Court clears way for athletics body elections
April 12th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday allowed the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to go ahead with electing its office bearers for the 2012-16 term.Refusing to ... Read more...
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H.D. Kumaraswamy survives bigamy charge
April 9th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 9 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Monday dismissed a petition charging former Karnataka Chief Minister and now Lok Sabha member H.D. Kumaraswamy of bigamy.The petition, filed by a ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh grocery shops, eateries on 3-day strike
April 9th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, April 9 (IANS) Eateries and grocery shops across Madhya Pradesh went on a three-day-long strike from Monday in protest against proposed Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act.The bandh call ... Read more...
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Himachal assembly passes Lokayukta bill (Lead)
April 6th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 6 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Friday passed the Lokayukta bill in the absence of the opposition Congress, with Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal saying it is "more ... Read more...
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Himachal assembly passes Lokayukta bill
April 6th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 6 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Friday passed the Lokayukta bill in the absence of the opposition Congress, with Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal saying it is "more ... Read more...
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Three states to auction Rs.2,850 crore loan
April 5th, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab will sale state development loans worth Rs.2,850 crore through an open auction, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said ... Read more...
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Government invites jewellers for talks
April 4th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it will hold talks with jewellers who have been protesting for the last three weeks against the budgetary proposals to ... Read more...
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Urdu medium schools for Muslims in UP
April 2nd, 2012 - 2:16 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) To promote education among Muslims, Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up Urdu medium government schools at the primary, middle and higher secondary levels in ... Read more...
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Central government should arrange funds for food bill: Mamata
March 30th, 2012 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said the central government should make monetary provisions for implementing the Food Bill.She also said the central government ... Read more...
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Russia destroys 60 percent chemical weapons
March 22nd, 2012 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has destroyed more than 24,000 metric tonnes - or 60 percent - of its chemical weapons stockpile, the industry and trade ministry said."We have ... Read more...
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14,000 trees to fall for Delhi Metro
March 19th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A total of 14,298 trees are likely to be felled here during the third phase of Delhi metro, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday.Environment Minister ... Read more...
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Decrease in out of school children: Economic Survey
March 15th, 2012 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The number of out-of-school children has come down from 134.6 lakh in 2005 to 81.5 lakh in 2009, the Economic Survey 2012 said Thursday ... Read more...
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Postal votes valid if received till counting: Poll panel
February 29th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday clarified that postal ballots received till counting of votes commences will be taken into account."It is clarified that as per the ... Read more...
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Haryana sets up board to help rape victims
February 28th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) The Haryana government Tuesday announced that it has constituted a board for protection of women who are victims of rape and criminal incidents.The board will provide ... Read more...
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Framing of charges against Sheila Kaul deferred
February 28th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi Feb 28 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court deferred to March 27 its hearing on framing of charges against former union urban development minister Sheila ... Read more...
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CBI books five National Museum officials
February 28th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A case of corruption has been registered against the five officials of National Museum for illegally awarding contracts between 2002 to 2005, the Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Mayawati rules out CBI probe against trusted minister
February 27th, 2012 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) Rejecting the state Lok Ayukta's recommendation for a CBI probe against her most trusted minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Monday contended that the ... Read more...
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Re-examine provisions of anti-terror body: Jayalalithaa
February 17th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to re-examine the provisions of the order on setting up the National Counter ... Read more...
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Contest Telenor’s demand for compensation: Unitech
February 16th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) A day after Oslo-based Telenor said it will seek indemnity and compensation following the cancellation of Uninor's 22 licenses by the Supreme Court, Unitech vowed ... Read more...
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Counter terror body: Patnaik wants review
February 14th, 2012 - 1:50 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) Describing the power vested in an agency India is setting up to counter terrorism as "an infringement on the powers of the states", Odisha Monday ... Read more...
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Voters in Gorakhpur seek ‘right to reject’
February 11th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 11 (IANS) In a unique case, some voters sought to exercise their right to reject during polling in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections second phase here Saturday. ... Read more...
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RTE Act: Assam child rights body to survey schools
February 7th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IANS) After receiving several complaints, the Assam child rights panel has decided to conduct a survey in all schools in the state to find out if provisions ... Read more...
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Police to withdraw poll-linked case against Dikshit (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Delhi Police Monday moved an application in a court here seeking withdrawal of a case against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for allegedly violating the election ... Read more...
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Pranab praises Mamata for improving food supplies
February 6th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for checking inflation by improving foodgrain supplies in the state."The essential parts ... Read more...
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Court allows judge to join Ph.D. course in Delhi varsity
January 30th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday allowed Metropolitan Magistrate Twinkle Wadhwa to pursue her Ph.D. course from Delhi University and directed the university to take a ... Read more...
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Trinamool not to tie up with Congress in Goa
January 14th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 14 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress will not enter into a poll tie-up with the Congress in Goa, a party leader said Saturday.Speaking to reporters, Trinamool's state unit ... Read more...
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NHPC never had ownership rights over power projects: Kashmir
January 10th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 10 (IANS) Kicking off another controversy, a Jammu and Kashmir minister Tuesday asserted that NHPC was never given the ownership rights to the power projects in the state.Speaking ... Read more...
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TRAI mulls paper on operators’ exit policy
January 6th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said Friday it was considering a pre-consultation paper on an exit policy for operators."TRAI is contemplating to issue ... Read more...
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FICCI wants draft land acquisition bill revised
January 1st, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The government should review provisions of the draft Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 to make it viable for the industry to acquire land ... Read more...
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May concede some of Trinamool’s Lokpal concerns: Chidambaram (Lead)
December 31st, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) The government Saturday expressed confidence that ally Trinamool Congress will come on board when the Lokpal bill is taken up in the budget session of ... Read more...
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Lokpal Bill alive, to be taken up in budget session: Bansal (Lead)
December 30th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The Lokpal Bill may not be have been passed by Rajya Sabha Thursday, but it is still alive to be taken up in the ... Read more...
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Government wanted to avert defeat in Rajya Sabha: Congress
December 30th, 2011 - 3:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government Thursday decided not to press for passage of Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha after it realised that it had not been able ... Read more...
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Congress core committee meets on Lokpal bill
December 27th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The Congress core group met here Tuesday in the wake of opposition demand for amendments to the Lokpal bill and the reservation of some ... Read more...
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RBI to issue special coins on century of civil aviation
December 27th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India Tuesday said it will shortly circulate coins of Rs.5 denomination to commemorate 100 years of civil aviation in the country.The ... Read more...
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AIADMK opposes inclusion of PM in Lokpal’s ambit
December 27th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The AIADMK Tuesday opposed inclusion of the prime minister within the ambit of Lokpal and said the anti-corruption legislation should not impinge on powers of ... Read more...
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