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May 18, 2012 5:32 PM

RBI lays draft guidelines to permit non-banks to set up ATMs

To increase the outreach of banking facilities to smaller centres and establishment of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in such centres, Reserve Bank of India has issued draft guidelines to permit non-banks to set up ATMs in such centres. Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena in a written ...

May 18, 2012 5:30 PM

Court defers hearing against Army Chief in defamation case to June 6

A Delhi court today deferred hearing on the issue of summoning Army Chief, four others on a defamation complaint of Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh to 6th of next month. The Court directed the Ministry of Defence to place before it on June 6 the file regarding publication of March 5 press release by th...

May 18, 2012 5:05 PM

Alleged horsetrading in J'khand RS poll:CBI raids in J'khand, Bihar & K'kata

The CBI today conducted raids at 35 places in Jharkhand, Bihar and Kolkata in West Bengal in connection with the allegations of horse trading that led to countermanding of the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand. Our Ranchi correspondent quoting CBI sources reports that the places where the raid...

May 18, 2012 4:58 PM

India to form joint task force on investment

India has decided to set up a high-level joint task force on investment which will also look into securing more oil supplies from UAE . Sheikh Hamad bin Zayed al Nahyan, the Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Commerce and Industries and Textiles Minister Anand Sharma will be...

May 18, 2012 4:57 PM

Potential of India to grow at 8-9 % for next 2 decades

India has the potential to grow at 8-9 per cent for the next two decades and a supportive global environment will help the country achieve this goal.Addressing a high level debate on 'State of the World Economy and Finance in 2012' at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday,Deputy Ch...

May 18, 2012 4:01 PM

LS discusses problems of procuring food grains & storage

The Lok Sabha took up a debate on problems of procuring food grains and their storage in the country today. Initiating the discussion, Mr. Sharad Yadav of JD (U) said farmers are facing problems in Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and several other regions due to massive production of food...

May 18, 2012 3:58 PM

Center takes measures to increase production, productivity of rice & wheat

The center has taken many steps to increase production and productivity of rice and wheat. Many development schemes such as National Food Security Mission, Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Macro Management of Agriculture are being implemented. In a writte...

May 18, 2012 2:23 PM

IIT entrance exam results out: Topper from Delhi

The results of the Indian Institute of Technology- Joint Entrance Examination, IIT-JEE, for 2012 have been declared. Delhi's Arpit Agarwal of Faridabad's Modern Vidya Niketan has topped the examination.Bijoy Kochhar from Chandigarh and Nishant Kaushik from Bhilai in Madhya Pradesh have sec...

May 18, 2012 2:05 PM

Elders concerned over high airport fee

Several Members in the Rajya Sabha have expressed concern over the increasing user development fees at airports and asked the government to take appropriate steps to reduce the burden on the passengers. Participating in a discussion on a Statutory Motion, they also took exception to the charging of ...

May 18, 2012 2:05 PM

BJP walkout in LS over K'taka drought relief

The Members of the BJP today staged a walk out in the Lok Sabha during the calling attention on severe drought in Karnataka. They expressed dissatisfaction over the Minister of State for Agriculture Harish Rawat's reply on the measures taken by the government on providing drought relief to Karn...

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