New Delhi: CNN-IBN unravels a Bellary-like coal scam in Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, where Prakash Industries, a heavyweight in the mining and steel sector, forged documents to get coal mines allocated in both the states and diverted nearly 50 per cent of coal to the black market. For the Reddy brother’s in Karnataka, the modus [...]
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Mumbai: Two members of Hindu right wing group Sanathan Sanstha were on Tuesday sentenced to ten years’ rigorous imprisonment by a court here for their role in carrying out three bomb blasts in Thane and Panvel in 2008. Accused Ramesh Hanumant Gadkari and Vikram Vinay Bhave were on Monday found guilty of lesser offences under [...]
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Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it would launch a mobile instant messaging tool in its latest push to attract more consumers to its handsets and challenge rivals such as Apple and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. The new service, called ChatON, will be available from October and preinstalled in Samsung’s feature phones as [...]
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Bangalore: BS Yeddyurappa’s attempt to get anticipatory bail in a case of corruption has been rejected by the Karnataka High Court. He has been accused of illegally denotifying land that had been reserved for projects of public interest. Mr Yeddyurappa was forced to resign as Chief Minister of Karnataka on July 31 when a report [...]
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Mumbai: Mumbai had a nasty start to its week. Heavy rains whipped the city, making the morning insidious for commuters. A portion of a small hill near the city’s famous Haji Ali Dargah collapsed; one person has died. Residents of several buildings in the area have been asked to leave their homes. From 9 to [...]
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UK and Pakistani experts assessed 43 studies involving 200,000 children, and found deaths were cut by 24% if children were given the vitamin. And they say taking it would also cut rates of measles and diarrhoea. The body needs vitamin A for the visual and immune systems to work properly. It is found in foods [...]
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Kanpur: IIT-Kanpur’s indigenously built nano satellite Jugnu is likely to be launched by the end of September from Sriharikota, an official of the institute said on Monday. ISRO scientists have given the green signal to the engineering model, while the flight model is being assembled in Banglore, IIT-K Registrar Sanjeev Kashalkar said. Over 62 students [...]
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Mumbai: All is not well on the set of Ekta Kapoor’s Shootout At Wadala, if sources are to be believed. Buzz is the movie’s lead actor John Abraham and director Sanjay Gupta are at loggerheads over the opening sequence, which has the former making an abusive reference to the police force. Says the source, “The [...]
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New Delhi: Armed with the Telecom Commission’s recommendation to hive-off 773 acres of surplus land with Tata Communications (formerly VSNL), the DoT will soon approach Cabinet for a formal nod to start the process. “A Cabinet note on VSNL land hive-off has been prepared and the matter will be sent to Cabinet soon,” Telecom Minister [...]
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New Delhi: In what could be could be relief for Unitech in the 2G spectrum scam case, the CBI in its closing arguments has said that there was no quid pro quo by Unitech Group. The investigating agency has also said no money trail has been found in Unitech’s case. “We are conscious that as [...]
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