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CD controversy
Bhushans allege
conspiracy
To move SC for contempt,
defamation
New Delhi, April 17
 The
CD controversy involving former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan, who
co-chairs the Lokpal Bill Drafting Panel with Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee, today took a new turn with the former saying that the CD was
doctored, and alleging a serious conspiracy to “not just malign the
civil members of the panel but also influence the judicial process”.
Hostage
crisis: Navy diverts warship to Somalia
Swap deal not one of the option
New Delhi, April 17
As Somalian pirates continue to
hold seven Indian merchant sailors hostage, the Indian Navy, in what is
a possible retaliatory posture, today diverted a warship from
anti-piracy patrolling duties to station it off the coast of Somalia in
North-eastern Africa.
Govt
to assess capacity to handle nuke crisis
New Delhi, April 17
As part of the exercise undertaken
by the government to ensure world class nuclear safety standards in the
wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the four groups constituted by
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will quantify to what level India can
handle a major crisis beyond the design capacity of nuclear plants in
the country.
‘Three
Cups of Tea’ one big lie?
Greg Mortenson's inspirational
tale of how he brought schooling to 60,000 girls comes under attack
A mountaineer-philanthropist
who shot into the best-seller lists with a book detailing his efforts to
build girls’ schools in remote villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan
fudged many of the facts in his heart-swelling story and has exaggerated
the extent of his charity work, claims a documentary by CBS News to be
broadcast in the US tonight.
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