Army did not leak confidential letter to Prime Minister: General VK Singh to NDTV

NDTV Correspondent | Friday May 25, 2012, New Delhi

Army Chief General VK Singh has said that all controversies that broke out during his tenure were 'perceived'. Speaking to NDTV General Singh said, "My tenure was eventful, all controversies were perceived. Some controversies were raised, not by me, but perceived so by some people."

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Modi is the showstopper; BJP struggles to explain Advani, Sushma's absence from Mumbai rally

NDTV Correspondent | Friday May 25, 2012, Mumbai

Addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in Mumbai on Friday, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre. Sharing the dias with BJP President Nitin Gadkari, Mr Modi, who seems to have emerged as the tallest leader in his party, said the UPA had no "neta or niti"(leader or policy).

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One killed in blast ahead of Sonia's Assam visit

Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2012, Tinsukia

A day ahead of the Congress President Sonia Gandhi's visit to Assam, one person was killed in a bomb blast by anti-talk faction of ULFA in Tinsukia district tonight, police said. The bomb was planted in a roadside at Selabari area. The deceased has been identified as A Agarwal, a local businessman, police said.

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Indo-Pak talks: No headway in liberalised visa regime

NDTV Correspondent | Friday May 25, 2012, Islamabad

A widely-expected liberalised visa agreement between India and Pakistan was postponed at the Home Secretary-level talks in Islamabad today after Pakistan insisted on political participation. The agreement will provide tourist visas on arrival at the Wagah border for senior citizens and young children.

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Sebi cracks down on insider trading

NDTV Correspondent | Friday May 25, 2012

Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday said it would not go in for settlements in cases involving certain market violations such as insider trading, failure to make an open offer, fraud, and failure to redress customer complaints.

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Advani, Sushma Swaraj skip BJP rally in Mumbai; party downplays their absence

NDTV Correspondent | Friday May 25, 2012, Mumbai

Just as BJP president Nitin Gadkari seemed to have managed to bring together all discordant pieces - the Modi crisis over, BS Yeddyurappa arriving in Mumbai - his party's show of unity has come undone again.

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Air India strike: Can hire new pilots, says Ajit Singh

Agencies | Friday May 25, 2012, New Delhi/Mumbai

In a bid to end the 18-day-old strike at national carrier Air India, some of the agitating pilots met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday.

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Read the statement issued by the Indian Pilots Guild on May 25, 2012

NDTV Correspondent | Friday May 25, 2012, New Delhi

The statement comes on the 18th day of the Air India strike after in a bid to end the 18-day-old strike at national carrier Air India, some of the agitating pilots met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday.

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High Court quashes acquisition of land in another Greater Noida village

Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2012, Allahabad

A Division Bench comprising justices Sunil Ambwani and Aditya Nath Mittal while asking the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) to "return the land" in Surajpur village under Dadri Pargana of the district to the petitioners, also ruled that they shall be "entitled to receive Rs 25,000 each as costs of litigation".

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BJP, a house divided quips Congress

Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2012, New Delhi

As controversies dogged the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive meeting in Mumbai, the Congress today took a dig at the principal opposition terming it a "splintered and fractured" party.

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