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December 2, 2010 7:07 PM

Holding Parliament and obstructing its proceedings undemocratic: Congress

The Congress today observed that the demand for a JPC probe into the 2G spectrum is democratic but holding Parliament and obstructing its proceedings are undemocratic. Replying to questions by media in New Delhi, party spokesman Manish Tiwari charged the opposition with not allowing the houses to tr...

December 2, 2010 7:07 PM

INS Arihant to be operational by 2012

India's indigenous nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant will be operational by 2012.This will complete the nation's capability to deliver strategic weapons from land, air and undersea. Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said at his annual press conference in New Delhi that the Arihant, which...

December 2, 2010 6:20 PM

Congress MPs to forego daily allowance

Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay has said that the Congress MPs have decided to forgo their allowances for the days on which no business could be conducted in Parliament. He was speaking to reporters in New Delhi today.Replying to a question on continued stalemate over the alleged 2-G issue, Mr Saha...

December 2, 2010 6:20 PM

India can achieve 2nd 'Green Revolution' sooner than expected: Subodh

Union Minister for Food Processing Subodh Kant Sahay has said that growth prospectus in this sector in country will lead to reduction of wastage of agricultural produce. Speaking at the Business Forum "New Vistas in Food Processing" in New Delhi today, he said that India can achieve the second &#039...

December 2, 2010 6:18 PM

Ceasefire violation on Indo-Pak border

Yet in an another incident of ceasefire violation on the Indo-Pak border, the troops from across the Line of Control today resorted to firing in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Quoting SSP Poonch, Mr. Manmohan Singh, AIR Poonch Correspondent reports, the Forces from across the border started f...

December 2, 2010 6:13 PM

India has no Cold Start doctrine: Army chief

Army Chief Gen V K Singh today said, India has no Cold Start doctrine as claimed in the secret American documents. He dismissed the US perception about the Indian Army being slow and lumbering. Gen Singh was reacting to Wikileak documents in which US Ambassador Timothy Roemer analyses India's m...

December 2, 2010 5:55 PM

SC slams Raja for showing disrespect to PM in 2G spectrum case

The Supreme Court today came down heavily on former Telecom Minister A Raja for bypassing and even overruling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's advice to defer the allocation of 2G spectrum by a few days. The bench of justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly also took strong exception to the tone and...

December 2, 2010 5:48 PM

India successfully test fires BrahMos cruise missile

India today successfully test-fired the super-sonic BrahMos cruise missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipore off Odisha coast. The 290-km range missile was test-fired from launch complex number 3 of ITR at 11 this morning. This is part of trials by the Indian defence forces to fine-...

December 2, 2010 5:37 PM

SC urges centre to respond within 10 days to Ratan Tata’s petition

The Supreme Court today asked the centre to respond within 10 days to the petition filed by Tata chief Ratan Tata seeking a direction to the government to probe leakage of audio tapes containing his private conversation with corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and stop their further publication. The apex...

December 2, 2010 5:34 PM

Polio cases come down drastically to 39 this year

The number of Polio Cases in the country has come down drastically to 39 this year compared to 800 last year. Revealing this at a Health summit in New Delhi today, Health and Family welfare Minister, Gulam Nabi Azad attributed the decline to the new bivalent Vaccine launched in January this year. Th...

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