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FM asks states to remove levies to bring down food prices

January 20, 2011 11:41 AM

FM asks states to remove levies to bring down food prices

Worried over rising food inflation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has asked the states to remove local levies like octroi and mandi tax to bridge the gap between wholesale and retail prices. Addressing State Finance Ministers in New Delhi yesterday during the Pre-Budget deliberations, he urged s...

Navy all set to add brand new tanker INS Deepak to its fleet

January 20, 2011 9:27 AM

Navy all set to add brand new tanker INS Deepak to its fleet

The Indian Navy is all set to add a brand new tanker INS Deepak to its fleet tomorrow enhancing its capabilities as a blue-water navy. AIR correspondent reports, with a sister ship, INS Shakti, due to join in June-July, the additions will add a distinct punch.

India, Bangladesh discuss border security issue

January 19, 2011 9:24 PM

India, Bangladesh discuss border security issue

India on Wednesday urged the Bangladesh government to sensitize people to follow the legal routes to cross the border and also restrict movement of people near the border areas in the night.India expressed this view during the two day meeting of the joint working group on security which concluded in...

Krishna presses Australia to reverse its policy of not selling Uranium to India

January 19, 2011 9:08 PM

Krishna presses Australia to reverse its policy of not selling Uranium to India

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today pressed Australia to reverse its policy of not selling Uranium to India. Krishna, who arrived in Melbourne today on a three-day visit, met Minister for Energy, Resources and Tourism Martin Ferguson and raised the issue of Uranium supply to India. He asked ...

SC expressed displeasure over govt's reluctance on black money issue

January 19, 2011 8:55 PM

SC expressed displeasure over govt's reluctance on black money issue

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the government's reluctance in coming forward with full information on the black money stashed by Indians in foreign banks.A bench comprising justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar said, it is a theft of national wealth and amounted t...

FM asks states to remove local levies to bring down food prices

January 19, 2011 8:53 PM

FM asks states to remove local levies to bring down food prices

Worried over rising food inflation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday asked the states to remove local levies like octroi and mandi tax to bridge the gap between wholesale and retail prices. Addressing State Finance Ministers in New Delhi during the Pre-Budget deliberations, he urged st...

CWG official gets bail from Delhi HC

January 19, 2011 5:15 PM

CWG official gets bail from Delhi HC

CWG Organising Committee official M Jayachandran, was today granted bail by the Delhi High Court.He was arrested by the CBI on November 21, 2010 for alleged financial bungling in holding Queen Baton's Relay, QBR in London in 2009.Justice Hima Kohli granted bail to Jayachandran, following the CB...

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