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Security stepped up in Bhubaneswar ahead of PM's visit
Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) Authorities have stepped up security in Odisha ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state capital Bhubaneswar Monday.
Manmohan Singh is slated to arrive in the evening and spend the night at the Raj Bhavan, the of... More Congress misleading on Ambedkar memorial, Thackeray warns Dalits
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Monday asked Dalits not to get 'misled' by the central government's assurance that the Indu Mills land in south-central Mumbai would be allotted for a memorial for B.R. Ambedkar.
In a front-page statement in the party ... More Punjab Congress blames Akalis for black flags shown to PM
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The Punjab Congress Sunday blamed the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal for some people showing black flags to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in the name of Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal bill crusade, as he came out of the holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandar Sahib, po... More Drizzle in Delhi, fog likely Monday
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Beginning on a pleasant note, the first day of 2012 saw cloudy skies and a slight drizzle towards the evening. Delhiites can expect a foggy Monday morning, the Met office said.
The weather office recorded 0.4 mm of rain till 8.30 p.... More Rajasthan doctors end strike, health facilities normalise
Jaipur, Jan 1 (IANS) Healthcare services have started to normalise in Rajasthan after remaining badly affected for 11 days as around 10,000 government doctors joined duty Sunday after ending their strike the day before.
Over 500 doctors were arrested acros... More 2G case: Raja ex-aide's cross-examination resumes Monday
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Jailed former communications minister A. Raja will Monday resume the cross-examination of his former aide Aseevatham Achary in the 2G case in a CBI special court here.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini w... More Missing nurse case: CBI quizzes Maderna's wife
Jodhpur, Jan 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sunday grilled sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna's wife Leela Maderna and a Congress legislator's son in connection with the disappearance of nurse Bhanwari Devi, sources said.
Mahipal... More Bad weather forces Mulayam to skip Azamgarh rally
Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) Inclement weather Sunday prevented Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav from reaching Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh town, where he was to address a rally.
While some of his party colleagues reached the town a day earlier, Mulayam... More Second cold spell in Uttar Pradesh after incessant rains
Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) A night-long drizzle followed by incessant rain since Sunday morning has brought the mercury down in large parts of Uttar Pradesh.
The met office in Lucknow recorded 50.4 mm rainfall between Sunday morning and 5.30 p.m. when it stoppe... More BJP to campaign against Congress on Lokpal
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday announced a campaign against the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for not having the 'conviction' to put the Lokpal bill to vote in the Rajya Sabha.
BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sith... More |







