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November 27, 2012 11:53 AM

PM to review status of highway projects at meet today

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will hold a review meeting on the status of all the highway projects today. The meeting will discuss the issues related to awarding of operation and maintenance, engineering-procurement-construction and build-operate-transfer contracts . Prime Minister's Office...

November 27, 2012 11:49 AM

Proposed Bill on Micro-finance institutions will regulate sector:Fin Min

Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said that the proposed Bill on micro finance institutions will provide adequate legislative framework for development and regulation of the sector. Speaking at the Micro Finance India Summit in New Delhi today, Mr. Chidambaram hoped the Bill will be cleared by th...

November 27, 2012 10:59 AM

36% jump in monitoring of emails by security agencies

The monitoring of emails by various security agencies saw a 36 per cent jump while it has marginally come down in the case of telephones.An official note said that the number of emails being screened rose to 1,601 as on September 30 from 1,174 in the end of August--an increase of 36.4 per cent.The n...

November 27, 2012 10:56 AM

36% jump in monitoring of emails by security agencies

The monitoring of emails by various security agencies saw a 36 per cent jump while it has marginally come down in the case of telephones.An official note said that the number of emails being screened rose to 1,601 as on September 30 from 1,174 in the end of August--an increase of 36.4 per cent.The n...

November 27, 2012 10:44 AM

UPA coordination committee meeting today on FDI in retail

UPA coordination committee is meeting today before agreeing to a debate on FDI in Multi brand retail. Government is trying to persuade the DMK to support the government on the issue. Earlier,in the all-party meeting on the FDI issue yesterday, government appealed to various political parties to reco...

November 27, 2012 10:04 AM

Pak troops fire on Indian forward posts; violate ceasefire yet again

Pakistani troops have resorted to heavy firing on Indian forward posts in Krishnagati sub-sector of Poonchdistrict,violating the ceasefire yet again lastnight, Quoting defence sources our correspondent reports that Pakistan troops opened heavy fire with Medium Machine Guns and Heavy Machine Guns on ...

November 27, 2012 9:59 AM

36% jump in monitoring of emails by security agencies

The monitoring of emails by various security agencies saw a 36 per cent jump while it has marginally come down in the case of telephones.An official note said that the number of emailsbeing screened rose to 1,601 as on September 30 from 1,174 inthe end of August--an increase of 36.4 per cent.The not...

November 27, 2012 9:58 AM

Discussion on claims of former CAG on 2G must: Parl Affairs Min Kamal Nath

Against the backdrop of claims made by a former CAG official that its report on 2G spectrum was influenced by PAC, government yesterday favoured a discussion in Lok Sabha on the matter. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said that there must be a discussion on the claims of former CAG officia...

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