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July 21, 2012 6:59 PM

Killing of Indian fisherman was an act of arrogance: Ravi

Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said that the killing of an India fisherman in firing from a US Navy ship off Dubai coast was an act of arrogance. He was speaking to reporters in Kochi on Saturday, he Asked if India was contemplating any action similar to that taken against t...

July 21, 2012 6:58 PM

Mamta says her party will remain in UPA

The Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamta Banerjee has categorically said that her party will remain in the UPA. Addressing a public rally in Kolkota on Saturday afternoon, Ms. Banerjee urged the centre to has three years moritorium on debt burdon of the state. Ms. Bane...

July 21, 2012 2:19 PM

Court sends Abu Jundal into police custody till July 31

Abu Jundal, the alleged 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks key accused, was produced in a Mumbai court this morning. The court remanded him in police custody till July 31. Jundal was brought to Mumbai late on Friday after a Delhi court handed over his custody to the Mumbai Police's Anti-Terrorism Squa...

July 21, 2012 2:17 PM

Will appoint civil aviation DG soon: Ajit

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ajit Singh has said the Director General of Civil Aviation would be appointed soon. Speaking to reporters in Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu today, he said the Government had resolved the Air India pilots strike issue amicably. Earlier, Mr. Singh took the salute in the passi...

July 21, 2012 2:13 PM

Court sends Abu Jundal in police custody till July 31

Abu Jundal, the alleged 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks key accused, was produced in a Mumbai court this morning. The court remanded him in police custody till July 31. Jundal was brought to Mumbai late on Friday after a Delhi court handed over his custody to the Mumbai Police's Anti-Terrorism Squa...

July 21, 2012 2:11 PM

Now 27% OBC quota in petrol pump allotment

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has announced a 27 per cent reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the allotment of dealership of Petrol Pumps.In a statement issued in New Delhi, it said the selection process for petrol pump dealership had been revised, applying the reservation polic...

July 21, 2012 2:11 PM

Govt makes sugarcane deal sweeter for farmers

The Government says farmers will get financial assistance in case of their crop getting damaged due to cold wave or frost and raised the sugarcane price that mills pay to growers to Rs 170 per quintal---a decision aimed at improving the lot of farmers.An official release in New Delhi said the Cabine...

July 21, 2012 2:11 PM

EGoM proposes lower spectrum prices

The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on telecom headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday decided to recommend to the Cabinet a price lower reserve price for spectrum auction than the sector regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) proposed earlier.The reconstituted EGoM, whic...

July 21, 2012 9:09 AM

Monsoon Session begins on Aug 8

The month-long Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on August 8. It was announced in New Delhi on Friday. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will meet on that day and the session is likely to conclude on the September 7.

July 21, 2012 9:09 AM

Navy commissions INS Sahyadri into service today

The Navy will be commissioning one of its most advance warships INS Sahyadri today at Mumbai-based Western Naval Command headquarters. It will further enhance its stealth and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.The warship, which is last of Project-17 undertaken by the Indian Navy, will be commissio...

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