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November 17, 2012 5:28 PM

PM to host dinner for BJP leaders tonight

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is hosting a dinner on Saturday night to senior BJP leaders ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament beginning Thursday. He will meet senior party leader L .K. Advani, Leader of Opposition in the Lok sabha, Sushma Swaraj and the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sab...

November 17, 2012 5:28 PM

PM leaves for Cambodia tomorrow to attend ASEAN, East Asia Summits

Strengthening maritime security and enhancing trade with ASEAN countries will figure prominently in the 10th India-ASEAN and 7th East Asia Summits in the Cambodian capital Phonem Phen. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is leaving New Delhi on Sunday to participate in the three-day summit. Official so...

November 17, 2012 2:25 PM

PM leaves for Cambodia tomorrow to attend ASEAN, East Asia Summits

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Cambodia tomorrow to attend the ASEAN and East Asia Summits. He is expected to pitch for increased trade and investment between India and ASEAN countries. The Prime Minister is also expected to update the ASEAN leaders on the progress made on revival of the c...

November 17, 2012 2:25 PM

NHRC notice to UP Police for battering truck driver in Meerut

The National Human Rights Commission NHRC has issued a notice to the state police in Uttar Pradesh over an alleged incident of police, beating a truck driver for refusing to pay bribe in Meerut district. Issuing notice to the Deputy Director General Police Meerut Range the Commission has directed hi...

November 17, 2012 10:03 AM

Kingfisher pays May salary to lower level staff

The grounded Kingfisher Airlines today started paying salary for the month of May to its lower level staff and some cabin crew while there was no word about salary dues of pilots and engineers.Vijya Mallya-owned private carrier, which is on the edge of bankruptcy with its flying licence suspended, h...

November 17, 2012 9:48 AM

India to press for agreement on 2nd commitment

As the world heads towards another climate conference, India and other developing countries would try to ensure that an agreement is reached on a second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol and legal amendments are put into place to operationalise it. India's chief negotiator R R Rashmi, joint s...

November 17, 2012 9:45 AM

President to unveil campaign on malnutrition & IGNCA

President Pranab Mukherjee will launch a nationwide mass communication campaign against malnutrition next week.A Rashtrapati Bhawan statement said the campaign event would be launched on November 19 to commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi . A decision was taken in...

November 17, 2012 9:44 AM

10 including five policemen injured in fresh incidents in Hyd

In Andhra Pradesh, 10 persons including five policemen were injured and over a dozen vehicles damaged when unruly mobs pelted stones at people and police in fresh incidents in Hyderabad yesterday.Police had to resort to lathicharge and fired tear gas shells in nine different areas of the old city to...

November 17, 2012 9:44 AM

Kingfisher pays May salary to lower rung staff

The grounded Kingfisher Airlines today started paying salary for the month of May to its lower level staff and some cabin crew while there was no word about salary dues of pilots and engineers.Vijya Mallya-owned private carrier, which is on the edge of bankruptcy with its flying licence suspended, h...

November 16, 2012 8:41 PM

Urdu scholar Gopi Chand Narang conferred with Moortidevi Award 2010

Eminent Urdu scholar Prof. Gopi Chand Narang has been conferred with the prestigeous Moortidevi Award for 2010. Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari gave away the award to Prof. Narang for his outstanding work 'Urdu Ghazal aur Hindustani Zehan wa Tehzeeb' at a function in New Delhi today. ...

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