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  • Jagjit Singh admitted to hospital due to brain hemorrhage

    Renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh has been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai after he suffered a brain hemorrhage. Doctors at the Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra performed a life-saving surgery on him. A close family friend told reporters that the singer was operated upon for removal of a blood clot in his brain. He […]

    PM holds bilateral meetings with Iran, Japan & S Lanka, host of bilateral issues discussed

    Giving details of the bilateral meetings held by the Prime Minister with the Presidents of Iran, Sri Lanka and the Prime Minister of Japan, the Foreign Secretary said the entire gamut of bilateral issues came up for review. Mr Mathai said, India and Japan will continue discussions on the civil nuclear co-operation. He said dedicated […]

    Koodankulam protest against the nuclear plant.

    Day 1 Day 2: The Indefinite fast at Koodankulam has been withdrawn and protests to continue till the plant is closed by the Central Government based on the assurance given by Chief Minister Jayalaitha to the movement delegation.

    ‘Tiger’ Pataudi laid to rest at ancestral palace

    Former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who died of a lung ailment in Delhi on Thursday, was laid to rest at his ancestral palace in Pataudi, Haryana on Friday with thousands thronging the burial site to pay their last respects leading to chaotic scenes. Pataudi, who was 70 when he breathed his last […]

    PM meets Yoshihiko Noda in New York

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins a hectic round of diplomacy on Friday on the sidelines of the 66th United Nations Annual General Assembly session. Dr Singh held first bilateral meeting with the new PM of Japan Yoshihiko Noda in an  attempt to take the countries bilateral relations to a new high. Both the leaders are […]

    SC dismisses bail plea of Sadhvi Pragya

    The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who is facing charges under MCOCA for her alleged involvement in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. Dismissing her bail plea, a bench of justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale said, “There is no merit in the petition”. The […]

    Army aviation, medical corps reaches out to quake-hit areas

    The Army said that of the nearly 5,500 Army men engaged in rescue and relief operations in quake-hit Sikkim, 18 Army aviators led by Col Sanjay Vadhera and Col Saleem Shaikh with their pilots are at the forefront of the casualty evacuation. Col Vadhera and his pilots are flying four Advanced Light helicopters and Col […]

    Blackmoney Case: SC bench differs on Centre’s plea on SIT

    A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday gave a split verdict on the maintainability of government’s application seeking recall of the apex court order on constitution of an SIT to probe blackmoney cases. The order was passed by a bench comprising justices Altamas Kabir and S S Nijjar on the Centre’s plea for […]

    Missing nurse case: Add Minister’s name in FIR, says court

    A local court on Friday directed the police to include Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna’s name in the FIR in the nurse Bhanwari Devi missing case. The direction was given by additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bilara Sandeep Sharma while hearing a complaint filed by Amarchand, husband of 36-year-old Bhanwari Devi. Amarchand had lodged the FIR […]

    Vault B of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple not to be opened now: SC

    The Supreme Court on Thursday said the vault ‘B’ of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple will be opened only after substantial work regarding documentation and preservation of assets unearthed from other ‘kalaras’ (vaults) of the shrine is completed.  A bench headed by justice R V Raveendran turned down the plea of an expert committee to hand […]