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July 6, 2010 1:09 PM

India, Japan to hold strategic talks

India and Japan are holding talks later in the day in Tokyo to enhance strategic cooperation between the two countries. This comes close on the heels of path breaking talks on civil nuclear negotiations.<br/><br/>The Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Defence Secretary Pradeep Ku...

July 6, 2010 12:46 PM

Centre released Rs 55 crore under Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana

<br/>The Centre today released 55 crore rupees to Assam, Bihar and Rajasthan under centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY). The implementation of this Pilot Scheme was approved in March this year for integrated development of 1,000 villages in the country, where 50 pe...

July 6, 2010 12:43 PM

Situation tense in Srinagar after person killed in police firing

<br/>In Kashmir Valley tension gripped Srinagar again today as one more youth Fayaz Ahmed Wani got killed in a firing incident in Batamaloo area. The area was tense since last evening when during visit of a State Minister to the area, youth resorted to stone pelting. One of the youths went...

July 6, 2010 12:18 PM

Bandh disrupts economic activities, Losses estimated Rs 13,000 crore

<br/>harat Bandh partially disrupted economic activities with commodity markets and the transport sector taking a hit in many parts of the country, and the industry pegged losses at up to Rs 13,000 crore.<br/><br/>While Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, and ...

July 6, 2010 12:06 PM

One killed during protests in Srinagar

<br/>One person was killed when security personnel allegedly opened fire at a stone-pelting mob during a demonstration in Batamaloo area of Srinagar city. Police today said the protest began in the area late last night when a group of men started throwing stones at a security contingent. T...

July 5, 2010 9:38 PM

India expresses concern over unilateral sanctions imposed on Iran

India has expressed concern over certain unilateral sanctions recently imposed by some countries on Iran saying that it can have adverse impact on India's energy security. Speaking on India -Iran relations in New Delhi today , the Foreign Secretary Mrs. Nirupama Rao said that said that extra te...

July 5, 2010 9:37 PM

Babu Jagjivan Ram's biography launched

Lok Sabha Speaker, Ms. Meira Kumar, today called upon for a social and cultural revolution in the country on the lines of Renaissance. <br/><br/>Speaking at the book-launch of her father Babu Jagjivan Ram's biography in New Delhi, on the occasion of his 24th death anniversar...

July 5, 2010 9:36 PM

India, Japan to hold strategic dialogue

India and Japan will tomorrow hold their maiden dialogue of senior officials to enhance strategic cooperation between the two countries in Tokyo. This comes close on the heels path breaking talks on civil nuclear negotiations. The Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar wi...

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