PM convenes meeting on cotton export April 30, 2012 12:31
With the export of cotton issue is still a matter of controversy, the prime minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to convene a meeting to look into the action and call for an action. He is…
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Hyderabad gets Regional Institute of Excellence April 30, 2012 11:46
Government has sanctioned a National Institute of Paramedical Sciences at Delhi and eight Regional Institutes of Excellence at Chandigarh, Lucknow, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Bhubaneswar, Patna and Aurangabad. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi…
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Foreign tours only on request of Govt: Prez April 30, 2012 10:24
The President Pratibha Patil, who will soon step down from the coveted post, has cleared the doubts of the public on her foreign tours. The President Patil has dismissed the criticism that she was visiting…
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Fake arms deal case: Bangaru Laxman gets 4 yrs imprisonment April 28, 2012 16:08
A Delhi court has sentenced four years of imprisonment besides a fine of one lakh rupees to the former union leader Bangaru Laxman under Section 9 of Prevention of Corruption Act. It is known that…
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RBI guidelines on accounts portability April 28, 2012 15:18
RBI said, in order to comply with KYC needs of the correct address of the person, fresh address proof may be obtained from customers upon such transfer by the transferee branch. The Reserve Bank of…
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H1N1 cases alarming: Azad April 28, 2012 15:14
The Minister said from January this year till April 23, Maharashtra accounted for the maximum number of 487 cases and 20 deaths, while Andhra Pradesh reported 115 cases and 12 deaths and Rajasthan had 116…
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Food processing sector supports growth in agriculture April 28, 2012 15:11
On its part, Ministry of Food Processing has drafted several schemes to promote the small and medium enterprises in this sector, with minimum capital requirement. Ministry of Food Processing Industries Secretary Rakesh Kacker on Friday…
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Prez to visit South Africa April 28, 2012 10:55
The President Pratibha Patil is scheduled leave for South Africa (on Sunday) on a ten-day-tour. Notably, this will become the last official tour of Pratibha Patil as she will retire from the post in another…
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Government releases guidelines on corporal punishment April 28, 2012 10:04
The draft was considered by the Commission and finalized thereafter. The document ‘Eliminating Corporal Punishment in Schools’, was released by the Minister for Women and Child Development on the occasion of the Foundation Day of…
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Banks implement agriculture debt waiver scheme April 28, 2012 09:35
As per the guidelines of the Scheme, the lending institutions shall not charge any interest on the eligible amount for any period after February 29, 2008. Minister of State for Finance, Namo Narain Meena said…
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Bhandari elected as Judge of International Court of Justice April 28, 2012 09:20
The nominee from India for the coveted post of Judge of International Court of Justice (ICJ) was on Friday elected to ICJ in the elections that took place in New York of United States of…
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Allahabad Univ turns into battlefield April 27, 2012 14:53
The University of Allahabad has turned into a battlefield after clashes broke out between the police and the students that left several students and cops injured besides damaging several vehicles. In the wake of chaos…
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