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  • Parliament adjourns till noon after uproar over scam charges

    Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned till noon on Monday following uproar over various charges of corruption by members of the opposition and treasury benches. As soon as Speaker Meira Kumar read out obituary references in the Lok Sabha, Opposition members trooped into the well demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe in the alleged […]

    Indian woman gets Shilling Wall Tribute Award in Oz

    An 80-year-old woman has become the first Indian to be honoured with the Shilling Wall Tribute award by the multicultural commission of the Australian state of Victoria for her outstanding contribution to the community through her “tele-cooking” services and an association helping senior citizens. krishna Arora’s name was engraved on Queen Victoria’s Women Centre (QVWC) […]

    Rupee firms up by 14 paise in morning trade

    Moving in line with the equity market the Indian rupee firmed up by 14 paise to 45.15 against the American currency in the morning trade on fresh selling of dollars by banks amidst weak dollar overseas. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the domestic currency resumed slightly higher at 45.24/25 per dollar as against […]

    No word on BSY’s visit to Delhi, to seek Sai Baba’s blessings

    Amid indications that the BJP high command may ask him to step down in the wake of alleged land scams, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday left for Puttaparthi to “seek the blessings” of Sri Satya Sai Baba. There is no official word yet on Yeddyurappa’s visit to Delhi as per the direction […]

    Brahmaputra dolphins are in danger due to large dams

    Construction of large dams on the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, being opposed by many quarters, is also posing a serious threat to river Dolphins which are on the verge of extinction. Noted dolphin expert Dr Abdul Wakid said the Brahmaputra river system in Assam is considered as one of the last refuges of the species […]

    Patil arrives in UAE on state visit; Trade,energy security on agenda

    President Pratibha Patil arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates on her maiden visit to the Gulf that will also take her to Syria with an aim to boost India’s ties with the oil—producing region. The highlights of President Patil’s visit to the UAE will be launching of an Indian Workers […]

    Collapse: CBRI team to submit report to MCD soon

    A team of experts from the Central Building Research Institute will submit a report to the MCD soon after a survey of structures in the city locality where a house collapse killed 70 people last week. A team of experts from the Roorkee-based institute arrived in the national capital on Saturday following a request by the […]

    Yeddu to meet BJP high command today

    Under mounting pressure to quit over alleged land scams, K’taka CM B S Yeddyurappa is making a last ditch attempt to convince the BJP high command that he should be allowed to continue in the top post. Amid reports that the top BJP leadership is weighing the pros and cons of axing him to save […]

    Govt prepared for Par debate on spectrum issue: Moily

    Accusing the opposition of adopting ‘undemocratic’ methods by stalling proceedings in Parliament, Govt has said it has nothing to “suppress” in 2G spectrum allocation and that it was prepared for a debate on the issue. “The opposition has chosen to stone and run away… stall Parliament. This is undemocratic method. We have nothing to hide […]

    60,000 paramilitary personnel may be deployed in WB polls

    Around 60,000 paramilitary personnel are likely to be deployed during next year’s West Bengal Assembly elections which are expected to be “highly volatile”. As the Centre is yet to take a decision on Trinamool Congress’ demand for withdrawal of central forces from Maoist dominated Lalgarh, Home Ministry officials feel that more forces will have to […]