India all set to develop reusable rockets:DRDO chief
Posted on April 23, 2012
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India all set to develop reusable rockets:DRDO chief
New Delhi After the successful launch of Agni-5 Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), India is all set to develop reusable rockets which will combine the technologies of both ballistic and cruise missiles. As part of plans to develop reusable ballistic missiles, Defence Research and Development Organisation will test indigenously developed scram jet engine next year, DRDO Chief VK Saraswat said in an interview to Doordarshan. “We have propulsion technology, we have re-entry technologies, we have the technology which can take a re-entry system which will deliver a payload and have yet another re-entry system which will bring the missile back when it re-enters the atmosphere on its return journey,” he said
India second most economically confident country: Report
Posted on April 23, 2012
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India second most economically confident country: Report
New Delhi Indians continue to be among the world’s most confident people about their economy on account of moderating inflationary pressure and the easing of tight money policy stance of the Reserve Bank, says a report. According to global research firm Ipsos, India has emerged as the second most economically confident nation for the second consecutive time
Kidnapped Collector Alex Paul Menon’s father shocked
Posted on April 21, 2012
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Kidnapped Collector Alex Paul Menon’s father shocked
He had returned to Chennai after visiting his son and family The abduction of his son and Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon (31) has rendered A. Varadhas almost speechless
Hopeful of consensus on NCTC Bill: Union Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh
Posted on April 21, 2012
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Hopeful of consensus on NCTC Bill: Union Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh said today his ministry was hopeful that a consensus on the NCTC bill would emerge at a meeting of state chief ministers with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on May 5. The proposed National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) would provide states with more powers to deal with terrorism.
Lokayukta issues summons to Yeddyurappa in the illegal allotment of site in HSR Layout
Posted on April 21, 2012
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Lokayukta issues summons to Yeddyurappa in the illegal allotment of site in HSR Layout
The Lokayukta court on Saturday issued summons to former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and five others, including his two sons, in connection with a private complaint filed by a city-based advocate
Naxals Kidnap Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon in Chhattisgarh
Posted on April 21, 2012
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Naxals Kidnap Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon in Chhattisgarh
In an audacious daylight operation, Maoist rebels on Saturday abducted Collector of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district Alex Pal Menon from the middle of a meeting with villagers. Menon (32), an IAS officer of 2006 batch, was kidnapped from Majhipara village in Keralapal area of the Naxal-infected district this afternoon, Additional Director of Police (anti-Naxal operations) Ram Nivas told a news agency. The incident happened when Menon, who went to the village on motorcycle was holding a meeting with the villagers as part of the government’s ‘Gram Suraj’ campaign, aimed at weaning away the locals from the path of Naxalism. “Around 20 Naxalites reached the spot and shot dead two personal security officers of the Collector before taking him into the nearby forest,” Ram Nivas said
Mamata Banerjee insists on tax moratorium for Bengal
Posted on April 21, 2012
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Mamata Banerjee insists on tax moratorium for Bengal
Kolkata In a stern warning to the Congress-led union government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said it has to accept West Bengal’s demand for a tax moratorium for the next three years.
AMRI Hospital authorities plan to reopen a portion of their complex in Dhakuria
Posted on April 21, 2012
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AMRI Hospital authorities plan to reopen a portion of their complex in Dhakuria
Kolkata The AMRI Hospital authorities are planning to reopen a portion of their complex in Dhakuria, sealed off by Kolkata Police after a major fire choked 94 people to death in a hospital building in December 2011.
India cautions against slowdown in IMF quota reforms
Posted on April 21, 2012
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India cautions against slowdown in IMF quota reforms
Washington Expressing its disappointment at the pace of reform on quota and governance issues in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India has said that a dynamic reform process is necessary to ensure IMF’s legitimacy and effectiveness. “The best possible means to improve governance and legitimacy is by ensuring that there is no slippage on crucial reforms,” Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Friday at a joint session of the policy making International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) and G-20. Stressing the central importance of quotas as the main determinant of the voting power of members, he said there should not be any slippage in the January 2013 target date for quota formula review
Coalition politics behind slow reforms but UPA committed: Pranab
Posted on April 21, 2012
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Coalition politics behind slow reforms but UPA committed: Pranab
Washington Rejecting criticism that the UPA is not serious on reforms, the Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said it is now time for the Government to take some hard decisions and expressed confidence that three key legislations on pension, banking and insurance will be passed this year. Speaking at a Washington-based think-tank, he said Government is committed to economic reforms and has, in fact, initiated the process of legislative and administrative changes on a number of issues that would benefit the economy.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi leaked sex video
Posted on April 21, 2012
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Abhishek Manu Singhvi leaked sex video
New Delhi Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday slammed social networking websites over the CD controversy surrounding him. The Supreme Court lawyer has accused the websites of using the CD for sensationalism.
Kejriwal refuses to tender apology to Virbhadra
Posted on April 21, 2012
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Kejriwal refuses to tender apology to Virbhadra
Shimla Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has refused to retract from his charges or tender an apology to Union Minister Virbhadra Singh who had issued a legal notice to him for filing a defamation suit against him. Replying to the notice, he had stated that he had not levelled any new charges and whatever he had said was published in newspapers several times over. He had mentioned all the cases in this regard, including the audio CD case, that was already sub judice