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  • Cold wave continues to sweep east and north India

    Cold wave continued to sweep east and north India with Kolkata witnessing the coldest day in the last seven years. Maximum temperature dipped to 9.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal in Kolkata on Wednesday. Intense chill prevailed in Bihar with Gaya recording a minimum 3.1 degree Celsius, the lowest in the state. Severe cold […]

    SC directs Centre to release and repatriate within four weeks 61 Pakistani nationals languishing in jails

    Supreme Court has directed the Centre to release and repatriate within four weeks 61 Pakistani nationals languishing in jails in India despite having undergone their punishment for various offences. The apex court on Wednesday said though India has a better track record of treating cases pertaining to foreign nationals than other countries, yet it needs […]

    Government considers several measures to bring down high prices, especially on food items

    The government is likely to announce today a slew of steps to bring down high prices, particularly of food items, following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s consultations with his senior Cabinet colleagues on Tuesday. The Prime Minister’s meeting was followed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee holding discussions with Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Planning […]

    PAC objects to Sibal’s criticism of CAG’s report on 2G spectrum

    Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal’s criticism of CAG’s report on loss to the exchequer in allocation of 2G spectrum by former Telecom Minister A Raja has been objected by PAC chairman Murli Manohar Joshi and Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai. Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi also said that the committee members had […]

    Onion traders withdraw strike after talks with Delhi CM

    In a major relief to commonman, Delhi onion traders on Wednesday withdrew their strike after a meeting with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit during which they were assured of not being “harassed”. “Prices of onions will come down within next two-three days, as arrivals have increased in the wholesale market,” Rajinder Chaudhary, Secretary Azadpur Vegetable Market […]

    Forty four deemed universities facing threat of derecognition get opportunity to explain their case

    The forty four deemed universities under cloud over lacking appropriate academic infrastructure got an assurance from the Centre in the Supreme Court that they would be given an opportunity to explain their case. Attorney General G E Vahanvati gave the undertaking to a bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma that the government would […]

    FM meets trade union leaders in his pre-budget consultations

    Continuing his pre-budget consultations, the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today held discussions with the representatives of the trade unions. After the meeting, the trade union leaders told reporters that they have submitted a joint memorandum demanding effective steps to control rising prices, ban speculative forward trading in commodities and universalise PDS. They also demanded lifting […]

    PM reviews price situation with senior Cabinet colleagues & officials

    A day after the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh reviewed the price situation with senior Cabinet colleagues and other officials, informal consultations were held on Wednesday to discuss ways to tackle the rising food inflation. The Agriculture Minister Mr Sharad Pawar and the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia today met […]

    Citi fraud: Puri’s remand further extended till 14th Jan

    A local court has extended police remand of Shivraj Puri, the main accused in the alleged Rs 400 crore Citibank fraud, by 2 more days till 14th January as police is yet to recover iPad considered to be vital evidence. The Chief Judicial Magistrate D N Bhardwaj remanded Puri in police custody for two more […]

    Buddhadeb-Chidamabaram meeting between Jan 17-19

    The long-awaited meeting between Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in Delhi to discuss law and order in the state, including the January 7 Lalgarh killing, might take place between January 17 and 19. “We are trying to fix up two meetings with the Home Minister and Prime Minister […]