Thursday,
March
5,
2009, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Little
headway in Lahore ambush Dozen suspects
arrested; reward of $1,25,000 announced for info on assailants Police
in Lahore has arrested around dozen suspects (24 according to
PTI) in connection with Tuesday’s brazen assault on Sri Lankan
cricket team, even as the team of highly professional
investigators is yet to make any significant breakthrough in the
case.
New
footage of attackers
Sri Lankan cricket team captain Mahela Jayawardene walks out of the Colombo airport terminal along with his wife Christina Sirisena on Wednesday. — Reuters
Security Clouds IPL
schedule may go for a toss In view of the
Parliamentary elections, the itinerary of the second edition of
the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 Championship may be
shuffled so as not to clash with the election schedule.
Cong’s 1st UP list out; Sonia, Rahul among 24 candidates announced New Delhi, March 4
The seat-sharing talks
between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party reached a
near-breaking point on Wednesday after the Congress declared its
first list of 24 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar
Pradesh. The list includes constituencies in which the SP has
already announced its candidates.
Sonia Gandhi
(Rae Bareli)
Rahul Gandhi
(Amethi)
Raj
Babbar
(Fatehpur Sikri)
LS Polls Cong
‘finalises’ 4 names for Punjab New Delhi, March 4
The heat of the forthcoming
political battle has attracted Punjab Congress leaders in droves
to Delhi. The Punjab Bhawan here is “full” with ticket
claimants.
Navin
Chawla is new CEC New Delhi, March 4
In an expected development,
the government today appointed Navin Chawla as the Chief
Election Commissioner with effect from April 20, 2009, the day
present incumbent N Gopalaswami ends his tenure. Chawla, an
Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1969 batch, will
hold charge till July 29, 2010.
Killing of Two Youths
in Firing CM promises
action, probe blames Army Srinagar, March 4
The Army seems to be in a tight
spot over its role in the killing of two youths, Amin Tantray and Javaid
Dar, as a report submitted by previous district commissioner Baseer Khan
has reportedly indicted it.
RBI
slashes rates Mumbai, March 4
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
today announced a 50 basis points reduction in repo and reverse repo
rates as part of efforts to moderate the cost of borrowing by a slowing
economy. In an announcement made late this evening, the RBI said it was
reducing the repo rate by 50 basis points from 5.5 per cent to 5.0 per
cent.
India
seeks State Dept’s help NRI
Chatwal plans to bid and send Bapu’s belongings home New Delhi, March 4
Even as India today made some
serious attempts to stop the auction of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal
items, Mahatma’s great- grandson Tushar Gandhi has expressed doubts
about the feasibility of the endeavour. India appeared to be going all
out, including seeking the intervention of the US state department and
deputing its senior diplomats in the US on the job.
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Police
in Lahore has arrested around dozen suspects (24 according to
PTI) in connection with Tuesday’s brazen assault on Sri Lankan
cricket team, even as the team of highly professional
investigators is yet to make any significant breakthrough in the
case.
NRI
Chatwal plans to bid and send Bapu’s belongings home