Thursday, June 16, 2011

India This Evening: Anna Hazare Threatens to Protest Again

Here is a roundup of news from Indian newspapers, news wires and Web sites on Thursday, June 16, 2011. The Wall Street Journal has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Anna Hazare Threatens to Protest Again: The loudest voice in the crusade against corruption, the soft-spoken Anna Hazare, has said he will have to start his Jantar Mantar protest again in view of what he calls the government’s u-turn on the Lok Pal Bill. (Source: NDTV)

UPA Couldn’t Handle Lokpal Activists: Narayana Murthy: The latest attack on the UPA’s handling of corruption has come from Infosys founder Narayana Murthy. Otherwise an admirer of the UPA government, Mr. Murthy said that given the stature of the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi, he found their handling of the Lokpal Bill sad. (Source: NDTV)

Nigamanand’s Kin to Fast if Body not Given for Rites: The family of Swami Nigamanand Thursday threatened to go on an indefinite fast if the seer’s body is not handed over to them for the last rites. (Source: PTI)

Bombay HC Intervenes in Dey Murder Case, Seeks Status Report: The Bombay high court has intervened in the Jyotirmoy Dey murder case and has sought a status report from Mumbai police in the ongoing probe. (Source: Times of India)

Home, Auto Loans to Become Costlier as RBI Hikes Key Rates: Be prepared to pay more every month on your home, auto and other loans, as the Reserve Bank on Thursday, for the 10th time since March, 2010, raised key interest rates by 25 basis points in its effort to control spiraling inflation. (Source: Times of India)

40% of Metro Phase-III to be Underground: In order to carry out construction work without overtly inconveniencing road users or modifying existing flyovers, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has planned a record stretch of underground secti [...]



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