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  • Era of wars has ended, ready to resolve issues: Gilani

    Pakistan : The era of wars has ended and Pakistan is prepared to resolve all outstanding issues with India, including the Kashmir dispute and terrorism, through talks, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani has said. “The era of wars has ended. We are ready to sit and resolve all core issues whether it is Kashmir, Sir Creek, Siachen, water or terrorism at the […]

    Custody row: Norway court hands over kids to uncle

    New Delhi : A Norwegian court has handed over two NRI children to their paternal uncle ending months of custody row. The children were taken away by the Child Welfare Services in Norway last year and kept in Foster Care for lack of proper child care. The court gave the custody of Abhigyan and Aishwarya […]

    Maoists name Prashant Bhushan, 2 others as mediators

    Chhattisgarh : Hours after the Chhattisgarh govt offered to hold talks to secure the release of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, Maoists on Monday night named three mediators, including lawyer Prashant Bhushan, for negotiations. In a statement on Monday, the Maoists also termed Menon’s health as critical and asked the mediators to bring medicines […]

    Budget Session of Parl resumes after recess today

    New Delhi : The post recess phase of the budget session is scheduled to resume on Tuesday as the UPA government is hopeful of getting several important legislations passed such as the Banking Reforms Bill, Insurance Bill, Pension and Lokpal Bill. The Lok Sabha will have discussions on the Demands for Grants of the Ministries […]

    Singhvi resigns as Chairman of Parl Committee on Law

    New Delhi : Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Monday resigned as Chairman of a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and party spokesperson in a damage control exercise ahead of the resumption of the budget session on Tuesday. 53- year-old Singhvi, an eminent lawyer and a Rajya Sabha member, sent a letter to Congress President Sonia […]

    India, Kuwait sign MoU to strengthen medical co-operation

    New Delhi : India and Kuwait today signed an MoU to strengthen medical co-operation and encourage medical tourism between the two countries. As per the MoU, degrees and other qualifications issued by institutions in medicine, including traditional medicine, nursing, medical technicians and paramedical recognized by government bodies will be treated at par for appropriate job […]

    India Post offers 6 % off on gold coins on Akshaya Tritya

    New Delhi : India Post has offered a flat six per cent discount on the price of gold to mark the festival of Akshaya Tritya which will be celebrated on Tuesday. Chief Postmaster General of Delhi Postal Circle has announced this special festive offer on the purchase of gold coins from 31 designated post offices […]

    Countdown begins for RISAT-1 launch

    Andhra Pradesh: The countdown has commenced for the launch of PSLV-C19 launch vehicle carrying India’s first Radar Imaging Satellite called RISAT-1. The Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, started the 71 hour countdown at 6.47 am today. An Indian Space Research Organisation release says that the launch will be on the 26th […]

    UPA Govt trying to build consensus on Lokpal bill

    New Delhi : UPA Government is trying to build consensus on Lokpal bill while issues pertaining to Mamata Banerjee will be amicably sorted out. Addressing reporters after a meeting of Group of Ministers on Media in New Delhi on Monday, Minister of State in PMO, V Narayansamy said that this time total 149 amendments have […]

    Foodgrains output for 2011-12 upped to record 252.56 mn tonne

    New Delhi : India’s foodgrains production estimate has been revised upwards by over two million tonne to an all-time high of 252.56 million tonne in 2011-12 crop year helped by bumper output of wheat and rice. In February, foodgrains production was pegged at 250.42 million tonne for the 2011-12 crop year (July-June). The country produced […]