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  • India’s exports up by over 36%, Imports rise by 17.2% in Sept

    India’s exports grew by over 36 per cent on an annual basis to 24.8 billion dollars in September, 2011, demonstrating impressive year-on-year expansion despite a slowdown in the US and Europe. Last year in September, the country’s outbound shipments were valued at 18.2 billion dollars. According to an official press release, India’s imports also registered […]

    Greek premier to hold referendum on European debt deal

    Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has announced that he will hold a referendum on the European debt relief package for Greece. Mr. Papandreou told the ruling Socialist party members in Parliament last evening that the command of the Greek people will bind them and if the Greek people do not want it, the plan will […]

    Explosion in China kills 4, 100 injured

    In China, at least four people were killed and 100 others injured on Tuesday in an explosion in the southwestern Guizhou province. An official spokesman said, the blast took place in the Machangping township of Fuquan City, near the provincial capital Guiyang. He said, the exact location of the explosion was near a ramp on […]

    PM to leave tomorrow for G-20 summit

    Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will be leaving tomorrow for Cannes, France to attend the 6th summit of the group of 20 industrialized and emerging economies, G-20. He would be heading the Indian delegation to the two-day Summit and would be assisted by Deputy-Chairman, Planning Commission, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, who is also India’s Sherpa […]

    Govt approves Public Procurement Policy

    The government on Tuesday approved a procurement policy under which government departments and PSUs will give preferences to micro and small entrepreneurs. The policy cleared by the Cabinet, sets an annual target of 20 per cent procurement for the these departments. Within this limit, four per cent of the orders should be placed to the […]

    Lokayukta initiates inquiry against UP Energy Minister & family members

    In Uttar Pradesh, the Lokayukta has initiated an inquiry against Energy Minister of Mayawati Government Ramveer Upadhyaya, his Member of Parliament wife Seema Upadhyaya and three other family members on fresh charges of amassing enormous wealth and threatening a police officer. AIR Lucknow correspondent reports, the Energy Minister is already facing an earlier probe by […]

    Dhoni, Bindra to don army uniform today

    Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Olympic Gold Medallist Abhinav Bindra will don the Olive Green uniform of the Army on Tuesday along with a combat specialist Deepak Annaji Rao, who is being conferred with the honorary rank of Major. The Defence Ministry had decided to confer the rank of honorary Lt Col on […]

    Sensex down 224 pts on profit-booking, global worries

    The BSE benchmark index Sensex on Tuesday fell by 224 points on profit selling, especially in banking auto and realty stocks, driven by weak global trends after renewed concerns over the European debt crisis. The 30-share index lost 224.18 points, or 1.27 per cent to close at 17,480.83 points. It had lost 99.79 points in […]

    Jaya moves SC challenging Bangalore court order to reappear

    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the Bangalore trial court’s order directing her to appear before it again on 8th November in a disproportionate assets case. Challenging the order, the AIADMK chief alleged in her petition that as per the apex court’s direction she had already appeared before […]

    Nabam Tuki to be next Arunachal Chief Minister

    Dissident leader Nabam Tuki was on Tuesday chosen as the new Congress Legislature Party leader in Arunachal Pradesh, signalling the end of the weeks-long political drama that culminated in the resignation of Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin. The decision to choose Tuki was taken by the Congress high command. The swearing-in of Tuki, who led the […]