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Govt may bring ordinance to tackle corruption

New Delhi: Finding itself on the backfoot in the wake of a rash of scams, Government plans to come out with an Ordinance to put in place a mechanism to fight corruption among public servants including politicians. Sources said the issue was discussed at a meeting of the Congress Core Group here on Friday in […]

Dressing room atmosphere is best in last five years

Cape Town: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni reckons that the dressing room atmosphere of this current Indian team has been "the best" during his five years in international cricket. "It`s the best dressing room atmosphere, I have felt in the last five years that I have played international cricket. Most of the guys have achieved […]

Egyptian clearance for Gaza aid convoy from India

Jerusalem: Egypt has given clearance to a Gaza aid convoy, which started from India last month and has a strong Indian contingent, to dock at the Egyptian port town of El-Arish and enter the coastal strip from Rafah, a media report said on Saturday. Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported that Palestinian lawmaker, Khaled Abdel Mejid, was […]

Govt collects Rs 73.73 cr penalty from new telcos

New Delhi: The government has collected Rs 73.73 crore as penalty from new telecom operators for missing the network roll-out deadline, but is still keeping open the option of cancelling the licences. “Total penalty is about Rs 219 crore for missing roll-out obligations. We had generated demand for over Rs 78 crore of which the […]

Rajnath flays Cong for remarks on Sanjay Gandhi

Badaun (UP): Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh has said that the Congress was holding Sanjay Gandhi responsible for the emergency as his wife and son are now in the saffron party. "Indira Gandhi and her government were responsible for emergency as her membership in the Parliament was under threat at that time," Rajnath told reporters […]

We need to perform well as a batting unit: Smith

Cape Town: South African captain Graeme Smith urged his batsmen to pull up their socks ahead of the crucial third and final Test match against India which will start at the Newlands, here from Sunday. "Look, we were poor in Durban as a batting unit. We have had some good honest chats about that. As […]

PM has accepted failure in New Year message: BJP

New Delhi: BJP on Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has "accepted" in his New Year message that his government has failed to control prices, tackle terrorism, and fight corruption. "Most of the time the Prime Minister`s new year message is a mere ritual….In a way, he has accepted for the first time that his […]

No scope of controversy in exchange of letters

Kolkata: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday sought to rule out any scope of controversy in the recent exchange of correspondences between Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee over the state`s law and order situation. “Where is the controversy? The Union home minister has written a letter to […]

Pak Taliban commander killed in US drone attack

Peshawar: Pakistani Taliban`s top commander Qari Hussain Mehsud, best known as the trainer of suicide bombers, has been killed in a US drone strike in the country`s restive tribal belt, a provincial minister said on Saturday. "Qari Hussain was killed in a drone strike," Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain told PTI. The Taliban […]

Mount Abu records -3.4 degree C

Jaipur: Extremely cold conditions prevailed in several parts of Rajasthan with mercury dipping much below the freezing point in Mount Abu, the state`s sole hill station. Mercury dipped to minus 3.4 degree Celsius in Mount Abu while Sikar in the planes recorded the low of 4.5 degree C, according to a Met report on Saturday. […]

VHP demands land for Ram temple construction

Ayodhya: Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday said it would launch a fresh agitation if the entire 67 acres of land at the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site here is not alloted for the construction of the Ram temple. "We require the entire land for the grand temple that we want at the birthplace of Lord Ram," […]

ULFA chief released on bail, says ready for talks

Guwahati: ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa on Saturday walked free from jail on bail and declared his readiness for an "unconditional" peace dialogue with the Assam Government, which hinted that the ban on the outfit may be lifted ahead of the talks. "We are committed to peace in Assam and take the peace process forward. We […]

I learnt a few tricks from Zaheer: Anderson

London: England pacer James Anderson has revealed that he learnt a few tricks of how to keep batsmen guessing which way the ball will swing from Indian strike bowler Zaheer Khan which helped him transformed into a lethal bowler in the last few years. Anderson, who played a big role in England retaining the Ashes, […]

Afridi not doing well as captain in NZ: Akram

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels that Shahid Afridi`s leadership in the ongoing New Zealand tour has not been up to the mark and the players were also not performing to their abilities. Akram told a television channel that Pakistan lost the Twenty20 series in New Zealand because the players were not playing as […]

Govt imports onions from Pak, to reach on Jan 7

New Delhi: As part of series of measures to increase availability of onions, India has contracted import of onions and the first lot from Pakistan is scheduled to reach Delhi on January 7. The import would be done through the state run trading firm PEC and the State Trading Corporation (STC) under the Ministry of […]

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