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| • Army orders inquiry against Major in possession of secret files |
| The Army has ordered a Court of Inquiry against a Major posted in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for allegedly possessing 2,000 sensitive military documents on his personal computer from where it was passed on to Pakistan. Army officials here said Major Santanu Dey would face the probe after a joint investigation by the Military Intelligence (MI) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) found that the documents from his personal computer had been mailed to an ISI contact in Pakistan.
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| • Commonwealth Games construction work an organised loot: Lalu |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Friday demanded a high-level probe into the alleged irregularities in Commonwealth Games-related works being carried put by various government departments in the national capital.
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| • Clashes in Srinagar, one injured; curfew imposed |
| There is tension in Srinagar once again, after security forces opened fire at protesters in the Chanpura area. One person is injured. A curfew has been imposed in Srinagar and other major towns of the Valley to prevent a march (Maisuma Chalo) called by Separatists today.
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| • Price rise: Hard negotiations to end stalemate |
| There was no work done in the Parliament today as well. It is the same story that everyone has been seeing this whole week, since the first working day on Tuesday.
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| • CBI asks for Sohrabuddin case to be transferred out of Gujarat |
| What the CBI has uncovered so far about how Sohrabuddin Sheikh’s infamous murder in Gujarat has been explained in a report submitted to the Supreme Court this morning. The CBI has asked for the case to be shifted out of Gujarat because it believes the investigation cannot be conducted fairly in the state. The agency has also made two other significant requests: that it be given another three months to complete its investigation into Sohrabuddin’s murder, and that it be assigned to examine the murder of Tulsiram Prajapati, who was a key witness in Sohrabuddin’s case.
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| • Cooperate or face arrest: CBI to top cops |
| Sources have told NDTV that the CBI has conveyed to both PC Pandey and Rajkot Police Commissioner Geeta Johri that they will land in big trouble if they do not co-operate. The CBI officers in Ahmedabad have, in fact, sought permission from headquarters to arrest them if they do not do so.
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| • TRS leads, a Telangana thumbs up for KCR |
| Results are in for seven seats in the Telangana by-elections and K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) has reason to smile. His Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has won six, while new political friend BJP has won one.
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| • Assam: 5 CRPF jawans die, 36 injured in IED blast |
| Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans have been killed and 36 others have been injured at Solmara, four kilometers away from Goalpara district headquarters in Assam, in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast.
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| • Scarlett Keeling case: Will Fiona get justice? |
| The murder of 15-year-old British tourist Scarlett Keeling nearly three years ago in Goa literally rocked one of India’s most famous tourist destinations. Now, her mother Fiona Mckeown is in Goa to depose in the high profile trial into the suspicious death of her daughter.
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| • Price rise: Yadav trio, Paswan the alternative, says Lalu |
| He was the Railways Minister in UPA-1, but though he is an ally giving outside support to UPA-2, RJD President Lalu Yadav now says the Manmohan Singh government should go quickly for failing to curb spiralling prices.
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| • Wikileaks chief to NDTV: Info on ISI-terror link authentic |
| In an exclusive interview to NDTV’s Prannoy Roy, Assange said that every piece of information on the ISI's links with terror is genuine and authentic.
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| • Telangana results today |
| The fate of Andhra Pradesh Congress president D Srinivas, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao's son K T Rama Rao and other candidates in the by-polls held for 12 assembly seats in Telangana region would be known on Friday. The counting of votes for the by-polls, held on July 27, would begin at 8:00 am at seven centres.
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| • Amit Shah case: Modi takes a dig at Congress |
| Against the backdrop of arrest of his close aide Amit Shah by CBI in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at Congress saying the party will have to field officers of the investigating agency in coming municipal polls.
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| • Sohrabuddin case: CBI pits Tulsi against Jethmalani |
| Senior advocate K T S Tulsi will appear for the CBI in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, in which former Gujarat Minister Amit Shah is an accused and is being represented by eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani.
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| • Will overcome Maoist problem in three years: Chidambaram |
| The government has said that it was confident of overcoming the Maoist problem in the next three years and had prepared a two-pronged strategy of initiating development and police action in the affected areas.
