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April 15, 2011 1:33 PM

Right activist Binayak Sen gets bail

The Supreme Court today granted bail to rights activist Binayak Sen, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chhattisgarh trial court for sedition and helping Naxalites to set up a network to fight the State. A bench comprising Justices H S Bedi and C K Prasad passed the order on the petit...

April 15, 2011 1:29 PM

Inflation rises to 8.98 pc in March

High prices of vegetables and manufactured items pushed up headline inflation in March to 8.98 per cent from 8.31 per cent in February. According to official data released today, the prices of primary articles food, non-food articles and minerals shot up by 12.96 per cent on an annual basis. Meanwhi...

April 15, 2011 1:01 PM

SC grants bail to activist Binayak Sen

The Supreme Court today granted bail to rights activist Binayak Sen, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a Chhattisgarh trial court for sedition and helping Naxalites to set up a network to fight the State. A bench comprising Justices H S Bedi and C K Prasad passed the order on the petit...

April 15, 2011 11:49 AM

India, Kazakhstan to sign six agreements during PM's visit to Astana

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, on his second leg of his trip abroad is on his way to Astana from China for a two day visit to Kazakhstan. During his two-day stay in Astana in Kazakhstan, Dr. Singh will have bilateral talks with President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his counter part on several issue...

April 15, 2011 10:13 AM

India, Kazakhstan to sign six agreements during PM's visit to Astana

India and Kazakhstan will sign six agreements during the two-day official visit of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to Astana beginning today. These include Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, gas sharing, civil nuclear cooperation and cooperation in the fields of Agriculture and Information Technology....

April 15, 2011 10:08 AM

PM leaves for Kazakhstan after China visit

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has left for Khazkhstan a short while ago after successful completion of his China visit. Earlier, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - the BRICS group of countries called for a revamp in the global monetary system and signed a pact to use their own curren...

April 15, 2011 9:17 AM

Environment Ministry puts on hold forest clearance to Posco project

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has put on hold forest clearance to the Posco project in Odisha. He rejected Orissa government's assurance that there are no tribals in the area, where the 52,000 crore rupee steel-cum-captive power plant is to come up. Ramesh cited the letter from members of ...

April 15, 2011 9:16 AM

BRICS countries call for revamp in global monetary system

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - the BRICS group of countries have called for a revamp in the global monetary system and signed a pact to use their own currencies in issuing credit or grants to each other. The path-breaking agreement was signed at the 3rd BRICS summit at Sanya attende...

April 15, 2011 8:26 AM

Ramesh puts on hold forest clearance to Posco

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has put on hold forest clearance to the Posco project in Odisha. He has rejected Orissa government's assurance that there are no tribals in the area, where the 52,000 crore rupee steel-cum-captive power plant is to come up. Ramesh cited the letter from members...

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