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December 7, 2010 1:15 PM

Shivering cold grips North; Tamil Nadu lashed with rains

In Haryana, the minimum temperature at Hissar today dipped to 3.2 degrees Celsius which is three notches below normal range. According to Met Department, Narnaul also shivered at a low of 4 degree Celsius, Ambala at 5.4 degree Celsius and Bhiwani settled at 6.4 degree Celsius.Rohtak and Karnal recor...

December 7, 2010 12:59 PM

Chidambaram suggests two-pronged strategy to solve Maoist problem

Home Minister P Chidambaram has suggested a two-pronged approach to solve the Maoist problem. Speaking at a pre-conference seminar on 'Development problems of regions affected by discontent and extremism' in New Delhi, the Home Minister said that the development and police action together ...

December 7, 2010 12:48 PM

DMK gives free hand to Govt. to decide on JPC on 2G scam

DMK today left it to the Government to decide whether or not to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the 2G spectrum allocation. Talking to the newsmen in New Delhi,DMK Parliamentary Party leader T R Baalu said the party would abide by the decision.His comments come in the wake of rep...

December 7, 2010 12:45 PM

16th Indi-German Technology Summit begins at New Delhi

The 16th Technology Summit kicked off in New Delhi today with Germany as the partner country. Inaugurating the two day event jointly with the state secretary of Germany Thomas Rachel, Secretary department of science and technology, Dr.T.Ramasamy said that the focus areas for this year's summit are L...

December 7, 2010 12:18 PM

Aspirin reduces risk of common cancer

Research led by scientists at Oxford University in Britain suggests that a small daily dose of aspirin can reduce a person's risk of dying from common cancer by at least 20 per cent. The scientists came to that conclusion after monitoring patients who took the drug everyday. The study, publishe...

December 7, 2010 12:05 PM

Rains lash Tamil Nadu coastal areas; disrupt normal life

According to prediction of Met Department, the low pressure area over South west Bay off Tamilnadu coast has become well marked and may concentrate into a depression. North East Monsoon has been very active in the State throwing normal life out of gear in the Coastal areas. Educational Institutions ...

December 7, 2010 8:23 AM

Lok Sabha adjourned over opposition demand for JPC probe into 2G Spectrum

Both the Houses of Parliament have been adjourned for the day. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned following an obituary reference on the death of a sitting member M Rajsekara Murthy (JD-S) by the Chairman Mohammed Hamid Ansari. Murthy died yesterday. The Lok Sabha was first adjourned for an hour and late...

December 6, 2010 9:11 PM

SC issues notices to Centre , PJ Thomas on petition seeking his removal

The Supreme Court today issued a notice to Chief Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas on a plea seeking his removal from the key post. The apex court also issued notice to the government on the petition challenging the appointment of Thomas as the CVC on the ground that he is facing corruption charges....

December 6, 2010 9:09 PM

DGCA asks airlines to maintain transparency in tariffs

After airlines were asked to bring down tariffs to reasonable level, Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Monday asked all airlines to maintain transparency in tariffs across Network. The directions came after DGCA held second round of talks with top executives of Indian carriers. The airlines w...

December 6, 2010 9:07 PM

SC issues notice to CVC PJ Thomas

The Supreme Court today issued a notice to Chief Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas on a plea seeking his removal from the key post. The apex court also issued notice to the government on the petition challenging the appointment of Thomas as the CVC on the ground that he is facing corruption charges....

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