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Saturday
Datia (MP): A Swiss female tourist on a cycling trip with her husband was gangraped by seven to eight people at a forest area in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, police says.
New Delhi: Days after a sting operation purportedly show bank officials helping launder money, HDFC Bank said it has hired independent audit firm for conducting forensic inquiry while Axis Bank initiated a probe into the matter.
Sunday
New Delhi: The CBI has booked Airbus along with seven officials of erstwhile Indian Airlines for alleged irregularities in over Rs 8,000-crore deal for supplying 43 aircraft to the erstwhile carrier in 2005.
New Delhi: Bringing to Delhi his battle for special status to Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar suggested that his support would be crucial for formation of next government at the Centre and JD(U), which is part of BJP-led NDA, was not averse to exploring other tie-ups.
Monday
New Delhi: 'Paan Singh Tomar', Tigmanshu Dhulia's biopic on the athlete-turned-dacoit, was named the best picture at the 60th National Film Awards while its male star Irrfan Khan shared the best actor trophy with veteran Marathi actor Vikram Gokhale.
New Delhi: Italy's ambassador Daniele Mancini faced the ire of the Supreme court for breaching the "trust" over his undertaking on return of two Italian marines and was told he does not enjoy diplomatic immunity and also barred from leaving the country till further orders.
New Delhi: Bowing to pressure from political parties, government retained the age of consent for sex at 18 years and also watered down provisions on stalking and voyeurism in a bill which seeks stringent punishment for crimes against women.
Tuesday
New Delhi/Chennai: DMK withdrew support from the UPA government over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and ruled out any reconciliation, a move that makes the government vulnerable despite its assertions of having a Parliamentary majority.
New Delhi: The Cabinet approved changes to the landmark Food Security Bill to grant the nation's 67% population the right to get monthly quota of 5 kg foodgrains at highly subsidised rates of Rs 1-3 per kg.
New Delhi: In a bid to strengthen bilateral ties, India and Egypt signed seven key pacts after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi held wide-ranging talks here, exploring ways to promote ties to the level of "strategic partnership".
Wednesday
New Delhi: No new tax was levied and chilly spray, desi ghee and LED lights will be cheaper with Delhi government proposing to reduce or eliminate VAT on them in its budget which focussed on social sector in an election year as Congress seeks a record 4th term in power.
New Delhi: After the DMK pull out, the Samajwadi Party, a key outside supporter, kept the government on tenterhooks demanding resignation of Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma for his controversial remarks against party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Visakhapatnam: India successfully carried out the maiden test firing of the over 290 km-range submarine-launched version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the Bay of Bengal becoming the first country in the world to have this capability.
Thursday
New Delhi: After a controversy erupted over its raid at DMK leader M K Stalin's home two days after his party pulled out of UPA, CBI said it had not targeted any particular individual but ordered an inquiry if there were any procedural lapses in searches.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a key conspirator with Dawood Ibrahim in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, and ordered that Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt return to jail to serve three-and-a-half years sentence for possessing illegal arms.
Friday
New Delhi: The two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen off the Kerala coast returned after India gave an assurance that they will not face death penalty nor will they be arrested, bringing to an end a raging 11-day diplomatic row between the two countries.
New Delhi: Delhi Police claimed to have foiled a "fidayeen attack" in the national capital during Holi with the arrest of a suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist in Uttar Pradesh and seizure of explosives, grenades and an AK-56 rifle from a guest house here.
