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January 15, 2011 9:25 AM

Nation celebrates Makar Sankranti

Festival of Makar Sankranti is being celebrated in many parts of the country today. It was also celebrated in several areas on Friday.In Uttar Pradesh, devotees are taking holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati in Allahabad for the second day today.Magh Mela admin...

January 15, 2011 9:22 AM

US wants military transparency from China

United States Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton says the US-China relationship is at a critical juncture, needing to overcome distrust before it can forge ahead. She called for greater military transparency between the two countries.Clinton said China would need to overcome its resistance to transp...

January 15, 2011 9:12 AM

FM calls meet to tame ballooning inflation

Terming food inflation as unacceptably high, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the Government is trying its best to control along with the cooperation of State Governments.He informed that a meeting of the State Finance Ministers has been convened on Wednesday to discuss ways to rein i...

January 14, 2011 9:01 PM

First consignment of onions from Pakistan reaches India

The first consignment of about 200 tonnes of onion imported by the government from Pakistan landed at the Mundra port in Gujarat today and is likely to reach Delhi on Tuesday. The government had asked state-owned trading agencies PEC and STC to import onion to boost domestic supply and rein in the s...

January 14, 2011 8:42 PM

CWG scam: Delhi High court grants bail to Darbari

The Delhi High Court today granted bail to former CWG Organising Committee official T S Darbari in the Queen's Baton Relay scam case. The bail plea of M Jayachandran will be taken up later.Darbari was granted bail after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said that it was not in a positio...

January 14, 2011 8:25 PM

Karnataka HC stays enquiry by Padmaraj Commission in land scam

A bench of Karnataka High Court today directed the State Government to reply in three weeks about its decision to entrust land scam and corruption charges enquiry to Justice Padmaraj Commission. The Bench comprising of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice A S Bopanna gave the order and restrained th...

January 14, 2011 8:24 PM

SC issues notice on plea for probe into killing of Maoist leader

The Supreme Court today sought the response of the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government on a plea for judicial probe into the killings of top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar and journalist Hemchandra Pandey in an alleged fake encounter six months ago. The apex court issued notices to the Centre...

January 14, 2011 8:23 PM

‘Govt. planning 25 pc troop reduction in J&K: Home Secy

Government says, it is contemplating to reduce the strength of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir by 25 per cent as soon as possible depending on the ground situation. The Home Secretary G K Pillai said in New Delhi that deployment of security forces should be of minimum strength in populated area...

January 14, 2011 7:34 PM

Congress defends Sibal’s remarks on CAG report over 2G spectrum issue

Congress today strongly defended Kapil Sibal's remarks on Comptroller and Auditor General's report. Talking to reporters in New Delhi party spokesperson Jayanti Natrajan today said that CAG report is in public domain currently and members of parliament have all the right to express their o...

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