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November 15, 2011 9:59 PM

CAG dismisses ex-colleague’s figure on 2G spectrum loss

Comptroller and Auditor General, CAG, Vinod Rai today appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee and dismissed claims by a former colleague that actual loss of revenue due to 2G spectrum allocation was only 2,645 crore rupees.He said various estimates up to 4.19 lakh crore rupees were project...

November 15, 2011 9:52 PM

Meira Kumar rejects 12 Telangana MPs’ resignations

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesday rejected the resignations of 12 MPs from Telangana region including TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.According to Parliament sources, the resignations were not accepted by the Speaker as they were not in proper format. The MPs included eight from Congress and tw...

November 15, 2011 9:47 PM

Chidambaram reviews anti-Naxal ops in Maharashtra

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday held a high level meeting in Mumbai with Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Home Minister R.R Patil and top police officials to review the steps taken by the state government to tackle Naxalism.Talking to reporters after the meeting, Mr. Patil...

November 15, 2011 9:47 PM

Collaborative mechanisms to drive innovation must:Pitroda

The Chairman of the National Innovation Council (NIC) Sam Pitroda on Tuesday said NIC's top priority is to develop a framework to finance innovation for the bottom of the pyramid through the creation of an India Inclusive Innovation Fund. Speaking to reporters after Prime minister released repo...

November 15, 2011 9:46 PM

Nuke capable Agni-2 missile test fired successfully

India on Tuesday successfully test-fired an advanced variant of nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile with a strike range of 3,000 km from an island off the Odisha coast.The surface-to-surface intermediate range missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher at 0900 hours from the Integrated Test...

November 15, 2011 9:46 PM

Chidambaram reviews anti-Naxal ops in Maharashtra

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today held a high level meeting in Mumbai with Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Home Minister R.R Patil and top police officials to review the steps taken by the state government to tackle Naxalism.Talking to reporters after the meeting, Mr. Patil said...

November 15, 2011 9:41 PM

India, South Africa to strengthen ties in MSME sector

India and South Africa have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME, Sector. An official release said, this decision was taken at a meeting between Minister of State Commerce and Industry, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry...

November 15, 2011 8:49 PM

Mallya rules out Kingfisher Airlines’ closure

Battling a crisis of survival, Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya today sought help from banks to raise short-term funds to the tune of 700 to 800 crore rupees as working capital and interest concession and ruled out its closure. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai today, Mallya said, he ...

November 15, 2011 7:16 PM

Nuke capable Agni-2 missile test fired successfully

India today successfully test-fired an advanced variant of nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile with a strike range of 3,000 km from an island off the Odisha coast.The surface-to-surface intermediate range missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher at 0900 hours from the Integrated Test Rang...

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