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November 16, 2012 2:00 PM

Dentist death after abortion denied: India to take up issue with Ireland

India will take up with Ireland the issue of death of an Indian dentist there after allegedly being denied an abortion.External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid said Indian Ambassador to Ireland will raise the issue with the Irish government today. Mr Khurshid termed the death of 31-year-old Savita ...

November 16, 2012 2:00 PM

Centre to set up 1500 ITIs through PPP mode in next five years

The Centre will establish 1,500 industrial training institutes and 5,000 skill development centres through the public-private partnership mode in the next five years. Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said, with the setting up of the new centres, the government hopes to achieve the target of skilli...

November 16, 2012 1:36 PM

Muharram moon sighted across country; Ashura on 25th

'Ashura' or 10th day of Muharram will be observed on 25th of this month. The moon of Muharram has been sighted in different parts of the country. Muharramul-Haram marks the beginning of Islamic Calendar. With this, 1434 Hijri year has started. The event marks the anniversary of the Battle ...

November 16, 2012 1:20 PM

I feel partly a citizen of India : Suu Kyi at Delhi alma mater

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi who is on a five day visit to India, has said that she felt partly a citizen of India and has an emotional bond with the country. Addressing students and teachers at her alma mater Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi today, she said that her visit to the ...

November 16, 2012 12:58 PM

Rahul Gandhi to head Congress coordination committee for LS polls

In a move signalling his larger role in the party, Rahul Gandhi was made the head of the Congress Coordinaton Committee for 2014 Lok Sabha polls.Senior leaders Ahmed Patel, Janardan Dwivedi, Digvijay Singh, Madhusudan Mistry and Jairam Ramesh are members of the Election Coordination Committee headed...

November 16, 2012 12:58 PM

FM asks RBI to finalise guidelines for new bank licences

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that he has asked RBI to finalise guidelines for new bank licences and start accepting applications for the same, pending passage of the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill. He exuded confidence that the amendment bill will be passed in the Winter Session of Parliam...

November 16, 2012 10:01 AM

Muharram moon sighted across UP;Ashura observance on Nov 25

The moon of Muharram has been sighted in different parts of Uttar Pradesh. In Lucknow, moon visibility confirmation committees of both Shia and Sunni sects, confirmed the sighting yesterday. With beginning of Muharramul-Haram, the first month of Islamic Calendar, new year of Hijri year 1434 has also...

November 16, 2012 9:47 AM

Govt extends deadline for submission of KYC form by LPG consumers

The government has extended by 15 days the deadline for filling the Know Your Customer, KYC form by LPG consumers to month-end. In a nationwide exercise to weed out multiple or ghost connections, the government had previously extended the deadline for customers to fill KYC forms by 15 days till Nove...

November 16, 2012 9:44 AM

E-passports soon in country: Chief Passport Officer

The External Affairs Ministry is all set to issue electronic Passports soon in the country. Chief Passport Officer, Muktesh K Pardeshi told this at a press conference in Hyderabad yesterday. He said the new e-passports will have an electronic chip containing personal information of the passport hold...

November 16, 2012 9:40 AM

Dept of Posts launches Mobile Money Transfer service

The Department of Posts and Telecom Company BSNL has launched a Mobile Money Transfer service through which anyone can transfer money from one location to other location instantly.The service was inaugurated by Telecom Minsiter Kapil Sibal at a function in New Delhi yesterday. The facilites have bee...

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