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October 10, 2011 5:00 PM

India, Czech Republic upgrade economic cooperation

India and Czech Republic have upgraded their economic cooperation and fixed a target of bilateral trade volume of two billion US Dollars by next year. The current volume is 1.3 billion US Dollars. The decision was taken today in New Delhi between the visiting Czech Minister for Industry & Trade,...

October 10, 2011 4:55 PM

CBI books Maran,brother in Aircel-Maxis deal; raids premises

CBI today conducted raids at nine places in Delhi and Chennai in connection with the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal. CBI sources told our correspondent that the raids were conducted at the premises of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran and several others in connection with the case. Raids have...

October 10, 2011 3:22 PM

CBI books Maran, brother in Aircel-Maxis deal

The CBI today conducted raids at the premises of former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran after registering a case against him in connection with the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal.The agency has also booked his brother Kalanidhi Maran, Maxis owner T Ananda Krishnan, senior executive Ralph Marshall ...

October 10, 2011 2:23 PM

Ghazal Maestro Jagjit Singh passes away; PM, Soni condole legend’s death

One of the most beloved voices in the Ghazal genre of Indian music breathed his last today morning. More than two weeks after being admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai , veteran Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh passed away on Monday morning. He was 70. The singer had undergone an emergency surgery for...

October 10, 2011 2:16 PM

Vice President Hamid Ansari leaves for Turkey

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari has left for Ankara today on a 5-day visit to Turkey. During his visit, he will hold delegation-level talks with Turkish Parliamentarians led by Camil Cicek, Speaker of the Turksih Grand National Assembly. He is also scheduled to take part in a business forum at ...

October 10, 2011 2:16 PM

Two new Justices in SC

Justices Dipak Misra and Jasti Chelameswar were today sworn in as Supreme Court judges, raising the strength of the apex court to 28.Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia administered the oath of office to Misra and Chelameswar, former chief justices of Delhi and Kerala high courts.

October 10, 2011 2:15 PM

Vice President Hamid Ansari leaves for Turkey

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari has left for Ankara today on a 5-day visit to Turkey. During his visit, he will hold delegation-level talks with Turkish Parliamentarians led by Camil Cicek, Speaker of the Turksih Grand National Assembly. He is also scheduled to take part in a business forum at ...

October 10, 2011 2:00 PM

Centre agrees on disclosing Lokpal proceedings

The government has agreed to make public the audio recordings of proceedings of the Joint Drafting Committee constituted in April this year to frame the Lokpal Bill. The Joint Drafting Committee comprised five members of Team Anna Hazare and five Cabinet Ministers. The department of personnel has de...

October 10, 2011 2:00 PM

Veteran ghazal singer Jagjit Singh passes away

More than two weeks after being admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, veteran ghazal singer Jagjit Singh passed away today morning. He was 70. The singer had undergone an emergency surgery for brain haemorrhage at the Lilavati Hospital on September 23. Hospital sources told AIR that Jagjeet Singh...

October 10, 2011 1:54 PM

Political consultations on in Congress to resolve Telangana crisis

Congress party is holding hectic political discussions to resolve the Telengana crisis. Talking to reporters in New Delhi on Monday, Congress General Secretary in-charge of Andhra Pradesh Ghulam Nabi Azad said that discussions with party MLAs, MLCs and other Congress leaders from Andhra Pradesh have...

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