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September 16, 2012 1:22 PM

Inter-Ministerial Group recommends de-allocation of three more coal blocks

The Inter-Ministerial Group has recommended de-allocation of three more coal blocks due to insufficient progress. These include SKS Ispat and Power Ltd in which Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai's brother allegedly had a link.With this, the total number of coal blocks recommended by the IMG to...

September 16, 2012 10:02 AM

Opposition parties to hold rally on 20th September

Opposition parties say, they will hold a protest rally on the 20th of this month against the hike in diesel price and FDI in multi-brand retail. In a joint statement, Samajwadi Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav along with leaders of Left parties, JD(S), BJD and TDP alleged that these measures will further b...

September 16, 2012 10:02 AM

TMC not in favour of toppling govt. over FDI, diesel price hike

The Trinamool Congress Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee says, her party would not like to topple the UPA government over the issue of FDI in retail trade and diesel price hike. Addressing a public rally, in Kolkata yesterday afternoon, she said her party is not in favour of quitti...

September 16, 2012 10:02 AM

President expresses concern over inflation and low growth rate

The President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has expressed his serious concern over the high inflationary pressure, high fiscal deficit and low growth rate. Addressing a function in his honour by different chambers of commerce in Kolkata last evening Mr. Mukherjee said Indian economy is passing through a diff...

September 15, 2012 9:06 PM

Jet Fuel – ATF price rises to Rs73,711 per kilolitre

Jet Fuel - ATF - price was today raised by about 2 per cent to 73,711 rupees per kilolitre. According to Indian Oil Corporation ATF at T3 terminal in Delhi has been hiked by 1,429 rupees per kilolitre or 1.97 per cent with effect from midnight tonight. The ATF price hike is trigerred by firming inte...

September 15, 2012 8:49 PM

Prez Mukherjee expresses serious concern over high inflationary pressure

President Pranab Mukherjee has expressed serious concern over the high inflationary pressure, high fiscal deficit, and low growth rate. Addressing a gathering organised by different chambers of commerce in Kolkata this evening, Mukherjee said that the Indian economy is passing through a difficult ti...

September 15, 2012 8:48 PM

Navy needs to consolidate its capabilities continuously: D K Joshi

The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral D K Joshi says, there is need for Navy to consolidate its capabilities continuously and reorder its preparations and training.He was speaking to media persons in Kochi after flagging off the ASEAN expedition of INS Sudarshini in Kochi this evening.Admiral Joshi said ...

September 15, 2012 8:27 PM

Granite mining scam: Raids at 34 places

Vigilance authorities today raided 34 places in Madurai in connection with the granite mining scam. A Vigilance release in Chennai said, cases against two IAS officers who served as Madurai Collectors have been filed. The IAS officers allegedly falsified records and covered up illegal quarrying.Case...

September 15, 2012 7:44 PM

Iron ore export scam: CBI conduct raids, registers 5 cases

In Karnataka, the CBI officials conducted search operations at several iron ore exporters and mining firms in Bangalore, Karwar, Hospet and Goa. The investigating agency also registered five cases in the illegal iron ore export scam worth 2500 crore rupees. It carried out searches at 17 locations, i...

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