Anna to address
8 rallies in Punjab
Chandigarh: Anti-corruption crusader and social activist Anna Hazare will address eight public rallies in Punjab during his five-day Janatantra Yatra beginning March 30 from Amritsar.
Gurdeep Singh, a spokesperson of the Janatantra Morcha said today that Hazare would start the first phase of his Yatra from Amritsar after paying obeisance at Durgiana Mandir, Harmandir Saheb and Ramtirath temple. He will address the first public rally at Jallianwalan Bagh on March 31 followed by two more public rallies at Kapurthala and Jalandhar on the same day. Two rallies will be held at ludhiana and Moga on April 1 followed by the Bathinda rally on April 2, Singh said.
We risked getting isolated: Italian PM
Rome: Outlining the reasons for sending back to India the two marines accused of killing Indian fishermen, Italy's outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti said Rome faced serious risk of being isolated internationally and could have opened a crisis of "serious proportions" with New Delhi.
Sudden Rain in Delhi, slows down traffic
New Delhi: Delhi received rains on Thursday evening, slowing down traffic and taking by surprise those headed home from offices. The sky had been cloudy since early afternoon and the showers started just before 5.30 pm.
Indian space scientist honoured in the US
Bangalore: Top Indian space scientist UR Rao has been inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame in Washington DC by the Society of Satellite Professionals International, in the US.
Malala seals $3m deal to publish memoir
london: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head at point-blank range by Taliban for advocating girls' education, has become a millionaire by signing a
deal for around USD 3 million to publish her memoir.
Current account deficit reaches 6.7%
New Delhi: India's current account deficit (CAD)
touched a record high of
6.7 per cent of GDP in the October-December quarter, mainly on account of widening trade gap.