Negotiator: Taiwan to discuss partial free trade agreement with ChinaTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan will discuss a partial free trade agreement with China and sign pacts to enhance economic cooperation during high-level talks in late April, negotiators said Saturday. Chiranjeevi booked for poll code violationHYDERABAD - Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district Saturday registered a case against actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi for allegedly violating the model code of conduct. Allegations against me were personal: Amod KanthNEW DELHI - Amod Kanth, a former Delhi police official who was Friday given a clean chit by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Uphaar fire tragedy of 1997, said the allegations against him were ‘personal’ and had no basis. 15 years after heist, Haryana police arrests twoHISAR - It’s ‘better late than never’ for the Haryana police. The state police have cracked a case of dacoity 15 years after it was committed in this Haryana town with the arrest of two men. CBI clean chit to Amod Kanth in Uphaar caseNEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday gave a clean chit to former Delhi Police officer Amod Kanth, who has been accused of allowing more seats than legally permissible at the Uphaar cinema theatre which caught fire in 1997, claiming 59 lives. Opposition urges Election Commission to act against YSRHYDERABAD - The alliance of opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh Friday urged the Election Commission to take strong action against Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy for allegedly ’stoking regional feelings’. Spanish man jailed five days in mistaken identity caseMADRID - A Spanish man spent five days in prison after being mistaken for a criminal suspect with a similar surname, the daily El Pais reported Friday. Dhoni, Harbhajan booked for disrespecting Padma honourMUZAFFARPUR - A criminal case was slapped against Indian Cricket Team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in a court here on Thursday for disrespecting the prestigious Padma Awards. Senior criminal lawyer to defend Kasab, daily hearings begin FridayMUMBAI - A Mumbai-based senior criminal lawyer, Abbas Kazmi, was Thursday appointed to defend Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist in the 26/11 attacks, paving the way for daily hearings to begin in the sensational case. Candidates detained for harassing Bihar votersPATNA - A candidate of the state’s ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Prabhunath Singh and Congress nominee Tarkeshwar Singh were detained Thursday after they were found ‘intimidating’ voters in Bihar’s Maharajgang constituency, police said. Chhattisgarh records 25 percent polling, six killed in Maoist violenceRAIPUR - An estimated 25 percent voters of Chhattisgarh’s 15.4 million voters exercised their franchise by 12.30 p.m. Thursday in the state’s 11 Lok Sabha seats amid violence by Maoists who killed five polling staff and a securityman. Pranab says all crucial facts on Mumbai terror attacks given to PakistanKOLKATA - External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that all necessary information on Mumbai terror attacks has already been given to Pakistan. Congress candidate from Deoria faces assault chargeLUCKNOW - A criminal case was lodged against Baleshwar Yadav, the Congress candidate from Deoria constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha poll, for allegedly attacking a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) worker, the police said Thursday. Jharkhand’s Maoists have called in rebels from other states: officialRANCHI - Maoist rebels in Jharkhand have called in insurgents from other states to enforce their poll boycott call and carry out violent attacks during the elections, an official said Thursday. Maharashtra challenges indictment for shielding loan sharkNEW DELHI - The Maharashtra government Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Bombay High Court ruling which indicted it for former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh’s alleged move to shield a money lender. Six prisoners shot dead in Sri LankaCOLOMBO - Six prisoners mainly linked to the underworld were shot dead by guards when they attempted to escape from a jail in Sri Lanka early Wednesday, an official here said. Congress demands CBI probe in IJP candidate’s murderLUCKNOW - The Congress’ Uttar Pradesh unit Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the murder of the Indian Justice Party’s (IJP) Lok Sabha candidate Bahudur Sonkar. Congress demands CBI probe into legislator’s murderBHOPAL - The Congress party in Madhya Pradesh Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the murder of its legislator Makhan Singh Jatav and called for a shutdown in Bhind and Datia districts to protest the killing. A militant suspected of attacking Bangladesh PM arrested in KolkataKOLKATA - West Bengal Police in Kolkata arrested a mastermind of a militant outfit, Harkat-ul-Jihadi-Islami (HuJI), and suspected to have been involved in the grenade attack on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Pak intelligence agencies arrest Baitullah Mehsud’s close aideKARACHI - Pakistan intelligence agencies have reportedly arrested a close aide of the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud. Satyam no longer pride of Andhra PradeshHYDERABAD - With Tech Mahindra Monday taking control of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services, the IT bellwether will no longer be the pride of Andhra Pradesh or the brand image of Hyderabad. BJP, Congress image at stake in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Chhattisgarh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is struggling to repeat its 2004 result when it won 10 of the 11 Lok Sabha seats in the state that goes to the polls Thursday. Bouncers, ex soldiers hired to control unruly Brit school studentsLONDON - Bouncers and former military personnel are being hired by schools in Britain to help control unruly students. Multi-cornered fights in first phase of Jharkhand pollsRANCHI - Six of Jharkhand’s 14 Lok Sabha seats that go to polls in the first phase April 16 will witness multi-cornered fights and decide the fate of some high profile candidates like former union minister Yashwant Sinha and former chief minister Babulal Marandi. Two jailed Maoist leaders are also in the fray. Boot criminals out to avoid shoe attack: former chief justiceNEW DELHI - Former chief justice of India J.S. Verma has urged all political parties to boot criminals out of politics and not wait for ‘people to resort to radical and extra-legal measures’ like lobbing shoes at them. He has now started a civil society campaign for crime-free politics. BJP’s Kandhamal candidate to face criminal chargesNEW DELHI - The Election Commission Sunday asked authorities in Orissa to add two more sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the criminal case filed against Ashok Sahu, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency, who has been booked for an inflammatory speech. JD-U plans defamation case against Rabri DeviPATNA - Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) will file a defamation suit against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rabri Devi for her alleged abusive remarks against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and state JD-U chief Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh, party leaders said here Saturday. Rs.80 million cash, truck-load of liquor seized in KarnatakaBANGALORE - Police seized Rs.80 million (Rs.8 crore) in cash and a truck-load of liquor in two separate raids near Bellary in north Karnataka, a senior official said Friday. Now Art show says ‘No criminals in parliament’NEW DELHI - Not just a medium of expression, an art exhibition organised in the capital is giving out a clear message to the public - don’t vote for criminals these elections. Dhaka to follow Nuremberg trials model for its war criminalsDHAKA - Bangladesh will follow the post World War-II Nuremberg trials as a model to amend a law under which it wants to try those who collaborated with the erstwhile East Pakistan regime during the 1971 freedom war. |
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