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July 26, 2010 11:27 AM

Gujarat’s former Minister Amit Shah remanded to 14 days judicial custody

Gujarat's outgoing minister of state for home Amit Shah was arrested by CBI on Sunday and remanded in 14-day judicial custody. CBI produces Shah to the residence of judicial magistrate A Y Dave, as courts were closed on Sunday. The court remanded Shah in 14-day judicial custody and sent him to ...

July 26, 2010 10:07 AM

Myanmar's military ruler General Than Shwe begins five-day India tour

Myanmar's military ruler General Than Shwe arrived in India on Sunday on a five-day state visit aimed at forging closer security and economic ties. Gen Shwe, who is leading a 77-member Myanmarese delegation, flew by a special plane to Bodh Gaya in Bihar where they offered prayers at the famous ...

July 26, 2010 9:23 AM

President Estate gets ISO certification for green effort

The President's estate in the Rashtrapati Bhawan has become the first urban habitat in the country to receive the ISO certification for maintaining environmental management systems. The ISO 14001:2004 certification was received by Dr Christy Fernandez, Secretary to the President from the Bureau...

July 26, 2010 9:12 AM

Heavy rain lashes Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh

Heavy rain lashed Maharashtra with Konkan region bearing the brunt of the downpours which threw road and rail traffic out of gear at a number of places. About 1,500 passengers, who were on board the Madhusagar Express, which was stranded near Nivsar in Ratnagiri district after a portion of the railw...

July 26, 2010 9:06 AM

Govt open to infuse more equity in Air India: Patel

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said that the government is open to infuse more equity in Air India provided the national carrier manages to improve its performance. Talking to reporters in Mumbai on Sunday, Mr Patel said, the airliner has already received 800 crore rupees from the governme...

July 26, 2010 8:57 AM

Heavy rain lashes Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh

Heavy rain lashed Maharashtra with Konkan region bearing the brunt of the downpours which threw road and rail traffic out of gear at a number of places. About 1,500 passengers, who were on board the Madhusagar Express, which was stranded near Nivsar in Ratnagiri district after a portion of the railw...

July 25, 2010 7:33 PM

‘Monsoon Session of Parliament begins on Monday

The monsoon session of Parliament begins tomorrow.It is expected to start on a stormy note with a united Opposition set to confront the government on price rise and host of other issues.The opposition has indicated that it will press for an adjournment motion on price rise issue on Tuesday as the Lo...

July 25, 2010 5:48 PM

President''s estate receives ISO certification

The President's estate in the Rashtrapati Bhawan has become the first urban habitat in the country to receive the ISO certification mark for maintaining environmental management systems. The ISO 14001:2004 certification was received by Dr Christy Fernandez, Secretary to the President from the B...

July 25, 2010 5:47 PM

Anderson did not meet Giani Zail Singh

Rashtrapati Bhavan has denied that the former Union Carbide Chief Warren Anderson had met the then President Giani Zail Singh before he left for the United States after securing bail in the Bhopal gas disaster case.This is contrary to suggestions by some political leaders that Anderson had met Zail ...

July 25, 2010 5:42 PM

PM calls for fiscal control, expects inflation to come down to 6 percent

The Prime Minister has called for tight fiscal control and said, he expects the inflation to come down to six per cent by December with a good monsoon. He was addressing the concluding session of the National Development Council in New Delhi on Saturday. Dr. Manmohan Singh stressed the need for quic...

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