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Queen honours Lalvani, 18 other NRIs
No Russian forces to quell Kyrgyz violence: Kremlin
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terror trail Now, Pak wants details about Headley interrogation Islamabad, June 12 Pakistan wants both India and the US to share details of the interrogation of David Coleman Headley, the alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative, who is currently in America’s detention, so that the ‘myth’ surrounding the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks is unearthed. Buffett lunch gets $2.62 m bid
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Queen honours Lalvani, 18 other NRIs
London, June 12 He had recently established 'Indali Lounge', recognised as the 'healthiest curry house in world'. TV Channel 4 listed Indali lounge as UK's No. 1 among the top 10 healthy restaurants. "I am happy that the work done by an Indian in the pharmaceutical field in the UK has been recognised," Lalvani said. Besides, 18 other NRIs also figure in the Honours List - 10 OBEs, 8 MBEs and one LVO. The Queen's Honours List includes several other Indian-origin people making meaningful contributions in different walks of life. Anil Kumar Bhanot has been honoured for services to the Hindu community and to Inter-Faith Relations, while Janti Champaneri figures in the list for services to Local Government in Birmingham, and Kailash Chand Malhotra for services to healthcare in Cheshire. Sukhbir Singh Kapoor, Vice-Chancellor of the World Sikh University, has been honoured for services to community relations in Harrow. Deepak Lakwani, who is the India director at London stockbroker Astaire and Partnersm is also among the awardees. Inderjit Kaur Sandhu, Headteacher of the Launde Primary School, has been honoured for services to education in Leicestershire. Reading-based Prem Dutt Sharma is included in the list for services to Community Relations, while Baljit Ubhey has been honoured for services to the Crown Prosecution Service. Daljit Singh Ahluwalia has been awarded the OBE for voluntary service to community and inter-faith relations in Derbyshire, and Prakash Daswani, founder and CEO of Cultural Co-operation, for services to the arts. Preihdath Joyram, who is involved with the Cruse Bereavement charity organisation that offers free, confidential help to bereaved people, in Lancashire, figures in the list. Also honoured in the list is Veena Kumari Mohindra, who is the Executive Officer of Jobcentre Plus, in Eastleigh, Hampshire. Also hnoured are Mukesh Patel, administrative officer, Revenue and Customs in Leicestershire, and Balvinder Singh Sokhi, for services to the community in Nottingham. The list, drawn up independently of government, was seen in draft form by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and cleared by successor David Cameron before being approved by the Queen. Deepak Lalwani said: "I am humbled to receive this honour. I am grateful for the recognition of my contributions beyond stock broking, and in particular for my passionate contribution to two great countries: the UK, my country of adoption and India, my country of origin." Deepak Lalwani, who joined Astaire & Partners Ltd over 15 years ago, authored the influential and globally distributed "India Report" for 15 years, telling the unfolding Indian economic story in the UK and helping investments bilaterally.
— PTI
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No Russian forces to quell Kyrgyz violence: Kremlin
Moscow, June 12 "This is an internal conflict and so far Russia does not see any ground for its involvement in resolving it," Kremlin spokesperson Natalia Timakova was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS news agency today. As the country's second major city Osh slid into chaos with gun-toting Kyrgyz gangs attacking the Uzbeks, the interim President Rosa Otunbayeva wrote a letter to President Dmitry Medvedev to airlift troops to control the rampaging mobs. Earlier, there was growing speculation that Russian forces could respond after the besieged nation's President sent an SOS to dispatch troops to control the ethnic violence between the Kyrgyz and the minority Uzbeks through some of the major regions in the country's south. Timakova said Medvedev, as the rotating president of the CSTO collective security pact of CIS nations has called for national security councils-level consultations on Monday to explore possibility of sending a joint force to Kyrgyzstan, a member of the post-Soviet military bloc. The Kremlin spokesperson said President Medvedev, who is fully aware of the developments, has already consulted with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the rotating president of Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and CSTO Secretary General Nikolai
Bordyuzha. The Defence Ministry in Moscow earlier ruled out the re-deployment of Russian troops based at the Manas airbase near capital Bishkek, saying 'they have other duties to perform'. According Timakova, Medvedev has ordered the Health Minister Tatiana Golikova and Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu to render immediate humanitarian assistance and a Russian Il-76 airliner was being sent to evacuate seriously injured Kyrgyz nationals to Russia for treatment. Last night, the acting President of the former Soviet republic Otunbayeva talked to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and sought Russian intervention, conceding inability to control the situation in the south of the country. The official death toll given out by the health ministry said 63 people had been killed so far and 838 were wounded. They said hospitals were overflowing with casualties. "We need the deployment of military contingents from other countries. We have asked Russia for this. I have written a letter to this effect to President Dmitry Medvedev," interim Kyrgyz head Otunbayeva was quoted as saying by ITAR-TASS.
