New law to be enacted to prosecute sea pirates: Govt to SC
Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it will soon bring a legislation to ensure effective prosecution of pirates and taking all possible steps to bring back Indian seamen who are being held hostages.
JD(U) national meet likely to indicate opposition to Narendra Modi
Amid strong reservations within the party over Narendra Modi's much-speculated projection as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, the two-day national meet of JD-U beginning here tomorrow is set to bring the spotlight back on NDA's next candidate for the top post.
Constitution of JD-U was amended on March 5 to provide a third term to Yadav who had first become its chief in 2006 replacing George Fernandes.
There has been unease in JD(U) over Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who runs a coalition government with BJP, has been a known critic of Modi.
SC refuses to give credence to Bhullar's medical report
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to give credence to Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar's medical reports which said that he became mentally disturbed due to living for a long time under the shadow of death, while turning down his plea for commutation of death penalty to life imprisonment.
the documents produced by KTS Tulsi (Bhullar's lawyer) do give an indication that on account of prolonged detention in jail after his conviction and sentence to death, the petitioner has suffered physically and mentally, the same cannot be relied upon for recording a finding that his mental health has deteriorated to such an extent that the sentence awarded to him cannot be executed
Protest against cut in PDS rice
Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan has demanded that the government decision to reduce ration rice by six kg a month for below poverty line (BPL) cardholders and 4.5 kg a month for above poverty line (APL) cardholders be withdrawn.
CPI legislature party leader C. Divakaran also expressed concern that the price of rice would go up in the coming days. While Prof. Thomas said that Kerala had not lifted the rice allocated to it, Mr. Jacob was maintaining that the State was not getting its quota.
Now, file RTI applications and pay fees online
The portal -- www.rtionline.gov.in -- has been created with an aim to help people exercise their right to seek information through online medium, said officials in Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which acts as nodal department for the implementation of transparency law in the country.
‘Mega-film’ on 1971 war planned
India and Bangladesh may soon collaborate to jointly produce a ‘mega-film’ to commemorate the 1971 war of liberation. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari and his visiting
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India, Germany agree to broaden bilateral cooperation
India and Germany on Friday agreed to broaden their cooperation and “shape the future” with focus on trade, bilateral investment, energy, hi-tech and defence even as both sides committed themselves to EU-India negotiations for a “broad based, ambitious and balanced” FTA.
Germany expresses interest in investing in DMIC project
Germany has expressed interest in investing in India’s ambitious USD 90 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) after New Delhi made special presentation on the project to investors
DMIC is aimed at creating mega industrial infrastructure along the Delhi-Mumbai Rail Freight Corridor, which is under implementation.
Japan has committed to invest USD 4.5 billion in this project. The Union Cabinet had approved an expenditure of Rs 18,500 crore on development of infrastructure for the project.
The new corridor planned between Mumbai and Bangalore likewise also opens up interesting prospects for Indo-German cooperation.
NBA: High-flying Bulls snap Knicks win streak
Nate Robinson led the way with 35 points as the Chicago Bulls used a balanced attack to beat New York 118-111 in overtime late Thursday, snapping the Knicks' 13-game win streak.
Robinson also drained five three pointers for the Bulls who spoiled another superb scoring performance by Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony.
A half dozen Bulls reached double figures in scoring, including Jimmy Butler and Carlos Boozer, who each recorded double-doubles with 22 points and 14 rebounds and 13 points and 15 boards respectively.
Friendlies are the problem, not clubs: Ferguson tells Hodgson
International soccer interferes with clubs' ambitions rather than the other way round as England boss Roy Hodgson has declared, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday.
Hodgson has accused Premier League clubs and players of treating international breaks as a holiday and says this attitude is undermining the national team's prospects.
"I think if you look at the opposite side of it, international football interferes with the club's ambitions, friendly games for a start," Ferguson told a news conference the day after Hodgson spoke out.
World climate change goal at risk as emissions surge - UN
A global goal for limiting climate change is slipping out of reach and governments may have to find ways to artificially suck greenhouse gases from the air if they fail to make deep cuts in rising emissions by 2030
A 25-page draft summary, by the U.N. panel of climate experts and due for publication in 2014, said emissions of heat-trapping gases rose to record levels in the decade to 2010, led by Asian industrial growth.
