Saturday,
November
21,
2009, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Cane
standoff ends after govt relents Promises amended Bill;
Parliament adjourned till Monday New Delhi, November 20
Having won a major battle
against the government on the contentious sugar issue, the
Opposition today happily agreed to support an amended Bill to
prevent the Centre from paying Rs 14,000 crore to the sugar mill
owners.
PM
fears more Mumbai-like attacks Washington,
November 20
As the first anniversary of
the Mumbai attack nears, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said
he receives intelligence inputs daily suggesting that
Pakistan-based terrorists are plotting more 26/11-like strikes
in India. Terming as “tragic,” Pakistan's use of terror as
state policy, Singh said India is ready to resolve all
outstanding issues with the country on the condition that it
will not allow its territory to be used against its neighbour.
ISI
helped Omar ‘hide’ in Karachi The Taliban's one-eyed
leader Mullah Mohammed Omar has abandoned his border hide-out and taken
refuge in the port city of Karachi, according to U.S. intelligence
officials.
HK
Dua takes oath as RS member New
Delhi, November 20
Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune
group of newspapers HK Dua today took oath as a Member of Parliament
having been nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Pratibha Devisingh
Patil. Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune group of newspapers HK Dua comes out of Parliament after taking oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Friday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates after scoring his ton on the last day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad on Friday. He reached yet another landmark in his career when he took his tally
of runs in international cricket to 30,000. The match ended in a draw.— Reuters
Snowstorm
leaves 8 dead in Rohtang Kullu, November 20
The sudden death of eight labourers,
seven from Jharkand and one identified as Dharam Dut from Gohar Mandi,
due to hypothermia in the snowstorm travelling at 156 km per hour in
Rohtang-Rani Nala area, 52 km from Manali has exposed the callous
treatment meted out to labourers working in hostile weather conditions.
There is a lack of coordination between the rescue posts at Marhi (Manali)
and Koksar (Lahaul).
UNICEF Report In India, 5,000
kids die every 24 hrs New Delhi, November 20
Twenty years after the world
leaders signed the Convention of Rights of the Child, India continues to
lag behind on key commitments made to its children.
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