Indusage E-Paper Sydney June 2015
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Punjab attack: No evidence of terrorists using Ravi river route, says BSF
Despite Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement in parliament that the three terrorists who launched the attack in Dinanagar town of Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on July 27 had entered India by crossing the Ravi river along the India-Pakistan border, doubts are now being raised about the authenticity of the GPS (global positioning system) coordinates recovered from […]
Bengal flood toll 97, Mamata faces opposition heat
With 12 more deaths, the toll in West Bengal flood shot up to 97 as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee came under heavy attack from the opposition for playing politics over the calamity. While the situation has been improving with water level receding, the disaster management department said 12 more deaths were reported from various parts […]
Bharti Airtel takes its 4G services to 296 towns
India’s top telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it has commercially launched its fourth generation (4G) communications services in 296 towns across the country. “With the help of the feedback received from the beta launches, we have now built India’s first commercial 4G network that will make high speed mobile broadband a reality,” […]
Mumbai godwoman faces dowry abetment case
Self-styled godwoman Mamtamai Radhe Guru Maa, known for her glamorous life-style, has been booked in an alleged dowry harassment case, an official said here on Thursday. A woman has alleged that Radhe Maa instigated her husband and in-laws to demand dowry from her, even though she had given them jewellery worth over Rs.102 crore at […]
Sonia flays government on Naga pact, BJP denies charge
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government on the Naga peace accord, but the BJP rejected the charge and accused the opposition party of “playing politics on a national issue”. “We are really shocked that the prime minister (Narendra Modi) didn’t even think of taking into confidence […]
Kerala gears up for 63rd Nehru Boat Race
Kerala is getting ready for the 63rd edition of the fiercely competitive Nehru Boat Race on August 8, an event that serves as the curtainraiser of the tourism season in the state. The event takes place at Punnamada Lake and the chief guests for this year’s edition include Vice President Hamid Ansari and Chinese Ambassador […]
Pakistani terrorist quizzed, Islamabad denies terror link
India on Thursday said the Udhampur terror attack that led to the dramatic capture of a Pakistani terrorist was aimed at derailing peace in Jammu and Kashmir. Islamabad meanwhile denied that the young guerrilla in Indian custody was a Pakistani. And in a familiar repeat of the arguments advanced after Pakistani terrorists caused mayhem in […]
DU polls: AAP student wing to counter money, muscle, rain-dance parties
Unable to match the “money and muscle power” of the two big national parties, the students wing of the Aam Aam Aadmi Party, that rules Delhi, has decided to take on the political heavyweights in the in the high-profile Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections through more mass contact and social media outreach. Thus far, […]
No clean chit to Maggi, says food safety watchdog
India’s food safety regulator on Wednesday said Nestle India has not been given a clean chit regarding its popular Maggi noodles and that its ban order of June 5 was still operative despite a certified lab in Karnataka reportedly finding the snack to be safe. “It is clarified in the first instance that FSSAI has […]