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Kalam skips his walk while neighbours miss him
While the new President missed his morning walk on the day of his swearing-in, A P J Abdul Kalam's neighbours and attendants said they would miss the man, who touched their lives with his spartan simplicity and frank but friendly talk.
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Parliament
Govt slammed for 'poor' response to drought
New Delhi: Alarmed at the worst drought confronting the country in 15 years, a united Opposition on July 25 slammed the government in Lok Sabha accusing it of failing to take prompt steps to mitigate the plight of the people.
RS members welcome Money Laundering Bill
New Delhi: Members in the Rajya Sabha on July 25 welcomed the Prevention of Money Laundering Bill but wanted enough safeguards to prevent its misuse.
'India has shared Qaida info with concerned nations'
New Delhi: India has shared relevant information with concerned countries regarding presence of al-Qaida in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and about Islamabad's involvement with terrorist groups, the Rajya Sabha was informed on July 25.
Dissatisfied Oppn demands answers from Advani
New Delhi: Opposition members in Lok Sabha were on July 25 up in arms protesting
that Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani had not responded to many of their queries in the House on July 23 while replying to a discussion on relief and rehabilitation in riot-hit Gujarat.
NATIONAL
Vajpayee, VP Krishan Kant call on Abdul Kalam
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on July 25 night called on the new President, A P J Abdul Kalam, at his residence. The meeting lasted for 35 minutes.
Delhi BJP to be reconstituted by August 4: Khurana
New Delhi: The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which got its new president in Madan Lal Khurana ten days back, will be reconstituted by August 4 with induction of young faces and representation given to those having origin in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Cabinet may discuss rail bifurcation on July 29
New Delhi: The controversial issue of bifurcation of the Eastern Railway zone is expected to come up for discussion at a meeting of the Union Cabinet on July 29 amid indications that there was unlikely to be any radical change in the government stand on the issue.
Abdullah seeks more security forces for JK polls
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah met Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and demanded more security forces for the forthcoming Assembly polls even as he asked separatist groups including Hurriyat Conference to prove their representative character by participating in the poll process.
Army Chief to embark on China visit next week
New Delhi: As a prelude to India and China exchanging demarcation maps on the Western and Eastern sectors, Army Chief General S Padmanabhan embarks on a 10-day visit to China next week.
BJP praises Narayanan for exemplary leadership
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on July 26 placed on record its appreciation of services rendered by K R Narayanan and hoped the new President, A P J Abdul Kalam, would provide exemplary leadership to the nation.
We are victims of political intrigue: Hindujas
New Delhi: The Europe-based Hinduja brothers on July 25 charged the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with victimising them in the Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case without any evidence and said they have become victims of a political intrigue.
'Minority right to administer institutions absolute'
New Delhi: Taking a view very different from that of the Centre on Minority Educational Institutions (MEIs), Attorney General Soli Sorabjee on July 25 told the Supreme Court that minority's right to establish and administer educational institutions under the Constitution was absolute.
CBI allowed Qattrochi to flee India: Jethmalani
New Delhi: Ottavio Quattrocchi, a key accused in the Bofors pay-off case, was allowed to leave India in July 1993 without being interrogated after dismissal of his appeal by Swiss Federal Court on freezing of his bank account there, former Law Minister Ram Jethmalani on July 25 alleged before a Delhi court.
CBI victimising Hindujas, alleges Jethmalani
New Delhi: Sharply criticising Central Bureau of Investigation’s chargesheet against the Hinduja brothers in the Bofors case, their counsel Ram Jethmalani on July 25 contended before a special court that the investigating agency was victimising them without any evidence and the situation was being exploited by their business rivals.
Narayanan shifts out of Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi: It was a brief journey from the Raisina Hills to Prithviraj Road. But for President K R Narayanan to shift from the 300-odd room Rashtrapati Bhavan to a three-bedroom house after five years, the change is significant.
Jaitley, Shah begin crucial talks on Kashmir
New Delhi: The first round of talks between the Centre's interlocutor for devolution of powers to Jammu and Kashmir Arun Jaitley and the state government's representative G M Shah was held in New Delhi on July 25 to kickstart the exercise to elicit views of the state leaders.
