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Coal scam: SC should look into each block allotment case by case, says Majid Memon

New Delhi, Sept 1 (ANI): Ahead of the hearing on the coal scam in the Supreme Court, senior advocate Majid Memon on Monday said the apex court will have to undertake an exercise of finding out each block allotment case by case. The Supreme Court had earlier declared that all allocations made by the Screening Commission and the government between 1992 and 2009 as illegal and arbitrary. The Supreme Court had deemed more than 200 allocations to be illegal. The Supreme Court had scheduled a hearing on the first of September to decide on those allocations where the mining work has already begun. It may be mentioned that a CAG report on coal block allocation had stated that nearly 150 coalfields were allotted to private and state-run firms without transparency and objectivity between 2005 and 2009. Sep 1, 2014
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Gurutsav an essay competition, facts are being distorted: Smriti Irani

New Delhi, Sep 01 (ANI): HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Monday clarified the controversial renaming of Teachers' Day to Gurutsav. Irani said that Gurutsav is an essay competition being organized by the Education Ministry and added that the real facts are being distorted. She also said that the competition is about an appreciation by the present and past students to their teachers. Sep 1, 2014
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Situation in Pak indicates Imran Khan and Qadri only hungry for seat: Waiel Awwad

New Delhi, Sep 01 (ANI): Talking about the situation in Pakistan and political crisis in the country, Senior Journalist Dr. Waiel Awwad said that the situation only indicates that Imran Khan and cleric Tahir ul-Qadri are hungry for seats and that they want to bring down the civil government. Awwad also said that the situation has gone out of control and that Army needs to step in now. This came after the protesters stormed the PTV national television's headquarters, but later vacated the place when they were called back by the protest leaders. Sep 1, 2014
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Fresh clashes in Islamabad intensifies pressure on PM Sharif to resign

Islamabad, Sep 01 (ANI): Pakistani protesters wielding sticks and throwing stones clashed with police in the centre of Islamabad on Monday after weeks of demonstrations calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif turned violent over the weekend. Despite heavy rain, crowds of protesters tried to break through police lines to push their way to the prime minister's residence. Police responded by firing teargas. Some also broke into the PTV national television's headquarters in Islamabad. A crowd of men stormed into the building after breaking through its gate. Protests led by politician Imran Khan and cleric Tahir ul-Qadri erupted last month and descended into deadly confrontation on Saturday (August 30), with at least three people killed in clashes with police. Sep 1, 2014
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Around 18 people arrested for gambling in Delhi's 5 star hotel

New Delhi, Sep 01 (ANI): Delhi Additional Commissioner of Police SBS Tyagi on Monday said that they have arrested around 18 people for gambling in a 5-star hotel, Le Meridian of Delhi. Tyagi said that 2 people had booked the suite and the rest 16 who were guests were not checked for their identity by the hotel authorities. He further said that this was a security lapse from the part of the hotel and that actions can be taken against them for the same. Tyagi further informed that all the people were from tran-jamuna area of the national capital and were not so high-profile. Sep 1, 2014
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Modi govt to release undertrials who have served half of their maximum terms, politicos react

New Delhi, Sept 1 (ANI): Politicos on Monday backed the Narendra Modi government's decision to initiate steps to release prisoners who have served at least half the sentence they would have been awarded if convicted, irrespective of the progress of their trial. However, this largesse will not extend to those who have been held for offences which specify death penalty or life sentence. Sep 1, 2014
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Jaitley criticizes CBI for raking up old issues, politicos react

New Delhi, Sept 1 (ANI): Finance minister Arun Jaitley has criticized the CBI for resurrecting a disinvestment case that's more than a decade old, saying such actions could damage the country's overall investment climate. The first information report (FIR) in the case against former disinvestment secretary Pradip Baijal and others in the sale of Laxmi Vilas Palace Hotel in Udaipur in 2002 has recently been filed. He further said that if 12 years later an FIR is registered, it hurts governance because it lowers the confidence of the civil servants to take decisions. Sep 1, 2014
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Mixed reactions flow as Rajnath says no white flag for Pak if ceasefire continues

New Delhi, Sep 01 (ANI): Mixed political reactions flowed on Monday as Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave a statement that India will not be ready for any friendly relations or talks until Pakistan stops violating the ceasefire along the Indo-Pak international border. Congress leader Manish Tewari said that the government does not have a policy for Pakistan and the Home Minister should clarify as to what he means by his statement. SP leader Naresh Agarwal slammed the government for showing softness towards Pak by inviting Nawaz Sharif to PM Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. NCP leader Majid Memon welcomed the statement saying that Rajnath Singh has taken the correct decision and it will warn Pak. BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said that Pakistan should understand that friendship and enmity cannot go hand in hand. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that Singh has sent the correct message to Pakistan and added that it should be strictly followed. Sep 1, 2014
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PM Modi welcomed at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo

Tokyo, Sep 01 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday was welcomed in a grand ceremony at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on the third day of his visit to Japan. The national anthems of both countries- India and Japan were played and Prime Minister Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe along with the gathering in the palace paid respect by standing still. Modi then met the Japanese delegation present inside the palace after thanking the choir in the Japanese way. Modi is on a five day official visit to Japan to strengthen bilateral relations between both nations. Sep 1, 2014
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Devotees in Vadodara prepare gigantic 'Modak' sweet to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi

Vadodara, Sep 01 (ANI): A group of devotees in Gujarat prepared a gigantic dumpling shaped sweet, Modak, on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day popular celebration during which it is believed that Lord Ganesha bestows his presence on earth for all his devotees. The group had initiated to create the lord's favourite sweet weighing 800 kilograms for the people of Vadodora city. The sweet was made into five layers each consisting of a different ingredient. The organiser of the sweet making event, Ankur said that a team of seven to eight people prepared the biggest sweet in around 36 hours. Devotees buy decorated and colourful idols of Lord Ganesha and establish them in their homes for 10 days and revel in religious pageantry. Sep 1, 2014
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