Party (SP)’s embarrassing crush [...]
Posted on January 5 2010 by Manik Jaiswal
Kalyan Singh forms “Jan Kranti Party” (JKP), New Political Party in India
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh announced formation of his new Jan Kranti Party, The announcement was made on the occasion of 76 brithday of Kalyan Singh.
His son Rajbir Singh would be national president of the new party.
‘I will work as a patron [...]
Posted on January 5 2010 by Narendra Singh
Upinder Singh, PM Manmohan Singh’s Daughter Wins Infosys Prize
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s daughter Upinder Singh was one of the recipients of the inaugural of the Infosys Science Foundation conferred five leading scientists and scholars with achievement awards for their ground-breaking research, Infosys Prize who were felicitated at a function in New Delhi.
Vice President of India [...]
Posted on January 4 2010 by Manik Jaiswal
“Nitin Garg”, First Indian Student Killed in Australia in Racism Attack
A 21-year-old Indian student Nitin Garg with permanent residency in Melbourne, Australia was killed on Sunday. His mobile phone and his wallet were still there.
Nitin Garg was fatally in the abdomen by unidentified assailants here while on his way to work, the first death in [...]
Posted on January 2 2010 by Narendra Singh
Mumbai ACP Prakash Wani Denied Party with Chhota Rajan Gang Members
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Prakash Wani on Saturday vehemently denied reports of him allegedly partying with Chhota Rajan gang members at a private club in suburban Chembur in Mumbai.
“The clips and photographs published in the media is doctored and it seems to be [...]
Posted on January 2 2010 by Manik Jaiswal
Attack on Danish Cartoonist Jakob Scharf for Nasty Cartoons of Prophet Mohammed
Jakob Scharf, who heads the PET intelligence service, said a 28-year-old Somalia man was armed with an ax and a knife when he attempted to enter Kurt Westergaard’s home in Aarhus shortly after 10 p.m. (2100 GMT) on Friday.
Westergaard, 74, drew one of 12 [...]
Posted on December 31 2009 by Manik Jaiswal
CBI Gets NOD to Prosecute Sajjan Kumar & Jagdish Tytler in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case
According to deadline set by Home Minister P Chidambaram, Delhi’s Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna granted sanction to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file chargesheet against senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar & Jagdish Tytler for their alleged role in the 1984 [...]
Posted on December 30 2009 by Narendra Singh
China Sends Tibetan Living Buddha “Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche” To Jail For 8 years
China has sentenced a revered Tibetan living Buddha to eight-and-a-half years in jail on charges of illegally occupying government land and possession of weapons.
The authorities claimed to have seized a pistol and more than 100 bullets and cartridges from under a bed in [...]
Posted on December 26 2009 by Narendra Singh
ND Tiwari Sex Scandal News: Women’s Groups Demand Firing of Andhra Pradesh Governor
Women’s groups staged protests near the Raj Bhavan here Saturday demanding that Andhra Pradesh Governor ND Tiwari resign over his alleged involvement in a “sex scandal”, an allegation he has denied and termed “malicious”.
The Telugu news channel ABN telecast the pictures saying the [...]
Posted on December 25 2009 by Narendra Singh
AP Governor, N D Tiwari Sex Scandal, On TV Making Sex In Raj Bhawan-Scandal
In a stunning TV exposé, Andhra Pradesh Governor, freedom fighter and Congress veteran N D Tiwari has been found in the middle of an alleged sleazy sex racket whose headquarters are the Raj Bhavan itself.
Narayan Dutt Tiwari was elected to the 11th [...]
Posted on December 25 2009 by Manik Jaiswal
Taliban Released a Video of Captured US Soldier Bowe Robert Bergdahl
The Taliban has released a video purport to show US soldier Bowe Robert Bergdahl who was captured in Afghanistan almost six months ago.
The video is reportedly titled “One of Their People Testified.” Bergdahl was captured by the Haqqani Network on June 30 after leaving his [...]