Kalam enters Rashtrapati Bhavan amidst fanfare
New Delhi: Down-to-earth and yet a visionary, A P J Abdul Kalam, the boy from
Rameshwaram who made it big, appeared humble but in a hurry to take the nation
forward as he briskly entered the hallowed precincts of Rashtrapati Bhavan amidst military fanfare and formalities of assuming the high office.
Mend your ways, Abdullah tells RSS, VHP
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on July 25 squarely
charged the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) with unwittingly aiding the Pakistani design by making inflammatory speeches on Quran and demographic composition of his state.
Woman's death not proof to punish all in-laws: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that in a case of murder of a woman within the four walls of her husband's house, all in-laws of the deceased should not be punished just because of their presence in the house if there was no concrete evidence to prove their guilt.
Only Shekhawat, Shinde in fray for VP elections
New Delhi: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and Opposition's Sushil Kumar Shinde are the only candidates in fray for the Vice-Presidential election after scrutiny of nomination papers which ended on July 25.
House attack: HC refuses trial court order stay
New Delhi: Declining to stay the trial court order taking on record as evidence the intercepted telephone messages between the accused in the Parliament attack case, the Delhi High Court on July 25 issued a notice to the police on petitions by two accused challenging the order.
'I never described Modi as best CM in 50 years'
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on July 25 said he had not described
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the "best" in the last 50 years but had
spoken about the "stern" action taken by him in dealing with communal violence in the state.
Sukhram gets regular bail in telecom scam case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on July 25 suspended the sentences of former Communication Minister Sukhram and the two others accused in the telecom scam case and granted them regular bail.
Women empowerment high on Kalam's agenda
New Delhi: Like his predecessor K R Narayanan, the issue of women's empowerment appears to be close to the heart of the new President A P J Abdul Kalam as well.
'Endaro Mahaanubhavalu andhariggi vandanamulu'
New Delhi: The veena-playing and Gita reading new President A P J Abdul Kalam on July 25 invoked from an immortal song of Carnatic music trinity Thyagarajaswamy in greeting the distinguished gathering that witnessed his swearing-in ceremony.
Kalam: Visionary whose heart beats for the nation
New Delhi: A P J Abdul Kalam, who was sworn in as the country's 12th President on July 25, is a man of science and a visionary, who dreams of technology propelling India into the league of industrialised nations in two decades.
Kalam recites favourite song for 'ignited minds'
New Delhi: Calling upon children and youth to sing the song of transforming India into a nation developed in all aspects, President A P J Abdul Kalam on July 25 recited a poem written by him for these "ignited minds" to work for achieving the lofty ideals and goals.
Kalam calls for vision to face multiple challenges
New Delhi: New President A P J Abdul Kalam on July 25 emphasised that there must be a ''vision'' to face challenges of cross-border terrorism, certain internal conflicts and unemployment.
Kalam takes oath as President of India
New Delhi: Missile man A P J Abdul Kalam was sworn in as the 12th President of India on July 25.
KASHMIR
'Autonomy talks will reduce alienation of JK'
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir government asserted that the "autonomy talks" with the Centre's interlocutor and former Union Minister Arun Jaitley would help in reducing alienation of the people of the state from the rest of the country even as the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) sources maintained the talks were confined only to greater devolution of power to the state.
1 killed, 18 injured in grenade explosion in J&K
Srinagar: Militants made an abortive bid at a security camp on July 25, but their grenade fell short of the target and exploded on a busy road near Batamaloo bus stand killing one person and injuring 18 others, sources said.
Ultras planning to intensify militancy in J&K: Official
Jammu: Ultras have adopted a three-pronged strategy to intensify militancy in Jammu, including carrying out killings ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections to whip up communal tensions, a senior police official warned on July 25.
7 injured as militants lob grenade in Srinagar
Srinagar: Seven people were injured, one of them critically, when a grenade exploded at a bus stand here on July 25, police said.
No significant drop in infiltration: J&K police
Jammu: With the attention of international community focused on the Indo-Pak border, there is no significant indication of decrease in infiltration from across the line of control (LOC) and international border (IB) in Jammu division, a senior police officer said on July 25.
SOUTH
Two killed in police firing in Hiriyur, K'taka
Bangalore: Two persons were killed after police opened fire to control a crowd
estimated to be around 10,000 who were opposing functioning of a power plant saying it was causing air pollution in Hiriyur in Chitradurga district on July 25 afternoon, a top police official said.
