New Delhi, Sep 6 (UNI) The Lok Sabha was today adjourned till 1200 hrs with the BJP-led Opposition stalling the Question Hour, demanding the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to go into the India-US nuclear deal. ''We want JPC,'' the NDA members, led by BJP Deputy Leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra, shouted as soon as Speaker Somnath Chatterjee called the first question after giving oath to new-elected member from Jamshedpur, Mrs Suman Mahato. Mr Chatterjee's repeated pleas that he would.....

New Delhi, Sep 6 (UNI) The Lok Sabha was adjourned today for the second time till 1400 hrs with a determined Opposition demanding the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee to go into the implications of the 123 Agreement. As soon as the House assembled at 1200 hrs after the first adjournment, Opposition members were on their feet, demanding a JPC on the Indo-US nuclear deal. Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, however, commenced the business of the House, but the.....

New Delhi, Sep 6 (UNI) A solution to the impasse in Parliament over the Indo-US nuclear deal seems ''distant'' with the NDA today deciding to press for a debate in both Houses under provisions which allow voting. In separate briefings after the meetings of the BJP and the NDA, their Spokespersons V K Malhotra and Sushma Swaraj respectively told newspersons that the NDA ''regretted'' the government's attitude of avoiding a structured debate in Parliament on the nuclear issue. The government.....

NEW YORK, Sep 7 (Reuters) Apple Inc's hefty iPhone price cut pits it in direct competition with handsets from Motorola Inc and Palm Inc, which are struggling to convince Wall Street they can turn around their aging brands. With the music-playing iPhone now selling at 9 instead of 9, its price tag is much closer to other smartphones in the U.S. market, including Palm's Treo and Motorola's Razr2. "This is Palm's main market," said Deutsche Bank analyst Brian Modoff, who does.....