DLF residents staged a mass-protest rally against illegal dumping of garbage at Gurgaon-Faridabad Road in the Aravali range of hills near the dumping site. Star cricketer Yuvraj Singh among other prominent CEOs, doctors, CAs also participated in the rally and demanded that garbage dumping be stopped immediately as it was putting health and hygiene conditions of the entire area under threat.

River Above Danger Mark But Many Refuse To Move
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New Delhi: The Yamuna once again attained threatening proportions on Monday as the river crossed the danger mark of 204.83 m. Several low lying areas along the bank were evacuated and hundreds of slum dwellers took shelter along the main Yamuna Pushta road.

On a day when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh flew out to the US to put his final stamp of approval on the Indo-US deal in Washington on September 25, the CPM has alleged that the real objective of this deal has already been served with India asking American nuclear companies to supply nuclear reactors.

Mumbai: Inspite of the best efforts of the Drugs Controller General of India Surinder Singh, the Union government has instructed the closure of the BCG Vaccine Lab at Chennai. While the assets and technology of the 60-year-old unit are to be transferred to Hindustan Latex, the government is proposing to convert the suspended centre into a National Control Laboratory for testing the BCG vaccine.

Amid prospects of good kharif output, finance minister P Chidambaram expressed the hope that the ban on export of nonbasmati rice, which was imposed as a temporary measure, would be lifted soon.

Daiichi Sankyo has said that there are procedural delays in completing the open offer for acquiring an additional 20% equity of Ranbaxy. The delay pertains to payments to shareholders who have subscribed to the Japanese company's open offer for acquiring an additional 20% equity of Ranbaxy.

Scientists have traced the origin of fingers and toes to fish-like creatures that roamed the seas 380 million years ago, according to a new study.

A total of 134 species of birds have wiped out worldwide between 1701 and 2000, the UK based conservation group BirdLife International said. Twenty-seven species were driven to extinction in the 18th century, 51 in the 19th century and 56 in the 20th century, the group said in a report, adding that it is highly possible three species have already been lost this century

Japanese scientists plan elevator ride to space

London: Scientists in Japan are working towards turning the seemingly fictional idea of the world

Abhay Mohan Jha

Western Kusaha (Nepal): After the Kosi catastrophe that unleashed widespread devastation, the central question is whether the spurs