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Capt Abhimanyu slams Haryana Govt for ordering CBI probe against Khemka

New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Backing suspended IAS officer Ashok Khemka, BJP Spokesperson Capt. Abhimanyu on Saturday slammed Haryana Government for probing honest people such as Ashok Khemka. Further slamming the Congress he said that the party is double faced as on the one hand they talk of combating corruption and on the other they probe people fighting corruption. The Haryana Government has ordered CBI inquiry against Khemka for awarding a contract to a company in Gujarat worth eight crore rupees.

Jan 18, 2014

Haryana Government hounding Khemka: RK Singh

New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): Backing suspended IAS officer Ashok Khemka, former Union Home Secretary and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader RK Singh on Saturday said that the Haryana Government is trying to hound Khemka for carrying out his duties properly. Singh's comment came shortly after the Haryana Government ordered an inquiry by the CBI against Khemka for awarding a contract to a company in Gujarat worth eight crore rupees.

Jan 18, 2014

Nursery Admissions: Delhi High Court reserves order

New Delhi, Jan 15 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved order on petition of Action Committee of Unaided Recognized Private Schools for staying LG's order on nursery admission process. Lawyer Ashok Aggarwal on Wednesday said that the division bench has heard the issues of nursery schools and the court has reserved the orders which it can pronounce in two or three days. He further said that the verdict will be for the welfare of students.

Jan 15, 2014

Sachin Pilot named Rajasthan Congress Chief

New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): The Congress Party has appointed Union Minister for Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot as the new president of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. The 36-year-old Minister for Corporate Affairs is a close associate of party Vice President Rahul Gandhi and is the son of late Union Minister Rajesh Pilot and Rama Pilot, who was also MP for a term. Pilot's appointment as PCC chief comes a month after the party's poor performance in the desert state. The Congress could secure just 21 out of the 200 Assembly seats in Rajasthan, leading to the exit of the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government.

Jan 13, 2014

BSE closes points 6.03 down on Jan 3

New Delhi, Jan 3 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 6.03 points down to stand at 20,882.30. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 0.45 points up to stand at 6,221.60. Financial Technologies and MCX were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 19.98% and 16.63% along with Ashok Leyland and Sobha Dev with an increase of 7.34% and 5.48% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Tata Power and Mahindra and Mahindra with a decrease of 3.95% and 3.73% along with Torrent Power and IPCA Lab with a decrease of 3.21% and 2.92% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 125.10 points at 12,045.28 while the banking sector is up 20.68 points at 12,794.79 and the realty sector is down 12.66 points at 1,442.24. The Indian currency is up 0.02% at Rs 62.25 per dollar.

Jan 3, 2014

Future plans, not resignation to be main focus of PM's speech: Ashok Tandon

New Delhi, Jan 03 (ANI): Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's press conference on Friday, media advisor to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Ashok Tandon said that the main focus of the speech will be Singh's future plans relating to the course of events to take place. He said that unlike different speculations, there won't be any announcement on resignation by the PM as it's not the practice followed by any PM. He also said that these conversations have become rare in recent past and there are chances that opposition and media will try to corner him.

Jan 3, 2014

BSE closes points 277.77 down on Jan 2

New Delhi, Jan 02 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 277.77 points down to stand at 20,862.71. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 80.50 points down to stand at 6,215.40. Power grid corporation of India Ltd. and Ashok Leyland were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 2.47% and 2.33% along with Strides Arcolab Ltd. and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. with an increase of 1.57% and 1.16% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include JPINFRATEC and Century Tex with a decrease of 7.00% and 6.61% along with Adani Power and Suzlon Energy with a decrease of 6.45% and 6.43% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 120.29 points at 12,154.28 while the banking sector is down 264.05 points at 12,746.34 and the realty sector is down 44.95 points at 1,429.84. The Indian currency is down 0.34% at Rs 62.11 per dollar.

Jan 2, 2014

Artist creates 72x42 ft sketch of Amitabh Bachchan

New Delhi, Jan 2 (ANI): An artist from Nashik city has made a 72x42 feet pencil sketch of nation's superstar Amitabh Bachchan, which will be presented to the actor soon. Talking to media, artist Ashok Nagpure said, "Amitabh Bachchan is a very important and popular personality in India. It took 72 hours for me to create the sketch." The sketch will be presented to Big B in Andheri next month, he said.

Jan 2, 2014

Cameraman BK Magesh Files Case Against '6-5=2' Makers

Kannada horror film "6-5=2," which has received rave reviews from film critics and viewers, is making headlines for all wrong reasons. A person named BK Magesh, who claims to be the cameraman for the movie, has reportedly lodged a complaint against its producers at the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC). Magesh claims that the film makers have neither paid him nor given him credit in the flick.

Dec 27, 2013

Glittering jewellery dazzles visitors at Jaipur

Jaipur, Dec 24 (ANI): Exquisite gold and diamond pieces dazzled visitors thronging a Jewellery exhibition in Jaipur. The spiralling inflation and sky rocketing price of gold did not dampen the enthusiasm of the people who had thronged the jewellery show. The high profile event which takes place in the month of December every year, witnessed the participation of over 30,000 people. An organizer of the show, Ashok Singhi, attributed the surge in the footfall to the variety of jewellery that was provided at a reasonable price under one roof.

Dec 24, 2013

Vasundhara Raje expands cabinet with induction of new ministers

Jaipur, Dec 21 (ANI): The Rajasthan government headed by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia, expanded its cabinet with the induction of 12 new ministers. The swearing-in ceremony took place in Rajasthan’s capital city of Jaipur where the Governor of Rajasthan, Margaret Alva, was also present.

Dec 21, 2013

Defeat due to communal feelings between Hindus and Muslims: Ashok Gehlot

New Delhi, Dec 18 (ANI): Speaking on Congress defeat in the Rajasthan Assembly polls, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that BJP has raised communal feelings between Hindus and Muslims and this is the reason why they lost the elections in the state.

Dec 18, 2013