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December 16, 2014 1:33 PM

Rajya Sabha adjourned on religious conversion issue

Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha today forced repeated adjournments on the religious conversions issue. The House witnessed four adjournments in the pre-lunch session amid allegations and counter allegations between the opposition and treasury benches. As the House met after its second adjournm...

December 16, 2014 1:29 PM

Nation remembers its martyrs of 1971 India-Pakistan war on Vijay Diwas today

A grateful nation is remembering its martyrs today on Vijay Diwas who laid down their lives for the country during 1971 India-Pakistan war. On this day, the chief of the Pakistani forces, General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, along with 93,000 troops, surrendered unconditionally to the allied forces con...

December 16, 2014 1:16 PM

Coal scam: Court directs CBI to record former PM Manmohan Singh's statement

A special Court in Delhi today directed the CBI to record statements of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and others in a coal blocks allocation scam case allegedly involving former Coal Secretary P C Parakh and industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla. Dr Singh was holding the portfolio of Coal Min...

December 16, 2014 9:14 AM

Sydney cafe hostage crisis ends; gunman and two killed

In Australia, two people were killed and 5 injured after commandos stormed a cafe in Sydney to bring to an end a 16-hour hostage crisis. A lone gunman, identified as Man Haron Monis of Iranian-origin, was also killed during the operation launched last night. Two Indian nationals - Vishwakant Ankit R...

December 16, 2014 7:40 AM

Petrol, diesel rates cut by Rs. 2 per litre

The prices of petrol and diesel have been cut by two rupees per litre, including VAT. The new rate came into effect midnight last night. Now, petrol will cost 61 rupees and 33 paise per litre in Delhi, 68 rupees and 65 paise in Kolkata, 68 rupees and 86 paise in Mumbai and 63 rupees and 94 paise in ...

December 16, 2014 7:36 AM

Sydney cafe hostage crisis ends; gunman and two hostages killed

In Australia, two people were killed and 5 injured after commandos stormed a cafe in Sydney to bring to an end a 16-hour hostage crisis. A lone gunman, identified as Man Haron Monis of Iranian-origin, was also killed during the operation launched last night. Two Indian nationals - Vishwakant Ankit R...

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