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Indian President, Pratibha Patil meeting the President of Seychelles, James Alix Michel, at State House, in Mahe
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New Delhi, April 30 Ending the post-Fukushima lull, India and Japan Monday decided to resume their civil nuclear deal negotiations and initiated key steps, including the launch of two dialogues in areas of maritime and cyber security, to deepen their...
Panaji, April 30 Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Monday said sensitive cases involving politicians and mining mafia would be handed over to the lokayukta once the ombudsman is appointed in the state.
He said the Goa lokayukta legislation was pending...
New Delhi, April 30 The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Monday launched a portal to help subscribers lodge service complaints and track their redressal.
Called the Telecom Consumers Complaint Monitoring System (TCCMS), the portal —...
Bangalore, April 30 State-run Vijaya Bank posted net profit of Rs.181 crore for the fourth quarter (January-March) of fiscal 2011-12, registering a whopping 235 percent jump from Rs.54 crore the same quarter an year ago (2010-11) and 46 percent increase...
New Delhi, April 30 The Telecom Commission Monday sought more information and clarifications from the telecom regulator on its recommendations on 2G auction, including spectrum pricing, which have invited strong objections from the industry and independent...
New Delhi, April 30 Parliament Monday passed a bill which will make the six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) capable of granting degrees to the engineers that pass out.
The Institute of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010, along with the National...
Kolkata, April 30 The modernisation of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport here is nearing completion and it may become operational in the next three-four months, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said here Monday.
“I am...
New Delhi, April 30 Succumbing to political pressure, the government Monday revoked the ban on cotton exports and said fresh exports will be allowed without any quantitative restrictions.
“A decision has been taken to remove the suspension of registration....
Mumbai, April 30 Global ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service said Monday it has placed on review India’s three top private sector lenders ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank for possible downgrade.
The review is mainly because of lower...
Mumbai, April 30 State-owned Bank of India Monday reported an increase of 93 percent in net profit at Rs.952.73 crore for the quarter ended March 31 against Rs.493.64 crore during the like period of the previous financial year.
Following the results,...
New Delhi, April 30 The National Advisory Council (NAC) has pulled up the central government for failing to formulate a social security package for India’s 430-million informal sector workers even though the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security...
New Delhi, April 30 Health indicators of the urban poor are worse than their rural counterparts, a parliamentary panel has said slamming the government for its failure to launch a key programme for the health of nine crore people who live in slums in...
New Delhi, April 30 A parliamentary panel has expressed “distress” over an overwhelming number of sanitation and drainage projects remaining incomplete, noting that 4,861 cities in the country do not have even a partial sewerage network.
The...
Seoul, April 30 South Korea’s industrial output growth plunged last month due to weak demand at home and abroad caused by high oil prices and economic slowdown in China, a government report showed Monday.
Output in the mining, manufacturing and...
Geneva, April 30 The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Monday warned of the emergence of a global jobs crisis, noting that around 50 million jobs that were lost during the financial crisis are still missing today.
Despite signs that economic growth...
New Delhi, April 30 India Monday took a major step towards strengthening of the security of its island territories, an issue that has acquired urgency in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai terror strikes, by commissioning a full-fledged naval base in the Lakshadweep...
The Chief Election Commissioner, Dr. S.Y Quraishi delivering the inaugural address at the Third Conference of Election Management Bodies of SAARC Countries, in New Delhi on April 30, 2012. The Election Commissioners, V.S. Sampath and H.S. Brahma are also...
New Delhi, April 30 A total of 89 power projects seeking green clearance are pending with the ministry, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan told the Lok Sabha Monday.
Replying during the question hour, the minister said that 41 projects seeking environmental...
Naypyidaw, April 30 Myanmar president U Thein Sein held talks with UN chief Ban Ki-moon in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw Monday, a day after his arrival in Yangon.
Ban also met with speakers of the two houses of parliament Thura U Shwe Mann and U...
