Egyptian ex-minister jailed for 25 years
byCairo, April 24 (IANS/AKI) A court in Cairo has sentenced Egypt’s former minister of finance Youssef Boutros Ghali to 25 years in prison for…
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EU plan to buy oil from rebels ‘illegal’, says Syria
byBeirut, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Syrian authorities have called the European Union’s decision to allow the import of Syrian oil and its derivatives…
Prepare for Syrian chemical weapons, Kerry tells NATO
byWashington, April 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on the NATO to prepare for the possible use of chemical…
Safeguard depositors’ interests, CPI-M tells Mamata
byKolkata, April 23 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday said that whatever the West Bengal government has done so far in the…
Rahul Gandhi to visit Madhya Pradesh Wednesday
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit Madhya Pradesh for two days starting Wednesday morning. He will be visiting…
RPI announces seat demands in Maharashtra
byMumbai, April 23 (IANS) Attempting to strike an early bargain, the Republican Party of India presented its seat share demands for the next Lok…
President, PM, vice president greet nation on Mahavir Jayanti
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari Tuesday greeted the nation on the eve…
BJP asks Bengal depositors to withdraw money from chit funds
byKolkata, April 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) West Bengal unit Tuesday demanded a CBI inquiry into all the chit fund groups operating…
Opposition wants PM to go over coal mines; Congress says he will stay (Roundup)
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks disrupted both houses of parliament Tuesday with the government and the Congress…
Himachal to go for re-bidding in Kinnaur hydropower project
byShimla, April 23 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday decided to go for re-bidding of a multi-million dollar hydropower project that is currently under…