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GOVERNMENT
POLITICS:
Manmohan is Congress candidate for PM
New Delhi, March 24 The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, will be the prime ministerial candidate of the Congress party for the forthcoming general elections, the United Progressive Alliance Chairperson, Ms Sonia Gandhi, said after releasing ...
POLITICS:
Why parties contest seats they know they will lose
One of the great mysteries of Indian elections is why parties contest seats which they know they have no hope of winning. The latest example of this comes from Bihar, where the Congress plans to context ...
POLICY:
Govt nominates IOC, MRPL to lift Cairn crude
Production likely to begin from Rajasthan in a month’s time. New Delhi, March 24 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) and Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) are among the public sector refiners who have been nominated by the ...
POLITICS:
Maudany: A man for all seasons
Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 There was a hush on that rain-drenched beach in Thiruvananthapuram on August 2, 2007, as Mr Abdul Nasir Maudany, who for years had been the most visible face of Muslim fundamentalism in Kerala, raised his ...
POLITICS:
Ambareesh — yet to be cast
Bangalore, March 24 Ever since the Lok Sabha elections were announced, one of the hottest topics in the media in Karnataka has been the political future of matinee-idol-turned-politician M. H. Ambareesh. Will he or won’t he contest? Will ...
SECURITY:
Plan to lease aircraft to move soldiers going on leave
Can provide more than Rs 100 cr a year to domestic airlines. The Home Ministry has at long last acceded to a long-pending request from the Army. It will approach the Union Cabinet with a proposal for leasing aircraft from domestic airlines to ...
POLITICS:
Live poll updates from Vodafone
Ahmedabad: Vodafone Essar on Monday announced the launch of the “Election Alert” service for the coming Lok Sabha election. It will provide four updates daily on the candidates’ profile, trivia about ...
POLITICS:
HC asks Govt to decide on ByCell’s licences in 4 weeks
New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi High Court has asked the Government to take a decision on whether or not to issue telecom licences to Switzerland-based ByCell within four ...
FOREIGN RELATIONS:
US consular operations commence in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, March 24 The US Charge d’Affairs, Mr Steven J. White, on Tuesday declared formally open the consular operations at the Consulate General of the United States of America ...
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