New Delhi, Feb 28 – It was a pleasant sunny day in the capital Monday, with the maximum and minimum temperatures staying below average. However, thunderstorms could occur Tuesday, the weather office said.
New Delhi, Feb 28 – Fans with valid tickets had to go through a harrowing time before getting into the Ferozeshah Kotla ground for the West Indies-Netherlands World Cup match here Monday. The fans, who bought tickets online through official site Kyazoonga.com, had to wait for long to get the barcoded tickets from Bank of Maharashtra.
Kolkata, Feb 28 – As in life, so in death. Nine days after two women committed suicide in West Bengal following the society’s refusal to accept their love for each other, their bodies are still lying unclaimed in a hospital morgue with their families reluctant to cremate them, police said Monday.
Raipur, Feb 28 – Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Monday described the budget presented by union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as ‘directionless’ and lacking in efforts to rein in inflation. ‘Like the rail budget, the general budget too is directionless and disappointing.
New Delhi, Feb 28 – Even as the allocation for the social sector has been increased 17 percent by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the budget proposals for 2011-12, little increase has been seen in the funds for women and child development, says a prominent social activist. ‘The budget certainly does not reflect gender budgeting as there has not been any significant mention of allocation of resources for better implementation of laws and policies for women.
Los Angeles, Feb 28 – Bollywood star couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, along with Mallika Sherawat, dazzled in their finery at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards red carpet here. Abhishek and Aishwarya got a chance invite to the prestigious event, where Hollywood’s Who’s Who gathers to celebrate international cinema.
Hyderabad, Feb 28 – Adding to the woes of the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh, party legislators from Telangana Monday decided to boycott both the houses of the state legislature to demand a bill in parliament for formation of a separate Telangana state. Members of the legislative assembly boycotted the house Monday while members of the legislative council would follow suit from Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 28 – Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday sought to give relief to the Indian film industry by proposing to exempt some basic raw material that has to be imported from payment of excise duties. ‘The Indian film industry has represented that colour, unexposed jumbo rolls of cinematographic film are not manufactured domestically and have to be imported,’ the finance minister said.
Bangalore, Feb 28 – Use of compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs in all households in Karnataka may be made mandatory as part of measures to reduce power consumption, state energy minister Shobha Karandlaje said Monday. ‘We have decided that use of CFL bulbs in households in the state should be made compulsory,’ she said at a function here to launch a campaign to save power.
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