» President appoints Governors for Assam, Gujarat, Tripura
New Delhi | November 21, 2009 10:11:50 PM IST
The President of India on Saturday appointed Janki Ballabh Patnaik, Dr. Kamla, and Dr. D.Y..Patil as the new Governors of Assam, Gujarat and Tripura respectively.

 » Nature of terrorist onslaughts shows they have assumed a lethal global reach: Patil
New Delhi | November 21, 2009 10:10:37 PM IST
President Pratibha Patil has said that the scale and nature of terrorist onslaughts were a grim reminder of the fact that it has assumed a lethal global reach and all States were potentially vulnerable to it.

 » Sandeep out, Rajpal to lead India in Champions Challenge
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Injured drag-flicker Sandeep Singh has been ruled out of the Champions Challenge I hockey tournament starting form December 6-13, in Argentina.

 » Satyam's internal audit head held
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
IT firm Satyam Computers' internal audit head V S Prabhakar Gupta was arrested by the CBI today for his alleged role in the scam which came to light only now, a CBI spokesperson said.

 » President appoints Governors of Gujarat, Tripura, Assam
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
President Pratibha Patil tonight appointed Dr Kamla and Dr D Y Patil as the Governors of Gujarat and Tripura, respectively.

 » Revoke life ban against Azharuddin, Congress MPs urge BCCI
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
A group of Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh today met International Cricket Council (ICC) Vice-President Sharad Pawar and asked him to use his influence with the BCCI to revoke the life ban on former captain Mohammad Azharuddin.

 » Firing in Azadpur fruit market, one dead
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
An employee of a businessman was today shot dead while another received injuries when two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at them in the busy Azadpur fruit market in Adarsh Nagar area of north-west district. The incident was reported today morning at about 1030 hrs near the traffic signal of the market when two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at two employees of a fruit and vegetables businessman, a senior police officer said.

 » Asia Pacific's 'best' Bariatric Surgery Inst, Cancer Centre launched
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
The Dalai Lama today inaugurated two most superior facilities in the Asia Pacific region - the Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Max Cancer Centre at Max Hospital in Saket here. Max Institute of Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery endeavours to perform surgical procedures utilising minimally invasive techniques (Key-Hole Surgery), providing faster recovery, lesser post-operative pain and minimal post-surgical complications to the patients.

 » SC stays MP HC's order giving land to Indira Sagar dam oustees
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
The Supreme Court has stayed the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order directing the state government to give minimum of two hectares of farm land to all adult sons and unmarried adult daughters of those displaced from the Indira Sagar dam reservoir site as well as submersion areas.

 » Delhi court comes to rescue of class one student
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
A Delhi court today came to the rescue of a class one student, who could not appear in the mid-term exam due to her father's inability to pay the school fee on a quarterly basis. Kailash Bansal, whose daughter was studying in Standard One in Richmond Global School in Paschim Vihar area of West Delhi. Bansal had approached the Delhi court with a plea that the school be directed to accept fee on a monthly basis, stating that he was unable to deposit fee on quarterly basis and he apprehended that his daughter might be struck off the rolls. School authorities submitted the report before Senior Civil Judge Vinod Yadav that if the parent of the child had approached the Principal, then they would have taken a lenient view of the matter. The Court also directed Bansal to deposit the arrear of fees within two days and the School authorities to make arrangements for a re-test for the girl.

 » Chouhan misses real taste of state at MP pavilion at IITF
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Expressing displeasure over the Madhya Pradesh state pavilion at India International Trade Fair 2009 here, State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said the actual life of the its people has not been showcased satisfactorily this time.

 » Sushma Seth, Shehnaz Hussain honoured with Priyadarshini Awards
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Humlog fame Sushma Seth and herbal queen Shehnaz Hussain were today honoured with Priyadarshini Awards for being flagbearers of the women empowerment movement.

 » One more SC judge declares assets
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
One more Supreme Court Judge Justice Harjit Singh Bedi, who had not declared his assets earlier on November 2 along with other apex court judges, has now declared his assets.

 » Delhi chills at 8.6 degrees C
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
A sharp chill set in the air in Delhi with the Capital witnessing the season's lowest temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius today.

 » 22 new dengue cases in Delhi
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Twenty two new and confirmed dengue cases were reported in the Capital in the last 24 hours, pushing the total count to 992 so far this year, Health authorities said today.

