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January 19, 2012 10:15 AM

Krishna to flag off high speed rail line from Galle to Hikkaduwa in Sri Lanka

On the last leg of his tour to Sri Lanka, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is scheduled to visit the southern coastal city of Galle today.He will inaugurate the newly constructed second phase of the high speed coastal railway line from Galle to Hikkaduwa, which is being built with Indian assis...

January 19, 2012 9:54 AM

Dense fog delays 54 trains in North

Over 50 trains are running late due to dense fog in parts of north India. A Northern Railway spokesperson said 54 trains, including the Patna-Delhi Rajdhani Express have been delayed.He added Purshottam, Purva and Vaishali are some of the mail express trains running late.

January 19, 2012 8:45 AM

Has a right to retire with dignity: Army Chief

An Army Chief Gen V K Singh has pleaded before the Supreme Court that he has a right to retire with dignity. In a 68-page petition, he however accepted the government's right to determine his tenure.Challenging as illegal and arbitrary the rejection of his Statutory Complaint to Defence Ministe...

January 18, 2012 9:43 PM

PM assures to power sector will find viable solution

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today assured the private players in the power sector that a practical, pragmatic and viable solution will be found to the plethora of problems facing the power generation and distribution sector. The captains of industry led by Mr Ratan Tata today met Dr. Singh at h...

January 18, 2012 9:23 PM

Govt: new Companies Bill is not going to make spending on CSR

The government has clarified that the new Companies Bill is not going to make spending on Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, activities mandatory for companies. Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily told reporters at the National CSR Conclave in New Delhi today that there is some misconceptio...

January 18, 2012 9:17 PM

TADA court adjourns hearing of Abu Salem

Mumbai's TADA court has adjourned the hearing on the petition filed by gangster Abu Salem seeking closure of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case till 20th January. Special TADA judge G A Sanap was hearing his petition seeking immediate closure of his trial after the Portuguese Supreme Court decided t...

January 18, 2012 9:08 PM

Govt to introduce an accounting system

The Government is to introduce an accounting system to make educational institutions financially more accountable. Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal said that his Ministry today approved a report prepared by the Institute of Chartered Accoun...

January 18, 2012 9:02 PM

Army Chief has a right to retire with dignity

An Army Chief Gen V K Singh has pleaded before the Supreme Court that he has a right to retire with dignity. In a 68-page petition, he however accepted the government's right to determine his tenure. Challenging as illegal and arbitrary the rejection of his Statutory Complaint to Defence Minist...

January 18, 2012 8:37 PM

Cong, BJP expel rebels in Uttarakhand

In Uttarakhand, major political parties, the Congress and the Bhartiya Janta Party have expelled about a dozen of their rebels from the Party. Meanwhile election campaign is in progress in the state going to polls on the 30th of this month.

January 18, 2012 8:03 PM

Broad policy document will be framed to issue clearances to power projects

Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan says a broad policy document will be framed to issue clearances to power projects in ecologically sensitive areas. She asserted that protection of the environment is her ministry's mandate. Natarajan gave this promise to a delegation of leading power comp...

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