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  • Food inflation rises marginally to 8.76 per cent for week ended April 16

    Food inflation inched up marginally to 8.76 per cent for the week ended April 16 on the back of rising prices of fruits, protein-based items and onions. Food inflation stood at 8.74 per cent in the previous week. This is the second consecutive week when the rate of price rise of food items has gone […]

    Sathya Sai Baba laid to rest with full state honours

    Godman Sathya Sai Baba, whose message of universal love and brotherhood attracted millions of followers across the globe, was on Wednesday interred at the very spot from where he used to meet and address his disciples for years. The mortal remains of the 85-year-old spiritual leader, whose clout spread far and wide among both the […]

    India determined to eliminate terrorism, piracy: President

    India said that it is determined to fight and eliminate the menace of terrorism and piracy in cooperation with international community. In her address to the National Assembly of Mauritius, President Pratibha Patil said India and Mauritius would have an important role to play in the Indian Ocean region to which both the countries belong […]

    CBI arrests Suresh Kalmadi

    CBI on Monday arrested former chairman of Common Wealth Games Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi. Talking to reporters in New Delhi on Monday, CBI spokesperson Dharini Mishra said that the sacked OC chief will be produced in CBI special court at Patiala House on Tuesday. She said that Kalmadi has been arrested for conspiracy to favour […]

    Satya Sai Baba passes away

    Sri Sathya Sai Baba, whose spiritual clout ran far and wide, passed away on Sunday morning in Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district due to cardio-respiratory failure. Sai Baba, who was 86, breathed his last at 7.40 AM at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, its Director A N Safaya said in […]

    PM wants focus on faster growth during 12th plan

    Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that the 12th Plan objective must be faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth. He was addressing the full Planning Commission meeting in New Delhi yesterday. Outlining the need to identify critical areas where existing policies and programmes are not delivering results, Dr. Singh called for strengthening or even […]

    Govt committed to tackling corruption boldly: PM

    Admitting that there is little public tolerance now for the prevailing state of affairs on the issue of corruption, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that his government is committed to face this challenge boldly as people expect swift and exemplary action. Dr. Singh also said that government hopes to introduce during the monsoon […]

    Food inflation for the week ended 9th April rose to 8.74 % as against 8.28 % in the previous week

    Reversing a three-week declining trend, food inflation shot up to 8.74 per cent for the week ended 9th April from 8.28 per cent in the previous week on account of expensive fruits, protein-based items and onions, according to the official data released on Thursday. The surge from the last week, which was incidentally the lowest […]

    PSLV launch successful, satellites injected into orbit

    PSLV-C16 rocket, carrying India’s Resourcesat-2  that would study and help manage natural resources and two nano satellites, launched successfully into orbit from Sriharikota,over 90 km from Chennai. ISRO’s homegrown workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle placed in a ‘Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit’ Resourcesat-2, Youthsat and X-Sat about 18 minutes after it blasted off from the Satish […]

    Joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill meets for first time

    The 10-member joint committee comprising five ministers and five civil society representatives, for drafting the anti-graft Lokpal Bill met in New Delhi on Saturday for the first time. The meeting chaired by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was held at North Block and attended by Ministers P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal, M Veerappa Moily and Salman Khurshid […]