Posted on December 24 2009 by Manik Jaiswal
Telangana Bandh for 2 Days: Govt. Puts Separate Telangana Issue on Hold
Regular life got out of gear, across the region of Andhra Pradesh because of the 48 hours bandh organised in 10 districts of Telangana.
The bandh is called by Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and other parties to protest the Centre’s decision to hold further consultations [...]
Posted on December 23 2009 by Narendra Singh
Kristy Lee Roshia – “I Will Kill Michelle Obama” & “I Will Kill Marines”
A New Bedford, Massachusetts woman “Kristy Lee Roshia” is arrested in Hawaii after calling the Boston office of the Secret Service and threatening to kill Michelle Obama, the agency said Tuesday.
Kristy Lee Roshia “blow away” Michelle Obama on the family’s Christmas trip [...]
Posted on December 23 2009 by Narendra Singh
“National Counter Terrorism Centre” (NCTC) in India by end of 2010
Mission for a fundamental reformation of India’s security architecture, home minister P Chidambaram proposed the setting up of a National Counter Terrorism Centre by end of 2010.
“As the name suggests the goal is to counter terrorism. Such an organization does not exist today; it has [...]
Posted on December 22 2009 by Narendra Singh
Dr Rajiv Shah: Indian Couple Powers In Obama Administration.
United States President Barack Obama recently elevated Dr Rajiv Shah, who currently serves as Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics and Chief Scientist at the United States Department of Agriculture, as administrator for the United States Agency for International Development
‘The mission of USAID is to advance [...]
Posted on December 21 2009 by Narendra Singh
HongKong Model For Hyderabad: For Politics Not For Development.
The voices for United Andhra are getting louder and louder. Lagadapati Rajagopal and others are still on fast for a United Andhra Pradesh, Chiranjeevi embarks on a yatra for the same purpose.
Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) pooh-poohs the United Andhra movement warning that there will be a bloodbath if [...]
Posted on December 21 2009 by Manik Jaiswal
Congress MP L Rajagopal on Hunger Strike: Escaped From Hospital.
Congress MP L Rajagopal, who is on a hunger strike to oppose the proposed division of Andhra Pradesh, on Sunday disappeared from a government-run hospital in Vijayawada.
He was confined in the Government General Hospital here for the last three days and was insistent that he be [...]
Posted on December 19 2009 by Narendra Singh
Ram Prasad Bismil Temple in Morena, Madhya Pradesh.
Paying tributes on his 82nd death anniversary, people of Morena have constructed a temple in memory of great freedom fighter Ram Prasad Bismill.
Pt Bismill also participated in the Kakori train robbery.
The temple has been constructed at the Basic Training Institute (BTI) campus under the guidance of a [...]
Posted on December 18 2009 by Narendra Singh
LK Advani BJP PP Chairman, Sushma Swaraj Opposition Leader.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Friday handed over the flag of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha to Sushma Swaraj and assumed charge as the first chairman of the BJP Parliamentary Party while Singh has made way for Maharashtra party unit chief Nitin [...]
Posted on December 12 2009 by Narendra Singh
CBI Raids on Minning Factory of Reddy Brothers of Bellary.
The Bellary brothers are in the Central Bureau of Investigation’s radar. The CBI on Thursday conducted searches at the offices of the Reddy brothers, who are Ministers in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka.
There are many reasons for the raid. Firstly, this relates to [...]
Posted on December 12 2009 by Narendra Singh
IIT Alumnus Vikram Buddhi Sent To Jail In US for Hate Messages for Bush.
IIT alumnus Vikram Buddhi was today sentenced to four years and nine months in prison and an additional three years of supervised release by a US court for posting hate messages in 2006 against former president George Bush and calling for bombings [...]
Posted on December 12 2009 by Narendra Singh
Pravin Mahajan Slips in Coma, Admitted in Jupiter Hospital.
Pravin Mahajan, who was sentenced life imprisonment for killing his elder brother and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pramod Mahajan, lapsed into coma following a suspected brain hemorrhage.
Pravin Mahajan is serious & he is under observation, said his brother Prakash Mahajan.
Pravin was admitted in Jupiter Hospital, [...]