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  • coal scam cbi records statement of bagrodia narayan rao

    Coal scam: CBI records statement of Bagrodia, Narayan Rao

    May 13, 2013 15:45 IST

    New Delhi, May 13: CBI has recorded statements of the then Ministers of State in Coal Ministry Santosh Bagrodia and Dasari Narayan Rao in connection with the coal block allocation scam.CBI sources said the statement

  • karuna opposes english medium of instruction in govt schools

    Karuna opposes English medium of instruction in govt schools

    May 13, 2013 15:40 IST

    Chennai, May 13: Taking objection to Tamil Nadu Government's recent decision to introduce English medium of instruction in state-run schools, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today said education through a non-native language would obstruct students' self-learning.“Education

  • jaya warns of banning political parties indulging in

    Jaya warns of banning political parties indulging in violence

    May 13, 2013 15:34 IST

    Chennai, May 13: In a stern warning to PMK, whose party leader S Ramadoss' recent arrest triggered violence, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today likened it to a “terrorist” organisation and said any political

  • bhaderwah shook by fresh tremors

    Bhaderwah shook by fresh tremors

    May 13, 2013 15:28 IST

    Bhaderwah (JK), May 13: Fresh tremors of moderate intensity today shook Bhaderwah valley and adjoining areas, prompting authorities to close down schools again.  Tremors measuring 4.1, 3 and 3.7 on the Richter scale shook Baderwah

  • tagore s tryst with patna remains a forgotten legend

    Tagore's tryst with Patna remains a forgotten legend

    May 13, 2013 15:22 IST

    Patna, May 13: Eclipsed by concrete buildings, Patna's famous Fraser Road sports a handsome old red-brick house ‘Shanti Niketan', which marks Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore's tryst with the city.Patna's most recognizable and historic landmark,

  • landslide toll 13 more bodies likely to be extricated

    Landslide toll 13, more bodies likely to be extricated

    May 13, 2013 15:11 IST

    Aizawl, May 13: With the recovery of two more bodies since last night, 13 bodies have been found from the debris following a landslide which swept away an abandoned government building and nine houses in

  • court orders cbi probe into bengal custodial death

    Court orders CBI probe into Bengal custodial death

    May 13, 2013 14:33 IST

    Kolkata, May 13: In a jolt to the Mamata Banerjee government, the Calcutta High Court here Monday ordered the CBI to take over the probe into a Trinamool Congress worker's death allegedly in the custody

  • rajasthan approves pension for 400 000 people

    Rajasthan approves pension for 400,000 people

    May 13, 2013 14:27 IST

    Jaipur, May 13: The Rajasthan government has approved more than 400,000 pension applications for eligible people as part of a scheme that seeks to support and empower the needy to live a life of respect

  • collegium system of judges appointment opaque says sibal

    Collegium system of judges' appointment 'opaque', says Sibal

    May 13, 2013 14:19 IST

    New Delhi, May 13: Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal Monday said that the present collegium system of appointment of judges was "opaque" and "non-transparent", but nothing could be done to change it overnight."Present (collegium) system

  • involve people in disaster management strategies pm

    Involve people in disaster management strategies: PM

    May 13, 2013 14:18 IST

    New Delhi, May 13: Disaster management is an area of vital national importance to India and the disaster risk reduction strategies must actively involve local communities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday.Addressing the first session

  • one killed in uttar pradesh explosion

    One killed in Uttar Pradesh explosion

    May 13, 2013 13:59 IST

    Lucknow, May 13: One person was killed Monday in an explosion in a factory in the Panki industrial area, near Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Police said.The explosion took place in a manufacturing unit when a staffer

  • andhra home guard held for rape murder of mba student

    Andhra home guard held for rape, murder of MBA student

    May 13, 2013 12:54 IST

    Hyderabad, May 13: A home guard allegedly raped and murdered an MBA student in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district, triggering public protests.The girl died under suspicious circumstances while being shifted to a government-run hospital in Madanpalle

  • army chopper crashes in siachen pilots safe

    Army chopper crashes in Siachen, pilots safe

    May 13, 2013 14:21 IST

    Srinagar, May 13: An Advanced Light Helicopter of the Indian Army crashed Monday morning in the Siachen glacier area of Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources said here.Both pilots of the helicopter, better known as Dhruv,

  • lalu prasad hires 13 trains for his patna rally

    Lalu Prasad hires 13 trains for his Patna rally

    May 13, 2013 12:42 IST

    Patna, May 13: Indian Railways got a boost to its business, thanks to former railway minister Lalu Prasad, whose party Rashtriya Janata Dal has hired 13 special trains to ferry workers and supporters to Patna

  • one dead three hurt in chemical factory fire near thane

    One dead, three hurt in chemical factory fire near Thane

    May 13, 2013 12:29 IST

    Thane, May 13: A labourer was killed and at least three others were injured in a fire following an explosion in a chemical factory in Dombivli town, near here in Maharashtra, early Monday.According to an

  • siddaramaiah sworn in as karnataka chief minister

    Siddaramaiah sworn in as Karnataka chief minister

    May 13, 2013 12:23 IST

    Bangalore, May 13: Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Monday swore in Siddaramaiah as the 28th chief minister of the state at the sprawling Kaneetarava stadium in the city centre.About 50,000 people, including family members and relatives

  • new hybrid maize seed developed for gujarat

    New hybrid maize seed developed for Gujarat

    May 13, 2013 12:16 IST

    Ahmedabad, May 13: A new hybrid seed variety of maize has been developed, which has a potential to more than double the crop production in tribal belts of the state has been developed, according to

  • nine cops suspended lucknow crime branch disbanded for

    Nine cops suspended, Lucknow crime branch disbanded for robbery

    May 13, 2013 12:07 IST

    Lucknow, May 13: Nine Uttar Pradesh policemen were suspended and 21 others sent to police lines, officials said Monday, as Lucknow district's crime branch was disbanded for involvement in extortion and robbery.Three sub-inspectors and six

  • president to open ongc s first power plant in tripura

    President to open ONGC's first power plant in Tripura

    May 13, 2013 12:02 IST

    Agartala, May 13: resident Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the ONGC's first commercial power project in Tripura next month, an official said here Monday."The president would likely inaugurate the thermal power project at Palatana (in southern

  • devotees in northern india take holy dip on auspicious day

    Devotees in Northern India take holy dip on auspicious day to begin new ventures

    May 13, 2013 11:22 IST

    Varanasi 13 May: Devotees took holy dip in northern India on the occasion of the auspicious day when people began new ventures and purchased gold as well. Hindu devotees thronged to the banks of the

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