It’s official: 1950 is army chief’s year of birth (Timeline)
February 10th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) After many twists and turns, the curtains camd down Friday on the festering row over Indian Army chief V.K. Singh's age, with the Supreme Court ... Read more...
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1950 or 1951? That’s the vital question for Gen. V.K. Singh
February 9th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
The Supreme Court will hear Friday the Indian Army chief, Gen. V.K. Singh's petition to correct his year of birth from 1950 to 1951. He says it's a matter of honour ... Read more...
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Pranab to present 2012-13 budget on March 16 (Second Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the budget for 2012-13 on March 16, the government announced Tuesday.Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will present his budget ... Read more...
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Pranab to present budget on March 16
February 7th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will present the budget for 2012-13 on March 16, the government announced Tuesday.Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will present his budget ... Read more...
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India’s anti-terror intelligence hub to come up March 1
February 6th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Indian government Monday said it would set up on March 1 a powerful anti-terror agency that will integrate and analyse inputs on terror threats ... Read more...
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Government to rehabilitate families dislocated from Srinagar lakes
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The central government Thursday decided to bear the cost of rehabilitation of around 10,000 families living in and around Srinagar's Dal and Nigeen lakes ... Read more...
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India discontinues weekly inflation data (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Indian government has discontinued releasing weekly inflation data in a bid to curb the speculative movement in prices of essential commodities, an official statement ... Read more...
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India discontinues weekly inflation data
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) India has discontinued releasing weekly inflation data in a bid to curb speculative movement in prices of essential commodities, official statement said Thursday.Consequent upon the ... Read more...
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Kashmir interlocutors’ report to be made public: Chidambaram
January 31st, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said the government will make public the report of interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir after the Cabinet Committee on ... Read more...
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Compromise reached on Unique ID project row (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A compromise formula over identity cards for 1.2 billion Indians was worked out Friday with the government asking both the home ministry and the ... Read more...
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Compromise reached on Unique ID project row
January 27th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A compromise formula over identity cards for 1.2 billion Indians was worked out Friday with the government asking both the home ministry and the ... Read more...
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Union budget likely to be presented in mid-March: Mukherjee
January 25th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The union budget for the 2012-13 financial year would be presented around mid-March after the election process for electing five new state assemblies gets ... Read more...
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Keeping a close watch on Pakistan situation: Chidambaram
January 12th, 2012 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Amid reports of tension between the government and military in Pakistan, India Thursday said it was keeping a close watch on the developments in ... Read more...
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Government clears three highway projects
January 12th, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The government Thursday approved three highway development projects spanning across several states worth of Rs.5,388.36 crore.The projects would be carried out on the design, build, ... Read more...
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India’s anti-terror intelligence hub cleared (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) An ambitious plan of Home Minister P. Chidambaram to set up an intelligence hub that will integrate and analyse inputs on terror threats in ... Read more...
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New missiles for Mirage jets for $1.23 bn approved (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) India's top security panel Wednesday cleared a $1.23-billion deal for purchasing 490 French air-to-air missiles for the air force's 51-plane Mirage-2000 fleet.The cabinet committee ... Read more...
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Mirage jets to get new missiles in $1.23 bn deal
January 4th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) India Wednesday approved a $1.23 billion deal with a French weapons manufacturer to arm its 51 Mirage-2000 combat planes with new air-to-air missiles.The ... Read more...
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Rs.19,000 crore approved for J&K; rail line
January 4th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Renewing its commitment to the strategic Jammu-Baramulla rail link in Jammu and Kashmir, the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure Wednesday approved additional Rs.19,000 crore towards completion ... Read more...
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Come up with new business plan: Gilani to PIA
December 30th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has rejected a business plan submitted by the management of the country's floundering national carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and ... Read more...
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Key cabinet decisions of 2011 (2011 in Retrospect)
December 27th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The union cabinet met 32 times this year and its sub committee on economic affairs had 25 meetings to take key decisions aimed at improving ... Read more...
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Cabinet expected to meet on minority reservation
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The union cabinet is expected to meet Thursday evening to consider four percent quota for minorities within the larger 27 percent quota for the Other ... Read more...
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Cameron visits British troops in Afghanistan
December 20th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 20 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron paid a surprise visit to the British troops in Afghanistan Tuesday, the government said.Cameron said the main purpose of his ... Read more...
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Handloom weavers to get Rs.2,362 crore financial help
December 19th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) The government is likely to give Rs.2,362.15 crore as financial help to nearly 15,000 cooperative societies and 3 lakh individuals involved in the handloom weaving ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves National Electricity Fund (Lead)
December 13th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The cabinet Tuesday approved the creation of a National Electricity Fund (NEF) to provide interest subsidy of Rs.8,466 crore for electricity distribution projects for a ... Read more...
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Government to provide Rs.8,466 crore subsidy on electricity loan
December 13th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The federal cabinet Tuesday approved setting up a national electricity fund to provide interest subsidy amounting to Rs.8,466 crore aimed at improving the power ... Read more...
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India seeks IAEA help for safety of N-plants
December 3rd, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The government has sought assistance from the Operational Safety Review Team of the International Atomic Energy Agency for the safety reviews and audit of its ... Read more...
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Omar for denotifying disturbed areas in Kashmir
December 2nd, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 2 (IANS) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is set to recommend denotification of some parts of Jammu and Kashmir declared as disturbed areas and if accepted by the ... Read more...
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Nod to Yamuna Action Plan’s third phase for Delhi
December 1st, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The central government Thursday approved the Rs.1,656-crore ($400-million) phase-III of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for Delhi under which it is proposed to rehabilitate damaged ... Read more...
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Pakistan to ask US to vacate air base (Lead)
November 27th, 2011 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistan will ask the US to stop using one of its key air base after a NATO air raid on one of the country's border ... Read more...
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Pakistan to ask US to vacate air base
November 27th, 2011 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistan will ask the US to stop using one of its key air base after a NATO air raid on a border checkpost left at ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s 3G policy gets in principle nod
November 24th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved in principle the 3G policy for upgradation of Pakistan's telecom sector.Gilani accorded the approval while presiding over a ... Read more...
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Government gives nod for jute packaging
November 16th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Bringing relief to over 3.7 lakh workers of jute mills and ancillary units, the government Wednesday approved the mandatory use of jute in packaging of ... Read more...
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Go ahead for mandatory use of jute in packaging food grains
November 16th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Bringing relief to over 3.7 lakh workers who earn their living by working in jute mills and ancillary units, the government Wednesday approved mandatory use ... Read more...
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Government approves 15 highway projects worth Rs.15,680 crore
November 16th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Giving a boost to the transport sector, the government Wednesday approved 15 highway projects covering a total of 1,814 km at a cost of Rs.15,680 ... Read more...
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Rural poverty alleviation project for northeast approved
November 16th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The government Wednesday approved a Rs.683 crore project to improve the living standards of rural areas in four northeastern states -- Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim ... Read more...
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