Monsoon can withdraw in mid-Sep: Report

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• In a not so pleasant development, the Metrological department on Thursday predicted the early withdrawal of south-west monsoon in mid-September, which is likely to put more pressure on the Centre to ensure food security. [..]

PM sets up drought crisis team

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• In view of severe drought and spiraling prices of essential commodities, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has constituted a crisis team of Group of Ministers (GoM) for monitoring the situation on a day-to-day basis. [..]

PM to undergo heart surgery tomorrow

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• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will undergo heart surgery at AIIMS on Saturday. "Dr Manmohan Singh will undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery on January 24 at AIIMS," said PMO spokesperson Deepak Sandhu. [..]

PM to meet captains of industry today

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• Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is meeting captains of industry and trade in New Delhi on Monday to discuss the impact of global financial crisis and the slow-down in the Indian economy.Industry leaders Ratan Tata, Anand Mahindra, Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Shashi Ruia, K P Singh and Naresh Goyal are expected to attend the meeting today. [..]

Bihar flood issue shouldn’t be politicised: Advani

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• Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday and appealed that there should be no politics over the Bihar-flood issue. [..]