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December 22, 2010 6:38 PM

Centre asks Commerce Ministry to speed up imports to bring down Onion prices

After the government decided to abolish the custom duty on imports of Onion, it has asked Commerce Ministry to speed up their imports to bring down the prices. The Cabinet Secretary Mr. K. M. Chandrashekhar today asked Commerce Secretary to take swift action for meeting the demand and supply gap.Ear...

December 22, 2010 6:33 PM

Congress rejects BJP’s demand for PM’s resignation over JPC issue

Congress has rubbished BJP's demand for Prime Minister's resignation over JPC issue. Briefing newsmen in New Delhi this evening, the Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi called the opposition demand a politicl brandstanding. Holding the opposition responsible for the logjam, Mr. Sin...

December 22, 2010 5:29 PM

CBI to question Raja on 2G spectrum allocation scam

Former Telecom minister A Raja is likely to be questioned by the CBI in Delhi in the next couple of days in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam. Talking to reporters at Chennai state guest house before leaving for Delhi, Raja said, he will be in the capital for two-threedays and will coo...

December 22, 2010 5:10 PM

BJP reiterates its demand for JPC in 2G spectrum scam

The BJP today reiterated that only a Joint parliamentary probe can do justice in the 2G spectrum scam. Addressing a rally Organised by NDA in New Delhi, senior BJP leader L K Advani accused the Congress government at the centre of covering up the corruption cases. He also criticised the Prime Minise...

December 22, 2010 5:08 PM

Russian President arrives in Mumbai

On the final leg of his two day visit to India, the Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Mumbai just a short while ago. He was received at the Mumbai airport by Maharashtra Governor, Mr K Shankarnarayan, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar.The Russian dele...

December 22, 2010 2:17 PM

President Patil arrives in Mumbai on two-day visit

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will be arriving on a two-day visit to Mumbai today. The President will release a commemorative postage stamp on Yeshwantrao Chavan, the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, at the Y B Chavan Centre at Nariman point this evening. She will attend the centenary celeb...

December 22, 2010 1:53 PM

Prithvi-II ballistic missile successfully test-fired

India today successfully test-fired indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, ballistic missiles Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 kilometers from Balasore off the Orissa coast. It has test-fired two surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missiles, the first at 8.15 and th...

December 22, 2010 1:52 PM

Centre issues terror alert in Mumbai, Ahmedabad

The Centre has sounded a terror alert for Mumbai and Ahmedabad following specific intelligence inputs that Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba teams may have entered the two western cities to carry out strikes. Security forces launched house-to-house searches in some specific areas in Mumbai while additi...

December 22, 2010 1:15 PM

No special reservation for Gujjars in govt jobs: Rajasthan HC

In a setback to agitating Gujjars, the Rajasthan High Court today held that members of the community could not be given special reservation in government jobs.A division bench of Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Mahesh Bhagwati held that Gujjars cannot be given special reservation and an act of...

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