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January 23, 2010 4:53 PM

Pachauri admits mistake & upholds IPCC findings on Himalayan glaciers

Chairman of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change R K Pachauri on Saturday admitted the mistake in the panels report that the Himalyan glaciers will disappear by 2035 due to global warming. Terming the mistake as unfortunate, he said it is a human error and he will do everything possible to see ...

January 23, 2010 4:09 PM

Telephone tariff to come down: A Raja

The Union Minister of Communication and IT A. Raja has said the tariff for telephone call within a State will come down to 10 paisa a minute and within the Country to 20 paisa soon. <br/>Launching the 3G services of BSNL in Coimbatore and Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu today, he pointed out that w...

January 23, 2010 2:35 PM

India lodges strong protest with Pak over unprovoked firing

India lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the grave and unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops from across the International Border in Amritsar sector. The Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner in New Delhi was called to the External Affairs Ministry last evening and conveyed the protest. T...

January 23, 2010 2:10 PM

Hijack threat, Airlines in India put on high alert

The Union Home Ministry has put Air India and all other planes operating in the South Asia region on high security alert. This follows intelligence inputs that Pakistan based LeT and other terrorist groups are planning to hijack a flight from the region. The Special Secretary, Internal Security, Mr....

January 23, 2010 2:09 PM

India expresses disappointment to Australia over attacks

Expressing disappointment over the continuing attacks on Indians, External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Vishnu Prakash told more needs to be done by Australian government to stop these attacks. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, he said High Commission and Consulars in Australia are in close touch wit...

January 23, 2010 2:05 PM

Pak can't guarantee preventing any future terror strike in India: Gilani

New Delhi objected to Pakistan Prime Minister's remarks that his country cannot guarantee that there will not be a repeat of the Mumbai like terror attacks. The reaction of External Affairs Ministry comes immediately after Pakistan Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani made such a statement in Isl...

January 23, 2010 11:45 AM

Nation pays homage to Netaji on his 113th birth anniversary

Nation pays homage to the legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 112th birth anniversary today. A series of functions are being organised through out the country to mark the day. Netaji led the Indian National Army to challenge the British Rule.<br/><br/>In ...

January 23, 2010 11:44 AM

Dense fog continues to disrupt normal life in north India

Dense fog in the National Capital disrupted Air operations for the fourth day today. More than 50 domestic and international flights were badly affected. According to a spokesman of Delhi airport three morning flights were cancelled, while 32 domestic and 20 international ones were delayed by over t...

January 23, 2010 11:44 AM

Arjun Singh's condition shows signs of improvement

The condition of Veteran Congress leader Arjun Singh has slightly improved. He was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi last night with complaints of chest congestion and fever. According to a spokesman of AIIMS doctors treating him said the 79-year-old former Union M...

January 23, 2010 9:57 AM

PM asks Labour Ministry to set up a group to address workers' problems

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh asked the Labour Ministry to form a group to examine and address the problems faced by workers due to global economic slowdown. The direction to the Labour Ministry was given after he met a workers delegation led by G Sanjeeva Reddy of Indian National Trade Union Con...

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