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  • EU enters do-or-die summit to save EURO

    European Union leaders opened a make-or-break summit on Friday aiming to resolve a crippling debt crisis, even as French President Nicolas sounded a shrill warning as leaders gathered in Brussels, saying that Europe risked an “explosion” if the summit failed. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said leaders must restore “credibility” to the currency as she arrived […]

    Kerala Assembly meets on Mullaperiyar issue

    A special one-day session of the Kerala Assembly on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue began in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, seeking to formalise the political consensus in the state on the demand for a new dam in place of the 116-year-old structure. Moving the submission on the issue at the outset, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy it was […]

    Watch the last total lunar eclipse of the year tomorrow night

    The last eclipse of the year, a total lunar eclipse, will occur on Saturday, giving sky lovers all over the country an opportunity to witness the celestial event. The total lunar eclipse with the Moon immersed deeply inside the umbral (darker) shadow of the Earth will occur on Saturday, Nehru Planetarium Director N Rathnasree said. […]

    40 patients trapped in fire at private hospital in Kolkata

    At least forty patients were trapped inside a private hospital in Kolkata at Dhakuria where a fire broke out early Friday morning, police and fire brigade sources said. The fire which was suspected to have originated in the electrical department in the basement of the AMRI hospital, swiftly spread to the first and second floors, […]

    Pak and US negotiating new terms of engagement: report

    Pakistan and the US are negotiating new terms of engagement for the reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies and services for the war on terror that will replace an MoU signed during during former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s regime, a media report today said. The new terms of engagement will be under the US-Pakistan Acquisition […]

    ISI had full control over Fai & his organisation

    In US, the latest court documents reveals that the separatist Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai and his Kashmiri American Council were under full control of Pakistan’s spy agency, ISI. The documents also show that the American Kashmir council was being run as an extension of ISI to convince US lawmakers, officials and think tanks about their […]

    SC allows JNU students union poll

    The Supreme Court has allowed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to hold its students’ union elections, which had been stayed by the apex court in 2008 for non-compliance of some of its guidelines. While allowing the polls on Thursday, a bench headed by Justice A K Ganguly also relaxed some of the eligibility criteria recommended by […]

    Govt will bring another amendment bill on Prasar Bharati

    The government announced that it will bring another amendment bill on Prasar Bharati for setting up of Broadcasting Council and other issues in the next session of Parliament. The announcement was made by the Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mrs. Ambika Soni while replying to a discussion on the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Amendment […]

    AUS supports India’s claim for permanent seat in UN Security Council

    Australia supported India’s claim for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council on Thursday. It maintains the decision of its ruling party on supplying Uranium to New Delhi has removed any potential irritant in their growing bilateral relationship. Australian Defence minister Stephen Smith on a three-day visit to India, said that the two […]

    Pranab Seeks cooperation from opposition

    The Finance Minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee sought cooperation from the opposition in carrying forward the structural reforms introduced in the country two decades ago. Mr Mukherjee was replying to a discussion in the Rajya Sabha on rising prices of food and other essential commodities. Giving details of the prices of essential commodities, he said the […]