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All rights reserved Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:38:07 +0530 5 http://in.news.yahoo.com/politics/ http://l.yimg.com/os/mit/media/m/index/img/Yahoo_logo_en-IN.gif Dehradun/New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Thousands are said to be missing in Uttarakhand after unprecedented rains and cloudburst led to landslides and flash floods killing more than 100 people and leaving 62,000 stranded, officials and survivors said.http://in.news.yahoo.com/thousands-missing-uttarakhand-flood-fury-death-toll-could-160807240.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 21:38:07 +0530IANS India Private Limitedthousands-missing-uttarakhand-flood-fury-death-toll-could-160807240Kamduni (West Bengal), June 19 (IANS) Two women of this sleepy village, who led the anti-gangrape protests in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee only to be dubbed Maoists and CPI-M activists by the angry leader, Wednesday sought a probe by the CBI to clear their names.http://in.news.yahoo.com/kamdunis-women-want-probe-mamatas-allegations-160407675.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 21:34:07 +0530IANS India Private Limitedkamdunis-women-want-probe-mamatas-allegations-160407675New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for announcing 1,000 crore rupees relief and rehabilitation package for the flood-affected state, and said that the priority at the moment is to rescue those who are stranded and evacuate those who have to go out.http://in.news.yahoo.com/ukhand-cm-bahuguna-thanks-pm-sonia-says-immediate-145325017.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 20:23:25 +0530ANIukhand-cm-bahuguna-thanks-pm-sonia-says-immediate-145325017Kolkata, June 19 (ANI): Angry women , including a rape victim, staged a demonstration here today and demanded death penalty for rapists.http://in.news.yahoo.com/women-kolkata-demand-death-penalty-rapists-145325312.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 20:23:25 +0530ANIwomen-kolkata-demand-death-penalty-rapists-145325312Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Wednesday refused to order a CBI probe into the multi-crore Saradha Group chit fund scam but kept the matter pending and directed the state investigating agency to submit monthly reports of the probe's progress to the court.http://in.news.yahoo.com/court-refuses-cbi-probe-saradha-scam-101006490.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 20:16:08 +0530IANS India Private Limitedcourt-refuses-cbi-probe-saradha-scam-101006490New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A scheduled meeting Wednesday between Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and L.K. Advani was deferred after the BJP patriarch conveyed that he was "unwell".http://in.news.yahoo.com/unwell-advani-does-not-meet-rss-chief-144006517.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 20:10:06 +0530IANS India Private Limitedunwell-advani-does-not-meet-rss-chief-144006517New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will lay the foundation of a Rs.2,938 crore water supply project at Jayal in Nagaur district of Rajasthan Thursday.http://in.news.yahoo.com/sonia-gandhi-lay-foundation-rs-2-938-crore-142209733.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:52:09 +0530IANS India Private Limitedsonia-gandhi-lay-foundation-rs-2-938-crore-142209733New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) As the Nitish Kumar-led JD-U government in Bihar sailed smoothly through a trust vote Wednesday, the BJP accused its just-parted ex-ally of becoming part of a Congress conspiracy.http://in.news.yahoo.com/jd-u-joined-congresss-conspiracy-bjp-141607945.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:46:07 +0530IANS India Private Limitedjd-u-joined-congresss-conspiracy-bjp-141607945New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Congress Party workers from different parts of the country came together here on Wednesday to celebrate the 43rd birthday of Rahul Gandhi, and wished that he becomes the Prime Minister.http://in.news.yahoo.com/congress-celebrates-rahul-gandhis-43rd-birthday-hopes-see-140231521.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:32:31 +0530ANIcongress-celebrates-rahul-gandhis-43rd-birthday-hopes-see-140231521New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who along with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today conducted an aerial survey of rain-ravaged areas in Uttarakhand, announced 1,000 crore rupee disaster flood relief for the state where flash floods have claimed over a hundred lives and left thousands of pilgrims to Himalayan shrines stranded.http://in.news.yahoo.com/manmohan-singh-announces-1-000-crore-rupee-disaster-140231381.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:32:31 +0530ANImanmohan-singh-announces-1-000-crore-rupee-disaster-140231381New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday granted Rs.1,000 crore for disaster relief in Uttarakhand and said the death toll in the state due to heavy rains and floods could be higher than the current estimate of 102.http://in.news.yahoo.com/pm-sanctions-rs-1-000-crore-uttarakhand-disaster-140006594.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:30:06 +0530IANS India Private Limitedpm-sanctions-rs-1-000-crore-uttarakhand-disaster-140006594New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Stressing that the Ishrat Jahan shootout was not "fake", the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the Congress-led government at the centre was manipulating the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to frame BJP leaders.http://in.news.yahoo.com/congress-again-misusing-cbi-ishrat-jahan-case-bjp-135608080.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:26:08 +0530IANS India Private Limitedcongress-again-misusing-cbi-ishrat-jahan-case-bjp-135608080Patna, June 19 (IANS) Three days after he dumped the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday proved his majority in the legislature and said his former ally won't win the next Lok Sabha battle.http://in.news.yahoo.com/nitish-wins-trust-vote-says-bjp-cant-win-135007802.