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Jamia Milia gets grant of Rs 54.2 crore

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has allocated a special grant of Rs 54.2 crore for Jamia Millia Islamia University, an official said here on Thursday.

OC justifies deal with Fast Track

Stung by the CAG’s interim report, which has found discrepancies in some deals, the CWG Organising Committee on Thursday defended its broadcasting rights deal with Fast Track despite a high commission

92 officials under CVC scanner for alleged graft

The Central Vigilance Commission has recommended that penalty be imposed on 92 officials belonging to different government departments and public sector undertakings for their alleged involvement in c

Food inflation shoots back to double digit at 11.4%

After being in single-digit for two weeks, food inflation shot up again to double digit at 11.40 per cent for the week ended July 31 as prices of cereals, milk and fruit went up.

India holds top-level meeting on BlackBerry security fears

India’s home ministry held top-level talks with intelligence services on Thursday to discuss suspending BlackBerry services if the smartphone’s makers do not satisfy security concerns.

Meeting on BlackBerry services inconclusive

The government on Thursday deferred a decision on blocking some BlackBerry phone services and decided to hold further consultations with all stakeholders soon.

Paceman Munaf Patel to join India tri-series squad

Fast bowler Munaf Patel will join India’s squad for the remaining matches of the ongoing triangular one-day series in Sri Lanka, officials said on Thursday.

4 Indian-origin wrestlers part of Australian national squad

Four Indian-origin wrestlers, including Sandeep Kumar, are part of Australian national squad, minister of sports and youth affairs M.S. Gill informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Chidambaram briefed on BlackBerry, meet with service providers off

A senior official of Canada’s Research in Motion (RIM), the developers of BlackBerry, called on home minister P.

Economy to grow by 8.5% despite slowdown in IIP: Plan panel

Planning Commission on Thursday expressed confidence that the economy would grow by 8.5 per cent despite the industrial growth rate slipping to a 13-month low of 7.1 per cent in June.

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