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  • 300 Killed in Libyan Unrest: Official

    A total of 300 people, including 111 soldiers and 189 civilians, have been killed in the unrest which erupted in Libya in the past week, Libyan state TV quoted Libyan committee for national security as saying. In Benghazi, which was hit most in the disturbances, 104 civilians and 10 soldiers were killed, according to the […]

    Kala-azar eradication by 2015: Azad

    The Government will take five years to eradicate chronic and potentially fatal Kala-azar, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said, the disease is currently prevalent in Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. “The National Health Policy target of Kala-azar elimination by 2010 has not been achieved,” he said during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha […]

    Maoists trying to establish base in Assam: CRPF

    Maoists are trying to establish their base in Assam and the anti-talk faction of ULFA led by Commander-in-Chief Paresh Barua has launched a massive recruitment drive, particularly in Upper Assam, a senior CRPF officer said. “There are specific intelligence reports indicating that youths from Assam are veering towards the Naxal philosophy, which is a matter […]

    Govt revises wages under NREGA

    The Government has revised the wages for unskilled manual workers under the national rural employment guarantee scheme by indexing it to inflation, Rural Development Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said. He told the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour on Tuesday, that the original National Rural Employment Guarantee Act provides for wages to be indexed to the Consumer […]

    Corruption, black money and inflation dominate debate in Parliament

    Corruption, black money and inflation dominated the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s address to the joint sitting of Parliament. While the ruling Congress hailed the steps taken by the government to deal with corruption, the main opposition BJP launched a scathing attack doubting its intention in tackling the menace. Initiating the […]

    ASEAN Ministers to discuss Thai-Cambodian border conflict

    Foreign Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are holding an emergency meeting today in Jakarta to discuss possible solutions to the Thai-Cambodian border conflict. The meeting of the 10-nation regional group was convened at the request of the United Nations Security Council, which met last week after four days of Thai-Cambodian border clashes […]

    UNSC to discuss Libyan crisis

    The UN Security Council is to meet in a close session later today to discuss the Libyan crisis. It will be the first time that the Council has made indirect response to the protest sweeping through the Arab world. The meeting has been called by the Deputy Libyan Ambassador to the UN Ibrahim Dabbashi, who […]

    Special court convicts 31 in Godhra case

    A special designated court in Ahmedabad has given verdict in the 2002 Godhra train carnage case, convicting 31 people under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The court has acquitted 63 others who had been accused in this case. Quantum of punishment will be announced on 25th February. The court pronounced judgment on the […]

    Mediators hold talks with Maoist leader in jail

    Maoist-chosen mediators discussed certain key demands of the rebels with hardcore Naxal leader Ganti Prasadam in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, as negotiations for the release of the abducted Malkangiri district collector and a junior engineer reached a crucial stage. Soon after Prasadam was brought to the state capital from Koraput jail amidst tight security, interlocutors Prof […]

    Will consider Raja’s request on 2G debate when it comes: Meira

    Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesday said she will consider any request from arrested former telecom minister A Raja to participate in the debate on 2G spectrum allocation scam once it comes on her table. “Let his request come, then I will consider,” Kumar told reporters outside Parliament House on Tuesday. She was responding […]