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October 2, 2012 4:44 PM

Prez on two-day visit to Bihar, Maharashtra from tomorrow

President Pranab Mukherjee will be on a two-day visit to Bihar and Maharashtra from tomorrow. In Patna, the President will attend the launching ceremony of Agriculture Road Map of Bihar for 2012-2017 besides unveiling the plaque of Rajendra Mandap. On the same day, the President will also address th...

October 2, 2012 4:43 PM

Kejriwal announces launch of political party to fight corruption

Social activist Arvind Kejriwal today announced the launch of a political party to fight corruption. Addressing his supporters at a function in New Delhi, Mr Kejriwal said the name of his political outfit will be announced on the 26th of November. He criticized political parties for not taking effec...

October 2, 2012 1:49 PM

President presents Lal Bahadur Shastri award to Ms. Tessy Thomas

The President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee conferred the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2012 to Ms. Tessy Thomas at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Konwn as Missile woman, a key scientist at Defence Research and...

October 2, 2012 1:49 PM

KFA management shares revival plan with DGCA

The Kingfisher airline management today met Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in New Delhi and shared the revival plan with the aviation regulator. The meeting came in the wake of the current crisis, resulting in cancellation of flights after its pilots and engineers refused to report to ...

October 2, 2012 1:49 PM

India, Austria signs MoU to strengthen bilateral cooperation

India and Austria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for strengthening long-term relationship and bilateral Cooperation on Road and Rail Infrastructure. The agreement was signed between the Minister of Railways and Road Transport and Highways, Dr. C.P.Joshi and visiting Federal Minister ...

October 2, 2012 1:48 PM

2nd phase of Indian housing project in Lanka from Today

India today launched the second phase of its ambitious housing project on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, for war displaced people of Northern Sri Lanka. In this phase, 43 thousand houses will be built over a period of three years.

October 2, 2012 9:35 AM

Lt Gen Brar, who led Operation Blue Star, attacked in London

Lt General (Retd) KS Brar, who led the Operation Blue Star at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984, was attacked and injured in London. The 78-year-old Brar, a Z-category protectee, was stabbed by four men outside a hotel in London. He was taken to a hospital with minor injury and was discharged af...

October 1, 2012 11:06 PM

Lt.General Brar involved in Operation Blue Star attacked in London

Lt General (Retd) KS Brar, who led the Operation Blue Star against Sikh terrorists at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984, was attacked and injured in London.The 78-year-old Brar, a Z-category protectee, was stabbed by four men outside a hotel in London, sources said, adding the former army man re...

October 1, 2012 11:04 PM

Antony presents DRDO excellence awards

Defence Minister AK Antony today indicated that India will first stabilise its present missile programmes before thinking of starting any project for having capabilities to strike targets at longer distances than the 5,500 km-range Agni-V. He said this when asked if India was working on any programm...

October 1, 2012 11:03 PM

Two killed in train derailment in Karnataka

Two passengers were killed and four injured when a passenger train derailed near Belgaum in Karnataka this evening due to flash floods which washed out tracks. A railway spokesman said in Belgaum that the mishap occured when seven coaches of the Hubli-Miraj passenger train derailed 16 km from Belgau...

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