Climate Change
PM turns the heat on developed nations
If Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s tough remarks at the CHOGM summit today are any indication, India remains uncompromising on its stated position on climate change. Adopting an unusually strong stance, Manmohan Singh upbraided the developed countries for reneging on the resources they agreed to extend to developing countries, making it abundantly clear that India will not accept any decision at next month’s Copenhagen talks which constrains its economic growth or dilutes the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

World page: India reaches nuke agreement with Canada

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greets Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at a banquet for Commonwealth heads of government in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Friday. — AP/PTI

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First online CAT crashes across 11 centres
About 200 students fail to take test due to technical snags
New Delhi, November 29
The first online Common Admission Test (CAT) for entry to seven prestigious IIMs and about 100 other business schools failed to take off smoothly today, with about 200 students across 11 centres reported to have been unable to take the exam due to technical snags at centres.

India insulated from Dubai crisis, says Pranab
Chandigarh, November 28
The Dubai debt crisis is not likely to have an adverse impact on the Indian economy, but it can affect remittances and render a large number of Indians jobless, asserted Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee here today.

Don’t elevate Justice Dinakaran: BAI
Says it will help save judiciary’s credibility in the eyes of people
New Delhi, November 28
The Bar Association of India, headed by noted jurist Fali S Nariman, today urged the Supreme Court Collegium “not to proceed further” on the proposed elevation of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice PD Dinakaran in order to “save the credibility of the judiciary in the eyes of the people.”

Smita Thackeray to join Congress
Mumbai, November 28
Following on the heels of heavyweights like Raj Thackeray and Narayan Rane, Bal Thackeray's daughter-in-law Smita has announced plans to quit the Shiv Sena. In an interview to a newspaper, Smita said she was planning to join the Congress. The news was also confirmed by the Congress.

‘Shows disenchantment with Sena’