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‘Vande Mataram’ should be respected by all Indians: Congress

‘Vande Mataram’ should be respected by all Indians: Congress

November 6th, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Congress party Friday said 'Vande Mataram', around which a controversy has arisen after a Muslim clerics organisation endorsed a fatwa (decree) against it, should be ...

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Parliament to mull over shareholders deciding executive pay

November 5th, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday said a proposal to allow shareholders decide the salaries of company executives was before parliament. In an interaction with reporters on the sidelines ...

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Special fraud probe team looking at Satyam case: Khurshid

November 5th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday denied that the government has asked the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to stop probing the Rs.78,000-crore Satyam accounting scam. "SFIO is continuing ...

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MQM denies ever pressing for Zardari’s resignation

MQM denies ever pressing for Zardari’s resignation

November 3rd, 2009 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Nov.3 (ANI): The Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has denied issuing any statement which asked for President Asif Ali Zardari's resignation. According to reports, a delegation of MQM leaders led by the ...

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No court relief to Khurshid on expulsion from DPS Society

No court relief to Khurshid on expulsion from DPS Society

October 27th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to give any relief to Congress leader and Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, who had challenged his expulsion from the ...

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Two toddlers killed, 200 shanties destroyed in West Bengal

October 25th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Siliguri (West Bengal), Oct 25 (IANS) Two children were killed and 200-odd shanties destroyed when a fire broke out in West Bengal's Siliguri town in the wee hours of Sunday, a senior ...

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Congress cries foul over defamatory question on Mercy Ravi

October 25th, 2009 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 (IANS) Congress leaders in Kerala protested Saturday after the name of the late Congress leader Mercy Ravi, who was the wife of Overseas Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi, appeared in ...

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Parliament’s winter session to start from November 19

Parliament’s winter session to start from November 19

October 21st, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K Bansal on Wednesday said that Parliament's winter session will start from November 19 and will end on December 22, having 24 ...

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Pak Punjab CID had warned of GHQ attack in July

October 11th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Oct.11 (ANI): An intelligence report of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has revealed that the Punjab Police had warned concerned authorities on July 15 that terrorists might launch an attack on ...

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Salman Khursheed clarifies his stand on pay structure of company executives

October 5th, 2009 - 10:42 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 5(ANI): Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed on Monday clarified his stand on companies paying exorbitant salaries to top company executives and managers, and said that the Government welcomes the ...

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Government to introduce law to streamline Wakf boards

October 5th, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Monday said a bill to streamline the functioning of Wakf boards across the country is in its final stage and will be ...

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Security forces launch manhunt for NDFB militants

October 5th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 5 (ANI): Army and paramilitary forces have launched a full-scale operation to capture ultras of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), which was involved in Sunday's massacre. On Sunday, eleven ...

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Economic growth, inflation to be as predicted: Ahluwalia

October 5th, 2009 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) India's economy will grow at 6.3 percent this fiscal as per prediction, while inflation would remain under 5 percent, according to Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh ...

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Backing Congress in Siliguri not a political decision: CPI-M

October 1st, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and West Bengal minister Ashok Bhattacharya Thursday said supporting the Congress in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation was not a political decision. "We supported ...

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India’s Bharti, South Africa’s MTN call off $24-bn deal (Roundup)

India’s Bharti, South Africa’s MTN call off $24-bn deal (Roundup)

September 30th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) India's telecom major Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Wednesday terminated their talks for a proposed $24-billion cash-cum-equity deal that could have created the world's third ...

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Bharti-MTN deal terminated

September 30th, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) India's telecom major Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Wednesday terminated their talks for a proposed $24-billion equity swap-cum-strategic alliance that could have potentially created the world's ...

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Regulatory hurdles remain for Bharti-MTN deal

Regulatory hurdles remain for Bharti-MTN deal

September 30th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Regulatory roadblocks remained unresolved for the proposed $24-billion equity swap-cum-strategic tie-up between Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN even as their deadline for ...

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Australian footballer held after assaulting Indian taxi driver

September 25th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Melbourne, Sep 25 (IANS) While Australian authorities have been pledging to bring a tougher law to combat attacks on Indians living in the country, an Indian taxi driver became the latest victim ...

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Racial attacks on Indian students ‘unacceptable’: Brumby

September 25th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sep. 25 (ANI): The Australian Government went into damage control mode, with Victorian Premier John Brumby on Friday saying that attacks on Indian students were unfortunate. Brumby, who is on a ...

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Orissa seeks early central funds for tribal welfare

September 25th, 2009 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, Sep 24 (IANS) Orissa has requested the central government for early release of central funds to carry out various tribal welfare activities in the state, according to an official statement here ...

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Pak terrorists resort to conventional methods during Eid

September 19th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Sep 19 (ANI): Although the number of suicide attacks in Pakistan have gone down in the recent past, but security agencies have warned of old terror attacks, including ambush, target killings ...

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Centre to finalise IFRS roadmap by Nov: Khurshid

September 15th, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) The centre will finalise a comprehensive roadmap for Indian corporates by November to adopt the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) set to be operational from 2011, Corporate Affairs ...

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Enforcement Directorate yet to give final report on Satyam

Enforcement Directorate yet to give final report on Satyam

September 15th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is yet to give its final report on the multi-crore accounting fraud in Satyam Computers, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said here Tuesday. "The ...

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Khurshid asks IT sector to give inputs on new Companies Bill

September 15th, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday urged the Information Technology (IT) sector to spell out its standpoint and suggestions on the Companies Bill which is slated to come ...

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Mastermind behind attack on Pak minister held

September 15th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad, Sep. 15 (ANI): The suspected mastermind of the attack on Pakistan's Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi has been arrested, police say. The attack which took place earlier this month injured ...

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Austerity drive: UPA ministers asked to travel economy class

Austerity drive: UPA ministers asked to travel economy class

September 10th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) In keeping with Congress president Sonia Gandhi's call to observe austerity measures, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ministers have been advised to travel in economy class and ...

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Heavy rain displaces 150,000 in West Bengal

September 7th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 7 (IANS) At least 150,000 people have been rendered homeless due to heavy rainfall in a large portion of southern West Bengal, including Sundarbans, in the past three days, an ...

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Tripura hikes salaries of ministers, legislators

September 3rd, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, Sep 3 (IANS) A bill was passed in the Tripura assembly Thursday increasing the salary of ministers and legislators by 35 percent. The salaries and allowances of the chief minister, ministers, ...

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Pakistani minister injured, driver killed (Second Lead)

September 2nd, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Gunmen opened fire at the vehicle of Pakistani Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi near a market here Wednesday, injuring him and killing his driver, a media report ...

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Pakistani minister shot in leg, driver killed (Lead)

Pakistani minister shot in leg, driver killed (Lead)

September 2nd, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Hamid Saeed Kazmi, Pakistan's religious affairs minister, was injured and his driver was killed Wednesday when assailants opened fire at his vehicle here. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ...

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