In Yemen, several people were reportedly killed and others injured during intense fighting in a northern district of the Yemeni capital, Sana yesterday. Tribal leader Sheikh Sadek al-Ahmar and forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh fought for control of a key neighbourhood. Other fighting took place around the positions of General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, […]
Leaders of Pakistan’s rival political parties and top military commanders have begun an “all-party conference” in Islamabad to try to formulate a national response to US allegations that the country is not doing enough to eliminate terrorist sanctuaries on its soil. Relations between Pakistan and the US have plunged to new lows since last Thursday, […]
In Libya Muammar Gaddafi’s spokesman Mussa Ibrahim was captured by NTC fighters outside Sirte. Field commanders from the new regime told this to AFP Ibrahim had been the public voice of the Gaddafi regime until NTC fighters overran Tripoli on 23rd August. Meanwhile intense fighting is under way between provisional government fighters and pro Gaddafi’ […]
The first batch of 900 pilgrims on Thursday left for Jeddah in three flights from the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi to attend the annual Haj pilgrimage. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mr Salman Khurshid, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Delhi Revenue Minister A K Walia and Vice Chairman of Haj Committee of India Hasan […]
The Centre has reaffirmed enactment of the National Food Security Act to ensure availability of food grains at reasonable prices, especially to the weaker and vulnerable sections of the society. Talking to reporters in Guwahati on Thursday, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Prof K V Thomas said that the […]
President Pratibha Patil will embark on a two-nation visit to Switzerland and Austria on Friday during which she will hold a series of bilateral talks with the leadership there in which the issue of blackmoney stashed by Indians in Swiss banks is likely to figure. “The entire gamut of bilateral, regional and international issues will […]
Jailed former Telecom Minister A Raja and 13 others on Thursday told a Delhi court to separately deal with CBI’s fresh plea to invoke additional charge of criminal breach of trust against them to enable them to seek bail in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. “The fresh application of CBI of framing a charge of […]
The CBI on Thursday virtually gave a clean chit to Tata and Videocon groups in the 2G spectrum scam but said the role of Anil Ambani was being probed as three jailed corporate honchos of his company RADAG have distanced themselves from any wrongdoing. The agency said it was conducting further investigation to find out […]
by NR INDRAN / INT State Level Bankers’ Committee, Madhya Pradesh held its 144th meeting today at the Zonal Office of Central Bank of India, Bhopal. The meeting was chaired by Shri Avani Vaish, IAS, Chief Secretary to Govt. of M.P. and attended, amongst others, by Shri R. Parasuram, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Shri R.K. […]
by NR INDRAN / INT National Long-Term rating ‘Fitch B- (ind)’ INR1,600m fully secured non convertible debentures ‘Fitch B- (ind)’ Fitch Ratings-Mumbai/Singapore-28 September 2011: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Neptune Developers Limited’s (NDL) National Long-Term rating to ‘Fitch B- (ind)’ from ‘Fitch BB-(ind)’. The Outlook is Negative. Its INR1,600m fully secured non convertible debentures (NCDs) […]
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