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September 18, 2011 1:39 PM

PM to leave for 66th UN general assembly session on Monday

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will push for more effective measures for global economic and financial recovery, UN reforms, Millennium Development Goals and anti-terror convention during his visit to the United Nations. Dr Singh will be leaving for New York on Monday to participate in the Hig...

September 18, 2011 10:54 AM

11 children succumbed to Japanese Encephalitis in Gorakhpur

In Uttar Pradesh, eleven children succumbed to Japanese Encephalitis at Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital in Gorakhpur during past 24 hours. All the dead are children below 15 years. With this the death toll due to different kinds of encephalitis has mounted to 300 this year. Forty two patien...

September 18, 2011 9:39 AM

India, B'desh will soon sign pact on Teesta water sharing: B'desh PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said India and Bangladesh will soon sign a pact on Teesta water sharing, but refused to specify any timeframe for the deal. She said this at a meeting of top leaders of the ruling Awami League in the capital Dhacca. India has also expressed the hope that t...

September 18, 2011 9:29 AM

Petrol price hike was inevitable: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the petrol price hike was inevitable because of a steep increase in price of crude oil in the international market. Drawing comparisons between the prices in 2000 and 2011, he said the price of crude has gone up by 5 to 6 times in a decade. The Ministe...

September 17, 2011 9:42 PM

Gujarat witnesses two fasts by political leaders

Chief Minister Narendra Modi began his three-day fast in Ahmedabad on Saturday morning for what he called peace, unity and communal harmony in the state. His fast under `Sadbhavna Mission' coincided with his 62nd birthday.To counter his fast, Gujarat Congress leaders Shankarsinh Vaghela and Arj...

September 17, 2011 9:05 PM

Shinde to visit US to tap investment in power sector

Union Minister for Power Sushil Kumar Shinde is to embark on a 5 day visit to the United states to tap investment in power sector in India. He is leaving for Chicago and New York on Monday. An official release issued in New Delhi today, said the power sector of India will require 232 billion US doll...

September 17, 2011 9:04 PM

Gujarat witnessed two fasts by political leaders

Chief Minister Narendra Modi began his three-day fast in Ahmedabad on Saturday morning for what he called peace, unity and communal harmony in the state. His fast under `Sadbhavna Mission' coincided with his 62nd birthday.To counter his fast, Gujarat Congress leaders Shankarsinh Vaghela and Arj...

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