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Maldivian president Waheed meets Manmohan

Maldivian president Waheed meets Manmohan

New Delhi, May 12  Mohamed Waheed, the new president of the Maldives, Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here in his first-ever visit to India. The two leaders are said to have discussed the situation in the Maldives including possible...
Ajit Singh meets PM, asks pilots to get back to work

Ajit Singh meets PM, asks pilots to get back to work

New Delhi, May 12  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said the agitating Air India pilots must return to work after which all their issues can be discussed. As the agitation entered the fourth day forcing the airline to cancel six more flights, including...
Demand for mobile handsets likely to reach 250 mn in 2014

Demand for mobile handsets likely to reach 250 mn in 2014

New Delhi, May 12  The demand for mobile phone handsets in the country is likely to reach 250 million in 2014 with an estimated value of Rs.54,000 crore, Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora told parliament. The demand will reach...
GAIL, TIDCO to set up a JV power plant in Tamil Nadu

GAIL, TIDCO to set up a JV power plant in Tamil Nadu

Chennai, May 12  The Gas Authority of India Ltd (Gail) and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (Tidco) would jointly promote a special purpose vehicle to set up a 500 MW liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled power plant at an outlay of...
UP cabinet clears unemployment allowance

UP cabinet clears unemployment allowance

Lucknow, May 12  The Uttar Pradesh cabinet put its stamp of approval on the unemployment allowance which the Samajwadi Party had promised. The move is likely to benefit over nine lakh unemployed but cost the state Rs.1,113 crore in the current financial...
Brazil’s wireless carriers challenge 4G auction plans

Brazil’s wireless carriers challenge 4G auction plans

Brasilia, May 12  Brazil’s four largest wireless carriers have filed applications challenging plans for an auction of 4G spectrum currently scheduled for June, telecom regulator Anatel said. Vivo, a unit of Spain’s Telefonica; TIM Brasil,...
Gunny Bags Crisis : STATES PUTS CENTRE ON MAT …

Gunny Bags Crisis : STATES PUTS CENTRE ON MAT …

Gunny Bags Crisis STATES PUTS CENTRE ON MAT By Insaf New Delhi, May 12 : The States are up in arms against the Centre’s laid-back approach. Recovering from the recent rap over the NCTC row, it has now had to face their ire over a simple thing, jute...