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December 31, 2011 8:27 AM

DoB issue: Setback for Army Chief VK Singh

The Defence Ministry has rejected Army Chief General V. K. Singh's statutory complaint to consider May 10, 1951 as his date of birth and conveyed to him that he will have to retire on May 31 next year. Gen. Singh had filed the statutory complaint with Defence Minister A. K. Antony after the Gov...

December 30, 2011 9:12 PM

E Sreedharan to retire as DMRC chief tomorrow

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) chief E Sreedharan will retire tomorrow and will hand over the charge to DMRC director (Works) Mangu Singh. The 79 year old Mr Sreedharan joined the DMRC in 1995. He had successful 16-year tenure. Due to his efforts, the capital got a modern transport system in a s...

December 30, 2011 9:09 PM

North India reeling under cold wave

Northern India is under the grip of severe cold wave on Friday with minimum temperature dropping at most places. Air traffic in the capital Delhi disrupted due to dense fog which caused poor visibility. Met office said, cold conditions will prevail in the city. Rajasthan also reeled under severe col...

December 30, 2011 9:05 PM

India urges Norway to restore custody of Indian children to parents

The Indian Embassy in Oslo is making all efforts to get the custody of two young Indian children restored to their parents. The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said in New Delhi on Friday that it vigorously pursued the matter with the Norwegian Foreign Ministry on December 28 and also wi...

December 30, 2011 8:59 PM

Fifth youth arrested in Bidve's killing at Manchester

A fifth youth has been arrested in connection with the killing of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester. The UK police said that though there was no evidence that the murder was racially motivated, they are treating the incident as one motivated by hate. Meanwhile, Indian authorities here launched...

December 30, 2011 7:55 PM

Govt. to step up vigil in states along Pakistan border

Government on Friday decided to step up vigil in states bordering Pakistan following inputs that militants from across the border may strike in India. Home Minister P Chidambaram told reporters in New Delhi that there are inputs that militants from across the border could be planning some action in ...

December 30, 2011 7:45 PM

Violence in the country still at unacceptably high level: Chidambaram

The government on Friday admitted that violence in the country was still at an unacceptably high level and reminded militant groups that only talks can bring solution to their problems. Home Minister P Chidambaram said at a press conference in New Delhi that militant groups will be brought into main...

December 30, 2011 6:45 PM

Govt has lost moral right to be in power: Gadkari

BJP says that the central government has lost the moral right to be in power.Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, party president Nitin Gadkari said that dithering on Lokpal Bill vote was wrong.He said that BJP top brass is meeting in New Delhi this evening to discuss the future course of action

December 30, 2011 6:12 PM

Cyclonic storm ‘Thane’ claims 14 lives in Tamil Nadu

Fourteen People have been killed in Tamil Nadu due to cyclonic storm 'Thane' that hit the coast, on Friday morning. The damage was heavy in the districts of Cuddalore, Villupuram and Nagapattinam. Eleven were killed in Cuddalore, two in Villupuram district and one in Thiruvallur district. Thousands ...

December 30, 2011 6:11 PM

Bansal blames Opposition for delay in passage of Lokpal Bill

Government today held opposition responsible for delay in the passage of the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2011 in Rajya Sabha last night.Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal alleged that BJP had choreographed the ruckus on the floor of the house so that gov...

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