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Agni missiles to be deployed this year NEW DELHI, MAY 7. India's two indigenously developed missiles that can be used while maintaining a safe stand-off distance from the enemy's forward lines will be deployed this year, the Defence Minister, George Fernandes, told the Rajya Sabha ... India's concerns not addressed: BJP NEW DELHI, MAY 7. Taking its cue from the Government, the Bharatiya Janata Party today appeared to be less than enthused by the offer of the Pakistani Prime Minister, Mir Jafarullah Khan Jamali, to restore civilian air and rail links with India ... All set for GSLV launch THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MAY 7.As India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) stands ready on the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota for its second developmental flight scheduled for tomorrow evening, the Indian ... 11 States ready to implement VAT from June 1 NEW DELHI, MAY 7. With 11 States ready to launch the value added tax from June 1, a final decision on the schedule will be taken after the Union Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, holds a meeting with the empowered committee of State Finance ... Meeting of Agriculture Ministers soon NEW DELHI, MAY 7. The Centre has proposed to convene a meeting of State Agriculture Ministers here later this month with a view to preparing a contingency plan in case of a drought this year. The date is being finalised. Disclosing this, the ... New treasurer, secretaries for CPP NEW DELHI, MAY 7. The Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) today managed to hammer out a consensus ahead of its elections scheduled for May 9. According to the agreement facilitated by the party leadership, Vilas Muttemwar and G.S. Basvaraj from ... Left criticises stalling of Women's Bill NEW DELHI, MAY 7. The Left parties today criticised the Vajpayee Government for its inability to get the Women's Reservation Bill passed in the Lok Sabha despite having the support of nearly three-fourths of the House. The CPI(M) politburo ... 'Govt. did not help push through women's Bill' MUMBAI, MAY 7. Political parties barring the Left and the Congress came in for a scathing attack for their "entirely negative role" vis-à-vis the Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament on Tuesday. Brinda Karat and Subhashini Ali of the ... Festival of India to be revived NEW DELHI, MAY 7.After a gap of seven years, the Government has decided to revive the Festival of India series that had helped generate considerable interest in India in the 1980s and opened new areas within the country for tourism. Announcing ... Venkaiah's review meeting raises eyebrows NEW DELHI, MAY 7.Political circles are agog at the extraordinary step taken by the BJP president, Venkaiah Naidu, of summoning senior officials of the Rural Development Ministry at his residence last Friday to review the progress of various ... Other Stories
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