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Honda’s production cut in India to last till July

Japanese auto major Honda on Wednesday said its decision to reduce car production in India by 50 per cent from this month is likely to continue for the next three months due to parts supply constraints after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the island nation.

Top Cong leaders meet on Osama, polls

Senior Congress leaders met at 10, Janpath here on Tuesday evening against the backdrop of the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and polling in five states.
Though there was no official word about the nature of the meeting the leaders had with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, a leader who was took part in the deliberations said it was a joint meeting.

Sabotage theory is not ruled out

Security agencies are exploring the possibility of the copter carrying Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu exploding in the air since no signals were transmitted from the copter, which happens in cases of crash landing. The copter is missing for four days and Isro images on Wednesday showed presence of metallic

‘Too early to name PM candidate’

BJP president Nitin Gadkari made it clear that the party will contest the next Assembly elections in Rajasthan under the collective leadership of Leader of the Opposition Vasundhara Raje and party president Arun Chaturvedi. But he said it is too early to name a prime ministerial candidate as the party has various able leaders.

BJP’s core group to discuss Uma return

Speculation about the return of firebrand saffron leader Uma Bharti to the BJP by May-end is in the air as the core group of the party is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, with the issue being high on the agenda.

Apex court restrains SIT in Ishrat Jahan case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained the Special Investigation Team (SIT) from continuing its probe into the 2004 Ishrat Jahan staged shooting case.

Morani moves high court for anticipatory bail

Karim Morani, director of Cineyug Films Pvt Ltd (CFPL) and a co-accused in the 2G spectrum scam, on Monday moved the Delhi high court seeking anticipatory bail.
Anticipating apprehension that he would be arrested by the CBI like other five corporate honchos named in the first chargesheet once he appeared before a special CBI

Owaisi stable, but not out of danger

MIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi’s health has improved and his vital parameters, including blood pressure, pulse rate and urine output, were “stable” on Monday.
Authorities at the Care Hospital said that though he was still not out of danger, there had been no further surgeries on Mr Owaisi and the need to bring in experts from other cities or abroad didn’t arise.

‘OC irregularities in 8 contracts’

The CBI, after arresting sacked chairman of the Organising Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi, has found prima facie evidence of irregularities reportedly committed by the top brass of the committee in finalising eight Games-related contracts.

Panel will fast-track Lokpal bill process

With civil society representatives submitting two documents to the government outlining “principles and objects” for the proposed law at the second meeting of the joint Lokpal Bill drafting committee on Monday, the members decided to fast-track the process of preparing a strong anti-graft bill and agreed to meet again on May 7, 23 and 30 to discuss the matter further.

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