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September 24, 2011 8:26 PM

Pakistan Railways to rent engines from India

Pakistan Railways will rent engines from India. Local media reports said a meeting chaired by Railways minister Ghulam Bilour evaluated acquiring engines on rent from India. According to the Railways Ministry, the engines will be rented to increase performance and initially 50 engines will be acquir...

September 24, 2011 7:24 PM

2G scam: CBI records Jaswant Singh's statement

CBI has recorded senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh's statement in connection with its ongoing probe into the multi-crore 2G spectrum scam. AIR correspondent quoting official sources said former Finance Minister's statement was recorded on Saturday as a part of the preliminary inquiry during ...

September 24, 2011 7:22 PM

Delhi airport ready for Haj pilgrims

Special arrangements have been put in place at the Indira Gandhi International airport for transit of Haj pilgrims of this season. Around 32,000 pilgrims are expected to go for Haj this year from IGI airport. The first batch will leave on the 29th of this month. CEO of Delhi International Airport Lt...

September 24, 2011 6:57 PM

Knifeless brain radio surgery performed

For the first time in India, a 40-year old woman has undergone a 'knifeless' - radio- surgery for removal of a brainlesion. The surgery was conducted at Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital in Coimbatore in Tamilnadu.Doctors at the hospital said this is the first time in the country that the ...

September 24, 2011 6:56 PM

Toll free help line service to address complaints of voters

The Election Commission has started a toll free help line service with a view to address the complaints of voters regarding enrolling names in voter list.It will also entertain discrepancies in the voter's identity card provided by the commission and other election related concerns. Talking to ...

September 24, 2011 6:41 PM

2G scam: Congress rejects BJP’s allegation against Chidambaram

Congress on Saturday termed BJP's allegation against Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on his alleged involvement in 2G Spectrum allocation scam as baseless and unfortunate. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, the General Secretary of the Party Digvijay Singh said that there is no question of any...

September 24, 2011 6:38 PM

India-China strategic economic dialogue to be held in Beijing

The first India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue will be held in Beijing from Monday. The focus of the two day Dialogue will be on Plan formulation and implementation in India and China, the global economic outlook, efficient use of water resources, energy efficiency and pricing and potential coope...

September 24, 2011 4:59 PM

Cancellation of train services hit normal life in Telengana region

In Andhra Pradesh, normal life in Telangana region is hit on Saturday following cancellation of almost all train services in the region in the wake of two-day rail roko protest called by Telangana Joint Action Committee. The South Central Railways have cancelled over two hundred trains originating o...

September 24, 2011 4:39 PM

India successfully test-fires Shourya missile

India has successfully test-fired hypersonic missile - Shourya. The state of the art nuclear capable missile was test fired at 2.30 on Saturday afternoon from the launch complex of Integrated Test Range at Chandipore near Balasore off Odisha coast. The hypersonic missile can carry conventional warhe...

September 24, 2011 4:39 PM

BJD MLA shot dead by suspected Maoists in Odisha

In Odisha, BJD MLA Jagabandhu Majhi and his Personal Security Officer have been shot dead by suspected Maoists. According to reports, the Umerkote MLA of Biju Janata Dal was attending a public meeting and distributing land records at Gona Hatapadar under Raighar police station in Nowarangpur distric...

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