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  • Iceland Minister for Foreign Affairs reached New Delhi on nine-day visit to India

    Iceland Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ossur Skarphedinsson has reached New Delhi on his nine-day visit to India. He is expected to meet Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh later in the day. He will exchange views with Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah. Ossur Skarphedinsson will have detailed discussions on […]

    Tractor plunges into canal in AP; 10 dead

    At least ten people including nine women were killed in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh when the tractor on which they were travelling fell into the Nagarjuna Sagar canal on Monday morning. The mishap took place near Sattenapalle town in Guntur when the driver of the tractor carrying 23 farm workers, mostly women, lost control […]

    Kalmadi questioned by CBI over on QBR scam

    Suresh Kalmadi was questioned by the CBI on Monday over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) held in London in 2009. The agency had asked Kalmadi, sacked as chairman of the CWG organising committee, to appear before it in order to clarify some new issues which surfaced during the visit of […]

    Kerala CM begins day-long fast for ban on endosulfan

    Stepping up pressure on the Centre for a nationwide ban on endosulfan pesticide, Kerala CM V S Achuthanandan on Monday began a day-long fast in Thiruvananthapuram along with peoples’ representatives, political leaders and civil rights activists to press for the demand. The mass fast at the martyr’s column is being held as part of the […]

    Mountaineer Nawang Gombu’s sad demise

    Nawang Gombu, the first person to climb Mt Everest twice, died in Darjeeling at his residence this morning after a brief illness, family sources said. Being the youngest Sherpa to reach South Col during the first successful expedition in 1953, Gombu first climbed Mt Everest along with Jim Whittaker during American Everest Expedition in 1963. […]

    Campaigning in full swing in WB for third phase of assembly polls

    In West Bengal, campaigning is in full swing in all 75 seats spread over Kolkata, North and South 24 Pargana districts for third phase of assembly polls on Wednesday. The Centre has alleged that West Bengal Government is not utilising the funds meant for welfare of the people of the State. Addressing a rally in […]

    CBI likely to file supplementary charge sheet today in multi-crore 2G scam

    The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI is likely to file a supplementary charge sheet today in the multi-crore 2G Spectrum scam. The charge sheet will be filed in a court of Special CBI Judge O P Saini. According to CBI sources, the charge sheet will focus on the kick backs in allotment of Spectrum licences. […]

    Delhi Metro completes 100 months of operations

    The Delhi Metro today completed 100 months of Metro operations. The journey which began on 24th December 2002 with only 8.5 kilometers and six metro stations for the public of Delhi today crosses the boundaries of the national capital to reach Noida and Gurgaon with 183 kilometers of network and 135 metro stations. This centenary […]

    Satya Sai Baba’s body kept for public to pay obeisance

    Lakhs of devotees from home and abroad poured into Puttaparthi to have a last glimpse of Sathya Sai Baba whose body has been kept in a hall, even as police tightened security for crowd control. With grief writ large on their faces, the devotees, both young and old, made their way to the Sai Kulwant […]

    2G scam: CBI may name Kanimozhi in 2nd charge sheet

    The CBI, in its second charge sheet likely to be filed on Monday, may name Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi, wife Dayalu Ammal and several others for allegedly getting benefits out of the allocation of 2G spectrum to certain telecom firms. The charge sheet to be filed in the court of Special […]