Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday ruled out exporting surplus wheat lying in the godowns to reduce the stock and instead favoured stepping up allocation to Above Poverty Line (APL) families.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble won the toss and elected to bowl against Rasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Thursday.
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Food inflation fell to 16.30 per cent for the week ended 6th March on easing prices of pulses and vegetables, but fuel inflation shot up to 12.68 per cent.
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World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) fought through a bleeding nose to clinch his first international gold medal in two years as Indian pugilists made a clean sweep in the finals to win the overall team title at the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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The government on Wednesday said it has no intention to prevent public sector banks from entering into non-core businesses like insurance and mutual funds.
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Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative charged with conspiring in the Mumbai terror strike, will plead guilty before a US court on Thursday, five months after he was arrested by the FBI.
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Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said that Pakistan has 42 terror camps within its territory and the neighbouring country was not taking effective steps to dismantle the terror outfits.
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Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao appears to have apprized US officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Advisor General James Jones about Indias growing concern at the heightening threat of terrorism emanating from the Pakistani soil.
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The country's atomic establishment day threw its weight behind the civil nuclear liability bill in the face of the stand-off between the Government and the Opposition and said there is a lot of "misunderstanding" about the regime.
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Claiming that India encroached 60,000 hectares of the Nepalese territory, a Parliamentary committee has recommended scrapping of the "unequal" Peace and Friendship Treaty with New Delhi inked in 1950 and signing of a new pact in its place.
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Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has asked Pakistan to take 'meaningful steps' against terrorism emanating from its soil to ensure success of the recently begun dialogue between the two countries.
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Food inflation fell to 16.30 per cent for the week ended 6th March on easing prices of pulses and vegetables, but fuel inflation shot up to 12.68 per cent.
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Oil prices fell to near USD 82 a barrel on Thursday in Asia, paring two days of gains that were fueled by signs US crude demand may be improving.
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New Delhi is fully committed to take the Doha round of trade negotiations to a successful conclusion, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said.
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OPEC members have agreed to maintain the cartel's oil production ceiling in the face of recovering crude prices, de-facto group head Saudi Arabia said in Vienna on Wednesday.
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The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex closed nearly 30 points higher to extend the gains for the third day on Thursday on fag-end buying in blue-chip stocks, particularly in Infosys and Reliance Industries.
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India has asked the United States to review and update its export controls to reflect the changed political realities of their emerging strategic partnership.
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US stocks posted modest gains after a tame inflation report eased fears of interest rate hikes a day after the Federal Reserve issued a slightly better economic outlook.
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Indian investors can now trade in an international index as the Hang Seng Benchmark ExchangeTraded Fund (Hang Seng BeES) will be available on the National Stock Exchange.
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The government on Wednesday said it will take a decision to infuse around Rs 16,500 crore capital in the public sector banks by the end of next month.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the Indian economy to grow by 8 per cent during 2010-11, though high inflation and rising fiscal deficit would continue to remain areas of concern.
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The feasibility study on the Indo-Australian Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be finalised by April this year with both governments expected to begin negotiations soon, according to a top Australian official.
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Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday ruled out exporting surplus wheat lying in the godowns to reduce the stock and instead favoured stepping up allocation to Above Poverty Line (APL) families.
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China on Thursday said Iran should not develop any capability to produce nuclear weapons, but asserted that all avenues need to be exhausted before imposing new sanctions on it through the United Nations.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Russia on Thursday for crucial talks on clinching a new nuclear disarmament treaty between the Cold War foes and smoothing tensions in the Middle East.
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A new legally binding document that would replace the Kyoto Protocol is unlikely to be ready by the next UN conference on climate change in Mexico, Russia's presidential envoy on climate-related matters said.
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Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative charged with conspiring in the Mumbai terror strike, will plead guilty before a US court on Thursday, five months after he was arrested by the FBI.
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President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday said Russia must defend its claims to mineral riches of the Arctic in increasing competition with other powers.
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Two missile strikes by pilotless US drone aircraft have killed at least six militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan, a major al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary, intelligence officials and residents said.
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Stepping up its preparations for a possible strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, the United States is transporting hundreds of 387 'bunker-buster' bombs to its air base on the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, a media report has claimed.
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Yemen Shi'ite rebels freed 178 government soldiers and civilians on Wednesday, a day after Sanaa accused them of dragging their feet over implementation of a truce deal to end a northern war, Al Arabiya reported.
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Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has dissolved the cabinet, appointed by ailing president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, a little over a month after taking power.
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Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal touched a new high on Thursday as she zoomed into the top-five of the world rankings at a career-best fifth spot following her stupendous show in the All England Badminton Championships earlier this month.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble won the toss and elected to bowl against Rasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Thursday.
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World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) fought through a bleeding nose to clinch his first international gold medal in two years as Indian pugilists made a clean sweep in the finals to win the overall team title at the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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After back-to-back defeats, Kings XI Punjab will be eyeing a redemption while defending champions Deccan Chargers hope to continue with the winning momentum when they take on each other in an Indian Premier League match at Cuttack on Friday.
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Their winning streak snapped, Delhi Daredevils will have to sort out shortcomings like poor fielding and listless bowling when they take on injury-hit Chennai Super Kings in their fourth Indian Premier League match at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi on Friday.
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Sachin Tendukar and young Saurabh Tiwary smashed blistering half-centuries as Mumbai Indians spanked Delhi Daredevils by 98 runs to record their second successive victory in the Indian Premier League in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Chennai Super Kings' Indian Premier League campaign received a huge blow on Wednesday with its charismatic in-form skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni being ruled out of action for the next 10 days because of an elbow injury.
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Four education reforms bills of HRD Ministry, including one seeking to ban unfair practices in technical and medical educational institutions and universities are expected to come up before the Union Cabinet on Friday.
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Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit on Thursday asked private sector to chip in and cooperate with govt to effect a change in behaviour patterns of citizens before the Commonwealth Games.
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The meeting of the full Planning Commission to consider and approve the Mid-Term Review of the 11th Plan (2007-12) has been deferred to 23rd March.
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A government panel has sought a legal policy to tackle the growing packaging waste that is causing a health and environment menace in the country.
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President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil lauded women from Jharkhand who drive and operate bulldozers, locomotives, large cranes and other such heavy machinery.
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Claims by Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab about police torturing him and making him confess under duress are false and part of his strategy to escape from the clutches of law, the prosecution told a special court today.
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With the Haldia Dock's financial position under strain following fall in parcel size of vessels due to low draught, the Centre has released Rs 267 crore as dredging subsidy, Minister of State for Shipping Mukul Roy said in Kolkata today.
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In a setback to former Andhra Pradesh Governor N D Tiwari, the Delhi High Court has dismissed his plea and decided to adjudicate a paternity suit filed by a man claiming him to be his son.
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National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon on Wednesday called on the BJP top brass in a bid to convince the main opposition about the benefits of Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010, but the party is understood to be still sticking to its stand on the issue.
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As part of government's efforts to reach out to BJP over the nuclear liability bill, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon on Wednesday met senior leaders of the main opposition party to allay their apprehensions but failed to convince them.
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Andhra Pradesh Assembly was adjourned for over 15 minutes as the Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) stalled the proceedings demanding an amendment to the Constitution to circumvent Supreme Court ruling treating Hyderabad as 'free zone' on the matters of employment.
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