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HuaweiLUCKNOW — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday suspended a legislator of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) accused of raping a minor girl.
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HYDERABAD — Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the political party in the forefront of the separate statehood movement for Telangana, on Sunday announced its decision to boycott the January 6 all party meeting called by Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to discuss the justice B.N. Sri Krishna Committee report on the issue of separate statehood for Telangana.
HYDERABAD — In yet another major move to bridge the gap between demand and supply in the power sector, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday gave the nod for purchase of 50 per cent of the power that would be generated at the proposed 4,000 MW mega power project in Visakhapatnam district promoted by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
GHAZIABAD — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is blaming the Noida police for its failure to get to the killers of teenager Aarushi Talwar.
PATNA -Non-Resident Indians from Bihar are shocked and worried over the rising incidents of kidnapping in the state as the fear of abductions once again returns to haunt the people.
NEW DELHI - Swanky cars zipped past, fancy hotels were full of glitter, nattily dressed people flocked to pubs, lounges and restaurants in the capital this New Year’s Eve but the city’s homeless only hoped to survive yet another cold night, have at least one full meal a day and a shelter.
AGRA - A healthy rivalry among social workers and voluntary agencies has helped set up a dozen night shelters for the poor and the homeless in this city of the Taj.
When political parties organise bandhs and demonstrations, they justify the accompanying violence as a spontaneous reaction by the ‘masses,’ protesting against some alleged injustice. Governments also treat the hooligans with kid gloves, encouraging such irresponsible acts.
AHMEDABAD - The Gujarat High Court has ordered the two major public transport companies of the state not to advertise tobacco products on their buses.
GUWAHATI - Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and one of India’s most wanted fugitives, was released early Saturday from jail here. He said the outfit was ready for unconditional peace talks but a formal decision would be taken once all jailed leaders are freed.