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CBI to file FIR against Maran
The CBI, after resisting the demand to probe Union home minister P. Chidambaram’s alleged role in 2G spectrum allocation, sprang a surprise in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, stating that its investigators have decided to register an FIR against former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal.
PC’s 2G troubles are not yet over
Despite the CBI and Centre’s strong resistance to any order from the Supreme Court for probing the alleged role of home minister P. Chidambaram in the 2G scam case, his problems seem to be not entirely over as the top court took note of its two crucial orders for investigating Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and his deputy Amit Shah despite filing of the chargesheets.
Play it again
Lata Mangeshkar and Amitabh Bachchan share a laugh during the first Hridaynath Award at Shanmukhananda Hall in Mumbai on Wednesday, Lata Mangeshkar’s 82nd birthday. — Satej Shinde
PM hosts lunch for Blair; PC, Soni present
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s guest for lunch at his 7 Race Course Road residence.
‘Disaster response was not quick’
Leader of the Opposition in Delhi Assembly, V.K. Malhotra, on Wednesday said incidents of terrorist attack, house collapse, inundation of the city due to heavy rains have proved that there is clear lack of quick response team for disaster management, which is causing utmost inconvenient to the people.
BJP slams govt ‘contradictions’
Rubbishing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remarks that the Opposition is trying to destabilise the government, the BJP on Wednesday said the government will collapse under its own contradictions. Accusing the PM
Constable killed, another hurt in hit-and-run case
A head constable was killed and a constable injured during traffic checking here on Wednesday morning when a speeding SUV rammed into them while trying to avoid getting caught.
5-year-old rescued alive
A five-year old boy was rescued from the debris of the three-storey building at Chandni Mahal that collapsed on Tuesday, killing seven and injuring 25 people.
CM, MCD, cops blame each other
The Chandni Mahal building collapse in the Walled City has opened a slugfest of blamegame among the Congress-led Delhi government, BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi police.
Telangana report by month-end, says Azad
Senior Congress leader and Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said that the report on the Telangana statehood would be submitted by the end of this month, after which the Congress president would decide on
