Sunday, January 2, 2011

Karuna meets PM, says DMK-Cong ties strong

Karuna meets PM, says DMK-Cong ties strong

Karuna meets PM, says DMK-Cong ties strong

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 08:18 PM PST

"It is as strong as the ties between you (media) and me," Karunandhi told reporters after the meeting. This is the first meeting between the two leaders after A Raja quit as telecom minister in the wake of the 2G scam.

Ignoring India's concerns, Obama signs 9/11 health care bill

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 08:03 PM PST

Obama has signed into law a bill to provide free healthcare to the first responders of 9/11 attacks. A part of the money will be raised by increasing H-1B visa fee that would affect Indian IT companies.

Tata official to visit Singur

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 07:12 PM PST

Keeping hopes alive of an industry coming up at the vacant Tata Motors plot in Singur, the company's vice-president (government affairs & collaborations) A S Puri has sent a letter agreeing to meet president of the CPM-backed Singur Shilpa Bikash O Unnayan Committee, Udayan Das.

MHA calls police chiefs of Naxal-hit states for meet

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 07:12 PM PST

The Union home ministry has called a meeting of police chiefs of naxal-affected states here on January 10-11 to discuss the overall situation in the Red zone.

Govt turns blind eye to women's household work

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 05:36 PM PST

In July this year, the Supreme Court expressed outrage at the inclusion of housewives in the same category as prostitutes and prisoners in the Census, calling it a callous approach.

Now, Gangtok to get Rancho school too

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 05:29 PM PST

Rancho's school is going places. Another one, and unique at that, is being set up in Gangtok by the Drukpa lineage of Mahayana Buddhism that is running Druk Padma School in Leh, where the climax of Bollywood hit "Three Idiots" was shot.

North India shivers as mercury plummets

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 04:59 PM PST

North India continued to be in the grip of a cold snap that left eight people dead at separate places in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday. At least 24 people have died due to cold in UP this winter.

Haryana government works to cut cases

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 04:29 PM PST

To cut down number of litigations, Haryana has announced a policy to streamline its approach to cases involving the government. For example, the Haryana government plans to have a more accommodating approach to PILs filed against it.

Can government do nothing legally to check prices?

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST

It is the first legally speaking column of the year. One would like to write something to infuse hope in the common man. But, what does one write, when a scam haunted atmosphere is fogged out by an unprecedented rise in the prices of food items.

Pak must give up compulsive hostility: Krishna

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:50 PM PST

As India awaits a response from Islamabad to carry forward the engagement between the two countries, foreign minister S M Krishna warned Pakistan that "compulsive hostility" is not going to help the process of dialogue.

2G spectrum row: Pranab 'dissents' on PM's PAC offer

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:40 PM PST

Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, the No. 2 in the UPA government, said Manmohan Singh had "made the offer on his own", and he would have advised against it if the PM had sought his opinion.

Ex-soldier gets court reprieve after 30 years

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:24 PM PST

After more than three decades, a former Army man got a reprieve from the Bombay high court in a case of possession of live cartridges. The HC set aside his one-year prison sentence and let him off with a Rs 5,000 fine.

Not aware of China dam on Brahmaputra: India

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:22 PM PST

India on Sunday said it was not aware of any dam being constructed on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra by China.

Bihar has its fair share of crorepati netas

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:18 PM PST

Bihar — with an annual per capita income of just Rs 13,663 against the national average of Rs 37,490 (2008-09) — too, has its share of crorepati ministers.

Tighter checks at airports from January 15

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:10 PM PST

Passengers taking flights from major international airports in the country can brace themselves for long security check queues as well as tight security checks as high alert will be sounded at the airports from January 15-31.

Supreme Court regrets Emergency-era verdict

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:08 PM PST

The Supreme Court has admitted that a 1976 verdict by it on the Emergency had violated fundamental rights of a large number of people in the country.

Legal settlements hit record in Tamil Nadu

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:59 PM PST

The Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority conducted a total of 4,579 lok adalats and heard more than 58,000 cases during the January-October 10-month period.

As price flares, tonnes of onions rot at Maha port

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:03 PM PST

Nearly 200 tonnes of onions imported from Pakistan are lying at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust at Nhava Sheva while officials pass the buck for not releasing the bulb to onion-starved markets.

200 tonnes of onions rot at JNPT as officials pass buck

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:03 PM PST

Nearly 200 tonnes of onions imported from Pakistan are lying at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust at Nhava Sheva while officials pass the buck for not releasing the bulb to onion-starved markets.

Mining firms must pay for afforestation: Coal ministry

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:44 PM PST

In a bid to end the logjam over new mines in 'no-go' zones, the coal ministry has suggested that companies which get mining rights should spend a portion of their net profit on afforestation.

BSP suspends MLA accused of rape

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:14 PM PST

Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi was suspended from the party on Sunday on charges of raping a minor. According to reports, the state government also suspended six police personnel of Banda district .

Gujjars, Rajasthan govt hold parleys

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:11 PM PST

Bringing an end to the speculation over the third round of talks between Gujjars and the state government, a team of the agitating community arrived in Jaipur on Sunday evening and held talks with ministers Jitendra Singh, Shanti Dhariwal and Brij Kishore Sharma.

Karunanidhi snubs PM, prefers to meet a poet

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:06 PM PST

There have been signs of unease in ties between the DMK and Congress over the alleged scam in 2G spectrum allocation, which also forced former telecom minister A Raja, a DMK representative to resign.

MCI notifies national MBBS entrance test for all med colleges

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:32 AM PST

In a controversial move, the Medical Council of India has notified the 'National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test' as the sole qualification for MBBS courses as well as post-graduate medical admissions in all medical colleges across the country.

'National entrance test sole entry point for MBBS course'

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:32 AM PST

In a controversial move, the Medical Council of India has notified the 'National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test' as the sole qualification for MBBS courses as well as post-graduate medical admissions in all medical colleges across the country.
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