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27th May 2009, 09:44 AM
Congress struggles with Cabinet berths
NEW DELHI: A surge in Lok Sabha numbers has brought a problem of plenty for Congress, with party brass juggling names for the third consecutive day
to finalize the list of Manmohan Singh's ministry.
The party has to accommodate states which it has swept by giving them proportionate numbers while it is also being forced to take token faces from states it has been swept out from.........more
Cyclone Aila swallows Sunderbans tigers
KOLKATA: It's not just residents of Kolkata who bore the brunt of Cyclone Aila. Forest wardens fear that as the cyclone tore through the Sunderbans
flooding the mangrove forests, it may have killed more than a dozen of the highly endangered Bengal tigers.
As the human toll from Monday's cyclone rose to 64, beat officers and range officials in the Sunderbans feared hundreds of herbivores and at least a dozen tigers might have been swept away by the giant waves that lashed the forests. While a tiger had sneaked into the Jamespur village wading through the flood waters and was tranquillised early on Tuesday morning, 20 crocodiles and two spotted deer were found dead. ....more
Telecom M&As set to touch $50 billion
NEW DELHI: If Bharti Airtel's proposed $23 to $29 billion merger with South African operator MTN goes through, India's telecom M&A market will
come of age either crossing or getting close to the $50 billion mark within a span of four years.
The telecom sector has seen greater M&A deals than any other segment in the country. Since 2005, 15 M&A deals have been struck, crossing a value of $25 billion. If Bharti pulls off a marriage with MTN, this number can cross $50 billion.
Top Headlines
Congress struggles to give Cabinet berths
Cyclone Aila swallows Sunderbans tigers
Telecom M&As set to touch $50 billion
CPI wants Buddha replaced before WB polls
Govt names directors of six new IITs
Cyclone Aila death toll reaches 82, rescue on
Recent violence has cost Punjab Rs7000cr
Rupee down 64 paise, biggest fall in three months
Why did AIIMS need a private doc for PM's surgery?
'Berth' pangs continue, swearing-in on May 28
The curse of caste
A day after N-test, NKorea 'test-fires' 2 missiles
Vienna clash: Curfew relaxed in parts of Punjab
US seeks China's help to quell militancy in Pak: Report
PM Manmohan may expand team today
Vienna clash may put caste in global spotlight
NEW DELHI: A surge in Lok Sabha numbers has brought a problem of plenty for Congress, with party brass juggling names for the third consecutive day
to finalize the list of Manmohan Singh's ministry.
The party has to accommodate states which it has swept by giving them proportionate numbers while it is also being forced to take token faces from states it has been swept out from.........more
Cyclone Aila swallows Sunderbans tigers
KOLKATA: It's not just residents of Kolkata who bore the brunt of Cyclone Aila. Forest wardens fear that as the cyclone tore through the Sunderbans
flooding the mangrove forests, it may have killed more than a dozen of the highly endangered Bengal tigers.
As the human toll from Monday's cyclone rose to 64, beat officers and range officials in the Sunderbans feared hundreds of herbivores and at least a dozen tigers might have been swept away by the giant waves that lashed the forests. While a tiger had sneaked into the Jamespur village wading through the flood waters and was tranquillised early on Tuesday morning, 20 crocodiles and two spotted deer were found dead. ....more
Telecom M&As set to touch $50 billion
NEW DELHI: If Bharti Airtel's proposed $23 to $29 billion merger with South African operator MTN goes through, India's telecom M&A market will
come of age either crossing or getting close to the $50 billion mark within a span of four years.
The telecom sector has seen greater M&A deals than any other segment in the country. Since 2005, 15 M&A deals have been struck, crossing a value of $25 billion. If Bharti pulls off a marriage with MTN, this number can cross $50 billion.
Top Headlines
Congress struggles to give Cabinet berths
Cyclone Aila swallows Sunderbans tigers
Telecom M&As set to touch $50 billion
CPI wants Buddha replaced before WB polls
Govt names directors of six new IITs
Cyclone Aila death toll reaches 82, rescue on
Recent violence has cost Punjab Rs7000cr
Rupee down 64 paise, biggest fall in three months
Why did AIIMS need a private doc for PM's surgery?
'Berth' pangs continue, swearing-in on May 28
The curse of caste
A day after N-test, NKorea 'test-fires' 2 missiles
Vienna clash: Curfew relaxed in parts of Punjab
US seeks China's help to quell militancy in Pak: Report
PM Manmohan may expand team today
Vienna clash may put caste in global spotlight