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NEWS IN BRIEF – FEB 23, 2013 1. Centre sent 4 alerts to Andhra just before Hyderabad blasts, Last Warning Issued 8 Hrs Prior To Strike: New Delhi: Faced with allegations of intelligence failure, home minister Sushilkumar Shinde told Parliament on Friday that the Centre had issued aseries of alerts to authorities in Hyderabad about [...]

NEWS IN BRIEF – FEB 16, 2013 1. CBI Ready for Raids in Delhi and Chandigarh, Agency plans to send team to Italy next week to speak to prosecutors: NEW DELHI : CBI is set to conduct raids in Delhi and Chandigarh as it begins to probe whether AgustaWestland paid . 362 crore bribes buy [...]

NEWS IN BRIEF – FEB 15, 2013 1. Ex-IAF chief briefed us on tender: Middlemen, Claim They Met Tyagi In Office, Influenced Him To Change Terms: New Delhi: The alleged middlemen in the deal for VVIP helicopters have claimed that the then Air Chief Marshal Shashi P Tyagi used to brief them on the developments [...]

NEWS IN BRIEF – FEB 13, 2013 1. 350cr Kickback Suspected In 3,546cr Purchase CEO Of Supplier Firm Arrested, Bribe charges hit Italian copter deal, Defence Ministry Forced To Order CBI Investigation : New Delhi: A few arrests in Italy sent ripples down the corridors of power in South Block here on Tuesday, forcing the [...]

NEWS IN BRIEF – FEB 12, 2013 1. Prosecutor was helping key accused in 2G case, says CBI, Talk Between Unitech MD, Counsel ‘Taped’: New Delhi: In a stunning twist to the 2G case, an audio tape of a CBI senior public prosecutor purportedly advising a key accused on how to counter the prosecution’s charge [...]

NEWS IN BRIEF – FEB 08, 2013 1. Govt Stumped as Growth Pegged at Decade-Low 5%: NEW DELHI : The statistics office has forecast GDP growth of just 5% this year, surprising many and piling on pressure on the finance minister to deliver a growth-inducing budget and the central bank for more rate cuts soon. [...]

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NEWS IN BRIEF – JULY 20, 2012 1. Cong-NCP ties get shakier as Pawar, Patel skip Cabinet meet, Duo Snub PM As Seating Tiff Deepens: New Delhi: Relations between the Congress and the NCP appeared to be at tipping point on Thursday after Sharad Pawar and his close associate Praful Patel stuck to their protest over the NCP chief [...]

NEWS IN BRIEF – JULY 17, 2012 1. Saviour or ‘poodle’, asks UK paper about Manmohan : New Delhi: Hailed abroad not too long ago as a statesman and economic guru, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is at the receiving end of increasingly harsh comment with British daily, The Independent, critiquing his tenure under a disparaging headline — “Manmohan Singh: [...]