Tatra deal: Slovakia, Czech respond to CBI
New Delhi: CBI has received replies to its judicial requests sent to Czech Republic and Slovakia in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in the supply of Tatra all-terrain vehicles to the Army. The agency is yet to receive responses from the United Kingdom and lichtenstein, CBI sources said.
Suspense continues on PM-Nawaz meet
New Delhi: India on Friday maintained suspense over whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif in New York later this month while underlining the “harsh realities” with regard to continued export of terror and other hostile activities emanating from there.
SC rejects PIl against Maran
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIl against DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran for allegedly setting up a telephone exchange illegally at his Chennai house during his tenure as Telecom Minister, saying that political battles should not be fought in courts. “Supreme Court is not a dumping ground for political fights,” a bench headed by Justice BS Chauhan said while expressing reservations about entertaining the PIl filed by a social activist.
‘small group behind Muzaffarnagar riots’
New Delhi: Describing the Muzaffarnagar riots as “very sad”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said only a very small group of people was responsible for creating such trouble which needed to be checked. Singh said India is a country where diverse religions have flourished together for centuries and have enriched each other and its people have an overall secular outlook.