India

Nuke deal will eradicate poverty, says Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, July 22 : All India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul GandhiAll India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said here today that energy security is very important if the country wants to eradicate poverty and the much publicised Indo-US civil nuclear deal is aimed at addressing to this problem.

In order to silence agitating opposition members in the Lok Shabha, Gandhi said, "I''m sure all members present in this room want poverty to be eradicated from the country. Energy security is a must to achieve that goal."

Transcend 300X Compact Flash Card Launched In India

Transcend has launched a compact Flash Card (CF) 300X in India. It will Transcend 300X Compact Flash Card Launched In India make photography somewhat easier. The flash card has a very good speed of read/write up to 45MB per second.

The card operates on dual-channel Ultra DMA with highest speed of any CF. It provides continuous photography and non stop video recording. The use of digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR) helps in high performance.

Priyanka, hubby attend trust vote debate to support Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, July 22 : It was a Nehru-Gandhi-Vadra family affair in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Priyanka Gandhi and her husband Robert Vadra trooped into the Speaker''s Gallery this morning to hear brother and brother-in-law Rahul Gandhi give his views on why the nation needed to go ahead with the India-US civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, and why the trust vote should go in favour of the UPA Government.

Dressed in a white top and black pants, Priyanka exchanged greetings with mediapersons sitting in the adjacent Press Gallery. Her husband, Robert, who was attired formally in a tweed coat and tie, occupied the seat adjacent to her, and spent his time watching the proceedings taking

Supreme Court refuses to adjourn Sethusamudram project hearing

Supreme Court refuses to adjourn Sethusamudram project hearingNew Delhi, July 22: The Supreme Court today rejected a suggestion to adjourn the hearing on the Sethusamudram project on the grounds that the Government is seeking a trust vote in Parliament.

Refusing the plea of an anti-project petitioner, a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said: "How are we concerned with the trust motion. This court is only concerned with judicial matters."

The anti-project petitioner wanted the apex court bench to postpone the hearing for three weeks.

Speaker suspends Lok Sabha debate following opposition ire

New Delhi, July 22 : Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath ChatterjeeLok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee was forced to adjourn proceedings in the Lower House on the second and final day of a special session called to discuss and vote on a confidence motion moved by the UPA Government, after the opposition stalled proceedings.

Chatterjee took the decision to suspend proceedings till 2 p. m. after opposition Members repeatedly disrupted attempts by Congress MP from Amethi Rahul Gandhi''s speech in the House.

Motorola joins hands with Ferrari to introduce co-branded handset in India

US-based mobile phone maker Motorola has partnered with world-renowned sports car manufacturer Ferrari, to roll out co-branded 3G-enabled handset named Motorola RAZR2 V9 Ferrari, in the Indian market.

The sleek new phone is born out of a passionate racing spirit, the pursuit for excellence in technological innovation and impeccable design.

The amazing features of this latest skinned RAZR2 phone comprises 2 mega pixels camera, expandable memory up to 2GB, stereo Bluetooth wireless technology, and has the capability of video and audio streaming.

Moreover, it also packed with Ferrari videos, wallpapers and ringtones etc.

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