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| • Cameron's cricket diplomacy; Hits Kapil Dev for a six! |
| Do cricket and diplomacy go hand-in-hand? David Cameron, it appears, certainly thinks so. The British Prime Minister on Thursday showed his skills with the cricket bat as he played out a few deliveries bowled to him by the legendary Kapil Dev.
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| • PM criticises Qureshi; Cameron backs India on Pakistan |
| British Prime Minister David Cameron has reiterated that his country “will not accept any terror group within Pakistan”. “We will encourage Pakistan to crack down on terror groups,” Cameron said while addressing a joint press conference with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Thursday.
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| • 2010 Games: Crores wasted on medical equipment, guess who's paying? |
| For Delhi, which is reminded frequently by politicians of the privileges of hosting the 2010 Games, the hope is that the price tag of 30,000 crores will at least deliver world-class infrastructure- better roads, flyovers, stadia.
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| • Amit Shah case: Why CBI wants to interrogate Modi |
| After the arrest of his close aide Amit Shah, it now appears that the CBI will question Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Shah is in jail on charges of murdering Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a young Muslim man, and his wife, Kauser. The couple was killed in November, 2005, allegedly by the senior-most officers of the Gujarat police.
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| • PDP protest: J&K secretariat locked out |
| In Kashmir, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took to unusual measures to protest against recent civilian killings. Mehbooba Mufti and her party legislators locked the main gate of the state civil Secretariat, where Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and other members of his Cabinet sit.
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| • David Cameron defends comments on 'Pak Terror' |
| UK Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism. Cameron told Sky News he will not withdraw his controversial call for more action from the Pakistan government against terrorism.
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| • Karnataka bans export of iron ore to check illegal mining |
| Export of iron ore has been banned from Karnataka's ports.The state government has also banned the transport of iron ore for export.
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| • Babhli dam issue: PM convenes meeting on August 2 |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting with the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra on August 2 to discuss the Babhli issue.
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| • Aman Kachroo case: All 4 accused surrender in Dharamsala court |
| All the four students accused of killing Aman Kachroo at their college campus last year, surrendered in the Dharamsala court today. The Himachal High court had ordered them to surrender yesterday after cancelling their bail.
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| • I will speak on CWG issue after October 15: Mani Shankar Aiyar |
| After raising a controversy with his unsavoury remarks on Commonwealth Games, Rajya Sabha member Mani Shankar Aiyar today said he has been asked to keep mum on the issue and would speak about it only after October 15 when the event gets over.
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| • British PM David Cameron speaks to NDTV: Full transcript |
| British Prime Minister David Cameron who is on a visit to India, spoke about UK's relation with Pakistan, WikiLeaks, British economy and Kate Moss among others in an exclusive interview to NDTV's Dr Prannoy Roy.
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| • US backs Cameron, wants Pak to do more against terror |
| Backing British Premier David Cameron's call to Pakistan to stop "exporting" terror, the US says more needs to done by that country in fighting terrorism despite making a strategic shift in taking aggressive action.
The Obama Administration also said it has been made very clear to Pakistan that it must stay on the offensive in combating extremist elements within its borders and in the tribal areas on the Afghan border.
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| • A prince lives his Bollywood dreams |
| Heir to the erstwhile princely state of Bhareh in Uttar Pradesh, Anant Narayan is all set to make his Bollywood debut and says his royal background "never stopped" him from living his dreams, be it as a journalist or as an actor.
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| • Amit Shah case: CBI report mentions Narendra Modi |
| After the arrest of his close aide Amit Shah, will the CBI now seek to question Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi?
Shah is in jail on charges of murdering Sohrabuddin Sheikh, a young Muslim man, and his wife, Kauser. The couple was killed in November, 2005, allegedly by the senior-most officer of the Gujarat police.
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| • Floods in Jammu as Chenab, Tawi overflow |
| Three days of incessant rains have triggered a flood in Jammu as the Tawi and Chenab rivers continue to overflow. Rescue operations have been on in the city and thousands have been evacuated but even now, many villages remain dangerously close to the overflowing Chenab.
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| Updated: 38 minutes ago |
