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Dhillon, Kaka alter Cong's ticket game in Faridkot, Dharamkot - Times of India
Some ticket aspirants on the condition of anonymity said both Dhillon and Kaka will be getting tickets. The most affected aspirant could be sitting Congress MLA from Faridkot, Avtar Singh Brar, who, however, is still very hopeful of getting the ticket. ...
Corporators, aspirants dole out 'gifts' to woo their voters - Times of India
A corporator, who refused to be identified, said, "I had recently organised a programme and gifted sari and other things to my voters . It was a must because ahead of elections , expectations are very high. We have to spend from our pock- use ets but ...
Jail authorities in a fix over eunuch inmates - Times of India
A jail official on the condition of anonymity said, "Eunuch are likely to get sexually assaulted if kept with the male prisoners. If kept in the cell reserved for women, other prisoners may not feel comfortable." District jail superintendent Dinesh ...
Presence of eunuchs puts jail authorities in a fix - Times of India
A jail official on the condition of anonymity said, "Eunuch are likely to get sexually assaulted if kept with the male prisoners. If kept in the cell reserved for women, other prisoners may not feel comfortable." District jail superintendent Dinesh ...
Tom Cruise wants to make movie with Beckham - Times of India
A source close to the star added: "David has been linked with Hollywood a number of times but Tom is the only one he'd ever take up, he thinks Tom is a legend." Tom was in London for the UK premiere of 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' at London's ...
All about China-based 'hacking' - Times of India
The hackers who attacked iBahn are among the most skilled of at least 17 China-based spying operations the US intelligence community has identified, according to a private security official briefed on the matter who asked not to be identified because ...
Bodyguard scared a superhero away - Times of India
When he was on the flight, he got a call saying that the private jet was ready, so he chose to fly by that instead." After the incident, a person close to Salman put up a status update saying, "Bodyguard scared a Superhero away!"
International flight ops from city remain stagnant - Times of India
A senior airline official, who did not wish to be identified, said, "The issue is not as much about the scope or market for international flights from Pune as it is about why the airlines are hesitant? Starting a flight service is easier than ...
BCCI scraps deal with Nimbus, bank guarantee of Rs 2000 crore forfeited - Times of India
"Members were unanimous that such an organisation which has been a regular defaulter in terms of payments cannot be continued with," one of the members of the working committee said on condition of anonymity. Nimbus, which had signed a four-year deal ...
Strays keep scholars company at PAU - Times of India
There are many hot spots for these dogs surrounding our varsity like a busy marriage palace near one gate and a busy market outside another, so these dogs come from there,'' said a senior official of PAU administration, on the condition of anonymity. ...
Helps decamp with valuables - Times of India
In the first incident, a newly hired help fled with cash and jewellery worth several lakhs of a woman residing at CR Park in southeast Delhi, sources said. The victim, Sneh Prabha, who lives alone with her two children at her parent's residence , filed ...
Marc Andreessen not interested in Yahoo CEO job - Times of India
Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm co-founded by Andreessen, has partnered with private equity firm Silver Lake and Microsoft Corp in a bid to make a minority investment in Yahoo, according to a person familiar with the matter. ...
Property deals peak ahead of guideline value revision - Times of India
A huge number of transactions take place daily these days, especially in Chennai and Coimbatore," a senior government official said. In all, the government realized Rs 3965 crore till November in the current fiscal from property registrations, ...
Police nab one of Tambaram's most wanted criminals - Times of India
He used to trouble us for money or threaten to abduct our children if we didn't pay up," said a shopkeeper in the area, who refused to be named. Siva started out as a fruit seller in front of the railway station at Tambaram in 1975 before taking to a ...
MU's acting VC defends principal's posting - Times of India
A notification to this effect was issued by the university on Saturday, sources said. Talking to TOI, Sinha who was principal at College of Commerce before joining as VKSU VC on April 10, 2010, said that he had worked as principal for the last 18 years ...
Security not first for all buildings - Times of India
A security agency of the city, which did not wish to be identified, said the increasing numbers of security agencies in the city is proof of rising demand for security guards. But the demand is mostly by commercial establishments like offices and shops ...
AP tableau fails to make it to R-Day parade again - Times of India
The proposed tableau on Kiran Kumar Reddy's Rachabanda programme was given the royal thumbs down by the national experts' committee, sources said. Sources in the defence ministry, which approves the tableaux for the R-Day parade, said AP officials were ...
Obama invokes Cold War powers to unmask Chinese spyware - Times of India
The survey represents "very high-level" concern that China and other countries may be using their growing export sectors to develop built-in spying capabilities in US networks, said a senior US intelligence official who asked not to be named because he ...
Surrender policy to be more lucrative - Times of India
Official sources said the existing 'scheme for surrender and rehabilitation of left wing extremists' has not made the desired impact as the pecuniary compensation was not considered lucrative enough. Since the policy came into force in June, 2006, ...
SME sourcing norms violate WTO norms - Times of India
"It leaves India open to being dragged to WTO in case some of our competitors think that their industry is being discriminated against due to the norms that the government has prescribed," said a trade expert who did not wish to be identified. ...
Akaash fuels global interests - Times of India
One more Latin American country has also approached us," a source said. Malaysia had approached the HRD ministry even before Akaash was formally unveiled, but it wanted to produce tablets locally. "We had to decline the request," source said. ...
Ajay Devgn starts shooting for Son of Sardar - Times of India
"Since it's Ajay's home production he's treading cautiously," a source said. Local shoot person Pinderjit Singh said, "The unit is likely to camp in Patiala and other areas of Punjab for more than a month." As soon as Ajay reached Patiala he started to ...
India Inc looks to invest overseas - Times of India
RIL's next big investment will go overseas," said a senior RIL official involved in decision making process, who did not wish to be identified. In the last few years, RIL evaluated getting into power, fertilizer and semi conductors but later decided ...
DLF hopes to reduce debt to Rs 10000 cr in two years - Times of India
"The plans are in place to reduce the debt by Rs 6000 crore-Rs 7000 crore in the next 18 months by selling non-core assets," a source said. In the recent years, DLF has been selling its non-core assets to bring down its gradually mounting debt. ...
Bicentenary knocks on door, but Indian Museum stuck in time warp - Times of India
We never shunned a dialogue, but our plans were dumped even without debating the pros and cons," he said on condition of anonymity. It is learnt that trouble started after DBA proposed to build a mansard roof (which was in the original plan of the ...