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  • High-security number plates: SC issues notices to officials

    Taking strong exception to the failure of state governments in implementing high-security number plates and licenses for vehicles, the Supreme Court on Thursday issued contempt notices to transport secretaries of Delhi, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The court asked them to be personally present before it on the next date of hearing. A three-judge bench headed […]

    Pawar quits GoM on corruption; Hazare insists on joint committee to draft anti-graft bill

    Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has quit the Group of Ministers (GoM) on corruption stung by Anna Hazare questioning his credentials, as the anti- graft crusader told PM Manmohan Singh he was not being “instigated” to go an indefinite fast. As his fast-unto-death on the Lokpal issue entered the third day, Gandhian Anna Hazare on […]

    Gaddafi has no other option but to leave: Clinton

    Libyan leader Muammar Al Gaddafi knows best what he needs to do which is to step down and leave the country, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has said. “I think that Gaddafi knows what he must do. There needs to be a ceasefire. His forces need to withdraw from the cities that they […]

    Confident KKR takes on CSK in the inaugural match of IPL tomorrow

    Confident of a turnaround, the Gautam Gambhir-led revamped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) takes on defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural match of Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 4 on Friday. The Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise, hailed as one of the most glamorous outfits on the block, is the only team which has failed […]

    WHO highlights action on antibiotic use on the occasion of ‘Health Day’

    The World Health Organisation has warned that drug resistance fueled partly by a misuse of antibiotics is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year and that urgent action was needed on the issue. “We’re really seeing an accelerated evolution in the spread of this problem and the bottomline is that the problem is outpacing […]

    Former U.S. Congressman in Libya to Broker Gaddafi’s Departure

    A former U.S. congressman arrived in Libya and was due to meet Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday, in an effort to negotiate a deal that will allow him to step aside, local media reported. Curt Weldon, a former Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, was leading, according to him, a small “private” delegation “at the invitation […]

    Libyan rebel forces abandon Brega; Move towards Ajdabiya

    In Libya, rebel forces totally abandoned the oil town of Brega and headed towards Ajdabiya in the face of renewed offensive by troops loyal to Col Gaddafi. Buoyed by his huge successes against rebels, Gaddafi offered to hold talks with opposition if the insurgents disarmed. Gaddafi’s son Seif ul-Islam told BBC that if the foreign […]

    India playing important role in peace keeping: UN

    United Nations says, India plays an important role in peace keeping during conflicts around the globe. UN Assistant Secretary General Anthony Banbury said, India had been the world body’s partner in peacekeeping since 1956 and it will be strengthened in coming years. Addressing a Press conference in New Delhi, he described Indian military a highly […]

    80 militants killed during joint operations in Afghanistan’s Kunar province

    In Afghanistan, at least 80 militants, 6 foreign and 2 Afghan soldiers have been killed during joint operations in eastern Kunar province. NATO-led coalition said in a statement on Wednesday that the operation was launched in Marawara district bordering Pakistan last week. It said the forces have seized some Pakistani weapons and Improvised Explosive Devices […]

    Contaminated kuttu flour: One dies in Delhi; 50 more admitted to hospitals in UP

    One person died on Wednesday at a hospital in Delhi where he was admitted among 200 patients of food poisoning after consuming articles made of contaminated buck wheat. A police spokesman said that most of the other people admitted in the hospitals have been discharged. Around 200 people fell ill on Tuesday after consuming food […]