The
Special Court, which convicted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and her
aides in the disproportionate assets case on Saturday, has issued a direction
for the confiscation of around 3,000 acres of land and other properties held by
six firms “for and on behalf of Ms. Jayalalithaa.”
On his
last day in the city Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a power
pitch on the untapped potential of India’s growth opportunities to the CEOs of
11 preeminent U.S. corporations, telling them that so far as the coal industry
was concerned he viewed the Supreme Court’s order cancelling allocations as an
“opportunity” for the government to start anew.
O.
Panneerselvam, staunch loyalist of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa, was sworn in as
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for a second time on Monday by Governor K.
Rosaiah, followed by the induction of other Ministers. The ceremony was
emotionally charged with virtually every member of the new Cabinet breaking
down.
Five days after the
simmering communal tension in Vadodara led to incidents of arson, vandalism and
assault, the police have arrested over a hundred people on the charge of
rioting in various parts of the city. There was some let up in violence on
Monday. No fresh incident was reported till evening. In all, 115 people have
been arrested in areas under the jurisdiction of Panigate, City and Navapura
police stations since the trouble began on Thursday last.
Even as the National
Judicial Appointments Commission Bill sailed smoothly through the Rajasthan
Assembly, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed doubts over
it. At least 15 States have to ratify the NJAC Bill before it can be sent for
Presidential assent and implemented. The Commission will replace the collegium
system and give the executive an equal role in judicial appointments.
The
world’s largest passenger aircraft on Monday flew non-stop on the world’s
longest route with Qantas, the Australian airlines, launching the A380 between
Sydney and Dallas. The plane will fly for almost 16 hours, said Qantas Group
CEO Alan Joyce via e mail
U.S.-based
real estate firm Hines, on Monday, launched ‘Hines India Residential’ to invest
in residential developments in key urban centres of India. The firm, which had
entered the Indian real estate market in 2006, has tied up with a global fund
to invest $250 million (over Rs.1,500 crore) in various housing projects.
Bajrang
accounted for a silver and Narsingh Pancham Yadav won a bronze on Monday
to cap off India’s freestyle wrestling competition on a high, with the
country earning five medals from the mat, including a gold in the
17th Asian Games.
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