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January 30, 2010 7:57 PM

Magh Purnima, Ravidas jayanti celebrated across India today

On the occasion of Magh Purnima, lakhs of devotees took holy dip at Sangam in Allahabad and other holy places on Saturday. The same day Saint Ravidas Jayanti was celebrated with enthusiasm and devotional fervor in the state. According to Mela administration about 20 lakh people took holy bath at San...

January 30, 2010 7:18 PM

WWI soldiers of Fromelles reburied

The first of 250 British and Australian soldiers whose remains were recovered from a World War I battlefield in northern France has been reburied. The unidentified soldiers, who died in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles, were reburied with full military honours in a special service near the site of the f...

January 30, 2010 6:41 PM

Dogra, CRPF adjudged best marching contingents for R-Day parade

The Dogra Regiment and the CRPF were on Saturday adjudged as the best marching contingents from in this year's Republic Day parade in New Delhi. Defence Minister A K Antony will give away the award to the winners tomorrow.<br/><br/>Among the five teams of school children tha...

January 30, 2010 5:29 PM

Gandhi’s ashes immersed in Indian Ocean

Ashes of Mahatma Gandhi preserved by a family friend for 62 years after his assassination were finally immersed in the Indian Ocean off the South African coast today. Granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi Ela Gandhi, who led the sacred ritual said it was a beautiful ceremony attended by more than 200 peop...

January 30, 2010 1:45 PM

Google phases out support for Internet Explorer 6

Google has begun to phase out support for Internet Explorer 6, the browser identified as the weak link in a "sophisticated and targeted" cyber attack on the search engine. The firm said, from 1st of March some of its services, such as Google Docs, would not work properly with the browser. ...

January 30, 2010 1:28 PM

RBI hikes CRR, leaves policy rates untouched

The Reserve Bank of India has raised the Cash Reserve Ratio, CRR by 75 basis points to 5.75 per cent. In its third quarter review of Monetary Policy 2009-10, the RBI has decided to keep the Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate unchanged. Expressing huge concern over the rising food prices and the spillov...

January 30, 2010 1:26 PM

Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 62nd death anniversary

The President , the Vice President and the Prime Minister today led the nation in paying homage to the Father of the Nation, on his 62nd death anniversary by laying wreaths at the Samadhi of the Mahatma at Rajghat. A Sarva Dharma Prarthana Sabha was also organised at the Bapu's Samadhi. UPA Cha...

January 30, 2010 1:23 PM

Army Chief orders court martial against Lt Gen Prakash

Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor has ordered court martial proceedings against Military Secretary Lietenant General Avadesh Prakash in the Sukna land scam. He is the senior-most three-star officer to ever face such an action. The move follows advise of Defence Minister A.K.Antony. As Military Secret...

January 30, 2010 9:06 AM

Self-regulation should be first step for broadcasters: Ambika Soni

The government has said that self-regulation should be the first step for broadcasters for improving content creation. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters in New Delhi, the government does not favour imposing any law or ban on media . Earlier, inaugurating an exhibition ...

January 30, 2010 9:01 AM

Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 62nd death anniversary

Nation pays homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 62nd Death anniversary today. Several functions are being organised throughout the country to mark the occasion. Sarva-Dharma-Prarthana Sabha will be held at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. <br/> <br/&#062...

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