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Questions over Kochi IPL owner` identity abound: Modi

Unfazed by Shashi Tharoor`s counter-attack, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi on Wednesday maintained that there was a question mark over the owners of IPL Kochi franchisee and they would deal with it. In the midst of a raging controversy in whi

West no development model for India: Pitroda

Telecom guru Sam Pitroda on Wednesday said India should not try to copy the consumption-based economic model of the US, saying it won`t work for this country. "I personally believe the US-model of consumption-based economy is not scal

Countdown to India`s ambitious rocket programme begins

The 29-hour countdown for tomorrow`s launch of a homegrown rocket GSLV-D3 powered for the first time by indigenous cryogenic technology ticked today without any hitches and a successful mission will put India in an elite five-nation group.

Fresh radiation also from Cobalt-60

The source of fresh radiation in a west Delhi scrap market was today attributed to radioactive Cobalt-60, the same substance that caused radiation in the area last week. Eight sources of radioactive Cobalt-60 were detected last week while

IRDA asks insurers to turn their backs on new SEBI order

In a sharp rebuff to market regulator SEBI for banning issue of any fresh unit-linked products, insurance regulator IRDA on Wednesday asked insurance companies to ignore it just like the previous order. "There is no fresh clarificatio

Deliberately being harassed - Kochi CEO

Strongly reacting to Lalit Modi`s statement that there was a question mark over the owners of Kochi franchise, its CEO Shailandra Gaikwad today hit back at the IPL Commissioner, saying the new team was deliberately made to go through a "tough

India one of the few nations breeding Tiger Grouper

The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), the R&D arm of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), has achieved a breakthrough in large-scale production of fingerlings of the Tiger Grouper in India under controlled condit

Crucial meet on Naga issue likely next week

A crucial meeting between militant outfit NSCN-IM and the government`s interlocutor is likely to be held next week to give fresh impetus to the ongoing Naga peace process. A delegation of NSCN-IM led by its general secretary Thuingaleng Mu

BJP makes most of PC-Digvijay Singh spat

With senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh publicly expressing his differences with home minister P Chidambaram on the Naxal issue, the BJP today said there was "no unanimity" in the government and the ruling party over fighting the mena

AP arms haul points at Maoists` `shelter strategy`

The recovery of a huge dump near Tanuku in West Godavari district recently points to the changed strategy of Maoists, who are now choosing residential and thickly populated areas as hideouts for carrying out their activities, in a bid to regain lo

Second BRIC summit to focus on Iran sanctions

The BRIC nations -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- are set to wrestle with international pressure to back sanctions against Iran when they hold the second-ever summit in Brazil at the end of the week. The diplomatic issue is expected t

Digvijay Singh has gone mad: BJP MP

Former chief minister and Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh’s assertion that the BJP got the support of the Maoists in winning elections seems contrary to the facts, at least in the case of Bastar (Jagdalpur) MP Baliram Kashyap.

Rahul, Maya joust in a war of words for political brownies

Attacking the Mayawati-led government for "misuse" of Central funds, Rahul Gandhi today pitched for a change in politics in Uttar Pradesh by involving youth and focusing on job creation and poverty alleviation. Flagging off the `

PM: Action against Tharoor if impropriety proved

As a fresh controversy exploded over minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday promised to act against him, if necessary, on the basis of evidence. "I have heard about these things

Congress uneasy with Digvijay`s public spanking of Chidu

Congress on Wednesday sought to disapprove of senior party leader Digvijay Singh publicly expressing his differences with home minister P Chidambaram on the issue of tackling Naxalites saying such views should be expressed only in party forums.

Soon 20% of all govt procurement from MSME only

With the government all set to source 20 percent of its procurements from micro, small and medium enterpries(MSMEs),the MSME ministry is pushing for tax concessions to venture capitalists (VCs) and private equities (PEs) for increased funding.

Wildlife body rejects proposal for Gujarat`s Poshitra port

The Standing Committee of National Board of Wild Life (NBWL) rejected the proposal for permission to carry out environmental impact assessment and risk assessment for establishment of a port at Poshitra in district Jamnagar, Gujarat, a press state

Chandigarh to broaden solar power users base

All efforts are being made to make Chandigarh India`s model solar city. The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) is now trying to expand the base of solar power users in the city by promising a 50 percent subsidy to those using it,

ICAI, finance ministry join hands for e-governance

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), to facilitate setting up of certified facilitation centres (CFCs) under ACES (Automation of Centra

Maoists top violators of human rights in India - report

Among all insurgent groups in India, the Maoists are the worst violators of human rights, says a study. “The Maoists have been responsible for brutal killing of their hostages after abduction,” the report further adds. The repo

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


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