 » Bhagwat rejected SC's ruling on Ayodhya's disputed site: BMMCC
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Former MP and convenor of the Babri Masjid Movement Coordination Committee Syed Shahabuddin today said in opposing ''a masjid in Ayodhya'', the RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat had rejected the Supreme Court ruling for the construction of both a mosque and a temple in the acquired area.

 » Domestic help nabbed for robbing employer
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Police have arrested a domestic help and his three associates for allegedly robbing his employer of nearly Rs four lakh.

 » Race for BJP President's post takes a curious turn
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
The race for the next BJP president's post has taken a curious turn with a powerful section asserting itself against the 'micro managing' of party matters even as the RSS, the ideological big brother, has indicated its strong preference for the candidature of Maharashtra BJP leader Nitin Gadkari. The proxy battle by the backers of autonomy which has the implicit backing of Leader of Opposition L K Advani and the RSS supremacy has been taking place both on and off the public domain, political observers said. Mr Gadkari made a dramatic entry into the party headquarters to discuss about Maharashtra polls with Mr Ramlal, the RSS nominee manning the post of General Secretary (Organisation). He openly admitted that he would not shy away from any responsibility entrusted to him by the party. He has given a clear indication to the party that he has total backing of the RSS to succeed Mr Rajnath Singh as the next president. However, the four Delhi based leaders--Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, M Venkaiah Naidu and Ananth Kumar--who wield enormous clout in the party have come out openly stating that no name had been finalised so far, indicating that the battle for the post was not over yet. This would mean that they would want two of their nominees Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi or Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Jaitley to be the next party chief. There has also been the name of senior Uttar Pradesh leader Kalraj Mishra doing the rounds.

 » State From Which Terrorists Operate Responsible: Prez
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Without naming Pakistan, President Pratibha Patil asserted today that the responsibility to deal with terrorists ''lies with the State from which they operate.'' ''It is the sanctuary, support and finances that they receive, which sustains their heinous and perverse acts,'' Mrs Patil said, urging the world community to ''collectively'' defeat terrorism-- ''not deflect responsibility on to non-State actors.'' Opening an International Conference of Jurists on Terrorism at Vigyan Bhavan, she said, ''countries must individually own up responsibilities, as must the international community, in collectively defeating terrorism and not deflect responsibility on to non-state actors.

 » Teresa Rehman gets Sanskriti Award '09 in field of Journalism
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Journalist Teresa Rehman, working in Tehelka newsmagazine, is among the five recipients of the Sanskriti Awards for the year 2009.

 » Ensure balanced coverage of 26/11 anniv, Govt tells TV channels
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
As the first anniversary of the 26/11 attacks draws close, the Government has urged television channels to ensure ''balanced and responsible'' coverage while showing programmes on the incident, as the trial related to it is still on.

 » Gang of highway robbers busted
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
The Delhi Police today claimed to have busted a gang which offered lift to people and robbed them of their belongings after travelling for some distance. ''The police arrested Monu Kumar (22), Deepak Kumar (19), Monu alias Bhallad (19), Surjeet (19) and Sonu alias Angad (22),'' Deputy Commissioner of Police(South) H G S Dhaliwal said.

 » Sale of fortified 'Atta' (flour) begins from 132 centres across city
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said her government not only aimed to sell 'Atta' (flour) but to mitigate inflationary trends in food items.

 » Soil From Which Terrorists Operate Responsible: Prez
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Asserting that responsibility to deal with terrorists ''lies with the State from which they operate,'' India today urged the world community to ''collectively'' defeat terrorism.

 » 8 Baraat Ghars, 3 Community Centres to come up in Delhi
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today announced that eight Baarat Ghars and three Community Centres in New Delhi Assembly constituency would be upgraded with modern facilities. Speaking after inaugurating an upgraded Community Centre constructed by the NDMC at Golf Links here, Ms Dikshit said this Community Centre was constructed in 1970 as a single storey structure and now it was upgraded with an additional floor, multipurpose halls, gymnasium room, office-cum-library, pantry and caretaker room. The entire complex was now centrally air-conditioned. The renovation work was carried out at a cost of Rs 2.25 crore and completed in a record period of 14 months.

