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June 24, 2010 3:24 PM

PM to leave tomorrow to attend Toronto G-20 Summit

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is leading a high level delegation to the Toronto G20 Summit in Canada. Dr. Singh's team includes the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission and India's G20 Sherpa, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and also National Security Advisor, Shiv Shanker Menon. The World Leaders...

June 24, 2010 3:23 PM

Former Union Minister DigVijay Singh passes away

DigVijay Singh, Former Union Minister and an independent member of parliament representing Banka constituency of Bihar , passed away in London this morning. He was 65. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.<br/>He was appointed as the state Foreign Minister in the NDA regime when he...

June 24, 2010 3:17 PM

Expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh to rejoin party

Expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh is returning to the party. Party sources told AIR that a decision to this effect has been taken by the party high command and his formal re-entry in the party will be announced in the presence of senior BJP leader L.K. Advani, party President, Nitin Gadkari and othe...

June 24, 2010 2:25 PM

Former Union Minister DigVijay Singh passes away

DigVijay Singh, Former Union Minister and an independent member of parliament representing Banka constituency of Bihar , passed away in London this morning. He was 65. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.<br/>He was appointed as the state foreign minister in the NDA regime when he...

June 24, 2010 2:21 PM

Army should be given full command over deployed areas: V. K. Singh

Army chief General V. K. Singh has said that Army should be given full command over the areas where it is to be deployed. He stated that majority of allegations pertaining to human rights violations against army personnel were false and frivolous in nature. General Singh was talking to media persons...

June 24, 2010 1:53 PM

Various states likely to suffer from drinking water shortages

Due to the deficient monsoon rainfall last year, various states in the country are likely to suffer from inadequacy of drinking water supply. According to the Department of Drinking Water Supply, DoDWS, the states of Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jhark...

June 24, 2010 1:51 PM

Mamata rules out privatization of Indian Railways

Railway Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee has ruled out privatization of Indian Railways. Addressing the Consultative Committee attached to her ministry in New Delhi yesterday, she said that the Public-Private-Participation (PPP) route will be utilized to create more infrastructure, assets and more employ...

June 24, 2010 12:31 PM

Jaswant Singh to rejoin BJP

Expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh is returning to the party. Party sources told AIR that a decision to this effect has been taken by the party high command and his formal re-entry in the party will be announced in the presence of senior BJP leader L.K. Advani, party President, Nitin Gadkari and othe...

June 24, 2010 12:20 PM

Amarnath officials working on war footing for clearance of tracks

The officials of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) and all the concerned are working on war footing for clearance of both the tracks, from Baltal and Pahalgam, to the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Amarnath. They are also putting in place all the logistical and security arrangements and other facili...

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