CBI inquiry by the Home Minister

Former Karnataka Minister. Janardhan Reddy, the illegal mining in the Central Bureau of Investigation [CBI] Minister Sabita Indra Reddy of the Andhra Pradesh questioned Friday night.

According to sources, the CBI officials grilled for two hours on Friday night to go to their office. Janardhan Reddy from CBI Sabita Obulapurm Mining Company [OMC] questioned in connection with mining allowed. The company is accused of being involved in illegal mining in Anantapur district.
YS Rajasekhara Reddy's tenure [2004-2009] was the Minister Sabita mining and iron ore mining company that the OMC was approved. The CBI Director shrilakshmi and Mining and Geology V. D. Rajagopal has been questioned in the case of illegal mining. Janardhan Reddy and Srinivas Reddy, Managing Director of OMC in this case are already Chanchalguda central prison. Five were arrested by the CBI on September Bellary.
Shrilakshmi and Sabita After questioning related to the illegal mining is expected to boom in this case. CBI Joint Director VV Lakshmi said on October 27, in this case will be charged soon.

Appreciate the support of India

Pakistan has said that the United Nations Security Council non-permanent member of Pakistan, India has played an important role.
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Haroon said Pakistan six months to gain the coveted seat was hard.

Ferrera set to make Broadway

'Ugly Betty' star America Ferrera is all set to make her stage debut in the long-running London's musical 'Chicago'.
The star will play lead character Roxie Hart in the West End production for a total of eight weeks, beginning next month, Dailystar.co uk reports.
The show, which centres on a Mississippi girl who enters a beauty pageant, will be directed by Judith Ivey.

Iqbal Mirchi held in London: CBI

Iqbal Mirchi, a close aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, has been arrested in London, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said here Tuesday.

'CBI Interpol has confirmed the arrest of Iqbal Mirchi in London, He was arrested today (Tuesday) for some offence committed in London,' Dharni Mishra, CBI spokesperson, told IANS.
She said Mirchi is wanted in various criminal cases, including the 1993 Mumbai blast that killed 270 people.

Maharajas Express

Young Joydip Mitra may not have travelled abroad even once, yet he is familiar with the quirks and preferences of people from a host of nationalities better than the most consummate tour guide.

Mitra is on board the Maharajas Express, a pan- Indian luxury train.
As a butler for the train's $ 5,000- a- night presidential suite Mitra knows his high- flying guests rather too well. " The Japanese want the water in the bath tub to be exactly between 55 and 60 degree Celsius. But an American guest will be offended if I maintain the same temperature, they want the water to be lukewarm," says Mitra, who doubles as housekeeping supervisor.
The presidential suite, which is under his charge, occupies an entire coach and comes with white marble flooring, rosewood wardrobes, handcrafted furniture with intricate ivory inlays and a panoramic window offering a glimpse of the hurtling world outside. The 20 deluxe cabins and 22 other suites also don't fall short in the departments of good looks and luxury. The crockery and cutlery are 24- carat gold- plated at the Mayur Mahal restaurant and water comes from a purification plant on the train.
" High- end luxury is a rarity and you cannot afford to make your guests unhappy," assures Arup Sen, Director, Royale India Tours, a joint venture between the IRCTC and tour operator Cox and Kings, which owns the train.
Maharajas Express offers four different packages for its high- end users: Royal India ( eight days; Delhi to Mumbai with halts at Agra, Ranthambore, Jaipur, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Vadodara); Classical India ( seven days; from Delhi to Agra, Gwalior, Khajuraho, Bandhavgarh, Varnasi and Lucknow; Royal Sojourn (stops at Jaipur, Kota, Ranthambore and Agra; and Princely India (seven days; Mumbai to Delhi. If you have the money and the inclination, this could be the holiday of your lifetime.

Gets Paid To Sleep On The Job

For most of us sleeping at office is the stuff dreams are made of, but a Chinese man, who only sleeps during his working hours, still gets paid for it.

Lee Jia, 27, earns 10,000 renminbi every month just to test the comfort levels at hotel rooms.
His other activities include checking out the scent of the rooms, the cleanliness, the brand of toiletries and the type of TV programmes available.
However, according to a Chinese daily, Jia finds just sleeping in hotel rooms a bit more stressful at times than one might have thought.
Lee, who loves travelling, said that he is paid to observe his surroundings and then write a review of the hotel and its facilities on his blog.
"You need to be highly focused and articulate to observe every detail in order to produce a comprehensive report," Star Online quoted him as saying.

