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December 22, 2010 12:34 PM

Russian President left for Agra visit

The Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has left for Agra on way to Mumbai on the second leg of his two day official visit to India. He will visit Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai and interact with students and pay homage to the martyrs of Mumbai terror attack before leaving back for Moscow th...

December 22, 2010 11:36 AM

President suspends Lalli as CEO of Prasar Bharti

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has ordered the suspension of Prasar Bharti CEO B S Lalli. Official sources said, the order for the suspension has been signed by Mrs Patil last night. The Presidential action came after the Prime Minister's Office forwarded to the President the letter by the ...

December 22, 2010 10:06 AM

Russia asks Pakistan to expeditiously punish those behind 26/11

Russia has asked Pakistan to expeditiously punish all those involved in the Mumbai terror attacks. Addressing a joint press conference with Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi yesterday after the summit level talks, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that a modern and civilised state cannot hide ter...

December 22, 2010 9:28 AM

PM directs to take effective steps to bring down onion prices

The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has directed officials to take effective steps to bring down the prices of onion. Expressing deep concern over the sharp rise in onion prices, Dr Singh said directed officials concerned to monitor the prices on day-to-day basis. Meanwhile, wholesale onion prices ...

December 21, 2010 9:27 PM

Nepal assures India on its infiltration concern

Nepal has assured India that it will accord priority to its concern on cross-border infiltration by criminals and terrorists taking advantage of the open border between the two nations. The assurance came at a meeting between visiting Indian Army chief General V K Singh and his Nepalese counterpart ...

December 21, 2010 9:23 PM

PM urges for effective steps to bring down onion prices

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed deep concern over the sharp rise in onion prices and said effective steps should be taken to bring down the prices to affordable levels. In a letter to the secretaries of Departments of Consumer Affairs and Agriculture, Dr.Singh has expressed deep concer...

December 21, 2010 9:19 PM

PM urges for effective steps to bring down onion prices

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed deep concern over the sharp rise in onion prices and said effective steps should be taken to bring down the prices to affordable levels. In a letter to the secretaries of Departments of Consumer Affairs and Agriculture, Dr.Singh has expressed deep concer...

December 21, 2010 9:02 PM

CBI questions Niira Radia over 2G scam

The CBI today questioned the Corporate lobbyist Niira Radia for four hours at her New Delhi residence in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam. She along with former telecom minister A Raja were issued summons on Monday by the CBI to appear before it for questioning. Confirming the receipt...

December 21, 2010 9:00 PM

India asks Pak to process its requests for voice samples of 26/11 accused

India has asked Pakistan to inform it about the steps being taken to process the requests for voice samples of all Mumbai terror attack accused, currently based in that country. Official sources said that New Delhi conveyed to Islamabad that in principle it has agreed to allow a Pakistani Commission...

December 21, 2010 8:34 PM

HC reserves its verdict on Sharma's appeal in Shivani Bhatnagar murder case

The Delhi High Court today reserved its verdict on the appeal of former senior police officer R K Sharma and three others, serving life sentence, against their conviction for having journalist Shivani Bhatnagar killed in more than a decade ago. A Division Bench of Justice B D Ahmed and Justice Manmo...

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