Archive for November, 2009
IBN Lokmat and IBN7 offices attacked by Shiv Sena activists
IBN Lokmat and IBN7 offices were attacked by Shiv Sena activists in Vikhroli, Mumbai today.
Liberhan Commission Report on Babri Masjid demolition likely to be tabled in Parliament in December
New Delhi: The report of the Liberhan Commission, which investigated into the circumstances leading to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, is expected to be tabled in Parliament on December 21, 2009 – the last day of the month-long Winter Session.
Harper and Singh meet, but India-Canada civil nuclear pact not signed
Harper and Singh meet, but India-Canada civil nuclear pact not signed during Canadian Prime Minister’s visit
Bal Thackeray fumes at Sachin Tendulkar; BJP and other parties support him
Bal Thackeray, the supreme of Shiv Sena, is very angry with cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for having remarked that “Mumbai belongs to all Indians” and “not to anyone in particular.”
Nitin Gadkari likely to be next BJP president
New Delhi: Nitin Gadkari, president of the Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is most likely to become the next national president of the party, succeeding Rajnath Singh by the end of 2009.
Demands for early assembly elections in West Bengal by CPM ally
Left Front constituent calls for early Assembly elections in West Bengal post by-election losses
Post MNS slapping and Sena protest, Abu Asim Azmi life under threat: SP leader Amar Singh
Amar Singh, leader of the Samajwadi Party (SP), has said that there is threat to the life of Abu Asim Azmi, the party’s member in the Maharashtra Assembly.
Commonwealth Games Village officials fined for allowing dengue-causing mosquitoes to breed
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has imposed fines on the officials at the Commonwealth Games Village for having allowed water to stagnate on its construction sites.
China denies building dam on Brahmaputra; NRSA’s evidence suggests otherwise
New Delhi: Though India’s National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) has confirmed that China had started building a dam at the Zangmu site on the river Brahmaputra, China has reportedly denied that it was doing anything on the Brahmaputra.
Fatwa against Vande Maataram endorsed by Darul Uloom’s Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind
New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has endorsed a ‘fatwa’ issued by the powerful Darul Uloom at Deoband calling on Muslims not to sing Vande Maataram.