PM, Wife Pledge Do Donate Eyes

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur Thursday pledged to donate their eyes -- on the occasion of National Eye Donation Day.

According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur signed a form to this effect.
The couple said in a joint statement: 'We are aware that there are innumerable corneal blind patients in our country for whom the gift of sight will be a priceless one.
'We hope that people across the country will rise to the occasion and support the National Programme for Control of Blindness and help their fellow brethren.'
They also lauded the National Eye Bank and corneal transplantation teams at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here and across the country for their efforts to illuminate the lives to those in need.
According to the World Health Organisation, there are 284 million visually impaired people in the world -- 39 million are blind and 245 have low vision.
About 90 percent of them live in developing countries.
Eye donation means donating one's corneas after his or her death. In India, there are many organisations that act as eye banks that facilitate removal of corneas and distribute them to the needy.
Cornea is a clear tissue -- a focusing element -- that covers the front of the eye. People suffering from corneal blindness only can benefit from eye donations through corneal grafting.
State run telecom companies BSNL and MTNL have a toll free number 1919 all over the country to facilitate easy access to the nearest eye bank.

Admitted to AIIMS

Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh was Monday evening admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) by Tihar Jail authorities for a kidney-related problem.

According to sources at the hospital, Singh was admitted in a private ward of the hospital.
He arrived at around 7 p.m. and was admitted to ward 218.
'His treatment has started and tests have started,' a hospital source said, declining to be named.
Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Monday reserved hearing on Singh's interim bail plea in the cash-for-votes scam till Tuesday.
Amar Singh and two former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs - Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahavir Singh Bhagora - were arrested Sep 6 for their alleged involvement in an attempt to bribe MPs ahead of the July 2008 parliament trust vote.

GE Hopes To Double German Business

General Electric Co hopes to double the company's German business in five years through a combination of organic and inorganic growth, a company executive told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.
On Tuesday, GE plans to announce its full German management team, an expansion of facilities including its Munich-based research center and a German marketing campaign, as the company tries to gain market share in the world's fourth-largest economy that is now dominated by Siemens , the paper said.
The new management team, under the leadership of Ferdinando Beccalli-Falco, will be responsible for its own profit and loss account and will take aim at two key German markets -- gas turbines and health care, the Journal said.
"Germany has always been the engine and the locomotive of the European economy. One of the things we have to do is improve our position there," Beccalli-Falco told the Journal in an interview.
Beccalli-Falco sees strong potential in energy, health care and finance, and expects to add 400 to 500 jobs in the process, according to the newspaper.

IT Stocks Lead The Gains

Indian stock market indices are trading in the positive over the last two hours of trade on buying in index heavyweights. All sectoral indices are trading strong led by Realty and IT stocks.
The BSE-Sensex is up by 189 points and NSE-Nifty is up by 69 points. BSE Mid Cap and BSE Small Cap indices are also up by 1.2% and 1.1% respectively. The rupee is trading at 47.05 to the US dollar.
Auto stocks are trading firm. Escorts and Force Motors are the biggest gainers. According to a leading financial daily, Ashok Leyland is expecting its newly launched light commercial vehicle "Dost" to clock in a sales of 55,000 units annually. Dost is a 1.25 tonne truck and is priced between Rs 0.38 m - Rs 0.44 m. It is meant for truck operators who deliver fruits and vegetables. Dost is a product of joint venture between Ashok Leyland and Nissan Motor Company Limited. The launch for this LCV was delayed because of economic slowdown in the global economies. Dost is expected to help compensate the fall in sales of medium and heavy vehicles by Ashok Leyland.
Steel stocks are trading strong. All stocks in the sectoral index are trading in the green. JSW Steel and Tata steel are the biggest gainers. According to a leading financial daily, India's largest public sector steel maker Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is planning to invest more than 1% of its gross sales on Research and Development (R&D) activities in order to facilitate acquisition and development of appropriate technologies. The company plans to undertake technology missions which will be aimed at reducing raw material and energy consumption. This involves beneficiation and pelletisation of low-grade ores and increasing the use of medium and non-coking coal in steel making. The company's plan also involves production of cold rolled grain-oriented (CRGO) electrical steels, development of alternative iron-making technologies and carbon dioxide reduction. The company would also set up center of excellence at individual steel plants in partnership with key customers and suppliers to focus on product develop