New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) Bone chilling conditions Thursday
prevailed in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, with Amritsar

In Rajasthan, Mount Abu was the coldest place with a
minimum temperature of 2 deg C. Mercury dipped by two to five
deg C at many places including Jaipur, Bharatpur, Alwar,

New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) Within a month of the Prime
Minister of India's visit to Moscow, the Admiral Gorshkov
aircraft carrier issue between India and Russia seems to have

New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) Visa rules regarding the 60-day
cooling-off period for tourists have been relaxed "slightly",
India Home Minister P Chidambaram said Thursday.

New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) The Directorate General of Civil
Aviation has instructed all airlines not to check-in any
passenger who has a Chinese visa stapled on his or her

The Osmania University, the nerve-centre of the statehood
movement by the students, remained peaceful. Slogan- shouting
students continued to hold relay hunger strikes in the

Hyderabad, Dec 30 (PTI) Barring sporadic incidents, the
Telangana bandh Wednesday called by the all-party Joint Action

New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) Asserting that he is the boss
of the ministry, Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna
Wednesday made it clear to his deputy Shashi Tharoor that he

Varanasi, Dec 31 (PTI) The Copenhagen accord on
climate change was a partial success for India but it has
certain "inbuilt hazards" of which the developing countries

New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) Impact of pollution on the
health of people residing in and around industrial hubs in the
country will be soon studied by the Indian Environment