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ED files money laundering case against I-T officer

| May 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

New Delhi: In fresh trouble for Income Tax department officer Ashutosh Verma who was arrested in 2008 for allegedly diluting I-T appraisal of companies of arms dealer Suresh Nanda, the Enforcement Directorate has registered a criminal case of money laundering against him. The agency is set to record the statement of Verma, who was last [...]

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SC lashes out at two-finger test

SC lashes out at two-finger test

| May 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

The judges said rape survivors are entitled to legal recourse that does not violate their physical or mental integrity and dignity. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that the two-finger test on a rape victim violates her right to privacy, and asked the government to provide better medical procedures to confirm sexual assault. A [...]

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Despair over spread of fixing

Despair over spread of fixing

| May 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

NEW DELHI: The arrest of three Indian cricketers for spot-fixing has prompted new fears over the growing influence of betting mafias on the game in the subcontinent and despair about the “cancer” of corruption. Police behind the arrests say the trio were acting under orders from crime syndicates whose bosses are based in the Gulf but [...]

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Challenges await Chandy’s govt

Challenges await Chandy’s govt

| May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

The real challenge that awaits Chandy is Lok Sabha polls. Though the polls would be fought on national issues, LDF is to turn it into a referendum on his performance. Thiruvananthapuram: Grim political and economic challenges appear to be in store for the Congress-led UDF Gover­nment headed by Oommen Chandy in Kerala as it enters [...]

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Obama calls for balance

Obama calls for balance

| May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

With his administration under fire over intrusion into media call records, he stressed that leaks could endanger soldiers and intelligence officers. Washington: US President Barack Obama has emphasised on maintaining a balance between national security and media freedom, as his administration is in the middle of a controversy related to intrusion into the phone call [...]

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Liyaqat granted bail

Liyaqat granted bail

| May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

While Central investigative agencies say he sneaked in to conduct terror attacks in Delhi, the J&K cops say he was on his way to surrender. New Delhi: Suspected Hizbul militant Liyaqat Shah, arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror attacks in the national capital, was today granted bail by a [...]

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Terms for leucoderma in Sanskrit litt changed

| May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

This has been done to remove misconceptions about the illness. Mumbai: Maharashtra today became the second state after Tamil Nadu to replace traditional names of leucoderma to clear misconceptions about the cutaneous condition. “The illness has nothing to do with leprosy but is just a physiological condition,” health officials said. It is wrongly mentioned in some [...]

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Aussie gets 45 yrs for raping, killing Indian

| May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

Melbourne: A 21-year-old Australian man was sentenced to 45 years in jail with a minimum non-parole period of 30 years for the “planned and premeditated” rape and murder of Indian student Tosha Thakkar, who he strangled to death, stuffed into a suitcase and dumped in a canal. Daniel Stani-Reginald raped and strangled 24-year-old Thakkar to [...]

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IPL rocked by arrest of Sreesanth, 2 others for spot-fixing

IPL rocked by arrest of Sreesanth, 2 others for spot-fixing

| May 16, 2013 | 0 Comments

In a sensational development, Indian paceman S Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested by the Delhi police on the charges of spot fixing in the ongoing Indian Premier League.

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Victory boosts testosterone level

Victory boosts testosterone level

| May 16, 2013 | 0 Comments

Washington: Testosterone levels increase when men defeat rivals in competitions, but not after they compete against friends, a new study claims. A University of Missouri study has found that testosterone levels during group competition are modulated depending on the relationships among the competitors. “One interesting thing about humans is that we are the only animal [...]

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