GS WEBZONE: “Aruna Roy expresses concern for Anna Hazare’s health” plus 2 more

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

“Aruna Roy expresses concern for Anna Hazare’s health” plus 2 more

Aruna Roy expresses concern for Anna Hazare’s health
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi threatens to present Manmohan Singh as witness
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries head for a fast track honeymoon to Europe – photos

Aruna Roy expresses concern for Anna Hazare’s health

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 02:14 AM PDT

Member of the National Advisory Council (NAC), Aruna Roy on Wednesday had come to meet the India Against Corruption activist Anna Hazare. Roy, who was critical about the demands of Hazare regarding the Lokpal Bill, was concerned about his health.

Aruna while talking to the reporters said that she was here as she was concerned about his health and wants to see him healthy. Anna is today on the ninth day of his fast. His energy level has gone down but his spirits are still high.

Roy refused to talk or comment about the Jan Lokpal Bill or her version of the bill. Just days back the social activist had said that hazare's indefinite fast for forcing the civil society's version of the Lokpal Bill was wrong.

Aruna also expressed that Hazare has been ill advised and that it is wrong to undermine the democratic institutions. Roy has severely criticized Hazare's version of the Lokpal Bill saying that it would give too many powers to the Lokpal and is against the Gandhian principles of decentralization of powers.

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Kanimozhi Karunanidhi threatens to present Manmohan Singh as witness

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 10:45 PM PDT

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, who is currently imprisoned in the controversial 2G case, has on Tuesday threatened to use Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the witness for the case. She had further argued that if her trial continued against her then she would use the prime minister as a witness.

Kanimozhi had revealed that the prime minister and the former prime minister P Chidambaram were kept in the loop, when the mobile permits were given to the nine companies in the year 2008. This had put the light on the statement of the former telecom minister A Raja, who had last month told the special court that Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram were aware of the allocations of the 2G spectrum.

The 43 year old Rajya Sabha MP had further told that the charges against her were frivolous and malicious and that Chidambaram and telecom minister Kapil Sibal were capable of being the witnesses for the case. Kanimozhi's legal counsel had presented the minutes of the meeting in which the prime minister and the then finance minister as well as the telecom minister had decided that the licenses of the 2G spectrum were not to be auctioned.

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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries head for a fast track honeymoon to Europe – photos

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:15 AM PDT

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After the grand wedding ceremony at Santa Barbara in California on August 20, actress Kim Kardashian and her husband Kris Humphries have taken off for a quick honeymoon. Certain reports have claimed that the newly wedded pair have headed off to Europe for a fast track honeymoon.

Kris and Kim have left to an undisclosed location in Europe for their awaited honeymoon as the actress has to be back to present the 2011 Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. On Monday, the couple were spotted at Los Angeles airport, when Kim was wearing a pretty maxi dress, while she flashed her wedding ring.

After their honeymoon, the couple is expected to be seen in New York for a big bash for the newly wed couple. Earlier it was reported that the family is planning a second wedding ceremony in New York after which Kim had clarified through Tweets that it will not be a wedding and just a party. The socialite said that her friends Jason Binn and Colin Cowie are throwing a welcome party in New York.

Kris and Kim tied the knot on Saturday amidst celebrities in a lavish ceremony in California and several dress changes. Some of the media reports had also said that the police had received about 20 noise complaints from the neighbors.