Govt keen on cutting lending rates further

Public sector banks may cut interest rates following a meeting with cabinet minister Pranab Mukherjee on February 2. The meeting will review benchmark prime lending rates on consumer and corporate loans to small and medium firms..

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Passports made must for Haj pilgrimage

Saudi government has asked India to issue passports to visiting pilgrims instead of 'special permits' issued for the purpose. A delegation of the Central Haj Committee would visit Riyadh on February 8, to take up the matter with the Saudi government..

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Pranab Mukherjee : The next PM?

Can Pranab Mukherjee be the next Prime Minister of India? Bengal has always expected a Prime Minister representing Bengal ever since India became independent. But it never happened for some reasons. Will the Bengal dream come true this time?.

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Former rulers of Indian states pledge to save Ganga

On Wednesday, the former rulers of Indian states pledged to unitedly impress upon the government to maintain the honour and dignity surrounding River Ganga as well as its national river status. They also praised Dr Agrawal's efforts in this direction..

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LS elections to be held between April 8 and May 15

Lok Sabha elections will be held between April 8 and May 15, SY Quraishi, the Election Commissioner of India revealed on Tuesday. Quraishi was speaking at a seminar on Jammu and Kashmir elections 2008, in London .

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Can't our leaders work unitedly?

The much awaited and much-hyped railway project which is also the first of its kind in Uttar Pradesh, has to bear the brunt of political tug-of-war that has been going on since long between the ruling Congress Party at the Centre and the BSP in UP. .

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Atal may contest Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow

BJP said that Samajwadi Party candidate, Sanjay Dutt, does not have the political status nor the intellect to win the elections. And Lucknow has always given the country a political leadership and the public will never accept a candidate like him .

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New alliance to deliver says Farooq Abdullah

The National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said that people have seen many hardships in the past and expressed hope that the new government would ensure steps to mitigate the problems and sufferings faced by the people. .

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PM on the way to recovery after heart operation

On Saturday, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh underwent multiple bypass procedures. Doctors said that PM is recovering well and will be ready to perform all his duties within one month. The PM may have to spend another week in the hospital..

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Professionals Party to bring India back from abyss

PPI plans to bring in professional Indians in every domain of governance. According to the party, the huge problems faced by the country need experts to solve them and for this, middle class will be persuaded to participate in the political process..

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BJP gives nod to dynasty politics

Sukhbirsingh Badal, Punjab CM's son and the new Deputy CM of Punjab, has added a new chapter to BJP's history. Now that Rajnath Singh and Adwani have themselves graced his oath taking ceremony, the party cannot deny itself from dynasty politics Un.

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Buddha appeals for peace, gets Morcha's ears

A Morcha delegation has assured the Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee it would not insist on holding rallies in the volatile Dooars and Teria but demanded the arrest of culprits which unleashed violence on them even as the CM appealed for peace.

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