Arun Bidappa elected as chairman of COFEI
Bangalore: Managing Director of Karnataka Coffee Brokers Pvt Ltd Arun Bidappa, has been elected chairman of the Coffee Futures Exchange India Ltd (COFEI).
Focus on tech up-gradation in industries stressed
Bangalore: G Gurucharan, Industrial Development Commissioner and Director of
Industries and Commerce, on July 25 said focussing on specific industries and
developing enabling technologies with these industries in mind would help make them globally competitive.
Indian businessman smiling through US slowdown
Bangalore: His technology company was the first to go public in the US after the
horrifying terrorist strikes of September 11, and it was not easy.
Rameswaram celebrates Kalam's Presidentship
Rameswaram: It was all excitement and rejoicing all over this tiny island when one of its illustrious sons, A P J Abdul Kalam, took over as the nation's President on July 25 morning in New Delhi.
K'taka seeks immediate drought relief money from centre
New Delhi: Karnataka has sought assistance from the Centre to the tune of Rs 553.52 crores and 3.10 lakh tonnes of food grains as a measure of immediate relief to the state large part of which are reeling under a severe drought.
Central
BJP no-confidence move against MP govt defeated
Bhopal: The main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sponsored no-confidence
motion against the Digvijay Singh-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh was
defeated by voice vote on July 24 in the state Assembly.
EAST
Flood situation grim in Bengal, villages submerged
Coochbehar (West Bengal): The flood situation in Coochbehar district in North Bengal remained grim with the overflowing Torsa inundating two more villages on July 25.
Jharkhand bracing for another bandh tomorrow
Ranchi: Jharkhand braced for yet another statewide bandh on July 26, the fourth in eight days, called by an anti-domicile group in protest against violence during the pro-domicile shutdown on July 24 as the police clamped curfew in three police station areas in the capital city.
Assam flood worsens, toll 48; Army called in
Patna: Forty-eight people have lost their lives so far in flood in Bihar as the overall situation worsened on July 25, forcing the authorities to seek increased help of the Army in carrying out relief and rescue operations with major rivers like the Gandak, Kamala Balan, Bagmati and Kosi wreaking havoc following heavy rain in their upper reaches in Nepal.
Curfew imposed in three areas of Ranchi
Ranchi: Curfew was on July 25 imposed in three areas of the city where large-scale violence broke out during the July 24 dawn-to-dusk bandh leaving five persons dead and 25 injured.
WEST
Recorded talks reveal Bollywood-underworld nexus
Mumbai: A special court on July 25 heard an audiocassette containing telephonic talks between Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel and four film personalities, including actor Sanjay Dutt, which bared the alleged nexus of Bollywood with the underworld.
Alexander makes it to Rajya Sabha with big win
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Governor P C Alexander on July 25 romped home victorious in the election for Rajya Sabha berth defeating the only independent rival Suresh Keswani by a margin of 130 votes, official sources said.
Paswan to make representation to CEC on Guj polls
Ahmedabad: Demanding President's rule in Gujarat till the Assembly elections were held, the Lok Jan Shakti Party president Ram Vilash Paswan on July 25 said he would make representation to the Chief Election Commissioner in New Delhi to hold the polls in the state as per schedule.
Evidence against me was 'fabricated': Sanjay Dutt
Mumbai: Harping on procedural lapses, film actor Sanjay Dutt, accused in 1993 bomb blast case, on July 25 pleaded before a special court that evidence placed by CBI against him was "fabricated" and hence inadmissible.
Polling begins for Maharashtra Rajya Sabha seat
Mumbai: Polling for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra, in which former Governor Dr P C Alexander is contesting against industrialist Suresh Keswani, commenced on July 25.
2 arrested in conspiracy to attack Guj Rathyatra
Ahmedabad: Two persons were arrested and arms and ammunition recovered from the minority-dominated Juhapura area, in connection with the conspiracy to attack Jagannath Rathyatra on July 12 in the city by Crime Branch.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Judges leave Imphal, court work affected
Guwahati: All three judges of the Imphal Bench of the Gauhati High Court have left the Manipur capital while lawyers abstained from courts both in Guwahati and in the Manipur capital on July 25 following the tussle between the judiciary and legislature in that state.
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