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August 3, 2012 8:38 PM

CCE approves delivery of 27 B-787 aircraft to Air India

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to allow Air India to take the delivery of 27 numbers of B-787 aircraft after signing the Delay Compensation Settlement Agreement. It also approved that the issue relating to compensation for failure...

August 3, 2012 8:38 PM

Team Anna ends fast

Team Anna ended their nine day long indefinite fast at the Jantar mantar in New Delhi today and have announced to go ahead with the formation of a political party. Former Army chief General VK Singh offered coconut water to the members of Team Anna amidst cheering by supporters. The Congress party t...

August 3, 2012 8:30 PM

Rs 1800 crore allocated to states under NFSM

The Centre has allocated 1800 crore rupees to states under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) this year. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh recieved 277 crore rupees which is the maximum allocation under the mission, followed by Madhya Pradesh wh...

August 3, 2012 8:04 PM

Minimum Support Prices Arhar ,Moong approved

The Government has approved the Minimum Support Prices -MSPs for Arhar and Moong for 2012-13 season. The decision to this effect was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs at meeting in New Delhi. The MSP for Arhar or Tur has been fixed at 3850 rupees per quintal and of Moong at 4400 rup...

August 3, 2012 8:03 PM

Team Anna ends fast

Team Anna ended their nine day indefinite fast at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi today and have announced to go ahead with the formation of a political party. The Congress party today said that Team Anna's decision to launch a political party was a face saver to end the fast. Party spokesman Ma...

August 3, 2012 8:03 PM

SC Pulls up NCW's Apathy to Vrindavan Widows

The Supreme court has pulled up the National Commission for Women and its Uttar Pradesh counterpart for their apathy to the pitiable condition of Virandavan widows. The Apex Court asked the state government to provide adequate food and hygienic living environment for them. A bench of justices D K Ja...

August 3, 2012 8:02 PM

No leniency to people misappropriating essential goods: SC

The Supreme Court said ;it cannot take lenient view in awarding sentence on the ground of sympathy or delay, particularly, if it relates to distribution of essential commodities under any scheme of the government intended to benefit the public at large .A bench of justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Go...

August 3, 2012 8:00 PM

Kharif sowing declines by around 79 lakh hectare

The sowing area of Kharif crop declined by around 79 lakh hectare to about 749 lakhhectare as on today. It was 828 lakh hectare during the corresponding period of last year. According to data released by Agriculture Ministry, the area under rice is about 234 lakh hectare against nearly 259 lakh hect...

August 3, 2012 6:22 PM

Deficient monsoon to pull down economic growth: Planning Commission

The Planning Commission has said that deficient monsoon is likely to pull down the economic growth in the current fiscal to about six per cent, from 6.5 per cent a year ago,Talking to reporters in New Delhi,Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia told that in case of 12th Five-Yea...

August 3, 2012 6:00 PM

Sushilkumar Shinde to be new Leader of House in LS

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will be the new Leader of the House in Lok Sabha taking the place of Pranab Mukherjee who has now become President. Talking to media in New Delhi the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mr. Pawan Kumar Bansal said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has nominated Shinde as a l...

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