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Govt, Suzuki hold talks on IPO of Maruti
New Delhi: In a bid to accelerate the process of public offer in auto giant Maruti Udyog (MUL), officials of Disinvestment Ministry and Suzuki Motor Corporation on January 15 met merchant bankers and are understood to have decided to file the prospectus before market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by next month.
TRAI to issue show cause notice to cell companies
New Delhi: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is likely to issue a show-cause notice to the cellular operators tomorrow (Jan 16) for defying its directive to provide interconnection to basic telecom players offering WLL based limited mobile services.
Govt rapped for unclear stand on homosexuality
New Delhi: Taking a serious view of Centre's inability to take a stand on whether homosexuality should be legalised and the provision of Law making it a penal offence be abolished, the Delhi High Court on January 15 gave a final opportunity to it to submit a detailed affidavit.
Terrorism to figure in India-Bangla parleys
New Delhi: High ranking officials from India and Bangladesh will meet in Dhaka on January 22 in the backdrop of New Delhi's assertion that that country is becoming a hub of ISI and terrorist groups operating in India.
India, US discuss strategic missile defence shield
New Delhi: As part of the expanding ties, India and the United States on January 15 held "exploratory and conceptual" talks on Washington's new strategic missile defence shield.
No let up in cross-border infiltration: Army
New Delhi: Asserting there was no let up in infiltration from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army Chief General N C Vij on January 15 ruled out any reduction of forces from the state.
Oil cos hike prices of petrol, diesel again
New Delhi: State-owned oil companies on January 15 increased petrol and diesel prices by around 40 paise per litre, effective midnight tonight (Jan 15).
ISRO says it has no plans for manned space mission
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made it clear that it is not in race with China to put a man in space.
State is the chief violator of Human Rights: NHRC
New Delhi: The state is responsible for maximum cases of Human Rights violation in the country, National Human Rights Commission chairman J S Verma said on January 15.
Govt favours moderate taxes, simpler procedures
New Delhi: A month ahead of the Budget, Minister of State for Law Ravi Shankar Prasad on January 15 favoured "moderate" tax rates and further simplification of procedures while speeding up reforms to push up growth.
Govt formally bifurcates Unit Trust of India
New Delhi: Government on January 15 bifurcated Unit Trust of India by handing over the net asset value-based UTI-II to State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of Baroda and Life Insurance Corporation.
'Romania keen to build partnerships with India'
New Delhi: Romania on January 15 expressed keenness to co-operate with India in undertaking reconstruction activity in Afghanistan.
KASHMIR
Ultras' plans to disrupt R-Day function foiled
Srinagar: In a major seizure, security personnel on January 15 recovered 61 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) meant for disrupting Republic Day celebrations from four Hizbul Mujahideen ultras arrested in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.
NORTH
Advani trying to create fear psychosis: Mulayam
Lucknow: Accusing the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government at the Centre of trying to "create a fear psychosis among the people" by talking of internal and external dangers, Samajwadi Party (SP) on January 14 asked Deputy Prime Minster L K Advani to make clear who was responsible for the threat to the internal security.
SOUTH
K'taka to release 4,500 CUSECS water daily to TN
Bangalore: Karnataka government has decided to release 4,500 CUSECS of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu for a week to save the standing crops there, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister D B Chandre Gowda said on January 15.
62 war heroes awarded amid touching scenes
Bangalore: Sixty-two senior officers, Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs), jawans and war widows were on January 15 presented with different awards at the Investiture ceremony of the Indian Army's Southern Command in Bangalore.
Central
Dusk-to-dawn curfew in MP town following tension
Vidisha (MP): A dusk-to-dawn curfew was clamped in Ganjbasoda township of the
district on January 14 after a mob set afire a number of shops following discovery of a cow's severed head from the house of a person from the minority community, police said.
EAST
Pak ultra involved in US Centre attack identified
Kolkata: A police inspector on January 15 identified the photograph of Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Idris alias Mohammed Zahid and the chocolate coloured jacket he was wearing during the January 22 2002, attack on the American Centre.
All India Christian Council demands ban on RSS
Bhubaneswar: The All India Christian Council (AICC) on January 15 demanded an international ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) alleging that its cadres had attacked eight persons including an American preacher and a local pastor near Thiruvananthapuram on January 13 night.
3 RSP activists shot dead by CPI-M supporters
Canning (WB): Three activists of the Revolutionary Socialist party (RSP), a constituent of the ruling Left Front, were shot dead allegedly by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters at Budhbarer Hat of South 24-parganas district, police said.
WEST
Infosys-led rally pushes up SENSEX by 22 pts
Mumbai: A sharp rally in index heavyweight and IT bellwether Infosys Technologies lifted the SENSEX remarkably up by 22 points at close on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on January 15 on fairly heavy purchases by foreign funds as well as speculators and retail investors.
AICC team arrives in Mumbai for crucial CLP meet
Mumbai: A three-member All India Congress Committee (AICC) team from New Delhi arrived in Mumbai for the crucial Congress legislature party (CLP) meeting, slated to take up the issue of change of Chief Ministership in Maharashtra.
SENSEX opens on weak note, recovers on IT rally
Mumbai: After opening on a weak note, the SENSEX later recovered smartly on the back of a rally in Information Technology (IT) major Infosys Technologies at early stages in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on January 15 on good buying support from speculators and retail investors.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Naga Council opposes NSCN-IM-Centre peace talks
Kohima: The Naga National Council (NNC), from a section of which the National Socialist Council of Nagalim – Issac-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was formed, on January 15 opposed the current peace talks between the Centre and NSCN.
UCM starts awareness campaign against Naga demand
Imphal: A maximum security alert was sounded on January 15 as the apex United Committee Manipur (UCM) launched an 'Awareness Campaign' against any attempt to disintegrate the state in view of the 'Greater Nagaland' demand by the NSCN-IM (National Socialist Council of Nagalim) leadership.
5 CPI-M supporters shot dead by NLFT factions
Agartala: Five Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters, including three members of a family, were killed by two factions of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) in separate incidents, police said.
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