 » CIA director meets Narayanan
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
CIA director Leon E Panetta today met National Security Advisor M K Narayanan and held discussion on issues like combatting terror and sharing of intelligence.

 » World a better place without policing by the US and China:RSS
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Hailing India's rejection of the US-China attempts to meddle in India-Pak affairs, the RSS today said the downturn of the US economy was the 'clear compulsion' for US President Barack Obama "to sing the Chinese tune" and said the world would be a better place without their policing.

 » Dalai Lama hopes PM will discuss Tibet issue with the U.S. leadership
New Delhi | November 21, 2009 7:41:53 PM IST
New Delhi, Nov.21: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday expressed hope that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who left today for the United States on a State visit, would discuss Tibet issue with the U.S. President Barack Obama.

 » China wants a Chinese version of Tibetan Buddhism, says Dalai Lama
New Delhi | November 21, 2009 7:40:37 PM IST
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday said that China wants a Dalai Lama of China's Tibet or a Chinese version of Tibetan Buddhism, which he said was very strange.

 » CIA chief meets Narayanan
New Delhi | November 21, 2009 4:19:08 PM IST
Chief of the America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Leon Panetta, met National Security Advisor M K Narayanan here on Saturday.

 » SC dismisses appeal of accused providing fund to terror orgn
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a person accused of providing funds to terrorist organisations in North east challenging the order of the Special Judge extending time for completing investigation by 60 days.

 » IWF to decide on India's fate after dope cases are closed
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWH) will wait for all the pending cases of the six dope-tainted Indian lifters to be 'closed' before the it takes a final call on the sanctions to be imposed on the Indian Weightlifting Federation.

 » Manmohan Singh leaves for US
New Delhi | November 21, 2009 3:14:46 PM IST
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today left for a landmark visit to United States.

 » Pavilions from northeast region doing brisk business at IITF
New Delhi | November 21, 2009 2:51:39 PM IST
Pavilions from northeast region are doing brisk business at the ongoing 29th India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi.

 » Docile Motera track will harm Tests: Manjrekar
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
The docile pitch at Montera, which turned out to be a run feast for both India and Sri Lankan batsmen, will harm Test cricket which is fighting for its survival against the more popular One-day and T20 formats, feels former Test player Sanjay Manjrekar.

 » INC relaxes norms to open nursing colleges
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Realising the need to enhance both the quality and quantity of nursing services for strengthened primary health care, the Indian Nursing Council has relaxed certain norms to facilitate opening of more nursing colleges in the northern part of the country.

 » Delhi take top spot in KVS National Sports meet
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Delhi region emerged the champion in the five-day KVS National Sports and Games Meet which came to an end here at the Karnail Singh stadium yesterday.

 » IGNOU's MA in Journalism to get UNESCO certification
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
The Indira Gandhi National Open University will now enable students to get an MA degree in Journalism certified by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation. ''UNESCO would be willing to jointly certify IGNOU's MA course in Journalism and Communications, which is adapted from the model journalism curriculum circulated by UNESCO last year,'' Director of the South Asia office of UNESCO Armoogum Parsuramen announced here today.

 » ICICI bank raises $750 mln via bonds issue in Bahrain
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
The country's leading private sector lender, ICICI Bank Ltd, today said it has raised 750 million dollar through the issue of 5.33-year fixed rate bonds at its Bahrain branch. Over 250 investors participated in the issue which has an order of more than three billion dollar, the Bank said in a statement. The bonds carry a coupon of 5.5 per cent, which translates to 292.6 basis points spread over equivalent Libor, it added.

 » Allahabad Bank to raise Rs 500 cr via bonds
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Allahabad Bank today said it plans to raise Rs 500 crore through the issue of upper-tier II bonds.

 » Ashapura Minechem to resume sale & export of bauxite from Gujarat
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Ashapura Minechem Ltd today said it will now resume the sale and export of mined bauxite from Gujarat as the State Government has released a directive for the same.

 » Tata Power raises $300 mln via FCCBs
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Tata Power Company Ltd today said it has raised 300 million dollar through the issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs).

 » PM leaves for US, Trinidad and Tobago
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left here today on a week-long visit to the US and Trinidad and Tobago for talks with the US leadership in Washington and attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM) at Port of Spain. The Prime Minister, who will arrive in Washington tomorrow will have a stopover tonight in Geneva. He will be in Washington from November 22-26 and attend CHOGM from November 27-29.

