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June 24, 2011 9:00 AM

Forty killed in separate bomb blasts at Baghdad

In Iraq, 40 people were killed and more than 80 others injured in four bomb blasts in a neighborhood in Baghdad on Thursday evening. Reports quoting Iraqi officials said that 34 people were killed and 80 others injured when first three bombs went off in quick succession in a south western Baghdad ne...

June 24, 2011 8:56 AM

Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary level talks to resume in Islamabad today

India's concerns over terror and slow pace of Mumbai trial were discussed in the first round of Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks during which the Samjhauta bombing case also came up. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir began the first round of talks ...

June 24, 2011 8:26 AM

India-Pak Foreign Secretaries begin their 2nd round of discussions

Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan on Thursday began their second round of discussions in Islamabad. The two day talks come ahead of the Pakistan Foreign Minister's visit to India next month. Before the beginning of the talks Foreign Secretary Mrs. Nirupama Rao said that her visit is imp...

June 23, 2011 9:06 PM

Opposition parties in UP demand CBI probe into death of Dy CMO

In Uttar Pradesh all major opposition parties have demanded a CBI probe into the mysterious death of a jailed deputy Chief Medical Officer in Lucknow jail. Parties have alleged that the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party was shielding the guilty as its leaders were involved in the case.AIR Lucknow correspon...

June 23, 2011 8:24 PM

Opposition parties in UP demand CBI probe into death of Dy CMO

In Uttar Pradesh all major opposition parties have demanded a CBI probe into the mysterious death of a jailed deputy Chief Medical Officer in Lucknow jail. Parties have alleged that the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party was shielding the guilty as its leaders were involved in the case.AIR Lucknow correspon...

June 23, 2011 7:49 PM

Indo-Pak Foreign Secretaries to begin 2nd round of talks

Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan today began their second round of discussions in Islamabad. The two day talks come ahead of the Pakistan Foreign Minister's visit to India next month. Before the beginning of the talks Foreign Secretary Ms. Nirupama Rao said that her visit is important ...

June 23, 2011 7:46 PM

Centre allows export of 5 lakh tonnes of additional sugar under OGL

Government on Thursday allowed export of 5 lakh tonnes of additional sugar under the Open General Licence. The Empowered Group of Ministers headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee also allowed 50 lakh tonnes of food grains be released through rations shops to the above poverty line families in t...

June 23, 2011 7:01 PM

EGoM meeting decides to export 5 lakh tonnes of sugar

A meeting of Empowered Group of Ministers on Food has decided to export 5 lakh tonnes of sugar. The EGoM, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, also decided to release 50 lakh tonnes of foodgrains for sale to above poverty line families. The step will help create space for the new crops in th...

June 23, 2011 5:40 PM

EGoM meeting underway to discuss sugar exports beyond permissible limit

A meeting of Empowered Group of Ministers on Food is underway to discuss sugar exports beyond the current permissible limit of 5 lakh tonnes. The EGoM, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, will also take a decision on distribution of additional foodgrains to poor in the country, according to...

June 23, 2011 2:13 PM

Cabinet extends Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana to domestic workers

The Union Cabinet today approved the extension of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna to all registered domestic workers in the country. Briefing reporters after the meeting, the Information and Broadcasting Minister Mrs. Ambika Soni said the scheme is expected to cover 47.50 lakh workers across the count...

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