- Chaos in the capital as kejriwal and group hits the streets
Chaos gripped the streets of Delhi as more than a thousand protestors led by erstwhile team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal and others tried to break police cordons and reach Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and BJP president Nitin Gadkari's residence.
Protesting under the banner of India against Corruption (IAC) and against the alleged irregularities in the coal blocks allocation; the crowd tried to march to Singh's residence twice, but was detained on both occasions.
The first attempt at 6am caught the police off guard. "Arwind Kejriwal and Gopal Rai reached near PM's residence with a few supporters while IAC member Sanjay Singh went to Nitin Gadkari's home at Teen Murti Lane. They were detained and taken to the Mandir Marg police station," said a senior police officer.
- Indian Parliamentarians gets offer of programme from Yale University
The sixth India, Yale Parliamentary Leadership Program that began on June 20 and will conclude on June 30discussed fragile global economy along with evolving political and economic crises in the Middle East and Europe, and the 2012 US presidential elections. The meeting also discussed topics like challenges of leadership.
This programme was launched in the year 2007 in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the India -US Forum of Parliamentarians. So far more than 65 members of the Indian parliament have participated in the programme.
A team of 11 members from India's parliament had come to the Yale University campus in New Haven, to attend the six-day leadership program with Yale faculty. This programme is four day program that consist meetings, discussions, and interactions in Washington, DC along with senior officials of the US government.
- SAIL, STERLITE make way for Ultratech, Lupin on Nifty
Birla Group Firm Ultratech Cement and drug maker Lupin will replace public sector Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Vedanta group firm Sterlite Industries in the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) benchmark index Nifty.
As per the changes announced last month by India Index Services & Products Ltd (IISL), an NSE-Crisil joint venture that maintains Nifty index, SAIL and Sterlite Industries (India) would be excluded from the 50-share benchmark index with effect from September.
In their place, Lupin and Ultratech Cement would be included in the Nifty index. Analysts say the removal of SAIL and Sterlite from the Nifty underlines the negative sentiment prevailing on the materials sector even as valuations are at multi year low. Shares of SAIL and Sterlite Industries also fell due to the new changes.
- Delhi govt sets Nov 24 deadline for plastic ban
The Delhi govt has set November 24 deadline for the enforcement of blanket ban on the manufacture, import, sale, storage and use of plastic carry bags, sheets, films or tubs- irrespective of their thickness.
Without any feasible alternative in sight, the order also bans plastic sheets used to line dust bins. But the ban will not affect the use of plastic carry bags specified under the bio-medical waste (management and handling), rules 1998.
Plastic used to pack food products such as milk and flour bags- in which goods are sealed prior to use- will be allowed. "The sate cabinet passed the ban order on September11 and the government notified it on October 23. A copy of the notification has been uploaded on the government's environment department website. Enforcement has to begin after a month of notification," said a top govt official who is part of the team authorised to enforce the ban.
- Delhi cops say Namdhari shot Hardeep Chadha
Former Uttarakhand minorities commission chairman Sukhdev Singh Namdhari shot dead liquor baron Ponty Chadha's brother Hardeep Chadha, Delhi police crime branch told the city court.
Metropolitan magistrate Gaurav Rao sent Namdhari to police custody till December 2for further interrogation after crime branch said he has been formally booked for murder following eyewitnesses' inputs. Initially police had arrested him for trespass and attempt to murder on the basis of disclosure made by Bhupinder Singh Bisht, another accused who was Ponty's personal security officer.
Police said they Namdhari to recover various weapons used in the shootout, which are believed to be hidden at his farmhouse. "I am satisfied that to unearth the entire conspiracy... it is a fit case for grant of three days of police custody," the judge said.
Chaos gripped the streets of Delhi as more than a thousand protestors led by erstwhile team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal and others tried to break police cordons and reach Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and BJP president Nitin Gadkari's residence.
Protesting under the banner of India against Corruption (IAC) and against the alleged irregularities in the coal blocks allocation; the crowd tried to march to Singh's residence twice, but was detained on both occasions.
The first attempt at 6am caught the police off guard. "Arwind Kejriwal and Gopal Rai reached near PM's residence with a few supporters while IAC member Sanjay Singh went to Nitin Gadkari's home at Teen Murti Lane. They were detained and taken to the Mandir Marg police station," said a senior police officer.
The sixth India, Yale Parliamentary Leadership Program that began on June 20 and will conclude on June 30discussed fragile global economy along with evolving political and economic crises in the Middle East and Europe, and the 2012 US presidential elections. The meeting also discussed topics like challenges of leadership.
This programme was launched in the year 2007 in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the India -US Forum of Parliamentarians. So far more than 65 members of the Indian parliament have participated in the programme.
A team of 11 members from India's parliament had come to the Yale University campus in New Haven, to attend the six-day leadership program with Yale faculty. This programme is four day program that consist meetings, discussions, and interactions in Washington, DC along with senior officials of the US government.
Birla Group Firm Ultratech Cement and drug maker Lupin will replace public sector Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Vedanta group firm Sterlite Industries in the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) benchmark index Nifty.
As per the changes announced last month by India Index Services & Products Ltd (IISL), an NSE-Crisil joint venture that maintains Nifty index, SAIL and Sterlite Industries (India) would be excluded from the 50-share benchmark index with effect from September.
In their place, Lupin and Ultratech Cement would be included in the Nifty index. Analysts say the removal of SAIL and Sterlite from the Nifty underlines the negative sentiment prevailing on the materials sector even as valuations are at multi year low. Shares of SAIL and Sterlite Industries also fell due to the new changes.
The Delhi govt has set November 24 deadline for the enforcement of blanket ban on the manufacture, import, sale, storage and use of plastic carry bags, sheets, films or tubs- irrespective of their thickness.
Without any feasible alternative in sight, the order also bans plastic sheets used to line dust bins. But the ban will not affect the use of plastic carry bags specified under the bio-medical waste (management and handling), rules 1998.
Plastic used to pack food products such as milk and flour bags- in which goods are sealed prior to use- will be allowed. "The sate cabinet passed the ban order on September11 and the government notified it on October 23. A copy of the notification has been uploaded on the government's environment department website. Enforcement has to begin after a month of notification," said a top govt official who is part of the team authorised to enforce the ban.
Former Uttarakhand minorities commission chairman Sukhdev Singh Namdhari shot dead liquor baron Ponty Chadha's brother Hardeep Chadha, Delhi police crime branch told the city court.
Metropolitan magistrate Gaurav Rao sent Namdhari to police custody till December 2for further interrogation after crime branch said he has been formally booked for murder following eyewitnesses' inputs. Initially police had arrested him for trespass and attempt to murder on the basis of disclosure made by Bhupinder Singh Bisht, another accused who was Ponty's personal security officer.
Police said they Namdhari to recover various weapons used in the shootout, which are believed to be hidden at his farmhouse. "I am satisfied that to unearth the entire conspiracy... it is a fit case for grant of three days of police custody," the judge said.
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