 » Season's lowest temperature at 8.6 degrees recorded in Delhi
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Delhi recorded the season's lowest temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius today, met officials said.

 » Season's lowest temperature at 8.6 degrees
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Delhi recorded the season's lowest temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius today, met officials said.

 » India attaches high priority to relations with US: PM
New Delhi | November 21, 2009 11:10:48 AM IST
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that India attaches high priority to its relations with the USA.

 » Britney's paparazzo ex beau jailed for leaving accident
New Delhi | November 21, 2009 11:15:36 AM IST
Adnan Ghalib, ex-boyfriend of pop star Britney Spears, has received a 45-day sentence in prison for leaving the scene of an accident earlier this year.

 » Delhi records season's lowest temperature
New Delhi |Saturday, 2009 11:35:06 AM IST
Woke up feeling colder than usual this morning? Thanks to the westerly winds blowing over the capital, Delhi recorded the season's lowest temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius Saturday, met officials said.

 » Ahmedabad pitch raises questions on Tests survival: Ganguly
New Delhi | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Former captain Sourav Ganguly has warned cricket administrators to do away with the pitches that produced a tame draw between India and Sri Lanka in the opening Test at Motera and claimed that such flat tracks would further make the survival of Test cricket difficult.

 » Top global jazz musicians to play in capital
New Delhi |Saturday, 2009 10:35:05 AM IST
Jazz lovers in the capital have an exciting weekend in store. The 100 Pipers Jazz Utsav 2009 Saturday and Sunday will feature some of the biggest names in international jazz.

 » Manmohan Singh to leave for US today
New Delhi | November 21, 2009 9:09:24 AM IST
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will leave for a landmark visit to United States today.

 » A show that will go into people's past lives
New Delhi |Saturday, 2009 10:05:21 AM IST
Did Shah Rukh Khan stammer in his last life? Or was Salman Khan as macho in his previous birth? Viewers are wondering if a new reality show based on past life regression therapy will answer questions about their favourite stars even as it as created quite a buzz.

 » PM, Moily, Advani discuss names for new CIC
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
The meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani and Law Minister M Veerappa Moily held this evening to finalise the name for new Chief Information Commissioner, could not reach any decision.

 » Centre asks states to protect railway properties
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
The Centre today directed state governments to take effective measures for the protection of railway properties and ensuring smooth running of trains. According to an official release issued here, to ensure the smooth running of trains, the Centre has started providing pilot engines to run before vulnerable trains as per the advise of police authorities.

 » RBI to launch polymer currency soon
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
One hundred crore pieces of polymer currency notes of Rs 10 will be introduced in the country soon, government said today.

 » Azad: India projected to have 80 million diabetics by 2030
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said though the exact number of diabetics in India was not known, it is projected that India would have largest 80 million in the world by 2030. According to ICMR, WHO estimates suggest that there were 32 million diabetics in India in 2004, he said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

 » 1067 rooms registered by Delhi Govt under Bread & Breakfast scheme
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
The Delhi Government has registered 346 establishments with 1067 rooms under the 'Bread and Breakfast' scheme to provide accommodation for foreign tourists arriving in the city during the Commonwealth Games next year, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

 » Foreign tourists increased in J and K in 2008: Selja
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
There was an increase in the number of foreign tourist to Jammu and Kashmir in 2008 over 2007, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

 » Issue of lifting travel advisory taken up from time to time: Selja
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
The Ministry of Tourism takes up the matter regarding lifting of travel advisories as and when issued by different countries to avoid any adverse impact on tourism to the country, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

 » 35 monuments untraceable, admits Govt
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Out of 3675 monuments and sites of national importance coming under the control of ASI, 35 of them across the country are found to be untraceable, the Rajya Sabha was informed.

 » Have learnt a lot from India: Dalai Lama
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Praising India's culture of peace and non-violence, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he has learnt a lot from the country.

 » PM condoles death of B Shankaranand
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today condoled the passing away of veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister B Shankaranand. ''We have lost a leader whose contribution to the cause of the poor and the downtrodden will long be remembered,'' he said. He noted that Shankaranand was a veteran Congress leader who served his country and people with great distinction in a long public career -- he was a Minister in the Centre under three Prime Ministers and distinguished himself as a Member of Parliament for seven consecutive terms.

