Jayalalithaa drops minister, reshuffles cabinet
Chennai – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jay! alalithaa dropped K.V. Ramalingam, minister for sports and youth welfare from her council of ministers, said an official statement Monday. According to a statement from Raj Bhavan, Governor K. Rosaiah has approved Jayalalithaa’s recommendation... read more »
IAEA experts visit Iranian Arak reactor
Tehran – A team of inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited Iran’s Arak ! heavy water reactor Sunday. Two of the IAEA inspectors, who arrived Saturday, started their inspection of the reactor Sunday, Xinhua reported citing Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesperson of... read more »
AAP says it is BJP’s responsibility to form govt
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday maintained that it will not stake claim to form government in Delhi and will play the role of a constructive opposition. The party also said that it was the responsibility of the BJP, which is the single largest party, to form the government. After a meeting of... read more »
Iran opposes foreign troops’ presence in region
Tehran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his country is against the presence of foreign forces in the region. “The Islamic Repu! blic of Iran opposes the presence of any foreign country in the region,! Middle East and Persian Gulf,” Xinhua reported Sunday citing Rouhani... read more »
SEBI issues draft norms to regulate research analysts
To ward off market manipulation through ‘independent’ reports on stocks and listed companies, SEBI on Friday proposed new norms to regulate research analysts while clamping down on... read more »
Special cabinet meeting on Dec 3 to discuss Telangana
A special meeting of the Union Cabinet on December 3 will discuss the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM), set up to look into the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, and the draft Telangana... read more »
Fashionista with club foot gets leg amputated to `wear high heels`
New York – A fashionista, who was born with a club foot, got her leg amputated so that she can wear high heels. Mariah Serrano, assistant designer for American Rag underwent the... read more »
Tehelka Case: Goa police detain Tarun Tejpal at Goa Airport
Under heavy security at the Goa airport, police have detained Tarun Tejpal. He is now being escorted to the Goa session court after he landed at the airport shortly. Under heavy security at... read more »
Now, eco-friendly bricks made from beer
Washington – Blending in the grains left over from making beer can be used to make red clay bricks, which would be more environment friendly and better insulators, it has been revealed. Eduardo... read more »
