Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is facing sharp criticism from the opposition over the CAG report on coal block allocations, on Monday made an earnest appeal to the Bharatiya Janata Party to debate the issue in Parliament and not disrupt proceedings.
A confident prime minister said that it has been his general practice not to respond to motivated criticism directed personally at him.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is facing sharp criticism from the opposition over the CAG report on coal block allocations, on Monday made an earnest appeal to the Bharatiya Janata Party to debate the issue in Parliament and not disrupt proceedings.
A confident prime minister said that it has been his general practice not to respond to motivated criticism directed personally at him.
AK Hangal died of cardio respiratory failure, a condition he was suffering from but which got aggravated after he sustained a hip fracture on August 13 following fall at his residence. Until Saturday, the actor was critical and kept in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Doctors said
that Hangal was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic renal disease, which got aggravated after his fall.
AK Hangal died of cardio respiratory failure, a condition he was suffering from but which got aggravated after he sustained a hip fracture on August 13 following fall at his residence. Until Saturday, the actor was critical and kept in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Doctors said
that Hangal was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic renal disease, which got aggravated after his fall.
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of protesters of India Against Corruption were lathicharged by Delhi Police as they made their second attempt to force their way to 10, Janpath, the residence of Sonia Gandhi and PM's residence.
Key IAC members Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and Manish Sisodia have been detained by the police again.
Police opened water canons to stop the protesters at the Tughlaq Road intersection. Several of them were detained and kept at police station for a while.
NEW DELHI: Hundreds of protesters of India Against Corruption were lathicharged by Delhi Police as they made their second attempt to force their way to 10, Janpath, the residence of Sonia Gandhi and PM's residence.
Key IAC members Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and Manish Sisodia have been detained by the police again.
Police opened water canons to stop the protesters at the Tughlaq Road intersection. Several of them were detained and kept at police station for a while.
NEW DELHI: Bystanders watched in awe as the red-and-yellow train pulled out of Sarai Rohilla, and then Patel Nagar stations. It was a feat that had been two years in the waiting. But finally, on Friday evening, Northern Railway's first double-decker AC train was flagged off by railway minister Mukul Roy and chief minister Sheila Dikshit under pouring rain.
The Delhi (Sarai Rohilla) to Jaipur train will have 12 coaches in the beginning with 120 seats in each compartment, up from 78 in Shatabdi coaches. But at 4.36m high, it is only 12cm taller than an ordinary train. While 50 of its 120 seats are on the upper deck, 48 are on the lower deck, and 22 are at normal height. The journey time will be four-and-a-half hours for a total of 303km, and the fare has been kept at Rs 327.
NEW DELHI: Bystanders watched in awe as the red-and-yellow train pulled out of Sarai Rohilla, and then Patel Nagar stations. It was a feat that had been two years in the waiting. But finally, on Friday evening, Northern Railway's first double-decker AC train was flagged off by railway minister Mukul Roy and chief minister Sheila Dikshit under pouring rain.
The Delhi (Sarai Rohilla) to Jaipur train will have 12 coaches in the beginning with 120 seats in each compartment, up from 78 in Shatabdi coaches. But at 4.36m high, it is only 12cm taller than an ordinary train. While 50 of its 120 seats are on the upper deck, 48 are on the lower deck, and 22 are at normal height. The journey time will be four-and-a-half hours for a total of 303km, and the fare has been kept at Rs 327.
New Delhi: Amid attempts by the BJP-led opposition to corner him over the coal block allocation issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may address the nation on Monday to explain his stand.
The PM’s planned address to clear his position on the CAG report that alleged Rs 1.86 lakh crore loss in coal block allocations is a part of the UPA government’s strategy to counter the opposition onslaught in Parliament.
New Delhi: Amid attempts by the BJP-led opposition to corner him over the coal block allocation issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may address the nation on Monday to explain his stand.
The PM’s planned address to clear his position on the CAG report that alleged Rs 1.86 lakh crore loss in coal block allocations is a part of the UPA government’s strategy to counter the opposition onslaught in Parliament.
After New Delhi’s successful tryst with Formula One, another Indian city is in the fray to host a high-profile motorsport event.
In an effort to boost its tourism industry and put the city on the world motorsport map, a delegation from Goa has travelled to England and expressed its desire to conduct the FIM World Motocross championship.
After New Delhi’s successful tryst with Formula One, another Indian city is in the fray to host a high-profile motorsport event.
In an effort to boost its tourism industry and put the city on the world motorsport map, a delegation from Goa has travelled to England and expressed its desire to conduct the FIM World Motocross championship.
The Delhi High Court directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to submit in the court by September 19, the report of expert panel recommendations, on the basis of which it took a decision to introduced a new aptitude test paper to understand English language in the civil services preliminary examination.
The Delhi High Court directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to submit in the court by September 19, the report of expert panel recommendations, on the basis of which it took a decision to introduced a new aptitude test paper to understand English language in the civil services preliminary examination.
Guwahati, Aug 23: The embers of the Assam violence still seem to be searing in certain parts of the state. Following this, an MLA from Assam has been arrested after suspected involvement in the Assam unrest.
Guwahati, Aug 23: The embers of the Assam violence still seem to be searing in certain parts of the state. Following this, an MLA from Assam has been arrested after suspected involvement in the Assam unrest.
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he has not charged anything for his appearance in director Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby'. "The role is small, hardly of a minute. Baz Luhrmann was touring India couple of years ago...going all around the country, he dropped in at my office with a friend who did some painting work for me. We just had a casual conversation and he left," Big B told reporters here Wednesday.
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he has not charged anything for his appearance in director Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby'. "The role is small, hardly of a minute. Baz Luhrmann was touring India couple of years ago...going all around the country, he dropped in at my office with a friend who did some painting work for me. We just had a casual conversation and he left," Big B told reporters here Wednesday.
