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  • India would be power surplus country by next couple of years: Sindhe

    Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Sindhe has asserted that India would be a power surplus country by the next couple of years. Talking to reporters in Agartala, Mr Sindhe said that India was able to produce 45,000 MW power over the past four-and-a-half years and another about 65,000 MW power generation would be added within […]

    Opposition’s threat to boycott budget session irresponsible: Moily

    The Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily has termed as ‘irresponsible’, the threat of Opposition to boycott the forthcoming budget session, which is insisting on a Joint Parliamentary Committee Probe into 2G Spectrum scam. He was speaking to reporters in Bangalore today. He substantiated that a CBI enquiry has already been conducted and Parliamentary Affairs Committee […]

    ‘Our verdict endorsing Emergency violated fundamental rights of masses’, admits SC

    The Supreme Court has admitted that a 1976 verdict by it on Emergency had violated fundamental rights of a large number of people in the country. A bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Asok Kumar Ganguly in a judgement said, majority decision of a five-member Constitution bench upholding the suspension of fundamental rights during Emergency […]

    ULFA ready for peace talks without preconditions: Rajkhowa

    ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa has said his outfit was ready to sit for peace talks without any preconditions for an “honourable” solution to relieve the people of Assam of their suffering. “A new chapter begins in our long struggle. As per the wishes of the National Convention, we will sit for peace talks with the […]

    Adarsh society scam: CBI claims to found evidence

    The CBI has claimed to have found evidence of alleged forgery and manipulation of documents on part of some army officials and bureaucrats in the Adarsh society scam. Sources in the CBI said that some of the documents seized by the investigating agency were indicative of some forgery having allegedly been committed by a few […]

    Prince Harry to return to Afghanistan: Report

    Prince Harry is to return to serve in Afghanistan again, before the British troops are completely withdrawn from the war-ravaged country, a media report said. According to insiders at a helicopter training centre, where the third-in-line to the British throne is learning to fly the Apache gunship, all students who pass the course will be […]

    CBI closure report in Aarushi case to come up on Mon

    CBI’s closure report in the sensational Aarushi murder case will come up before court on Monday even as the teenager’s father Rajesh Talwar, named as prime suspect, has said he would challenge the agency’s findings. The designated Ghaziabad court, before which the agency filed the closure report on 29th December after two-and-a-half-years of investigation, is […]

    DNA profiling of Army personnel to begin soon

    The Indian Army will start DNA profiling of its soldiers this year for their identification in case of mutilation of bodies during an operation, attack or mishap. “We will begin DNA profiling of soldiers from this year as the profiling centre and data bank are almost ready,” Lieutenant General Naresh Kumar, Commandant of Army Hospital […]

    Pak should discard posture of ‘compulsive hostility’: Krishna

    India has urged Pakistan to desist from its posture of compulsive hostility to enable a serious and sustained dialogue between the two countries. Noting that the country “walked the extra mile in reaching out” to its neighbours, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said, “We earnestly hope that our neighbour would see the merit in […]

    Postal department to provide credit cards to rural people

    The Department of Post will collaborate with leading banks — IDBI, HSBC and ICICI Bank– to provide cards on the line of credit cards to rural people in order to facilitate non-cash transactions for purchase of products and services. The card will come with pre-determined amount in rupees and could be operated at merchant locations, […]