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September 22, 2011 5:54 PM

IAF hopes to finalise M-MRCA deal

Indian Air Force on Thursday said the commercial bids of two short listed vendors in the M-MRCA tender would be opened by middle of next month. Speaking at a function in New Delhi, Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne said, a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council will be held on October 7th where som...

September 22, 2011 5:42 PM

Govt defends handling of 2G spectrum allocation, BJP demands resignation

The government on Thursday strongly defended Home Minister P Chidambaram's handling of the allocation of 2G spectrum licenses. Replying to questions on reports of Chidambaram's alleged involvement in the 2G Spectrum scam, Law Minister Salman Khurshid said that Chidambaram did not do anythi...

September 22, 2011 5:33 PM

PM speaks to Chidambaram on 2G issue

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has called Home Minister P Chidambaram and is understood to have expressed full faith in his integrity, amid a raging controversy over his stand on 2G spectrum allocation.During a 20-minute call from Frankfurt where Dr. Singh made a overnight halt on his way to ...

September 22, 2011 5:25 PM

Text-to-speech software for differently abled persons launched

The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin Pilot on Thursday released a software Text-To- Speech, TTS system for differently abled persons in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion Mr. Pilot said that this initiative is a significant step towards digital inclusion of dif...

September 22, 2011 4:48 PM

PM speaks to Chidambaram on 2G issue

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has called Home Minister P Chidambaram and is understood to have expressed full faith in his integrity, amid a raging controversy over his stand on 2G spectrum allocation.During a 20-minute call from Frankfurt where Dr. Singh made a overnight halt on his way to ...

September 22, 2011 4:46 PM

Pataudi’s condition critical

The condition of former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi continues to be critical. Patuadi is suffering from lung infection. The bulletin issued by the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi said, Pataudi is on very high level of oxygen support. He is conscious and his cardiac function r...

September 22, 2011 4:25 PM

Govt defends Chidambaram’s handling of allocation of 2G licenses

The government on Thursday strongly defended Home Minister P Chidambaram's handling of the allocation of 2G spectrum licenses. Replying to questions on reports of Chidambaram's alleged involvement in the 2G Spectrum scam, Law Minister Salman Khurshid said that Chidambaram did not do anythi...

September 22, 2011 2:29 PM

Criminal violence causes more deaths in India: UN report

Criminal violence causes more deaths in India as compared to militancy, says a UN report. The report released in New Delhi on Thursday stated that more than eight thousand people lost their lives as a result of criminal violence as against two thousand two hundred deaths due to militancy in 2009-10....

September 22, 2011 2:09 PM

PM leaves for New York to participate UNGA session

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has left for New York on Thursday to participate in the 66th Session of the UN General assembly, after an overnight stay in Frankfurt. AIR correspondent covering the Prime ministers visit reports, Dr. Singh has set the tone for UN deliberations calling upon all coun...

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