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Earthquake hits Nepal, parts of West Bengal Kolkata: An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale rocked parts of West Bengal in the early hours of Wednesday, the MeT Dept said.The tremor, felt at 5:10 am, had its epicentre along the Bihar-... Read more
Can visit Pak if something to cheer: PM Seoul: Welcoming Pakistan's move to liberalise trade with India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said he could visit that country if there is "something solid" to celebrate.On his meeting wit... Read more
Badal to meet Prez ahead of Rajoana's hanging Amritsar: Radical Sikhs outfits Dal Khalsa and Khalsa Action Committee asked the people to observe a 'bandh' on Wednesday in protest against the proposed hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana sentenced to ... Read more
CBI team meets General Singh, seeks written complaint CBI officials meets General VK Singh to collect information on the bribery offer charge made by him soon after the Defence Ministry asked the agency to probe the matter. The CBI is expected to registe... Read more
Fast withdrawn against Kudankulam plant Chennai: The nine-day fast against the Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) was called off Tuesday but protests against the plant will continue, an activist said.Pushparayan, convenor of the Coast... Read more
Vitamin B12 imaged in action for first time Washington: Vitamin B12 morphs into a gymnast as soon as it gets into your body, twisting and turning its molecules as part of a crucial reaction called methyl-transfer, say scientists who recorded it... Read more
'Tape recording of bribe offer made to Army Chief exists' In a fresh twist to the Army Chief's bribe allegations, a source has claimed before the media that a tape recording of a conversation purportedly between the General and another person indeed exists.A... Read more
Lok Sabha condemns Team Anna's remarks New Delhi: Parliamentarians cutting across party lines Tuesday lashed out at social activist Anna Hazare and his team members for using intemperate language against MPs, but a censure motion submitted... Read more
Fat lady seeks govt aid for medical bill London: A British woman wants the government to pay 14,000 pounds (about $22,370) required for her gastric band surgery as she has turned too fat to earn.Weighing 33 stone (about 210 kg), Sara Agintas... Read more
Will examine and modify GAAR if required, FM says New Delhi: Amidst fears that FIIs may be taxed for short-term capital gains in stock markets, the government today said it will examine and modify the General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) if required."... Read more
Defamation case filed against Army Chief New Delhi: Lt General (retd) Tejinder Singh on Tuesday filed a criminal defamation case against Army Chief V K Singh and others in a Delhi court, rejecting allegations that he had offered Rs 14 cror... Read more
Syria 'accepts' Kofi Annan's peace plan SYRIA has accepted Kofi Annan's plan to end the country's bloody conflict, a spokesman for the UN-Arab League envoy has said. According to a Sky News report, "The Syrian government has written to the ... Read more
FM pitches for cuts in subsidy; service tax on jewellery to ... Situation is very tight - ministers wish me good morning and I reply "no money". Pranab Mukherjees words could not have been more apt in highlighting the challenge the economy and his government faces... Read more
'Beant Singh killer to be hanged on Mar 31' Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Sessions Court on Tuesday ruled that Balwant Singh Rajoana, sentenced to death in the 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, should hang as scheduled ... Read more
KF now down to only 20 aircraft, asks staff to stay home Mumbai: Kingfisher Airlines on Tuesday issued a statement announcing that it will operate only 20 aircraft for the time being as against its fleet of over 60 aircraft. With 20 aircraft it will operate... Read more
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