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May 7, 2012 1:12 PM

India, Bangladesh to hold first Joint Consultative Commission

The first Indo-Bangla Joint Consultative Commission meeting will be held in New Delhi today. Bilateral issues like extradition treaty, Teesta water treaty and boundary implementation agreement are likely to dominate the agenda at the meeting.An official statement said, External Affairs Minister SM K...

May 7, 2012 12:50 PM

Arya murder case: Former Lucknow CMO arrested

In Uttar Pradesh, the central Bureau Investigation, CBI has arrested former Chief Medical Officer CMO Dr. AK Shukla in connection with murder of the then CMO family welfare Dr. Vinod Arya in Lucknow today.Our Lucknow correspondent reports that Dr. Shukla has been taken into custody for hatching cons...

May 7, 2012 9:18 AM

18 killed in road accident in Punjab

In Punjab, 18 persons were killed in a road accident near Moga on Sunday night.The incident occurred when the jeep, in which the victims were traveling, collided head on with a truck coming from Ferozpur side. Police told AIR that 11 victims belonged to one family. The victims were returning to thei...

May 6, 2012 8:15 PM

India develops missile defence shield, joins elite group of nations

India has developed missile defence shield which can be put in place at short notice to protect at least two cities, bringing the country on par with an elite group of few nations. The shield, developed by Defence Research Development Organisation has been tested successfully. With this an incoming ...

May 6, 2012 6:33 PM

Less than half percent rural families have access to Internet: NSSO

A government survey says, Internet revolution has bypassed rural India with less than half a per cent of families having the facility at home as against 6 per cent in cities. National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) report on expenditure in 2009-10 says at all India level only about 0.4 per cent o...

May 6, 2012 5:16 PM

AIR to broadcast discussion on wheat procurement and storage on Monday

The News Services Division of All India Radio in its weekly "PUBLIC SPEAK" programme tomorrow night will bring you a discussion on "Wheat procurement and storage."This can be heard on FM Gold Channel and additional frequencies at 9.30 p.m. Listeners can ask questions to the experts sitting in our st...

May 6, 2012 5:15 PM

NCTC need of hour to fight terror, says Congress

The Congress has said, the National Counter Terrorism Centre, NCTC, is the need of the hour to fight terrorism in the country. Talking to reporters in New Delhi on Sunday, party spokesman Rashid Alvi said, the government is consulting all chief ministers and political parties to evolve a consensus o...

May 6, 2012 5:08 PM

Super Moon graces skies as it comes closer to earth

A super moon has graced the skies, appearing bigger and brighter than usual, as it comes closer to the Earth and is likely to bring higher tides. The phenomenon, known as a perigee full moon, means the Moon appears up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than when it is furthest from the p...

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