Drought-hit Karnataka waives interest on farm loans
August 23rd, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 23 (IANS) The Karnataka government Thursday waived interest on farm loans availed from state cooperatives by around 1.5 million farmers reeling under severe drought across the state."The ... Read more...
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Churchill Brothers’ ground lease to be cancelled
August 7th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 7 (IANS) Goa's BJP government has begun the process of cancelling the controversial lease of a playground given to the Churchill Brothers football club run by two Congress ... Read more...
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Rajasthan bans gutka, plans fines up to Rs.10 lakh
July 18th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 18 (IANS) Rajasthan Wednesday banned the production, sales and storage of gutka (tobacco-laced paan masala), the fifth state in the country to do so, and Chief Minister ... Read more...
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UP governor okays bill extending Lokayukta’s term
July 7th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi has given his nod to the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Deputy Lokayukta Amendment Bill 2012, which increases the tenure of ... Read more...
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UP gives grace period for power MoUs inked by Mayawati
June 7th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 7 (IANS) Faced with an unprecedented power crisis, the Uttar Pradesh government Thursday decided to give a grace period of 6-18 months to developers who had signed ... Read more...
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Kerala to forgo sales tax on petrol
May 24th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 24 (IANS) A day after the petrol price hike, the Kerala government at a special cabinet meeting Thursday decided to forgo the sales tax on petrol, reducing its ... Read more...
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Tripura raises salaries of rural job scheme staff
May 18th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 18 (IANS) Following an indefinite strike by the employees associated with the Mahatma gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), the Tripura government Friday increased their salaries.Briefing mediapersons ... Read more...
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Cheetah translocation was cabinet decision: Jayanthi
May 9th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) With the Supreme Court putting on hold the government's ambitious project to import the cheetah from Africa, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan Wednesday said her ministry ... Read more...
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We can’t change our anti-SEZ stand: Mamata
April 27th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday reiterated her government's policy of not granting special economic zone (SEZ) status to Infosys -- all at a ... Read more...
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‘Raja was told to reconsider cut-off date for 2G licences’
April 9th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Former telecom secretary D.S. Mathur Monday told a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court that he had asked then telecom minister A. Raja to reconsider ... Read more...
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Apex court reserves verdict on anti-gay sex petitions (Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the Delhi High Court's judgment decriminalising consensual sex among adults of the ... Read more...
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Meghalaya to compensate rape victims
February 29th, 2012 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 29 (IANS) The Meghalaya cabinet has approved a comprehensive policy to pay compensation to victims of rape and human trafficking, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said Wednesday."Rape victims in ... Read more...
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Supreme Court relief for Krishna (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) In a breather for External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the probe by the Karnataka Lokayukta police into the de-reservation of ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear Krishna’s plea Friday
January 26th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna challenging the registration of an FIR by the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) ... Read more...
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Krishna moves apex court against Lokayukta proceedings
January 24th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of a private complaint and the probe ordered by the Karnataka Lokayukta for ... Read more...
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Order reserved on Swamy plea for Chidambaram’s trial (Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Saturday reserved till Feb 4 its order on a plea by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy ... Read more...
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Raja committed offence in active connivance with Chidambaram: Swamy (Roundup)
December 17th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Seeking to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram a party to the 2G spectrum scam, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Saturday told a special court ... Read more...
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2G: Swamy deposes against Chidambaram (Second Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Appearing before a special CBI court here Saturday, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy deposed in support of his contention of union Home Minister P. ... Read more...
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FDI in retail after assembly polls next year: PM
December 17th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
On board Air India One, Dec 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said his government will take up for implementation the suspended cabinet decision on foreign equity in ... Read more...
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2G case: Swamy deposes against Chidambaram (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Appearing before a special CBI court here Saturday, Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy deposed against Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to prove his alleged ... Read more...
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Government okays key anti-graft bills to counter Anna threat
December 14th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Pushed into a corner by an aggressive opposition and the looming threat of Anna Hazare, the government Tuesday okayed a slew of anti-graft bills ... Read more...
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Krishna terms mining scam charges ‘unholy’ bid to malign him
December 8th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 8 (IANS) External Affairs minister S.M. Krishna Thursday termed as "unholy attempts" at "character assassination" the allegations that he had allowed illegal mining in Karnataka for financial gains ... Read more...
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Sensex slumps 389 points on reform concerns
December 8th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 8 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities slumped 2.3 percent Thursday as uncertainties over domestic policy reforms and eurozone debt crisis continue to weigh on investors' ... Read more...
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Mamata says FDI decision on hold; government mum
December 3rd, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) The United Progressive Alliance government may have put on hold its decision on foreign equity in retail, given the fierce resistance from both opposition ... Read more...
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Pranab refuses comment on FDI decision
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday refused to react to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's comment that the central government has decided to keep ... Read more...
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FDI decision suspended pending consensus: Mamata quotes Pranab (Second Lead)
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) In a sudden and dramatic twist, the central government has decided to keep on hold its decision to allow foreign equity in retail till a ... Read more...
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FDI decision suspended pending consensus: Mamata quotes Pranab
December 3rd, 2011 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IANS) The central government has decided to keep on hold its the decision to allow foreign equity in retail till a consensus emerged on the issue, ... Read more...
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Pakistani envoy in Germany to attend Bonn meet?
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 2 (IANS) The Pakistani ambassador in Germany is likely to attend an international conference on the future of Afghanistan to be held in Bonn Dec 5, ... Read more...
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Akali Dal takes U-turn on retail FDI
December 2nd, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 2 (IANS) After going to town welcoming the central government's move to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail, the ruling Akali Dal in Punjab has taken ... Read more...
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Shops shut in India but shoppers open to foreign retailers (Roundup)
December 1st, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Protests over the entry of global retail chains such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour saw tens of thousands of shops down shutters across India Thursday, ... Read more...
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Mixed response to FDI strike in Punjab, Haryana
December 1st, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 1 (IANS) The nationwide strike call given by trading associations against foreign investiment in retail saw a muted to mixed response in parts of Punjab, Haryana and ... Read more...
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FDI: Government mobilising numbers, may opt for parliament vote (Lead)
December 1st, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Faced with deepening political crisis over its decision to allow foreign equity in retailing, the government is now mobilising the numbers before it accepts ... Read more...
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Congress core group meets again on FDI, no resolution
December 1st, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) With the opposition toughening its stand on foreign equity in retail and parliament held up for the seventh successive day, the Congress core group ... Read more...
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FDI war: Deadlock deepens, BJP rejects Congress truce offer (Intro Roundup)
November 30th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The deadlock over allowing FDI in India's retail market deepened Wednesday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejected the government's plea for toning down ... Read more...
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FDI war: Congress, opposition daggers drawn (Roundup)
November 30th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The war over allowing foreign equity in Indian retail market intensified Wednesday with the government and the opposition refusing to budge from their stated ... Read more...
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