National

April 20, 2010 9:45 AM

Slight rain bring relief in Delhi, heat wave to continue

Slight showers last evening brought the mercury down in the national capital by few degrees. But with no possibility of rain, the hot weather conditions will return. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 42 degree celsius and the minimum will hover around 29 degrees. The MET department pr...

April 20, 2010 9:44 AM

BSNL employees on indefinite strike from today

Nearly 3 lakh employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, BSNL will begin an indefinite strike on Tuesday to protest VRS and divestment proposals of the Sam Pitroda committee. <br/> <br/>General Secretary of National Federation of Telecom Employees Chandeshwar Singh said that the empl...

April 20, 2010 9:43 AM

SC upholds life term for Manu Sharma in Jessica murder case

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment awarded to Manu Sharma in the 1999 Jessica Lall murder case. Upholding the Delhi High Court verdict, a Bench of the apex court on Monday said that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt the presence of Manu Sharma at the s...

April 20, 2010 9:43 AM

Responsibility for Dantewada lapse will be fixed: Chidambaram

The Home Minister has admitted Dantewada massacre was a failure of command and control and responsibility for the lapse will be fixed right up to his level. <br/> <br/>Replying the debate on the Dantewada massacre in the Rajya Sabha, Mr P Chidambaram ruled out use of Army and Air...

April 19, 2010 8:56 PM

LS passes Railways’ demands for grants for current fiscal

The Lok Sabha today passed the Demands for Grants for Railways for the current fiscal. The House rejected the cut motions moved to approve the Bill through a voice vote. <br/><br/>Replying the debate on the motion, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that the project of de...

April 19, 2010 8:50 PM

Temperatures fall marginally at some places, still death toll reaches 54

A person today died of the heat in Rajasthan, taking the death toll this summer across the country to 54, even as temperatures fell marginally at some places in Haryana and in the national capital owing to overcast skies and light showers. <br/><br/>One man died of the heat in th...

April 19, 2010 5:54 PM

US works at the highest level to provide India access to Headley

The US is constantly working at the highest levels to provide direct access to India as quickly as it can to David Headley, who has confessed to plotting the Mumbai attacks. <br/><br/>US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer today said in New Delhi that this is a sensitive issue, ...

April 19, 2010 2:50 PM

Severe heat wave affects normal life in most parts of India

The heatwave continues to sweep most part of the country with the temperature hovering above 45 degree celsius at many places. <br/> <br/>The national capital has been continously witnessing unprecedented hot weather condition and heatwave over the last week with the mercury cros...

Most Read

View All arrow-right

No posts found.