India News / Press Releases on July 1, 2008

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India, Cuba finalise agreement for cooperation in the Hydrocarbon sector
India and Cuba have finalised India Cuba Hydrocarbon agreement for cooperation in the oil and gas sector. ANI

Kapil Sibal inaugurates Himdari in the Arctic
Union Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Kapil Sibal today inaugurated the Indian research base in the Arctic region. ANI

Prime Minister calls on President
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh called on President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. ANI

SP, CPI (M) holds talks over Indo-US nuclear deal
Samajwadi Partys General Secretary Amar Singh held talks with his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) counterpart Prakash Karat here today as the standoff over the Indo-US nuclear deal between the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the left parties continued. ANI

Farm loan waiver scheme a success: Chidambaram
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram lauded here today the efforts of state-run banks for making the Governments farm loan waiver scheme a success. ANI

Separatists called off their ten-day old strike in J-K
The separatists in Jammu and Kashmir called off their ten-days old strike on Tuesday after receiving the State Governments decision to revoke order of transferring land to Shri Amaranth Shrine board. ANI

India, Cuba finalise agreement for cooperation in the Hydrocarbon sector
India and Cuba have finalised India Cuba Hydrocarbon agreement for cooperation in the oil and gas sector. ANI

Term of Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of inquiry extended by three months
The term of the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of inquiry has been extended by three months up to 30th September. ANI

BJP calls for a countrywide strike against revocation of land allotted to Shri Amaranth Board
In an attempt to make revocation of Amaranth land a big national and ultimately an election issue, the Bhartiya Janata Party today announced a nationwide strike on 3rd July. ANI

Pranab Mukherjee wants African nations to choose their representative in Security Council
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that African countries should decide among themselves as to who should be their representative in the United Nation Security Council in the permanent and non-permanent categories. ANI

Now, a Talking Library for the visually impaired in Coimbatore
Lions Club of Coimbatore by joining hands with the Bharatiyar University has set up a unique audio library for the visually impaired students considering how much these students struggle to get study material in Braille for higher studies. ANI

Bangladesh High Commissioner pays tribute to Sam
High Commissioner of Bangladesh in India Liequat Ali Chaudhury on Tuesday paid tribute to Field Marshal (Late) SHFJ Manekshaw. ANI

Recollections of a Communicator, Did God ask Sam Manekshaw his rank in Warrant of Precedence?
I was surprised when I read in the newspapers that one of the reasons for the poor turnout at the funeral of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw was the confusion about his rank in the warrant of precedence issued by the Government of India. It was mentioned that while the Chiefs of Staff of Army, the Navy and the Air Force have a warrant of precedence, a Field Marshal does not have one other than that he had when he was in service. ANI

Tibetan Government-in-Exile to strive for progress during talks with China
The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has instructed the envoys to make every effort to bring about tangible progress to alleviate the difficult situation for Tibetans during talks with the Chinese representatives, says the Tibetan government-in-exile, based in Dharamsala. ANI

Chidambaram wants more banks in rural areas
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said here today that he wants banks to open more branches in rural areas of the country. ANI

Disturbances over Amarnath continue in Jammu
Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena led protestors here are demanding the removal of Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra as the Amarnath Shrine land row entered the second day on Tuesday. ANI

Muslims holding makeshift kitchens for stranded Amarnath pilgrims
As various political groups are busy fanning communal passions through protests and violence in Jammu and Kashmir state over 100 acre forest land transfer issue, scores of Muslims are holding Langar (free community kitchen) for the stranded Amaranath pilgrims here. ANI

Amarnath pilgrims complain poor arrangements by local administration
The ongoing protests in various parts of the Jammu and Kashmir have left many pilgrims stranded in the valley. ANI

Medicos protest against increasing female foeticide in Delhi
Hundreds of doctors and nurses marched here today to protest against the growing number of cases involving female foeticide. ANI

A three-week long palanquin festival march begins in Maharashtra
Thousands of devotees converged at Alandi near Pune for the annual pilgrimage to the temple of a medieval saint-poet. ANI

Worlds largest cable-stayed bridge inaugurated in China
Suzhou-Nantong Yangtze Road Bridge, the worlds largest cable-stayed bridge, was formally opened in East Chinas Jiangsu Province after five years of construction. ANI

Manmohan Singh asks corporate not to be lax in governance
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said Indian firms will not be able to compete in the world unless they follow the globally recognised norms for transparency in running of businesses. ANI

Big powers have tarnished United Nations image of neutrality
The big powers have tarnished the United Nations image of neutrality, at a time when the world body is increasingly threatened by terrorist attacks, a top UN official has said. ANI

Narendra Bahadur Singh is new CBDT chief
Narendra Bahadur Singh has taken over as chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) from June 30. ANI

Bleeding Christ in Mumbai
Hundreds of devotees thronged St. Michael Church in Mumbai to catch a glimpse of an unexplained dark stain on a framed picture of Jesus Christ. ANI

Manipuri boy commands NDA passing out parade
The 114th passing out parade of the National Defence Academy (NDA) had something special this year. ANI

Landslides block Himalayan road, cuts Sikkim from India
Monsoon rains triggered heavy landslides in Kalimpong in Himalayas on Monday, snapping road link to Sikkim with rest of India. ANI

Amar Singh meets Pranab Mukherjee on Indo-US nuclear deal
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Monday night held talks with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the Indo-US nuclear deal. ANI

White tigress dies in Bhopal zoo
Wildlife authorities in Bhopal conducted funeral for a 17-year-old white tigress, which died of paralytic stroke. ANI

Heavy rains lash Mumbai, disrupts traffic
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai today disrupting road, rail and air traffic. ANI

J-K cabinet to discuss Amarnath shrine board land issue today
The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet will meet here today to discuss on the order to hand over 39.88 hectares of land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB). ANI

Five policemen killed as Maoists trigger landmine blast in Jharkhand
At least five policemen were killed as Maoists triggered a powerful landmine blast under their van in Jharkhands Khunti district on Monday. ANI

Andhra CM blames intelligence failure for Maoists attack on Greyhounds
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajashekhara Reddy has said that the deadly Maoist attack on a boat carrying anti-Naxalite unit Greyhounds on Sunday night, in which around 61 security personnel were sunk, was a result of intelligence failure. ANI

Cambridge Technology Enterprises Limited (CTE) Posts 286 % Growth in Revenue and 206 % Growth in Profit Y-on-Y
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Sterlite Industries (India) Limited Announces Filing of Annual Report on Form 20-F
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SVP Group launches the Opulent Mall in Ghaziabad
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HCC Bags Rs.340 crore BOT Project of NHAI for Badarpur Elevated Highway
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Copal Partners named #1 Global Investment Research and Analytics KPO by the Black Book of Outsourcing
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IndiaMART.com Nominated Among the Top Three at Emerging India Awards 2008
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Forex Rates on July 1, 2008

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