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Govt may cut duty on wheat flour, float new tender

The government India may abolish customs duty on wheat flour and float a new tender for grain imports in August, traders said on Thursday, but the moves may not dent local prices due to expensive glob

Poultry industry seeks specific farming zones

The agricultural ministry will examine Monday a proposal to create special poultry farming zones so that the industry as a whole does not suffer when the birds are hit by diseases in a small isolated

Centre to take over Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology

Seeking to tap the vast potential in the bio-technology sector, Union Government today decided to take over the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology in Kerala and accord it the status of an autonomou

UAE mulling AIDS test for immigrant job seekers

Immigrants coming to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for employment purposes will have to furnish certificates which state that they are not infected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or suffer

Now, even smoking at home can be a crime

Forget bars and restaurants, even smoking at home in the presence of a domestic help might invite action from the government.

Delhi on frog hunt to curb mosquito menace

On the face of it, it sounds like an ingenious plan: introducing frogs to do away with the rising mosquito population in the Capital.

Pratibha Patil becomes the first woman President of India

India has got its woman president in Pratibha Patil who won one of the bitterest political campaigns to the top post in the country's 60-year-old post independence history.

Immediate hike in prices of petroleum products ruled out

Union Petroleum minister Murli Deora today ruled out any immediate hike in prices of petroleum products, including LPG and kerosene.

Tata Tea's excess land in Munnar to be recovered

The land belonging to Tata group firm Tata Tea in Munnar in excess of permissible limits will be recovered within two weeks, Kerala Chief Minister V.S.

Govt to take steps for HIV+ kids readmission: Kerala Education Minister

Kerala Education Minister M A Baby said the government would take all possible measures to re-admit six HIV-positive children, who had been turned away from a school in Kottayam district.

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