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• 3 CSK players linked to spot-fixing, reveals Vindoo May 24, 2013
  In a latest development in the IPL spot-fixing case, arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, has revealed the names of three Chennai Super Kings (CSK) players, one of them a senior, who were in touch with him. “Yes, he has spilled some names, we are verifying the authenticity of his claims,” said Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Himanshu Roy, who re […]
  Niticentral Staff
• US faces real threat from radicalised individuals: Obama May 24, 2013
  Citing the Wisconsin Gurdwara shootout last year that killed six Sikh worshippers, US President Barack Obama has expressed concern over increasing instances of acts of violence inside the country by home grown terrorists. “We face a real threat from radicalised individuals here in the United States. Whether it’s a shooter at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, a pla […]
  Lalit K Jha
• Cannes 2013: Dabba wins critics week viewer’s choice Award May 24, 2013
  After Anurag Kashyap’s Ugly which got standing ovation at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival, now it’s Ritesh Batra’s debut film ‘Lunchbox’ or to say ‘Dabba’ which has bagged the critics week viewers choice award at the fest. Starring Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddique in the lead roles, the film received unanimous praise from the audience during its screenin […]
  Niticentral Staff
• US drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen: What the facts say May 24, 2013
  US President Barack Obama said he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan. The official US figures of number of strikes and estimated deaths remain classified. But, according to the New America Foundation which maintains a database of the strikes, the CIA and […]
  Associated Press
• NIA Malegaon blast chargesheet contradicts CBI, ATS findings May 24, 2013
  Just two days after the National Investigation Agency filed a charge sheet against four people for allegedly planning, conspiring and triggering 2006 Malegaon blasts that left 37 people dead, the NIA on Thursday contradicted findings of the ATS and the CBI in its chargesheet filed in the Malegoan blast case of 2006. “The earlier investigation by ATS and CBI […]
  Niticentral Staff
• Chuck’s World for 24th May May 24, 2013
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  Deepak Gopalakrishnan
• J&K: Three Army personnel killed in encounter in Pulwama May 24, 2013
  Three Army personnel were killed in an encounter with terrorists on Friday in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An Army spokesman said the troops had launched an anti-insurgency operation in Buchoo village in Tral area of Pulwama, following a tip off about presence of terrorists in the area. “As the troops were laying the cordon around the villa […]
  Niticentral Staff
• GoM meets on CBI: DoPT opposes scrapping of key provision May 24, 2013
  The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has said that it will oppose scrapping of the provision which requires CBI to seek Government’s permission for probing bureaucrats in corruption cases. The DoPT raised the issue during a power-point presentation at the maiden meeting of the Group of Minister (GoM) headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram which […]
  Niticentral Staff
• Woolwich terror victim a model soldier: British Military May 24, 2013
  The soldier brutally murdered in a terrorist attack by jihadists in London’s Woolwich was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial Military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the British Military said Thursday. Lee Rigby, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, who had joined the Army in 2006, wa […]
  Associated Press
• UK names soldier murdered in Woolwich terror attack; two new arrests made May 24, 2013
  A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said on Thursday. Police raided houses in connection with the brazen slaying of the off-duty soldier, identified as Lee Ri […]
  Gregory Katz