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November 16, 2012 9:39 AM

PM to firm up strategy on issues before parl with UPA leaders over dinner

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will host a dinner for UPA leaders today to firm up a joint strategy on various issues like FDI that are expected to come up during the Parliament session beginning next week.Dr.Singh's dinner with UPA leaders comes close on the heels of his similar interact...

November 16, 2012 9:31 AM

PC to meet CMs and heads of PSU banks of northern states

Mr. P Chidambaram will meet Chief Ministers of northern states and heads of public sector banks in New Delhi today to review the credit needs of the region and progress of central schemes. The meeting is expected to take up a range of issues, including loan related parameters, especially for agricul...

November 15, 2012 8:41 PM

Over 63,000 youth to be recruited in banks by end of this financial yr: FinMin

Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said that the government would soon finalise capital infusion for the PSU banks and the beneficiaries would include Indian Overseas Bank, Central Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra. Adressing a press conference after meeting the heads of public sector banks in...

November 15, 2012 8:41 PM

PGI Chandigarh cancels MD/MS entrance exam held last week

The PGI, Chandigarh has cancelled its MD/MS entrance examination held last week after CBI unearthed a cheating racket. PGI's spokesperson, Manju Wadwalkar said today that new date for the exam will be announced later. She said, the decision to this effect was taken a meeting chaired by the inst...

November 15, 2012 8:38 PM

KFA seeks more time to submit comprehensive revival plan to DGCA

Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines has sought more time to submit a comprehensive revival plan to the aviation regulator DGCA.Sources said that the beleaguered carrier has written a letter to Civil Aviation Secretary K N Shrivastava seeking more time to submit its plan to get the suspension of its fl...

November 15, 2012 8:34 PM

Former Def Min Krishna Chandra Pant passes away

Former Defence Minister and deputy chairman of Planning Commission Krishna Chandra Pant passed away in New Delhi today. He was 81. The Vice President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister have expressed deep grief on his death. In his condolence message, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said Mr P...

November 15, 2012 8:32 PM

Suu Kyi calls on Meira Kumar in Parl

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi today called on Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar in Parliament House this afternoon. The two leaders exchanged views on bilateral ties and other issues of mutual interest. She also signed the visitor's diary in Parliament. Asked by reporters later ...

November 15, 2012 8:31 PM

Rahul made head of Congress Coordinaton Committee for 2014 LS polls

In a move signaling his larger role in the party, Rahul Gandhi was today 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 the members of the Election Coordination Commit...

November 15, 2012 8:07 PM

Govt extends by 15 days deadline for filling KYC form by LPG consumers

The government today 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 N...

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