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CPI slams Haryana govt's move to chargesheet Ashok Khemka

New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): As the Congress government in Haryana is set to chargesheet IAS officer Ashok Khemka for cancelling the mutation of the land deal between businessman Robert Vadra and real estate major DLF in Gurgaon, CPI leader D Raja stated that it is a classic case of shooting the messenger. He said that it is not fair to arrest senior IAS officers who are performing their job.

Sep 27, 2013

Captain Abhimanyu on Indo-Pak PM meet

New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): BJP leader Captain Abhimanyu Singh on Friday said it is unfortunate that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is going to hold talks with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif even as no assurance has been given from the neighboring country to stop terror activity from their soil. He said that it is not the right time to hold talks considering the sentiments of the people of the country.

Sep 27, 2013

Khemka chargesheet: Anybody against Gandhi family will face consequences, says BJP

New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): As the Congress government in Haryana is all set to chargesheet IAS officer Ashok Khemka for raising voice against Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, BJP leader Vijay Sonkar Shastri said on Friday that anybody who raises their voice against anyone in Gandhi family will succumb to such consequences. Further, he also said that expecting justice from the Congress government is useless.

Sep 27, 2013

Manmohan Singh to meet Obama to discuss bilateral issues

Washington DC, Sep 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet US President Barack Obama on Friday, a day after he arrived in Washington DC in the USA, to discuss a host of issues related to defence, economic, bilateral and multilateral concerns. India is making a last-minute push to close a nuclear deal in time for a meeting between Obama and Singh, who has made atomic energy cooperation with Washington a hallmark of his tenure. Commenting on this proposed meeting with Obama, he said they would review the progress that has been made and also what further could be done to strengthen it. India aims to lift its nuclear capacity to 63,000 megawatts in the next 20 years by adding nearly 30 reactors.

Sep 27, 2013

Jammu and Kashmir attack: Victim's kin mourns their loss

Jammu and Kashmir, Sep 27 (ANI): After the Kashmir attack by the militants disguised as Indian army, villagers giving their first-hand account of the twin assault that killed at least eight said that security lapses led to the attack. A group of three gunmen attacked a police station in Hiranagar village of Kathua district, killing five policemen. They then hijacked a truck and raided an army camp. One civilian was also killed. Family of the dead police constable Shiv Kumar and a civilian, Suresh, who ran a shop near the police station, mourned over the loss of their loved ones.

Sep 27, 2013

Gujarat Flood: Century old wall collapse in Darbargarh

Gujarat, Sep 27 (ANI): Incessant rain in Saurashtra region of Gujarat resulted in floods, throwing normal life out of gear and the fall of a century old wall at a historic palace at Darbargarh in Morbi. After flood hit life in Rajkot, it was divulge in Saurashtra on Thursday after it rained for hours continuously. Rain continued to lash the entire state for the third consecutive day that gave rise to the water levels of rivers and overflowing of dams. Consequently, officials of district administration in Rajkot evacuated families residing in low lying areas.

Sep 27, 2013

India searches for survivors in building collapse

A five-storey residential block collapses in Mumbai killing at least three people and leaving dozens feared trapped inside, in the latest building disaster to hit India's financial capital. Duration: 00:28

Sep 27, 2013

Malians react as rebels suspend talks with government

Tuareg and Arab rebels, who control northern Mali, announced Thursday the suspension of negotiations with the Bamako government, dealing a blow to hopes of a durable peace. Duration: 0:53

Sep 27, 2013

Japan continues with Fukushima nuclear clean-up

Fukushima operator TEPCO resumes cleaning polluted water at the crippled plant as it asks for permission to restart a separate atomic power station. Duration: 00:34

Sep 27, 2013

Kidnap drama 'Prisoners' tops North American box office

Crime thriller "Prisoners," starring Hugh Jackman as a desperate parent in search of his child and Jake Gyllenhaal as the detective in charge of the investigation, pulled in more than $20.8 million over the weekend and topped the North American box office. Duration: 0:56

Sep 27, 2013