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July 25, 2012 2:02 PM

Indonesia Foreign Minister to visit India

Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr. Marty M. Natalegawa is visiting India for the fourth round of Joint Commission Meeting at the Foreign Minister-level on Friday. An External Affairs Ministry release says that both sides will take stock of the bilateral relationship and identify areas for future cooper...

July 25, 2012 1:49 PM

Can’t restrict to auction in resource allocation: Govt to SC

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that it cannot restrict itself to the auction route in allocating natural resources, which will depend upon the objectives for which they are alienated.Attorney General GE Vahanvati told a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice SH Kapadia that in ...

July 25, 2012 12:18 PM

Govt ready with plan to fight drought

The Centre is ready with a contingency plan for 450 districts across the country to deal with any sort of drought situation. This was informed by Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat in New Delhi.Rawat said the plan had been set up by the Central Research Institut...

July 25, 2012 8:58 AM

Body of Indian fisherman killed in UAE reaches Trichy today

The mortal remains of the Indian fisherman killed in firing by a US Ship off the UAE Coast are being sent to his family in Trichy from Dubai today. Indian Ambassador to UAE MK Lokesh said the remains of Arumumugam Sekhar will be sent to Trichy airport as the family had requested for the same. It wil...

July 25, 2012 8:57 AM

Help at your door steps to file IT returns soon

In an initiative to help tax payers file returns, the Income Tax Department has offered to provide expert services at door-steps in the four metros and some major cities like Bangalore, Jaipur and Patna.According to a release issued by the Ministry of Finance, the department has also started 'O...

July 25, 2012 8:54 AM

National Policy for Children set for a tweak

The Women and Child Development Ministry has revised the National Policy for Children for the first time since it was adopted in 1974. It has now put the draft policy, which defines any individual below the age of 18 years as child in public domain . It has invited views before it is finalised.The m...

July 25, 2012 8:54 AM

Prices of 154 drug formulation packs revised

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has revised the prices of 154 drug formulation packs as on 19th July, 2012. Of these, ceiling prices have been fixed in respect of 138 drug formulation packs, which are applicable to all manufacturers. Company specific non-ceiling prices have been fixed ...

July 24, 2012 8:51 PM

Govt to increase vigil along Pak, B’desh borders

The Government will construct 509 more Border Out Posts (BOPs) to maintain vigil along the borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The BOPs will reduce the inter-border out post distance to 3.5 Kilometers and help in effective monitoring of the borders.This was informed by Home minister P Chidambaram ...

July 24, 2012 8:35 PM

Trouble-hit Maruti Suzuki now faces HSIIDC claim

Prohibitory orders were today clamped around the Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant, which was rocked by violent labour unrest last week.The orders issued also prohibited carrying of weapons like fire arms, swords, knives, cycle chains and lathis. Taking out any type of procession without prior perm...

July 24, 2012 8:34 PM

Trouble-hit Maruti Suzuki now faces HSIIDC claim

Prohibitory orders were today clamped around the Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant, which was rocked by violent labour unrest last week.The orders issued also prohibited carrying of weapons like fire arms, swords, knives, cycle chains and lathis. Taking out any type of procession without prior perm...

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