Germany beat Israel in final Euro warm-up

Germany beat Israel in final Euro warm-up Leipzig: Germany worked hard for a 2-0 win over Israel in a Euro 2012 warm-up match on Thursday with Mario Gomez and Andre Schuerrle on target in their final test before next month's tournament. The three-time European champions, among the title favourites, dominated with a performance that was a marked improvement on their 5-3 defeat by Switzerland on Saturday. However, they wasted close to a dozen clear chances on a...
09:16 AM, Jun 01, 2012

Justin Bieber wanted for questioning in scuffle

Justin Bieber wanted for questioning in scuffle Calabasas: Justin Bieber is wanted for questioning by Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators after a photographer complained of being roughed up by the pop star at a shopping center. Sheriff's Lt. Robert Wiard (ward) says the photographer called 911 on Sunday and complained of pain to his chest. Wiard said the scuffle happened when the photographer tried to snap pictures of Bieber and his girlfriend, teen actress Selena Gomez, after...
11:57 AM, May 28, 2012

Chess: Parimarjan Negi wins Asian championship

Chess: Parimarjan Negi wins Asian championship Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi has won the Asian continental chess championship despite losing to A R Saleh Salem of UAE in the final round that concluded in Ho Chi Minh City. Negi finished the tournament on 7 points and was tied for first place along with Yu Yangyi of China. But in their direct encounter earlier in the championship, Negi had beaten Yangyi, which helped him...
08:50 PM, May 13, 2012

EGoM, Telecom Commission to discuss TRAI proposals

EGoM, Telecom Commission to discuss TRAI proposals New Delhi: An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) will meet on Tuesday next week to discuss telecom regulator TRAI's recommendations on unified licences and auction of spectrum, an official said on Friday. The Telecom Commission, the decision making body of the Telecom Department, will also meet on Monday next week to discuss the TRAI recommendations, the Telecom Ministry official told. "Telecom Commission will discuss TRAI's recommendation, while it will be...
05:32 AM, Apr 28, 2012

EGoM on ultra mega power projects likely to meet today

EGoM on ultra mega power projects likely to meet today New Delhi: The Empowered Group of Ministers on ultra mega power projects (UMPPs), headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, is likely to meet on Saturday. Various issues related to UMPPs such as competitive bidding norms and fuel supplies are expected to be discussed, sources said. Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, Law Minister Salman Khursheed and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia are also part of the...
12:51 AM, Apr 28, 2012

EGoM to decide on spectrum, licence allocation to telcos

EGoM to decide on spectrum, licence allocation to telcos New Delhi: The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will take the final call on auction of spectrum and telecom licence-related issues, Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar said. "(EGoM's) terms of reference has been extended to include spectrum allocation and licence related issues... V Narayanasamy (Minister of State in PMO) is also now part of this group," he told. The EGoM is looking into vacation of...
01:14 AM, Apr 24, 2012

Ban on cotton exports likely to be lifted

Ban on cotton exports likely to be lifted New Delhi: The ban on cotton exports is likely to be lifted on Saturday, according to sources. The Group of Ministers (GoM) meet to review the ban on cotton exports remained inconclusive on Friday. As a result of this the ban stays till any decision is taken in more meetings to be held. The meeting came after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said he was kept in the dark about the...
08:58 PM, Mar 09, 2012

Cotton export ban: GoM meet inconclusive

Cotton export ban: GoM meet inconclusive New Delhi: The Group of Ministers (GoM) meet to review the ban on cotton exports remained inconclusive on Friday. As a result of this the ban stays till any decision is taken in more meetings to be held in the coming days. The meeting came after Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said he was kept in the dark about the ban. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had asked the Commerce Ministry's decision...
07:24 PM, Mar 09, 2012

Cotton exports ban: GoM to meet today

Cotton exports ban: GoM to meet today New Delhi: A group of ministers will be meeting on Friday at 5:00 pm to discuss the row over the ban on cotton exports. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had asked the Commerce Ministry's decision to ban cotton exports to be reviewed. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar had taken strong objection to the decision. The Commerce Ministry had taken the decision to ban cotton exports earlier...
10:31 AM, Mar 09, 2012

EGoM decides to free 700 Mhz spectrum band for 4G

EGoM decides to free 700 Mhz spectrum band for 4G New Delhi: An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Monday decided to allocate 700 Mhz spectrum band for offering fourth-generation or 4G telecom services. "There were about four issues which came up for resolution before the empowered committee and three of them have been resolved fully. Basically the issues were relating to the 700 Mhz band those have been resolved," Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said. This particular band (700 Mhz)...
09:37 PM, Mar 05, 2012

EGoM to meet today, discuss vacation of spectrum

EGoM to meet today, discuss vacation of spectrum New Delhi: A panel of Ministers headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet on Monday to discuss the contentious issue of vacation of spectrum by government agencies, including Defence Ministry. "The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) is meeting on Monday and will discuss the issues relating to vacation of spectrum," a Telecom Ministry official said. This will be the first meeting of the EGoM after Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal...
03:32 AM, Mar 05, 2012

Biebermania: 100 best songs of Justin Bieber

Biebermania: 100 best songs of Justin Bieber New Delhi: Justin Bieber is one of the biggest pop icons today, heartthrob to a million teenagers and a rage on the social networking sites. The Canadian singer/actor and song writer was born on March 1, 1994. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager. Bieber's debut single, 'One Time', was released in 2009 and peaked in the...
03:51 PM, Feb 29, 2012

EGoM meet on natural gas allocation policy today

EGoM meet on natural gas allocation policy today New Delhi: Ahead of the meeting of panel of ministers on natural gas, a body of oil and gas producers like Reliance Industries has opposed pre-allocation of the scarce fuel saying it distorts demand-supply equation and eliminates possibility of discovering free market price of gas. An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to meet on Friday to consider changes in the natural gas...
09:06 AM, Feb 24, 2012
India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

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11:42 PM, Feb 21, 2012

Model code row: GoM makes no recommendations

Model code row: GoM makes no recommendations New Delhi: The Group of Ministers meeting on Wednesday to discuss the row with EC on the Model Code of Conduct, reportedly did not make any recommendations. There is reportedly no such move under contemplation by the government or the Group of Ministers, sources said. The war of words between the Congress and the Election Commission on model code of conduct escalated on Wednesday with the latter saying that there...
08:47 PM, Feb 21, 2012
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