Day 3: Kolkata fire put out Fire brigade sources said the fire in eight out of the 13 floors of Nandaram Market had been put out and the flames in the remaining four floors had been restricted from spreading.
Thousands witness Makara Jyoti The chant of Swaamiye...Saranam...Ayyappa rent the air as the holy light flickered across the skies above the Ponnambalamedu.
HC refuses to stay spectrum allocation After hearing preliminary arguments, Justice Geeta Mittal advanced the date of hearing and listed the matter for January 21.
PM urges China to lift barriers on trade Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday urged China to lift market barriers to goods from India and wanted Indian business to diversify its export basket to China.
Speculation over BJP-AIADMK alliance
Jaya spreads table for Modi But the luncheon meet has raised speculations in many circles that the two parties may stitch an alliance for the next Lok Sabha polls.
Mega meal... A woman holds a fish which she bought for the feast to celebrate Bhogali Bihu festival at Uzan Bazar fish market in Guwahati on Monday. PTI
There is a proposal to set up a commission for reorganisation of states. Is it desirable to have smaller states? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to comment on the topic. While some of the readers believe that it is good to have smaller states as it would help the government machinery to function effectively, others opine that the division of states would affect the already diminishing national unity and could only add troubles to the country.
