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Indian Industrial Output Shrinks
Published on 13 Dec, 2011 at 0:40 in India | Viewed 135 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: India’s industrial output contracted to minus 5.1 per cent in October, according to data released Monday, slipping more than expected and sparking off fears of a further slowdown in the economy. India Inc. responded by asking policymakers to incentivise investment and ease interest rates.
Growth in factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), was…
Anna gets Left, right support for strong Lokpal
Published on 12 Dec, 2011 at 0:45 in India | Viewed 129 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: Leaders of various political parties on Sunday came out strongly in support of social activist Anna Hazare, who was on a day-long fast for a strong anti-corruption Lokpal that would include the Prime Minister and entire bureaucracy under its purview.
But the support to the 74-year-old anti-graft crusader, protesting in the heart of the capital, came with a word…
Kolkata hospital blaze kills 90
Published on 9 Dec, 2011 at 23:56 in India | Viewed 191 views times | No Comments
Kolkata: In the worst fire tragedy in any hospital in India, 90 patients and staffers were killed in Kolkata’s well-known AMRI hospital when a terrible blaze engulfed its annexe building early Friday, trapping dozens of helpless patients while doctors and others fled to safety.
The pre-dawn fire broke out at 3.30 a.m., catching many in their sleep. While most nurses, doctors…
Oz backs India’s claim for UNSC permanent seat
Published on 8 Dec, 2011 at 23:38 in India | Viewed 124 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: India’s claim for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council was backed by Australia on Thursday.
“We are of the view that under the reforms, India should be a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Our Uranium decision also reflects that not just that India voluntarily has brought itself under the international regulators of civil nuclear…
India welcomes Labor Party move on uranium sale
Published on 4 Dec, 2011 at 23:45 in India | Viewed 186 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: India yesterday welcomed the move of Australia’s ruling Labor Party to remove a ban on uranium exports to the country, saying that bilateral cooperation in the energy sector is one of the important facets of multifaceted bilateral ties.
Indian External Affairs Minister, S. M. Krishna, said that the government welcomes the initiative of Australia’s Labor Party.
“It is learnt that…
India not keen on trilateral pact with US, Australia
Published on 1 Dec, 2011 at 23:45 in India | Viewed 172 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: India on Thursday voiced surprise at Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd’s remarks suggesting a trilateral security pact between the US, India and Australia, and made it clear it was not keen on it.
“We are not aware of any such proposal,” Vishnu Prakash, the external affairs ministry’s spokesperson, said in response to a question.
The defence ministry officials took a…
Sharad Pawar slapped in the face!
Published on 25 Nov, 2011 at 0:01 in India | Viewed 238 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: Indian Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was on Thursday slapped in the face by a Delhi youth who had only four days ago kicked former minister Sukh Ram after he was sentenced in a corruption case.
As his horrified aides watched and cameras whirred, Harvinder Singh attacked the minister who was walking with officials at the NDMC centre here….
Australian among 7 dead in Jharkhand train fire
Published on 22 Nov, 2011 at 23:36 in India | Viewed 170 views times | No Comments
Giridih (Jharkhand): As per reports, at least seven people have been killed when a fire ripped through two coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun Express in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The victims, including children, were charred to death as the train coaches caught fire in Giridih district early Tuesday morning.
“Seven persons, including two children, were charred to death after fire broke…
Moderate earthquake shakes India’s Northeast
Published on 22 Nov, 2011 at 3:07 in India | Viewed 150 views times | No Comments
Shillong: A moderate earthquake that measured 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit the Indian Northeastern states yesterday. The quake induced panic among the people. This is the second tremor in the same region in two months.
Officials at the Meteorological department here told PTI, “A moderate intensity earthquake shook the region at around 8:45 IST and its epicentre was located at…
15 dead, 34 injured in Delhi fire
Published on 21 Nov, 2011 at 1:03 in India | Viewed 96 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: At least 15 people were killed and more than 34 injured in a fire at a congregation of eunuchs at a community park in East Delhi on Sunday, fire brigade officials said.
However, Delhi Health Minister A.K. Walia, who visited the injured in hospital, put the number of dead at 12, while police said 10 people were killed.
Walia, who…
