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April 26, 2010 8:09 PM

Rain, thunder squalls may hit South Bengal in next 24 hrs

The Alipore Metrological Office in Kolkata has predicted that in the next 24 hours some areas of South Bengal may have rain and thunder squalls.<br/><br/>Because of these, there would be slight relief from the heat wave that has been sweeping most parts of South Bengal. But Met o...

April 26, 2010 8:05 PM

Cremation of Radhakrishnan to take place tonight in Kerala

Cremation of Varkala Radhakrishnan, former member of Parliament will take place tonight at his native place Varkala in Kerala. <br/><br/>Varkala Radhakrishnan passed away this morning at Thiruvananthapuram. He was 84. He was also the former Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly....

April 26, 2010 8:01 PM

Corporate Affairs Ministry collecting information on all IPL franchisees

The Corporate Affairs Ministry today said it is collecting information on all franchisees of IPL teams and doing their due diligence. <br/><br/>Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said as lot of questions have been raised publically abou...

April 26, 2010 6:50 PM

CPIM demands independent probe into alleged phone tapping

The CPIM has demanded and independent probe into the alleged tapping of the phone calls of political leaders by the intelligence agency. <br/><br/>In a statement issued in New Delhi today the polit bureau of the party dismissed the denial of phone tapping by the Home Minister. &#...

April 25, 2010 2:52 PM

Hot and dry weather conditions continue unabated in Delhi

The hot and dry weather conditions continue unabated in the national capital after light rainfall this week.<br/> <br/>The mercury is below the 40 degree mark. The maximum temperature recorded on Sunday is 38 degrees Celsius while the minimum settled at 24.7 degrees Celsius.&#060...

April 25, 2010 12:52 PM

International Rhododendron Festival 2010 begins in Sikkim

The International Rhododendron Festival 2010 began in Sikkim on Sunday.The West Bengal Governor Mr. MK Narayanan, also holding the additional charge of the Sikkim Governor, inaugurated it, at the picturesque Singba Rhododendron Sanctuary in the high altitude North Sikkim district. AIR correspondent ...

April 25, 2010 12:28 PM

Scorching heat disrupts normal life in UP

Normal life remains disrupted in Uttar Pradesh due to scorching heat. With one person dying in Allahabad, the death toll due to heat wave has risen to 12 this month. According to met office the temperature in most of the places is still 2 to 5 degrees above normal. <br/> <br/>Var...

April 25, 2010 12:23 PM

Census 2011 operations to begin in Andhra Pradesh on Monday

In Andhra Pradesh, census 2011 operations will begin on Monday across the state. Director of Census Operations of the state, Y.V. Anuradha said, about 1.6 lakh enumerators and 26,000 supervisors have been appointed to carry out the census in 27,800 villages and 228 towns.<br/><br/&#06...

April 25, 2010 11:45 AM

Noted Urdu litterateur Prof. Mohammed Hassan passes away

Well-known Urdu litterateur Prof. Mohammed Hassan died in New Delhi last night after a prolonged illness. He was 84. Mohammed Hassan has 75 books to his credit. He was associated Aligarh, Delhi, Kashmir and Jawaharlal Nehru Universities.<br/>

April 25, 2010 11:27 AM

NTPC to start Rs 1,000-cr expansion project of Bongaigaon power plant

The State-owned NTPC will start the 1,000-crore rupee expansion project of its Bongaigaon power plant in Assam on Thursday for meeting the growing power requirement of the region. <br/> <br/>PTI quoting senior government official reports, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde will la...

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