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India awaiting China response on draft border agreement

Saturday, June 15th, 2013
India awaiting China response on draft border agreement New Delhi,June 15 : China is yet to revert with its response to India’s suggestions on the draft of a border defence cooperation agreement that Beijing had proposed in March - before the Chinese troop incursion in Ladakh region. New Delhi wants to know Beijing's mind on the suggestions made ...

India to be world’s most populous country by 2028: UN

Saturday, June 15th, 2013
India to be world's most populous country by 2028: UN New Delhi ,June 15 : India's population is estimated to overtake that of China from 2028 and continue to grow till 2050. United Nations have estimated that by 2028 both the countries will have a population of 1.45 billion each and as China's population will decline India's will continue to grow ...

Kudankulam’s commissioning shifted to next month

Saturday, June 15th, 2013
Kudankulam's commissioning shifted to next month Chennai,June 15 : In further delay, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has postponed the expected date of commissioning of the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to July. With a physical progress completed up to 99.67 per cent, the 1,000 MW first unit is expected to be commissioned ...

Police foil Telangana march, hundreds arrested

Saturday, June 15th, 2013
Police foil Telangana march, hundreds arrested Hyderabad,June 15 : Amid resounding cries of 'Jai Telangana', police on Friday foiled a march called by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) to seek a separate Telangana but protests across the city threw normal life out of gear. Hundreds of people including MPs, state legislators, leaders of political parties, students, lawyers, ...

BJP, CPI-M slam government following Moily’s remarks

Saturday, June 15th, 2013
BJP, CPI-M slam government following Moily's remarks New Delhi, June 15 : The BJP Friday termed as "shocking disclosure" remarks by Petroleum Minister M.Veerappa Moily that India's energy exploration was being derailed by "threats" from the import lobbies while the CPI-M demanded a reversal of government policies on oil supply. The Congress, however, said it was for Moily ...

Reunion Island signs distribution pact with Indian Oil

Saturday, June 15th, 2013
Reunion Island signs distribution pact with Indian OilNew Delhi,June 15 : The signing of an agreement between Indian Oil Corporation and the French island of Reunion for import and distribution of refined petroleum products marks a key milestone in the efforts of the Indian Ocean island to develop ties with India. Located about half an hour's flight from ...

Rashtrapati Bhavan library gets audio-visual section

Friday, June 14th, 2013
Rashtrapati Bhavan library gets audio-visual section New Delhi,June 14 : President pranab Mukherjee Pron Thursday inaugurated a new audio-visual section in the Rashtrapati Bhavan library which will house historical speeches, films and footage. The new section brings together archival material procured from All India Radio (AIR), Films Division and Doordarshan. "The president watched a newsreel on the departure of ...

Higher capacity metallic fuel reactor at Kalpakkam being considered

Friday, June 14th, 2013
Higher capacity metallic fuel reactor at Kalpakkam being considered New Delhi,June 14 : The Indian atomic energy establishment is mulling the option of going in for a higher capacity reactor powered by metallic fuel at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) complex at Kalpakkam, a senior official said on Friday. "Setting up a fast reactor powered by metallic fuel ...

Political parties welcome deferment of ordinance on food security

Friday, June 14th, 2013
Political parties welcome deferment of ordinance on food security New Delhi,June 14 : Political parties, including members of the ruling coalition as well as the opposition, Thursday welcomed the government's decision to defer an ordinance on the food security bill, saying it should be passed in the monsoon session of parliament. "It is a very serious issue as all political ...

Federal Front: TDP ready to join, Nitish says talks on

Friday, June 14th, 2013
Federal Front: TDP ready to join, Nitish says talks on New Delhi,June 14 : The proposal for a Federal Front got some boost Thursday with the Telugu Desam expressing  readiness to join it while Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said his JD-U was holding discussions with his West Bengal and Odisha counterparts, Mamata Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik, on the issue. The ...
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