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October 17, 2011 1:46 PM

Prez urges world aviation industry to partner with India

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has urged the world aviation industry to partner with India's growing civil aviation sector. She said the world nations must continuously negotiate new bilateral treaties to expand access to new and emerging markets for their carriers. She was speaking at the inaug...

October 17, 2011 1:41 PM

FM confident about India’s high growth trajectory

The Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has exuded confidence that the country will attain 8.5 to 9 percent growth in the medium to long term. The statement assumes significance in the wake of slowing economy in West and a sovereign debt crisis in Europe.Inaugurating a function to mark the Silver ...

October 17, 2011 1:23 PM

FM asserts India’s firm on high GDP growth path

The Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee has asserted that India is firm on a high GDP growth path of 8.5 to nine percent. The statement assumes significance in the wake of global economic crisis in USA and some European countries.Inaugurating a function to mark the Silver Jubilee celebrations of I...

October 17, 2011 1:19 PM

Sessions Court grants bail to Bhatt

In a major set back to the Gujarat Government, District Session Court in Ahmedabad today granted bail to the suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt.District Sessions Judge VK Vyas pronounced his order after hearing the arguments of special public prosecutor SV Raju and Bhatt's advocate IH Syed.AIR ...

October 17, 2011 12:26 PM

Maruti-Manesar plant strike continues

The strike at Maruti Suzuki India's (MSI) Manesar plant continues, with workers protesting outside the factory premises.The company's spokesperson however said that operations resumed at Manesar with some of the trained workers from among those who have refused to join the strike.He also s...

October 17, 2011 12:22 PM

Maderna, accused in Bhanwari Devi case dismissed from post

In Rajasthan, Water Resources Minister Mahipal Maderna was dismissed from the State cabinet last night. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had sought his dismissal and Governor Shivraj Patil accepted the recommendation.Maderna is an accused in the Bhanwari Devi case being investigated by the CBI.Mr Mahipal...

October 17, 2011 9:46 AM

Home Sec denies terror angle in explosives recovered in MP

The Home Secretary R K Singh has denied any terror angle in the explosives that were recovered from Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh.Speaking to media in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Singh said, the gelatin sticks, detonators and chords recovered from there, seem to be for the purpose of illegal mining.He...

October 16, 2011 10:13 PM

CEC says he is not in favour of Right to Recall and Right to Reject

Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi has said he is not in favour of Right to Recall and Right to Reject of elected representatives. In an interview to a private news channel, he has warned that any such electoral rule will destabilise the country. Mr Quraishi said it may not work in India given...

October 16, 2011 9:19 PM

NSG to prepare new-age commandos to counter terrorism

The country's elite National Security Guard has embarked on an ambitious project to prepare new-age commandos equipped with high-end weapons to undertake specialised counter-terrorism and counter-hijack operations through land, air and water. The force, known as the Black Cats, will churn out c...

October 16, 2011 9:18 PM

Huge cache of explosives recovered in MP’s Rewa district

In the latest of recent explosive hauls, the police on Sunday recovered a huge cache of explosives in Madhya Pradesh from a rented house in Gangotri Colony in Rewa. Additional SP of Rewa R S Belwanshi told AIR Bhopal correspondent that the recovered explosives included five quintal gelatin sticks, m...

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