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December 27, 2010 12:35 PM

PM ready to appear before PAC in connection with 2G spectrum issue

Prime Minister has written to PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi, saying he is ready to appear before it in connection with the 2G spectrum issue. Dr Manmohan Singh said earlier that he had nothing to hide in the 2G scam and was ready to appear before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament. His r...

December 27, 2010 12:35 PM

Chilly winds and freezing temperatures continue to sweep North India

Chilly winds and freezing temperatures continued to sweep North India. At least six people died due to severe cold conditions in the northern parts of the country. Four persons lost their lives due to severe cold conditions in Uttar Pradesh, while an elderly person died of chilling temperature in Ja...

December 27, 2010 10:26 AM

Fog envelopes Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi

Dense fog enveloped the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi this morning, leading to delay and diversion of over 70 flights. Fog started to descend on the airport around 8 PM on Sunday night and gradually became dense, forcing airport authorities to implement low visibility procedure (LVP)....

December 27, 2010 10:04 AM

Heavy fog disrupted train schedules

Heavy fog over North India today disrupted train schedules leading to rescheduling of five trains and delaying 55 others. Owing to low visibility, the railways rescheduled five trains including the Bhopal Shatabdi, Amritsar Shatabdi, Seemanchal Express and Taj Express. Railway officials sad, 55 trai...

December 27, 2010 8:34 AM

Anti-dumping duty imposed on Chinese telecom equipments

India has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to 266 per cent on imports of an IT equipment also used in the telecom sector to guard the domestic industry from cheap Chinese and Israeli shipments. Revenue department says the restrictive duty on import of Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Transmission Equipm...

December 26, 2010 8:46 PM

Ship carrying Pakistanis, Iraqis detained off Lakshadweep coast

Security agencies continued to grill 16 Pakistani and three Iraqi nationals who were on board an unidentified ship detained off the coast of Lakshadweep. Sources privy to the interrogation of the foreign nationals said today they were not forthcoming in giving out details about their voyage. The shi...

December 26, 2010 8:28 PM

Five die as chilly winds & freezing temperatures continues in North India

Five people died as chilly winds and freezing temperatures continued in North India even as a blanket of thick fog over Delhi disrupted flight schedules today. Four persons, including a new-born baby, lost their lives due to severe cold conditions in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district. The ...

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