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February 18, 2011 2:26 PM

India – Malaysia pact paves way for freer flow of trade

India and Malaysia today signed a landmark pact that paves the way for freer flow of trade in goods and services between the two countries. The pact will also enhance investment and economic cooperation between India and Malaysia. The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) was signed by...

February 18, 2011 2:21 PM

DMK announces alliance with PMK in forthcoming assembly elections

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and the DMK chief Mr.M Karunanidhi today announced the alliance with Pattali Makkal Katchi, PMK, in the forthcoming assembly elections. Speaking to newsmen in Chennai, Mr Karunanidhi said that the PMK would be allotted 31 assembly seats and one Rajya Sabha seat. Replyin...

February 18, 2011 2:14 PM

Advani apologize to Sonia for task force report

Senior BJP leader L K Advani apologized to Congress President Sonia Gandhi for a party-appointed task force report, which had alleged that she and her late husband Rajiv Gandhi had accounts in Swiss banks. BJP had appointed the task force on unraveling the amount of black money stashed by Indians in...

February 18, 2011 2:05 PM

PM to arrive in Guwahati on two day visit

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will arrive in Guwahati this afternoon on a two day visit to Assam. Besides Guwahati, the Prime Minister will visit Jorhat and Sibsagar. Dr. Singh will address the students and teachers of the Arya Vidyapeeth College immediately after his arrival at Guwahati. In the...

February 18, 2011 1:26 PM

Indian Panorama Film festival begins in Andaman

In Andaman and Nicobar islands, a three day long Indian Panorama Film festival begins today. The islands Lt Governor, Lt Gen Bhopindher Singh will inaugurate the festival at Port Blair this evening. Our Correspondent reports that this mega film festival is being organized for the first time in the i...

February 18, 2011 1:18 PM

JPC to be constituted before Wednesday to probe 2G scam

Government says that a Joint Parliamentary Committee will be constituted before Wednesday to probe the 2G scam. Talking to reporters in New Delhi today the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mr. Pawan Kumar Bansal made this announcement. In response to questions, he said JPC is set up to look into only ...

February 18, 2011 1:17 PM

BCC to be formed for self-regulation of media : Ambika Soni

The government has mooted a media watchdog to take care of the malicious contents. Talking to newsmen on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi today, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Mrs. Ambika Soni said that a Broadcasting Complaints Council, BCC headed by a retired Supreme Court judge...

February 18, 2011 1:09 PM

Series of concessions for LDC’s by New Delhi

New Delhi has announced a series of concessions for the least developed countries. Addressing the inaugural session of the Ministerial level conference of these countries in New Delhi today the External Affairs Minister Mr. S.M. Krishna said that each least developed country will get five additional...

February 18, 2011 12:42 PM

A Raja sent to 14 days judicial custody in 2G Scam

Former Telecom Minister A Raja, arrested for his alleged role in 2G Spectrum allocation scam, was sent to Tihar Jail by a Delhi court today under 14-days' judicial custody. Special CBI judge O P Saini also directed the Tihar Jail authorities to let the former minister have access to home-made f...

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