Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 – Technopark’s Technology Business Incubation (T-TBI) Monday signed an agreement with the technology development board of the union ministry of science and technology for a Rs.1 crore seed funding assistance. This is the first time the board has selected T-TBI for the assistance, an official said. The funding is for a period of three years.
New Delhi, Jan 31 – It was a warm day in the capital Monday as the early morning chill and fog cover gave way to a bright sun. The weather office has predicted warmer days for the rest of the week. ‘The maximum temperature was recorded at 22.1 degrees Celsius and the minimum settled at 8.1 degrees, both normal for this time of the season,’ an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Washington, Jan 31 – Edging ahead of India, Pakistan has doubled its nuclear arsenal over the last several years and now has more than 100 deployed weapons, according to the Washington Post. The Pakistanis have significantly accelerated production of uranium and plutonium for bombs and developed new weapons to deliver them, the influential US daily reported Monday citing estimates by non-government analysts. While Pakistan has no declared nuclear doctrine, it sees its arsenal as a deterrent to an attack by the Indian forces that are heavily deployed near its border, the daily noted.
Shimla, Jan 31 – Himachal Pradesh Police have arrested a former Indian Army official who was allegedly working for Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and providing information about vital installations of the Indian armed forces, a police official said here Monday. The accused, hailing from Palampur town in Kangra district, is a retired honorary captain, police said. ‘Acting on a tip off, S.S.
Kochi, Jan 31 – The Kerala High Court Monday asked the state government to take over control of the 16th century Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in the heart of the capital city. The temple, at present, is maintained by the erstwhile royal family of Travancore. A division bench of the court gave the direction while disposing a bunch of petitions related to management of temple affairs.
Ramallah, Jan 31 – Israeli soldiers arrested Hamas lawmaker Muhammad Natsheh early Monday at his home in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, Hamas officials said. They said the soldiers searched Natsheh’s home before taking him away. Natsheh is the sixth Hamas lawmaker to be rearrested by Israel since December.
New Delhi, Jan 31 – The government-appointed one-man committee that probed alleged procedural lapses in awarding airwaves for second generation (2G) telecom services between 2001 and 2009, Monday submitted its report, identifying some errant officials and discrepancies in procedure. The report is likely to reflect on the credibility of former telecom minister A. Raja’s claims that he followed all procedures while allocating the 2G spectrum to the operators.
Munich, Jan 31 – Siemens is bidding $1.36 billion to expand its shareholding in Siemens Ltd, its Indian offshoot, the German multinational said Monday in Munich. Siemens Ltd has an Indian stock exchange listing. The German company currently owns about 55 percent of it.
New Delhi, Jan.31 : In recent times while the world’s attention was on events in FATA and North Waziristan, another brutal battle has been raging in Karachi, which is a microcosm of Pakistan, even if the soul they say, is in the Punjabi Lahore. In one brutal two-day spell, 21 people were killed and several injured in the second week of January this year is a reflection of the ethnic suspicion and hatred. Both the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) and the Awami National Party (ANP) despite being in coalition with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led government in Sindh blamed each other for this rise in the killings.
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