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May 22, 2012 9:37 AM

NATO unified on handover of combat ops to Afghans by next year

US President Barack Obama has said that NATO is unified on its plan, to hand the leadership for combat operations in Afghanistan to the Afghans themselves, by the middle of next year. By closing the NATO summit in Chicago, Mr. Obama assured Afghanistan, that NATO was committed to a long term strateg...

May 21, 2012 8:47 PM

IAF signs agreement with BSNL, MTNL

The Indian Air Force has signed an agreement with BSNL and MTNL under which the two players would provide Air force a host of services at concessional rates. In a statement issued in New Delhi today, the BSNL said the objective is to enable BSNL and MTNL to provide IAF full gamut of telecom services...

May 21, 2012 8:20 PM

AI stir: 2 more striking pilots return to work

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today sought support of all Air India unions to restore airline's financial health and its past glory. In a meeting with leaders of recognised Air India unions, Mr Singh said the recommendations of the Dharmadhikari Committee, which went into all issues like p...

May 21, 2012 8:11 PM

Lokpal, Lokayukta Bill 2011 referred to Select Committee of RS

The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2011 has been referred to a 15-member Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha. A resolution to this effect has been adopted by voice vote amidst arguments and counter arguments over the procedure to move a motion in this regard. Earlier, the Minister of State for Personnel ...

May 21, 2012 8:11 PM

AI stir: 2 more striking pilots return to work

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today sought support of all Air India unions to restore airline's financial health and its past glory. In a meeting with leaders of recognised Air India unions, Mr Singh said the recommendations of the Dharmadhikari Committee, which went into all issues like p...

May 21, 2012 7:31 PM

Ajit Singh seeks AI unions support to restore airline's financial health

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today sought support of all Air India unions to restore airline's financial health and its past glory.In a meeting with leaders of recognised Air India unions, Mr Singh said the recommendations of the Dharmadhikari Committee, which went into all issues like pa...

May 21, 2012 6:58 PM

Centre to states, Union Territories: Complete automation of FPS by March 2014

The Centre has directed all the states and Union Territories to complete automation of fair price shops (FPS) by March 2014. Union Food Minister K V Thomas said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha that automation of FPS is part of the exercise of end-to-end computerisation of public distribution syste...

May 21, 2012 6:49 PM

LS discusses Centre-State relations

The Lok Sabha today took up a discussion on Centre-State relations. Initiating the debate Basudeb Acharya of CPIM said that restructuring of the centre-state relations is the need of the hour. Accusing the centre of encroaching upon the powers of the state, he demanded more financial and administrat...

May 21, 2012 6:10 PM

FinMin tables statement on quarterly review of trends, receipts & expenditure

The statement on quarterly review of the trends and receipts and expenditure in relation to the Budget at the end of third quarter of 2011-12 was tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament today. The statement said, uncertainties prevailing in the global economy at the time of present...

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