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26/11 Case
Islamabad, June 12 Special Public Prosecutor Malik Rab Nawaz Noon, who was heading the prosecution team, recently died of a heart attack. Therefore, Public Prosecutor Zulfiqar Ahmed appeared in the anti-terrorism court of Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan and asked for time so that the government could appoint a replacement for Noon. Defence lawyers Shahbaz Rajput and Khwaja Sultan said the judge adjourned the trial of the seven suspects till June 26. “There were no other proceedings today,” Rajput said. He said today's proceedings were also affected by some security concerns. The proceedings were conducted in the office of the Deputy Superintendent of Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi instead of a makeshift courtroom within the prison. Sources said security in Adiala Jail had been tightened after two men were recently arrested while trying to supply weapons to prisoners. It could not immediately be ascertained whom the two men had tried to provide weapons to. Lakhvi and the other suspects have been charged under the Anti-Terrorism Act, Pakistan Penal Code and a cyber crimes law for planning and facilitating the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. The trial has been mired in controversy and numerous delays since last year. Sources said the federal Law Ministry had recommended that a deputy attorney general should be appointed to head the prosecution team as part of efforts to speed up the trial.
— PTI
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terror trail
“Although India and the US are not bound to share findings of investigation, however, they need to share them with Pakistan in order to unearth the myth of the Mumbai attack,” The Nation quoted a top Pakistani official, as saying on conditions of anonymity. However, there has been no official statement from Pakistan regarding sharing of details of Headley’s interrogation. A four-member National Investigation Agency (NIA) team quizzed Headley for over a week recently, drawing information about his role in the ghastly Mumbai attacks. According to a statement issued by the US Justice Department, Headley and his counsel answered all queries of Indian investigators in a series of interviews starting June 3. The statement added that both New Delhi and Washington had agreed not to disclose any detail of Headley’s interrogation in order to protect the secrecy of the probe surrounding the November 2008 terror attack. Headley was arrested by the US FBI in October 2009, for plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper. — ANI
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Buffett lunch gets $2.62 m bid
According to sources, the winning bidder wished to remain anonymous. This year, the highest bid was much more than last year’s bid price of $1.68 million and about 24 per cent higher than the previous record, set in 2008 at $2.11 million. The proceeds from the auction, conducted every year on online marketplace eBay, would go for charity purposes. According to information available on the eBay website, the highest bidder has offered to pay $2.62 million following a six-day auction which ended on June 11. The opening bid was $25,000. The winner of the auction and seven others would get to dine with Buffett at the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in New York. The auction proceeds would go to Glide Foundation, an institution that helps alleviate poverty in the San Francisco bay Area. “This (charity amount) will help Glide continue to serve those most in need. We work very hard for those severely in need,” said Glide founder Rev Williams. Buffett, Chief Executive of investment and insurance group Berkshire Hathaway, has described Glide as “...Maybe the most effective organisation I’ve seen for people down on their luck”. The record amount which was bid till now on the annual auction was $2,110,100 by Hong Kong-based investor Zhao Danyang in 2008. — PTI
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