Month: November 2010

Wikileaks’ Latest Includes 3,038 Cables from Delhi

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New Delhi, November 29: Of the quarter million top secret US documents released by the whistleblower website Wikileaks, as many as 3,038 classified cables are from the US Embassy in New Delhi.

The documents are being published by several media outlets across the globe today, despite repeated insistence from the US that it may put at risk many lives.

Ahead of the release of these documents, the State Department had reached out to India warning it about the impending release.

Technical snag disrupts Metro line for an hour

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New Delhi,November 29:For the second time in nine days, thousands of commuters were stranded Sunday evening as services on Delhi Metro’s Gurgaon-Jahangirpuri line were disrupted for an hour due to a technical snag, a Metro official said. The fault was rectified and the services resumed at 10.36 p.m.

A Metro official told IANS that the fault was due to a problem in the overhead electric wires near the Sultanpur Metro Station and the disruption occurred at around 9.30 p.m., the official said

Wikileaks reveals standoff over nuclear fuel in Pakistan

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Washington, November 29:The secret US diplomatic communications leaked by Wikileaks have exposed a dangerous standoff over the use of highly enriched uranium in Pakistani reactor as America fears the fuel can be used for making illicit nuclear device.

Wikileaks expose: Saudi Arabia urges US attack on Iran

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London, November 29:Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region urged US to attack Iran and destroy its nuclear facilities, The Guardian reported citing the secret US diplomatic communications leaked Sunday by whistle-blowing website Wikileaks.

The revelations of secret memos from US embassies across the Middle East expose behind-the-scenes pressures in the scramble to contain the Islamic Republic, which the US, Arab states and Israel suspect is close to acquiring nuclear weapons.

US embassy cables leak sparks global diplomacy crisis

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The United States was catapulted into a worldwide diplomatic crisis today, with the leaking to the Guardian and other international media of more than 250,000 classified cables from its embassies, many sent as recently as February this year.

At the start of a series of daily extracts from the US embassy cables – many of which are designated “secret” – the Guardian can disclose that Arab leaders are privately urging an air strike on Iran and that US officials have been instructed to spy on the UN’s leadership.

Will PRP be part of Kiran Kumar Ministry in Andhra?

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Hyderabad, November 28: A late night telephone call from Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to Praja Rajyam Party president K Chiranjeevi has led to wide-spread speculation that his party legislators might be inducted into the Congress ministry to checkmate to rebel MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.

The call from Chief Minister, who is currently camping in New Delhi, to the PRP president assumes significance with clear signals that the high command was in no mood to be accommodative towards Jagan and his loyalist MLAs in the constitution of the state Cabinet.

KVP Ramachandra Rao resigns as advisor to AP Govt

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Hyderabad, November 28: Rajya Sabha MP K V P Ramachandra Rao tonight stepped down as advisor to the Andhra Pradesh Government, minutes after new Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy sought the resignation of advisors appointed by late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.

Kiran Reddy announced in New Delhi that he would ask state Chief Secretary S V Prasad to seek the resignation of the advisors, whose role have been highly controversial in the last six years, at least two of them sent in their resignations.

1998 n-tests gave parity to Pak: Jaswant Singh

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New Delhi, November 28: Senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh, known for toeing a different line from that of his party on several issues, today said India’s nuclear tests in 1998 during the NDA regime gave a “parity” to Pakistan that it had always sought.

“The question that troubles us is that the 1998 nuclear tests by India conferred a kind of parity to Pakistan that it had always sought,” Singh said at a seminar at IIC here today.

Explaining further, the former External Affairs Minister said this parity had come about as the “deterrent quotient” had been altered after the nuclear tests.

Govt should resolve Parliament deadlock: Venkaiah

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Hyderabad, November 28: Asserting that the BJP would continue to insist on a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum allocation issue, senior party leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said it is the government’s responsibility to resolve the stalemate in Parliament.

“The government is adamant on JPC. Adamance and arrogance are not helpful in democracy. Better the ruling party accept the JPC and end this stalemate. The ruling party alone will be held responsible for the present stalemate if it continues beyond tomorrow,” Naidu told reporters here.

Haryana to set up human rights commission

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Chandigarh, November 28: Haryana will soon set up a human rights commission, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Sunday.

The process to constitute the commission was in progress, Hooda told reporters after a function at Jagadhri town, 120 km from here.

The Haryana government had earlier maintained that there was no need of a human rights commission in the state.

The chief minister had earlier maintained that enough mechanisms were available in the existing laws to deal with situations and that there was no need for a human rights commission.

Nepal Maoists condemn Indian operation against rebels

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Kathmandu, November 28: A year after India started paramilitary operations against its own outlawed Maoist party and nearly five months after security forces killed a top guerrilla leader, Nepal’s Maoist party has finally reacted to the incidents officially, condemning both and underlining its continued antagonism towards the Indian government.

Advani to visit Bhopal tomorrow

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Bhopal, November 28: BJP veteran L K Advani is among a host of senior party leaders coming here tomorrow to take part in Karyakarta Gaurav Diwas Sammelan to mark Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s five years in office.

“Advani today gave his consent to the state unit to attend the function at the Jamboree maiden,” Madhya Pradesh BJP President Prabhat Jha told reporters.

Besides Advani, BJP president Nitin Gadkari, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, former BJP president Rajnath Singh and other party leaders will take part in the Sammelan.

Abducted person released by Maoists

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Latehar (Jharkhand), November 28: Maoists today released a person, who was abducted for being involved in construction of a building to be used as a police station, police said here.