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:20:07 +0530IANS India Private Limitednitish-wins-trust-vote-says-bjp-cant-win-135007802Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Legislators of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) were Wednesday suspended from the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly for one day for stalling proceedings.http://in.news.yahoo.com/trs-ysr-congress-members-suspended-andhra-assembly-133406632.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:04:06 +0530IANS India Private Limitedtrs-ysr-congress-members-suspended-andhra-assembly-133406632New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the priority of the government was to rescue people stranded by heavy rains and flash floods in Uttarakhand and provide succour to the affected people.http://in.news.yahoo.com/priority-rescuing-stranded-people-uttarakhand-pm-132008584.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:08 +0530IANS India Private Limitedpriority-rescuing-stranded-people-uttarakhand-pm-132008584New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh said Wednesday everything possible was being done to rescue flood-affected people in Uttarakhand, stranded after the heavy, incessant rains that began last Saturday.http://in.news.yahoo.com/priority-evacuate-people-danger-r-p-n-singh-131627570.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 18:46:27 +0530IANS India Private Limitedpriority-evacuate-people-danger-r-p-n-singh-131627570New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Expressing serious concern over the present situation in Uttarakhand where the flash floods have claimed over a hundred lives and left thousands of pilgrims to Himalayan shrines stranded, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday urged the Centre and the state government to help the flood victims as much as possible.http://in.news.yahoo.com/uttarakhand-floods-rajnath-singh-demands-swift-action-124110579.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 18:11:10 +0530ANIuttarakhand-floods-rajnath-singh-demands-swift-action-124110579New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday said it supported the Janata Dal-United government in Bihar to "keep communal BJP at bay", and endorsed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's view that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was a secular person.http://in.news.yahoo.com/supported-nitish-keep-communal-bjp-bay-congress-123407854.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 18:04:07 +0530IANS India Private Limitedsupported-nitish-keep-communal-bjp-bay-congress-123407854Shimla, June 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Wednesday continued its operations to airlift tourists stranded for the past four days in Kinnaur district, which has been entirely cut off following landslides, an official said here.http://in.news.yahoo.com/77-more-stranded-tourists-airlifted-himachal-123012371.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:12 +0530IANS India Private Limited77-more-stranded-tourists-airlifted-himachal-123012371Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) In the wake of a noisy protest she faced while visiting a gang-rape-murder victim, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday claimed that a leading media house was conspiring with the CPI-M, Congress and Maoists to kill her.http://in.news.yahoo.com/mamata-accuses-media-house-planning-murder-her-122827852.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 17:58:27 +0530IANS India Private Limitedmamata-accuses-media-house-planning-murder-her-122827852New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Wednesday asked state units to postpone their organisational work and provide assistance and relief to people affected by heavy rains and floods in Uttarakhand.http://in.news.yahoo.com/bjp-asks-state-units-help-uttarakhand-relief-120206697.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 17:32:06 +0530IANS India Private Limitedbjp-asks-state-units-help-uttarakhand-relief-120206697Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh ministers from Telangana have rejected the proposed package for the region, saying only a separate state of Telangna would be acceptable to them.http://in.news.yahoo.com/congress-ministers-reject-mooted-telangana-package-115808518.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 17:28:08 +0530IANS India Private Limitedcongress-ministers-reject-mooted-telangana-package-115808518New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A total of 483 people were rescued by the NDRF from flood-affected areas caused by torrential rains in various places of north India, including Uttarakhand, a disaster management official said Wednesday.http://in.news.yahoo.com/483-people-rescued-flooded-areas-north-india-ndrf-105405362.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 16:24:05 +0530IANS India Private Limited483-people-rescued-flooded-areas-north-india-ndrf-105405362Patna, June 19 (IANS) Three days after he dumped the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday proved his majority in the assembly and declared that his former ally won't win the next Lok Sabha battle.http://in.news.yahoo.com/nitish-wins-trust-vote-says-bjp-wont-win-102405260.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 15:54:05 +0530IANS India Private Limitednitish-wins-trust-vote-says-bjp-wont-win-102405260Patna, June 19 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar won the trust vote in the state assembly today.http://in.news.yahoo.com/nitish-kumar-wins-trust-vote-bihar-assembly-095437661.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:37 +0530ANInitish-kumar-wins-trust-vote-bihar-assembly-095437661The Bihar chief minister won the vote of confidence in the Bihar assembly by 126 votes as 24 MLAs voted against the motion.http://in.news.yahoo.com/nitish-kumar-wins-trust-vote--takes-a-dig-at-modi-094423342.