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Italy moves Kerala HC seeking quashing of charges against marines
February 23rd, 2012
New Delhi/Kochi: Italy on Wednesday raised the pitch over the killing of two Indian fishermen by its marines by moving the Kerala High Court seeking quashing of murder charges against them and its visiting envoy demanding that truth be ascertained. However, India made it clear that the issue would be handled according to the law [...]
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Ailing Kingfisher files fresh flight schedule
February 23rd, 2012
New Delhi: Ailing Kingfisher Airlines, whose services remained affected for the sixth day, on Wednesday filed a fresh flight schedule with DGCA, scaling down its operations to about 170 daily flights with 28 functional aircraft. Faced with the regulators deadline, the airline submitted a revised winter schedule of flights it would operate till March. This [...]
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Modi now opposes RPF amendment bill
February 23rd, 2012
New Delhi: After NCTC, it was the turn of a proposal to empower Railway Protection Force (RPF) with police powers that has come under attack from Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. In a strong-worded letter to PM Manmohan Singh, Modi has opposed the proposal of the Railway Ministry to amend the RPF Act. “The proposed [...]
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Former CPM MLA, party worker killed in clash in Burdwan
February 23rd, 2012
Kolkata: Former CPI(M) MLA (Burdwan north) Pradip Ta and party district committee member Kamal Gayen were killed in a clash allegedly with ruling Trinamool Congress activists at Dewandighi in Burdwan districy on Wednesday. Reports, quoting CPI(M) district committee president Amal Halder here, said both Ta and Gayen were attacked by Trinamool Congress supporters when they [...]
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States’ power will not be affected: PM
February 22nd, 2012
Manmohan writes to CMs to allay fears on anti-terror hub New Delhi: With a host of Chief Ministers attacking the Centre’s creation of an anti-terror body, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Tuesday stepped into the picture assuring them that states’ powers will not be affected and asking Home Minister P Chidambaram to hold [...]
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DGCA raps Kingfisher for not
February 22nd, 2012
New Delhi: Struggling to stay afloat after cancelling large number of flights, Kingfisher Airlines was on Tuesday rapped by DGCA for not adhering to its flight schedules but the aviation regulator made it clear there were no plans to take any punitive action against it for the moment. “Let us not talk of punitive action [...]
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Journalist Jigna Vora charge sheeted
February 22nd, 2012
Mumbai: The Mumbai Crime Branch on Tuesday charge sheeted journalist Jigna Vora under stringent provisions of MCOCA and various other penal offences for her alleged role in the sensational murder of senior crime reporter J Dey. Vora has been charged under various sections of IPC including murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence, besides stringent [...]
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