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Two-day Telangana shutdown begins, bus transport paralysed
Bus transport came to a grinding halt across Telangana Tuesday as a two-day shutdown called by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) began in Hyderabad and nine other districts amid tight security.State-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) suspended all its services in…
If I’ve black money, make it national property: Ramdev
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who fasted earlier this month against mounting corruption in the country, said here Sunday that if any black money was found with him, it could be declared national property.“If the government finds any black money with me, they can declare…
Supreme Court rejects Kanimozhi’s bail plea
The Supreme Court Monday rejected the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV managing director Sharad Kumar, who are in jail in connection with the 2G spectrum case.However, an apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice B.S. Chauhan said that…
Seized cash not ours: Sai trust
Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district Sunday seized Rs.35.5 lakh from a car belonging to the Sathya Sai Central Trust that manages the spiritual empire of the late Sathya Sai Baba. But the trust denied that the cash belongs to it.Sai Baba’s nephew and…
Trust decides to open Sathya Sai Baba’s personal chamber
Nearly two months after the demise of spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba, the trust managing his empire Tuesday decided to open Yajur Mandir, his personal chamber in Prashanti Nilayam ashram at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district.As the speculation continued about what was inside,…
Chiranjeevi’s PRP merges with Congress
Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) Monday formally merged with the ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh, bringing curtains on the party floated by Telugu superstar K. Chiranjeevi in 2008.The Election Commission of India gave its approval to the merger, and the state election commission Monday…
Ramdev ends fast, battlelines remain drawn
After nine days of protest, Baba Ramdev Sunday finally ended his anti-graft fast, but vowed to pursue his campaign. The government and the ruling Congress launched a fresh round of attacks on the yoga guru, calling him a “dhongi” or fake and promised to expose…
Ramdev being taken to Dehradun hospital
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, whose fast against corruption entered its seventh day Friday, is being taken to Dehradun for a check-up after his health deteriorated, said an aide.Ramdev was taken in an ambulance from the fast site in Haridwar. “Baba Ramdev is being taken…
Ramdev’s Rs.1,100 crore empire under scanner
The mammoth business empire of Baba Ramdev, its worth estimated at Rs.1,100 crore, is now under official scanner, informed sources said Tuesday. An aide to the yoga guru called it hogwash.Sources in the corporate affairs ministry said that companies and trusts linked to Ramdev…
10 killed as air ambulance crashes near Delhi
At least 10 people, including seven on board a chartered air ambulance carrying a critically ill patient, were killed when the aircraft crashed in a densely populated area of Faridabad city of Haryana on the outskirts of the national capital late Wednesday night.The aircraft crashed…