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March 5, 2012 1:13 PM

Govt bans cotton exports

The government has banned exports of cotton to increase supply of the natural fibre in the domestic market. A notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said that exports against registration certificates already issued will not be allowed.India has already exported about 85 lak...

March 5, 2012 1:09 PM

Nitish seeks for higher allocation for Bihar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sought continued Central assistance and higher allocation to the state in the 12th Five Year Plan, particularly in the infrastructure and farm sectors.During his meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday, Mr. Kumar cited the development deficit in...

March 5, 2012 12:37 PM

Highest ever turnout in 4 states: Quraishi

Four of the five states that went to polls in recently concluded Assembly elections recorded the highest ever voting percentage in their history.Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand made history registering unprecedented polling percentages. Manipur, however, remained an exception to the trend...

March 5, 2012 12:36 PM

India to provide 500 new scholarship in agricultural sciences: PM

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said the need of the hour is to use science, innovation and entrepreneurship to give a boost to growth and employment in rural economies. Inaugurating the golden jubilee celebrations of Afro-Asian Rural Development organisation in New Delhi, Dr. Singh said...

March 5, 2012 10:35 AM

6 Indians burnt alive in Oman vehicle collision

In Oman, six Indian workers were burnt alive on Sunday in a head-on collision between two trucks near Mamur town in the north-west of the capital Muscat .The incident took place when two pickup trucks collided and one carrying six workers caught fire on Sunday evening.Four of the six died on the spo...

March 5, 2012 10:30 AM

6 Indians burnt alive in Oman vehicle collision

In Oman, six Indian workers were burnt alive on Sunday in a head-on collision between two trucks near Mamur town in the north-west of the capital Muscat .The incident took place when two pickup trucks collided and one carrying six workers caught fire on Sunday evening. Four of the six died on the sp...

March 4, 2012 8:54 PM

RLD rules out post-poll alliance with SP in UP

Rashtriya Lok Dal ruled out any post-poll alliance with Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and reaffirmed its alliance with the Congress. Union minister and RLD chief Ajit Singh said in Delhi that the party has an alliance with Congress in UP and at the Centre. Anything to do will be done in consultat...

March 4, 2012 8:38 PM

India successfully launches BrahMos Missile

The Indian Army today successfully launched BrahMos missile and destroyed the preselected target in the field firing ranges in Rajasthan. Army Spokesperson Colonel Jagdeep Dahiya said in New Delhi, the second BrahMos unit of Indian Army has been operationalised at an undisclosed location in the west...

March 4, 2012 6:14 PM

Shehla murder case: CBI raids BJP MLA’s official residence

In Madhya Pradesh, CBI on Sunday raided official residence of BJP MLA Druvnarayan Singh in Bhopal in connection with RTI activist Shehla Masood murder case. The investigating agency had quizzed Mr. Singh and his close friend Sanjay Gupta Saturday night. Mr. Singh, who represents Bhopal Central const...

March 4, 2012 5:07 PM

Digvijay Singh rejects exit poll results

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday trashed the results thrown up by exit polls in five assembly states. Speaking to reporters, Mr Singh questioned the reliability of exit poll exercises and said he rejected them 101 per cent.

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