Domestic news of the week

Saturday

Hyderabad: The CBI files a charge sheet against Kadapa MP and YSR Congress chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and 12 others in an alleged disproportionate assets case, accusing him of getting investments of several crores from firms into his own business as part of quid-pro-quo when his father was the chief minister.

New Delhi: Days after his explosive media interviews, Army chief Gen VK Singh names retired Lt Gen Tejinder Singh in his complaint to the CBI as the person who offered him a Rs14 crore bribe to clear a tranche of nearly 600 "sub- standard" trucks.

Sunday

Haridwar/Dehra Dun: Yoga guru Ramdev announces a fresh agitation against black money and corruption and says he will stage a one-day dharna on June 3 at New Delhi to mark the first anniversary of the police crackdown on his supporters at Ramlila grounds.

New Delhi: With some of the key budgetary proposals coming into effect, the tax payers will save some money on account of lower income tax liability, but will have to pay dearly towards essential services like telephone calls, beauty parlour visits and insurance payments.

Monday

 

New Delhi: Batting for Vodafone, Britain says India's proposal to recover from the British telecom major Rs 11,000 crore tax for the Hutchison-Essar deal of 2007 will badly hurt the country's image among investors.

Mumbai/New Delhi: Facing heat from restive employees, Kingfisher airlines boss Vijay Mallya promises to clear the outstanding salaries from wednesday after tax authorities unfreeze bank accounts but the staff demands part payment of dues on tuesday itself setting a 8 PM deadline.

Tuesday

Mumbai: A fresh crisis in the Kingfisher Airlines is averted after the beleaguered carrier's employees withdraw their proposed agitation accepting its promoter Vijay Mallya's assurance for a staggered payment of their salary dues starting on Wednesday.

New Delhi: The US announces a $10 million bounty on Pakistan-based Jamaat-ud-Dawa(JUD) chief Hafiz Saeed, a decision welcomed by India, which hopes that this will prod Islamabad into taking action against the mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.

Wednesday

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear in open court the petition filed by Centre seeking review of its verdict limited to holding its first-come-first-serve policy as unconstitutional while cancelling 122 2G spectrum licences but dismisses the remaining 10 petitions including that of seven telecom companies and former telecom minister A Raja.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the defence establishment dismiss a news report in a Delhi daily on the "unusual" movement of two elite Army units towards the capital in mid-January as "alarmist" and "absolutely baseless".

Thursday

New Delhi/Ranchi: Armed with the Jharkhand High Court order, the Election Commission says it will write to the Government seeking a CBI probe into allegations of use of money power in last week's countermanded Rajya Sabha elections in the state.

Mumbai: Two Air India flights are affected after a section of ground-handling workers does not report to duty at the international airport in the protest against delay in salary disbursal, sources say.

Friday

Bhubaneswar: In a grim turn to the three-week old hostage crisis, Maoists issue a fresh ultimatum threatening to execute the abducted Italian if their demands are not met within 96 hours.

New Delhi: Bullion traders and jewellers call off their 21-day nationwide strike after meeting UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who assure them that their demand for rollback of excise duty on unbranded jewellery will be considered.