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Lok Pal won’t stop graft: Ex-CBI chief Joginder Singh

Joginder Singh 150x150 Lok Pal wont stop graft: Ex CBI chief Joginder SinghFormer Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief Joginder Singh said Saturday that the Lok Pal would not be able to stop corruption and that social activist Arvind Kejriwal “will achieve zero”.

Singh was addressing a meeting of activists and farmers in Agra, organised by Legal Mitra Foundation.

Delivering the keynote address on land acquisition laws and the interests of farmers, Singh said archaic laws of the British period needed drastic pruning and updating to meet requirements of today. Read more

Odisha Rally Violence Case: Jagdish Tytler, others booked

Jagdish Tytler 150x150 Odisha Rally Violence Case: Jagdish Tytler, others bookedSenior Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Niranjan Patnaik are among several people booked for the violence during the Congress rally here Thursday, police said Saturday.

So far, eight cases have been registered in connection with the violence at two different police stations here, a police official told IANS. Read more

Live: India, Pakistan sign visa pact

India Pakistan Visa Pact1 150x150 Live: India, Pakistan sign visa pactIndia and Pakistan Saturday signed an agreement that will ease the visa restrictions on people from both countries.

The agreement was signed between Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, who is on a three-day visit to Pakistan.

“This is the sign of friendship,” Malik said after the signing ceremony. Read more

Hand me Army, I’ll straighten out nation: Bal Thackeray

Bal Thackeray1 150x150 Hand me Army, Ill straighten out nation: Bal ThackerayShiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Saturday claimed that if he was given charge of the Indian Army, he would solve all problems and set things right in the country within a month.

In the second of his four-part interview published in party mouthpiece ‘Dopaharka Saamna’ Saturday, Thackeray also warned that he would not “spare” Muslim fundamentalists who fomented trouble in the country. Read more

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