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  • girl dies in vadodara cracker blaze

    Girl dies in Vadodara cracker blaze

    November 10, 2012 23:22 IST

    Vadodara, Nov 10: A nine-year-old girl died of burn injuries in a major fire in a cracker market her this afternoon.  The Diwali cracker bazaar was set up in Exhibition Ground here, and the fire

  • media leaks embarrass mamata govt

    Media leaks embarrass Mamata govt

    November 10, 2012 20:20 IST

    Kolkata, Nov 10: They may not be as sensational as Wikileaks, but leaked footage and documents of official meetings, reports and correspondence in the media are proving no less embarrassing for West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee

  • diwali rush no sale of platform tickets from sunday

    Diwali rush: No sale of platform tickets from Sunday

    November 10, 2012 20:03 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 10: In order to control extra rush of passengers on the occasion of Diwali and Chhat, Northern Railway has decided to temporarily stop sale of platform tickets at four busy stations here.“There

  • india seeks vvip chopper deal details from britain

    India seeks VVIP chopper deal details from Britain

    November 10, 2012 19:39 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 10: India has sought details from Britain in connection with corruption allegations in a $800-million deal with AgustaWestland for 12 VVIP helicopters.Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Saturday that the government was making

  • govt says action being taken on swiss bank accounts

    Govt says, action being taken on Swiss bank accounts

    November 10, 2012 18:10 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 10: A day after Arvind Kejriwal accused it of inaction over black money allegedly stashed away in HSBC Bank in Geneva, government today said investigations are in progress with tax authorities to

  • people getting frustrated over tardy litigation says pranab

    People getting frustrated over tardy litigation, says Pranab

    November 10, 2012 17:57 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 10: President Pranab Mukherjee today said there is a high degree of public frustration over protracted and expensive court litigation in the country and suggested that alternate dispute redressal mechanism like mediation

  • aadhaar based direct cash transfer from jan 1

    Aadhaar-based direct cash transfer from Jan 1

    November 10, 2012 17:10 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 10: The government Friday set a Jan 1, 2013 deadline for kick starting its ambitious scheme of directly transferring cash to beneficiaries of welfare schemes and subsidiaries, a project announced by Prime

  • 48 illegal bangladeshi immigrants held

    48 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants held

    November 09, 2012 23:31 IST

    Mumbai, Nov 9: As many as 48 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants working as construction labourers at various sites in Wadala TT area in central Mumbai have been arrested, police said today.Besides the 48 Bangladeshis, the special

  • complaint against robert vadra dismissed

    Complaint against Robert Vadra dismissed

    November 09, 2012 22:14 IST

    Jaipur, Nov 9 : A local court today dismissed a complaint filed against Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra for his reported comment ‘mango man in banana republic' on a social networking site.A Judicial

  • pm to visit mumbai tomorrow

    PM to visit Mumbai tomorrow

    November 09, 2012 21:19 IST

    Mumbai, Nov 9: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is arriving here tomorrow on a two-day visit.Accompanied by his wife Gursharan Kaur, the Prime Minister will pay a visit to the Asian Heart Institute and also attend

  • re 1 a litre cut in petrol price likely soon

    Re 1 a litre cut in petrol price likely soon

    November 09, 2012 21:04 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 9: Petrol price may be cut by as much as Re 1 per litre over the next few days when state-owned oil firms review rates.Petrol prices were last revised on October 27

  • over 4300 autos with gps on delhi streets

    Over 4300 autos with GPS on Delhi streets

    November 09, 2012 21:11 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 9: Over 4,300 new auto-rickshaws fitted with global positioning systems (GPS) have hit the city roads in the last one month, Delhi Transport Minister Ramakant Goswami said today.He said another 7,700 auto-rickshaws

  • delhi govt may ban use of whitener

    Delhi govt may ban use of 'whitener'

    November 09, 2012 21:05 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 9: To curb drug menace, Delhi government may go for a total ban on ‘whitener' - a white fluid used to erase errors on printed papers—as addiction to it is spreading among

  • kudankulam to start production by first week of december

    Kudankulam to start production by first week of December: Govt

    November 09, 2012 20:38 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 9: The controversy-hit Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) will start its production by the first week of December, Union minister V Narayanasamy said today.He said enriched uranium has been fed in the

  • 8 special trains to clear diwali rush

    8 special trains to clear Diwali rush

    November 09, 2012 21:06 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 9: Railways today said over 800 special coaches have been pressed into service and about eight special trains are being run to clear the Diwali rush.  Observing that most of the rush

  • all public select pvt banks in delhi to collect tax payments

    All public, select pvt banks in Delhi to collect tax payments

    November 09, 2012 21:06 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 9: Tax payments can be made at all public sector banks and select private banks such as ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank in the city, to avoid last minute rush

  • madhya pradesh farmers set up funeral pyres to protest land

    Madhya Pradesh farmers set up 'funeral pyres' to protest land acquisition for power plant

    November 09, 2012 16:45 IST

    Bhopal, Nov 9: To protest land acquisition for Welspun Energy Madhya Pradesh Limited's (WEMPL) proposed thermal power plant in Katni district, farmers in two villages have set up funeral pyres on their fields and threatened

  • norway custody case panel gives custody of kids to mother

    Norway custody case: Panel gives custody of kids to mother

    November 09, 2012 15:38 IST

    Kolkata, Nov 9: The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in West Bengal on Thursday gave the custody of two NRI children, who were earlier under the care of Norwegian authorities, to their mother Sagarika, a member

  • 76 carat indian diamond to be auctioned at christie s

    76-carat Indian diamond to be auctioned at Christie's

    November 09, 2012 12:17 IST

    Geneva,Nov 9:Archduke Joseph, one of the rarest and most famous diamonds in the world, with its origin traced to ancient Golconda mines of Andhra Pradesh, is all set to be auctioned on Tuesday. Presented in

  • i don t like ram he was a bad husband jethmalani

    I don't like Ram, he was a bad husband: Jethmalani

    November 09, 2012 9:56 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 8: In an embarrassment to BJP which has spearheaded the Ram Temple movement and Hindutva agenda, the party's Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani today termed Ram, the protagonist of Ramayana, as a

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