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  • PM arrives in Singapore

    PM Manmohan Singh arrived in Singapore on Saturday on a two-day visit as part of a two-nation tour aimed at pushing the ‘Look East’ policy. Singh will hold talks with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on deepening economic, trade, cultural and people-to-people relations. Singapore is India’s largest trading partner in ASEAN, and the second […]

    Agni-II Prime nuclear-capable missile successfully test-fired

    India on Tuesday successfully test-fired an advanced variant of nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile with a strike range of 3,000 km from an island off Odisha coast. “The surface-to-surface intermediate range missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher” at 0900 hours from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island, about 100 km from Balasore, defence […]

    Seventeenth SAARC summit begins at Addu in Maldieves

    The seventeenth summit of the association of South Asian nations, SAARC began at Addu in Maldieves with the call for more cooperation between the member nations to bring into prominence the statuture of south asian nations in the world. President Mohammad Nasheed of Maldieves, the host nation called for greater cooperation between member nations to […]

    Nation Loses Billions As Futures Trading Manipulated For Tax Fraud.

    By Our National Correspondent Another multi-billion financial fraud that could compound the pathetic  plight of the beleaguered Congress-led UPA government at the Center which is under constant attack from every corner on account of multiple scams rocking the nation is out in the open. This time it is the commodity futures market is the suspect.  The total […]

    Prolonged uncertainty in Europe will hurt others: PM

    As Eurozone crisis threatened to engulf global economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned that “prolonged” uncertainty and instability in Europe will hurt other countries too and suggested that the IMF can help rescue the situation. Observing that everyone has a stake in the orderly functioning and prosperity of Europe, including the Eurozone countries, Dr. […]

    World population will reach 7 billion today

    Today, there are 7 billion people on Earth; it took us only 12 years to add another billion people to the planet, reaching the milestone of 7 billion on 31st October. The Earth’s population continues to grow but has dramatically slowed down over the last 50 years. Back in the early 1960s, experts feared the […]

    Right time to move decisively against corruption: PM

    Underlining the urgency to fight corruption in public life, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said it is the right time to move decisively in this direction. “Our efforts for rapid progress and development can have their full impact only if we curb corruption in public life and improve the processes of governance. I believe this […]

    Diwali being celebrated with traditional fervour across country

    The festival of lights – Diwali is being celebrated throughout the country today. The festival symbolises the removal of darkness and gloom and bringing peace, happiness and prosperity in the life of people. In the National Capital, Police have tightened security arrangements to avoid any untoward incident. Extra police personnel have been deployed at various […]

    Delhi court frames charges against 17 accused in 2G scam

    A Delhi court on Saturday found prima facie evidence against all the 17 accused including former Telecom Minister A Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi and corporate honchos to frame charges against them in the 2G Spectrum allocation scam case for varying roles. In addition, it said there was evidence for framing of charges against Raja, […]

    Take steps to prevent recession: PM tells Europe, rich nations

    Cautioning that the Eurozone crisis could affect the developing countries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked Europe and other advanced economies to take “effective and early steps” to prevent the global economy from slipping into a double-dip recession. He also said that India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA), three leading emerging economies, were united in their efforts […]