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    I am not in favour of PM appearing before PAC: Pranab

    In the first objection from within Congress, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said he is not in favour of the Prime Minister appearing before the Public Accounts Committee on the 2G spectrum issue as he was accountable to the Lok Sabha and “not to any committee”. “The Prime Minister’s offer to appear before the PAC was […]

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    New Year brings cheers all over

    Revelers across the Pacific Islands, Asia, Africa, and Europe have welcomed 2011 with celebrations and fireworks displays, and crowds are already gathering across the Americas to mark the start of the New Year there. The tiny Pacific island Kiribati was the first to ring in 2011. London hosted one of Europe’s biggest celebrations, on the […]

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    Food inflation soars to 14.44 per cent

    Food inflation surged to a 10-week high of 14.44 per cent for the week ended 18th December as prices of vegetables, particularly onions, fruits, cereals and protein-based products, continued to escalate. Food inflation stood at 12.13 per cent in the previous week. This is the fifth consecutive week when the rate of price rise of […]

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    Food grain production in the 2010-11 crop year is likely to surpass previous record

    The food grain production in the 2010-11 crop year is likely to surpass the previous high of 234.47 million tonnes. This is mainly due to an increase in the acreage under cultivation in the ongoing Rabi season. Official sources said that a projected decline of about 4 million tonnes in rice production in the 2010-11 […]

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    India deploys 4 warships in Arabian Sea to check pirates

    In wake of rise in incidents of piracy off the coast ofLakshadweep, the Indian Navy and Coast Guard have deployed at least four warships in the Arabian Seaand pressed into service aircraft for surveillance as part of efforts to check such incidents. To deter the pirates from attempting any action in the region near Lakshadweep and Minicoy Islands, the two […]

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    Inflation may moderate to 5.5 pc by Mar: PM Panel

    Prime Minister’s economic advisory panel on Monday said inflation would moderate to near comfortable level of 5.5 per cent by March-end from about 7.48 per cent currently, notwithstanding the spurt in food inflation noticed recently. “I think by March (2011), we can expect (WPI) inflation to come down to 5.5 per cent,” the chairman of […]

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    Food inflation in double digits: RBI may hike rates in January

    With a strong likelihood of food inflation firming up further from double digits, the Reserve Bank may raise key policy rates to tame rising prices at its policy review on 25th January. The RBI had left key short-term interest rates unchanged at its mid-quarter review earlier this month, but said that it should not be […]

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    The State in Tears as Leader Departs: Sonia flew in, PM to attend funeral

    While most of the Senior Congress leaders including Defence Minister A K  Antony reached the state capital yesterday evening, hearing the sad demise of  Veteran Congress leader K Karunakaran,  party chief  Sonia Gandhi flew in from Delhi today to pay her last respects to the departed leader, K Karunanakaran who passed away last evening at […]

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    Country’s diversity, multi-culturism need to be preserved: PM

    Noting that the country’s diversity and multi-culturism have been nurtured through centuries, PM Manmohan Singh has said it is a major challenge to preserve them by pursuing the rich legacy of tolerance and brotherhood. “It is a major challenge for all of us and especially for our intellectuals to ensure that the richness of our […]

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    Two Prithvi-II ballistic missiles test-fired

    India on Wednesday test-fired two Prithvi-II nuclear-capable ballistic missiles within an hour from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) as part of user trials by the Army at Chandipur off Orissa coast. “The surface-to-surface missiles mounted on mobile launchers were test-fired from the launch complex-3 in the ITR at around 0815 and 0915 hours”, defence sources […]

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