CII
Blasts Northern States for Conflicting Interests
The Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII) Wednesday said that states in north India lag
behind their counterparts in south India due to their diverse
agenda, hindering the region's development.
The industry body asked
for a change their mindset. Read
On
Eight
Killed As Heavy Rains Lash South Bengal
At least eight people were
killed, including six in lightning, as heavy pre-monsoon showers
flooded southern areas of West Bengal, with most parts of Kolkata
reeling under knee to waist deep water, disrupting bus and train
services. Read On
Suspend
Changes to Immigration Rules, say Tories by Prasun Sonwalkar
The Conservative Party has
called for the suspension of the changes made to immigration rules
in November 2006 that have adversely affected thousands of highly
skilled professionals from India and other non-European Union
countries. Read On
Chikunguniya in Kerala: Minister Criticises 'Vested Interests'
Stung by criticism of its
handling of the chikunguniya epidemic in Kerala that has claimed at
least 40 lives in recent weeks, the state government Wednesday
defended steps taken by it to contain the spread of the viral fever.
Read On
People's
Alliance Calls for Inclusive Growth
Terming the 9% growth India
is witnessing 'deadly', an anti-poverty agency in Hyderabad has
called for bringing people at the centre-stage of growth process.
Read On
Patel Gives
Ultimatum to Striking Indian staffers
Civil Aviation Minister
Praful Patel Wednesday called the strike by the ground staff and
cabin crew of Indian airlines illegal and warned the workers of
"consequences" if they did not call it off by the evening.
Read On
One
Killed, 40 Injured in Assam Market Blast
At least one person was
killed and 15 people were wounded, three of them critically, when a
powerful explosion ripped through a village market in Assam.
Read On
Seven
Deaths in a Week, Tihar on the Boil
A warden at the high-security
Tihar jail here died of dehydration, taking the toll of heat deaths
in the prison to 7 in 7 days and leaving the jail authorities in a
tizzy. Read On
Hillary to
Interact with IIT Alumni Next Month
Senator Hillary Clinton is
set to take time out of her tightly packed presidential campaign
next month to interact with an influential alumni group of the
prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology. Approximately 4,000
Indian Americans are expected to attend the event, which is just one
sign of the growing clout of the community in US politics.
Read On
Chandni
Chowk Moves On, Sans the Rickshaws by Azera Rahman
An entire way of life is on
its way out in the national capital's historic Chandni Chowk area
with the ubiquitous rickshaws that took many a traveler through its
congested lanes being replaced by CNG buses & thousands of people
being rendered jobless. Read On
Lung
Damage Continues Even After Smokers Quit
Lung damage in smokers
continues even after they stop smoking, says a new study,
contradicting the common belief that bronchial disease ceases when
smoking ceases. The new finding is the first to show that once
smokers get lung disease with bronchial inflammation, it will
continue even after they quit smoking.
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