New Delhi: Hollywood superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger failed to turn up at an event to present Abhishek Bachchan an award for helping create a greener environment, but has congratulated him for the honour. "Congrats on the Green Globe, @juniorbachchan. More celebrities should be pumping up green progress. I'll be back, and we should get together," Schwarzenegger wrote on his Twitter page Friday morning. The 64-year-old, former governor of California, was here...
01:12 PM, Feb 03, 2012
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Chennai: Governor K Rosaiah on Monday blamed the previous DMK regime and the lackadaisical attitude of the Central government for the present power situation in Tamil Nadu. "Despite the best efforts of the State government, the power scenario in TN continued to be a matter of concern. The non-addition of generating capacity by the previous government and the lackadaisical response from the Centre to our request for additional allotment of...
10:31 AM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: Kerala Governor MOH Farook passed away at Apollo Hospital in Chennai at around 9:10 pm on Thursday. He was undergoing treatment for cancer in Chennai. Farook was also the former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He was 75 years old. All government offices and schools will remain shut in Kerala on Friday. Farook, a senior Congress leader and former Puducherry chief minister and MP, is survived by son...
10:32 PM, Jan 26, 2012
New Delhi: West Bengal Governor MK Naryanan has refuted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that no farmers have committed suicides. He said the matter needs to be addressed urgently. "There is no denying the fact that farmers have committed suicide and that they are in debt. We need to do something about it," Narayanan said. He was outspoken on the issue of crib deaths too, calling them a matter of...
01:15 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj on Monday assumed additional charge of Kerala as his counterpart in Kerala MOH Farook is undergoing treatment in Chennai. Kerala High Court Acting Chief Justice Manjula Chellur administered the oath of office to Bhardwaj at a function held at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, Speaker G Karthikeyan and some of his cabinet colleagues and senior state government officials attended the function. Earlier...
08:41 AM, Jan 17, 2012
New Delhi: Two petitions filed against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi are likely to come up for hearing in the High Court on Tuesday. The petitions were filed against Modi for criminal contempt of court as he allegedly disclosed contents of his correspondence with the Gujarat governor on the appointment of the state Lokayukta to the Prime Minister, even when the matter was already pending before the High Court. Modi...
07:19 AM, Jan 17, 2012
Houston: Indian-origin Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal took the oath of office for his second term before hundreds of people, with a focus on education and a pledge not to rest on the accomplishments of his first four years. "I Bobby Jindal do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution and laws of the United States and the constitution and laws of this state, Jindal said as State Supreme Court...
08:32 AM, Jan 10, 2012
Bangalore: Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj on Monday accused the government of adopting delaying tactics in appointment of a new Lokayukta to "whitewash" criminal cases and questioned the consultation process in recommending the name of SR Bannurmath to head the anti-corruption watchdog. Asked if the Government is indulging in deliberate delay, Bhardwaj told reporters, "This will be explosive material if I speak about the motives. Is there any doubt about what...
05:55 PM, Dec 19, 2011
New Orleans: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, seen as a rising star in the Republican Party, won re-election on Saturday as voters largely ignored his nine poorly funded challengers. "You've chosen to give me another four years as your governor," he told supporters at his Baton Rouge campaign headquarters less than an hour after polls closed. "We've got a lot more work to do over these next four years." With more...
11:04 AM, Oct 23, 2011
Ahmedabad: In the wake of a split verdict by the Gujarat High Court on the controversial appointment of Lokayukta by the Governor, the issue is now likely to go to a third judge for breaking the tie. Justice Akil Kureshi, who had on Monday upheld the appointment of Justice RA Mehta by Governor Kamla Beniwal, on Tuesday said that in case where there is a difference of opinion among the...
10:31 PM, Oct 11, 2011
New Delhi: The Telangana agitation is now close to completing four weeks and the various talks between Telangana leaders and the Congress so far have borne little fruit. Even within the Congress, there are several opinions despite time running out fast. Congress realises that it's options and time is running out and so Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Reddy and Governor ESL Narasimhan rushed to Delhi to brief the Prime...
07:19 PM, Oct 08, 2011
Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday handed down death sentence to the police guard who assassinated Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer for calling for changes in the country's controversial blasphemy law. Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the policeman who gunned down Taseer outside a restaurant in the heart of Islamabad on January 4, was awarded two death sentences on two counts of murder and terrorism by Judge Parvez Ali Shah during...
11:32 AM, Oct 01, 2011
Ahmedabad: Exactly a week back Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was on a fast, preaching harmony and amity. On Sunday, in a massive show of strength Modi was at his scathing best - seeking the recall of the State Governor Kamala Beniwal, accusing the Centre of running a parallel government through the Raj Bhawan by unilaterally appointing the Lokayukta while accusing Centre of running a corrupt administration. Modi said, "The...
09:16 PM, Sep 25, 2011
New Delhi: The battle between the Gujarat government and the state's Governor over the appointment of Lokayukta continues. While the war of words continues in Parliament, there's also a legal battle now being fought in a Gandhinagar court. From Parliament to Gujarat Assembly, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP have launched a no holds barred attack against Gujarat governor Dr Kamla Beniwal. But on Teachers Day, the two...
08:11 AM, Sep 06, 2011
New Delhi: The Government on Friday virtually ruled out the possibility of recall of the Gujarat Governor at least for the time being notwithstanding the political controversy raked up by the BJP over appointment of Lokayukta in the Narendra Modi-ruled state. "No why should we contemplate of anything of that kind...the matter is before the court... The BJP government has gone to the court. Why should it be necessary for...
10:22 PM, Sep 02, 2011
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Friday saw two adjournments before noon as Opposition BJP disrupted proceedings demanding recall of Gujarat Governor over appointment of Lokayukta. After the Government had clarified the issue of SGPC polls, BJP members rushed into the well shouting slogans demanding recall of Governor Kamala Beniwal. Chairman Hamid Ansari took up the first listed question, but as the members were unrelenting, he adjourned the House for 15...
11:26 AM, Sep 02, 2011
new Delhi: Senior BJP leaders will meet the President on Friday seeking Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal's immediate recall. This comes a day after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi letter's to the PM.The Modi government has accused Beniwal of bypassing it while appointing retired Justice RA Mehta as Lokayukta. Once again, the Gujarat Chief Minister is at loggerheads with the Centre on the Lokayukta controversy. Following up on the demand by...
07:25 AM, Sep 02, 2011
Chennai: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah was on Wednesday sworn-in as the Governor of Tamil Nadu. Madras High Court Chief Justice MY Eqbal administered the oath of office to Rosaiah at a function in Raj Bhavan in Chennai. He succeeds Surjit Singh Barnala. The brief function was attended by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her cabinet colleagues among others. Soon after he was sworn-in, Jayalalithaa and Justice Eqbal...
06:36 PM, Aug 31, 2011
New Delhi: Dismissing BJP's opposition to appointment of Lokayukta by Gujarat Governor bypassing the Chief Minister, the Centre on Tuesday said as per the law the Governor is supposed to consult only the Chief Justice of High Court in the matter and it should be left to the court to decide the issue. "The act, as I understand, says the governor will consult the chief justice. You can't read things...
05:12 PM, Aug 30, 2011
Gandhinagar: In an unprecedented move, Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal appointed retired judge Justice RA Mehta as the state Lokayukta bypassing the state government, which swiftly challenged the decision in the High Court. The Governor's decision on Thursday night stoked a potential confrontation with the Narendra Modi government which had dithered on the issue of appointment of a Lokayukta for seven-and-a-half years. The Governor said she cannot remain a "mute spectator"...
09:25 AM, Aug 27, 2011
