Friday, December 16, 2011

Today's news headlines - 16 Dec 2011

Supreme court says the central government has the right to intervene in the Mullaperiyar issue and can call for a meeting between both the chief ministers to solve the crisis. The court dismissed Tamil Nadu's plea to deploy central security forces near the site.

Anna Hasare to start agitation against the government from January if his conditions are not met in the Lokpal bill.

Stock market plunges into great Lows...

Both Houses of Parliament adjourned till Monday as opposition parties demand the resignation of Home Minister P. Chidambaram over the conflict of interest controversy.

Rupee regained some strength after RBI's intervention; interest rates unchanged.

Criteria for awarding the Bharat Ratna have been amended and thus cleared the way for Sachin Tendulkar to get the top most award for civilians in India.

India PM to hold talks with Russian PM and President; important agreements in nuclear, defence and other key sectors are on the anvil.  

Delhi recorded season's coldest morning. Srinagar shivers at -3.8 degree.

Last US soldier to leave Iraq this month end...the nine-year old US intervention didn't solve the Iraq crisis, rather it escalated it. Afghanistan also poses another example of US failure in its show of world policing.

Watch today: the Vidya Balan movie, Dirty Picture.

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