 » Advani agrees with SP for early decision on Liberhan: Amar Singh
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Demanding early tabling of the Liberhan Commission Report and speedy trial of culprits of the Babri Masjid demolition, Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh today said he had spoken to BJP veteran L K Advani over the issue and he was also in agreement with him.

 » SC issues notice to Delhi Govt on plastic ban
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Delhi Government on a petition challenging the ban imposed on polythene bags in the city.

 » Remember India while talking about Asia: Dalai Lama
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Referring to the US-China Joint Statement in Beijing related to Asian issues, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said everybody should remember India while talking about the continent.

 » SC rejects petition seeking ban on idols emersion in rivers
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
The Supreme Court today declined to enteratin a petition seeking ban on emersion of idols of Gods and Goddesses in rivers.

 » Railway technicians to protest on Nov 23
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Technical Employees Association of Railways (TEAR) today called for a protest on November 23 to demand pay scale at par with the technicians of other departments.

 » No objection to Mirwaiz's China visit: India
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
India today said it had no objection to Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq visiting China and that it had not prevented any Kashmiri leader from travelling abroad.

 » Decision on Sugarcane Control Order victory of all parties: Sushma
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Deputy Leader of the BJP in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today welcomed the Government decision to accede to the Opposition demand for deleting the clause in the recently promulgated Sugarcane Control order which provided that the difference between the State Advised Price(SAP) and the Fair and Remunerative Price for sugarcane will be paid by the state governments.

 » No meeting scheduled between Indian, Pak Fn Mins at CHOGM
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
No meeting is scheduled ''as yet'' between External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM) at Port of Spain.

 » One's liberty can't be curtailed on mere suspicion: SC
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
The Supreme Court has ruled that a mere suspicion that a person cannot survive in the country without indulging in smuggling activities is not the ground to curtail the liberty of such a person.

 » 44 new H1N1 cases in Delhi
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Forty four new and confirmed cases of H1N1 Flu were identified in various hospitals and under home quarantine in the capital today. Delhi government's Nodal Officer for H1N1 Dr Anjan Prakash told UNI here that of these 44 new cases, 34 were children. With this, 4182 cases have been reported in the capital so far, of which more than 90 per cent patients had been successfully treated and discharged, she added. Till date, the figure of H1N1-affected children became 2298.

 » Nuclear agreement may not be concluded during PM's US visit
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
India today expressed optimism that the civil nuclear agreement with the United States would be completed within the timeline but said the remaining portion may not be concluded during the four-day State visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Washington from November 22.

 » In Shankaranand's death Karnataka lost a son of soil: Azad
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today expressed deep sorrow over the demise of former union minister B Shankaranand and said in his death, Karnataka lost a son of soil. In his condolence message, Dr Azad said Shankaranand, a veteran Congress leader from Karnataka, had held many important ministerial positions in the Government, including the Ministry of Health. ''He tirelessly worked for the uplift of the downtrodden and the underprivileged. In his death, the Congress Party lost a very senior member and Karnataka lost a son of soil,'' he said and prayed that Almighty gave courage to the members of his family to bear the irreparable loss.

 » Two held in attempt to murder case
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Police today arrested two people in connection with an attempted murder case from Sangam Vihar area of South district.

 » Need to strictly implement laws against child exploitation: Sheila
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today stressed the need for strict enforcement of various laws available against the exploitation of children. Releasing a No Child Labour logo dedicated to stop child labour, Ms Dikshit also exhorted police and NGOs to take proactive action. ''There is a need to sensitise Police and NGOs including the general public,''the Chief Minister said. With release of a new logo; 'Time For Change', the campaign against child exploitation has also been kickstarted with an aim to return all joy and freedom of childhood to all those children who have been suffering due to ongoing practice of child labour. This logo symbolises the commitment towards removing the menace of child labour. It is an offence to employ children under the age of 14. Ms Dikshit appealed to all manufacturers and employers to desist from employing children. She further exhorted them to put this logo at their workplace and on their products. She asked people to join hands to restore childhood to its rightful owners. Also present at the function were Labour Minister Mangat Ram Singhal, Women and Child Development Minister Kiran Walia, Secretary (Labour) K S Wahi and Secretary (WCD) Manoj Parida. On this occasion, Ms Dikshit also launched a website called 'Found Children Website', which would disseminate information about all lost children residing in various Childrens Homes in Delhi. It would be now much more convenient for the parents of missing children to get information about them. They can log on at www.cwc.wcddel.in. The Chief Minister said it would be in the fitness of things if children who had been taken out of ambit of child labour could be imparted useful education including skill development. She directed the Departments of Labour, WCD and Education to work in tandem to achieve this goal. Labour Minister Mangat Ram Singhal assured that 'Time For Change' campaign would be forcefully implemented in true spirit so that this menace could be completely abolished. WCD Minister Prof Kiran Walia said there were many laws available against the exploitation of children: the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2000, Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 and Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933, Factories Act, 1948, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2006 which should be enforced strictly.

