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December 2, 2012 11:06 AM

India to erect 'floating fence' along Sir Creek border area

India will soon erect a 'floating fence', anchored by submerged metallic meshes, along the disputed Sir Creek border area with Pakistan. The 96-km strip in the Rann of Kutch marshes is notorious for illegal crossings and smuggling of narcotics and arms and is patrolled round-the-clock by B...

December 2, 2012 8:52 AM

Text messaging turns 20 tomorrow

Text messaging turns 20 tomorrow. The first SMS was sent on the 3rd of December 1992 as the Christmas greeting. Now, about 8 trillion messages are being sent a year. It was Neil Papworth, a Software Programmer, who sent the message first on 3rd December to his friend Richard Jarvis on Vodafone who w...

December 2, 2012 8:49 AM

1083 nomination papers found valid for 2nd phase of polling in Gujarat

In Gujarat, 1083 nomination papers have been found valid after the scrutiny of total 1374 nomination papers filed for second phase of polling in 95 assembly seats. During the scrutiny of nomination papers yesterday, 291 nomination papers have been rejected.Nomination papers of Mr. Nilesh Patel- an N...

December 2, 2012 8:49 AM

Congress will hold Chintan Shivir from Jan 18 in Jaipur

The brainstorming session (Chintan Shivir) of Congress will be held in Jaipur from January 18th to 20th to discuss political and economic situations. It will also seek new ideas ahead of the next Lok Sabha elections.AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi told reporters in New Delhi yesterday that o...

December 2, 2012 8:47 AM

Former PM Gujral cremated with full state honours

Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral was cremated with full state honours at the Smirti Sthal in New Delhi yesterday. He was given a 21-gun salute and guards reversed arms as the funeral pyre was lit by his son Naresh Gujral, Rajya Sabha MP.The national flag flew at half mast throughout India wi...

December 1, 2012 10:08 PM

World AIDS Day observed across the country

World AIDS Day was observed across the country with awareness rallies being staged in several cities. Hundreds of youth and children carrying placards and raising slogans prominently displayed the anti-AIDS icon Red Ribbon as they passed through the main city centres.A report of the National AIDS Co...

December 1, 2012 10:07 PM

Indian couple in Norway charged with gross, repeated maltreatment of their son

Prosecutors in Norway have slapped criminal charges against the Indian Couple facing child abuse case.The charges include "gross or repeated maltreatment" and threats, violence and other wrongs.The couple -- Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni, a software professional from Andhra Pradesh, and his wife Anupam...

December 1, 2012 10:05 PM

Gold import ban will push up smuggling, says C Rangarajan

Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan said in Mumbai on Saturday that banning gold imports will result in the increase in smuggling of the precious metal.Addresing the silver jubilee celebrations of the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development research, C. Rangarajan sa...

December 1, 2012 10:05 PM

Chidambaram highlights benefits of direct cash transfer scheme

Union Minister for Finance P. Chidambaram on Saturday highlighted the benefits of the direct cash transfer scheme introduced by the UPA - II Government.Speaking at an election workshop in Mumbai for the 2014 Lok Sabha election and Maharashtra assembly elections , he dwelt on the merits of the direct...

December 1, 2012 9:53 PM

Congress to hold 'Chintan Shivir' from 18th Jan

The brainstorming session (Chintan Shivir) of Congress will be held in Jaipur from January 18 to 20 to discuss political and economic situations. It will also seek new ideas ahead of the next Lok Sabha elections.AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi told reporters in New Delhi on Saturday that of ...

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