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India preparing for un-manned lunar mission
Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Dr S Kasturirangan has said that the Centre would be approached to take a decision on India's first lunar mission if the country's scientific community, meeting in Bangalore next month (December) approves the un-manned lunar mission.
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PARLIAMENT
'No evidence of Xerox having bribed officials'
New Delhi: Investigations into Xerox ModiCorp affair have so far "not revealed" that cash it generated by making payments to certain entities, by whom no services were rendered, was used to pay bribes to government officials, Lok Sabha was informed on November 22.
Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Rajdhani probe
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on November 22 witnessed an uproar on the recent Rajdhani Express accident at Rafiganj in Bihar with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Laloo Prasad Yadav saying he doubted the record of the person who conducted the inquiry into the mishap.
Oppn attacks govt over top job offer to Venkataswami
New Delhi: Opposition members on November 22 protested in the Lok Sabha against what they claimed a top government job being offered to Justice K Venkataswami, probing the Tehelka expose on fictitious Defence deals, even before the completion of the inquiry.
NATIONAL
Govt has abused powers every possible way: Tejpal
New Delhi: Tehelka managing editor Tarun Tejpal alleged that "the government's abuse of power against the news portal in last two years is much bigger a story than its expose on corruption in Defence deals" and the recent appointment of Justice K Venkatswami as chairman of an important financial body was no different.
Al-Umar chief, Zargar reportedly detained in PoK
New Delhi: Chief of Al-Umar Mujahideen Mushtaq Zargar alias Latram has reportedly been put under detention in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) for carrying out grenade attacks against separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir.
Parliament attack case reaches penultimate stage
New Delhi: The hearing in the Parliament attack case on November 22 reached the penultimate stage with a Delhi court asking the defence counsel and prosecution to submit the final written submissions and rejoinder on November 25.
Centre committed to divestment process: Jaswant
New Delhi: Asserting that 8 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth was "achievable", Finance Minister Jaswant Singh said government was committed to carry forward the disinvestment process and remove the impediments to the inflow of foreign direct investment.
Text of CJI's letter proposing Venkataswami's name
New Delhi: The following is the text of the letter dated January 14, 2002, written by the then Chief Justice of India S P Bharucha recommending the name of Justice K Venkataswami as the chairperson of the Authority for Advance Rulings for Customs and Central Excise.
India, China move forward on boundary talks
New Delhi: Moving forward in the complicated exercise of ironing out differences on the boundary dispute, India and China decided to have the next meeting of diplomatic and military experts in Beijing in January.
'US-based groups funding Sangh Parivar outfits'
New Delhi: CPM (Communist Party of India-Marxist) on November 22 alleged that US-based organisations were funding large number of Sangh Parivar outfits to foment communal trouble in the country.
Our hopes of getting justice dwindling: Tehelka
New Delhi: Tehelka said its hope to get justice through the Venkatswami Commission was dwindling after it on November 22 deferred its order till November 26 on the news portal's plea seeking recall of the government witnesses for deposition on financial aspects before considering any submissions.
KASHMIR
Kashmir committee holds talks with separatists
Srinagar: Kashmir Committee held another round of inconclusive talks with separatist leadership in Srinagar with its leader Ram Jethmalani ruling out the option for independence and Shabir Shah claiming that six member delegation had accepted the disputed nature of Kashmir.
Sayeed condemns killing of CRPF jawans by ultras
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on November 22 condemned the killing of six CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) jawans in a militant attack on a security camp near in Srinagar.
Malik to talk only after settling differences
Kulgam (Kashmir): Admitting differences with Hurriyat leadership over talks with Ram Jethmalani-led Kashmir Committee, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik said he wanted answers to certain queries before getting involved in the dialogue process.
BSF jawan killed in broad daylight in Srinagar
Srinagar: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was on November 22 shot dead in broad daylight by an unidentified militant in the heart of the city, official source said.
6 jawans, 2 LeT 'fidayeen' killed in J&K shootout
Srinagar: In the first major suicide attack after the new government assumed power in Jammu and Kashmir, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants on November 22 stormed a CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) camp in the heart of the city, triggering a fierce gun battle which left six jawans and two heavily-armed ultras killed.
5 jawans killed as ultras attack CRPF camp in JK
Srinagar: Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and two
militants were killed and some jawans injured when ultras attacked a security camp in the heart of the city on November 22 morning, police said.
NORTH
EC satisfied with poll arrangements in Gujarat
Chandigarh: Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh on November 22 said that the police administration in Gujarat had become quite professional now and the Commission was satisfied with the arrangements being made for next month's Assembly elections in the state.
