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February 10, 2012 9:30 PM

India successfully tests ballistic missile interceptor

India on Friday successfully tested a ballistic missile interceptor from a defence base in Odisha .This is part of its efforts to create a shield against incoming enemy missiles .The indigenous Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile was fired from Wheeler Island off the coast near Dhamra in ...

February 10, 2012 9:08 PM

India sends special envoy to Maldives to assess situation

India sent its special envoy to Male on Friday to assess the situation in Maldives. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh despatched his special envoy and secretary west in the Ministry of External Affairs M. Ganapathi to the island nation. New Delhi is in favour of resolving the problem through dia...

February 10, 2012 9:04 PM

Two new Centres set up for rehabilitation of differently abled persons

In order to expand the outreach of rehabilitation services for differently abled peoples in the country, two new Composite Regional Centres,CRCs, have been setup at Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Kozhikode in Kerala. According to an official release the new,CRCs,have been established with a view to facili...

February 10, 2012 8:48 PM

Interceptor missile successfully test fired

India today successfully conducted trial of an indigenous advanced air defence interceptor missile from Odisha coast off Bay of Bengal. The trial was conducted as part of country's plan to deploy a reliable two-layer ballistic missile Defence, BMD system.India's indigenously developed surf...

February 10, 2012 8:40 PM

India sends envoy to Maldives to assess situation

India has expressed hope that the turmoil in Maldives can be resolved through peaceful dialogue.Replying to a query at the India-EU summit in New Delhi today ,the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that India will have to use its influence in that direction.The Prime Minister said he has an envo...

February 10, 2012 5:20 PM

Action plan by Northern Railway for smooth functioning of ticket counters

Gearing up to tackle passenger rush as well as tout menace during the upcoming festive season, Northern Railway has drawn out an action plan to ensure smooth functioning of ticket counters. According to an official press release, Closed Circuit TVs are being being installed at various reservation ce...

February 10, 2012 4:40 PM

Criminal proceedings against Yahoo India to continue

Criminal proceedings will continue against Yahoo India which had moved the Delhi High Court against a lower court order summoning it for allegedly hosting objectionable content. Refusing to stay the criminal proceedings against the website, Justice Suresh Kait today declined to pass any order at thi...

February 10, 2012 4:39 PM

Pranab hopes IIP figures would improve in coming months

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today expressed hope that the index of industrial production, IIP figures would show some improvement in the coming months. Mr. Mukherjee told reporters in New Delhi that the IIP is disappointing, and hoped that it will start improving from the next couple of months...

February 10, 2012 3:00 PM

BJP demands Salman Khurshid’s resignation

The BJP has demanded resignation of Law Minister Salman Khursid, who was censured by the Election Commission for violating the model code of conduct on the issue of sub quota for minorities during electioneering in Uttar Pradesh.Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Senior Party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqv...

February 10, 2012 1:50 PM

Give top priority to Dedicated Freight Corridor Project: PM

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has directed the central ministries to give top priority to the Dedicated Freight Corridor Project costing nearly one lakh crore rupees.The Chief Secretaries and the representatives of the States assured their full cooperation in taking forward this important p...

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