Monday, February 18, 2013

Stories:2/18/2013 12:57:45 PM



No early release for Belgian paedophile killer Dutroux







Taxing super-rich could be counterproductive: HDFC's Aditya Puri

HDFC Bank managing director Aditya Puri today said the idea of taxing the super-rich could prove counterproductive and lead to evasions.






Court issues production warrant for Haryana MLA Ajay Chautala

A Delhi court on Monday sought before it the presence of sitting Haryana MLA Ajay Chautala in a disproportionate assets case in which he is an accused.






13 shot, hacked with machetes in South Africa mine unrest

South African police said 13 people were wounded in gun and machete attacks at an Anglo-American Platinum mine on Monday, after 1,000 people besieged a union office.






INLD vice president booked for cheating in 24-year-old land sale case

Gurgaon police booked Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) vice president Anant Ram Tanwar and 12 others for cheating in a 24-year-old land sale case, police said Monday.








Cauvery row: Karnataka urges PM not to notify final award

The Karnataka delegation led by chief minister Jagadish Shettar urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to constitute Cauvery Management Board and notify final award of River Cauvery Dispute Tribunal.






Extremist group Ansaru claims abduction of seven foreigners in Nigeria

A shadow Islamic extremist group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of seven foreign workers in northern Nigeria.






Terror attack at government office in Pakistan leaves seven dead

At least seven people, including five security personnel, were killed and seven injured on Monday in a terror attack at a government office in Pakistan's northwestern provincial capital of Peshawar, media and officials said.






Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar takes holy dip at Sangam

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar took a holy dip at Sangam on Monday while attending the Mahakumbh here.








BBC journalists go on strike over job cuts

BBC journalists walked off the job Monday in a 24-hour strike to protest job cuts at the broadcaster.






Advani, Antony most suitable choices for PM: Govindacharya

In case BJP-led NDA came to power, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi will be a good choice for home minister, Govindacharya said.






Defamation case: Court asks Dikshit to appear on April 5

Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit was asked on Monday by a court here to appear before it in person on April 5 in a defamation case filed by her against former city BJP chief Vijender Gupta.






BJP continues attack on Press Council chief Katju over Modi remarks

the BJP on Monday said the former Supreme Court judge was expressing "unsolicited, bizarre" opinions against non-Congress ruled states and demanded that he should step down.








Pakistan: Blast, shooting at govt official's office in Peshawar; 4 killed

At least two explosions and heavy gunfire were heard after the militants barged into Khyber House, the office of the political administrator of Khyber tribal region.




Pakistan: Blast, shooting at govt official's office in Peshawar, 2 killed

Officials suspect two suicide bombers entered the compound, where a meeting of tribal and government officials was being held.






Ready for hanging but when will culprits of 1984 riots be sent to gallows: Balwant Singh Rajoana

In a four page letter written from Patiala jail on February 16, Rajoana questioned that after Afzal Guru's hanging, when the 'butchers of Delhi who killed thousands of innocent Sikhs in November 1984 would be hanged?'






Four killed, 30 injured as bus overturns in Bihar's Gaya district

Four persons were killed and 30 others injured when a bus overturned and fell into a roadside ditch on a national highway in Bihar's Gaya district on Monday.








British PM David Cameron arrives in Mumbai on three-day India visit

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived here on Monday morning on a three-day India visit during which will he meet captains of industry and hold talks with top leaders.






British Prime Minister David Cameron on India trade trip amid graft scandal

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in India on Monday to try to win new investment in the face of fierce global competition as a scandal engulfs an Anglo-Italian helicopter deal.






More environment-friendly nutrient use could save $170bn a year

More efficient use of nitrogen fertilisers could cut annual consumption by 20 million tonnes, help the environment and save $170 million a year by the end of the decade, scientists said in a report on Monday.






Israel's ex-foreign minister Lieberman pleads 'not guilty' as graft trial starts

The trial of Israel's former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman on charges of fraud and breach of trust opened at a Jerusalem court today in a case which will decide the former nightclub bouncer's political future.








First ever two-day Patna Literature Festival from March 23

A galaxy of eminent literary persons are expected to participate in the first ever two-day Patna literature festival from March 23.






First ever two-day Patna Literature festival from March 23

A galaxy of eminent literary persons are expected to participate in the first ever two-day Patna literature festival from March 23.






At least 10 dead in Indonesia landslides, floods

Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in northern Indonesia have killed at least 10 people and sent hundreds fleeing for safe ground.






At least 10 dead in Indonesia landslides, floods

Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain in northern Indonesia have killed at least 10 people and sent hundreds fleeing for safe ground.






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