National News

Sirsa (Haryana), Nov 24 (PTI) Pandemonium prevailed during Haryana Congress workers meeting held at Congress Bhawan here today and chinks in the ranks of the party came to the fore.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) The environment department of Delhi Government has won the 'Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshmitra' award for its efforts to enhance the green cover in the national capital.

Amritsar, Nov 24 (PTI) The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will announce its new president tomorrow, even as incumbent Avtar Singh Makkar is likely to get another one-year term as the head of the religious body.

Kurukshetra, Nov 24 (PTI) Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia along with Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today inaugurated the five-day Kurukshetra Utsav.

Jaipur, Nov 24 (PTI) As part of the drive to inject young talent into the party, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today embarked on a two-day tour of Rajasthan urging youths to join politics.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police deployed at the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri mosque complex had their sympathies for RSS and VHP preachers which turned them into "uniformed karsevaks" rather than protectors of the disputed structure, the Liberhan Commission said.

Mumbai, Nov 24 (PTI) In a highly volatile trade, the benchmark Sensex recovered from the initial sharp losses but still ended down by 49.10 points at 17,131.08 points, due to profit-booking at higher levels triggered by sharp fall in Chinese indices coupled with lower Asian and European advices. The Shanghai Composite index fell by a massive 3.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) A person, who allegedly attacked an assistant sub-inspector of Delhi Police with a sword, was today remanded in two-day police custody by a local court.

Jaipur, Nov 24 (PTI) The fifth unit of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station, an indigenous nuclear power reactor of 220 MW, today attained its first criticality at Rawatbhatta in Kota district.

Hyderabad, Nov 24 (PTI) Hong Kong's Ng On Yee brushed aside Australian Kathy Parashis 5-1 in the final to clinch the Ladies title in the ongoing IBSF World Snooker championship here today.

Chennai, Nov 24 (PTI) CBI sleuths today raided the air cargo complex at the airport here and arrested nine customs officials including four Superintendents on bribery charges and seized over Rs 40 lakh worth of cash and gold.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) Lamenting on skyrocketing prices of household commodities, a group of activists today announced holding a big rally on Thursday in the capital to call for supply of food grains to poor people at highly subsidised rates.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) President Pratibha Patil will fly into the history books tomorrow for being the oldest woman to take a sortie in a two seater fighter jet Sukhoi-30 from Air Force station in Pune.

Phulbani (Orissa) Nov 24 (PTI) Six persons accused in the killing of a man and his wife during the communal riots in Kandhamal last year, were acquitted by a court here today due to lack of evidence.

Lucknow Nov 24 (PTI) One person was arrested with fake currency notes worth over Rs 40,000 in Muzaffarnagar district of the state yesterday, police here said today.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) Senior bureaucrat Vibha Puri Das today took over as the Secretary, Higher Education, in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) A Delhi court today dismissed the bail plea of four men, who were arrested for allegedly molesting girl students in JNU campus, saying the police probe was still at an initial stage.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) A bill to provide better compensation and amenities to the working class was today introduced in the Lok Sabha.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) With rise in the humidity level in the atmosphere, swine flu cases continued to be reported in the national capital as 54 people, including 36 children, tested positive for the virus today.

Patna, Nov 24 (PTI) The dawn-to-dusk bandh in Bihar called by the CPI(ML) to protest the alleged failure of the state government today evoked mixed response and passed off peacefully barring some stray incidents of road and rail blockade.