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November 18, 2010 6:29 PM

Maharashtra CM came out in strong support of PM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today came out in strong support of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against the backdrop of the Supreme Court remarks on delay in sanctioning prosecution of the telecom minister in 2G spectrum case. He said that Dr Manmohan Singh stands for probity and tran...

November 18, 2010 6:28 PM

BJP calls core group meeting to discuss Karnataka crisis

BJP has convened a meeting of its core group in New Delhi today to discuss the crisis in Karnataka. The meeting will also discuss the party's strategy on the 2-G Spectrum issue, Adarsh Housing Society and Commonwealth Games scams.Reports say, that facing the heat after Karnataka Chief Minister ...

November 18, 2010 6:28 PM

Bombay HC stays I&B Ministry's order to re-schedule ‘Bigg Boss’

The Bombay High Court has stayed Information and Broadcasting Ministry's order to re-schedule the broadcast time of the Bigg Boss programme by the Channel Colors. The High Court has fixed the next hearing for Monday next week.The Ministry had yesterday asked Colors Channel to re-schedule the br...

November 18, 2010 6:27 PM

Congress core committee held meeting today

The Congress core committee held a meeting in New Delhi today. The meeting was held in the backdrop of the stalemate in Parliament over the demand by opposition for a JPC probe into various scams, the revelations of the CAG report on allocation of 2G spectrum and the Supreme Court's observation...

November 18, 2010 6:27 PM

Death toll rises to 70 in Delhi building collapse

The death toll in the building collapse in East Delhi has risen to 70 with one more body pulled out from the debris today morning. Efforts are still on to remove the rubble for the third day.Last night, rescue workers recovered two other bodies including that of a young boy. 82 injured people are ge...

November 18, 2010 2:29 PM

Death toll in East Delhi building collapse rises to 70

One more body was pulled out Thursday morning, from the debris of the collapsed building in East Delhi taking the death toll in the incident to 70. The dead includes 29 women and 17 children. Efforts to remove the rubble is still continuing.A Fire Brigade official said the body of a 25-year-old man ...

November 18, 2010 2:24 PM

No reports on misuse of funds meant for minorities welfare

The government on Thursday said there are no reports about the misuse or diversion of funds meant for the 15-point programme for the welfare of the minorities.The Minister for Minority Affairs, Salman Khursheed, assured the Lok Sabha today that the progress of the implementation of the programme is ...

November 18, 2010 2:23 PM

Electricity available to all by 2012: Centre

The Government has reiterated its resolve to make electricity available to all by 2012. Launching the Renewable Energy Certificate Mechanism in New Delhi on Thurday, the Union Power Minister, Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde said that the government will make available cheap and sustainable power.He said tha...

November 18, 2010 2:07 PM

Badrinath shrine’s portals to be closed for winters today

n Uttarakhand, the portals of the Central Himalayan Hindu shrine of Badrinath will be closed Thursday evening for the winter. According to reports, the last day ritualistic closing ceremony has begun at the temple precincts.AIR correspondent reports the ritualistic ceremonies to close the portals of...

November 18, 2010 1:10 PM

Death toll in East Delhi building collapse rises to 70

One more body was pulled out this morning, from the debris of the collapsed building in East Delhi taking the death toll in the incident to 70. The dead includes 29 women and 17 children. Efforts to remove the rubble is still continuing.A Fire Brigade official said the body of a 25-year-old man was ...

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