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June 25, 2011 1:46 PM

15 dead in protests across Syria

At least 15 people are said to have died in renewed protests across Syria against President Bashar al-Assad. Activists said security forces fired tear gas and bullets after Friday prayers in Damascus and elsewhere, but Syrian state TV blamed unidentified gunmen for some deaths. Meanwhile, the EU has...

June 25, 2011 12:18 PM

BJP, Left parties to hold nationwide protest against fuel price hike

BJP and Left parties have decided to hold nationwide protest against hike in prices of diesel, LPG and Kerosene that was announced yesterday. BJP Spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said that increase in fuel prices will have cascading effect on inflation. A release issued by the left parties has demand...

June 25, 2011 11:52 AM

NSG move brings India closer to integration with nuclear trade: US

The US has said, the Nuclear Suppliers Group's decision to approve a set of new guidelines on sensitive nuclear trade has brought India closer to its integration with global atomic commerce. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said at her daily news conference in Washington that US is...

June 25, 2011 8:41 AM

Bengal cancels Rajarhat Township land

The West Bengal Government has decided to cancel the acquisition of the 1,587 acres of land at Rajarhat Township near Kolkatta. Announcing this in Kolkata on Friday night, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the notification issued by the previous Left Front Government for acquiring the land will be...

June 25, 2011 8:40 AM

Govt hikes oil, LPG prices again

The Government has hiked the prices of diesel by Rs 3 a liter, kerosene by Rs 2 a liter and cooking gas by Rs 50 a cylinder. The decision to this effect was taken in the meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on petroleum products chaired by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The det...

June 24, 2011 9:17 PM

Diesel ,LPG , kerosene prices hiked

The government today hiked the prices of diesel by three rupees and that of cooking gas by 50 rupees per cylinder. The prices of kerosene oil were raised by two rupees a litre. The decision to this effect was taken in the Empowered Group of Ministers on petroleum products chaired by the Finance mini...

June 24, 2011 8:42 PM

CWC backs Govt approach on Lokpal Bill

Congress Working Committee today backed the government's approach to the Lokpal Bill. Party spokesperson Janardhan Dwevedi said that the Working Committee held the unanimous view that the Government should not succumb to the pressure exerted by what he described as self proclaimed leaders of pe...

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