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  • Voltage fluctuations slow down Metro blue line

    Thousands of Delhi Metro commuters were hit Wednesday morning with voltage fluctuations forcing trains on the blue line to run at a restricted speed. The 49-km blue line, the longest and the busiest in the Delhi Metro network, links Dwarka in west Delhi with Noida and Vaishali on the outskirts of the capital. According to a Delhi Metro official, the trouble began at around 8.30 a.m. "There was ...

  • Breather for Delhi teacher on fake caste certificate

    A Delhi government school teacher, facing departmental proceedings for allegedly submitting a fake caste certificate for the job, has got relief from the Central Administrative Tribunal, which has annulled the action against her and ordered an inquiry into the veracity of the document. Principal Bench Chairman Syed Rafat Alam and Member Birendra Kumar Sinha allowed teacher Mithlesh Verma's ...

  • Chinese Premier Keqiang meets kin of Dr. Kotnis in Mumbai

    Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met the relatives of Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis in Mumbai. China holds Dr. Kotnis in very high regard as he was one of the five Indian physicians who had provided medical assistance during the second Sino-Japanese war in 1938. During the special meeting with the Indian doctor's family, Premier Li recollected the contribution of Kotnis and said that the ...

  • Sanjay Dutt shifted to Punes Yerwada Jail

    Almost a week after he surrendered, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was shifted out of Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail and sent to Pune's Yerwada prison late last night. He will spend the next 42 months here to complete his jail term. Dutt, who has been convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case for illegal possession of weapons, is no stranger to the Pune prison. He has served time twice here. Dutt ...

  • Camera rolling for documentary on Kolkatas Jews

    A new documentary is on its way to showcasing the status of the dwindling number of Jews in the city through the eyes of the youngest member of the community. Filmed by director duo Jaydip Mukherjee and Aloke Banerjee, the documentary will focus on Shalom Israel, caretaker of the Jewish cemetery and the juniormost of the now remaining 26 Jews of the city. "I chose Shalom as he is the youngest ...

Movie Review

Ted

Seth MacFarlanes feature film debut Ted delivers pretty much exactly what you would expect from the creator of the animated sitcom Family Guy, and it will no doubt appeal primarily to those who eat up his particular stew of nonsequitor humor, surreal digressions, 70s and 80s pop-culture ad ... ...

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  • Sector-specific action needed to cut carbon emissions

    India needs to take sector-specific action and develop a mechanism to track the achievements in each area to achieve the goal of reducing carbon emissions, says a study conducted by WWF-India. The Indian government aims to reduce carbon emissions by 20-25 percent from the 2005 levels by 2020. The study, which was supported by the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, highlighted the need for a ...

  • India assures full support to Afghanistan in critical period of transition of nation building

    India has assured its full support to Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, development and nation-building. The visiting Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here last evening. During the meeting, Mukherjee said India would stand by the Government and the people of Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, ...

  • Delhi records seasons hottest morning

    There was no respite from the heat in the Indian capital Wednesday with the minimum temperature settling four notches above average at 30.3 degrees Celsius, the hottest morning of the season so far. Tuesday was the season's hottest day. An India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said the heatwave would continue to sweep across the city and the maximum temperature would hover around the ...

  • Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya album simple entertaining

    Film: "Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya; Music Director: Sachin-Jigar; Singers: Atif Aslam, Shreya Ghoshal, Mika Singh, Monali Thakur, Mohit Chauhan, Neha Kakkar; Rating 1/2 The music album of director Prabhu Deva's "Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya" has six tracks and composer duo Sachin-Jigar has given elements of love and fun their due importance. In short romantic songs are the highlights of the album. Atif Aslam ...

  • Sanjay Dutt shifted to Pune jail

    In a surprise move, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was secretly shifted from a Mumbai prison to a Pune jail early Wednesday, official sources said. The actor was taken from the high-security Arthur Road Central Jail in south Mumbai in a van around midnight and delivered to the Yerawada Central Jail in Pune early Wednesday. The shifting took place exactly a week after Dutt surrendered before the ...

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