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  • Life returns to normal in Kashmir Valley, curfew lifted

    After days of unrest, life in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Kashmir Valley returned to normal on Tuesday after authorities lifted curfew across the region and separatists not giving any call for a shutdown. With the valley remaining calm, shoppers flocked markets and business establishments reopened in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital and all major […]

    Speaker convenes all party meeting on Wed

    As Lok Sabha enters the last leg of the current Monsoon session that has been seen several days of disruptions, Speaker Meira Kumar has convened a meeting of leaders of all parties on Wednesday to discuss smooth conduct of the House. The meeting assumes significance in the context of government’s plans to get the Civil […]

    Gegong Apang arrested in PDS scam case

    Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang was arrested by the Special Investigation Cell on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore public distribution system scam. “Apang was arrested based on material evidence and statement given by the other accused,” the cell’s investigating officer M S Chauhan told. Apang, who was summoned to the […]

    Opposition to corner Govt on many issues in Parliament

    The Opposition will seek to put the government on the mat on the Nuclear Liability Bill, the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, spurt in Maoist violence and other issues in Parliament which meets on Wednesday after a three day break. The opposition parties are crying foul after the Union Cabinet on Friday last cleared 18 […]

    Main aspects of one-rank one-pension addressed: Govt

    With ex-servicemen protesting over the one-rank one-pension issue, Government has said the main aspects of the demand have already been addressed which are benefitting around 12 lakh personnel. “The main aspects have already been addressed in-principle and there has been a substantial addressing of the issue and I think 12 lakh personnel below officer rank […]

    Govt rejects environment clearance to Vedanta

    In a major setback to the UK based Vedanta, Government has rejected environment clearance to its USD 1.7 billion bauxite mining project proposed in Orissa citing serious violation of forest and environment laws. “There has been a very serious violation of Environment Protection Act, Forest Conservation and Rights Acts by the Orissa Government and Vedanta’s […]

    Chile Begins Feeding Trapped Miners

    Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said that they began sending glucose and water on Monday to the 33 miners trapped in “San Jose” copper mine, after they made contact with the miners on Sunday. Golborne said that the rescue teams finished at 8:42 a.m. local time (1242 GMT) the process of placing a plastic tube […]

    BP Reports Nearly $400 mln in Claims Payments

    British oil giant BP said Monday it has made 399 million U.S. dollars of claim payments during the 16 weeks it managed claims related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP, which on Monday transferred its individual and business claims program to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF), said in a press […]

    Carter to Visit DPRK for Release of U.S. Man

    Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter will soon visit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to negotiate the release of a U.S. man detained there for illegal entry, the Foreign Policy magazine reported Monday. Carter has decided to make the trip, which will take place “within days,” the magazine’s website said in an exclusive report, […]

    Over 120 Sickened in U.S. after Ammonia Leak

    Over 120 people were sickened Monday in the U.S. state of Alabama after an ammonia leak was discovered in a refrigeration facility. The leak took place Monday morning at the Millard Refrigerated Services plant in Theodore, Mobile County, south Alabama. Between 400 gallons and 800 gallons of ammonia leaked at the site, Shaun Hicks of […]