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January 7, 2012 9:06 AM

Rains add to the North chill

North India is witnessing intensified cold conditions owing to rains. National capital Delhi witnessed the coldest day of this winter on Friday with maximum temperature plummeting to the season's lowest of 16.9 degree Celsius.Friday's maximum was four degree Celsius below normal.Delhi and adjoi...

January 7, 2012 8:43 AM

Rains adds to the North chill

North India is witnessing intensified cold conditions owing to rains. National capital Delhi witnessed the coldest day of this winter on Friday with maximum temperature plummeting to the season's lowest of 16.9 degree Celsius.Friday's maximum was four degree Celsius below normal.Delhi and adjoi...

January 7, 2012 8:43 AM

Home Ministry Team to visit cyclone-hit states

An Inter-Ministerial team headed by a senior officer in the Home Ministry will visit Puducherry and Tamil Nadu to assess damage caused by cyclonic storm Thane.An official release said the team lead by Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs Lokesh Jha has been constituted to conduct on-the-s...

January 7, 2012 8:42 AM

FM steps up talks on revenue collection for ’11-12

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee held discussions on ways to step up revenue collection for 2011-12 with top officials of Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in Chennai.An official release said the meeting discussed steps for augmentation for revenue ...

January 7, 2012 8:33 AM

Auto Expo opens for public today

The 11th Auto Expo, 2012, in Delhi will be open for public today. According to officials, tickets for ongoing expo will be sold at 26 Delhi metro stations from today.The Auto Show will continue till January 11.

January 6, 2012 8:52 PM

Govt willing to give greater autonomy to IIMs, IITs

The Government is willing to give greater autonomy to premier professional educational institutes such as IIMs and IITs. The Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Mrs. D Purandeswari said today in Hyderabad that autonomy will bring in greater flexibility within the system and encour...

January 6, 2012 8:51 PM

India, KSA agree to take steps to boost investment

India and Saudi Arabia have agreed to take steps to boost investment and enhance cooperation in the various fields including education and science and technology. The decision was taken at a two-day meeting of their Joint Commission on Technical and Economic Cooperation (JCM) in New Delhi that concl...

January 6, 2012 8:39 PM

India, Trinidad and Tobago sign bilateral agreements in trade and IT

Five pacts including bilateral air-service agreement were signed at the end of the delegation level talks between the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Trinidad-and-Tobago Mr. Kamla Persad-Bissessar in New Delhi this evening. The other MoUs are in the areas of culture, medicine, and education.In...

January 6, 2012 8:24 PM

CBI formally takes over probe into Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case

The CBI today formally took over investigation into the 2004 fake encounter killing of Mumbai college girl Ishrat Jahan and three others in Gujrat. It was done following directions from the Gujarat High Court. A team of CBI officials headed by IG V V Laxminarayan, was handed over the case papers and...

January 6, 2012 8:20 PM

T&T PM to hold delegation-level talks with PM

Prime Minister of Trinidad-and-Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar will hold delegation level talks with the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh this evening to further strengthen Cooperation between the two countries. Pacts on health, education and cultural sectors are expected to be signed after the talks...

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