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Veena grooves to racy salsa beats for new ad

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Veena Malik seems to be taking a break from films. The controversial Pakistani actress will soon be seen grooving to some racy salsa beats for a new ad for an aphrodisiac.

Indian Navy leases Russian nuke sub

The Indian Navy is expected to soon receive the nuclear-powered Akula-II class Russian submarine K-152 Nerpa on a 10-year lease, possibly by the end of December or early January. The Nerpa could be named INS Chakra, after

Kalindi Metro to get extension

The Noida Authority chief executive officer on Thursday gave nod in principle to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for extending the Kalindi Kunj metro line here.

Top city hospitals too falter on fire safety norms

The fire tragedy at Kolkata hospital on Friday which claimed 89 lives exposed lack of fire safety norms and the hospitals in the capital are also no exception on this front. Some top hospitals here still do not have the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Delhi Fire Service, which is mandatory for any operational institution.

Court orders action against cop for perjury

A city court has directed initiation of perjury proceedings against a retired Delhi police official for giving false evidence by fabricating the dying declaration of a dowry death case victim.

MCD brings new taxes in budget

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday proposed increase in property tax and introduced a new congestion tax, which will be applied on vehicles in congested areas.

Tripathi bats for discoms on hike

With private power discoms demanding another hike in tariff, Delhi chief secretary P.K. Tripathi on Saturday appeared sympathetic to their demands and said power regulator DERC should look into the issue so that the companies could sustain operations.

Mayor: MCD split decision ‘in haste’

Delhi mayor Rajni Abbi on Tuesday accused the Delhi government of taking a hasty decision on the split instead of pushing the statehood issue first.
“We are opposed to the haste in which the Delhi Government took up the issue

Govt opposes Food Security Bill provisions

The Delhi government has opposed certain provisions of the National Food Security Bill draft saying the proposed universalisation of foodgrain entitlements to majority of the population would be very “difficult to implement”.

Sherry replaces Haqqani as Pak envoy in America

In a surprise choice, the Pakistan government announced Wednesday that controversial PPP politician Sherry Rehman would replace Hussain Haqqani as its ambassador in Washington.

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