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Several steps taken to strengthen Medical education: Azad

May 15, 2012 9:26 AM

Several steps taken to strengthen Medical education: Azad

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that the government has made several steps to strengthen Medical Education scenario in the country. Addressing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting of his ministry in New Delhi yesterday, Mr. Azad said, in last three years alone, the number of PG...

Can't meet striking pilots because union derecognised: Aviation Min

May 15, 2012 9:26 AM

Can't meet striking pilots because union derecognised: Aviation Min

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said that the government is willing to discuss every issue but reiterated that striking pilots should withdraw their strike first. Talking to reporters in New Delhi yesterday, Mr. Singh called the strike irrational. He also said that he cannot meet them as the ...

Verdict likely today on Raja bail plea

May 15, 2012 9:20 AM

Verdict likely today on Raja bail plea

A Delhi court is likely to pronounce its verdict on the bail plea of former Telecom Minister A Raja today in the 2G spectrum allocation case. He was arrested on February 2 last year and is facing trial in the case. Special CBI Judge OP Saini had on May 11 reserved his order on Raja's bail plea ...

No plan to cut troops in border areas : Def Ministry

May 15, 2012 9:16 AM

No plan to cut troops in border areas : Def Ministry

India has made it clear that it has no plans to thin out troops from wartime positions in border areas, where they were deployed post 26/11. Denying the report published in a Pakistani daily, Defence Ministry Spokesperson Sitanshu Kar said in New Delhi that according to a report published on May 14,...

Govt probe into inclusion of offending material in NCERT textbooks: Sibal

May 15, 2012 9:15 AM

Govt probe into inclusion of offending material in NCERT textbooks: Sibal

The Government will conduct an enquiry into the role of NCERT officials, who approved the inclusion of offending material in the text book of political sciences of Class IX-XII. Replying to a discussion in the Lok Sabha on an objectionable cartoon on B.R Ambedkar in an NCERT text book, HRD Minister ...

Centre asks states to address management of foodgrain storage

May 15, 2012 9:14 AM

Centre asks states to address management of foodgrain storage

The Centre has asked the states to initiate a process for managing the procurement of food grains. Replying to a short duration discussion on the problem of storage of food grains in the Rajya Sabha yesterday, the Minister of State for Food and Public Distribution, Prof. K V Thomas said the states h...

Inflation up by 7.23% in April

May 14, 2012 8:11 PM

Inflation up by 7.23% in April

Inflation moved up to 7.23 per cent in April on account of spurt in prices of vegetables, meat, milk and pulses. Inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index, was 6.89 per cent in March. In April last year, it was 9.74 per cent.Vegetables turned costlier by 60.97 per cent during April. In Mar...

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