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September 20, 2012 8:51 PM

Anand Sharma to Mamata: Reconsider decision to withdraw support to UPA

Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has asked Trinamool Congress Chairperson Mamata Banerjee to reconsider her decision to withdraw support from UPA. Addressing a press conference at State Congress headquarters in Ahmedabad yesterday, he urged the West Bengal Chief Minister to reflect and po...

September 20, 2012 8:40 PM

PM & Lanka Prez meet tonight, to speed up solution to ethnic issue

India is likely to stress upon Sri Lanka to speed up an inclusive solution to the long standing ethnic issue when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets visiting President Mahinda Rajapaksa in New Delhi tonight at his residence. Dr Singh is expected to bring forth discussions on how to fast-track the r...

September 20, 2012 7:53 PM

Centre rejects Mamata's charge over her phone being tapped

The Centre today rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's charge that her phone was tapped when she was leading a movement at Nandigram nearly five years ago. Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that no ones phones were tapped. Earlier in...

September 20, 2012 7:53 PM

Pawar: Insufficient rain to lower rice production during this kharif season

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said rice production during this kharif season is expected to be lower than last year's level due to insufficient rain.Rice production stood at a record 91.53 million tonnes in the kharif season of 2011-12 crop year. Speaking to media in New Delhi, Mr Paw...

September 20, 2012 7:52 PM

Geetika suicide: Kanda denied bail

Former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda was today denied bail in the Geetika Sharma suicide case by a Delhi court. The court said further probe was needed in view of a police report that the victim was pregnant in March this year.

September 20, 2012 5:41 PM

Mamta: TMC ministers in Union Cabinet to submit resignations tomorrow

The Trinamool Congress Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamta Banerjee said that her party ministers in the Union Cabinet will submit their resignations to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh tomorrow as announced earlier. Talking to newsmen in Kolkata this afternoon, Ms Banerjee said that...

September 20, 2012 5:39 PM

Tourism minister: FDI in retail to benefit marginalised farmers

Tourism minister Subodh Kant Sahai today said that FDI in retail will benefit marginalised farmers. Replying to a query on allowing of FDI in multi brand retail on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi, he said, with this small farmers having just one acre or less land in the country will get a c...

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