“Maoists set him free after the police cornered them at a place near Barwadih,” Superintendent of Police Kuldip Diwedi told newsmen here.

The person was abducted for working in the construction of a police station in Latehar’s Barwadih, he said.

–Agencies

Man arrested for trying to molest an airhostess

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Kolkata, November 28: One person was today arrested for allegedly trying to molest an airhostess on board in a Kolkata-bound flight from Bangkok.

Surajit Deb (50) was arrested after he allegedly tried to molest an airhostess when she refused to serve him further drinks, police said.

Deb, a businessman, was coming from Bangkok to Kolkata in a private airline, the airport sources said.

He quarrelled with the cabin crew and was arrested as the plane landed here, they said.

–Agencies

MP BJP in self-proclaiming mood, celebrating CM Chouhan’s 5 yr. rule

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Congress calls it ‘Dhoka’ with people of state
Bhopal, November 28 (Pervez Bari): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, (BJP), in Madhya Pradesh is in self-proclaiming mood and is celebrating the five year uninterrupted rule of its poster boy Shivraj Singh Chouhan on November 29 as “Karyakarta Gaurav Diwas” (Workers Pride Day) to mark the occasion. It is said that it is for the first time that a chief minister of BJP has completed its full term of five years.

Buddhadeb asks party workers to shun arrogance

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Kolkata, November 28: Blaming a section of party workers for the debacle of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in recent elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday asked the cadres to shun arrogance as this would further alienate the common people from the party.

‘Foreign spy agencies making efforts to set up bases in India’

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New Delhi, November 28: Foreign intelligence agencies are making regular attempts to establish bases in the country and influence
people to form a network of their agents, the Government has
admitted.

Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken here said,
”Government is alive to the fact that foreign intelligence
agencies are making efforts to function in India.”

But to stonewall the efforts of hostile agencies, the Government
has put in place a robust mechanism for exchange of information
and liaison with friendly nations on counter-terrorism through

We discuss entire national issues in just 5 mins: PC

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New Delhi, November 28: Home Minister P Chidambaram today used sarcasm to depict today’s reality in Parliament, which has been paralysed during the entire Monsoon Session over the 2G Spectrum issue.

“Today, the Parliament convenes at 11 AM and it ends at 11.05 AM. It ends in five minutes. We discuss about the day-to-day happenings in just five minutes. We discuss everything by that time,” Chidambaram said sarcastically at a function in Tamil Sangam here.

Subjected to “severe physical and psychological torture: violating people’s rights

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Washington,November 28:During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama criticized the Bush administration for its excessive secrecy, noting that it had “invoked a legal tool known as the ‘state secrets’ privilege more than any other previous administration to get cases thrown out of civil court.” Obama also promised to end “extraordinary rendition,” a practice through which “we outsource our torture to other countries.”

Nikam to represent India at UN’s terrorism seminar

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Mumbai, November 28: Leading criminal lawyer and special government counsel in the 26/11 attack case, Ujjwal Nikam, will represent India at a global convention on terrorism held at the United Nations in New York from December 1.

Legal experts from as many as 25 countries, including Pakistan, will participate in the three-day conference, organised by the security council of UN, officials told PTI.

US says WikiLeaks release would endanger lives

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Washington,November 28:The State Department has warned thewhistleblowing website WikiLeaks that its expected release ofclassified US documents would endanger countless lives, jeopardizeAmerican military operations and hurt international cooperation onglobal security issues.

The department’s top lawyer urged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a letter Saturday to keep classified documents off the website, remove records of them from its database and return any material to the US government.

Government lacks political will to combat corruption: Advani

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New Delhi, November 28: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday blamed the government’s “utter lack of political will” to check corruption for the around Rs.70 lakh crores ($1.4 trillion) of Indian wealth lying stashed in foreign banks still not being returned.

The senior parliamentarian, in his blog, also favoured India ratifying the UN convention against corruption.

Quoting the Swiss Bankers Association, Advani said Indians have “topped the list of black money depositors at the famous Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS)”.

Delhi deputy speaker’s vehicle stolen

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New Delhi, November 28:A pan-India alert was sounded after a vehicle belonging to Delhi assembly Deputy Speaker Amrish Singh Gautam was stolen from near his residence in east Delhi, police said Sunday.

Gautam’s sports utility vehicle (SUV) was stolen Saturday night after it was parked by his son around 10.30 p.m., police said.

“The 2010 make SUV was parked by Gautam’s son outside their residence in Mayur Vihar Phase III yesterday (Saturday) night after which the vehicle has not been seen,” said a police officer.

Gautam reportedly bought the vehicle around four months ago.

10 Maoists surrender in AP

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Hyderabad, November 28: Ten Maoists today surrendered before the police in Narsipatnam town of Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam district, police said.

“The group led by G Chinakka voluntarily surrendered before the Visakhapatnam District Police OSD (Operations) Trivikram Verma,” Narsipatnam DSP N Narasimha Kishore said.

“All the 10 rebels were facing charges of attacks on village sarpanchs and creating law and order problems during Maoists bandh call in the state,” he said.

Pranab speaks to Yechury on Parliament deadlock

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New Delhi, November 28: Sticking to its demand for a JPC into the 2G scam, the CPI(M) today put the onus to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament on the government which approached the Left party to break the deadlock in the two Houses.

Finance Minister and Leader of the House in Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee spoke to senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on phone over the continuous disruption of proceedings in Parliament.

“We have been insisting that the spectrum issue merits an enquiry by a Joint Parliamentary Committee. We continue with our demand,” Yechury told PTI from Mumbai.

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