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October 27, 2011 8:59 PM

Delhi HC dismisses Airtel plea against TDSAT

The Delhi High Court has dismissed Bharti Airtel's plea against telecom tribunal TDSAT that asked it to first pay half of the 50 crore fine imposed on it by DoT before the hearing.The Department of Telecom (DoT) had imposed 50 crore fine on the country's largest telecom operator for issuin...

October 27, 2011 8:59 PM

New National Tribal Policy on anvil: Govt.

A new National Tribal Policy is on the anvil to address the problems of tribal population across the country. In an exclusive interview to All India Radio, the Union Tribal Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo said that a series of measures are being taken to ensure remunerative prices to their produce. T...

October 27, 2011 8:58 PM

Vice Prez to represent India at CHOGM summit in Perth

The stage is set for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) which begins in the Australian city of Perth on Friday. Most of the leaders of the 54 member grouping have arrived to attend the summit which comes in the backdrop of economic slow down in the US and European countries.Vice Pr...

October 27, 2011 8:34 PM

New National Tribal Policy on anvil, says Union Tribal Minister

A new National Tribal Policy is on the anvil to address the problems of tribal population across the country. In an exclusive interview to All India Radio, the Union Tribal Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo said that a series of measures are being taken to ensure remunerative prices to their produce. T...

October 27, 2011 8:32 PM

India elected as Vice Chairman of AAEA

India has been unanimously elected as the Vice Chairman of the Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) at its General Assembly held in Seoul on Thursday. The name of Chief Election Commissioner, Dr.S.Y.Quraishi was proposed as Vice Chairman by the Chief Election Commissioner of Bhutan. He r...

October 27, 2011 8:29 PM

'Green Cabs' launched at Buddh International Circuit

Fans queuing up to catch the Formula One action at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida can look forward to being ferried from the parking area to the venue on three-wheelers that run on electricity. The Green cabs, launched on Thursday, are the first of their kind in the country. The ca...

October 27, 2011 8:24 PM

India, Japan to hold strategic dialogue in Tokyo

India and Japan will hold their fifth strategic dialogue in Tokyo from Friday .The two day dialogue will explore ways to deepen the bilateral cooperation on a number of issues ranging from jointly combating piracy and terrorism to climate change and the evolving East Asia architecture. New Delhi is ...

October 27, 2011 7:34 PM

Govt to set up 21 new Textile Parks

21 new Textile Parks will be set up across the country with a view to provide world class infrastructure for Textile Industry. The project is to be implemented over a period of three years at a cost of 2100 crore rupees. Out of these, 6 parks will come up in Maharashtra, 4 in Rajasthan, 2 each in Ta...

October 27, 2011 7:33 PM

Govt signs loan agreement with World Bank for eastern freight corridor

The government on Thursday signed a 975 million US dollar loan agreement with the World Bank for execution of the plan in the eastern corridor. This will give a boost to Railway's ambitious Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project.The financing for the project will cover 1,130 km of the 1839 km...

October 27, 2011 7:26 PM

Rice procurement crosses mark of 341 lakh metric tonnes

The Procurement of rice has crossed the mark of 341 lakh metric tonnes in the Kharif Marketing season 2010-11. According to an official release, various government agencies have procured 341.84 lakh metric tonnes of rice till Thursday. The procurement is about 23 lakh metric tonnes more than last ye...

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