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Close shave for Sonia
Bangalore,
Sept 04 (PTI) :
A private
aircraft carrying Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Finance
Minister P Chidambaram today made an emergency landing at the
airport here following a technical problem. Gandhi and
Chidambaram were flying in a Falcon aircraft to Coimbatore in
Tamil Nadu, sources at the Bengaluru International Airport said.
Cabinet okays
delimitation report
New Delhi,
Sep 04 (PTI) :
The Union
Cabinet today gave its approval to carry out amendments in the
Delimitation Commission's recommendations for redrawing
constituencies in seven states.
The amendments would be carried out in respect of Karnataka,
West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar and
Delhi. According to law ministry officials, the Cabinet approval
would, in a way, consolidate all orders related to corrections
and improvements brought about in the delimitation process
initiated in these states.
Ratan Tata calls on
PM
New Delhi, Sep 04 (PTI) :
Tata Group
chief Ratan Tata today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh amid
the raging controversy and uncertainty over the Nano car project
at Singur, even as
the corporate leader vowed to do his best to roll out his dream
car as per planned October deadline.
Along with Tata were automotive leaders Rahul Bajaj, Brij Mohan
Munjal and Ravi Kant who met the Prime Minister as part of the
SIAM delegation.
Amartya Sen in
IMF panel
Washington,
Sep 04 (PTI) :
The
International Monetary Fund (IMF) today formed a committee of
eminent persons, including Nobel laureate Indian economist
Amartya Sen, to advise on any modification that might enable the
body to fulfill its global mandate more effectively.
The panel, which will also assess the adequacy of its current
framework for decision-making, will be chaired by South African
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, IMF Managing Director Dominique
Strauss-Kahn said.
Four more SIMI
men held
Ahmedabad,
Sep 04 (PTI) :
Four people
associated with the banned Student Islamic Movement of India
(SIMI) were arrested in connection with the city serial blasts
in which 55 people lost their lives, police today said. Those
arrested are Abbas Sameja, Naved Kadri, Aiyaz Saiyeed, Javed
Ahmed, police said, adding that apart from Abbas who is from
Kutch, the other three belong to Ahmedabad. |
