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October 22, 2011 8:13 PM

New Delhi pitches for UNSC membership

New Delhi on Saturday strongly pitched for permanent membership of the UN Security Council. This will give a greater and important role to India at the global stage. Addressing a conference on international relations in Delhi, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said there is a desperate need to expand ...

October 22, 2011 8:07 PM

Coastal threats challenge to security and economy: Coast Guard Chief

The Director General of Indian Coast Guard, ICG, Vice Admiral Anil Chopra today cautioned against the vulnerability of country's coast from inimical agencies.He said, besides posing new challenges for security, it was also detrimental to the economic growth of the nation. He also emphasized tha...

October 22, 2011 6:40 PM

Lokayukta to be model bill: Narayansamy

The government on Saturday said it is considering a model Bill to bring uniformity in the selection process of the anti-corruption watchdog Lokayukta.Speaking at the valedictory session of two-day biennial conference of CBI and anti-corruption bureax of states in New Delhi, Minister of State of Pers...

October 22, 2011 5:46 PM

Govt examining process to select Lokayuktas for States

The government on Saturday said it is examining a process to select Lokayuktas independently in different states. Addressing the valedictory function of CBI conference in New Delhi, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office V. Narayansamy lamented that some State governments are attempti...

October 22, 2011 5:27 PM

Govt examining process to select Lokayuktas for States

The government today said it is examining a process to select Lokayuktas independently in different states. Addressing the valedictory function of CBI conference in New Delhi, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office V. Narayansamy lamented that some State governments are attempting to ...

October 22, 2011 2:17 PM

Coastal threats challenge to security and economy: Coast Guard Chief

The Director General of the Indian Coast Guard, ICG, Vice Admiral Anil Chopra today cautioned against the vulnerability of the country's coast from inimical agencies.He said, besides posing new challenges for security, it was also detrimental to the economic growth of the nation. He also emphas...

October 22, 2011 2:05 PM

Marketing reforms a priority: Agri Min Pawar

Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has called for reforms in agricultural marketing to enable farmers get best prices for their products. Addressing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to his Ministry in New Delhi yesterday, he said farmers, specially small and marginal, are unable to t...

October 22, 2011 12:55 PM

DMK Chief Karunanidhi meets Sonia Gandhi

DMK President and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi today.The meeting comes on a day when a special CBI court is likely to frame charges against 17 accused, including Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi, in the 2G scam case.Earlier in the mo...

October 22, 2011 12:19 PM

India extends US $250 million line of credit to Nepal

India has extended a US $ 250 million line of credit to Nepal. It will be used to finance a range of infrastructure projects, including highways, airports, bridges, irrigation, roads, railways and hydropower projects. The soft loan will carry a concessional rate of interest of 1.75 percent per annum...

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