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Anna Hazare reiterates stand on protest, 'jail bharo'
Activist Anna Hazare on Saturday reiterated his stand on launching an indefinite protest from December 27 and a 'jail bharo' agitation from Jan 1 if the Lokpal bill was not passed in parliament's curr
Hazare writes to PM, renews stir threat
Raising doubts over the government’s intention to pass the Lokpal Bill in the Winter Session of Parliament ending December 22, Anna Hazare Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and reiterated his threat to start an agitation from December 27.
Temperatures dip to lowest in Kashmir, Ladakh
The free fall of mercury continued across the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh on Saturday with cities and towns in both regions recording some of their lowest temperatures till now.
Srinagar recorded minus
FIFA raises 2014 World Cup concerns with Brazil
FIFA president Sepp Blatter will meet Brazil's government representatives here on Saturday to discuss concerns about the preparations for the 2014 World Cup.
FIFA officials have raised fears that the
'India should have more restrained fiscal deficit'
Noting that India's current account deficit has become 'too enlarged', a Planning Commission member on Saturday called for a more restrained fiscal deficit.
"Our current account deficit has become mu
Development is answer to Left extremism, says Sonia
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said implementing development programmes is the answer to Left-wing extremism, which is posing a challenge to public order and governance in several regions,
US unemployment claims at three-and-half-year low
The number of people filing initial applications for unemployment benefits dropped by 19,000 last week to 366,000, the fewest since May 2008, the US Labour Department said Thursday.
Analysts had expe
Global cooperation must for tackling economic challenge: IMF
The world economy is facing gloomy prospects and all countries need to take action to deal with the global challenge, said the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The current world economy
Srinagar shivers at minus four, Leh in deep freeze
With the night temperatures dipping to minus four degrees Celsius, Friday was the coldest day of the season so far in summer capital Srinagar.
"The minimum temperature fell to minus 3.8 degrees Celsi
Chopper over Taj Mahal rings security alarm
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed a police complaint after a private company's helicopter flew 11 rounds over the Taj Mahal, causing alarm among conservationists.
ASI's caretaker of
