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Modi's comments unparliamentary: Congress - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Hitting back at Narendra Modi for his criticism of the UPA, Congress today said the soul of Hitler's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels seemed to have entered the "frustrated" Gujarat Chief Minister and accused him of crossing the "Laxmanrekha". "Gujarat Chief Minister is a frustrated man. It seems the soul of Joseph Goebbels, the propaganda minister during the Nazi regime of Hitler in Germany, has gone inside him. He has crossed all limits. "The kind of unparliamentarily language he has used against the UPA government cannot be imagined from any Chief Minister," party spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters here.

Team Anna calls PM corrupt, seeks inquiry against him - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Team Anna today clubbed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee with 13 other Cabinet Ministers, whom they accused of corruption, which the Congress dismissed as "unsubstantiated averments" that need not be responded to. The anti-graft group, which has threatened to launch an indefinite fast from July 25, has picked up portions of a draft CAG report to make charges against Singh when Coal Ministry was with him. They had never made allegations against the Prime Minister before.

Jairam Ramesh attacks subsidy on diesel & LPG - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In the midst of uproar over hike in petrol prices, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today attacked the policy of subsidising diesel, kerosene and LPG and suggested that a roadmap be chalked out for phasing it out as the needy are not benefited. "In our country if we combine diesel, Kerosene and LPG, Rs 1,90000 crore is the amount of subsidy given. The budget of the entire Rural Development and Drinking Water ministries in comparison is Rs 99000 crore," Ramesh told reporters here. "What kind of country is this? For development of rural areas Rs 99000 crore and such heavy subsidy for diesel SUVs. For defence we spend Rs 1,00080 crore but give much more as subsidy," he added.

Petrol price hike: Mamata Banerjee leads protest rally in Kolkata - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

UPA ally Mamata Banerjee has hit the streets of Kolkata to protest against the steep petrol price hike effected on Wednesday. The West Bengal Chief Minister is marching from her Assembly constituency of Jadavpur to Hazra in south Kolkata. Her close aide and Union Railway Minister Mukul Roy did his bit on Thursday, participating in a Trinamool Congress protest in the city. Ms Banerjee was one of the quickest off the block to vocally protest when the hike of Rs. 6.28 plus taxes was announced on Wednesday. "We cannot accept the petrol price hike," she said. The government, she added, should not have allowed such an economic situation to come. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Karan Johar's star-studded 40th birthday bash - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Karan Johar turned forty. And anybody who is somebody in the Indian cinema industry or Mumbai social scene came to wish the birthday boy. Dressed in a tuxedo KJo was one of the first ones to arrive for the bash planned by good friend Manish Malhotra at a suburban five star on Friday evening. KJo like a sweet son waited for his mum to arrive at the red carpet too. But the black and red themed party scheduled for a nine 'o clock curtain raiser started warming up only past eleven. And out of the many surprises last evening, the party saw Shah Rukh Khan walking in with wife Gauri. The last time the couple were spotted reaching an event together was perhaps last year. But for KJo, the Khans surely decided to put all rumours to rest. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Delhi: Fire at paint factory, no casualties reported - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

‎ A massive fire broke out at a paint factory in Delhi's Mayapuri area on Saturday evening. 25 fire tenders rushed to the spot to stub out the fire and help to rescue the factory labourers who are trapped at the site of incident. No casualties have been reported as yet. Inquiry to trace the reason behind the fire has been started. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Shah Rukh Khan pleads guilty in smoking case - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

