Inflation surges to 13-month high of 8.56 pc in Jan

The govt has said inflation surged to 8.56 pc in January, the highest in over 13 months, ahead of the Union Budget for 2010-11 that would spell out the stance on stimulus packages. Inflation, which has already breached the RBI's estimate of 8.53 percent, has also fuelled concerns that the apex bank could further tighten the ...

Telangana panel terms of reference to also consider united AP

The Centre's high-level committee to go into the emotive issue of Telangana has also been asked to examine the option of a united Andhra Pradesh and given less than a year's time to do its job but TRS rejected it, announcing that its MPs and MLAs will resign immediately. Under the seven-point terms of reference the ...

Samikyandhra leaders satisfied with Justice B N SriKrishna Committee

TRS leader K. Chandra Sekhar Rao declares that the committee goals are not satisfactory and also felt that the committee is mainly formed to just dilute the separate state demands. KTR son of KCR decided to force speaker to accept resignition of MLA's supporting Telangana state tomorrow. Telagana JAC declared Bandh on Saturday i.e.. 13-02-2010 against the ...

Jyoti Basu’s last rites on Tuesday

Jyoti Basu's last rites to be performed on Tuesday. West Bengal government declares 2 days state mourning in Jyoti Basu's memory. Jyoti Basu's body will be taken from the funeral parlour 'Peace Haven' at 9.30 AM on Tuesday and will be kept at the state Assembly premises for four hours (10.30 AM to 2.30 PM) ...

Lanco group in race of Hyderabad Metro Rail Project

Lagadapati Rajagopal in the race for Hyderabad Metro Rail Project who has keen on opposing the formation of separate Telangana state. The state government on Saturday released the list of eight companies which have bid for multi-crore Hyderabad Metro Railway Project. Prominent among them are Lanco group owned by Lagadapati Rajagopal, Gayatri projects owned by T ...

Mattoo resigns from all admin posts including HI President

Deeply hurt by the allegation made against him during the recent hockey crisis, A K Mattoo has resigned as the Hockey India President and also from all the other administrative posts in various sport bodies. Mattoo has sent in his resignation to the Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi and has made up his mind ...

Rahul Gandhi to visit Madhya Pradesh on 18th Jan

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will undertake a two-day visit to Madhya Pradesh from 18th January. Gandhi will reach Gwalior from New Delhi on 18th January and visit Sagar and Jabalpur the same day, Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesman J P Dhanopia said on Saturday. The Congress leader would then come to Bhopal the same day ...

Doordarshan plans to expand its DTH service

With an eye on expanding its DTH service- DD Direct Plus, Doordarshan is in talks with several private television channels for including them in its ambit. "Currently there are 59 free to air channels on DD Direct Plus... Doordarshan and Prasar Bharati officials are busy working out the modalities of this arrangement and they have ...

Basu a powerful regional voice in national political scene: PM

Describing Jyoti Basu as a powerful regional voice in the national political scene, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said he had turned to the veteran Marxist leader on many occasions for his advice on important issues and the response was always pragmatic. Singh said the death of the 95-year-old CPI(M) leader marked the end ...

Narayanan to be Bengal Governor, Shivraj Patil for Punjafor Punjabb

National Security Adviser M K Narayanan was appointed Governor of WBengal and former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will head the Raj Bhawan in Punjab as the President cleared a list of five new Governors in various states. 75-year-old Narayanan, a former IB chief, moves to the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata after a five-year stint ...

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