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Bid to move breach of privilege notice against Sonia
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. The Defence Minister, George Fernandes, in absentia, generated a heated debate during zero hour resulting in the House being adjourned midway when the Samata Party member, Prabhunath Singh, tried to move a breach of privilege ...
Kalam favours desalination of sea water
CHENNAI, DEC. 17. The President, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, today stressed the need for finding a lasting solution to the water crisis around the world. Delivering the inaugural address at the Indian Nuclear Society conference at Kalpakkam near ...
None has the right to destroy property during strike: Supreme Court
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. The Supreme Court has said that no person had any right to destroy another's property in the guise of a strike irrespective of the proclaimed reasonableness of the cause or question whether there was any legal sanction for the ...
No problems seen in resuming train to Pak.
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17.Indian and Pakistani officials are unlikely to face any hitch in reaching an agreement on the resumption of the Attari-Lahore Samjhauta Express, the principal mass transport link between the two countries, when they meet for ...
Tamil Nadu MPs protest inclusion of Hindi in defence examination
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17.Traditional political rivals from Tamil Nadu — the AIADMK and the DMK — found themselves on the same side of the fence today while protesting against the Central Government's decision to introduce Hindi as an ...
Parliament nod needed for oil sector disinvestment: panel
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. A parliamentary committee has told the Government that sanction by legislature is mandatory before any decision is taken to privatise public sector oil companies. The Standing Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals has expressed ...
China to alter Sikkim's status in year book
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17.The Chinese Foreign Ministry's 2004 year book will not show Sikkim as an independent country, informed diplomatic sources told this correspondent today. According to the sources, the Foreign Ministry year book, which ...
Ship crew rescued
VISAKHAPATNAM, DEC. 17. They have every reason to rejoice. After all, they had just escaped from the jaws of death. The crew of the ship, MV Nand Kawas, overwhelmed by emotion hugged one another as they disembarked from the Coast Guard ship, ...
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  • Panel pulls up MEA for `vague reply'
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  • Demand to scrap POTA anti-national: BJP
  • Indian engineers develop single-chip audio electronics
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