After facing severe criticism and landing himself in legal trouble for smoking in stadium during an IPL match, Kolkata Nigh Riders co-owner Shahrukh Khan has finally pleaded guilty and is ready to pay fine for smoking in public. In a written letter through his lawyer Shahrukh has also sought exemption from appearing in person before the court. The court will decide on this plea on the 21st of June. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Ice skating offers Chennai a way to beat the heat - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Come summer people go scurrying to beat the heat. For children to stay indoors and that too during vacation turns out to be utterly cruel. But in Chennai, many parents in a bid to not let the heat bog their children have turned towards indoor sports......and what can be more better than ice skating......play a sport in cool conditions oblivion to the scorching heat outside...... Summer is a great time to put extra hours on the ice. With soaring mercury levels, Chennai's summer destination has given Chennaiites some respite... Now people put their foot forward for a new fun experience. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Team Anna demands action against 15 cabinet ministers - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Team Anna has stepped up their anti-corruption campaign. It is now demanding a separate investigating agency to probe cases related to corruption charges against 15 ministers, including the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee & Home Minister P Chidambaram. Team Anna also reiterated their plan to sit on an indefinite fast from the 25th of July for a strong Lokpal Bill. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Petrol price hike: Nitish Kumar demands rollback - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar takes on UPA govt over fuel hike, Nitish Kumar says that the Central govt has failed to address the problem. He, on Friday, opposed the Rs 7.50 hike in the price of petrol and apprehended that the prices of diesel and kerosene would also be increased after the presidential poll. In his brief comment, Kumar said "Whenever the Congress has come to power, it has brought waist-breaking price rise and corruption too has increased... Congress has also tried to break the federal structure." "The prices of diesel and kerosene will further go up soon after the presidential poll," he apprehended. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Kiran Bedi rubbishes reports of rift within Team Anna - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Even as reports emerge of cracks appearing in Team Anna, activist Arvind Kejriwal has lashed out and slammed any such assumptions. A report had stated that Kiran Bedi had written to Anna Hazare, highlighting that funds were not being handled properly by Public Cause Research Foundation headed by Arvind Kejriwal. Now, both Kejriwal, as well as Kiran Bedi have rubbished reports of the complaint and instead claimed that their efforts to weaken the synergy in the anti corruption movement. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Norway kids row: Families file police comlaint against each other - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Within a month of their return to India, Abhigyan and Aishwarya - the two NRI children who were taken into foster care by Norwegian authorities, now find themselves in a new controversy. Their parents have filed police complaints against each other. The kids' mother, Sagarika claims she was not allowed to meet the children and that she was threatened by her husband - Anurup's family and local goons when she went to see her children. Now Anurup's family has filed a counter complaint Sagarika and her father of coming to their house with a large group and attempting to take the toddlers away forcibly. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Good News: Tihar Prison to conduct its 5th campus placements - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A set of 24 convicts from Tihar Prisons are facing placement interviews. 14 companies will choose the best among them for jobs, giving each a chance to break from their past. Take a look at our Good News story for today. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Cricket Mania - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

As season 5 of the IPL heads for its explosive finale, the excitement, fun and games associated with the sport is very high and is gripping the capital city, and in Khan Market's restaurant Toro the cricket fever is on, where cricket fans celebrate cricket in their own ways. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Gen VK Singh issues show-cause notice to Lt Gen Suhag - NewsX

Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

With just a few days left for his retirement, Army Chief Gen VK Singh has hit out at Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag for publicising the show cause notice issued to him. Suhag who is likely to be the Army Chief after 2 years was served a notice for alleged lapses in an operation carried out by an intelligence unit under him in Assam last year. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Bihar: SSB jawan allegedly fires at villagers in Sitamarhi - NewsX

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In Bihar's Sitamarhi district an SSB jawan fired at villagers, 6 villagers injured, 1 is suspected to be dead. Villagers allege a girl was sexually harassed by a jawan. The overall situation still remains quite tense in the entire area. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Jairam Ramesh questions policy of subsidising diesel, kerosene - NewsX

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday criticised the policy of subsidising diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas or LPG.Questioning his own govt's rationale behind letting the rich get subsidised fuels, Ramesh made a point for differential diesel price policy. The Minister slammed the government for not seriously thinking before endlessly hiking the price of petrol which affects the middle class and lower class of the country and yet contuing to subsidise the diesel that is guzzled by the Swanky SUVs owned by the rich. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Jagan Reddy to be quizzed by CBI again today - NewsX

