Breakthrough eludes Govt-civil society on Lokpal

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New Delhi, Aug 24: A breakthrough in the deadlock over Lokpal continued to elude Team Anna and government despite hard negotiations with differences persisting over seven issues, including bringing the Prime Minister under its ambit. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight candidly admitted More

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Govt in bind, admits PM

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New Delhi, Aug 24: Admitting that the government was in a "bind" from which it has to come out, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said tonight that "practical and pragmatic" solutions have to be found to the Lokpal issue. However, the Prime Minister indicated that the government does not favour More

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Cong leaders absolved, Amar, Advani aide charged

CASH-FOR-VOTE

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New Delhi, Aug 24: Congress leaders were virtually absolved of their role in the cash-for-vote scam when a charge sheet filed in a Delhi court today accused former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh and L K Advani's former aide Sudheendra Kulkarni of "conspiring" and "masterminding" in bribing MPs More

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DPS COVERED UNDER RTI ACT: CIC

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New Delhi, Aug 24: Central Information Commission today declared that one of the schools of prestigious Delhi Public School comes under the ambit of RTI Act as it received substantial funding from the government in the form of subsidised land. The transparency panel said that Delhi Public More

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'2,500 militants ready to infiltrate'

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New Delhi, Aug 24: Government on Wednesday said that around 2,500 trained militants are ready to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border. "There are reports that around 2,500 fully trained Kashmiri militants are ready to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border/ LoC More

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IAF copter unit rescues

2 foreign nationals in Leh

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New Delhi, Aug 24: The Leh-based helicopter unit of the Indian Air Force has rescued two foreign nationals from the higher reaches of Padam valley in Zanskar ranges of Ladakh, IAF sources said here today. Some of the members of a nine-member trekking expedition comprising Czech and Slovakian More

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‘IAF lost 46 fighters in 7 years’

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New Delhi, Aug 24: Indian Air Force (IAF) has in all lost 46 fighter aircraft in little less than seven years since 2005, government said today. "During 2008 to August 17, 2011, a total of 26 fighter planes of IAF had crashed. During the preceding three-year period of 2005 to 2008, 20 IAF fighter More

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Raja wants PM in witness box

New Delhi, Aug 24: After DMK MP Kanimozhi, jailed former communications minister A. Raja Wednesday informed a Delhi court that he would call Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as witness in the 2G spectrum allocation case. He even addressed the court personally and claimed innocence. Raja, at present More

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