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July 7, 2010 12:59 PM

India, Japan fast-track n-deal

<br/>New Delhi and Tokyo have decided to fast-track negotiations for a civil nuclear deal. Official sources said that the objective is to firm up the crucial accord to pave the way for nuclear commerce by the time the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh goes to Tokyo by the year-end. The two...

July 7, 2010 12:05 PM

BSF jawan killed in cross border firing in Jammu

<br/>In a series of ceasefire violations in two days, Pakistani troops again today resorted to unprovoked firing on a forward Indian outpost along the International Border in Jammu sector. The cease-fire violations since yesterday morning has left two BSF jawans killed, one jawan and a civ...

July 7, 2010 9:53 AM

Monsoon active in north

Monsoon has become active in the entire northern belt as incessant rains lashed Punjab-Haryana region, inundating low-lying areas and disrupting normal life. An alert was sounded in Haryana as the entire Ambala town and over a dozen villages in the region were flooded with up to five feet water. Thi...

July 6, 2010 9:36 PM

BJP demands rationalization in taxation of petroleum products

BJP today demanded rationalization in taxation of petroleum products. Addressing the media in New Delhi party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that BJP will firmly continue its protest till the government withdraws the hike in prices of basic commodities. <br/><br/>Adding th...

July 6, 2010 9:28 PM

Centre asks Naxal affected states to remain vigilant during bandh

The Centre has asked naxal affected states to take all precautionary steps to thwart any attempt of violence by the Maoists, in view of the two day bandh called by them from tomorrow. The railways have also given a general security alert with detailed instructions to ensure the protection of its pro...

July 6, 2010 9:28 PM

Pranab stresses need for extending banking services to rural people

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today stressed the need for extending banking services to the rural people of the country for achieving higher level of GDP growth.<br/><br/> Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh he said that only about 40 percent of the country&#039...

July 6, 2010 9:21 PM

Ex-MCI President Ketan Desai remanded to 14 days judicial custody

A Delhi court today remanded former Medical Council of India (MCI) President Ketan Desai to 14 days of judicial custody for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. <br/><br/>Desai was produced in the court at the end of his eight day custodial...

July 6, 2010 9:15 PM

GoM recommends implementation of SABLA 'Rajiv Gandhi Scheme

A Group of Ministers, headed by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, has recommended implementation of SABLA 'Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls in selected 200 districts of the country. <br/><br/>The GoM, which met in New Delhi yesterday, said selection o...

July 6, 2010 9:10 PM

India, Japan engage in two plus two dialogue

The security cooperation between New Delhi and Tokyo remained the focus of discussions in the first India-Japan two plus two dialogue. <br/><br/>Two plus two is the name given to the joint working group to discuss and take forward the dialogue on strategic co-operation. It discus...

July 6, 2010 9:09 PM

Infiltration attempts into Kashmir border increasing: Antony

Defence Minister A K Antony today said infiltration attempts into Kashmir from across the border are increasing with conscious, calculated attempts to push more terrorists into the valley.<br/><br/>He said in Bangalore that the situation is not grim, but is still a matter of conc...

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