Baba Ramdev's health worsens, moved to hospital in Dehradun

Haridwar:  Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was taken on a stretcher from his ashram in Haridwar this afternoon; he will be admitted to the ICU at the Jolly Grant Hospital in Dehradun. Before that, doctors who examined him said his hunger strike, now in its seventh day, had affected his liver and caused his blood pressure to drop significantly. So far, he has remained adamant about continuing his fast against black money and corruption. ...

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Goa man's house raided after Facebook post on eating Indian bullfrog

PANAJI: Goa forest department officials conducted raids at the house of a youth here after he confessed on a popular social networking site, about killing Indian bullfrogs and eating them. Officials said the youth was missing from his house as he has left for Mumbai. While the department has found traces of cooked frog at his place in Ribandar village, near here. His parents are being questioned, they said. The Indian bullfrog is a protected...

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Ramdev’s business empire worth over Rs 1,100 crore

Yoga guru Ramdev, who is on an indefinite hunger strike against black money and corruption, on Thursday made public details of his business empire worth over Rs 1,100 crore, claiming everything was in order.  On his sixth day of fast, Baba Ramdev addressed a press conference here during which his close aide Acharya Balkrishna said that the capital involving the four trusts run by him totalled Rs 426.19 crore while the expenditure incurred...

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Samacheer Kalvi books “propaganda material”

The books printed under the ‘Samacheer Kalvi Thittam' (uniform school education scheme) of the DMK government were “propaganda material” made available in the name of the scheme, it was submitted before the Madras High Court on Thursday. During arguments before the First Bench, comprising Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal and Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, Advocate-General (AG) A. Navaneethakrishnan produced books printed under the scheme. Citing one of the...

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Tamil Nadu moves resolution to implead itself in Katchatheevu case

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution seeking the state revenue department to implead itself in a case filed by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa for retrieval of Katchatheevu island, ceded to Sri Lanka by India in 1974 by way of an agreement. Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa moved the resolution even as the DMK was absent during the debate. The resolution said the case filed by Ms. Jayalalithaa as AIADMK chief in the...

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Trisha says adopting a stray dog can make one happy

Popular actress Trisha is like an angel to stray dogs. She is the brand ambassador of PETA. She is advising her fans to adopt the stray dogs who are homeless. She tells to adopt dogs that are homeless and become an angel. Trisha interestingly tells that how she adopted her pet dog Cadbury. She while speaking about this said, "I met my Cadbury when I was going for a shooting in Hyderabad. I was going in a car. I saw a small puppy injured....

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Rajni to be discharged in a day or two

Dhanush while speaking from Singapore about Rajnikanth’s health said, "Super star Rajni is keeping good health. He has become normal. He is healthy and happy like before. He will be discharged in few days. Super star’s health has improved because of the intensive treatment of doctors and prayers of Crores of his fans. Latha Rajnikanth, my wife Aishwarya, her sister Soundarya, my sons Yaatra, Linga and I are staying in an apartment in Singapore....

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ELEPHANT ATTACK IN MYSORE - 1 MAN KILLED

Questions are being raised over the manner in which the Forest Department woke up to emergency calls that harried citizens made to the police, media and the forest department staff themselves, when two wild elephants strayed into Mysore city in the early hours of Wednesday. Was the Department too late to react to the anxious calls or was it ill-equipped to handle an unexpected situation, were the questions that many asked here during...

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Hazare ends day-long fast at Rajghat

After a day-long fast at the Rajghat on Wednesday against the police action on the Baba Ramdev-led demonstration against corruption, rights activist Anna Hazare threatened another indefinite fast if the government failed to cooperate in drafting the Lokpal Bill. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Hazare said that as a member of the Joint Drafting Committee (JDC) on the bill he was steadfast in his resolve to have a lokpal in place. Mr. Hazare said...

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Maran brothers made life threats to me: Former Aircel chief to CBI

NEW DELHI: Former Aircel chief C Sivasankaran has told the CBI that the then telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanidhi had allegedly issued life threats forcing him to sell his firm to a Malayasia-based tycoon, a charge rejected by the DMK leader. He has provided the CBI a list of over 10 witnesses, mostly based abroad, to buttress his point that he was threatened by the Maran brothers, CBI sources said. The list provided...

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Anil Ambani to meet 2 ADAG officials in Tihar jail

NEW DELHI: Reliance ADA Group chairman Anil Ambani has been allowed to meet two senior executives of his parent company now lodged in Tihar prison who were arrested in connection with 2G scam case. "We have granted permission to Anil Ambani to meet two of his Reliance executives now lodged in our prison. He will meet them after sunset," Neeraj Kumar, DG Tihar Prisons, said. Ambani is expected to meet Gautam Doshi and Hari Nair who work...

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Where will Rajini convalesce?

Rajinikanth’s son-in-law Dhanush has said that the Superstar is due to be discharged in a couple of days. The actor has said that Latha Rajini, his wife Aishwarya, sister-in-law Soundarya and sons Yathra and Linga are now living in an apartment in Singapore. He revealed that Rajini may decide to stay in this apartment until he recuperates or may move on to another...

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Sun buys Vengai

National award winner, Dhanush's film with director Hari, Vengai is gearing for a big release. Sun Pictures have bought the rights to the film for a record amount. Dhanush has a good track record with this banner with Paddikadhavan and Aadukalam making it big at the box office. Similar results are hoped for Vengai as well. Tamannah is the heroine. Fresh after  the...

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Shocking reality of Avan Ivan

A deep and intense research over rare issues always remains as one of the highlighting USPs of filmmaker Bala. The perfect exampless are  ‘Pithamaghan’ and ‘Naan Kadavul’ that delivered a realistic portrayal of Ganja business and physically challenged cohorts forced into begging. The latest buzzes are that Bala’s ‘Avan Ivan’ is...

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Ramdev's health deteriorates; doctors advise him to break fast

HARIDWAR: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's health has started deteriorating as his fast for tougher anti-graft laws and bringing back black money from foreign nations, entered fifth day here on Wednesday. Doctors attending to the yoga guru have advised liquid intake and requested him to end his fast soon. "His health is going down. He has lost weight and is suffering from dehydration. He is not keeping well," chief medical officer, Haridwar Dr Yogesh...

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Anna Hazare sets Aug 15 deadline for Lokpal Bill

NEW DELHI: Beginning his day-long hunger strike at Rajghat to protest against corruption and the recent police brutality, the 73-year-old-Gandhi devotee Anna Hazare said that if the Lokpal Bill was not passed, he would fast unto death at Jantar Mantar from August 16. Anna described his movement as the second battle of independence but underlined Gandhi's non-violent path. He said his Wednesday fast was to condemn the police action on Ramdev's...

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Jayalalithaa announces Rs one lakh as solatium to kin of deceased in bus accident

The Tamil Nadu government today announced Rs one lakh as solatium to the kin of those killed in last night’s road accident at Vellore. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa informed the Assembly that 22 persons had been killed in the accident after the Pollachi bound private bus lost control and hit a culvert before falling into a 10-feet-deep ditch. Under its impact, the A/C equipment in the bus burst following which the vehicle caught fire.  “Twenty...

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Delhi High Court dismisses Kanimozhi’s bail plea

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Member of Parliament Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, accused in the 2G spectrum case, saying there are prima facie evidences against them. “There are certain prima facie evidences against the accused. Considering the complicity of the accused in the offence, the bail applications are dismissed,” Justice Ajit Bharihoke said. Ms. Kanimozhi’s...

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