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January 18, 2012 4:42 PM

Govt: Army chief going to SC an 'unfortunate development'

Government has called the action of Army chief General V K Singh moving the Supreme Court for settlement of his age issue as an unfortunate development and not a healthy precedent. Describing the matter as sensitive, Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju said in New Delhi today the developme...

January 18, 2012 3:58 PM

Govt to address slippages in economic parameters in upcoming Budget: FM

Finance Minister says, the Government will have to address the slippages in economic parameters in the upcoming Budget. Addressing 84th Annual General Meeting of FICCI in New Delhi, Pranab Mukherjee warned that the months ahead are difficult as growth rate may fall below 7.5 per cent. He said there ...

January 18, 2012 2:16 PM

Gujarat HC decision expose double face policy of BJP: Cong

Congress today said that the Gujarat High Court decision to uphold the appointment of Retired Justice RA Mehta as the Lokayukta by the Governor has exposed the double faced policy of the BJP. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, Senior Congress leader and Union Minister Kapil Sibal said that while the...

January 18, 2012 2:03 PM

India gifted medical equipments to District Hospital in Sri Lanka

India today gifted medical equipments worth 29 million Sri Lankan Rupees to the District Hospital in Kilinochchi. External Affairs Minister SM Krishna today handed over the medical equipment to the refurbished hospital on his maiden visit to Kilinochchi, the former administrative capital of the LTTE...

January 18, 2012 1:50 PM

Cold wave back in north India

Cold wave conditions are prevailing in most parts of Punjab and Haryana due to light rains that brought down minimum temperature increased in both the states.In Punjab, Amritsar remained coldest with temperature coming down to 4.4 degree Celsius today while in Haryana, Narnaul was the coldest with a...

January 18, 2012 1:43 PM

Rajiv, IPS officer appointed as DG of CISF

Mr. Rajiv, an IPS officer has been appointed as the Director General of Central Industrial Security Force, CISF. Mr Rajiv is presently working as the Director General, National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence. Mr Rajiv is an IPS officer of 1975 batch of the UP Cadre.

January 18, 2012 1:26 PM

Govt committed to provide markets to rural artisans: Jairam

The government is committed to provide markets to rural artisans for their national and international exposure. Inaugurating the sixth Shishir Saras Mela at Dilli Haat in New Delhi, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said the government will provide space to the self help groups at the big air...

January 18, 2012 12:20 PM

EGoM to take final call on gas shortage issue

The Government has said that the Empowered Group of Ministers, EGoM, will have a final call on the gas shortage issue. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Jaipal Reddy said this while interacting with newspersons on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi today. He was reacting to a query on the...

January 18, 2012 10:36 AM

Dense fog disrupts flight operations at IGI airport

Dense fog disrupted flight operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Wednesday morning with 30 flights delayed and three cancelled. Two other flights were diverted. The fog started to descend at the airport in the wee hours due to which the runway visibility dipped below ...

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