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Namakkal, September 22: Oman has lifted the ban on import of eggs from India, an association of poultry and livestock farmers here said on Friday. The first consignment of eggs from India to Oman would be despatched on Monday. The ban was imposed in the last week of March following reports of bird flu in the northern States, Secretary of the Livestock and Agri Farmers Trade Association (LIFT), P.V

New Delhi, September 22: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a televised speech this evening, explained to the nation the reforms introduced by his government last week. The PM said that the people have a right to know why his government took these decisions and that they should rest assured that the government did not want to burden the aam aadmi or common man. Here are the political reactions to

New Delhi, September 21: Justifying the recent decisions on FDI and diesel price hike, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the time has come for "hard decisions" and asked the countrymen not to be misled by those trying to confuse them by spreading fear like in 1991. In a rare televised address to the nation, he insisted that the concerns over allowing FDI in retail were "baseless" as

New Delhi, September 21: The Trinamool Congress on Friday afternoon formally snapped its ties with the UPA government as its ministers handed over their resignations to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The six Trinamool ministers led by Mukul roy reached 7RCR to meet the Prime Minister and submit their resignations. While Roy is a Cabinet minister, Saugata Ray, Sisir Adhikari, Mohan Jatua, Sultan

Washington, September 21: After Brazil and China, a recently launched pilot program to waive off interview for an American visa is gaining popularity in India as the US Government intends to target the country to increase tourist flow in the years to come. In the brief span of a few months, since its launch in April, the US mission in India processed some 4,000 visa applications under its

Washington, September 21: Kargil conflict was a "poor test" of India's air warfare capability, a prominent US think-tank has said, warning that with threats of future wars with Pakistan and China persisting, Indian defence establishment has to prepare accordingly. "Despite the happy ending of the Kargil experience for India, the IAF’s fighter pilots were restricted in their operations due to

New Delhi, September 21: In what would be a huge relief to Manmohan Singh government, the Samajwadi party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has said that he will support UPA government to keep communal forces at bay. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Mulayam Singh Yadav said that he will not withdraw support from the UPA govt. Meanwhile, with Trinamool congress set to exit the UPA, the Congress top brass

Lucknow, September 21: While the crisis-ridden UPA government keeps a keen eye on the Samajwadi Party and the BSP, the two regional forces are waiting to see who blinks first on the question of continuing support to the UPA government. BSP chief Mayawati has played a smart gambit by postponing her decision to the second week of next month.This gives the BSP enough breathing space. It would give

Chennai, September 21: We record with profound regret and grief the passing of G. Kasturi, former Editor of The Hindu and former Managing Director of Kasturi and Sons Limited, the proprietors of The Hindu Group publications. He presided over, and led from the front, the newspaper’s rapid expansion and innovative modernisation and growth on the editorial-technology-logistics fronts through the

New Delhi, September 21: India will spend over Rs 2 lakh crore (upwards of $35 billion) over the next 10 years to boost its air combat power to counter any threats to its territorial integrity as well as protect its expanding geopolitical interests. While IAF's acquisition programmes have been well-documented — ranging from 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) to over 200 futuristic 5th