Blackberry users don’t have much to worry right now about the smart phone services being shut down in India. Government sources said that Blackberry services will continue in India as the maker of BlackBerry — Research in Motion (RIM) — has conveyed to the Indian authorities that its voice and email facilities can be intercepted by

Government on Thursday assured Parliament that it would soon carry out a research on the effects of chemicals like oxytocin and copper sulphate on human health. These chemicals are being illegally used to ripen fruits and vegetables.

TDP MP, Mr M.V. Mysura Reddy on Thursday raised the issue of construction of Babhali barrage on Godavari river by the Maharashtra government despite the Supreme Court ruling to maintain status quo, in Parliament.

What began as a lament on Urdu newspapers not getting government advertisements by SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav in the Lok Sabha on Thursday turned into a full-fledged discussion on the plight of the Urdu language.

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed heated exchange of words between BJP and treasury benches, when Congress MP Mohsina Kidwai tried to raise the issue of “moral policing.” The Congress MP, during Zero Hour, expressed concern over recent incident of “moral policing” by Bajrang Dal and Dharam Sena in Raipur. She said India is a multi-cultural society and no group can force anybody, alleging girls were chased, their hair pulled and faces blackened by the groups.

Stating that the Centre had done whatever was possible to blunt inflation, Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday demanded a partnership of state governments in controlling price rise. Replying to a debate on inflation in the Rajya Sabha he said that states need to revamp the public distribution system and act against hoarders to check prices.

Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was accused of covering up a close encounter between an RAF aircraft and an unidentified flying object during the Second World War, according to 18 UFO files released by the UK ministry of defence on Thursday.

The government has said that it will be bringing in a law against honour killings in the on-going Monsoon Session of Parliament itself. Before that, the proposed law will be brought before the Union Cabinet for approval.

Finally, Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers M.K. Alagiri spoke in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour on Thursday. The son of DMK supremo M.K. Karunanidhi had been scrupulously avoiding Question Hour whenever his ministry’s questions were listed for replies ever since he became Union minister last year.

With barely 60 days to go for the Commonwealth Games, already mired in controversy over alleged irregularities, the issue of appointment of chief of security for the event is still hanging. The post has been lying vacant for over a year due to a legal tussle between the Union government and senior IPS officer from Karnataka R.P. Sharma, despite orders by Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) clearing his appointment.