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Union Minister Manish Tewari on Monday took pot shots at CAG Vinod Rai asking why Rs 1.78 lakh crore was not generated in the 2G auction and invited him to a public debate to discuss the loss estimated by the auditor.

Saudi authorities have declined to transfer data from old passports to the new ones submitted by Indian expatriates for updating, saying they have not received any official information on modification.

Not satisfied with the pace of work on strategic roads along the boundary with China, Defence Minister AK Antony today pulled up the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and asked it to fast-track the work there.

An FIR was on Monday registered against owners of social networking website Facebook for not removing an online community page created by some persons who have using it to "glorify" cow slaughter.

CBI will tell the Supreme Court tomorrow about the arrest of its Superintendent of Police Vivek Dutt who was the Chief Investigator of the coalgate scam.

The 3-day long fashion photography titled Builders View-Trio-Fashion Forever organized by Look, a leading lifestyle magazine of the country, began from 20 May. A press conference in this regard was held today at Drik Gallery at 4-00 in the afternoon. read more

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An FIR was registered today against owners of social networking website Facebook for not removing an online community page created by some persons who have been using it to "glorify" cow slaughter.

Weeks after the flare-up on the border issue, India and China on Monday sought to further improve their bilateral relations and firmed up eight agreements to enhance cooperation in a range of areas including trade, culture and water resources.