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Saturday
New Delhi: Amid concerns over inflation in agricultural items, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought suggestions from economic experts for a solution as he asserted that the "best is yet to come" in the sector.
Sunday
New Delhi: A 19-year-old youth was killed and another injured when police opened fire during an attempt to stop a large group of bikers from performing dangerous stunts in the high-security area of national capital in the wee hours.
New Delhi: Even as CBI probes the Ishrat Jahan and Sadiq Jamal alleged fake encounter cases, at least 555 such alleged extra judicial killings have been reported in the country, including 138 in Uttar Pradesh, in last four years.
Monday
New Delhi: With no clear signs of economic turnaround, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised more reforms in the coming months as he met captains of industry and business who pushed for bold decisions and quick implementation.
New Delhi: India Inc asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to clear hurdles facing large projects and create an environment for investment driven growth, that has taken a battering due to external and internal factors.
Jind/Chandigarh: Senior Congress leader Chaudhary Birender Singh has kicked up a controversy with his claim that there are people who shell out upto Rs 100 crore to get a Rajya Sabha seat.
Tuesday
New Delhi: Shedding its dithering, the Congress and the UPA unanimoulsy decided to create Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh, a momentous decision that came in the face of stiff resistance from leaders from non-Telangana region.
Mumbai: RBI Governor D Subbarao says liquidity tightening steps were not a panic reaction and he refused set a timeline to reverse them, justifying the measures to tame the rupee and keep policy rates unchanged.
New Delhi: Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan says he is honoured to be chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award that will be conferred on him for contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace
Wednesday
New Delhi: Committing to accelerate the pace of reforms, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the government will have to act boldly and decisively to revive economic growth and prove nay-sayers wrong.
Guwahati/Darjeeling: As Telangana statehood creates ripple effect, the demand for a separate Karbi Anglong state in Assam turned violent and three outfits chalked out agitation plans for separate states of Bodoland, Kamatapur and Gorkhaland in the eastern region.
Thursday
New Delhi: Government eased norms for FDI in multi-brand retail, diluting contentious 30 per cent sourcing clause and allowing foreign chains to set up stores in cities with less than ten lakh population to accommodate demands of global retailers like Walmart and Tesco.
New Delhi: Providing immunity to political parties from Right to Information Act (RTI), the Cabinet gave its nod to amend the transparency law to keep them out of its ambit by declaring that they are not public authorities.
New Delhi: In a major reform push, government approved 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the telecom sector, meeting a key demand of the fund-starved industry.
Friday
New Delhi: A defiant N Srinivasan was forced to drop his desperate bid to reinstate himself as BCCI President after the under-fire Board called off its Working Committee meeting here, fearing legal trouble in the wake of an adverse Bombay High Court order.
Lucknow: IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, whose suspension by UP Government has sparked a controversy amid allegations that she was targeted for taking on the powerful sand mafia, met the Secretary to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
New Delhi/Hyderabad: Rumblings within Congress over its decision to form Telangana grew with its seven MPs, a state minister and seven MLAs from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions quitting amid indications that some more are likely to follow suit.
