Monthly Archives: August 2012

Sunita Williams to take spacewalk to fix up space station – India


30 aug 2012 Sunita Williams to take spacewalk to fix up space station   File picture of Sunita Williams Cape Canaveral, Florida: Two astronauts – an American and Japanese – are taking a spacewalk to replace failed equipment at the International … Continue reading

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Sonia Gandhi’s word ensures uninterrupted power supply in her constituency Rae Bareli, Amethi – India


29 aug 2012 A word from Sonia Gandhi ensures uninterrupted power supply in Rae Bareli, Amethi   Lucknow: It’s not without reason that “Forbes” magazine recently ranked Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi the sixth most powerful woman in the … Continue reading

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Radia tapes: Supreme Court pulls up govt for not preventing leaks and seeks records – India


28 aug 2012 Radia tapes: Supreme Court pulls up govt for not preventing leaks and seeks records New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said the report submitted by the central government, on how taped conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia were … Continue reading

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Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh among MPs with lower attendance in Parliament – India


28 aug 2012 Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh among MPs with lower attendance in Parliament   New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy, Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Navjyot … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney has locked himself into ‘extreme positions’: Barack Obama – India


26  aug 2012 Mitt Romney has locked himself into ‘extreme positions’: Barack Obama   Washington: President Barack Obama said Mitt Romney has locked himself into “extreme positions” on economic and social issues and would surely impose them if elected, trying to … Continue reading

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Actor A K Hangal dies at 95 – India


26  aug 2012   Bollywood’s distinguished character artist A K Hangal, who endeared himself to the audience by playing the role of the lovable old man in films like Sholay, Shaukeen and Namak Haram, died today following a brief illness. … Continue reading

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Judges should not govern the nation, says Chief Justice of India


25 aug 2012 Judges should not govern the nation, says Chief Justice of India   New Delhi: Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia today said judges should not govern the country or evolve policies and should apply the enforceability test on … Continue reading

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Jharkhand: Acid attack victim wants euthanasia as justice eludes her for nine years – India


25 aug 2012 New Delhi: A 27-year-old victim of an acid attack has been struggling to get justice for the past nine years. All her pleas, however, have fallen on deaf ears and her perpetrators are roaming scot-free. The distraught … Continue reading

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Geetika Sharma suicide case: Gopal Kanda’s employee charged – India


22   aug 2012 Geetika Sharma suicide case: Another MDLR employee charged   New Delhi: The Delhi police have charged another employee of MDLR, in the suicide of 23-year- old Geetika Sharma. Former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, who owns MDLR, and an … Continue reading

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