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April 15, 2010 12:47 PM

Lawyer withdraws petition

A lawyer, who had sought a direction from the Supreme Court for a CBI probe into Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's alleged proxy stake in the Kochi IPL franchisee, today withdrew his petition.<br/><br/>Advocate Ajay K Agrawal withdrew his petition after a bench headed by Justi...

April 15, 2010 12:13 PM

Parliament paid tributes to the Polish President and others

Parliament today paid tributes to the Polish President Lech Zaczynski, his wife and other members of Polish Senate who died in a plane crash recently. <br/><br/>Paying tributes to the leader, the Speaker Mrs Meira Kumar and Chairman of Rajya Sabha M Hamid Ansari described him as ...

April 15, 2010 12:08 PM

New members in Rajya Sabha

20 new members in the Rajya Sabha today took oath.<br/><br/>Defence Minister Mr A K Antony, Sports Minister Dr M S Gill , former Minister Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar and noted lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar are prominent among them. <br/><br/>The oath was administ...

April 15, 2010 12:05 PM

Parliament adjourn

Both the houses of Parliament have been adjourned following the demand by the Opposition to suspend the question hour to discuss Dantewada massacre of CRPF men. <br/><br/>In the Lok Sabha, the opposition persisted with its demand despite the assurance by the Parliamentary Affairs...

April 15, 2010 11:10 AM

Qutub Minar becomes the second most visited site

Delhi's twelfth century monument Qutub Minar has become the second most visited site in the country after Taj Mahal. <br/><br/>The Ministry of Culture says tourists continued to flock Qutub Minar in 2009, even as the revenue earnings of the Red Fort and the Humayun's to...

April 15, 2010 10:21 AM

Count down for launch of GSLV-D begins at Sriharikota

The countdown for the lift-off of the GSLV D3 is progressing smoothly. <br/><br/>The launch has been scheduled at 4.27 this evening from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. <br/><br/>ISRO Spokesman Mr Satish has said mandatory checks of the vehicle ...

April 15, 2010 9:14 AM

Tharoor meets Cabinet ministers on IPL controversy

The IPL controversy surrounding Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor took another twist with the minister having allegedly received a death threat asking him to stay clear of the Kochi franchise. <br/><br/>One man has been detained by the Central Security agencie...

April 15, 2010 9:07 AM

'Visa on Arrival' to attract more tourists in India

Government has launched a scheme of 'Visa on Arrival' for citizens of five countries Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore to attract more foreign tourists to India. <br/><br/>An official release said, a total of 1,793 visas were issued under this scheme...

April 15, 2010 9:01 AM

US Admiral to visit Southern Naval Command headquarters in Kochi

The Chief of the Naval Operations of the US Navy, Admiral Gary Roughead arrives in Kochi this morning on a day's visit. <br/><br/>Admiral Gary Roughead is scheduled to visit the Southern Naval Command headquarters in Kochi and hold talks with the Flag Officer Commanding in C...

April 15, 2010 8:53 AM

President arrives Gangtok on 3-days visit

The President Mrs.Pratibha Patil is arriving in Gangtok on Wednesday afternoon on a three day long visit to Sikkim . <br/><br/>It is her first visit to this tiny Himalayan border State.<br/>

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