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  • Death toll from landslides rises to 16 in Nepal

    In Nepal, the death toll in the landslides triggered by continuous rain in two districts has risen to sixteen. In Rukum district, ten members of a same family were killed when their house was buried under a landslide in remote village at Purtimkada. In another incident in the same area three children were killed while […]

    PM to honour five states for high food grain production

    Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will honour five states, including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, for achieving high food grain production in 2010-11 at a function in New Delhi today. According to an official press release the three other states to be awarded are Orissa, Assam and Tripura. The award carries two crore rupees in cash. […]

    NADA raids Sports Authority of India centre in Bhopal

    In Madhya Pradesh, a team of National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) today raided Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bhopal. The raid has been on since morning. The regional director of SAI Bhopal R K Naidu confirmed to our Bhopal correspondent that a team of NADA has arrived in the centre and is collecting […]

    Security, visa issues to be part of Indo-US talks

    Security issues with a focus on recent Mumbai bomb blasts, bilateral trade ties and the American visa regime will figure in the talks between India and the US during the strategic bilateral dialogue to be held in New Delhi from Tuesday. The dialogue to be led by External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his […]

    India is targeting to achieve foodgrains production of 280 million tonnes by 2020-21: PM

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has praised State Home Minister R R Patil stating that he was doing ‘extremely’ well. Chief Minister’s comments came against the backdrop of controversy over his remarks that the crucial Home Ministry was not with the Congress but with the coalition partner. Speaking to reporters after an all-party meeting called […]

    Vritti i-Media Silver Partners at the 4th Annual Rural Marketing Strategies Conference

    Mumbai : Vritti i-Media, an arm of Vritti Solutions Limited that markets and advertises company’s products and services to rural markets using digital technology are the Silver Partners of the 4th Annual Rural Marketing Strategies Conference by marcus evans, a leading global strategic business events firm. The event will be held in Juhu on the […]

    Chidambaram pitches for high growth to compete with China

    Amid debate over sacrificing growth to contain inflation, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said 9 per cent economic expansion was necessary to raise per capita income and also to compete with neighbours like China. “There used to be some arguments that we should not aspire for 9 per cent growth, may be we should […]

    US ready to help India on Mumbai attack investigations: WH

    The United States has offered assistance to India in its investigations of the Mumbai terror attacks, a day after more than 21 people were killed in a series blasts in India’s financial capital. The United States stand ready to help India in its investigations of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the White House said. “Obviously, the […]

    Syrian security forces fire on rallies; 8 killed

    Syrian security forces fired on protesters in the capital and other major cities on Friday, killing at least eight people as tens of thousands gathered for some of the largest anti-government rallies since the uprising began in March, witnesses and activists said. The casualties included three people killed in the capital, Damascus, three in the […]

    10 killed, 6 missing in Nepal landslides

    At least ten people have been killed and six others missing due to landslides triggered by monsoon rains in Nepal’s western and central remote mountainous districts on Friday. Three members of a family were killed in the landslide at Thansing Village Development Committee (VDC) in Nuwakot district. Five people, who were critically injured after their […]