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CII closed-door approach on AMRI
If Ficci’s unambiguous statement on the AMRI crackdown surprised many, so did the curious silence of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the prestigious chamber known for its nimble feet. ...  | Read.. 
 
Global commodity prices may fall by 11 pc in 2012: World Bank
Update: Wednesday 18:49 hrs (IST)
Global prices of farm commodities like wheat and rice may decline by 11 per cent in 2012 due to a slowdown in demand and improved supply prospects, in part because high p ...  | Read.. 
 
US says it is open to work with India on missile shield       
Update: Wednesday 16:25 hrs (IST)
Weeks after offering to sell its F-35 fifth generation fighter jets, the US today said it was open to work with India on joint development of a ballistic missile shield. ...  | Read.. 
 
Rupee at 2-month high
Update: Wednesday 15:55 hrs (IST)
The rupee strengthened by 16 paise to a fresh two-month high of Rs 50.57 per US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange today on increased foreign capital ...  | Read.. 
 
Jayalalithaa announces freebies for school students
Update: Wednesday 15:30 hrs (IST)
Tamil Nadu Government today announced a slew of freebies, including free footwear and bags to the students, and allocated about Rs 491 crore to increase enrolment and ch ...  | Read.. 
 
Dec CPI eases on dip in food prices
Update: Wednesday 13:45 hrs(IST)
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December 2011 was down by 0.44 per cent to 113.9 points, as prices of food items, including fruit and vegetables, declined over Novembe ...  | Read.. 
 
Bird flu in Meghalaya, nearly 5000 fowls culled
Update: Wednesday 13:25 hrs(IST)
More than 4,600 fowls from 25 villages of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya have been destroyed to contain the spread of bird-flu, officials said here today. ...  | Read.. 
 
Gujarat HC upholds appointment of Lokayukta by Governor
Update: Wednesday 13:17 hrs(IST)
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday upheld the appointment of a Lokayukta by the Governor, dismissing the Narendra Modi government’s petition against the decision. ...  | Read.. 
 
PM handling army age row
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken over management of the row with army chief Gen. V.K. Singh, who took the government to court yesterday over the dispute on his age ...  | Read.. 
 
In-house stone hits glass house
Mamata Banerjee was today treated to a dose of her own medicine by a Congress minister who waved his resignation letter, strafed at will her style of functioning and took ...  | Read.. 
 
Symbol of pleasure & pain of our times
the captain suspected of deserting his ship, the brave steward helping passengers to escape, the honeymooning couple rescued from their cabin, the two elderly men trapped in ...  | Read.. 
 
Jharkhand dithers on Saranda
Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh will be a disappointed man when he revisits Jharkhand at the end of the month to find that the Munda government hadn’t don ...  | Read.. 
 
Bail for 2 Valsa murder accused
Jharkhand High Court has granted bail to two accused of murdering Sister Valsa John, a crusader for tribals of Pachuara village in Pakur district. ...  | Read.. 
 
Bus driver falls to cops on ‘red alert’
A tragic misunderstanding cost the life of a mini bus driver and injured a farmer, when a joint patrol team of CRPF and state police personnel opened fire on them last ni ...  | Read.. 
 
A lady looks at a fire in a section of a fuel outlet on Camac Street on Tuesday evening. The fire on the busy thoroughfare lined by highrise resident ...  | Read
 
 
I will do anything to help my brother
Priyanka Vadra
on campaigning outside her family turf
Haze over Rushdie’s Jaipur visit
Salman Rushdie’s date with the Jaipur Literature Festival isn’t off yet, but the Rajasthan government and the meet ...  | Read..
Ban on Google? No, a monitor
Vinay Rai, 39, has a Facebook account and cannot do without Google. Still, the self-styled “crusader” ...  | Read..
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