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November 30, 2011 2:40 PM

400 trains with fog safety device operational from today

Nearly 400 trains installed with fog safety device have started operations from today. This will help hassle free train travel during foggy season as the device will help drivers to map the distance and spot the signal before hand. Railway sources said that the device will be installed in another 28...

November 30, 2011 1:27 PM

HC seeks CBI’s response on Kalmadi’s bail plea

The Delhi High Court today sought the CBI's response on the bail plea of sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi in a Games-related scam case.Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice to the probe agency and sought its reply on Kalmadi's bail plea by January 6.Kalmadi's counsel s...

November 30, 2011 1:04 PM

6 suspected IM operatives held by Delhi police

Delhi Police has arrested six suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives, including two Pakistani nationals for their alleged involvement in Delhi, Pune and Bangalore blast cases.Delhi police sources said with these arrests, investigators have claimed to have solved several blast cases, including the Ge...

November 29, 2011 9:23 PM

AI goes for leaseback option for Boeing Dreamliners

Air India has decided to go in for sale-and-leaseback option for Boeing 787 Dreamliners instead of their outright purchase.This decision was taken a day after Air India's lenders approved its debt restructuring plan as its Board today in New Delhi reviewed the latest financial position of the c...

November 29, 2011 9:14 PM

Girl child neglect a reason for declining child sex ratio: Azad

The Child Sex ratio has declined from 927 to 914 in 2011. This information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today by the Health and Family Welfare Minister, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad.He said some of the reasons for neglect of girl child and low levels of sex ratio are: son preference, low ...

November 29, 2011 9:10 PM

Hasan refuses treatment, claims doc threatened him to inject with HIV+ blood

Mumbai's J J Hospital has refuted Hasan Ali Khan's allegations that he was threatened by a doctor to pay Rs 1 crore or get injected with HIV positive blood.Dr. H H Jadhav, Superintendent of J J Hospital told AIR that the concerned doctor has given a written statement to the hospital rubbishing the c...

November 29, 2011 9:02 PM

Opposition can’t set preconditions for Parliamentary discussions: Congress

Congress today said that Opposition can not set preconditions for conducting discussions in Parliament.Briefing reporters in New Delhi today, Party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi accused the Opposition of converting Parliament into a field of agitation from an institution of discussion.Charging opp...

November 29, 2011 8:58 PM

Visually-impaired delegation meets PM on induction in IAS

A delegation of visually impaired civil service aspirants today met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi and sought his intervention for their induction in the services for which they have qualified.The delegation was also accompanied by CPI-M politburo member Brinda Karat. Dr Singh assured...

November 29, 2011 8:16 PM

Kanimozhi released from Tihar after 6 months

DMK MP Kanimozhi has been released from Tihar jail after six months. She was granted bail by Delhi High Court yesterday.The Rajya Sabha MP and daughter of party supremo M. Karunanidhi, was arrested on May 20 this year, for her alleged role in the telecom scam.Kanimozhi furnished bail bond for her re...

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