Congress issues fresh whip
Tuesday - Mar 09, 2010, 11:00am
Even as the Women's Reservation Bill failed to sail through Rajya Sabha on Monday, Congress issued a fresh whip to its members in the Rajya Sabha to be present today and vote for the legislation which is listed as the first item for business.
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JFK condolence letters published for first time
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 07:28pm
Among the 1.5 million condolence letters sent to then U.S. President John F. Kennedy’s widow after his assassination in 1963 were more than two dozen from Jane Dryden, a dogged and dramatic 11—year—old who churned out a letter a week for six months straight. |
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Roche suspends arthritis drug study after deaths
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 07:25pm
Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Group said on Monday it has suspended a late—stage trial for a new rheumatoid arthritis and lupus drug after several patients died from infections.
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Rathore wants attacker to be booked for attempt to murder
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 07:22pm
Former Haryana Director General of Police S. P. S. Rathore, convicted for molesting a teenager 20 years ago, has sought that the man who assaulted him outside court last month be booked for attempt to murder. |
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Voting on Women’s Bill deferred
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 07:19pm
Voting on the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha was deferred on Monday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh likely to call an all-party meeting on the issue on Tuesday after the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) threatened to withdraw support to the UPA Government.
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6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 06:37pm
A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 61 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, an official said.
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BJP not to vote on Women’s Bill sans debate
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 06:29pm
In the wake of frequent disruptions in Rajya Sabha over the Women’s Reservation Bill, the BJP on Monday criticised the Government for “not having a strategy†for its passage and indicated that it will not vote on the measure if it is held without a debate.
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North Korea says ready to ‘blow up’ S. Korea, US
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 06:21pm
North Korea’s army said on Monday it is ready to “blow up†South Korea and the U.S., hours after the allies kicked off annual military drills that Pyongyang has slammed as a rehearsal for attack. |
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Copenhagen Accord not legally binding: Govt.
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 06:18pm
The Centre on Monday said the Copenhagen Accord does not have a legally binding character and is just an input to the multilateral negotiations under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol. |
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Two Assam Rifles men killed in Manipur ambush
Monday - Mar 08, 2010, 06:16pm
Two Assam Rifles personnel were killed and another was critically injured in an ambush by insurgents on a convoy in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Monday, official sources said. |
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