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September 12, 2012 1:51 PM

Industrial production growth rate dips to 0.1 % in July

Industrial production growth rate dips to 0.1 per cent in July, as against 3.7 per cent in the same month last year. The slowdown is attributed to uncertainty in the global economy which affected exports and the key infrastructure sector grew at its slowest pace in six months.Minister of State for S...

September 12, 2012 1:46 PM

Taj Corridor scam: Allahabad HC reserves judgement

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court today reserved its judgement on PILs seeking direction for initiation of proceedings of criminal case against former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and her cabinet colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui in the alleged Taj Corridor scam. The bench started fina...

September 12, 2012 1:43 PM

Taj Corridor scam: Allahabad HC reserves judgement

September 12, 2012 1:29 PM

Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi released from Mumbai jail

Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, arrested on charges of mocking Parliament and the National Emblem, was released from Arthur road jail in Mumbai today. He was granted bail by the Bombay High Court yesterday on a personal bond of 5000 rupees. Trivedi had earlier said that he would not apply for bail till se...

September 12, 2012 1:11 PM

Pawar: Exports of country's agriculture produce touches record level of $37 bn

Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar today said that adequate water availability is must for enhancing farm productivity in the country. Addressing a National Conclave on Micro Irrigation in New Delhi, Mr Pawar said that after visiting the drought affected states the ministry felt the urgency of develo...

September 12, 2012 1:04 PM

BJP leaders meet Prez over coal blocks allocation issue

A four-member delegation of the BJP leaders, including L K Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Murli Manohar Joshi today met the President Mr Pranab Mukherjee over the coal blocks allocation issue at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Talking to the media after the meeting, Mr Advani said they...

September 12, 2012 12:54 PM

Pawar: Adequate water availability must for enhancing farm productivity

September 12, 2012 12:53 PM

Narayansamy: Coal block allocation done in transparent manner

Union Minister of state for PMO, V Narayansamy today reiterated the UPA government claim that the coal block allocation was done in a transparent manner and blamed the BJP of indulging in double speak. Speaking to mediapersons in Itanagar this morning, Naranyansamy said the government took the decis...

September 12, 2012 12:33 PM

Centre: Draft Corporate Governance Bill ready to be put before Cabinet Committee for approval

The centre today said that the Draft Corporate Governance Bill is ready to be put before Cabinet Committee for approval in a day or two. Releasing Legal Compliance Manual (LCM) for Corporate Governance in the country for small and medium enterprises, the Corporate Affairs Minister Mr. Veerappa Moily...

September 12, 2012 12:16 PM

Govt to AI: Put in more flying hours as per rules

Air India pilots and cabin crew will now have to put in more flying hours as Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has directed the national carrier to go by the rule book. An official statement said, the direction came after a comparative analysis of the flight duty time limitations, FDTL followed by ...

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