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Iran's role being probed in Israel embassy blast

New Delhi: Iranians residing in Delhi are being investigated in connection with Monday's attack on an Israeli embassy car that left four people injured, including a diplomat's wife. The Delhi Police has intensified checking of hotels in the Pahar Ganj area of Delhi while photo identities and passport copies of all Iranians have been taken by the police. Investigators have questioned a few people in connection with the blast, but...

Embassy car blast: MHA holds review meeting

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs held a review meeting on Tuesday following Monday's blast in an Isreali embassy car, that left four people injured. Home Minister P Chidambaram held a review meeting with Home Secretary RK Singh, Special Secretary Internal Security Ajay Chadha, National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon, Intelligence Bureau chief N Sandhu and other senior MHA officials. NIA Director SC Sinha was at Tughlaq road police...

2G: PM meets ministers to decide on road ahead

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in a key meeting with Cabinet ministers Kapil Sibal, Salman Khursheed, Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram to find a way out of the 2G mess. The ministers reached 7 Race Course early on Saturday morning to review the rules and guidelines to be applied for an auction of 2G spectrum. The leaders are likely to decide whether to cancel licences issued in 2008...

2G scam: PM to hold crucial meeting today

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to hold a crucial meeting with key Cabinet members on Saturday to find a way out of the 2G mess. Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, Law Minister Salman Khursheed and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee would review the rules and guidelines to be applied for an auction of 2G spectrum. They will decide whether to cancel licences issued in 2008 under the NDA rule,...

Delhi: Sheila meets PC, discusses MCD trifurcation

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday met Home Minister P Chidambaram and is understood to have briefed him about the ongoing process of trifurcating the municipal corporation. Sources said Dikshit told Chidambaram about the administrative steps being taken by the city government to complete the process of splitting the civic agency. Municipal polls slated for March will be held for three new municipalties by splitting MCD. The...

Bring intel-based approach to combat Maoists: PC

Gurgaon: The CRPF, a key force in anti-Maoist operations, will have to acquire an intelligence-based strategy to combat Maoists who have organised themselves as a "regular fighting army", Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday. Chidambaram said this while inaugurating the first-ever intelligence training school for Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers and personnel at its academy at Kadarpur in Gurgaon, adjacent to Delhi. "Counter-insurgency and countering Left-wing extremists(LWE) require...

Sheila discusses MCD trifurcation with PC

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday met Home Minister P Chidambaram and is understood to have briefed him about the ongoing process of trifurcating the municipal corporation. Sources said Dikshit told Chidambaram about the administrative steps being taken by the city government to complete the process of splitting the civic agency. Municipal polls slated for March will be held for three new municipalties by splitting MCD. The...

Chidambaram fires LMG at CRPF range

Gurgaon, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram fired a couple of rounds from a Light Machine Gun (LMG) to give a sound start to the opening of a shooting drill on Wednesday. Chidambaram pulled the trigger like a professional shooter prompting reporters to ask whether he hit the bull's eye but there were no answers from officials present at Kadarpur school where he had gone to inaugurate the Intelligence School of...

UP: Last day of campaign, parties set to woo voters

New Delhi: With the big fight for the Uttar Pradesh throne on, the campaigning for the first phase of elections ends on Monday. Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be addressing meetings and rallies across different districts including Varanasi and Ghazipur. Meanwhile, his sister Priyanka Gandhi will complete her tour of Raebareli and Amethi. Earlier, addressing huge crowds on Sunday Priyanka defended the government and also her brother saying that...

Chidambaram's time wasted over allegations: Priyanka

Rae Bareli: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at the opposition for levelling allegations against Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum allocation and said she felt sad he had to "waste" his time responding to them when he had onerous responsibilities towards the country. Backing Chidambaram, who was finance minister when 2G allocations were made in 2008, Priyanka said she felt sad for the United Progressive Alliance...

2G: Pranab welcomes trial court's decision

Support for Home Minister P Chidambaram coming in from Finance Minister Pranab Mukharji who says someone was unfairly prosecuted. ...

2G: CPI(M) wants probe into PC's alleged role

New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Sunday sought a probe into alleged "dereliction" of duty by P Chidambaram by not taking steps to prevent the telecom scam as the then Finance Minister. "It's severe dereliction of duty. The then Finance Minister was supposed to share the responsibility of fixing the price (of spectrum licences). How did he discharge that responsibility is not in public domain. That needs to be probed," CPI(M)...

Enough evidence against PC in 2G case: Maneka

Badaun: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram may have got relief from a court in the 2G-spectrum case, but there are enough evidence against him and one day he would go to jail, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi on Sunday said. "Chidambaram may have got relief from the court in 2G spectrum case, but there are enough evidence against him and one day he would go to jail," Maneka said while talking...

Priyanka slams Opposition for targeting PC

Rae Bareilly: Congress star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi staying positive about the coming Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh said the party will win more seats than the last time. Supporting the Union Home Minister who is caught in the 2G spectrum scam, Priyanka said as a Home Minister he has huge responsibility. "I feel sad when he has to respond to the rants of the people, who are not concerned with...