2030 may make targets for limiting warming by 2100 "physically infeasible without substantial overshoot and negative global emissions
U.S. tells N.Korea new missile launch would be "huge mistake"
Addressing reporters after talks with South Korea's president and leaders of the 28,000-strong U.S. military contingent in the country, Kerry also said it was up to China, North Korea's sole major ally, to "put some teeth" into efforts to press Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
Kerry, like other U.S. officials, played down an assessment from the Pentagon's intelligence agency that the North already had a nuclear missile capacity.
The United States, he said, wanted to resume talks about North Korea's earlier pledges to halt its nuclear programme.
But he also stressed that Washington would defend its allies in the region if necessary and pointedly said that Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, "needs to understand, as I think he probably does, what the outcome of a conflict would be".
Portugal and Ireland to be given more bailout repayment time
The European Union and the IMF bailed out the Republic of Ireland in 2010 and Portugal in 2011.
The 17-member group that uses the euro currency agreed to the terms at a meeting of finance ministers in Dublin.
Baby runa begum
16-month-old Runa Begum, who suffers from Hydrocephalus, a medical condition that causes abnormal accumulation of fluid in cavities of the brain, rests inside her house at Jirania Khola village in Tripura April 12, 2013.
Hopi tribe masks fetch record prices at Paris auction
A mask from a native American tribe in Arizona has fetched 160,000 euros (£135,000) at auction in Paris, more than three times the pre-sale estimate.
Indian scientist discovers super-giant star in constellation Virgo
An Indian scientist and his Taiwanese colleague have discovered a blue super-giant star located in the constellation Virgo, far beyond our Milky Way Galaxy. Over 55 million years ago, the star emerged in an extremely wild environment, surrounded by intensely hot plasma
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RBI penalises JP Morgan Chase for violating risk-mgnmt norms
The Reserve Bank today imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on US banking major JP Morgan Chase for violation of various norms including risk-management guidelines.
"The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on JP Morgan Chase, N.A., Mumbai (the bank)..." the central bank said in a statement.
The penalty on the bank is for "contraventions of various directions and instructions issued by the Reserve Bank in respect of Risk Management and Inter Bank Dealings and Compliance Functions".
"The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on JP Morgan Chase, N.A., Mumbai (the bank)..." the central bank said in a statement.
The penalty on the bank is for "contraventions of various directions and instructions issued by the Reserve Bank in respect of Risk Management and Inter Bank Dealings and Compliance Functions".
RBI has imposed the penalty under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram ask banks to gear up for all India LPG cash subsidy rollout
Finance Minister P Chidambaram asked banks to gear up for the rollout of direct cash subsidy scheme to cooking gas (LPG) consumers throughout the country to get ready for the rollout of LPG for the whole country
Tata Capital, ICML join hands for vehicle finance
Tata Capital Ltd and International Cars and Motors Ltd (ICML), the flagship firm Sonalika group, today said they have joined hands for vehicle financing of the latter's muli-utility vehicle 'Extreme'.
As per a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two partners, Tata Capital will provide loans to Extreme customers at an interest rate of 11.00 per cent per annum with loan up to 90 per cent of on-road-cost of the vehicle.
Rajasthan goverment to soon issue LoI for RINL steel plant
Rajasthan government will soon issue a Letter of Intent for a steel plant in Bhilwara district's Banera area to be set up by Rastriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.
about 1,500 people will get direct employment, while 1,000 people will get indirect employment.
official informed that a letter was sent to the Centre by the State Government in February 2012 for setting up of the plant at Banera and approval was given by the Centre in March, 2013.
Technology
Honda to launch new generation Jazz next year
Japanese auto major Honda today said it plans to roll out a new generation Jazz next year.
Its first diesel offering, sedan Amaze, has been priced between Rs 5.10 lakh and Rs 7.64 lakh
Currently, the company sells five models in the domestic market: sedans Accord and City, utility vehicle CRV, and hatchbacks Brio and Jazz, apart from the latest Amaze which also comes in petrol variant.
The company, which produced 6,600 units of Jazz last year, has temporarily suspended its production since February, said Sen, adding it had also stopped production of Civic last year.
Twitter acquires music site, could launch new service
Twitter acquired the emerging music software firm We Are Hunted, amid reports that the popular messaging platform was readying its own music service.
Fujifilm X100S
Fuji has launched the X100S, which is, without a doubt, a perfect marriage of form and function, old and new, analog and digital.
most amazing thing about the X100S is not the superlative image quality, the all metal chassis, the fact that it has a APS-C sensor or even the gorgeous retro design.
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