CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, May 18,2012 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3432838.ece A Delhi court today said that it will hold an inquiry into the allegations levelled by Lt.Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh in a criminal defamation case filed by him against Gen. V. K. Singh before passing any order on summoning the Army Chief. The court also directed the Defence Ministry to place before it the file relating to the publication of the Army’s March 5 ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, May 18,2012 http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article3432128.ece?homepage=true Already mired in controversies, the IPL was on Friday rocked by a fresh scandal when Royal Challengers Bangalore player Luke Pomersbach was arrested for allegedly molesting an American woman and severely beating up her fiance. The 27-year-old Pomersbach’s conduct prompted RCB owner Vijay Mallya to suspend the batsman, who has not played a single IPL match so far this season, till the time he ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, May 18,2012 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3432670.ece?homepage=true Government may slash spending on foreign travel by ministers and officials and on meetings in five-star hotels as part of austerity measures to cut down on budget deficit in view of the tight economic situation. Also on the cards is pruning of allocations made to various schemes, where spending will be insisted on current outlay before asking for additional money. “The austerity drive would be ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, May 18,2012 http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=49512 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Thursday that according to the constitution, political parties especially the PML-N were not responsible for ensuring that the orders of the Supreme Court were implemented. When asked by a reporter if he would be resigning, the prime minister replied “who should I give my resignation to?” Gilani further said that the opposition did not accept him as ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, May 18,2012 http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=49742 LAHORE: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has challenged Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) to bring a no-confidence motion against him and impeach the president, Geo News reported. "If anyone has the courage to call for a no-confidence motion against me or call for the president's impeachment, they should do so," Gilani said. The premier was talking to media after a meeting with PML-Q leadership at ...

CORPORATE  PRESS  RELEASES  (INDIA)  news desk, May 18,2012 http://www.indianexpress.com/news/presidential-polls-ncp-says-party-stand-will-be-consistent-with-upa/950967/ A day after the AIADMK and BJD announced support for party leader P A Sangma's candidature, NCP chief Sharad Pawar today said his party's stand on the presidential election will be consistent with that of the UPA. Sangma, who met Pawar this morning, said the NCP leader told him that the party is part of UPA and his stand on the issue will be ...