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DMK will not rock the Govt, says Karunanidhi

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:28:39 +0530

- In a flip-flop, DMK chief, Mr M Karunanidhi on Wednesday made a veiled threat of pulling out of the UPA government but shortly later made it clear that his party would not rock the government in vi...

Fatal quake batters crisis-hit Italy; 16 killes, thousands out of homes.

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:33:58 +0530

Modena - Death toll of the 5.8-magnitude earthquake which hit central-northern Italy on Tuesday rose to 16, as night fell on thousands Italians out of their homes. One person is still missing and s...

Singapore scientists develop rapid, comprehensive bird flu test kit

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:33:18 +0530

Singapore - Scientists in Singapore have developed a bird flu test kit that can detect all the existing strains of the H5N1 viruses rapidly in a single test, the Agency for Science and Technology Rese...

Minor planet named after renowned Chinese scientist: CAS

Wed, 30 May 2012 07:32:15 +0530

- A minor planet that was discovered by Chinese scientists has been named after a well-known late Chinese scientist and educator Yan Jici, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced here. The...

Suu Kyi meets PM in Yangon; receives invitation to visit India

Tue, 29 May 2012 17:10:08 +0530

- In the highest-level contact between India and Aung San Suu Kyi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held talks with Myanmar's democracy icon here and handed over to her an invitation from UPA...

EC not to intervene with regard to Jagan's arrest

Tue, 29 May 2012 17:09:18 +0530

New Delhi - The Election Commission is understood to have decided not to intervene in the matter concerning the arrest of YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy, whose mother has sought his release in vi...

Sonia likely to lay out road map for action at June 4 CWC

Tue, 29 May 2012 17:08:33 +0530

NEW Delhi - With the party and the government battling a number of crises on political and economic fronts, Congress President Sonia Gandhi is likely to flag concerns of the organisation and lay out a...

PM meets Myanmar President in landmark visit

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:14:12 +0530

- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein as India suggested the two countries should work out a joint strategy to tackle terrorism and insurgency along their...

CBI seeks 14 day custody of Jaganmohan Reddy

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:13:29 +0530

New Delhi - The CBI has asked the Nampally court for custody of YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy for a period of 14 days, saying that he was not cooperating with the investigation. The investigatin...

PM Manmohan Singh to meet Suu Kyi tomorrow

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:12:45 +0530

Nay Pyi Taw - India is expected to convey its support for further progress in Myanmar's movement towards full democracy when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi...