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  • India, SKorea reach agreement on civil nuclear cooperation

    India and South Korea have reached an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, marking the ninth such pact that New Delhi has finalised since getting the NSG waiver in 2008. This announcement was made after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Hanoi on Friday on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit. […]

    Chavan in Delhi to meet Sonia

    Congress President Sonia Gandhi held consultations with senior party leaders Saturday morning as Maharashtra’s beleaguered Chief Minister Ashok Chavan landed in New Delhi to meet the central leadership. Chavan was summoned to meet the Congress President after his name cropped up in a controversy surrounding Adarsh housing society in Mumbai. The party leaders whom Gandhi […]

    Al-Qaeda plans to take hostage in 26/11 style on Britain

    Al-Qaeda planned to take hostages in Mumbai-style attacks on Britain, France and Germany to demand the release of the mastermind of the 9/11 strikes and has “reactivated” the plan now, a former associate of Osama bin Laden has claimed. Noman Benotman, a Libyan and former Afghanistan terrorist camp trainer, told German magazine Speigel in an […]

    New logo for transparency law

    The Right to Information Act which is synonymous with “empowerment and transparency” will now have its own logo and a dedicated web portal that will not only act as a “knowledge bank” for information seekers and providers but will also provide them a platform to network. The powerful law, which came into effect five years […]

    Involve agriculture economy for country’s overall growth: Prez

    President Pratibha Patil on Thursday said the agricultural economy of the country should be involved in its overall growth process and there should be an effective response to the needs of the farming community. “Our farmers are ready and willing to work, earn and learn. We have to respond positively. We have to involve the […]

    Patil calls for innovative ways to overcome new challenges

    Asking technocrats to adopt new ways to overcome challenges thrown up by the changing times, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Friday underlined the need for using latest technology for development. “A time of change leads to many challenges which have to be overcome. It is in such times that there is a need to look […]

    CBI pulled up on tardy progress of probe into 2G spectrum scam

    The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the CBI for its tardy progress in the investigations in the 2G spectrum allocation scam in which the alleged role of Telecom Minister A Raja has come under the scanner. “You (CBI) have not done anything. Is that the way Government functions? Do you follow the same standards […]

    Sohrabuddin case: Amit Shah gets bail

    The Gujarat High Court on Friday granted bail to former state minister Amit Shah over three months after he was arrested by the CBI in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case. Justice R H Shukla granted bail to 46-year-old Shah on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and a condition that he will have […]

    Defence Ministry probes Adarsh Housing Society Project

    Maharashtra Chif Minister Ashok Chavan on Friday denied reports that the land on which the scam hit Adarsh Housing Society was built in Mumbai belonged to Department of Defence. Talking to media in Mumbai, the Chief Minister said that he had no role in the development of  Adarsh society. Meanwhile, the congress said that the […]

    Ktk HC upholds disqualification of 11 BJP rebel MLAs

    The Karnataka High Court will pronounce its much-awaited verdict on Friday on the disqualification of 11 rebel BJP MLAs which is likely to have a bearing on the first-ever BJP government in the south. Justice V G Sabhahit, the third judge who heard the batch of petitions filed by the rebels challenging their disqualification from […]