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February 13, 2011 9:03 AM

95% NE households have no access to banking services

Ninty five percent households in North East region do not have access to banking services against the national average of 43 per cent. RBI Deputy Governor Shyamala Gopinath said in Itanagar that despite efforts by RBI during the last 75 years, there are as many as 145 million households in the count...

February 13, 2011 8:39 AM

Flamingos nested in Greater Rann of Kutch for hatching activities

In Gujarat, hundreds of thousands of greater flamingos have nested in the Greater Rann of Kutch for hatching activities. Our Bhuj correspondent reports that the Andabet - an island in Kutch district is the only place in the entire Asian continent where the Greater Flamingos have made their hatching ...

February 12, 2011 9:06 PM

2G Spectrum Scam: A Raja questioning continues

The CBI probing the multi-crore 2G Spectrum scam, is continuously grilling former telecom Minister A Raja and Shahid Balwa, DB Realty managing director and promoter of Swan Telecom Limited.AIR correspondent quoting CBI sources reports the agency has got some specific leads in the case. The CBI yeste...

February 12, 2011 7:54 PM

95 percent NE households do not have access to banking services

Ninty five percent households in North East region do not have access to banking services against the national average of 43 per cent. RBI Deputy Governor Shyamala Gopinath said in Itanagar that despite efforts by RBI during the last 75 years, there are as many as 145 million households in the count...

February 12, 2011 7:53 PM

ISRO initiates process to restructure its commercial arm

Country's apex space policy body today set in motion a process to restructure Antrix Corporation, ISRO's commercial arm. This comes in the backdrop of a controversial two-satellite deal it had struck with a private firm. The Space Commission, at a meeting in New Delhi formed a search commi...

February 12, 2011 4:41 PM

India welcomes Mubarak’s decision to step down

India has welcomed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's decision to step down and the commitment of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to ensure a peaceful transition of power in a time-bound manner. In a statement, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna welcomed the decision of President Mub...

February 12, 2011 4:39 PM

‘Absorb Tri Valley student in other varsities’

External affairs minister SM Krishna says US should absorb Indian students of California-based Tri Valley University, into other US universities. The university has been shut down on charges of massive visa fraud.Talking to reporters in New York, S M Krishna said the students came on valid visas and...

February 12, 2011 2:19 PM

‘Black money flow in polls can’t be stopped’

Chief Election Comissioner Dr S Y Qurashi has said that state funding cannot stop flow of black money during elections. Speaking at the 7th National Conference on electoral and political reforms held in Chennai today, Qurashi said India as the largest democracy had survived many elections and was em...

February 12, 2011 2:18 PM

‘Parliamentarians must lead in fight against poverty’

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has said Parliamentarians have to take the lead in evolving a national consensus for empowering the poor by displaying the political will to democratise and decentralise at a faster pace. She was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Asian Regional Conference of t...

February 12, 2011 1:43 PM

PM pegs $120-bn investment for aviation

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that the aviation sector of the country has the potential to absorb investment of $120 billion. This can create lakhs of employment opportunities both directly and indirectly. Inaugurating the most modern airport terminal at Thiruvananthapuam, the Prime Min...

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