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New Delhi, November 1: Cable television in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata switched over from analogue to digital mode at midnight on October 31, with about 4.5 lakh subscribers who have not yet installed a set-top box waking up to a television blackout on November 1. However, over 1.5 lakh tardy subscribers in Chennai can breathe easy for a few more days, with the Madras High Court granting a further

Banikhet (Dalhousie), November 1: Fearing backlash inHP polls on his government's FDI policy that has received widespread criticism from the Opposition parties, AICC general secretaryRahul Gandhi batted for the new reform while craftily comparing it to "the IT revolution his father had introduced in the late 80s". "My father Rajiv Gandhi ji brought computers.... Look what happened after that? More

New Delhi, November 1: Berating Narendra Modi for his remarks against her, Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, on Wednesday asked him to show women respect and not to “stoop” to low levels. Ms. Pushkar said she was not expecting an apology from the Gujarat Chief Minister, who had over the last 10 years chosen not to express regret for the 2002 post-Godhra riots. “I have nothing

Chennai, October 31: Cyclone Nilam crossed the Tamil Nadu coast on Wednesday evening between Mamallapuram and Kalpakkam with strong winds battering the area, said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Speaking to IANS, the official said: “The cyclone started crossing the coast around 4.45 p.m. and it would take around one or two hours to cross the coast.” According to him, the

Thiruvananthapuram, October 31: Setting aside political differences, women organisations in Kerala have condemned the alleged misbehaviour by a Congress worker towards Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar at the airport here. The incident occurred on Monday when Congress workers in the city gathered at the airport to accord a rousing reception to Tharoor, who had arrived along with

Mumbai, October 31: Reiterating that the corruption charges against him were part of a conspiracy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Wednesday said his assets were worth Rs.12.5 crore and he was ready for any kind of probe. Gadkari, who arrived in Mumbai Wednesday morning, was welcomed by hundreds of supporters at the airport. "There are attempts being made to slander me, to

New Delhi, October 31: The build-up to Rahul Gandhi's elevation as Congress number two has started with the emphatic assertion that there is no doubt about his position in the party. Asked when he would be formally designated as secretary general or working president, AICC general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said, "Something is due. It may happen when it is ready. Rahul Gandhi is number two in the

Shimla, October 30: Unruffled by the BJP campaign against the Congress on corruption, Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday lashed out at the party for adopting double standards and not taking action against its own leaders facing graft charges. “BJP will have to be answerable and accountable to people and tell what action it has taken against its own leaders facing charges of corruption,” the AICC president

New Delhi, October 30: When it comes to using social media tools like Facebook and Twitter to his advantage, very few can match newly-appointed Minister of State for Human Resources Development (HRD) Shashi Tharoor's battle skills. Tharoor hit back at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday in his own inimitable style for calling his wife Sunanda Pushkar "a 50 crore girlfriend". Modi was

New Delhi, October 30: Apparently not enthused by the RBI’s cautious stance, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that growth is as much a challenge as containing inflation and government would “walk alone” to face the challenge if it comes to that. “Growth is as much a challenge as inflation. If government has to walk alone to face the challenge of growth, then we will walk alone,” he