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US must offer real cuts in subsidy to its farmers: Kamal Nath
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath has said that the US must offer real cuts in subsidy to its farmers, and added that its proposal to reduce the doles was not in line with the current food prices. ANI
Activist commits suicide over Amarnath land transfer issue
A man in Jammu and Kashmir committed suicide today, to protest the cancellation of the land transfer to the Amarnath Shrine Board. ANI
Home Secretary reviews land transactions in Rajasthans border areas
Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta today reviewed the progress of the enquiry and action being taken in regard to the large scale purchase of land along the international border areas of Rajasthan. ANI
Bangles dont delight its actual manufacturers in Firozabad near Agra
Firozabad is known all over the country for the quality of glass bangles produced here. But very few of those, who appreciate the colourful bangles, are aware of the conditions in which the bangle workers live and toil. ANI
Next step on Indo-US civil nuclear deal after IAEA approval: Pranab
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that next step on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal will be taken after IAEA Board of Governors approves of the India-specific safeguards agreement. ANI
Army Chief felicitates Dare Devils Team for creating a world record
Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor today felicitated the Dare Devil team of the Signals Corp for creating a world record by carrying 251 army men on 11 motor cycles and covering a distance of 240 meters. ANI
Armed forces to replace Cheetah, Chetak helicopters by 2010
In a major drive to modernise the armed forces and expand its aviation wing, the Defence Ministry will issue a request for proposal (RFP) to procure 197 helicopters on Thursday. ANI
CPM expels Somnath Chatterjee
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) today expelled Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee from the party for refusing to follow the partys advice regarding resignation from the Speakers post. ANI
Mayawati to activate Third Front attack on UPA
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati has decided to take bull by the horns and want that she will activate a Third Front attack on the Congress-led UPA Government in the days to come. ANI
Centre sets new target of enrollment ratio in higher, technical education
Union Minister for Human Resource and Development, Arjun Singh today said that the Centre Government has increased the target of enrolment ratio to16 in the higher and technical education for the current five year plan. ANI
Chinese teens getting hooked to cosmetic surgery
With the whole world on a mission to look good, China s teenage kids are no far behind. According to a new Chinese research, a large number of middle school students are undergoing cosmetic surgery this summer vacation. ANI
Restoration of Buddhist Shrine in Ladkah
The World Monument Fund (WMF) has undertaken restoration work of Sumda Chun, a monastery atop a hill overlooking River Zanskar in Ladakh. ANI
Cash for vote allegation colours UPA victory in Indian media
A morning which was largely expected to carry newspaper reports reflecting the Congres-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA)s thumping victory in the vote of confidence, but on the contrary, the cash for vote allegations episode dominated the headlines. ANI
Fund-starved womens baseball team hopes for government help
The girls baseball team of Punjab is facing hard times because of lack of funds. ANI
Fruit tree plantations in forests to keep monkeys at bay
The growing menace of monkeys in Guwahati has become a matter of serious concern and the Forest Department of late has come up with a plan to keep monkeys confined to the forest. ANI
IPI pipeline faces obscure future after Lefts departure from UPA Government
It will be a tightrope walk for Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee when he reaches Tehran next week to attend ministerial meet of Non-Aligned Nations, where on the sidelines, he will also be holding bilateral talks with his Pakistani and Iranian ounterparts on the contours of 7.5 billion proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline, which is also referred to as the peace pipeline. ANI
Left, BSP, UNPA to launch nationwide campaign against UPA
After failing to destabilize the United Progressive Alliance Government, the leaders of the Left arties, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the United National Progressive Alliance today charged the Government of resorting to horse trading, black mailing and bribery to prove majority in the Lok Sabha. ANI
TDP MPs who voted for UPA face disciplinary action, says Yerran Naidu
Disciplinary action will be initiated against the two Telugu Desam Partys (TDP) MPs, D. K. Adikeshavulu Naidu and M. Jagannadham, for voting in favour of the trust vote in Parliament over the Indo-US civil nuclear deal. ANI
Inflation hits hard poultry business in Ajmer
The poultry industry at Ajmer in Rajasthan is hit hard by inflation. ANI
Bangladesh Rifles kill BSF soldier, injure farmer on Indo-Bangla border
Bangladesh Rifles today gunned down a Border Security Force soldier and injured a farmer at Mirsultanpur village in West Bengals Malda District on the Indo-Bangla border. ANI
Mixed reactions to UPA Governments trust vote
The trust vote win secured by the UPA Government on Tuesday night has evoked mixed reactions from various quarters. ANI
Left, BSP and UNPA leaders meet to chalk out future strategy
A day after the UPA Government scored a victory in the Parlaiment, leaders of the Left parties, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) are meeting at BSP supremo Mayawatis residence here to decide their future strategy. ANI
Sikhs-sponsored shutdown disrupts rail, road traffic in Punjab
Normal life was hit across Punjab on Wednesday, as activists of several Sikh organizations stopped trains and buses in response to a shutdown call given by Harnam Singh Dhuma, the chief of the Damdami Taksal (Bhindranwala) against the killing of a Sikh in Dabwali in Sirsa District on July 18, allegedly by the followers of the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda. ANI
12 passengers killed in Ramban bus mishap
At least 12 passengers were killed and 26 others were injured when a bus fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmirs Ramban District early this morning. ANI
A total of 21 MPs cross-voted during Parliament trust motion
In yesterdays trust vote won by the UPA Government by a margin of 19 votes, as many as 21 Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to different political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress cross-voted. Ten members remained absent or abstained from voting. ANI
Sikh organisations shutdown in Punjab, Haryana against Dera Baba sect
Sikh organisations are today observing a shutdown in Punjab and Haryana seeking an immediate arrest of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh whose body guards had killed a person from Sikh community in Mumbai on June 20. ANI
Manmohan to Advani: Change your astrologers, stop abuse against me
Unable to verbally deliver his reply to the debate on the Motion of Confidence in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday night, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, had to hand over a written text of the speech to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee. ANI
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