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Judicial custody of Samjhauta blast accused Aseemanand extended till May 2

Jaipur, Apr 30(ANI): The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Jaipur on Saturday extended the judicial custody of Samjhauta Express train blast accused Swami Aseemanand, who has also been charged for plotting the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast, till May 2 on an appeal by the National Investigation Agency. The NIA produced Aseemanand and other accused before the CBI court and requested for extension of time for filing chargesheet against them in the Ajmer Dargah blast case.

Jodhpur-Pali-Marwar to be the second node of DMIC in Rajasthan

Jodhpur, Apr 30(ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Saturday announced that Jodhpur-Pali-Marwar will be the second node of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) in Rajasthan. After a high level meeting with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gahlot and Industry Minister Rajinder Pareek at Jodhpur today, Sharma informed that the first node in the state i.e.

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Hope speaker will accept PAC report: Joshi

New Delhi, April 30: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi Saturday said he was hopeful that Speaker Meira Kumar would accept the report on 2G spectrum despite it being rejected by majority of the parliamentary panel members. ‘We hope the speaker will accept the report and table it in parliament,’ the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) told reporters, soon after submitting the draft report on the 2G spectrum allocation to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar’s office.

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K.V. Kamath to head Infosys

Bangalore, April 30: K.V. Kamath was Saturday named to head Infosys, chairman of the IT bellwether N.R.

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MIM leader Akbar Owaisi injured in attack; Hyderabad tense

Hyderabad, April 30: Andhra Pradesh legislator and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was injured when assailants opened fire at him here Saturday, sparking tension in the old city of Hyderabad. His condition was reported to be stable at a hospital.

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Hamaguchi qualifies fifth for Asian road race

Chennai, April 30: Toshiyuki Hamaguchi of Moto-Rev India qualified in fifth position for the first round of the 2011 FIM Asian Road Racing Championship for two-wheelers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Saturday. The other two Moto-Rev riders, Rajini Krishnan and Gautham Mayilvagnan qualified 20th and 22nd, according to a press release.

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Chopper with Arunachal chief minister still missing

Itanagar, April 30: A helicopter with Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu on board is still untraceable, many hours after it took off from Tawang Saturday morning, officials said. ‘There is no confirmation of the news of the helicopter.

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70 Belgians to sue Vatican for clerical sex abuse

Brussels, April 30 (IANS/AKI) At least 70 people from Belgium have claimed they were sexually abused by the clergy and would now sue the Vatican and the Belgian church for failing to protect them from paedophile priests, their lawyer said. Walter Van Steenbrugge said the legal action would be initiated in May.

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US TV shows stir up row with comments on queen, blacks

London, April 30: Television show hosts in the US stirred up a controversy during the British royal wedding when one of them called Queen Elizabeth II a ‘bumble bee’ while another asked, ‘Where are the black people?’ ‘Where are the black people?’ asked Sherri Shepherd of ABC’s ‘The View’ programme, according to the Daily Mail. The 44-year-old actress said she had searched through the footage of guests at Westminster Abbey.

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