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    HC issues notice to Centre on PIL seeking Sports Ministry control over BCCI

    The Delhi High Court today sought a response from the Centre on a PIL seeking a direction to take control of BCCI and all its cricketing affairs including the IPL. A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Jayanth Nath also issued notices to BCCI and the Delhi government. The PIL filed by NGO […]

    National

    PM criticises Opp’s obstructionist role in parl; on spot-fixing says sports & politics be kept away from each other

    Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said a cabinet expansion of the Congress led UPA-2 government is under consideration. Dr. Singh said this on board Prime Minister’s special Aircraft Air India-1, while returning home from Bangkok, after his succesful two-nation visit to Japan and Thailand. Asked by reporters whether the Congress will reach out to […]

    Economy

    Economic growth declines to ten-year low of 5 per cent during last fiscal

    Pulled down by poor performance of farm, manufacturing and mining sectors, economic growth slowed to 4.8 per cent in the January-March quarter and fell to a decade’s low of 5 per cent for the entire 2012-13 fiscal. The economic growth or gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 5.1 per cent in January-March quarter of […]

    International

    Central, state will launch joint action against naxals: HM

    Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday said the centre and states would undertake joint operations to eradicate the naxal menace. He said this while taking stock of the security scenario at a high level meeting in Raipur today in the aftermath of May 25 Maoist attack on a convoy of Congress leaders in […]

    National

    Defence Minister on 3-nation tour of S’pore, Oz & Thailand to boost military ties

    Seeking to strengthen military ties, Defence Minster A K Antony will be on a five-day visit starting 2nd June to Singapore, Australia, and Thailand. A Defence Ministry release said, in his first stop in Singapore, Mr. Antony will be meeting his counterpart Ng Eng Hen, who had visited India in November last year. The two […]

    International

    PM: India, Pak want to resolve outstanding issues peacefully

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said that both he and new Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif want to take bilateral relations forward and resolve outstanding issues peacefully. Singh told reporters on his way back from Japan and Thailand that both leaders had invited each other to visit their countries but dates for this have […]

    Lead Story

    Corporates should supplement govt’s push for development: Prez

    President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday pitched for the involvement of the private sector in government’s efforts to ensure economic growth and social welfare of the people of the country. “Government’s efforts must be supplemented by the commitment of more resources by the corporate sector to development and social welfare activities,” the President said at a […]

    Economy

    PM: Inflation to come under greater control in coming months

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday that inflation will come under greater control in the coming months and will provide greater space to the Reserve Bank to pursue pro-growth policies. “In the coming months, you will see inflation coming under greater control and the space for growth promoting activities also increasing,” he told reporters […]

    Stock & Share

    Sensex tumbles 455 pts as rate cut hopes dim, GDP growth slows

    The BSE benchmark Sensex on Friday tumbled by 455 points to close below key 20000-mark, wiping off Rs 1.1 lakh crore in investor wealth, on panic selling in realty, banks and PSUs as hopes of rate cut crashed after RBI comments amid GDP growth slumping to decade-low of 5 per cent. The 30-share barometer, after […]

    National

    PM dismisses rift with Congress President Sonia Gandhi

    The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh concluded his two nation tour to Thailand and Japan adding more strategic content to India’s ties with both nations. Prime Minister dismissed the perception of rift between him and Congress President Sonia Gandhi saying they work together on almost all issues. On the IPL spot-fixing scandal, Prime Minister said […]

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