TOP - 10 HEADLINES - 11.03.2014 ************************* 1. In order to expedite proceedings against sitting MPs and MLAs in criminal cases, SC set a deadline for lower courts to complete trial in cases involving lawmakers. 2. Ending months of speculation, expelled SP leaders Amar Singh and Jaya Prada joined the Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. 3. India has emerged as the top trading partner of Dubai in 2013-14 with a trade volume of USD 37 billion, representing a 10 per cent share of the total foreign trade of the emirate. 4. India has pledged to provide Rs 8.5 billion to Bhutan for its 11th Five Year Plan, helping the landlocked country to implement major projects that will improve the livelihood of its people. 5. Avantha Group Company CG, has received an order worth euro 2 million (about Rs 17 crore) to provide two power transformers and one Gas Insulated Switchgear to Ukrainian electricity utility Odessa Oblenergo for its Marazlievskaya substation. 6. As part of the Great British Festival in Kerala, Britain will showcase its innovation and expertise in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector March 12. 7. The 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organising Committee (IAGOC) announced that New Delhi will be the last destination for the promotional road show planned to take place in six countries ahead of the Games. 8. After its successful showing at a Brussels art museum, The Body in Indian Art, an exhibition that brings together 220 artworks with the aim to explore complex understandings of the human body, will open March 14. 9. Ahmedabad is all set for a revamp of its police machinery with latest technology and tools to handle crimes following approval of a Rs 25 crore project under the Modernisation of Police Fund (MPF). 10. Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the services sector declined by about 60 per cent to $1.59 billion in the first nine months of this financial year.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:31:42 +0000
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