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November 11, 2012 5:03 PM

BSP Supremo Mayawati meets PM; Calls it a routine meeting

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at his residence over lunch. Speaking to reporters after the meeting Ms Mayawati called it a routine meeting.Replying to a query about the agenda of the meeting, she said her m...

November 11, 2012 2:13 PM

Large returns expected from 'Aadhaar': NIPFP study

A research team from the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy-NIPFP in its study has revealed that integrating unique identification number project "Aadhaar" with various social sector schemes like rural employment guarantee programme MGNREGA, PDS, Fertilizer and LPG subsidy would provide...

November 11, 2012 2:13 PM

Great grandson of Gandhiji elected to Kansas state assembly

A great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi has been elected to a State Assembly in the United States during the general elections held on November 6. Shanti Gandhi, 72, contesting as a Republican Party candidate, defeated his Democratic rival Theodore "Ted" Ensley by nine percentage point for the Kansas&#03...

November 11, 2012 2:12 PM

24 kids die of Japanese Encephalitis in Odisha's

In Odisha, at least 24 children have died from mosquito-borne Japanese Encephalitis in Malkangiri district. A team of experts visited the affected area a few days ago and collected about 70 samples after the children, aged between two and five years, died in five villages of the district in Septembe...

November 11, 2012 2:10 PM

Probe under way into French information: Finance Ministry

The Government says, investigation is on over the information provided by the French government on certain bank accounts reportedly held by certain individuals and non-individuals in a foreign bank. In a statement, the Finance Ministry said that appropriate action has been taken in these cases and f...

November 11, 2012 2:10 PM

Centre to soon bring fresh taxation measures to encourage investment: PM

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said that the government will soon announce steps to stave off investors' fears ensuing from taxations measures like anti-tax avoidance rule and retrospective tax amendments. Speaking at a function to present Economic Times Corporate Excellence Awards in Mum...

November 11, 2012 12:56 PM

18th Kolkata International Film Festival begins

The 18th Kolkata International Film Festival has began. One hundred and eighty films from 60 countries directed by 120 directors are being exhibited during the festival. The 8 day festival was inaugurated by Bollywood's matinee idol Amitabh Bachchan in the presence of another Bollywood star Shaharuk...

November 11, 2012 12:54 PM

Sky lovers to miss solar eclipse on Diwali night

Astro enthusiasts will miss a chance to catch the year's last solar eclipse, which will occur on the intervening night of Diwali and the next day, as it will not be visible from the country.According to Director of Planetary Society of India, N Sri Raghunandan, the last solar eclipse of the yea...

November 11, 2012 9:29 AM

CBI arrests 17 in multi-city anti-cheating operation

The CBI has busted a gang allegedly involved in cheating in high profile entrance examinations. The probe agency arrested 17 people for facilitating copying using sophisticated gadgets during the post-doctoral entrance examination of PGI Chandigarh yesterday. During a surprise check by CBI in Chandi...

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