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May 26, 2010 9:08 AM

No respite from heat wave in northern & central part of country

Severe Heat wave conditions continue unbated in northern, central and western parts of the country. Kota in Rajasthan was the hottest region yesterday with the mercury settling at 48.4 degrees. The temperature crossed the 48 degree mark in Sriganganagar and Jaisalmer as well.<br/><br/...

May 26, 2010 8:59 AM

No respite from heat wave in northern & central part of the country

Severe Heat wave conditions continue unbated in northern, central and western parts of the country. Kota in Rajasthan was the hottest region yesterday with the mercury settling at 48.4 degrees. The temperature crossed the 48 degree mark in Sriganganagar and Jaisalmer as well.<br/><br/...

May 26, 2010 8:53 AM

President to leave for China today

The President Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil will leave on a on a six-day visit to China today. Her maiden visit to China coincides with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and China. <br/><br/>Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told media pe...

May 26, 2010 8:50 AM

Court announces 18 month jail term to Rathore in Ruchika molestation case

A session's court in Chandigarh has enhanced the sentence of former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore from six months to one-and-a-half years prison term for molesting 14-year-old Ruchika Girhotra.<br/><br/>Pronouncing the verdict in a packed court room, Additional District and Sessions Ju...

May 25, 2010 8:34 PM

Several AI flights cancelled as employees go on flash strike

Air India's operations were severely affected today with at least 20 flights, including five international services, being cancelled as over 16,000 staffers went on a flash strike across the country to protest delay in payment of salaries. <br/><br/>Several other flights wer...

May 25, 2010 6:07 PM

India, Turkmenistan sign five agreements

India and Turkmenistan today signed five agreements to enhance bilateral trade and cooperation. <br/><br/>These include, agreement on economic and trade cooperation, agreement on scientific and technological cooperation, education exchange programme, cooperation in the fields of ...

May 25, 2010 6:06 PM

Manglore crash: Black Box analysis begins

The process of analysing the Black Box and other vital components of the Air India aircraft that crashed on Saturday began today in New Delhi. <br/><br/>The Cockpit Voice Recorder and the Digital Flight Data Acquisition Unit which record the cockpit audio and technical details of...

May 25, 2010 5:03 PM

Manglore Boeing crash: Black Box of ill fated plane recovered

Three days after the plane crash, the Digital Flight Data Recorder or black box of the ill fated Air India Boeing 737 plane has been recovered from the crash site this morning. 158 people were killed in the plane crash in Mangalore on Saturady. DGCA officials said the search operations had been call...

May 25, 2010 2:14 PM

Prime suspect of Pune bakery blast remanded to police custody till 1st June

Abdul Samad Bhatkal, a prime suspect in the German Bakery blast case in Pune, was remanded to police custody till June 1. He was produced in Mazgaon session's court in Mumbai today in connection with illegal arms seizure case of 2009. Abdul Samad, a close aide of alleged key conspirator in 2010 Pune...

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