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December 12, 2012 8:57 PM

Govt to build 30 lakh housing units under Indira Aawas Yojana

The government has said that it will build 30 lakh housing units this year under Indira Aawas Yojana(IAY).Addressing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting of his ministry in New Delhi, Rural Development Minister, Jairam Ramesh said that efforts are being made to plug the loopholes in the ...

December 12, 2012 8:54 PM

Govt to construct 30 lakh housing units under IAY

December 12, 2012 8:53 PM

All set for first phase of Gujarat assembly elections tomorrow

In Gujarat all preparations have been completed for tomorrow's polling for 1st phase of assembly elections. A total of 87 constituencies spread over 15 districts of Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dangs, Navasari, Valsad and Tapi...

December 12, 2012 8:53 PM

Parliament forced to adjourn amid uproar over coal allocation, reservation

Both the Houses of Parliament could not transact any legislative business on Wednesday as BSP members stalled the proceedings. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day after witnessing repeated adjournments.AIR correspondent reports, except taking up a few issues, both the Houses...

December 12, 2012 5:53 PM

Industrial production growth rate surges 8.2% in Oct

Industrial production growth rate bounced back to a 16-month high of 8.2 per cent in October on good performance of the manufacturing, power sector and higher output of capital as well as consumer goods, indicating sudden recovery in the economy.The factory output, as measured by the Index of Indust...

December 12, 2012 5:41 PM

Parliament adjourned amid uproar over coal allocation, reservation

Both the Houses of Parliament could not transact any legislative business on Wednesday as BSP members stalled the proceedings.The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day after witnessing repeated adjournments.In the Lok Sabha, BSP members who stalled the proceedings were demanding d...

December 12, 2012 5:35 PM

Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar passes away

Legendary sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar has died.He breathed his last at a hospital in San Diego in the United States.He was 92.Ravi Shankar spearheaded the worldwide spread of Indian music and had a major influence on Western musicians .Shankar, whose health had been fragile for the past severa...

December 12, 2012 2:29 PM

RS adjourned for day, LS till 3 p.m

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice before adjourning finally for the day. The first adjournment came in the middle of the question hour. BSP leader Mayawati complained that the House is subjected to frequent disruptions. She said the House has been adjourning every day at Noon in the last few days....

December 12, 2012 2:00 PM

Legendary sitar maestro Ravi Shankar passes away, nation mourns his death

December 12, 2012 1:50 PM

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