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Hottest morning in Delhi, mercury to rise Thursday

IANS — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:09 +0000

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Searing heat Wednesday continued to add to the discomfort of Delhiites with the mercury shooting five notches above average at 44.9 degrees Celsius as the city experienced its hottest morning, Met department said. Thursday is likely to be hotter, said an official of India Meteorological Department (IMD). The minimum temperature Wednesday morning settled four notches above average at 30.3 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest this season

India, China favour more cooperation in health sector

IANS — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:15:06 +0000

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India and China Wednesday decided to strengthen bilateral cooperation, specially in the fields of maternal and child health, infectious diseases and other emerging health challenges, officials said here. The discussions were held between union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad with his Chinese counterpart Li Bin on the sidelines of the world health assembly in Geneva. Both sides favoured a closer cooperation in specific areas like maternal and child health, infectious diseases, geriatrics, emerging health challenges, besides collaboration in specific projects, officials said.

Lucknow: PAC jawans caught on camera exchanging lathis

TDNP — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:35 +0000

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Lucknow, May 22 (ANI): In a bizarre sight, two jawans of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) exchanged rounds of lathis with each other at a place where Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was addressing a meeting.

Cadbury ordered to pay Rs.30,000 compensation; says will move higher court

IANS — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:06 +0000

Agartala, May 22 (IANS) A consumer court in Tripura has ordered Cadbury India to pay a compensation of Rs.30,000 to a complainant who found an iron pin inside a chocolate bar made by the company. But the company said it disagreed with the findings of the consumer court and would file an appeal against the order in the higher court

SC warns against lapses in filling primary teaching jobs

IANS — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:02 +0000

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said it was concerned with the quality of the primary teacher and warned against a populist approach on appointments that could endanger India's future. "It is too serious a matter for us. We are concerned with the future of the country," said the apex court bench of Justice

‘Yadav planned to play in Bangladesh league’

IANS — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:04:56 +0000

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Former Ranji cricket player Baburao Yadav, arrested in the IPL spot fixing scandal, had planned to play in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with the help of one of the arrested bookies, police said Wednesday. Yadav, who was arrested Monday was taken to Bangladesh by the bookie Sunil Bhatia in 2009 to introduce him to some of his contacts who could help Yadav play in the BPL, said a police official. The official shared the information after it was revealed by Yadav and Bhatia, who is already in police custody.

Malegaon blast; NIA names four in charge sheet

IANS — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:04:54 +0000

Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday filed its charge sheet against four men, accused in the 2006 Malegaon bomb blast case, before a Special MCOCA court, officials said.

L&T Q4 profit drops near 7 percent

IANS — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:04:51 +0000

Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Engineering and construction conglomerate Larson & Toubro Wednesday posted a 6.8 percent drop in net profit at Rs.1,787.94 crore for the fourth quarter ended March. The company had declared a net profit of Rs.1,920.41 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal

BJP targets government over new CAG

IANS — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:04:47 +0000

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday targeted the UPA government over appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and said there was "institutional conflict of interest" as he will be auditing defence deals which were finalised during his term as defence secretary. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley said he was not making remark about the individual but it was an "institutional conflict of interest".

Jnanpith Award conferred on Pratibha Ray

IANS — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:04:44 +0000

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday conferred the 47th Jnanpith Award, the country's highest literary award, for the year 2011 on noted writer Pratibha Ray. Mukherjee said on the occasion that Ray has been described as a complete writer with novels, short stories, children's stories, autobiography, translations and also a volume of lyrics to her credit.