Normalcy returned to Manipur valley on Monday following suspension of ongoing 'indefinite general strike' till December 26 midnight, called against the alleged molestation of a film actress by a Naga militant and lifting of indefinite curfew in view of the Christmas festival. Markets opened and transporters resumed their services as people in large number turned out to purchase essentials at various markets across the four valley districts of Imphal East,...
11:42 AM, Dec 25, 2012
Lucknow: Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday rubbished WikiLeaks expose that he was replaced by Murli Deora as Petroleum Minister in 2006 under US pressure. He, however noted that the US was happy that he was removed. It is rubbish that petroleum portfolio was taken from me as the US was unhappy," Aiyar told reporters here in a reply to a question on WikiLeaks reports. He said that...
12:58 PM, Mar 28, 2011
Bangalore: 'Government work is god's work' are the historical words inscribed on the Vidhana Soudha or the Karnataka assembly. But this year, Karnataka MLAs managed just 31 days of the Almighty's work. Worse, some of the scenes played out in the assembly would put any legislator to shame, from MLAs tearing their clothes and fighting inside the assembly during the trust vote to opposition MLAs eating and sleeping inside the...
09:54 AM, Dec 14, 2010
Wormsley (England): Batting let the Indian women's cricket team down as it was defeated by 29 runs as per Duckworth-Lewis calculations in the rain-truncated fifth and final one-dayer against England to lose the series 2-3 here. After restricting India to a mere 152 for eight in 50 overs, the English were at a comfortable 124 for four in 36 overs when rain forced an end to the proceedings. The Duckworth-Lewis...
01:45 PM, Jun 08, 2008
