Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 (IANS) The Orissa High Court Thursday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into the alleged Rs.25 lakh crore (Rs.25 trillion) derivative scam.
“The two judge bench consisting of acting Chief Justice I.M. Quddusi and Justice Sanju Panda directed the CBI to probe into the matter,” said Manoj Kumar Mishra, the advocate for petitioner Prabhanjan Patra, a Cuttack-based businessman.
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) The passage of a $871 billion healthcare reform package by the US senate Thursday is only half the battle won in President Barack Obama’s quest for a key domestic goal that has eluded several presidents before him.
London, Dec 24 (IANS) Sexual disorders can arise out of depression or diabetes, or give an early warning of serious illness such as heart disease.
These disorders necessitate an interdisciplinary approach, drawing both on medical and psychological techniques and insights.
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) India will not withdraw in a haste its fiscal stimulus packages, announced in three tranches since last December, in line with the decision taken by the leaders of G20 countries, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Thursday.
“Stimulus has been injected to boost the economy. Unless the full recovery is possible and planners are in a position to make hard assessment that it is time to withdraw, then and then only it will be withdrawn,” the finance minister said.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) If you thought Rajkumar Hirani’s “3 Idiots” was a cover to cover adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s bestseller “Five Point Someone”, Bollywood actor Sharman Joshi would disagree. Joshi, who stars in the film, says it has no resemblance to the book in terms of the story.
“‘3 Idiots’ is based on Chetan Bhagat’s ‘Five Point Someone’ but it’s not the book that you want to see in the form of a film when you go out. There are only a few points from the book in the film. Otherwise it’s a totally different screenplay and story,” Sharman told IANS on phone from Mumbai.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) In a bid to promote cost-effective clean energy sources, India Thursday approved a new policy that calls for blending at least 20 percent biofuels in diesel and petrol by 2017, apart from extending incentives to encourage its production in wastelands.
“The policy endeavours to facilitate and bring about optimal development and utilisation of indigenous biomass feedstock for production of biofuels,” an official statement said, after a meeting of the cabinet presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Asserting that there would be no ideological change in the party with his taking over, new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Thursday said he would concentrate on expanding the party’s organisational base and reach out to the weaker sections and minorities.
Gadkari, the youngest BJP chief at 52, also made it clear that “indiscipline” within the party would be dealt with strongly.
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard of Sri Lanka’s innings against India in the fourth One-day International at the Eden Gardens here Thursday.
Sri Lanka:
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) The play in the fourth One-dayer between India and Sri Lanka was disrupted for 26 minutes after lights of one of the four floodlight towers at the Eden Gardens went off during the Sri Lankan innings here Thursday.
Sri Lanka were 307 for six in 49.2 overs (5.58 pm) when the floodlight tower at the High Court end went off, halting play.
Hyderabad, Dec 24 (IANS) The situation in Osmania University, witnessing violent protests for formation of Telangana state, is “very very volatile”, a police official said Thursday.
“The situation in Osmania University is very very volatile. We don’t know what turn it will take the next moment,” said Inspector General of Police A.R. Anuradha.