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July 18, 2012 9:20 PM

Govt to bring down fuel subsidy by Rs10,000 crore per annum

The Government is planning to bring down fuel subsidy by 10,000 crore rupees per annum by introducing a cap on the number of subsidised LPG cylinders supplied to those sections who are not economically backward. Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, R P N Singh informed this to medi...

July 18, 2012 8:45 PM

EGoM defers decision on reserved price for spectrum allocation to Friday

The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Telecom today deferred till Friday the decision on reserved price for spectrum allocation. The EGoM which was reconstituted after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar opted out includes Kapil Sibal, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni, Defence Mi...

July 18, 2012 8:44 PM

Vice Presidential poll: Ansari files nomination

UPA's Vice Presidential candidate Mohammad Hamid Ansari today filed his nomination papers for the August 7 poll in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and leaders of the ruling coalition. 75-year-old Mr. Ansari, who is set to become the second person t...

July 18, 2012 8:42 PM

Delhi HC seeks Kalmadi's reply to plea against his London visit

The Delhi High Court today sought the reply of sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman, Suresh Kalmadi, to a plea for stopping him from going to London for the 2012 Olympics. The Court also asked kalmadi not to advance his slated July 26 departure. The plea made by advocate Rahul Mehra, has sought ...

July 18, 2012 8:41 PM

YSR Congress to support Pranab Mukharjee in Presidential election

The YSR Congress Party has announced its support to Pranab Mukharjee in the Presidential election to be held tomorrow. Lok Sabha Member M Rajamohan Reddy and party's senior leader Mysoora Reddy announced this in Hyderabad after a meeting held with party MLAs. They said the party has decided aga...

July 18, 2012 8:40 PM

CBEC launches Interactive Customs Tariff website

The Central Board of Excise and Customs, CBEC, has launched an Interactive Customs Tariff website as part of the ongoing trade facilitative measures. Launching the application at a function in New Delhi, the CBEC Chairman S.K Goel said that the purpose of the application is to enhance public access ...

July 18, 2012 7:18 PM

Parl monsoon session to start from August 8

Monsoon session of Parliament will start from 8th of next month. Talking to media in New Delhi the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said that the government will recommend to President for having the monsoon session from 8th August to 7th September.The monsoon session will start a d...

July 18, 2012 6:24 PM

Veteran actor Rajesh Khanna passes away

Rajesh Khanna, the actor who became Bollywood's first superstar with a string of movie hits in the seventies, died in his Mumbai home today. Born on December 29, 1942, Khanna was also a former Lok Sabha MP. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow.The actor had been battling with health iss...

July 18, 2012 6:19 PM

World Hindi Conference Logo, website launched

The Minister of State for External Affairs, Praneet Kaur today launched the Logo and website of the 9th World Hindi Conference to be held in Johanesburg from 22nd to 24th September, this year. Speaking on the occasion, Mrs. Praneet Kaur said, the Website: www.vishwahindisammelan.nic.in provides all ...

July 18, 2012 5:21 PM

Focus on fodder production: Pawar

Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar has directed the Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department to make modifications in various schemes to impart greater focus on fodder production. In the meeting of Parliamentary Consultative Committee of his Ministry in New Delhi today, Mr. Pawar directed...

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