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 15:14:22 +0530nitish-kumar-wins-trust-vote--takes-a-dig-at-modi-094423342Patna, June 19 (IANS) Three days after he dumped long-time ally BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday won a trust vote to prove his majority in the state assembly.http://in.news.yahoo.com/nitish-kumar-wins-trust-vote-093007064.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 15:10:05 +0530IANS India Private Limitednitish-kumar-wins-trust-vote-093007064Patna, June 19 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi, saying the nation is against divisive politics.http://in.news.yahoo.com/nitish-mocks-modis-development-model-says-cant-accept-093403033.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 15:04:03 +0530ANInitish-mocks-modis-development-model-says-cant-accept-093403033Patna, June 19 (IANS) The BJP walked out of the Bihar assembly Wednesday before Chief Minister Nitish Kumar could prove his majority in the house after dumping his former ally.http://in.news.yahoo.com/bjp-walks-assembly-sit-opposition-091606195.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 14:46:06 +0530IANS India Private Limitedbjp-walks-assembly-sit-opposition-091606195Patna, June 19 (ANI): With the Janata Dal (United) mustering for passage of a trust vote, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs walked out of the Bihar Assembly on Wednesday after condemning Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of betraying the NDA's mandate.http://in.news.yahoo.com/bjp-walks-bihar-assembly-during-trust-vote-090359717.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 14:33:59 +0530ANIbjp-walks-bihar-assembly-during-trust-vote-090359717Haridwar/Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Akash and his three friends watched in horror as a rain swollen river in Uttarakhand washed away their car, leaving them stranded.http://in.news.yahoo.com/survivors-bring-back-harrowing-tales-hills-085206149.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 14:22:06 +0530IANS India Private Limitedsurvivors-bring-back-harrowing-tales-hills-085206149New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Over 62,000 pilgrims and tourists are still stranded in calamity-hit Uttarakhand while 11,000 have been rescued. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are to undertake an aerial survey of the extensive damage.http://in.news.yahoo.com/62-000-still-stranded-pm-sonia-visit-kedarnath-081406008.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 13:44:06 +0530IANS India Private Limited62-000-still-stranded-pm-sonia-visit-kedarnath-081406008New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Wednesday informed that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi will conduct an aerial survey of flood and landslide affected areas of Uttarakhand this afternoon.http://in.news.yahoo.com/pm-sonia-conduct-aerial-survey-flood-hit-uttarakhand-080206870.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 13:32:06 +0530ANIpm-sonia-conduct-aerial-survey-flood-hit-uttarakhand-080206870Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) It could have been THE address, north of Chandigarh's upscale areas. However, even before the first brick for the controversial Tata Camelot housing project could be laid, the project is headed to becoming history with Punjab's influential politicians pulling out of it.http://in.news.yahoo.com/vip-high-rise-headed-thin-air-073003708.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:03 +0530IANS India Private Limitedvip-high-rise-headed-thin-air-073003708New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A meeting between Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani was called off Wednesday after the party leader reported "unwell", said party sources.http://in.news.yahoo.com/unwell-advani-not-meet-rss-chief-072335601.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 12:53:35 +0530IANS India Private Limitedunwell-advani-not-meet-rss-chief-072335601New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are to fly to Uttarakhand Wednesday to assess the damage caused by the torrential rains and flash floods in the temple town of Kedarnath.http://in.news.yahoo.com/pm-sonia-visit-kedarnath-assess-damage-064208091.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 12:12:08 +0530IANS India Private Limitedpm-sonia-visit-kedarnath-assess-damage-064208091Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) Fighting and winning Karnataka assembly poll on an average costs just about Rs.700,000, less than half of the Election Commission-imposed upper limit of Rs.16 lakh (Rs.1.6 million), says an NGO after analyzing the expense statements of recently elected state law makers.http://in.news.yahoo.com/karnataka-mlas-were-frugal-poll-spending-060600308.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 11:36:00 +0530IANS India Private Limitedkarnataka-mlas-were-frugal-poll-spending-060600308New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Days after he played a key role in stopping a sulking L.K. Advani from quitting key BJP posts, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is to meet the senior leader here Wednesday.http://in.news.yahoo.com/rss-chief-meet-advani-055003508.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 11:20:03 +0530IANS India Private Limitedrss-chief-meet-advani-055003508Patna, June 19 (IANS) Ahead of the trust vote Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sught in the assembly Wednesday, friend-turned-foe BJP has said it is prepared to sit in the opposition.http://in.news.yahoo.com/bjp-sit-bihar-opposition-054600465.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 11:16:00 +0530IANS India Private Limitedbjp-sit-bihar-opposition-054600465New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is expected to meet senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani here today.http://in.news.yahoo.com/modi-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-meet-advani-051901557.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 10:49:01 +0530ANImodi-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-meet-advani-051901557