Gandhinagar, March 31 – Nirma Industries Ltd. Wednesday proposed before the Gujarat High Court that it can release 46 hectares of land allotted for its cement plant after petitioners alleged that the land for the proposed project was on a river bed. The proposal came after a division bench of Chief Justice S.J.
New Delhi, March 31 – Delhi Daredevils defeated Rajasthan Royals by 67 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Feroze Shah Kotla here Wednesday. Chasing a target of 189, Rajasthan Royals were bowled out for 121 in 17.4 overs. IANS
New Delhi, March 31 – The world’s most popular cat and mouse – Tom & Jerry celebrated their 70th birthday in the capital Wednesday by dancing to Punjabi number ‘Ahun ahun’ from the movie ‘Love Aaj Kal’, leaving children and the audience asking for more. Two models dressed up as the popular animated characters laughed, danced, received a lifetime achievement award and even cut a huge cake at the celebrations, which saw around 100 children cheering happily. A tattoo corner, mini golf course, photo booth and a jigsaw to solve, were other attractions there for the kids.
Kolkata, March 31 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Wednesday blamed ‘bad governance’ of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for the spiralling prices of essential items. ‘History tells us that whenever the Congress is in power, prices go up,’ Gadkari said at a party convention here. The BJP chief said unless the present government is ousted, prices would remain high.
Gandhinagar, March 31 – The Gujarat government has written to the central government seeking its intervention to free the eight cargo vessels with over 150 Indians on board hijacked by Somalian pirates. The state cabinet spokesman and Health Minister Jaynarayan Vyas said here Wednesday that he had written a letter on behalf of the state government to the Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi, with a copy to External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, requesting the centre to take necessary steps for freeing the hijacked ships.
Washington, March 31 – President Barack Obama Wednesday backed new drilling for oil and natural gas off parts of the US coastline as a short-term, but necessary, solution to the country’s massive energy needs. The move was viewed as an effort to placate some conservative Republicans, who have long called for more oil drilling and whose support Obama will need to tackle climate change with a broader overhaul of US energy policy. But Obama’s announcement angered environmentalists, who lobbied against opening up sensitive coastal areas that are home to endangered wildlife and pristine beaches.
New York, March 31 – Microsoft and Ford are to collaborate on the development of an electric car that will use Microsoft technology to streamline the battery-charging process, the companies announced Wednesday at the opening of the New York International Auto Show. Ford said it will use Microsoft’s Hohm electric-car charging optimization service to help drivers determine the best time to charge their vehicles and how to best minimize impact on the grid. The companies hope that the technology will help homeowners deal with the power demands made by electric cars, which are likely to be the largest energy hogs in the home, effectively doubling residential power consumption.
Hyderabad, March 31 – The situation in riot-hit parts of Hyderabad remained peaceful Wednesday and the police decided to relax curfew for two hours on Thursday in some areas. No untoward incident was reported from any of the curfew-bound or other areas of the city since Wednesday night. Police Commissioner A.K.
New Delhi, Mar 31 – Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Oscar winner A.R. Rahman and Bollywood actor Aamir Khan were among those conferred with the prestigious Padma awards here Wednesday by President Pratibha Patil. In a grand ceremony, the Padma Vibhushan – the second highest civilian award – was bestowed upon Indian-origin American Ramakrishnan, eminent theatre personality Ebrahim Alkazi and founder chairman of Apollo Hospitals Pratap C.
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