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July 27, 2012 5:13 PM

NSIC to set up 10 incubation centers in African countries

The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC)---a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises---is setting up incubation centers in 10 African countries, including Zambia, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Libya, Rwanda and Ethiopia. The projects to be set up includ...

July 27, 2012 4:58 PM

India & Indonesia sign double taxation avoidance agreement

India and Indonesia today signed an agreement for avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.The agreement was signed by the visiting Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa and his Indian Counterpart S.M Krishna at the Hyderabad house ...

July 27, 2012 4:53 PM

Centre mulls raising working days under MGNREGA

The Centre has said that raising the limit of 100-days employment provision under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is under consideration.Addressing a meeting of district monitoring committee for developmental schemes and programmes at Raebarely, UPA Chairperson a...

July 27, 2012 4:52 PM

Paternity suit against ND Tiwari: DNA test positive

The Delhi High Court today said the DNA test confirms that Congress leader ND Tiwari is the biological father of a Delhi-based youth, Rohit Shekhar.Declaring the result of the DNA test in the open court today, Justice Reva Khetrapal said as per the report, Tiwari was the biological father of Rohit S...

July 27, 2012 2:30 PM

All arrangements made to tackle impact of seasonal rains: Food Min Thomas

Food and Consumer affairs Minister Prof K.V.Thomas has said that the Centre has made all arrangements to tackle the impact of seasonal rains in the Country. Speaking at a function in Chennai today, he said that an empowered comittee has been set up by Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh under the Chair...

July 27, 2012 2:27 PM

Delhi HC rejects Tiwari plea to keep DNA report in paternity suit confidential

The Delhi High Court today dismissed the appeal of veteran Congress leader and former Andhra Pradesh Governor N. D. Tiwari to keep his DNA test in a paternity suit confidential.A division bench of acting Chief Justice A. K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said that the DNA report can be made pu...

July 27, 2012 2:18 PM

CBI registers case against former IGNOU VC

CBI has registered a case of alleged graft against former Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University for permitting two universities to run distance learning courses in violation of norms. Searches were also carried out at the residences of former Vice Chancellor Rajashekharan Pillai ...

July 27, 2012 2:04 PM

Govt to install 1 lakh bio-toilets in backward Gram Panchayats

The Government will install one lakh bio-toilets in about 300 backward Gram Panchayats in the country in next two years. This will make the villages open defecation free. Announcing this in New Delhi, Rural Development Minister Mr Jairam Ramesh said, the project will entail a cost of 150 crore rupee...

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