Antony inaugurates Maharashtra cluster of coast surveillance system
August 25th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday inaugurated the Maharashtra cluster of the chain of static sensors aimed at providing real-time surveillance along the coastline.This is the first ... Read more...
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NCP unhappy in Maharashtra also
July 21st, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Firing another salvo at the Congress, the NCP Saturday claimed that it was unhappy with it in Maharashtra too, and alleged the party was "not consulted" ... Read more...
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Increase coordination with UPA partners, Mamata tells Congress
July 18th, 2012 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) Asking the Congress to pace up the coordination and consultations with its UPA allies on policy matters, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said ... Read more...
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NATO strike: US splits blame, but no apology to Pakistan (Lead)
December 23rd, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) Washington has refused to apologise for last month's NATO strike that plunged US-Pakistani relations to a new low as Pentagon sought to split the blame ... Read more...
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US splits blame for NATO strike, offers no apology
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) Even as a Pentagon report sought to split the blame for last month's deadly NATO strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, Washington refused to apologise ... Read more...
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Kerala court directs government to probe Sabarimala stampede
January 17th, 2011 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi Jan 17 (IANS) A deeply concerned Kerala High Court Monday asked the state government to submit by Thursday a report on the stampede near the Sabarimala shrine in which 102 ... Read more...
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Orissa reviews anti-Maoist operation strategy
October 1st, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (ANI): The Orissa Government has discussed better coordination between central para-military forces and the police for anti-Maoist operations.Talking to reporters after Thursday's meeting, state Chief Secretary B K Patnaik ... Read more...
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Stop blaming states, CPI-M tells Chidambaram
April 7th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday flayed Home Minister P. Chidambaram for criticising state governments over Maoist violence and said the central government was to ... Read more...
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Escaped tigers rescued in Guwahati
January 30th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Jan 30 (ANI): The wildlife officials managed to catch hold of the two tigers that had escaped from the enclosure of a zoo here on Saturday.The escape of the tigers ... Read more...
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PM, Sonia assure Andhra support to tackle floods
October 3rd, 2009 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi Friday night assured full support to Andhra Pradesh in tackling the flood situation that has ... Read more...
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PM chairs high-level security meet
August 1st, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday chaired a high-level meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) to discuss the situation arising out of intelligence alerts over possible ... Read more...
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Discom given four days to improve power situation: Dikshit (Lead)
June 28th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Facing strong criticism for the power crisis in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday sternly asked the power distribution companies to improve the ... Read more...
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Bid to donate organs fails due to official apathy
March 11th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) A young man who desperately wanted to donate his dead father's organs said Wednesday that lethargy at the hospital and by the police combined to spike his ... Read more...
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Bangladesh parliament to double reservation for women (Lead)
March 9th, 2009 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) Bangladesh's parliament will more than double the number of seats reserved for women and repeal laws that discriminate against women, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
Addressing the inaugural ... Read more...
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100 seats to be reserved for women in parliament: Hasina
March 9th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) The number of seats reserved for women in Bangladesh parliament would be raised to 100 from 45 at present, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said here.
She said the ... Read more...
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Village heads join hands to enable administration to fight social problems
March 3rd, 2009 - 8:26 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh Robin
Amritsar, March 3 (ANI): To bring change in public life by active participation, a novel beginning has been made here under which 100 village heads have extended their ... Read more...
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India for comprehensive approach to resolve socio-economic problems
November 22nd, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 22 (IANS) The international community needs to adopt a comprehensive approach, and not a compartmentalised one, to tackle chronic social and economic problems that have affected livelihood of individuals ... Read more...
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Intelligence agencies more active in political espionage: Brajesh Mishra
September 24th, 2008 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) India's failure to check growing terrorist attacks is due to politicisation of intelligence agencies as well as poor policing, says former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra. He ... Read more...
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Despite 6.2 percent growth, India’s agro industry lags behind
May 18th, 2008 - 11:45 am ICT by admin
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) India's agro-industry has miles to go before it catches up with the rest of the world. Its share in the agro-products of developing countries ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games will cost Rs.264 bn: minister
March 13th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games to be held here in 2010 will cost the country a staggering Rs.264 billion, the parliament was informed Thursday. "We have allocated Rs.6,400 crore ... Read more...
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