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January 5, 2011 12:09 PM

Political parleys underway ahead of APM over Srikrishna report

In Andhra Pradesh, hectic political parleys are underway in the wake of all party meeting over Srikrishna Committee report scheduled on Thursday. Home Minister P. Chidambaram has convened an all party meeting over the report submitted by Justice Srikrishna Committee. Eight parties have been invited ...

January 5, 2011 11:35 AM

Bone-chilling cold wave sweeps north India

A severe cold wave in north India left people shivering. The mercury in Allahabad dipped below three degrees Celsius, the first time in seven years in the district. Churk town in Mirzapur remained coldest place where the minimum temperature was recorded 0.6 degrees Celsius. At least ten people succu...

January 5, 2011 10:47 AM

CBI questions CWG OC Suresh Kalmadi today

CBI has started questioning the Delhi Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chief Suresh Kalmadi in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in the conduct of the sports event. Earlier, Kalmadi was summoned by the investigating agency. He had informed the CBI that he cannot appear befo...

January 5, 2011 10:45 AM

About Rs 1 lakh crore spent for JNNURM: Sailja

The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Eliviation Kumari Sailja said that about one lakh crore rupees were spent for Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM) . Handing over the houses constructed under JNNURM scheme to the Scheduled Caste beneficiaries at Puducherry last ...

January 5, 2011 10:06 AM

Bone-chilling cold wave sweeps north India

A severe cold wave in north India left people shivering. The mercury in Allahabad dipped below three degrees Celsius, the first time in seven years in the district. Churk town in Mirzapur remained coldest place where the minimum temperature was recorded 0.6 degrees Celsius. At least ten people succu...

January 5, 2011 9:54 AM

Citibank fraud: FIR against Citibank CEO Vikram Pandit, 10 others

The Gurgaon Police has registered an FIR naming Indian-born global CEO of the bank Vikram Pandit and 10 other officials in the 300-crore rupee Citibank fraud case. The fraud at the bank's Gurgaon branch, involving diversion of depositors money into the stock market, was uncovered last week. Bes...

January 4, 2011 9:37 PM

Governor Alva calls for establishment of facilitation cell for disables

The Governor of Uttarakhand Margaret Alva has emphasised the need for establishment of a facilitation cell at the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH) for extending fullest advantage of the government pension scheme to persons with disabilities. On the occasion of Louis Braille Day...

January 4, 2011 9:36 PM

I&B minister Ambika Soni hails role of AIR, Doordarshan

The Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mrs Ambika Soni has urged Prasar Bharti to make a fresh beginning in a bid to emerge as a powerful tool of disseminating information and entertainment. Speaking on a function organized by Doordarshan, Mrs. Soni while hailing the role of All India Radio and ...

January 4, 2011 9:17 PM

Govt putting in place mechanism to intercept, monitor 3G transactions

The Department of Telecommunication and Home Ministry are working together to put in place a mechanism to intercept and monitor 3G transactions where it becomes necessary on grounds of national security. Allaying fears, the Home Minister, Mr Chidambaram said during his press conference that the idea...

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