Trial court to decide on Chidambaram's role in afternoon

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAOl1a7fTdWqDXuGQkFhqAMxQ7MyNkvLxr4jnwFAuX8HgmtD2Yd8iv0kxAt814LYmfy5ACAZ0RRYeNWmTVJ3lV6b6YRRUgDkcgc21mh3L8P8oZobsn82ugbzhWbHj6ZF1n1RFRRtb9RQ/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #004276; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAOl1a7fTdWqDXuGQkFhqAMxQ7MyNkvLxr4jnwFAuX8HgmtD2Yd8iv0kxAt814LYmfy5ACAZ0RRYeNWmTVJ3lV6b6YRRUgDkcgc21mh3L8P8oZobsn82ugbzhWbHj6ZF1n1RFRRtb9RQ/s1600/images.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; max-width: 600px;" /></a></div>NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday deferred till 12:30pm the pronouncement of its order on Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's plea to prosecute home minister PChidambaram in the 2G case.<br /> <br /> At 10am, Special CBI Judge allowed only Swamy to enter inside the court room and asked him to come before 12:30pm.<br /> <br /> "I have been asked to be present in the court before 12:30pm. I can say that I am confident that the judgement will be delivered today," Swamy told reporters coming out of the court.<br /> <br /> Court staff also said that the judge may deliver the verdict around 12:30pm.<br /> <br /> Swamy had moved the court seeking to make Chidambaram as co-accused in the 2G spectrum scam alleging he was as culpable as former telecom minister A Raja in determining the prices of scarce spectrum and in allowing the dilution of shares.<br /> <br /> The Supreme Court on Thursday had refused to direct CBI to investigate the alleged role of Chidambaram leaving it to the special court trying the 2G case.<br /> <br /> A bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly, which asked the lower court not to get influenced by its decision, had also refused to direct CBI to "investigate Chidambaram".<br /> <br /> The special judge, on January 21, had reserved the order for February 4 on the plea of Swamy.</div>

Trial court to decide on Chidambaram's role in afternoon

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday deferred till 12:30pm the pronouncement of its order on Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's...

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Oppositon attacks Chidambaram on issue of FIR withdrawal : Fir Report

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span><br /> <div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Home Minister P. Chidambaram today came under attack over the issue of withdrawal of FIRs against a Delhi-based hotelier from the Opposition which demanded his sacking from the Union Cabinet.</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Referring to the cases against businessman S.P. Gupta, the BJP accused Chidambaram of misusing his office and committing a 'criminal offence' by 'favouring a former client'.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;">thing can be more serious. Chidambaram has misused his authority as Home Minister and ordered withdrawal of cases against Gupta.... He is not only guilty of improper conduct but also criminal offence. A criminal cannot be Home Minister," BJP leader Yashwant Sinha told reporters.</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_horizontal/article-images/zCzvZvzxvzxvzxvzxvzxvxzvzxv.jpg.crop_display.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_horizontal/article-images/zCzvZvzxvzxvzxvzxvzxvxzvzxv.jpg.crop_display.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><br /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span><br /> <div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"This is a very serious matter. In matters concerning justice, no</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Prime Minister should immediately sack him. We cannot allow his continuance in office for even a moment," he said.</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The opposition alleged that Chidambaram, an eminent lawyer, had represented Gupta in the three cases in the past and unsuccessfully tried to get the FIRs quashed by the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court.</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The BJP also demanded that the Prime Minister should give a clarification on the issue in both Houses of Parliament.</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"This is an open and shut case. There is no ambiguity. Chidambaram should not be given the discretion of resigning but should be sacked immediately," Sinha said.</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The BJP and other opposition parties paralysed business in Parliament demanding the resignation of Chidambaram. While the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day, proceedings in Rajya Sabha were also disrupted.</div><div style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Supporting BJP's demand, CPI leader D. Raja said: "These allegations appear to be very credible. It makes Home Minister's position untenable. Because he is not reacting to the allegations. He is keeping quite, dead silence. I do not why. If Home Minister continues to be in the thick cloud of allegations, it is a problem for the government. Home Minister should explain why he is quite. The Prime Minister should also explain his stand."</div></div>

Oppositon attacks Chidambaram on issue of FIR withdrawal : Fir Report

Home Minister P. Chidambaram today came under attack over the issue of withdrawal of FIRs against a Delhi-based hotelier from the Oppositio...