 » Catholic offer to partner Delhi, Haryana govt on healthcare
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
On the occasion of completion of the Golden Jubilee Year celebrations of the foundation of the Archdiocese of Delhi, the Catholic community in the capital today offered to partner with the Delhi and Haryana governments in extending medical care of catholic hospitals to those who cannot afford private institutions. Archbishop Vincent M Concessao made the offer on the occasion of the Archdiocese completing 50 years on November 22, a spokesperson said here.

 » Basu Chatterjee inaugurates Global Documentary Film Fest
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Noted writer-director Basu Chatterjee inaugurated the Global Festival of Documentary Films-2009 in the satellite town of Noida today.

 » BKU calls off the protest, hopes govt will address the concern
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Bhartiya Kissan Union (Tikait) have called off their demonstration against the Fair and Remunerative Price policy after the government announced to amend sugarcane ordinance.

 » Proposed land titles Bill to remove complexities in prop regn: CM
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said the Delhi Survey Registration and Recordal of Title of Immovable Properties in Urban Areas Bill, 2009 will remove complexities related to transfer of immovable properties and put an end to ever-increasing number of litigation cases.

 » Delhi govt for making DCA of int'l repute: Dikshit
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today stated that her government is committed to developing Delhi College of Art as an institute of international repute. Delivering her address at the Convocation of Delhi College of Art wherein around 130 passed out students were awarded degrees, Ms Dikshit exhorted the passing out students to enrich the aesthetic value in Delhi and contribute substantially in their different fields. She also congratulated the entire college family on completion of their new building, designed by eminent architect Satish Gujral which has an appropriate ambience for learning and understanding art. The intake of college in Bachelor of Fine Arts has been increased to 211 and Master of Fine Arts to 55 from this academic year.

 » Govt bows to protest; agrees to make amends on sugarcane issue
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Rattled by two days of protests in and outside Parliament against application of uniform purchase price of sugarcane across the country, the UPA government today decided to shift the burden of payment of price difference to farmers on sugarcane purchase from state governments to millers. The government has decided to bring a bill in Parliament on Monday to amend sugarcane ordinance envisaging payment of difference between the cane prices fixed by the Centre and States to farmers by the millers and not State governments as provided in the Sugar (Control) Order issued by the government on October 29.

 » Patkar demands national dialogue on land acqn bill
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Voicing the anguish of farmers, adivasis and farm workers from various parts of the country who gathered here, social activist Medha Patkar today said the current version of the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill and the Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Bill would do no justice to land owners who would give up their agitation only if a national dialogue was taken up on the issue.

 » Chilly weather continues in Delhi
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Chilly weather conditions persisted in the national capital with the maximum temperature dropping to 24.2 degrees Celsius today.

 » Deve Gowda condoles Shankaranand's death
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Janata Dal (Secular) President and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda today condoled the death of senior Congress leader B Shankaranand and said the leader had championed the cause of the poor, downtrodden and underprivileged throughout his life. In a message, Mr Gowda said Shankaranand was an accessable leader with his people of Chikodi constituency who elected him successively for eight time in a row from 1967 to 1998.

 » Jamia Coopertaive Bank Awarded
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
The Jamia Cooperative Bank today received the Cooperative Award for 2008-09.

 » Bharti slashes roaming rates by 60 pc; triggers fresh tariff war
New Delhi | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Bharti Airtel, the country's leading telecom services provider, today announced a new plan in which roaming rates have been reduced by nearly 60 per cent, paving way for a fresh tariff war in the world's fastest growing telecommunication market.