Strains between the Congress and DMK relations became visible on Saturday after Congress is said to have increased its demand for seats after an informal agreement to accept 60 seats. The DMK is said to be toying with the idea of breaking off if the Congress pressure on seats continues and has scheduled an [...]
Read More... In the backdrop of the stalemate over seat-sharing discussions with its key ally Congress, the DMK today announced that its top-level Action Committee under party president M Karunanidhi will meet on March 5.
DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan said in a statement that the April 13 Assembly polls and the party’s election agenda would be [...]
The Haryana government has assured the families of six Indians who have been held hostage by Somali pirates since August last year that it will ensure their safe return. These Indians were among the 22 crew members and their ship MV Suez, an Egyptian cargo vessel, hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden [...]
Read More...With the existing ban on use of plastic bags not being very effective, the Delhi government is now considering closing down over 400 manufacturing units of such items across the city. A top official said the government was determined to rid the city of plastic bags and a final decision on shutting d own [...]
Read More...Wankhede Stadium, venue for the Cricket World Cup final on April 2, has not met fire safety standards, the chief fire officer for Mumbai said on Friday. “We will soon write a letter to the MCA (Mumbai Cricket Association) stating there is a need to comply with fire safety norms at the stadium. Once [...]
Read More... RIM (Research In Motion Limited) announced its plans for two new versions of Playbook tablet at the World Mobile Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
The new playbooks are for LTE (Long-Term Evolution) and 3G HSPA+ networks will be available in the market by the end of this year.
Both the tablets will support Bluetooth tethering, mobile hotspot [...]
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah flayed the PDP for its controversial map of the state, saying “gifting away” of state’s territory will be not be acceptable.
The map displayed by PDP during a power point presentation on Saturday showed Aksai Chin painted in red and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in green. The depiction of [...]
The latest version of Tata Motors’ sedan Manza, equipped with a range of new features, hit the roads on Sunday, an official said. Competitively priced, Tata Manza would cost from Rs 5.14 lakh for the Safire petrol range and from Rs 5.91 lakh for the Quadrajet diesel range (both prices ex-showroom,Delhi). It would be [...]
Read More... Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked state governments to launch a crackdown on corruption and inflation, which he identified as two of the biggest challenges the country faces today. Octroi and local taxes could be waived to bring down costs of essential commodities, he suggested.
Speaking at the annual meeting of chief secretaries of states, Singh [...]