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January 31, 2011 4:55 PM

Special AI flight brings back Indians from Cairo

A Special Air India flight carrying 324 passengers from Egypt's capital Cairo arrived in Mumbai this afternoon. The flight mostly carried women, children and stranded tourists. According to Air India sources the 747 Boeing aircraft, which has a capacity of 423 passengers, took off from Cairo at...

January 31, 2011 4:23 PM

Warship INS Vindhyagiri reaches bottom of sea; efforts on to retrieve

Warship INS Vindhyagiri has reached the bottom of the sea following damages by a massive fire that broke out after collision with a merchant vessel. A Navy spokesperson said in New Delhi that further efforts are on to retrieve the ship. In New Delhi, Defence Ministry officials were in consultation t...

January 31, 2011 2:49 PM

Rao conveys India’s ‘serious’ concerns to Rajapaksa over violent deaths of fishermen

Foreign Secretary Mrs. Nirupama Rao on Monday conveyed the 'serious' concerns of the Indian government on the recent violent deaths of the Indian fishermen in her meeting with the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and stressed that these incidents should be fully investigated and all steps take...

January 31, 2011 2:45 PM

Warship INS Vindhyagiri reaches bottom of sea; efforts on to retrieve

Warship INS Vindhyagiri has reached the bottom of the sea following damages by a massive fire that broke out after collision a merchant vessel. A Navy spokesperson said in New Delhi that further efforts are on to retrieve the ship. In New Delhi, Defence Ministry officials were in consultation to coo...

January 31, 2011 2:11 PM

Govt to provide home to EWS, LIG through Housing for All schemes

Government will provide housing to Economically Weaker Sections and Low Income Groups through the new Affordable Housing for All schemes under the National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy. The policy advocates measures for promotion of sustainable development of habitat in the country with a view t...

January 31, 2011 2:09 PM

Efforts on to save Indian Navy warship INS Vindhyagiri

Massive efforts are on to control the fire in Indian Navy Warship Vindhyagiri at the Mumbai Naval dockyard. At the same time Defence Ministry officials are in consultation in New Delhi at this moment to coordinate the effort. A Navy spokesperson said in New Delhi that INS Vindhyagiri was brought to ...

January 31, 2011 2:09 PM

2nd phase of Indian Census 2011 to begin from 9th Feb

The second phase of Indian Census 2011 will begin from 9th February. Interacting with the media persons at Port Blair, the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Dr C Chandramouli informed that the world's largest ever census operation will be carried out across the country from Feb...

January 31, 2011 2:02 PM

CBI raids continue in Adarsh Society scam case

The CBI on Monday continued with its raids in the Adarsh Society scam case. The raids were conducted at Adarsh society office in Mumbai and they started at 6 am. The CBI on Monday started with searches at the residences and other premises of some of the people named in the FIR relating to the scam. ...

January 31, 2011 2:01 PM

Efforts on to save Indian Navy warship INS Vindhyagiri

Frantic efforts are on to save Indian Navy warship INS Vindhyagiri after a major fire engulfed it following a collision with a merchant vessel off Mumbai Harbour. The warship of the Nilgiri class had collided with the container vessel MV Nordlake last evening but there were no casualties. The naval ...

January 31, 2011 1:59 PM

Govt probes if agents involved in duping Indian students stranded in US

The government is probing if agents were involved in duping the Indian students who are stranded in the US after the closure of Tri-Valley University following immigration fraud charges. Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said on Sunday that he has asked the Indian Mission in Washington t...

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