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• Shashi Kant Sharma’s appointment as CAG illegal and unconstitutional, says Prashant Bhushan May 22, 2013
  Senior Supreme Court lawyer and member of Aam Aadmi Party Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday, termed the appointment of Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma as the next Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India “illegal and unconstitutional”. Sharma’s appointment can be challenged in court on the ground that it would violate the principle of ‘institutional int […]
  Niticentral Staff
• Veena Malik poses at red light area May 22, 2013
  In a bid to promote her upcoming film Zindagi 50-50, Veena Malik visited Kamathipura, Mumbai’s oldest and Asia’s second-largest red light district along with her co-star Rajan Verma. The tinsel town girl who chose to shed her inhibitions posed with the prostitutes and also interacted with them and distributed condoms to spread awareness about safe sex. Altho […]
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• US Senate panel passes landmark immigration reform bill May 22, 2013
  The landmark immigration bill, which offers a path to citizenship for more than 11 million – including over 260,000 Indians – undocumented immigrants and increasing H-1B visas on Wednesday passed its first legislative test. The Senate Judiciary Committee on the fifth day of its deliberations that included 300 amendments to the Comprehensive Immigration Refor […]
  Lalit K Jha
• What are the celebrations for: BJP asks UPA May 22, 2013
  On a day when the Congress-led UPA Government is celebrating its fourth year in office for the second consecutive term, BJP on Wednesday lashed out at the Government asking what are celebrations about. Leaders of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, in a joint Press Conference teared into the UPA Government holding it […]
  Niticentral Staff
• In pictures: Life in a Metro May 22, 2013
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• Anti-terrorism court reserves ruling on Musharraf’s bail plea May 22, 2013
  An Islamabad anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday upheld its ruling on a bail petition filed by Pakistan’s former dictator Pervez Musharraf in a case surrounding the detention of the country’s top judges in 2007, a DAWN News report said. During the hearing, the Public Prosecutor said clause 780-A pertaining to terrorism had been added to the list of charg […]
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• Prateik plays with fire for Isaaq May 22, 2013
  Actor Prateik, who reportedly went underground to get a makeover for the upcoming film ‘Isaaq’ is not leaving any stone unturned for playing his character perfectly in the movie. The actor, who plays a Banarasi Romeo, underwent diction and physical training to get into the skin of the character, he even took training for fire dance and Parkour to be able to […]
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• Treasure Chest-the crowd puller drink now at Mumbai’s Vicinia Café May 22, 2013
  Vicinia a new European café that has opened at Kemps Corner brings the Treasure Chest- the crowd puller drink from the UK to India for the first time ever. The exotic favorite amongst people of all ages actually comes in a chest which is filled with crushed ice and fresh fruits and topped up with Sparkling Wine/ Champagne. It’s a drink with tall straws and t […]
  Deepa Srivastava Kumar
• 12 mistakes which spelled doom for UPA II May 22, 2013
  No one would have imagined in 2009 that UPA II will do this bad in its second innings at the Centre. Today, while the UPA II is desperately trying to save face through its Rs 180-crore ‘Bharat Nirman’ advertisement blitz, it is entering the ninth year of bad-governance on May 22. The Government, which promised miracles on every front, has failed and is also […]
  Aliya Abbas
• Fallen Imran Khan discharged from hospital May 22, 2013
  Weeks after suffering a nasty fall at a political rally in Lahore, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan was on Wednesday discharged from Shaukat Khanum hospital, Express Tribune reported. Imran was admitted to the hospital after he fell off a fork lift during a PTI election rally in Lahore on May 7. Khan fractured three vertebrae and a rib when he fell […]
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