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Jairam Ramesh questions Orissa’s intention on Posco
Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Saturday questioned the Orissa’s government intention on the proposed steel project by South Korean steel major Posco, saying it has not responded to several queries he had raised. Ramesh
Read More »BJP dares PM to take action against Mayawati government
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and parliamentarian Lalji Tandon Saturday challenged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take action against the Uttar Pradesh government for “misusing centre’s funds meant for the development of the
Read More »Bal Thackeray says: Nation is directionless
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray Saturday said the nation is directionless and people need to keep a check on where it is going. At a book launch function, Thackeray also lamented the shoe throwing
Read More »UAE police seize 1.5 mn pills
A huge consignment of narcotics – 1.5 million tablets of a restricted medicine – has been seized by the customs department at the Dubai International Airport, officials said. A senior manager of air cargo
Read More »Quran recitation contest held in Dubai
Over 500 people took part in a Quran recitation contest in Dubai that was held to “scout for new talents”, officials said. The competition was for best recitation of the verses of the holy
Read More »Royal Wedding: Prince William, Kate Middleton Staying in Britain After Delaying Honeymoon
British royal newlyweds, Prince William and Kate, have delayed their honeymoon and would stay in Britain for the weekend, a St. James’s Palace spokesman said Saturday. Earlier, the palace press service said the couple
Read More »Gujarat to replace Bombay in old state laws: Modi
“Bombay” will now be replaced with “Gujarat” in all the acts and rules in force the state, Chief Minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday, terming it his government’s gift to the people on the completion
Read More »Jharkhand doctor alleges assault by legislator
A medical superintendent in Jharkhand’s coal city Dhanbad Saturday said he was assaulted by a legislator, who has denied the charge. Police confirmed receiving a complaint on the matter. Arun Kumar, medical superintendent of
Read More »PM enquires about Arunachal CM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday spoke to Arunachal governor J J Singh and enquired about chief minister Dorjee Khandu after a helicopter carrying him and four others went missing. Soon after his return
Read More »No trace of helicopter with Arunachal CM
A helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others went missing today (April 30) shortly after take off from Tawang and apprehensions grew about their fate with search operations yielding no
Read More »Preparations for Amarnath pilgrimage begin
Preparations for the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, scheduled to begin from June 29, have started, an official of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said Saturday. The
Read More »2G Scam: Joshi submits PAC report to Speaker
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi Saturday submitted the committee’s draft report on the 2G spectrum allocation to the office of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and termed the report’s rejection by
Read More »Seminar on Islamic banking in India May
A seminar on the global economic problems and Islamic banking will be held Sunday in this Madhya Pradesh capital. The seminar is being organised by the Muslim Educational Social and Cultural Organisation-Arabic Language and
Read More »Lokpal Bill should build on larger reform process
By Sam Pitroda In fact, the effort today to a large extent is geared towards computerising age old processes without paying attention to the process changes required to meet the needs of the 21st
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