Nursing students of RML on strike
Around 200 students of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital’s nursing college went on a strike on Saturday protesting the alleged “harassment” of a student by the principal.
`5,000-crore central fund to spur r&d
The Central government will set up a `5,000-crore fund under the public private partnership (PPP) model to finance research and development (R&D) in India.
Kite festival draws crowd at India Gate
The passersby and tourists at India Gate witnessed a colourful sky on Saturday when hundreds of multi-coloured kites dotted the clear blue sky at the India Gate lawns. Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurated the kite flying festival at India Gate lawns. This festival will remain open on Sunday till late evening.
Mallya: Is it duty to fly loss-making routes?
Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya on Saturday wondered whether it was the “duty” of his airline to fly loss-making routes when state governments are levying heavy taxes (on aviation turbine fuel). This came on a day when the
Digvijay on a tweet spree
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh appears to have taken to micro-blogging site Twitter with much enthusiasm and has been keeping reporters busy with his daily posts. Team Anna Hazare too had exploited the networking sites to build a campaign against corruption. So, Mr Singh is using Twitter to hit
Berlusconi set to resign
Italy’s Parliament gave final approval to a financial stability law on Saturday, paving the way for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign and make way for an emergency government headed by former European Commission-er Mario Monti.
Imtiaz is on a creative spree
Imtiaz Ali doesn’t believe in wasting time. His much-awaited film Rockstar released this Friday and the filmmaker has already hatched a deal for another film. Imtiaz has come on board as the creative producer for the official Hindi remake of the 2009 South Korean romantic action comedy film My Girlfriend is an Agent.
More non-team players emerge in Team Anna
The growing differences within Team Anna came to the fore after two members — Ms Kiran Bedi and Mr Arvind Kejriwal — engaged in a war of words over the issue of the former’s inflated travel bills. However, another member, Mr Manish Sisodia, said it was merely an “information gap”.
Kalam frisked again
Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was subjected to frisking at JFK Airport in New York at the end of September this year; his coat and shoes were taken from him even as he was already seated inside an Air India aircraft before departure, top government sources have confirmed to this newspaper.
Bhanwari case: cong suspends maderna
The ruling Congress has suspended Mahipal Maderna in the wake of the Bhanwari Devi case in Jodhpur. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot had sacked Mr Maderna last month when he refused to resign after his name