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BSNL cable theft loss down to Rs 40.65 lakh in FY14

The state-run company had faced losses of Rs 7.13 crore in 1,232 incidents on cable thefts in the last fiscal.

Indian domestic air traffic rose 4 percent in 2013

Air travel in China and Russia experienced the strongest growth last year, with their domestic air traffic volumes expanding at 11.7 and 9.6 percent.

Trai disconnects 14 lakh phones of unregistered telemarketers

The minister said Trai has been taking various steps to rein in unregistered telemarketers from sending UCC to customers registered in NCPR.

Job reservation bill in PSUs for disabled introduced in RS

The bill covers a variety of issues relating to the disabled persons such as physical, mental and multiple disabilities.

Tata Power narrows Q3 net loss to Rs 75 cr

Tata Power's total income from operations in Q3, 2013-14 was down at Rs 8,700 crore, from Rs 9,039.31 crore in the year-ago period.

Corporates owe over Rs 2.46 lakh cr in taxes: Centre

The minister said apart from statutory measures taken for recovery of outstanding tax dues, the I-T department had devised an elaborate strategy to recover the outstanding taxes.

MPLAD scheme does not cover skill upgradation: Centre

Under the MPLAD scheme, each MP has the choice to suggest to the district collector for works to the tune of Rs 5 crore per annum to be taken up in his or her constituency.

IMG starts process for residual stake sale in HZL, Balco

At present, London-listed Vedanta holds 64.92 percent stake in HZL and 51 percent in Bharat Aluminium Company.

Centre cannot regulate power tariff directly: Scindia

Electricity tariff for generation and transmission companies owned or controlled by the Central government is regulated by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.

India, Myanmar, Thailand road project at feasibility stage

The highway will help in smoother and faster movement of goods between these regions.

Record foodgrain output likely in 2013-14

India has achieved a record foodgrain production of 259.29 million tonnes in 2011-12.

Abdullah bats for nuclear energy to fulfill India's needs

The minister said his ministry had in 2010 started the Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission and hoped to generate 30,000 MW of power through solar energy by 2017.

Odisha university panel indicts dean in sexual abuse slur

The gender sensitisation committee against sexual harassment of the University has a suggested the authorities to initiate appropriate action, a university official said today.

Nepal: Bus falls into river killing 14 people

Fourteen people were killed and seven injured when their bus plunged into a river in western Nepal, police said Thursday. The bus fell into a river at Chidipani village in Palpa district early on Thursday morning, Xinhua reported.

IAF deploys choppers to douse Nagaland forest fire

Due to the raging fire, a large portion of forested area east of Mt Japfu is largely inaccessible by foot and continues to smolder.

ONGC allocates additional gas to Steel Exchange

ONGC will supply gas from its Kammapalem field in Rajahmundry to Andhra Pradesh's largest private steel manufacturer.

CRPF demotes IGP as J&K high court rejects petition

According to a CRPF official, it is for the first time in the history of 74-year-old three-lakh strong CRPF that a top rung officer has been demoted.

KMSS has link with Maoists: Gogoi

The Assam chief minister said the Maoists had set up links with other insurgent groups in the North East besides ISI and Mujahideen.

India, Maldives discuss strengthening of defence ties

Maldivian Chief of Defence Forces Maj Gen Ahmed Shyam is on a four-day visit to New Delhi.

Arms, explosives seized, six suspected ultras detained in Bihar

During the gun-battle, at least three Maoists suffered injuries, but they were whisked away by others in the outfit in the jungle.

India doing reasonably well in science: Bharat Ratna CNR Rao

Prof C N R Rao, who was conferred with the Bharat Ratna on Tuesday, said while India is doing reasonably well in the field of science, other countries are doing better.

Coal India output in Jan at 47 MT, misses target

CIL achieved an output of 366.57 MT between April-January, missing the target of 383.88 MT set for the period, it said.

Govt cuts import tariff of gold, silver

In London, gold prices today fell by 0.33 percent to $1,241.80 per ounce, while silver dropped by 0.23 to $19.12 per ounce.

Air India flight suffers tyre burst, passengers safe

According to the airline, the (Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Newark) flight was dispatched on schedule after replacing the tyre-burst hit aircraft.

Tea production up 9% in Apr-Dec to over 1.1 bn kg

Production in the same period of the 2012-13 financial year was 1,025.01 million kg, according to the Tea Board data.

Mizoram: 700 chickens perished due to 'Ranikhet'

The finding was based on a report filed by a team sent last week to the affected areas bordering Manipur, the official said.

Live up to aspirations of new generation: Antony

Noting that human resources are India's biggest asset, the Union minister said it is important to tap this huge potential for the advancement of the entire country.

Kejriwal names 'corrupt' leaders; Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi in list

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday named over 20 top politicians including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as "corrupt", and attacked him and BJP's Narendra Modi for spending crores on creating a "brand".

Shame again: Rewari girl raped in moving car

Police got her statement recorded in a local court today.

Naxals kill villager in Chhattisgarh

Prima facie it appears that the victim's hands and legs were tied before slitting his throat.