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New Delhi, April 21: In a controversial move, the Centre today told the Supreme Court that the Kerala Police doesn't have any jurisdiction to probe the murder of two Indian fishermen by Italian marines as the incident happened in international waters. Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval said that the Italian vessel Enrica Lexie was at 20.5 nautical miles from India's coast, whereas the Indian

New Delhi, April 20: Yoga guru Ramdev and social activist Anna Hazare on Friday declared joint campaign against corruption and black money. They have decided to together go on a one-day fast at Jantar Mantar here on June 3 to press their demands. Addressing a joint press conference at Gurgaon, they charged the government with being scared of getting back black money stashed in safe havens abroad

New Delhi, April 20: Nearly 138 million Indian smokers do not know that smoking tobacco causes stroke. As many as 92 million on the other hand aren't aware that tobacco causes heart disease. According to a report released on Friday by the World Heart Federation, half of all Chinese smokers and one-third of Indian and Vietnamese smokers are unaware of the risks tobacco poses to our heart. Awareness

New Delhi, April 20: The Supreme Court on Firday has stayed proceedings against IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat in a chargesheet filed against him by Gujarat government for allegedly forcing a constable to depose falsely against state chief minister Narendra Modi. The Gujarat government in its chargesheet alleges that Sanjiv Bhat forced the constable to say that Bhat was present in the CM's residence on

Chennai, April 20: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, which is on a safety-cum-morality drive, is having trouble keeping its house in order. At an open campus forum on Thursday, IIT-M director Bhaskar Ramamurthi said hostel wardens don't have the authority to impose curfews without his approval. The director's statement comes in the wake of reports that a few wardens are imposing their

New Delhi, April 20: With just over a month left for the close of nominations for the presidential elections, the ruling Congress is focusing all its energies on zeroing in on a candidate who will secure the approval of its allies in the United Progressive Alliance. The UPA holds around 40 per cent of the votes, approximately 10 per cent ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic

Washington, April 20: Major economic reforms in India would hit a roadblock and are unlikely to happen before the next parliamentary elections slated for 2014, chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu has said. Addressing a meeting at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on Wednesday, an eminent Washington-based thinktank, Basu said that relatively less important bills might go through

Yderabad, April 19: India on Thursday welcomed Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's remarks on resolving the Siachen issue and demilitarization there and said the money spent on deployment of troops can be spent on development of the two countries. "I am glad that our neighbouring country Pakistan is also realising the challenges and the economic problems of maintaining troops on the

New Delhi, April 19: The Supreme court on Thursday upheld the Centre's policy to stop funding 1700 fast-track courts, which were created a decade ago to speed up trial in pending cases. A bench of Justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar directed the Centre and states to create 10% additional posts in lower judiciary. This will mean creation of additional cadre strength of 1700 posts of judges in

New Delhi, April 19: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Odisha government on a petition seeking to restrain the release of jailed Maoists in exchange for captive BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka. A Bench of Justices T.S. Thakur and Gyan Sudha Misra asked the respondents to file a reply within two weeks. The Court initially expressed disinclination to issue any notices, but