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Government launches web-portal to curb LPG black-marketing

Government launches web-portal to curb LPG black-marketing

New Delhi, June 23  In a bid to curb black-marketing of domestic cooking gas, the government launched a web-portal that will empower nearly 14 crore users of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) to monitor their booking status, consumption pattern and other...
Haryana to host World Economic Forum-India summit

Haryana to host World Economic Forum-India summit

Chandigarh, June 23  Haryana will host the World Economic Forum on India summit Nov 6-8 in Gurgaon, officials said. The three-day summit, ‘From Deliberation to Transformation’, will be held in Gurgaon in partnership with the World Economic...
Assam hopes for record rice, jute production

Assam hopes for record rice, jute production

Guwahati, June 23 Despite floods affecting about 10,000 hectares of cropland, Assam hopes to register a record paddy and jute production this year. Assam Agriculture Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka made the announcement, adding that the government has engaged...
Airtel to invest $25 million in Malawi

Airtel to invest $25 million in Malawi

New Delhi, June 23 Indian telephony major Bharti Airtel said it will invest $25 million in Malawi to develop a 3G network and introduce a mobile commerce service, Airtel Money. “Our investment of $25 million in the development of the 3G network...
Elite IPS Club: TRANSPARENCY TAKES A BEATING…

Elite IPS Club: TRANSPARENCY TAKES A BEATING…

Elite IPS Club TRANSPARENCY TAKES A BEATING By Insaf New Delhi, June 23 : The guardians of law and order sadly don’t believe in transparency. Repeated reminders to a large number of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to declare particulars of their...
Quake hits Indonesia

Quake hits Indonesia

Jakarta, June 23  An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia Saturday, but there was no immediate report of damage or casualty. The tremor struck around 11.30 a.m. The epicentre was located in Aceh province with a depth of 103...
Kolkata solar physicist wins prestigious US prize

Kolkata solar physicist wins prestigious US prize

Washington, June 23  Dibyendu Nandi of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata has been awarded the prestigious Karen Harvey Prize for 2012 by the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The first scientist from the Asia Pacific...
Rupee ends at 57.12 after slipping to 57.33 against a dollar

Rupee ends at 57.12 after slipping to 57.33 against a dollar

Mumbai, June 22 : The Indian rupee hit a record low for the second consecutive day Friday and slumped below the psychological resistance level of 57 to a dollar for the first time on increased demands for the American currency by oil and gold importers. The...
Passport offices to remain open this weekend

Passport offices to remain open this weekend

New Delhi, June 23  : Amid reports of delays in online applications of passports and the growing logjam, the external affairs ministry Friday announced that passport offices in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Amritisar will...
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Jaipal Reddy addressing a press conference on launching of the LPG Transparency Portal, in New Delhi on June 22, 2012.

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Jaipal Reddy addressing a press conference on launching of the LPG Transparency Portal, in New Delhi on June 22, 2012.

The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Jaipal Reddy addressing a press conference on launching of the LPG Transparency Portal, in New Delhi on June 22, 2012. The Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, G.C. Chaturvedi and the Principal...