Thursday 9th September, 2010
Girl student commits suicide
A girl student pursuing a bachelor degree in computer applications committed suicide by hanging herself in her hostel room at Kavinagar in Ghaziabad, police said Thursday.
Ensuring Right to Education through universalising elementary education
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved revision of the existing norms of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme to conform with the RTE Act.
Caste will be included in Indian census
Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval to the inclusion of caste in census.
Cabinet approves revocation of President's rule in Jharkhand
Mumbai News.NetThe Union Cabinet on Thursday approved revocation of President's Rule in Jharkhand.
Kerala Tourism tapping more domestic market
Mumbai News.NetWith domestic tourism in India experiencing a strong growth, driven by a burgeoning middle class, Kerala Tourism has shifted its marketing strategy, focussing more on the local than the foreign travellers.
Gurdas Maan conferred doctorate by British varsity
Mumbai News.NetPunjabi singer Gurdas Maan has been conferred a doctorate degree in world music by the University of Wolverhampton in Britain.
Gill hails Bopanna-Qureshi for US Open showing
Mumbai News.NetIndian Sports Minister M.S. Gill Thursday praised the India-Pakistan tennis duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi for sailing into the men's doubles finals of the US Open.
Another BJP-JMM government, another twist in Jharkhand's political tale
Mumbai News.NetThe shifting sands of political equations in Jharkhand will soon see the eighth government in less than 10 years and Arjun Munda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) take over as chief minister for the third time.
Cabinet okays caste enumeration - in 2011
Mumbai News.NetThe union cabinet Thursday gave its approval to the caste census to be implemented through a separate house-to-house enumeration from June to September next year in a process separate from Census 2011.
ADB to provide $20 million for tourism development in Sikkim
Mumbai News.NetThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan of $20 million for the development of tourism infrastructure in Sikkim, the tourism ministry said here Thursday.
Shilpa Shetty off to Bali for hubby's birthday
Mumbai News.NetBollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is off to Bali to celebrate her husband Raj Kundra's birthday Thursday.
Arjun Munda likely to take oath Sep 11
Mumbai News.NetJharkhand, which has been under President's Rule since June, is likely to get a new government headed by Arjun Munda Sep 11.
Helen skips 'Teesri Manzil' for 'Dabangg'
Mumbai News.NetThe solidarity, unity and love within Salman Khan's family would put even a Sooraj Bharjatya film to shame. Helen, who starred in Vijay Anand's 'Teesri Manzil', skipped the special screening of the film as she was busy with the screening of Salman's 'Dabangg'.
Lost Mumbai boy might celebrate Eid with family
Mumbai News.NetLost Mumbai boy Mohammed Fazlu just might celebrate Eid with his family. The nine-year-old has been staying at a shelter in Tamil Nadu after making an accidental train journey, but a couple claiming to be his parents turned up Thursday to take him home.
Chidambaram appeals for restrain over report of US pastor threatening to burn Quran
Mumbai News.NetUnion Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday appealed to media to help maintain communal harmony in the wake of reports of a pastor in the United States threatening to burn the holy Quran.
Land acquisition not at cost of fertile land : Sonia Gandhi
Mumbai News.NetCongress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday reacting to the verdict of the Supreme Court that endorsed the Mayawati Government's acquisition of 25 million square metres of land along the six-lane Yamuna Expressway Project connecting New Delhi to Agra and Mathura, said land acquisition should not result in loss of fertile land.
CCS to discuss lifting of Armed Forces Special Powers Act
Mumbai News.NetThe Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) will meet in New Delhi on Friday to discuss the current crisis prevailing in the Kashmir Valley following Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's meeting with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh seeking amendments in the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) or its partial withdrawal from the State.
The Jammu and Kashmir situation: The Security Forces
Mumbai News.NetOf all the pieces in the Kashmiri jigsaw, none has been more criticized than the security forces, whether it is the army, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Border Security Force (BSF), or the Jammu and Kashmir Police. Alleged actions by them have triggered off protests time and again and now the protests have snowballed into the phenomenon of stone-pelting.
Sino-Indian ties have gone into limbo: Analysts
Mumbai News.NetAnalysts say the relationship between India and China has always been a rocky one with little hope of any quick-fix solution to their long simmering tensions, which have flared up, in the recent past with China's support for India's arch-enemy Pakistan.
Prices of pulses, fruits keep India's food inflation high
Mumbai News.NetHigh prices of pulses, fruits and milk pushed up India's annual food inflation higher to 11.47 percent for the week ended Aug 28 from 10.86 percent for the week before, official data released Friday showed.
Cabinet sends 'appropriate recommendation' on Jharkhand
Mumbai News.NetThe cabinet has made 'an appropriate recommendation' to the president based on the Jharkhand governor's views on the political situation in the state, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Thursday.
Cabinet approves caste census
Mumbai News.NetThe union cabinet Thursday gave its green signal to the caste census to be implemented through a separate house to house enumeration from June to September next year.
Agra clinic delivers 1,000th test tube baby
Mumbai News.NetAgra's well-known medical couple Narendra Malhotra and Jaideep Malhotra say they have delivered the 1,000th test tube baby at their clinic, becoming one of the few IVF centres in India to achieve the feat.
India, Russia finalize transport aircraft project
Mumbai News.NetIndia and Russia have finalized arrangements to jointly develop the Multi-role Transport Aircraft (MTA) with each side pooling in $300.35 million.
Eight held for stealing vehicles in Punjab
Mumbai News.NetAn inter-state gang of vehicle thieves was busted Thursday with the arrest of eight people in this Punjab town, police said.
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