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Congress slams BJP for reservations on Ansari’s decision
The Congress Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its reservations over Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourning the house sine die Thursday midnight after the government sought more time to study the
Read More »Kashmir opposition slams Omar’s list of 2011 achievements
The Jammu and Kashmir government has said that it has made “great progress in the year 2011″ in various fields like restoring peace, checking corruption, strengthening panchayati raj institutions and overall development, but the
Read More »Ram Jethmalani’s daughter passes away
Supreme Court lawyer rani Jethmalani, daughter of former union law minister Ram Jethmalani, passed away here Saturday, family sources said. She was in her 50s. Rani was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital Dec
Read More »Woman sets herself, daughter on fire
Depressed over frequent domestic feuds, a woman in Rajasthan burnt her two-year old daughter and herself to death Saturday, police said. The woman. identified as Ganga Devi, 23, and her daughter Priyanka were residents
Read More »Jet fuel price cut by Rs.622 a kilolitre
State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) slashed the jet fuel rates by Rs.622.33 or 1.05 percent a kilolitre (kl), effective from midnight Saturday, as crude prices softened in the international market. With this, the price
Read More »Rs.120 mn cash, illicit liquor seized in poll-bound Punjab
Within a week of the Jan 30 assembly elections being announced in Punjab and the model code of conduct coming into force, authorities across the state have recovered over Rs.120 million (Rs.12 crore) in
Read More »Missing nurse case: Court extends legislator’s custody
A court here Saturday extended till Jan 2 the CBI custody of Congress legislator Malkhan Singh Bishnoi, arrested in connection with the disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi, officials said. The Central Bureau of Investigation
Read More »Manmohan arrives in Amritsar; to pray at Golden Temple tomorrow
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in this Sikh holy city Saturday evening and will be offering prayers at the Harmandar Sahib, the holiest of Sikh shrines, popularly known as the Golden Temple, here early
Read More »Women groups support Andhra police chief’s comments
A day after he came under attack from some women’s organisations for his comments hinting at a link between women’s dresses and the increase in number of rape cases, Andhra Pradesh Police chief Dinesh
Read More »Anna might be admitted to Pune hospital: Associate
Anna Hazare, who has been ailing the past few days, is likely to be admitted to a Pune hospital for three days to recuperate, his close associate said here Saturday. “Dr K.H. Sancheti from
Read More »Rs.120 mn cash, illicit liquor seized in poll-bound Punjab
Within a week of the Jan 30 assembly elections being announced in Punjab and the model code of conduct coming into force, authorities across the state have recovered over Rs.120 million (Rs.12 crore) in
Read More »Woman sets herself, daughter on fire
Depressed over frequent domestic feuds, a woman in Rajasthan burnt her two-year old daughter and herself to death Saturday, police said. The woman. identified as Ganga Devi, 23, and her daughter Priyanka were residents
Read More »Israel should meet its obligations to revive peace: Abbas
Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that Israel should meet its obligations in order to restart the stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace talks. “Israel should halt settlement activity, accept the two-state solution and release
Read More »Dalai Lama prays at Bodh Gaya ahead of Kalachakra puja
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama offered prayers at the Buddhist holy site of Bodh Gaya Saturday, a day ahead of the 10-day-long 32nd Kalachakra puja being held for peace in the world. Arriving
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