-The Hindu Mr. Chidambaram has sought to blame the Army for the failure to repeal the draconian Act but the government is equally guilty as it has abdicated responsibility in the matter At an institute that is virtually owned, funded and run by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram did the unthinkable the other day. He virtually Attacked the Army for refusing to review and amend the draconian...
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Vinodhini, Karaikal acid Attack victim, dies-R Sujatha
-The Hindu Plastic surgeon V. Jayaraman, who treated her till the end said had responded to treatment even on Monday. "We did our best, but she had a cardiac arrest. We tried to revive her twice," he added. Chennai: Vinodhini, the 23-year-old victim of an acid Attack on November 14 died at a private hospital here around 9.10 a.m. on Tuesday. A youth, who had professed love for J. Vinodhini, a B. Tech...
More »Karat talks of stand ‘so far’ -JP Yadav
-The Telegraph CPM general secretary Prakash Karat today backed Sitaram Yechury’s virtual endorsement of Afzal Guru’s execution but appeared to leave room for manoeuvre, saying that was his party’s stand “so far”. The hint of a possible review came as the party found itself isolated within the wider Left fraternity, with both the CPI and the CPI-ML (Liberation) taking a different stand. “Since many of us (politburo members) are out of Delhi, we...
More »Defreeze 11 bank accounts of Ramdev’s trust: Delhi HC
-The Times of India In a relief to yoga guru Ramdev, the Delhi High Court on Monday ordered de-freezing of 11 bank accounts of Patanjali Yogpeeth Nyas, sealed by the Income Tax department after the Trust allegedly failed to pay the first installment of Rs 75 lakh of the total tax of Rs 34.68 crore. "We direct the Attachment order (of bank accounts) be lifted subject to petitioner (Patanjali Yogpeeth Nyas) paying...
More »Newspapers in Kashmir to be available from Wednesday
-IANS SRINAGAR: Local newspapers in Kashmir would hit the stands Wednesday as their editors said authorities had told them to resume publication, while cable operations were again normal. "We have been told to resume publications of our newspapers from tomorrow. Authorities have also said security forces have been instructed to treat identity cards of our staff members as curfew passes," the editor of a local newspaper told IANS. Local newspaper editors had said...
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