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October 20, 2011 1:31 PM

HC begins hearing of Yeddy’s bail plea

The Karnataka High Court has begun hearing of the bail plea of former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa in corruption cases against him. Yeddyurappa was shifted to Bangalore Central jail from the Victoria Hospital on Wednesday.Earlier he was undergoing treatment for backache and chest pain at the Jaya...

October 20, 2011 12:54 PM

Food inflation ascends to double digits

Food inflation entered double digits again after a gap of a month-and-a-half and stood at 10.60 per cent for the week ending October 8.Food inflation, as measured by Wholesale Price Index, stood at 9.32 per cent in the previous week.The rate of price rise of food items stood at 15.72 per cent in the...

October 20, 2011 12:49 PM

DG-BSF reviews security along Indo-Pak border at Jammu

The Director General, Border Security Force, Mr. Raman Srivastava reviewed the situation along Indo-Pak international border at Jammu on Wednesday. Mr. Srivastava who was on a two-day visit to Jammu Division also reviewed infiltration attempts from across the border during a high level meeting held ...

October 20, 2011 12:12 PM

Nepal PM to begin four-day India visit today

The Prime Minister of Nepal Babu Ram Bhattarai is arriving in New Delhi this afternoon on a four day visit to India. During his stay in the National Capital, he will hold delegation level talks with the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on a host of issues.He will call on the President and the Vice ...

October 20, 2011 12:12 PM

Govt. approves construction of 1000 km expressways under NHDP

The government has approved construction of 1,000 kilometer of expressways under its National Highways Development Project- NHDP at a total cost of 16,680 crore rupees.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a statement said, the constructions of roads will be carried out through public private p...

October 20, 2011 11:58 AM

Govt. committed to clean up system as no place for corruption in society: PM

The Prime Minister has said that government is committed to clean up the system and there is no place for corruption in the society.Dr. Manmohan Singh said the recent debate over corruption has served its purpose and people have been awakened to the harmful consequences of corruption which is eating...

October 20, 2011 11:44 AM

Centre to set up expert group for Kudankulam Nuke project

The Centre today announced setting up of a 15-member group of experts over the Kudankulam nuclear plant project. AIR correspondent quoting officials sources reports, the group of experts from various disciplines such as radiation safety, reactor safety, oncology, fisheries and nuclear waste manageme...

October 20, 2011 9:34 AM

Nepal PM to arrive in Delhi on four-day visit to India

Nepal's Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai will arrive in New Delhi today on a four-day visit to India. During his visit, he will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Vice President Mohd. Hamid Ansari and leaders of various political parties.Dr Bhattarai has expressed hope that his visit will he...

October 20, 2011 8:34 AM

Delhi HC reserves orders on Amar Singh’s bail plea

The Delhi High Court has reserved its order on the bail plea of jailed Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh arrested in cash-for-vote scam case. The order was reserved after theCentre told the court that medical reports given by All India Institute of Medical Sciences,AIIMS, suggest that all is not well with A...

October 20, 2011 8:34 AM

Sustained efforts being made to unearth Black Money: FM

The government said it has started investigations into black money transactions by Indians. Inaugurating the Economic Editors' Conference in New Delhi on Wednesday, the Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee said about ten thousand pieces of information have been received from different parts of...

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