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Exchange RatePatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won the trust vote in the assembly, proving his majority after dumping long-time ally the BJP. A total of 126 legislators voted for the motion moved by the chief minister while 24 voted against. The house has 243 members. Bharatiya Janata Party legislators walked out before the special session [...]
Archive for December 2nd, 2011
MLA Vijayalakshmi missed Assembly again
The lone MLA from YSR Congress Vijayalakshmi, widow of late CM YS Rajashekhara Reddy was not seen in the Assembly for the second day today. It set tongues wagging about what was happening. Rumours are that she is busy trying to deal with the Congress which is haunting her son and YSRC leader Jagan Mohan [...]
Jagan MLAs in a fix over no-trust vote
The battle between Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and the TDP has put the Congress MLAs staying with YSR Congress leader Jagan Mohan Reddy in a quandary. As the TDP has notified for moving a no-confidence motion against the government and the Kiran challenge to the Desam that the no-trust will be thrown out [...]
Hyderabad has no room for bachelors
From refusing accommodation to singles, demanding to know a person’s caste to even refusing to rent their home on the basis of religious disparity, landlords in the City have a long list of specifications before they rent space to anybody A ‘To let’ board kindles hope in the loner who treks the lanes and by-lanes [...]
Court notice to ND Tiwari on paternity suit
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to former Andhra Pradesh governor ND Tiwari on a plea by a 32-year-old man, who claims to be his biological son, against its earlier order that the Congress leader cannot be compelled to give his blood samples for DNA test. Taking note of the [...]
No-trust motion delayed as TDP, TRS interests clash
Eight congress MLAs supporting YSR Congress Jagan Mohan Reddy today met in the Assembly premises and they have decided to meet later in the evening after the sessions. The group of eight is learnt to be on the lookout for unhappy Congress MLAs who could vote with the YSRC in case the no-confidence motion comes [...]
Dangerous Liasons
Far-removed from the squalor of inner city brothels, the life of an escort seems to assure riches and the dream lifestyle. The reality, however, is far harsher. An increasing number of the City’s female escorts risk their lives at the hands of perverts and violent sex offenders. D Sree Charan wades through the mire of their [...]
Rough ride for women TTEs
It’s turning out to be a harassment of a different kind with ticket less travellers virtually holding women TTE to ransom. “I will jump of the running train if you book me,” threatened a ticket less middle aged men as a women TTE asked him to produce a ticket. Woman TTEs also face trouble from [...]
Land grabbing case against Stalin, son
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Police on Thursday said they have registered a land grab case against former deputy chief minister MK Stalin, his son Udayanidhi Stalin and four others on a complaint. The case has been registered under various sections of the IPC against Stalin, Udayanidhi Stalin, Raja Shankar, Subba Reddy, Venugopal Reddy and Srinivas for [...]
Prime Minister intervenes in dam row
New Delhi: Stepping in to defuse tensions over the Mullaperiyar Dam issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday asked the Union water resources ministry to hold a meeting of officials of contending Kerala and Tamil Nadu soon. Manmohan Singh said this in a letter to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, in which he also [...]
City fans gather for a ‘Dirty Picture’ weekend
Hyderabad: Amid high expectations and controversy, the much-discussed movie ‘The Dirty Picture’ reportedly based on the life of yesteryear South Indian actress and ‘sex bomb’Silk Smitha was released across the city today. The movie was released following the rejection by AP High Court a petition filed by the brother of Silk Smitha to stay the [...]
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