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy will again be quizzed by the CBI today. The YSR Congress president was on Friday examined by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a gruelling session lasting over seven hours in the disproportionate assets case against him. Jagan was questioned in the Dilkusha Guest House adjoining Raj Bhavan, and he was examined along with three other accused already in the custody of CBI. Those already arrested are former minister Mopidevi Venkataramana Rao, promoter of Vanpic Nimmagadda Prasad and bureaucrat KV Brahmananda Reddy. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Modi targets PM, alleges UPA govt damaging India's federal structure - NewsX

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Mounting a sharp attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Centre of inflicting "maximum damage" on the country's federal structure and said UPA government should not last "even a moment longer". "There is no scope for any of our dreams getting fulfilled when such a government is in power at the Centre," Modi told a public rally organised by BJP here on conclusion of its national executive meeting. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Modi shadow over BJP's meet, grabs position of power - NewsX

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi stood out among all the leaders at the BJP's national executive meeting as the party eyed the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Modi's arrival at the YB Chavan Centre in Nariman Point saw BJP workers jostling with the media to get close to him. On the stage too, Modi sat next to the party president Nitin Gadkari. Senior leaders such as Mr LK Advani and Ms Sushma Swaraj chose not to attend the public rally. It seems like this is the first visual sign of the transition from the Vajpayee-Advani power centre to the Modi-Gadkari new generation power centre in the BJP. For more log on to alpha.newsx.com

Narendra Modi sidelines Advani at BJP National Executive meet - NewsX

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

NewsX@9 is a NewsX special show which debates the main news event of the day. The BJP National Executive, which came to an end in Mumbai today, has seen the strengthening of Nitin Gadkari and Narendra Modi. Conversely, it has also seen the further sidelining of LK Advani. A sulking, Advani even deciding to skip the party's rally in Mumbai this evening. The war within the BJP is out in the open. A major paradigm shift in the power equations within the party. And one old timer seems to be getting slowly eclipsed. Has Narendra Modi replaced Advani as BJP's pre-eminent leader? We debate the question here and try to find out consensus among our panelists over the issue. Watch this debate special show NewsX@9. For more log onto- alpha.newsx.com

Jagan Reddy quizzed by CBI for over 7 hours - NewsX

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

YSR Congress chief and Kadapa MP YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was questioned for more than seven hours in connection with the disproportionate assets case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Hyderabad even as thousands of his supporters laid siege of the city forcing the police to clamp prohibitory orders in the Andhra Pradesh capital. He will be questioned again on Saturday from 10:30. For more log onto- alpha.newsx.com

Petrol price hike: No rollback for now, says Reddy - NewsX

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Petroleum Minister Jaipal Reddy, in a press conference, said that there is no rollback in the petrol prices as of now. He said that, "We are conscious of sense of disturbance after petrol price hike among consumers." The petrol prices were hiked by Rs.7.50/litre on 23rd of May. He further added. "Petrol price decision taken by oil companies, we will watch situation for a few days." For more log onto- alpha.newsx.com

Woman is like a rainbow: Vidya Balan - NewsX

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

After playing dirty Silk, Vidya Balan has now graduated to a crispy, crunchy and healthy actress. Yes the actor is promoting a new brand of biscuits and she's taking her role rather seriously this time round. Our correspondent Noopur Mishra gets you the details. Watch out for more. For more log onto - alpha.newsx.com

Congress takes potshots at Modi, Yeddyurappa - NewsX

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Congress spokesperson Manish tiwari today slammed Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and former Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa. He said that the BJP leaders have their separate agendas. The Congress taunted the BJP over the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's bete noire Sanjay Joshi saying the "ritual of sacrifice" shows the "dictatorial" functioning of the opposition party. "BJP has set new standards and new benchmarks on internal democracy by this ritual of sacrifice even before the Gujarat Chief Minister can condescend to attend national executive of his party. Whether this is democratic or dictatorial is something that BJP needs to introspect," party spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters here. For more log onto- alpha.newsx.com