http://www.ddinews.gov.inhttp://www.ddinews.gov.inhttp://www.ddinews.gov.in/ddnews/images/ddnewslogo.jpeg10952The latest news from Doordashan news - India's largest broadcasterCopyright: (C) Doordarshan NewsA Group of Ministers, GoM, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday approved merging of 147 Centrally Sponsored Schemes into 70 across various sectors. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/04660ECA-4EEC-4182-8632-435DE8970550/26085/sss.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/147+Centrally+Sponsored.htmThu, 23 May 2013 16:43:13 GMTAgainst the backdrop of scams such as the VVIP chopper scandal, PM Manmohan Singh said the Govt was working towards making defence acquisitions transparent and less vulnerable to unethical practices.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/79F59B7A-7CA7-40C8-ADD7-F47217F068DE/26037/deftalksw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/PM+lays+foundation+stone+of+Indian+National+Defence+University.htmThu, 23 May 2013 16:27:38 GMTA day after agreeing to dole out a record Rs 100,000 crore in fuel subsidy for 2012-13, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said cash payouts to oil firms this fiscal will be just Rs 20,000 crore.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/E4AC05EB-09E9-4E9E-89CF-B33B82D409FA/26056/LPGw1.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/fm+on+ponzi.htmThu, 23 May 2013 11:01:43 GMTShashi Kant Sharma was sworn in as CAG by President Pranab Mukherjee in the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday, he was holding the post of Defence Secretary prior to this new assignment.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/A76D12CF-0CFA-4378-A7CD-7DB04D4C2F4E/26047/cagw2.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Headlines/new+cag.htmThu, 23 May 2013 10:43:39 GMTThe International Cricket Council on Thursday announced that it has withdrawn panel umpire Asad Rauf from the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 from 6th to 23rd June. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/C68F76C2-06CB-4CD5-A8C0-C19AADE1CF49/26081/d.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Top+Story/Asad+Rauf.htmThu, 23 May 2013 16:25:00 GMTMumbai Police will question BCCI president N Srinivasan's son-in-law and CEO of Chennai Super Kings Gurunath Meiyappan on Thursday in connection with the IPL betting scandal.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/B7038156-F21B-4BE6-B9FE-2CDED09CDB2D/26016/IPLscamw6.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/csk+scam.htmThu, 23 May 2013 16:44:09 GMTUPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi appealed to the NDA and other Opposition parties to come together and collectively help the government pass the food security and land acquisition Bills.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/3B265B05-1DEF-4149-872E-3E5096C852AA/26023/upaw4.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/Sonia+appeals+to+NDA.htmThu, 23 May 2013 16:35:18 GMTCongress President Sonia Gandhi and India-born PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi figure among the top 10 in the global list of most powerful women compiled by Forbes magazine for 2013. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/6EBA3416-C1AC-4632-93C9-53C7463244B2/26065/forbesw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/forbes.htmThu, 23 May 2013 12:06:14 GMTIndia, the United States and Australia have joined hands to develop new climate-resilient varieties of rice and wheat, two of the "big three" primary crops required to feed the world.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/595193EF-9968-4D29-86DD-40DBEEFC86BE/26042/3flagw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/climateresilient+crops.htmThu, 23 May 2013 08:53:31 GMTVice President Hamid Ansari, who is on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan on Wednesday interacted with Uzbek President Islam Karimov in Tashkent. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/5A453D87-45B9-4927-943B-DBD0C2E173EB/26039/uzw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Other+Stories/ansari.htmThu, 23 May 2013 08:48:58 GMTVice President Hamid Ansari will represent India at the golden jubilee African Union Summit in Addis Ababa later this week, joining around ten select partners of the grouping invited for the occasion. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/93014625-6C1B-44A2-935B-6EEAC19379E1/25960/aulogo.jpg203152/NR/exeres/93014625-6C1B-44A2-935B-6EEAC19379E1.htmWed, 22 May 2013 14:01:51 GMTThe BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday lost 388 points to fall below 20,000 level on disappointing March quarter earnings from state-run lender SBI, amid weak global trend after US Federal Reserve hinted at scaling down monetary stimulus.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/DAF01362-C1AC-40C3-9497-3D9BF7CA20D9/26035/Sensexdownw1.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/s.htmThu, 23 May 2013 11:40:01 GMTAs SEBI celebrates its 25 years of existence, Chairman U K Sinha says this has been an eventful journey for the capital markets regulator and it has created market infrastructures that are better than those in many other countries, including some most developed economies.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/39423DBA-A95F-403A-A82A-E5B771A1C597/26033/UKSinhaw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/sebi.htmThu, 23 May 2013 11:05:50 GMTCountry's largest bank SBI reported a 18.54 pc decline in net profit at Rs 3,299 crore for the fourth quarter ended 31st March 2013 on account of lower interest income, causing its shares to plummet over 7 pc on the bourses.