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India always appreciative of foreign aid: Govt on UK pullout - Daily News & Analysis
"The expanse of our need is such that foreign assistance provided is very small portion of it," a senior government official said. "There are niche areas where we require assistance and we have always been appreciative of efforts to provide that ...
Mallika Sherawat wants to do some good... - Daily News & Analysis
A source close to Mallika says that the international campaign that she was a part of was promoted heavily in various parts of India and other third world countries. “It was basically to urge people to come out and take the vaccine.
BMC polls is big money contest - Daily News & Analysis
“Most candidates are likely to break the SEC limit,” a source said. People tracking the election campaign said if 50% voters in a ward live in slums, a candidate will end up spending at least Rs25 lakh. The greater the number of slums, the more money a ...
Ahmedabad senior citizens sitting ducks for attackers on prowl - Daily News & Analysis
"This means there is no link between the elderly and the police," a source said. To give some examples, Raghaviji Bapa Charitable Trust has closed shop while one Agrawal Seva Samiti could not be contacted. "Around eleven such organisations claiming to ...
Gujarat to generate 500 MW solar power soon - Daily News & Analysis
... a major boost to Gujarat's ambition to emerge as the solar power hub of the country, more than 500 MW of solar power generation capacity is expected to become operational in the state in the next two weeks or so, a senior government official said. ...
25% of Ahmedabad's traffic cops can't see straight - Daily News & Analysis
"But it would have been better if they offered us some discount in treatment as well as we cannot afford the future treatments that they recommended, given our low pay," said the cop who chose to remain anonymous.
Communities clash: Ahmedabad's local politicians add fuel to fire - Daily News & Analysis
A veteran political leader from the area said on the condition of anonymity that the clashes are “all part of a political game”. “After every clash, representatives of each community go to Gandhinagar and submit memorandums and applications. ...
Top leaders skip Gujarat panchayat poll campaign - Daily News & Analysis
A state-level Congress leader said on the condition of anonymity that the reason senior state-level leaders of the party had not shown much interest in the panchayat polls is that these elections are not contested on party symbols. ...
Mittal bros looking to exit Gontermann - Daily News & Analysis
The brothers, younger siblings of steel tycoon Lakshmi Narayan Mittal, had even approached Sajjan Jindal with a proposal to sell promoter stake in the company, but the talks didn't go far, according to sources who refused to be named. ...
65-yr-old killed over land dispute in Ahmedabad? - Daily News & Analysis
Police sources said a land dispute could have led to the murder as Patel owned a 2000-yard plot near the farm house where he was found dead. Sources said Patel loved gambling and in 2006 had lost the plot to a man from Dholka in a game of cards. ...
Hazare arrives in Mumbai; State to keep strict watch on his speeches - Daily News & Analysis
"Owing to security concerns, we are not revealing where Annaji would be staying Monday night before he begins his fast Tuesday morning," a close associate of Hazare, who did not want to be identified, told IANS. However, strict watch will be kept on ...
EC announces polling in 5 states, UP staggered over 7 phases - Daily News & Analysis
A senior EC official on the condition of anonymity told DNA that government may have to either club the Rail Budget scheduled to be tabled in Parliament last week of February, with the General Budget, which will be presented on February 29, ...
Blast kills 1 at Myanmar university: Sources - Daily News & Analysis
A lecturer at the university, who asked not to be identified, said there were casualties from the explosion. "It was very loud. So far as I know a woman was killed and another woman wounded," he told Reuters. Mysterious bombings and explosions are not ...
Kingfisher ejects 60 pilots in frantic bid to halve crew - Daily News & Analysis
It has been a very abrupt move,” a source said seeking anonymity. When contacted, the airline itself neither confirmed nor denied the alleged sacking of pilots. A pilot who quit the airline last week, however, pointed out that Kingfisher has made it ...
Is Congress playing sectarian games? - Daily News & Analysis
A senior Cabinet Minister on the condition of anonymity told DNA that the government agencies were taking a cue from Americans without applying their own mind. “We get guided by religious scholars, but only in religious affairs. ...
Bid to hush up tribal killing exposed - Daily News & Analysis
“What is wrong in expecting someone to repay the money they borrowed?” said a woman of the house who refused to give her name. Tribal Welfare minister Babanrao Pachpute told DNA, “The government will take strict action against those responsible.”
Ahmedabad police look for motive behind Sonia Masi's murder - Daily News & Analysis
She was dead by the time people could realise what had exactly happened," said an eyewitness who refused to be identified. According to HK Patel, deputy commissioner of police, zone-2, it was very difficult to get eyewitnesses on record. ...
Gutted tents, slippers, loud cries remain to tell the tale - Daily News & Analysis
one rescued person, who did not want to be identified, said. The rescued eunuchs were sent to a nearby park with their belongings and arrangements had been made to provide them food. The eunuchs were seen shouting and raising slogans. ...
Nargis a replacement for Deepika and Sonam? - Daily News & Analysis
Seems like a war of sorts has broken out between actresses Deepika Padukone, Sonam Kapoor and newbie Nargis Fakhri, ever since sources close to the newcomer claimed that she has replaced Deepika and ...
Disaster in Mumbai gas pipeline, potential time bombs - Daily News & Analysis
“It is not advisable to lay the gas pipeline with other utility lines,” said a former director of the Indian Oil Corporation, who did not want to be identified. “The minimum distance specified by the authorities concerned for public safety needs to be ...
A lull before the storm at Maruti plant? - Daily News & Analysis
Like his co-workers, he refused to be identified. Their movement, another worker confirms, has now gone “underground.” Till the process of registering their union is completed by the Registrar of Trade Unions in Gurgaon (expected to take six weeks), ...
Maharashtra Govt plans sale of 2.5-acre JJ land to fund makeover - Daily News & Analysis
Remaining Rs200 crore will be raised by selling the land,” a government official said. The entire hospital campus is spread on 42 acres of land. The state government had earlier promised to give Rs200 crore to the hospital. ...
Family alleges negligence after doctor's death in Pune - Daily News & Analysis
We can conclusively say what caused the death only after seeing the post-mortem report,” According to a senior doctor in the department, who refused to be named, Panmand was conscious for 20 minutes before he collapsed. “He was first put on an oxygen ...
Traffic chaos is now a part of life at Pune's Bhosari-Telco stretch - Daily News & Analysis
“As the Maharashtra industrial development corporation (MIDC) has not made any ample parking provision for industrial vehicles, commuters have to suffer,” said a resident, who refused to give his name. Citizens claimed that many anti-social elements ...
Anna stir has lost its sting, says Congress - Daily News & Analysis
A senior member of the Congress party and Union cabinet minister, speaking off the record, says the Anna movement has gradually lost its sting, and would peter out in the days to come. ...