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March 27, 2012 8:38 PM

LS passes Union Budget 2012-13

The Lok Sabha today passed the Union Budget 2012-13. Replying to the debate, the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, budget proposals are aimed at fostering domestic demand driven growth, fiscal consolidation and moderation of inflation. He said, the budget was prepared in the context of uncerta...

March 27, 2012 8:33 PM

Open sky policy improved people to people contact: Ajit

Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Ajit Singh has said that the open sky policy between the US and India has immensely improved the people to people contact. Speaking at a meeting with the US delegation led by Secretary of Commerce, John E. Bryson in New Delhi today, Mr. Singh said that onnectivity,...

March 27, 2012 8:30 PM

Hostage crisis: Patnaik appeals Maoists to release MLA, 2nd Italian

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik today again appealed the Maoists to release his party MLA, Jhina Hikaka and the second foreign national. In a statement in state legislative assembly, he said, his government has always encouraged Maoists to shun violence. If they do not resort to violence, no co...

March 27, 2012 8:22 PM

Batla house encounter genuine: NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRChad conducted an inquiry in the Batla House encounter on its own and had concluded that the encounter was genuine. This was informed by Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mullappally Ramachandran in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply.The Minister was as...

March 27, 2012 8:19 PM

LS passes Union Budget 2012-12

The Lok Sabha today passed the Union Budget 2012-13. Replying to the debate, the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, budget proposals are aimed at fostering domestic demand driven growth, fiscal consolidation and moderation of inflation. He said, the budget was prepared in the context of uncerta...

March 27, 2012 6:18 PM

Kundankulam row: Work on at hectic pace

In Tamil Nadu, Work is on at a hectic pace at the Kundankulam nuclear power project site, even as the plant is being readied for loading fuel. Talking to newsmen in Chennai this evening, Mr S.A. Bhardwaj, Director, Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) said, the top priority is to get the first...

March 27, 2012 5:40 PM

Utmost probity to be maintained in defence procurement: Antony

Defence Minister A K Antonytoday said he had asked Army Chief, General V K Singh to take action after he told him about the bribe offer but he did not want to pursue the matter for unknown reasons. Making a suo motu statement in the Rajya Sabha, Antony responded to questions as to why he did not act...

March 27, 2012 4:48 PM

BJP reiterates demand for separate Telangana, asks govt to clarify its stand

The BJP today reiterated its demand for a separate Telangana State and asked the government to clarify its stand without further delay. This was stated by party spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain while talking to reporters in New Delhi. Referring to the repeated adjournments of the Lok Sabha today over the...

March 27, 2012 2:32 PM

BJP terms alleged bribe offer to Army Chief unfortunate

The BJP today termed the alleged offer of bribe to the Chief of Army Staff, General V.K` Singh as unfortunate. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, the Party Spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy sought explanation from the Defence Minister about the action taken in this regard when he was informed. He al...

March 27, 2012 2:24 PM

National e-waste rules to come into effect from May

Government today informed that one lakh 47 thousand Metric Tons of e-waste was generated in the country in the year 2005 which is expected to increase to about eight lakh metric tons by the end of this year. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, the Minister of State for Environment and Fores...

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