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July 11, 2012 7:21 PM

India Post launches special Rakhi envelopes

India Post on Wednesday launched special Rakhi envelopes across its post offices in Delhi to mark the Raksha Bandhan festival on Aug 2. Priced at 7 rupees, these envelops have been made waterproof in order to avoid any damage to them in this rainy season.

July 11, 2012 6:39 PM

Higher Education Bill protest: Lawyers answer BCI's call, boycott work

Proceedings in many courts across the country were affected on Wednesday as lawyers abstained from work in response to Bar Council of India's call to observe July 11 and 12 as protest days to oppose the Higher Education and Research Bill. Working of many courts in various parts of the country includ...

July 11, 2012 6:07 PM

India, Mozambique to discuss issues of bilateral, international interest

Bilateral, regional and international issues are high on agenda between India and Mozambique during a three day visit of minister of state for Home Mullapally Ramachandran. Mr Ramachandran will leave on Friday to Mozambique. During the visit, Mr. Ramachandran is expected to sign an agreement on Secu...

July 11, 2012 5:51 PM

U'khand CM Bahuguna records victory in Sitarganj bypolls

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today recorded victory in Sitarganj bypolls, defeating his nearest rival BJP leader Prakash Pant by about 40,000 votes. According to Uttarakhand Chief Election officer, though the details of the results were yet to come, Chief Minister Bahuguna had maintaine...

July 11, 2012 5:48 PM

Gujarat riots: HC reverses CIC order to reveal communication between PM, Prez

Delhi High Court has set aside a Central Information Commission's order to the Centre to reveal to it the communication between the former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and the then President K R Narayanan over the 2002 Gujarat riots. Justice Anil Kumar gave the order allowing the Centre&...

July 11, 2012 4:56 PM

Monsoon covers entire country, but still deficient by 23%

Monsoon has covered the entire country till date, but remains deficient by 23 per cent. Talking to All India Radio, IMD Director General L S Rathore said, the 23 per cent deficit in rains is likely to continue until next week. Mr Rathod noted that with improvement in monsoon rain, the planting of pa...

July 11, 2012 4:15 PM

Anti-Sikh riot case: SC stays trial court proceedings against Sajjan Kumar

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial court proceedings against senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan directed the lower court not to proceed with the case till July 27 when the Delhi High Court is likely to take...

July 11, 2012 4:10 PM

India pushes for early conclusion of FTA with ASEAN

India today strongly pushed for early conclusion of a free trade agreement with ASEAN in services and investment and expansion of communication links with the member States of the 10-nation grouping considered one of the world's fastest growing regions. Addressing the ASEAN-India Ministerial me...

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