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November 27, 2011 6:34 PM

Floral tributes paid to 1st Speaker of Lok Sabha Mavalankar

Floral tributes were paid on Sunday to the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha G V Mavalankar on his 123rd birth anniversary. BJP leader L K Advani and Lok Sabha and Raja Sabha Secretary Generals T K Vishwanathan and V K Agnihotri were among those who paid homage to the veteran freedom fighter in the Cen...

November 27, 2011 6:06 PM

Rahul Gandhi to inaugurate 2-day convention of Youth Congress on Monday

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will inaugurate the two day convention of Youth Congress in New Delhi on Monday. Nearly eight thousand elected youth congress members will participate in the first of its kind convention in the history of Youth Congress. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Co...

November 27, 2011 6:05 PM

Museum for promoting Kalka-Shimla Rail link to set up in Switzerland soon

A museum for promoting and preserving the Kalka-Shimla Rail link will soon be set up in Switzerland. The museum is being established after Indian Railways signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Swiss Mountain Railways in June last year for cooperation in the field of protection, conservation and ...

November 27, 2011 5:22 PM

India signs Double Tax Avoidance Agreement with Nepal

The Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has said India stands by the efforts of the Nepalese people and government to logically conclude the peace process and finalise the drafting of the constitution leading to a multi-party democracy. Addressing a press conference after signing of the Double Ta...

November 27, 2011 2:52 PM

India, Nepal sign new Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

India and Nepal have signed the Double Tax Avoidance Agreement, DTAA, today in Kathmandu. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjeee and his Nepalese counterpart Barsha Man Pun signed the agreement at a ceremony in Singha Darbar at the Prime Minister's office. In his statement, Mr. Mukherjee said that ...

November 27, 2011 1:53 PM

FM appeals to keep aside politics for smooth functioning of Parliament

The Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has appealed to political leaders to keep aside politics from major economic decisions and said Parliament is not meant for disruptions.Addressing a function in Mumbai, he said merely creating a situation where hard decisions cannot be taken will not help so...

November 27, 2011 1:31 PM

Pranab reaches Kathmandu on a day's visit to Nepal

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has reached Kathmandu on a day's visit to Nepal. Talking to media on his arrival at Tribhuvan International airport this morning, Mr. Mukherjee said that he is confident that the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement would help to strengthen bilateral ties betwee...

November 27, 2011 1:24 PM

CBI files case against Chandrababu Naidu in disproportionate assets case

The CBI has registered a case against Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party President Chandrababau Naidu and 12 others for preliminary enquiry into the alleged disproportionate assets held by them. CBI Joint Director Lakshminarayana said notices would be issued from tomorrow on...

November 27, 2011 12:23 PM

Pak businessman arrested with live cartridges in Amritsar

A Pakistani businessman was arrested yesterday for allegedly carrying live cartridges at the Rajasansi Airport in Amritsar. Sheikh Arif Mohammed, a resident or Sialkot, was arrested while he was boarding Air India flight for Delhi. Police said he was carrying live pistol cartridges of .32 bore in hi...

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