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    Radar sensors to be set up along coastlines

    The Centre has launched a Rs 350-crore project to set up radar sensors along the country’s coastlines for surveillance to prevent terrorists from entering the nation to repeat the Mumbai-type attack. The chain of radar sensors along the entire 7,517-km coastline, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep is being set up by the Coast […]

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    Andhra Pradesh CM writes to FM, RBI on regulating MFIs

    The Andhra Pradesh government has urged the Centre to intervene in the matter of regulaion of microfinance institutions whose greedy lending practises in the state forced a large number of poor borrowers to commit suicide during the last six months. In the letter to Mukherjee, the Chief Minister said the state government issued an Ordinance […]

    National

    France pitches for India to join military ops overseas

    Ahead of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to India in December, France has made a pitch for the two nations to cooperate in operations where their armed forces are deployed, including in the anti-piracy efforts in Gulf of Aden. French Defence Minister Herve Morin also wants to enhance consultations between the two counties on regional issues […]

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    Sibal asks govt task force to rework its policy

    HRD Minister Kapil Sibal asked a govt task force to “rework” on its draft national book promotion policy and mooted a neighbourhood book policy under which more libraries and reading rooms could be set up in the country. He also suggested the task force to look into the model of libraries and reading rooms being […]

    International

    21 killed, 16 missing in China mine blast

    At least 21 workers were killed and 16 others trapped underground when a gas explosion hit a coal mine in China’s central Henan province, the latest in a series of mishaps that have rocked the country’s mining sector considered the most dangerous in the world. The blast occurred in the mine situated in Yuzhou city […]

    International

    Over 4,000 ex-LTTE rebels rehabilitated in Sri Lanka

    Over 4,000 former Tamil rebels in Srilanka have been rehabilitated and reintegrated in the society, officials said on Saturday. “We have rehabilitated over 4,000 former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels and sent them back to their families. Six thousand more are to be rehabilitated,” the news agency quoted commissioner general of Rehabilitation Brigadier […]

    International

    Tibet hit by rare bone disease, 1.70 lakh at risk

    A rare and incurable endemic bone disease is posing a grave health risk to residents in a remote Tibetan region, with about 170,000 people threatened by it. At least 14,662 people have been diagnosed with Kaschin-Beck disease in 11 counties in Qamdo prefecture, one of the most seriously affected regions, according to a survey conducted by […]

    National

    No need for ‘Operation Lotus’ to enhance strength: Yeddu

    Karnataka CM B S Yeddyurappa, who recently sailed through the second trust of confidence, has said that there was no need for ‘Operation Lotus’ (to lure other parties’ MLAs) to boost the strength of BJP in the Assembly. The Chief Minister, who arrived in Mysore on Saturday to participate in the Dussehra celebrations, had won […]

    National

    AIMPLB is free to appeal against Ayodhya verdict: BJP

    BJP has said the All India Muslim Personal Law Board had the right to approach the Supreme Court on the Ayodhya title suit verdict but insisted that there was growing opinion among the people that the issue should be resolved through reconciliation and dialogue. “Any party is free to appeal against any verdict in the […]

    National

    Dikshit welcomes probe ordered by PM into CWG

    Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit has said the “suspicion” of corruption in the CWG is on the Organising Comm headed by Suresh Kalmadi and welcomed the “instantaneous” probe ordered by PM Manmohan Singh which would clear the “cobwebs”. Dikshit said the corruption could have taken place in the activities undertaken by the Organising Committee to which […]

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