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April 10, 2010 9:33 AM

Chidambaram offers to quit over Dantewada massacre

The Home Minister Mr. P.Chidambaram has offered to quit his post in the wake of Dantewada massacre by naxals. According to PMO, the offer has been rejected by Dr. Manmohan Singh. <br/><br/>Addressing a "Shourya Divas function" of the CRPF in New Delhi , Mr. Chidambaram ...

April 9, 2010 9:27 PM

Life time achievement award conferred on noted journalists

Noted journalists, Khushwant Singh, H.K. Dua and K. Narendra were today conferred life time achievement award for their outstanding contribution to the world of journalism, apart from Punjabi culture, literature and language. <br/><br/>Thirteen journalists from electronic and pri...

April 9, 2010 9:18 PM

Heat wave sweeps across India

Heat wave swept parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan and West Bengal today with Kolkata witnessing the hottest April in many years. In the national capital, mercury crossed the 40 degree mark for the first time in this summer.<br/><br/>Mercury soared to 44.6 degrees Celsius at Idar in Gij...

April 9, 2010 9:02 PM

SC dismisses Retd Lt Gen Avadh Prakash's petition related to Sukna

The Supreme Court today dismissed Lt Gen (retd) Avadesh Prakash's petition challenging the Court of Inquiry (COI) ordered against him in a land scam case.<br/><br/>A bench of Justices V S Sirpurkar and Mukundakam Sharma observed that many skeletons can tumble out if it start...

April 9, 2010 8:24 PM

Sri Krishna Committee on Telangana to begin interactions from April 16

The Sri Krishna Committee set up by the Centre to go in to the demand of a separate Telengana and a United Andhra Pradesh will begin personal interactions with various stake holders from 16th of this month. <br/><br/>All the members of the committee will be present during the hea...

April 9, 2010 8:05 PM

Nuclear Security Summit will focus on legitimate concerns, says PM

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has expressed the hope that the Nuclear Security Summit will focus on nuclear terrorism and proliferation of sensitive nuclear materials and technologies.<br/><br/>In his staement ahead of his visit to the United States and Brazil beginning to...

April 9, 2010 6:35 PM

Nation honours Two Army Majors with Kirti Chakra for their valour

Two Army Majors were today decorated with the country's second highest peace-time gallantry medal Kirti Chakra, including one posthumously, for their bravery during counter-terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir.<br/><br/>President Pratibha Patil also gave away 15 Param V...

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