SOUTH
Karnataka debunks Dinakar's claim on ransom
Bangalore: Karnataka government debunked former state director general of police (DGP) C Dinakar's claim that Rs 20 crore were traded for securing the release of leading Kannada film actor Raj Kumar from forest brigand Veerappan saying these kind of "irresponsible" statements undermined key institutions in the Democratic system.
No first use of nuclear missiles, asserts Kalam
Puttaparthi: President A P J Abdul Kalam reiterated India's nuclear doctrine of "no first use" and said it was born out of the civilisation heritage of the nation.
Krishna convenes all-party meet on Nagappa issue
Bangalore: As pressure built up on government on the Nagappa hostage crisis issue following a 12-day deadline set by forest brigand Veerappan, Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna has convened an all-party meeting on November 23 to plan the next move on the bandit's demand to send jailed Tamil activist Kollathur Mani as an emissary.
Krishna ignores Dinakar's charges on kidnap
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna on November 22 ignored former state director general of police (DGP) C Dinakar's charge in his yet to be released new book that a ransom of Rs 20 crore was paid to secure the release of Kannada thespian Rajkumar from forest brigand Veerappan.
PWG apologises for bus blast, terms it a 'mistake'
Hyderabad: Apologising for its "blunder" in blasting a passenger bus in Warangal district on November 18, which left 14 persons dead, the outlawed naxalite outfit People's War Group (PWG) has said the incident was a result of "miscalculation" that the state roadways bus was carrying police personnel.
Kalam in Puttaparti for Sai Baba's birthday
Puttaparti: President A P J Abdul Kalam arrived in Puttaparti on November 22 morning by a special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft to attend the birthday celebrations of "godman" Sai Baba with security further beefed up, apparently in the wake of a bomb blast at Sai Baba temple in Andhra Pradesh's Ranga Reddy district.
K'taka Cabinet to meet on Veerappan cassette
Bangalore: Karnataka Cabinet is holding an emergent meeting on November 22 as
pressure mounted on the state government following a 12-day deadline set by forest brigand Veerappan to send jailed Tamil activist Kollathur Mani to negotiate the release of Janata Dal – United (JD-U) leader H Nagappa.
Red alert in Hyderabad following bomb blast
Hyderabad: A red alert has been sounded in the twin cities and neighbouring Ranga Reddy district and a strict vigil is being maintained at all places of worship in the wake of a bomb blast at a parking lot near Sai Baba temple on the city outskirts on November 21 night, killing a woman and injuring 20 others.
Central
Bhopal tragedy: New evidence against Union Carbide
Bhopal: Organisations campaigning for justice in the case of December 1984 Union Carbide disaster on November 22 presented new evidence that throws light on corporate liability for toxic contamination of ground water and soil in Bhopal.
EAST
Another arrest in Murshidabad's ISI spy ring
Baharampore (WB): A 22-year-old man who liased between an air force jawan in Bhuj and a Dhaka-based ISI operative was arrested in Murshidabad district on the basis of interrogation of four members of a spy ring of the Pakistani espionage agency.
NCP urges for Narendra Modi's arrest under POTA
Patna: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) general secretary, Tariq Anwar called for immediate dismissal of the Gujarat government and arrest of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) in connection with the spate of communal violence in the state.
WEST
Ajay Devgan's secretary turns hostile in Shah case
Mumbai: Kumar Mangat Pathak, secretary of actor-producer Ajay Devgan and witness in a case of alleged Bollywood nexus with the underworld, on November 22 turned hostile in a special court by denying that Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel had talked to him on telephone about putting off the release of Devgan's film "Raju Chacha".
Goa to host 3-day global seafood show from Feb 7
Kochi: A three-day biennial India international seafood show will be held at Goa from February 7, which would given an opportunity to seafood buyers and exporters to interact and evolve strategies for mutual benefit.
VHP flays tribunal report on post-Godhra riots
Ahmedabad: Reacting sharply to justice Krishna Iyer's Tribunal report indicting Gujarat caretaker Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others as responsible for post-Godhra riots, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on November 22 charged "Leftists and secularists" for "siding with radical Islamic movements like the Tableegh Jamaat to defame the Hindu community".
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
India to allow Naga leaders to come for talks
New Delhi: The Centre has initiated an exercise to allow Naga insurgent group NSCN-IM (National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah) leaders Thuingalen Muivah and Isak Chisi Swu to come to India for talks to resolve the decades-old problem in the North Eastern state, official sources said in New Delhi on November 22 night.
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