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March 8, 2012 2:19 PM

India-US true partners in strategic, economic & development : Nirupama Rao

Indian Ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao today said that India and the US are true partners in strategic, economic and development context. In her address to the Emory University on India-US Strategic Relations in Washigton, Ms. Rao said, both the governments realise the critical importance of inno...

March 8, 2012 2:11 PM

India pushes for increased collaboration with Vietnam in various sectors

India keen on expanding oil, gas explorations in Vietnam.Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, who is on a two-day visit to the South-East Asian nation, pushed for increased collaboration with Vietnam in energy, mining and infrastructure sectors. The minister said that both onshore and offsho...

March 8, 2012 1:06 PM

International Women's Day today

International Women's Day is being observed today across the world to create awareness about anti social practices against women and strengthen their rights. This year the theme is 'Connecting Girls - Inspiring Futures'. Several programmes including screening of films, documentaries a...

March 8, 2012 1:00 PM

Nation celebrates festival of colors “Holi”

Holi the festival of colour is being celebrated across the country today. President, Vice President and Prime Minister have greeted the nation on the ocassion . In her message, the President Mrs Pratibha Devisingh Patil has said that Holi is a festival of colours that heralds joy, hope and fulfilmen...

March 8, 2012 9:04 AM

Congress holds meeting of core group

The meeting of the Congress core group was held at Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's residence in New Delhi yesterday. The meeting was attended by Dr Singh, Party President Mrs Sonia Gandhi and other members of the party. The core group is understood to have deliberations on the upcoming budge...

March 8, 2012 9:03 AM

Italy PM speaks to Manmohan over killing of 2 fishermen by Italian marines

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti today spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the row over killing of two fishermen allegedly by two Italian marines. Both leaders agreed that the issue should be resolved amicably in accordance with law. In a press statement in New Delhi tonight, the Prime Minis...

March 8, 2012 9:01 AM

Noted musician Ravi Shankar Sharma passes away

Noted musician Ravi Shankar Sharma, popularly known as Ravi, passed away in a Mumbai Hospital yesterday due to cardio-respiratory arrest. The 86-year old music maestro, who composed music for several Hindi and Malayalam films, is survived by his son. Born in Delhi on March 3, 1926, Ravi never had an...

March 8, 2012 9:01 AM

Doctors with unrecognized foreign degrees cannot practice: SC

The Supreme Court has ruled that Doctors possessing medical degrees from an off-shore overseas campus cannot practice inIndia if the certificate awarded to them is not recognised by the country in which the college is located, A bench of justices R M Lodha and H L Gokhale passed the ruling dismissin...

March 7, 2012 8:49 PM

Israeli car blast: Police gets 20-day custody of Sayed Mohammed Kazmi

Delhi Police today got 20-day police custody of Sayed Mohammed Kazmi arrested in connection with the car bomb attack on an Israeli Embassy vehicle in New Delhi last month. He was produced in a Delhi court today. He was arrested by Delhi Police earlier in the day. He is alleged to be the part of the ...

March 7, 2012 8:34 PM

President ,Vice President, PM greet nation on Holi

President, Vice President and Prime Minister have greeted the nation on the occasion of Holi which will be celebrated tomorrow. In her message, the President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil has said that Holi is a festival of colours that heralds joy, hope and fulfilment in lives of people. In a messa...

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