CBI recovers walkie-talkie from NCP MP’s house

August 17th, 2009 JALANDHAR - The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday seized six kilograms of heroin from the agricultural fields in a Punjab village near Amritsar during a combing operation of the area near the India-Pakistan border. BSF officials said that six packets, weighing a kilogram each, were found from an agricultural field.

July 23rd, 2009 KHAREGANIA - In a joint operation, police and paramilitary personnel raided a Maoist hideout and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a non-descript village in Jharkhand. The personnel raided a hideout in Kharegania village and seized the arms and other paraphernalia on Wednesday.

July 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI/RANCHI - Delhi Police Commissioner YS Dadwal has said that police nabbed a trader in New Delhi following a seizure of mobile phones and communication equipment in Jharkhand. Praveen Kumar Sharma, who was arrested on Tuesday, was produced before a local court on Wednesday.

July 15th, 2009 RANCHI - Ranchi police have recovered a consignment of communication equipment meant for Maoists. The consignment was sent as cargo from New Delhi on a state-run domestic flight.

July 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Alarmed by spread of the Maoist tentacles, Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday admitted to government's failure in curbing the menace.

May 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - One person was killed and 34 injured when a speeding container truck jumped the road divider and collided with a bus in south Delhi early Wednesday, police said. A container truck bearing a Rajasthan registration number hit the Himachal Pradesh roadways bus ferrying 32 people, including the bus driver Joginder Singh and conductor, near the Lajpat Nagar flyover around 5.30 a.m.

April 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - The following are the highlights of the annual monetary policy review released by the Reserve Bank of India, the country's central bank, Tuesday: * Repo rate cut by 25 basis points to 4.75 percent * Reverse repo rate cut by 25 basis points to 3.25 percent * Cash reserve ratio remains unchanged * GDP growth for 2009-10 to be around 6 percent * GDP growth for 2008-09 at 6.5-6.7 percent * Annual rate of inflation to be four percent by end of March 31, 2010 * Inflation to turn negative in early part of 2009-10 * Negative inflation may not persist beyond mid-2009-10 * Consumer price inflation to be in positive territory this fiscal * Banks can open ATMs without prior approval * Foreign currency convertible bond buyback limit increased to $100 million * External commercial borrowing ceiling relaxation extended * Current foreign bank policy to remain, review to happen once world economy recovers * Money supply growth for 2009-10 forecast at 17 percent * Government's market borrowing schemes will infuse liquidity worth Rs.1.2 trillion in first half of 2009-10

April 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Double murder accused Ravi Kapoor claims IT executive Jigisha Ghosh offered to part with hundreds of thousands of rupees, jewellery and other valuables in the hope that she could live to take care of her aged parents, say Delhi Police. 'Jigisha offered her jewellery and all valuables to us.

February 2nd, 2009 AMRITSAR - In yet another drug haul in the border areas of Punjab, the Border Security Force (BSF) Tuesday recovered five kg of heroin in the Khem Karan sector of the India-Pakistan international border. BSF officials said that the drugs consignment was concealed in packets and concealed under loose soil under a big tree.

January 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been making a speedy recovery after his coronoary bypass surgery, an official statement said Monday, adding that he has thanked the people of nation, especially children, for wishing him well. The prime minister continued to make 'excellent progress' and on Monday had 'some semi-solid food', the statement said.

January 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has thanked the people of the country for wishing him a speedy recovery after his coronary bypass surgery Saturday, an official statement said Monday. 'The prime minister has received countless messages from women, men and children from across the country extending their wishes for his speedy recovery and good health.

January 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Defence Minister A.K. Antony will stand in for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is undergoing a bypass surgery, at the Republic Day function, the defence ministry said.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh undergoes bypass surgery at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Saturday, political leaders wished for his good health and speedy recovery. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K Advani said: 'We have been worried for him and I wish for his speedy recovery.' Wishing him good health, Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee said: 'I am sure he will soon be able to resume the normal activities and continue to lead the nation to its full glory'.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Saturday undergo a bypass surgery that is expected to keep him out of work for up to four weeks, official sources said Friday. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to discharge his duties in his absence.

January 4th, 2009 ABOHAR - The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered nearly 14 kg of heroin worth millions of rupees in the international market from the Abohar sector of the India-Pakistan border Monday. The drug consignment was concealed in packets, BSF officials said.