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/F91E848E-578F-4EE8-880D-F322D6818E99/26050/SBIw.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/sbi.htmThu, 23 May 2013 10:37:26 GMTFinance Min P Chidambaram sought to assuage the stock market, after it declined by over 350 points, by asserting that there was no need for any nervousness.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/8659087B-0B89-4BF9-949C-E2F60F9D78F5/26045/SensexBrokersw2.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Headlines/fm+on+ponzi.htmThu, 23 May 2013 09:54:33 GMTAbu Dhabi carrier Etihad's Rs 2,058-crore stake purchase in Jet Airways has hit a regulatory air pocket, as regulators are seeking more clarity on the deal to ensure overall competition in the aviation market is not affected and interests of public shareholders and consumers are protected.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/36547C02-246A-4133-9C29-6BDDB23524B4/25929/jetdealw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/jet+deal.htmThu, 23 May 2013 11:09:00 GMTIn the wake of falling global prices of precious metals, the govt further slashed the import tariff value of gold to USD 440 per ten grams, while it has been kept unchanged at USD 761 per kg for silver imports.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/A0C49CB0-6751-40A0-ADA4-C4A8D10B1A7A/25921/Goldbarsw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Other+Stories/gold+import.htmThu, 23 May 2013 10:37:45 GMTA day after agreeing to dole out a record Rs 100,000 crore in fuel subsidy for 2012-13, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said cash payouts to oil firms this fiscal will be just Rs 20,000 crore.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/CBAB0835-6C4C-4844-8A78-4C0CA0B7C459/26058/LPGw1.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Business/Business+-+Top+Story/fuel+subsidy.htmThu, 23 May 2013 11:41:41 GMTSuicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit inside a French-operated uranium mine, killing a total of 25 people and injuring 29. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/E96DE952-B122-4BB0-A726-BD20E6D0F300/26068/niger2.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/25+killed+in+2+simultaneous.htmThu, 23 May 2013 14:09:10 GMTFive climbers, including the first Hungarian to scale Mount Everest, are missing for the last three days on Kangchenjunga mountain on the Nepal-India border. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/E3FD9973-04ED-4AB4-A8FF-A018E5379A3F/26062/cb6.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/Five+missing+climbers+feared+dead+on+Nepal+mountain.htmThu, 23 May 2013 11:58:46 GMTPrime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif on Thursday sought civil nuclear technology to overcome Pakistan's energy crisis during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/C96BD2E2-0B80-4F54-8F46-1A57A3002785/26027/nwazchina.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/Too+early+to+comment+on+Talibans+peace+talk+offer.htmThu, 23 May 2013 07:43:42 GMTAn 80-year-old Japanese national on Thursday set a new world record by becoming the oldest climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest, world's highest peak. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/DF81D60F-898E-4F17-BC7D-9C2690FC1710/26013/japanman.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Headlines/Japanese+octogenarian+becomes+oldest+persons+to+scale+Everest.htmThu, 23 May 2013 07:13:50 GMTIraqi officials say gunmen have shot dead four soldiers at an army checkpoint north of Baghdad. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/E3297A09-9058-4484-AB6A-8D13A564342F/26072/iraq.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/Gunmen+kill+4+Iraqi+soldiers.htmThu, 23 May 2013 14:27:45 GMTA bomb blast ripped through a bus carrying security personnel in Quetta city of southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 12 people and injuring more than 20, police officials said. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/1E83CB71-0292-4234-87AC-E1F6B4A4916D/26004/pakblast.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/12+killed+in+Pak+blast.htmThu, 23 May 2013 13:58:13 GMTA Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida ater he suddenly turned violent, the FBI said.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/090BBB11-AECA-4729-A99A-02FF6F34B949/25983/boston.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/Man+linked+to+Boston+bombing+suspect+killed+by+FBI+in+Florida.htmThu, 23 May 2013 11:59:19 GMTIndia, the United States and Australia have joined hands to develop new climate-resilient varieties of rice and wheat, two of the "big three" primary crops required to feed the world.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/C57AC713-D080-4358-A6F8-1E8FDBA4B751/26042/3flagw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Other+Stories/climateresilient+crops.htmThu, 23 May 2013 08:53:15 GMTCalling for an end to violence in Syria, the White House has said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continued to butcher his own people and therefore he is needed to go. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/CBF88352-A574-4569-B631-BAD313704F6C/25985/carneybashar.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/International/International+-+Top+Story/u.htmThu, 23 May 2013 04:20:02 GMTThe raging spot-fixing saga in the IPL turned murkier on Thursday with controversial Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf being withdrawn by the ICC from next month's Champions Trophy in UK for his alleged role in the scandal which is growing bigger by the day.