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September 24, 2012 9:38 AM

Britain, France & Germany officially calls for new Iran sanctions

Britain, France and Germany have officially called for new European Union sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme. Diplomats said, the foreign ministers of the three countries wrote to EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton last week calling for tougher measures as the showdown with Iran...

September 24, 2012 9:31 AM

Embassy seeks consular access to Indians held in Kuwait

Indian Embassy in Kuwait is seeking consular access to over 1,000 Indians who have been detained by the authorities in the Gulf nation in an alleged case of visa misuse. Charge de Affaires at the Indian Embassy in Kuwait, Vidhu P Nair said that the Embassy has managed to track down and collate docum...

September 24, 2012 9:14 AM

Floods submerge 1,600 villages in 16 districts of Assam

In Assam, incessant rain has submerged 1,600 villages in 16 districts. Official sources said, around 10 lakh people are reeling under flood water. The Brahmaputra and some of its tributaries are flowing above danger level and also maintaining a rising trend. A red alert has been sounded in Majuli Is...

September 23, 2012 8:50 PM

FDI in retail not a threat to kirana shops: Montek

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said modern retail is an expanding segment and it would more than double in a very short time. Speaking at a TV programme, he allyed fears that opening up of the retail sector for FDI will hurt small kirana shops. Lauding the governmen...

September 23, 2012 8:49 PM

Landslide, floods claim 21 lives in Sikkim and Assam

In Assam, 16 districts are still reeling under flood waters. Quoting official sources, agency reported that five persons have been killed following flesh flood in Assam. Talking to AIR, state Home secretary, G D Tripathi said that most of the rivers are maintaining a rising trend due to the addition...

September 23, 2012 8:47 PM

Landslide, floods claim 21 lives in Sikkim and Assam

In Assam, 16 districts are still reeling under flood waters. Talking to AIR, state Home secretary, G D Tripathi said that most of the rivers are maintaining a rising trend due to the additional waters released by China. 16 teams of National Disaster Response Force, 60 army teams and 18 teams of Stat...

September 23, 2012 5:49 PM

Legal education to remain within BCI’s purview: Khurshid

Law Minister Salman Khurshid today made it clear that legal education will remain within the purview of Bar Council of India. Addressing a seminar organised by Indian Law Institute in New Delhi, he said the apex lawyers' body could decide best what is necessary in this area. Listing emerging ch...

September 23, 2012 4:58 PM

No compromise on India’s territorial integrity: Antony

Defence Minister A K Antony today asserted that there will be no compromise on territorial integrity of the country, though India is talking to Pakistan and China to develop friendly relations with them. Speaking to reporters after laying the foundation stone of the facility to manufacture 155 mm ho...

September 23, 2012 1:50 PM

FIIs infuse over Rs 9000 crore in September

Betting high on India's reform initiatives, foreign investors have pumped in more than 9,000 crore rupees in the country's equity market so far this month. Analyst expects inflows will continue in the coming months as well. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) investment in the country&#...

September 23, 2012 1:38 PM

Rescue & Search operation in full swing in flash flood hit North Sikkim

In Sikkim, the rescue and search operation for the flashflood victims of north Sikkim is in full swing since this morning. The fresh landslides occurred last night at several places on way to Chugthang disrupting the main state highway and blocked all the road accessibility towards north Sikkim. Two...

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