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student stabbed in London, condition LONDON: An Indian student enrolled for an MBA in the UK was critically stabbed in the London borough of Newham last night, Scotland Yard today said. Eleven persons have been arrested following the stabbing of the Indian student who was not named by the Scotland Yard. As per standard practice, Scotland Yard did not name the victim, but said he was in hospital in a critical condition. Reports in the Indian media have identified the victim as Praveen Reddy, who was enrolled for MBA at the London Business School. "The police called at 08.23 on Friday, 10 February, to Newham General Hospital after a man in his 20's was admitted suffering from stab wounds. He is currently in hospital in a critical condition," Scotland Yard said in a statement to PTI. "Officers believe the man sustained his injuries at an address in Kent Street, E13. Eleven persons have been arrested. Four remain in custody. The other seven have been bailed until future dates. Detectives from Newham Borough are investigating," it added. There is no
suggestion yet that the stabbing incident was a motivated by race
hatred. — PTI
2G: PM holds meeting with top ministers NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held a crucial meeting with key Cabinet colleagues to discuss the 2G issue in the wake of the apex court cancelling 122 licences issued during the tenure of former Communications Minister A. Raja. The meeting held at the Prime Minister's official residence was attended by Union Ministers Pranab Mukherjee and Kapil Sibal and also by Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati. The Prime Minister has sought Vahanvati's opinion on the Supreme Court verdict. The meeting is understood to have discussed the guidelines for the auction of 2G licences cancelled by the apex court. The meeting is also believed to have discussed the fallout of the cancellation of 2G licences and its impact on the telecom sector, particularly in context of Norway and Russia voicing concern over investments by their telecom companies Telenor and Sistema, respectively. The government has to complete the entire exercise of framing the guidelines for the auctioning of the cancelled 2G licences and actually putting them into effect within four months given by the apex court. The court had permitted the existing licence holders to continue their operations till the 122 licences are allocated afresh through auction. The apex court verdict had held that the first-come-first-serve policy was flawed and had favoured auctioning of the 2G licences. The apex court by
its February 2 verdict has given two months to TRAI to make fresh
recommendations for grant of licence and allocation of spectrum in 2G
band in 22 service areas by auction, as was later done for allocation
of spectrum in 3G band. —IANS
India offers asylum to Maldives ex-President Male: The Indian government has offered asylum to deposed Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, a report said on Saturday. The former President of Maldives has, however, showed willingness to stay back in the Indian Ocean nation. Reacting to the crisis in Maldives, India on Friday established a contact with top political leaders of the island nation with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sending his special envoy and favouring resolution of the problem through dialogue. Indian High Commissioner to Maldives DM Mulay reportedly spoke to Nasheed on Thursday and explicitly asked him if he sought any “assistance”. Nasheed said he doesn’t require any help “as of now”. Reports also claim that India had offered shelter to Nasheed’s family as well, which is now in Colombo. A government source said the term “assistance”
is a “broad” one, indicating that it might include “asylum” as
well.
Key accused in Falak case held New Delhi: In a breakthrough in the baby Falak case, key accused Rajkumar Gupta was arrested by the Delhi Police from here on Saturday morning. A woman named Pratima was also arrested from Patna in connection with the case. "Rajkumar, who is the main suspect in the case, and Pratima were arrested Saturday," said Deputy Commissioner of Police Chayya Sharma. The twin arrests have taken to 10 the number of people arrested so far as part of the probe into baby Falak case that delves into the human trafficking and the prostitution angle. Abandoned at the All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) for over three weeks, two-year-old Falak was taken off
the ventilator as her breathing problem was under control and showing
signs of improvement, doctors attending on her said on Friday.
Protests in Baramulla after youth's killing Baramulla: Tension flared up in Jammu and Kashmir again as massive protests erupted in Baramulla after the killing of a 20-year-old youth. The protests have been overnight as the youth was killed on Friday night. Hundreds came out on the street on Friday night demanding action in what they alleged was an army firing. The youth has been identified as Aishiq Ahmad and belongs to Watergam.
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