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November 17, 2011 6:08 PM

BJP in favour of small state for better administration

BJP on Thursday said that the party is in the favour of small state for better administration but it should be done on proper consultations.Taking to reporters in New Delhi party spokesperson Nirmala Sitaraman said all parameters regarding creations of separate state must be taken into consideration...

November 17, 2011 6:08 PM

Indo-Bangla Home Secretary-level talks to begin tomorrow

Border management, human trafficking, smuggling of narcotics and other goods are likely to dominate the Home Secretary level talks between India and Bangladesh to be held on Friday in New Delhi.During the talks issues like efforts to check infiltration of illegal immigrants, will also be discussed d...

November 17, 2011 2:52 PM

No cap on FDI in pension sector, clarifies govt

The government has clarified that no cap has been put on foreign investment in the pension sector. Talking to All India Radio, the spokesperson in the Ministry of Finance Mr. Arvind Kumar said that at present, government has decided to put foreign investment in the pension sector at par with the exi...

November 17, 2011 2:45 PM

Govt. taking effective steps to improve Civil Aviation’s state

The Director General of Directorate General of Civil Aviation, DGCA Bharat Bhushan said that the government is closely monitoring the crisis in some airlines and there will be no knee jerk reaction to deal with it.Talking to reporters in New Delhi he added that the government will allocate the route...

November 17, 2011 2:22 PM

Pranab gives nod to revised draft Food Bill

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who is the head of the Empowered Group of Ministers, EGoM on Food has given his final clearance to the revised draft of the National Food Security Bill. The draft Bill will be put before the cabinet soon.This was stated by the Food and Consumer Affairs Minister K V ...

November 17, 2011 2:13 PM

Nation remembers Mirra Alfassa on her 38th death anniversary

In Puducherry, people from all over the country thronged the Aurobindo Ashram to pay tributes to 'The Mother' at the memorial on the occasion of her 38th death anniversary.Formerly called Mirra Alfassa, the Mother was the spiritual collaborator of philosopher and freedom fighter Aurobindo....

November 17, 2011 1:43 PM

Legal framework to curtail misleading Ads underway says govt

Government says it is working to put in place a legal framework to control misleading advertisements. Addressing a function on Self Regulation of Advertising Content in New Delhi today, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said that her Ministry is working with the Consumer Affairs ...

November 17, 2011 1:32 PM

Pranab: Inflation expected to ease due to dipping food prices

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said if food prices continue to come down, some relief on inflation is expected. Reacting to the food inflation figures released today he said the decrease of one percentage point in inflation is a welcome sign. The Finance Minister noted that the prices of fo...

November 17, 2011 1:18 PM

Sabrimala pilgrimage begins today

In Kerala, the two month long annual pilgrimage season of the Sabarimala temple began today on the first day of Malayalam month Vrishchikom.Thousands of devotees thronged the hill top Ayyapa temple, with the hillocks reverberating with the loud chants of Swami Saranam.The sanctum sanctorum of the te...

November 17, 2011 12:49 PM

India-Indonesia direct flight soon to be reality

A direct flight from India to Indonesia will soon be a reality.Minister for Tourism in Indonesia Mari Elka Pangestu informed this on the sidelines of ASEAN Summit that was inaugurated in the beautiful island of Bali in Indonesia today.Speaking to AIR Correspondent, she said both Indonesia and India ...

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