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New Delhi, June 25: The Congress today bid a warm farewell to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, poised to become the country’s President, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that the veteran leader will be missed. At a special meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), party chief Sonia Gandhi personally bid farewell to the chief trouble-shooter of the party and the UPA and expressed

Mumbai, June 25: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday announced a series of measures, including raising limits for external commercial borrowings and government securities, that would help revive the battered currency and the economy. The Reserve Bank of India said in a statement that it has taken measures in consultation with the government to liberalise capital account transactions. It has

New Delhi, Jun 25: The Supreme Court today refused to stay the day-long nation-wide strike called by the Indian Medical Association to protest against certain reforms initiated by the Central Government in the medical field. A bench of justices H L Gokhale and Gyan Sudha Misra, however, hoped the doctors would desist from going ahead with the proposed strike in the interest of the general public.

New Delhi, June 25: The severe water shortage in the city has begun to take a toll on urgent health services. At Bara Hindu Rao, the largest municipal hospital in the city, more than 40 surgeries were cancelled over the past week because water could not be arranged for the procedures. Doctors at the hospital said there was no water to sterilize instruments, wash the operation theatre, clean the

New Delhi, June 25: The Delhi Police has arrested suspected key 26/11 Mumbai attacks plotter Abu Hamza at the Indira Gandhi International airport. Sources say Hamza had arrived in Delhi from the Gulf when he was arrested. Hamza was produced before a court which remanded him to 15-day police custody. According to reports, Hamza alias Sayeed Zabiuddin alias Zabi Ansari alias Riyasat Ali is a

New Delhi, June 25: As G-20 countries worked on steps to tackle black money, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said it is a problem but no "magic solutions" were available to deal with menace. "The problem is there but there are no magic solutions available. I think it is going to be a slow process," Singh told reporters accompanying him on his return home after his eight-day foreign tour. The

New Delhi, June 24: With Pranab Mukherjee having a clear edge in the Presidential poll, P A Sangma is now hoping for a "miracle" to see himself emerge a winner, even as he denied being a "tool" in the hands of those supporting him. "Yes, miracles can and do happen in this world...it happens...I believe in miracles. You are right. I do believe in miracles," Sangma said when suggested that only a

New Delhi, June 24: The steps to be announced on Monday by the government and the Reserve Bank of India may include raising the interest for deposits of Non-Resident Indians, cutting down wasteful expenditures and unveiling a bond issue for overseas investors to improve capital inflows in the wake of the rout in rupee. Economic growth has fallen to a nine-year low of 6.5 per cent in 2011-12 and

Gurgaon, June 24: Baby Mahi, the 4-year-old girl who fell into a 70-foot-deep borewell in Manesar on Wednesday, has been declared dead by the doctors at ESI hospital in Manesar. Mahi was rushed to the hospital after being rescued from the borewell on Sunday afternoon. According to TV reports, the hospital authorities said that Mahi was brought dead to the hospital. Mahi's family, which was hoping

New Delhi, June 24: Delhi and Mumbai, the two most vital metros of India, have been chosen for DRDO's Ballistic Missile Defence system that can be put in place at short notice. The detailed proposal is being prepared for final clearance from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS). The strategic planning has already begun to install the BMD system in the two cities and the final proposal will be