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/79F86146-624B-45F7-AAC5-374C1D0B364C/26083/roup.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Top+Story/Asad+Rauf.htmThu, 23 May 2013 16:32:04 GMTMumbai Police will question BCCI president N Srinivasan's son-in-law and CEO of Chennai Super Kings Gurunath Meiyappan on Thursday in connection with the IPL betting scandal.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/7B54AD41-9A88-42A2-93DA-384CCB3383DF/26016/IPLscamw6.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/csk+scam.htmThu, 23 May 2013 16:32:30 GMTGautam Gambhir has become the first Indian sportsperson to feature in Red Bulletin, an application by energy drink maker Red Bull, sharing the cricketer's on field and off field experiences.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/A36F33A4-C31D-4D55-892F-77D40CB60D94/26070/red.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/gautam+red+bulletin.htmThu, 23 May 2013 14:19:30 GMTThe Sahara Group accused the BCCI of "betrayal of trust" while rejecting claims of the Board that the IPL team was to be blamed for the controversy surrounding the franchise fee, leading to Pune Warriors pulling out of the Twenty20 tournament.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/554E4C52-0CCD-4327-95E8-B24F158E789E/26031/BCCIw1.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/IPL.htmThu, 23 May 2013 07:53:03 GMTMadras High Court issues notice to BCCI & IPL Commissioner on pil seeking government takeover of cricket body in India.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/9D241384-E304-4F7D-91DA-6DAEB659A736/25968/bcci.bmp203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Headlines/IPL.htmThu, 23 May 2013 01:41:33 GMTSports channel 'Sony Six' has bagged the broadcast rights for the UEFA EURO 2016 across the Indian subcontinent and will telecast live all the 51 matches of the tournament.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/BEFA64FE-DFF8-4150-B03E-AA3F80920029/25939/UEFAEuro2016w.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Sports/Sports+-+Other+Stories/sony+bags.htmThu, 23 May 2013 14:20:14 GMTThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved a Rs 2,550 crore National AIDS Control Support Project (NACSP).http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/1B957EE3-996D-4B28-973A-038E5D3F4B4B/26080/aids.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/CCEA+approves.htmThu, 23 May 2013 16:07:22 GMTFinance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said agencies like Income Tax Department and Enforcement Directorate will start probing IPL spot-fixing scandal once police come up with "concrete evidence".http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/651AB39E-CC7E-4ABF-8378-ACAD7BCC0B2B/26077/ss.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/ED+to+step+in+at+appropriate+time.htmThu, 23 May 2013 15:51:00 GMTA top Lashkar-e-Toiba militant, who was involved in the killing of several civilians in Pattan and Sopore area of north Kashmir, was on Thursday killed in an encounter with police in old city area. http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/D068F3BD-76F1-43C4-A70B-1E292670141B/26059/molviw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/Militant+killed+in+Srinagar+encounter.htmThu, 23 May 2013 11:12:48 GMTAgainst the backdrop of scams such as the VVIP chopper scandal, PM Manmohan Singh said the Govt was working towards making defence acquisitions transparent and less vulnerable to unethical practices.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/5771E63E-889A-47F3-BB83-2601F8D023DB/26037/deftalksw.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Headlines/PM+lays+foundation+stone+of+Indian+National+Defence+University.htmThu, 23 May 2013 10:23:28 GMTPM Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi presented the UPA report card on it's fourth anniversary as the United Progressive Alliance govt of Centre completed nine years in power on Wednesday.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/2D7BAEBF-6576-4386-A159-2D38170132BB/26024/upaw5.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/upa+report+card.htmThu, 23 May 2013 16:08:34 GMTBJP sought to paint a dismal picture of UPA-II holding it responsible for the economic gloom and failure to give the country leadership while accusing it of diminishing the role of the Prime Minister.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/A108B320-266F-438E-A77A-4E5ED9C23B24/25918/SusmaSwarajw.JPG203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Other+Stories/bjp.htmThu, 23 May 2013 07:26:52 GMTShashi Kant Sharma was sworn in as CAG by President Pranab Mukherjee in the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday, he was holding the post of Defence Secretary prior to this new assignment.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/FDE1A568-FA2B-44A8-8C7D-BAB6E5F5AF3B/26047/cagw2.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/National/National+-+Top+Story/new+cag.htmThu, 23 May 2013 10:08:56 GMTGirisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda gave India its first medal at the Paralympic Games after bagging a silver in the Men's High Jump F42 event in London.http://www.ddinews.gov.in/NR/rdonlyres/77760F32-C3A1-441F-91F8-9B2E1A010C9A/3431/para.jpg203152http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Olympic/Olympic+-+Top+Story/Somdev+crashes.htmMon, 29 Oct 2012 10:56:44 GMT