India News / Press Releases on September 18, 2007

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3,964 policemen of Mulayam regime sacked in UP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today sacked 3,964 police personnel recruited during the previous Mulayam Singh Yadav government in the state. ANI

Manmohan Singh discharged from AIIMS
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent a surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for benign enlargement of the prostate gland, was discharged from the hospital today. ANI

Rahul Gandhi on three-day tour to Amethi
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is on a three-day tour to his Parliamentary Constituency of Amethi, during which he will launch the Amethi Gram Congress Project apart from his other engagements. ANI

President did not intervene in censor clearance of Final Solution
The Presidents Secretariat today dismissed recent media reports that Final Solutions, a film by Rakesh Sharma on the Godhra riots and its aftermath, was cleared by the Film Censor Board following the intervention of President Pratibha Patil. ANI

Uma Bharti supporters attack Reliance Fresh store in Indore
Activists of the Bharatiya Janashakti Party on Tuesday attacked a store owned by Reliance Industries Limited, to register their protest against the food retailer. ANI

Rameswaram fishermen oppose Sethusamudram project
Fishermen in the coastal villages of Tamil Nadus Rameswaram District have opposed the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project, claiming the livelihood of lakhs of fishermen is threatened by the project. ANI

Dont operationalise Indo-US N-deal for six months: Karat
Reiterating its warning to the UPA Government that the Left alliance would withdraw support if the government went ahead with the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked the Centre not to operationalise the deal for six months. ANI

Orissa rubbishes US report claiming Sukinda among 10 most polluted places
Dismissing a report issued by a US-based independent environmental group, which named Sukinda in Orissa as one of the ten most polluted places in the world, the State Pollution Board has said that it would examine the sources of the report. ANI

Push-ups are childs play for this 90-year old!
Push-ups are one of the most difficult exercises to do, but for a 90-year-old Chinese man, the strenuous workout is childs play. ANI

Bangalorean uses rainwater harvesting to conserve water
The depletion of ground water in Bangalore has created a scare among its residents, and getting waters from the River Cauvery to the city is proving to be a challenging and expensive task. ANI

Indian and British troops undergo joint training exercise in Ladakh
As part of the training co-operation between the British and the Indian armed forces, a company of UK Marines is being trained jointly with a company of Indian Army paratroopers in high altitude warfare in the Ladakh Himalayas. ANI

Five militants killed in J-K encounter
Security forces on Tuesday morning shot dead five militants in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmirs Bandipora District. ANI

China confirms bird flu outbreak in Guangzhou
The Ministry of Agriculture in China has confirmed a bird flu outbreak in South Chinas Guangzhou, which began with the mass deaths of ducks on September 5. ANI

Womens movement exhibition draws crowds in Bhubaneswar
A womens movement exhibition is drawing large crowds in Bhubaneswar. ANI

India to revive Tulbul Navigation Project on Jhelum River: Soz
Union Minister for Water Resources Professor Saifuddin Soz has said that he has written to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on the subject of expediting work on the Tulbul Navigation Project, and added that a Japanese company has agreed to invest in the project. ANI

PM to be discharged from AIIMS today
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent a surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for benign enlargement of the prostate gland, will be discharged from the hospital today. ANI

26th SIMCON to begin today
The 26th Conference of State and Union Territories (UT) Ministers of Information and Cinematography, SIMCON XXVI, will begin here today. ANI

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Gold (10 grams): Rs. 8910
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Bar Silver (Kg): Rs. 17475
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Bullion Rates on September 18, 2007 for All Major Indian Cities

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1 United States Dollar (USD) = 40.59 Indian National Rupees (INR)

1 GBP = 80.74 Indian National Rupees (INR)

1 Euro = 56.15 Indian National Rupees (INR)

100 Japanese Yens = 35.35 Indian National Rupees (INR)

All Forex Rates of September 2007

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