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January 7, 2011 1:45 PM

EC launches nation wide initiative to enroll young voters

Election Commission has launched a nation wide initiative to enroll young voters. This campaign is part of its diamond Jubilee celebrations . A symposium to promote participation of young voters in the election process got underway in New Delhi this morning. This is the fourth such symposium organiz...

January 7, 2011 1:39 PM

Three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas begins in New Delhi

India is committed to engage with the young Diaspora for its empowered global presence. Addressing the pre-inaugural session of the 9th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi this morning, the minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Mr. Vayalar Ravi said, the government is all set to have an i...

January 7, 2011 1:27 PM

Give copy of CBI's closure report to Talwars, orders court

A special CBI court in Ghaziabad today directed the investigating agency to give a copy of the closure report in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case to the parents of the murdered teenager. The court posted its decision on the issue of closing the probe for 21st of this month. Earlier, while heari...

January 7, 2011 1:27 PM

Cold wave continues to sweep several parts of country

Intense cold wave continued to sweep north India. The biting cold has claimed 12 lives in the region during the past 24 hours. While 11 people died in Uttar Pradesh, one person lost his life in Jammu and KashmirIn Uttar Pradesh, Churk town in the district of recorded 1.4 degree Celsius while Agra re...

January 7, 2011 1:23 PM

Srikrishna Committee recommends United AP

The Srikrishna Committee has recommended that keeping the State of Andhra Pradesh united alongwith constitutional and statutory measures for empowerment of Telangana region is the best option. The report by the five-member panel which was made public yesterday said that this can be done through the ...

January 7, 2011 1:22 PM

Govt hikes wages under MGNREGA

The government has revised the wages under its flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, MGNREGA. The rates have been increased from 1st of this month. Disclosing this at a press conference in New Delhi last evening, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj C.P. Jo...

January 7, 2011 1:16 PM

Pranab begins pre budget discussions with agriculturists

The Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee today began pre budget discussions with agriculturists. This is the first in the series of meetings that he will hold with sectoral experts and industry captains in the next three weeks. The objective of this annual exercise is to understand ground realities...

January 7, 2011 12:58 PM

Give copy of CBI's closure report to Talwars, orders court

A special CBI court hearing the Aarushi murder case, has ordered CBI to give a copy of agency's closure report to the Talwars. The Court will hear the case next on 21st of this month.Earlier, CBI had opposed the handing over of a copy of the closure report to Rajesh Tawar saying that Talwar had...

January 7, 2011 12:58 PM

PM dedicates 100 tonne Tarapur reprocessing plant to nation

The Prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today dedicated the 100 tonne annual capacity reprocessing plant to the nation at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Tarapur in Maharashtra. Describing the occasion as a milestone in the 3 stage nuclear programme The Prime Minister said that this will help fulfil ...

January 7, 2011 12:42 PM

EC launches nation wide initiative to enroll young voters

Election Commission has launched a nation wide initiative to enroll young voters. This campaign is part of its diamond Jubilee celebrations . A symposium to promote participation of young voters in the election process got underway in New Delhi this morning. This is the fourth such symposium organiz...

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