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August 11, 2012 7:21 PM

Rain lashes most parts of North India

Rain lashed most parts of North India today bringing mercury close to normal level.Heavy rain lashed the capital today bringing relief to the people who have been reeling under intense humidity.Rain began around 12.30 PM and continued for over an hour. Vehicular traffic at major intersections were a...

August 11, 2012 6:51 PM

PM concerned over Moody's forecast, but hopes India will do better?

Prime Minister has expressed confidence of India's economy doing better this year and cross the growth rate of the predicted 6.5 percent. He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of Vice President's swearing-in ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan this morning. Dr.Manmohan Singh said the dow...

August 11, 2012 5:20 PM

Antony concerned over tension between jawans,officials in Samba

Defence Minister A.K.Antony today expressed concern over the reported incident of tension between the jawans and officials after a jawan reportedly committed suicide in the Samba Sector of Jammu and Kashmir. He, however, expressed confidence that the defence forces are capable of mitigating such sit...

August 11, 2012 5:19 PM

Antony dedicates Navy's Financial Information System

Defence Minister A.K.Antony today dedicated Indian Navy's Financial Information System in New Delhi. The system has been adopted for managing budgeting and expenditure of navy assets located at various places across the country on line. Dedicating the system Antony said, it is a major initiativ...

August 11, 2012 1:07 PM

Will cross 6.5% growth rate, says PM

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said ratings downgrade by Moody's is a matter of concern, but one should not draw unwarranted conclusions. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of Vice-President's swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today, Dr. Singh said the fundamentals o...

August 11, 2012 1:06 PM

Abu Jundal to confess 26/11-attack involvement

Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, one of the handlers of the 26/11 terrorists has expressed his desire before a metropolitan court in Mumbai to confess his complicity in the brazen attack. Sources in the Mumbai Crime Branch said 30-year-old Jundal made a verbal plea before Additional Chief Me...

August 11, 2012 1:03 PM

Govt releases paper on black money

The Centre has released details of its initiatives for unearthing and curbing black money. A finance Ministry release said, as part of its efforts, the government has updated double taxation avoidance agreements with 84 countries and tax information exchange agreement with nine tax havens.The Govern...

August 11, 2012 12:01 PM

Hamid Ansari takes oath for 2nd V-P term

Mohammad Hamid Ansari today took oath of office for the second term as the Vice-President. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office to him at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.Former diplomat and the UPA candidate, 75-year-old Ansari defeated his NDA rival Jaswant Singh in the Vice-Presidenti...

August 11, 2012 12:01 PM

Indian escapes from Abu Sayyaf captivity

After 14 months in captivity, an Indian national abducted by al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militants in southern Philippines dramatically escaped on Friday from his captors while they were sleeping after fasting for Ramzan. Thirty six-year-old Kolaraveettil Biju from Kerala, who worked as an operations...

August 11, 2012 12:00 PM

8 ULFA men nabbed in Assam

Eight ULFA cadres were arrested on Friday night and two powerful improvised explosive devices recovered from them following an encounter in Tinsukia district. Acting on a tip-off about the presence of a group of ULFA cadres to carry out subversive activities in the run-up to the Independence Day, th...

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