Delhi assembly passes vote-on-account
March 21st, 2012 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Delhi state assembly Wednesday passed a vote-on-account for Rs.30,970 crore to look after the government expenses for the next two months till the regular ... Read more...
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China cuts expenses on official events
January 8th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 8 (IANS) China cut over one-third of government expenses on official events last year, saving 1.22 billion yuan (about $193 million), Xinhua reported Sunday.The aim was to eliminate ... Read more...
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Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan loses his memory
November 14th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 14 (ANI): Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan has lost his memory owing to protracted illness.The ailing singer's life is oscillating between desperation and hope as sometimes he feels well and ... Read more...
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$200 million-a-day cost for India trip ‘wildly inflated’: White House
November 5th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) US officials have dismissed media reports that President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to India is going to cost $200 million a day as "wildy"inflated" and ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh bans foreign travel on government money
April 20th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 20 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has banned its ministers and bureaucrats from touring abroad on state government expenses till March 31 next year, official sources said Tuesday.
The order by the ... Read more...
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Highway billboards with PM, Sonia photos to be removed
April 1st, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will remove from national highways billboards that have photographs of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, ... Read more...
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Court declines relief to Ashok Chakra winner’s parents
January 24th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court refused to grant relief to the parents of Major Mohit Sharma -- posthumously selected for the Ashok Chakra award this year -- to ... Read more...
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