India in touch with Maldives to bail out Nasheed
- 2013-02-13 15:04New Delhi: India, concerned over the developments in Maldives, has said that it is in touch with the relevant Maldivian authorities to resolve the situation.
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NEW TWIST IN THE SURYANELLI SEX SCANDAL CASE
CONGRESS DEFENDS THE INDEFENSIBLE
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2013-02-13 13:07
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Suryanelli sex scandal case has undergone new twists with fresh revelations by the prime accused.
BLACK ECONOMY HINDERING REAL GROWTH
CENTRE MUST ACT TOUGH ON TAX EVADERS
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2013-02-13 13:02
It is no use crying over the spilt milk. There is nothing to be surprised or even depressed about the 2012-13 GDP growth projection of only around 5 percent, the lowest in last 10 years. The writing was on the wall. That the stalled projects, the falling investment in the housing and infrastructure sector and the expanding parallel ‘black’ economy are bound to bring down the economic growth were not unknown to policy makers.
GLOBAL BATTLE OVER ARCTIC OCEAN RESOURCES HOTTING UP
INDIA-RUSSIA COLLABIRATION VITAL FOR EXPLORATION
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2013-02-13 12:56
The race is on among the big global powers including USA, Russia, China and the European Union to take part in the massive efforts that are currently on to explore the vast untapped resources of the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Council’s eight member nations are under tremendous pressure to give full observer status to China, Japan, European Union and India at its meeting in May this year when Canada assumes chairmanship of the Council.
Assam witnesses increased anti-national activities
- 2013-02-13 12:54NEW DELHI: Anti-national activities of the Maoists and separatists are on the rise in Assam. Many other groups are spreading communal activities and resorting to violence. Assam is undergoing the most difficult situation of loss to life and property.
Italian chopper deal to be cancelled if wrongdoings found : Antony
- 2013-02-13 10:14New Delhi: A day after ordering the CBI probe into the Italian helicopter sales scam, the Indian Defence Minister AK Antony said that strong action will be taken against those found guilty and the deal will be scrapped if any wrongdoings are found.
Defence Ministry decides to refer Italian helicopter scam to CBI
- 2013-02-12 15:12New Delhi: The Indian Defence Ministry has decided to refer the case of alleged bribery by the Italian company M/s Finmeccanica for securing a helicopter deal worth Rs 3600 crore to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
India joins others in condemning N Korea’s nuke test
- 2013-02-12 14:04New Delhi: With reports coming in that North Korea secretly conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday and its official KCNA news agency confirming the test as “successful”, India joined the group of US, South Korea, Japan in condemning the incident and expressing concern.
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH DATA CONFIRMS CSO ESTIMATE
FRESH INVESTMENTS NOT TAKING PLACE
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2013-02-12 12:26
The index of industrial production released on February 12 along with last week’s estimates of GDP growth rate in 2012-13 and the inflation rate announced today give insight into what is happening to the Indian economy. The three sets of figures show beyond doubt the serious slow down in the economy when prices are still rising. We are therefore caught in a situation when there is overall slack in the midst of rising prices – the worst combination to be in.
LIMITS OF SHOCK AND AWE: NANDY, DALITS & CORRUPTION
- 2013-02-12 12:19If psychologist Ashis Nandy had planned to ignite a potentially ugly controversy at the Jaipur Literary Festival, he couldn’t have done better than by insinuating intimate links between corruption and Dalits, Adivasis and Other Backward Classes. After warning that he was about to make a “very undignified” and “almost vulgar” statement, “which will shock you”, Nandy said: “It is a fact that most of the corrupt come from the OBCs and the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and now increasingly Scheduled Tribes (STs) and as long as this is the case, [the] Indian republic will survive.”