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Three blasts rock Mumbai, CM Chavan says 20 dead, 113 injured

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxuN2C9oJsZlN9Yx6r3uT4aVlC9Tx8z9vULeG6nnamk3eklr-4c0AHVlhKaGUyOtgd3WA4MOkaYA-wdMFx5PPDNGGtutqAJiAtM2t_FygEkR6b8nWm6_Pb7QumIvi49v-S5UUtQg1Ddg/s1600/9212787.cms+tollyandhra+breaking+news.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxuN2C9oJsZlN9Yx6r3uT4aVlC9Tx8z9vULeG6nnamk3eklr-4c0AHVlhKaGUyOtgd3WA4MOkaYA-wdMFx5PPDNGGtutqAJiAtM2t_FygEkR6b8nWm6_Pb7QumIvi49v-S5UUtQg1Ddg/s400/9212787.cms+tollyandhra+breaking+news.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl08uAwi9bPRRfVnjqajl_HfxWh7lmj9uX3CsgugKKNthM12TOk5gn4LF1vQUdx9H99O7oDjLRkZtWWkPm6YCJiS2EvYiIlIPRssr-nSlmJsurGLSHoFY18pWteZb9p7SbUcZivzJ-Z3I/s1600/mumbai+blasts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl08uAwi9bPRRfVnjqajl_HfxWh7lmj9uX3CsgugKKNthM12TOk5gn4LF1vQUdx9H99O7oDjLRkZtWWkPm6YCJiS2EvYiIlIPRssr-nSlmJsurGLSHoFY18pWteZb9p7SbUcZivzJ-Z3I/s320/mumbai+blasts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT">MUMBAI: Three near-simultaneous explosions rocked Mumbai at rush-hour on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people in what the government said appeared to be another terrorist strike in the city hit by a major attack nearly three years ago. <br /> <br /> Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said the latest attack killed 20 people, and home minister P Chidambaram said the toll was likely to rise. <br /> <br /> Television footage showed dozens of police officials, several of them armed, at the sites of the explosion and at least one car with its windows shattered. A photograph showed victims of a blast at the Zaveri Bazaar crowding into the back of a cargo truck to be taken to a hospital. <br /> <br /> Because of the close timing of the string of explosions, ``we infer that this was a coordinated attack by terrorists,'' home minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said. <br /> <br /> One blast hit the crowded neighborhood of Dadar in central Mumbai. The others were at the Zaveri Bazaar, which is a famed jewelry market, and the busy business district of Opera House, both in southern Mumbai and several miles (kilometers) apart, police said. <br /> <br /> All three blasts happened from 6:50pm. to 7pm., when all the neighborhoods would have been packed with office workers and commuters. <br /> <br /> The 2008 attack killed 166 people and was blamed on Pakistan-based militant groups. Tensions escalated between the countries and peace talks were suspended. The talks recently resumed. <br /> <br /> Soon after Wednesday's blasts were reported, Pakistan's government expressed distress on the loss of lives and injuries. <br /> <br /> The blasts would mark the first major attack on Mumbai since the November 2008 violence, when 10 terrorists laid siege to the city for 60 hours, targeting two luxury hotels, a Jewish center and a busy train station. There was no immediate indication that Wednesday's blasts were part of a prolonged siege. <br /> <br /> Mumbai has been on edge since then. In December, authorities deployed extra police on city streets after receiving intelligence that a Pakistan-based militant group was planning an attack over New Year's weekend. Police conducted house-to-house searches in some neighborhoods for four men who authorities believe entered the city to carry out a terrorist attack, and computer-aided photographs of the four suspects were released. <br /> <br /> In March 2010, Mumbai police said they prevented a major terrorist strike after they arrested two Indian men, who, police said, were preparing to hit several targets in the city. Then in September, police issued a terror alert for the city during a popular Hindu festival. </span></b>

Three blasts rock Mumbai, CM Chavan says 20 dead, 113 injured

MUMBAI: Three near-simultaneous explosions rocked Mumbai at rush-hour on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people in what the government sa...

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