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February 16, 2010 1:33 PM

Amul Milk overtakes Mother Dairy

Amul has added another feather in its cap by emerging as market leader in the prized Delhi market by overtaking Mother Dairy in branded packaged milk segment. Launched in 2005, Amul Milk has overtaken Mother Dairy-Delhi which was established in 1973, by creating an infrastructure to transport, proce...

February 16, 2010 1:22 PM

Suggestion to increase age limit of nursery admission

Principals and parents of Delhi schools have welcomed the suggestion of Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Mr. Kapil Sibal of increasing minimum age limit for nursery admissions from 3 years to 4 years. Earlier, there was a consensus on this issue during a meeting with school Principals.&...

February 16, 2010 1:20 PM

Nepalese President in a four-day visit to India

Agreements in Civil Aviation, IT, Commerce and Industry and Defence besides Human Resource Development are likely to be inked after the delegation level talks between the visiting Nepalese President Dr. Ram Barn Yadav and the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh this afternoon. The discussions between ...

February 16, 2010 12:51 PM

Death toll rises to 28 in Maoists attack in West Midnapur

The death toll in Maoists attack on Police camp in West Midnapur district of West Bengal has risen to 28. The dead includes 27 jawans of Eastern Frontier Riffle and one passerby. A number of security personnel belonging to the Eastern Frontier Rifles were also injured when Maoists attacked Shilda Ca...

February 16, 2010 12:42 PM

IT raids more than 60 places across the country

Income Tax department today raided more than 60 places across the country in connection with the alleged illegal investments and hawala transactions case involving Jharkhand's former Chief Minister Madhu Koda. Director of Income Tax Department, Ujjwal Choudhary said, raids are being conducted a...

February 16, 2010 12:40 PM

Govt. considering common entrance test for admission

The government is actively considering a common entrance test for admission into engineering, medical and commerce courses from 2013. Addressing a meeting of the Council of School Board of Education (COBSE) in New Delhi today, the Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal said that this will ...

February 16, 2010 11:37 AM

Home Secretary says definite Headley link to Pune blast

The government has not rule out the possibility of involvement of foreign hand in the Pune blast, including convicted LeT operative David Headley link. Home Secretary G K Pillai told reporters in Delhi that an ISI-sponsored 'Karachi Project' is on to indoctrinate Indian youth into terror.&...

February 16, 2010 10:59 AM

President of Nepal is on a four-day visit to India

Nepal has sought increased bilateral co-operation with India. The visiting President of the Himalyan nation, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav told AIR that India and Nepal are having good bilateral relations traditionally and it needs to be strengthened further. <br/><br/>Dr. Ram Baran Yadav ...

February 16, 2010 10:16 AM

PM calls upon industry to adopt green technologies for a low carbon economy

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has called for achieving 9 to 10 per cent growth to move forward. He asserted that rapid industrialisation is the need of the hour to address the issue of unemployment. Addressing an award function in New Delhi on Monday, Dr. Manmohan Singh said it will also hel...

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