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Kejriwal targets Mukesh Ambani, govt

Written on 31 Oct, 2012 at 20:38 in India | viewed 100 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: India Against Corruption today brought Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani in its line of fire alleging that the UPA and the previous NDA governments had favoured his company by giving contract on gas exploration in KG Basin and... (Continue reading)

Tagore song album wins global award

Written on 31 Oct, 2012 at 17:54 in India | viewed 93 times | 0 Comments

Kolkata: ‘Mone Robe’, a Rabindrasangeet album by singers Babul Supriyo and Alka Yagnik has got the prestigious international GiMA Awards this year in the ‘Best Folk Album’ category. ‘Mone Robe’, the duet album on songs of Tagore launched last year, includes... (Continue reading)

Leaders pay rich tributes to Indira on death anniversary

Written on 31 Oct, 2012 at 13:15 in India | viewed 188 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi:The nation remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 28th death anniversary today with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paying rich tributes to the departed leader. Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Singh paid floral tributes... (Continue reading)

Coastal TN, AP brace for a cyclonic storm tomorrow

Written on 30 Oct, 2012 at 20:14 in India, States | viewed 301 times | 0 Comments

Chennai/Hyderabad: Coastal districts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh braced for a cyclonic storm that is expected to make landfall tomorrow, as incessant rains hit normal life today in Chennai. Authorities were put on high alert after a deep depression lying... (Continue reading)

LPG consumers can now fill up KYC form till Nov 15

Written on 30 Oct, 2012 at 19:02 in India | viewed 269 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: The government has extended by 15 days the deadline for filling the Know Your Customer (KYC) form by LPG consumers to November 15. In a nationwide exercise to weed out multiple or ghost connections, the state-owned oil firms had... (Continue reading)

After Modi’s Rs 50 cr barb, Tharoor says his wife “priceless”

Written on 30 Oct, 2012 at 17:09 in India | viewed 358 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Hitting back at Narendra Modi for his attack on his wife Sunanda Pushkar, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor today said she is “priceless” but the Gujarat Chief Minister needs to be able to love someone to understand that. Tharoor... (Continue reading)

Cyclone threat: Coastal districts of Andhra put on high alert

Written on 30 Oct, 2012 at 13:17 in India | viewed 172 times | 0 Comments

Hyderabad: Districts along the Bay of Bengal coast in Andhra Pradesh have been put on high alert as the deep depression that lay centered between Chennai and Nagapattinam is expected to turn into a cyclone by tomorrow. Heavy winds with a... (Continue reading)

RBI keeps rates unchanged, lowers CRR to inject Rs 17,500 cr

Written on 30 Oct, 2012 at 13:02 in India | viewed 139 times | 0 Comments

Mumbai:Showing concerns over hardening inflation, the Reserve Bank today left the key interest rate unchanged but reduced cash reserve ratio by 0.25 per cent to infuse additional liquidity that will inject Rs 17,500 crore into the financial system. Accordingly, the CRR... (Continue reading)

No pressure on shifting of Jaipal Reddy: Digvijay

Written on 29 Oct, 2012 at 21:15 in India | viewed 130 times | 0 Comments

New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijay Singh today ruled out any “pressure” in the shifting of Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy from Petroleum to Science and Technology. “The cabinet reshuffle is the prerogative of the Prime Minister. There is no question of... (Continue reading)

Hazare, Singh attack UPA, seek dissolution of Parliament

Written on 29 Oct, 2012 at 21:04 in India | viewed 111 times | 0 Comments

Mumbai: A new-look Team Anna today mounted a scathing attack on the UPA government and sought immediate dissolution of Parliament, saying the two pillars of democracy were not acting in the manner enshrined in the Constitution. Heralding formation of a new... (Continue reading)