26/11 hero is Mumbai’s new joint police commissioner
August 30th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court verdict upheld Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab's death sentence, the state government Thursday transferred a 26/11 hero, Sadanand Date, as joint ... Read more...
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Kasab yet unaware of Supreme Court verdict
August 30th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Even though a day has passed since the Supreme Court upheld Ajmal Kasab's death sentence, the jailed Pakistani terrorist remains unaware of his fate, a prison ... Read more...
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Fahim Ansari’s wife relieved at his acquittal
August 30th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 30 (IANS) Expressing relief over Fahim Ansari's acquittal in the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai by the Supreme Court, his wife Yasmin Thursday said she was glad ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena demands public hanging for Kasab
August 29th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray Wednesday demanded public hanging for Ajmal Kasab, the only Pakistani terrorist caught alive after the 26/11 Mumbai strike that ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP welcome death for Kasab
August 29th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict upholding the death sentence to Ajmal Kasab in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case and sought ... Read more...
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Am sure Pakistan will note verdict on Kasab: Krishna
August 29th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 29 (IANS) India Wednesday expressed the hope that Pakistan will take note of the Supreme Court verdict upholding the death penalty for 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab, the ... Read more...
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Chidambaram can’t escape political onus of 2G decisions: BJP (Lead)
August 24th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The BJP said Friday that Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was party to all the decisions on spectrum pricing as finance minister in 2008 and ... Read more...
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Don’t be happy about SC decision, opposition tells Congress
August 24th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The government should not celebrate the Supreme Court verdict
rejecting a plea seeking to make Finance Minister P. Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G ... Read more...
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Saving tiger, tourism can go on together: Sahay
July 29th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay Saturday said a roadmap will be chalked out so that both tourism and conservation of tigers can be carried out ... Read more...
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Court seeks Delhi varsity view on OBC quota in minority colleges
June 22nd, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday sought a response from the Delhi University (DU) on a plea filed by a group of colleges seeking exemption ... Read more...
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Anti-ragging helpline for Uttar Pradesh colleges soon
June 16th, 2012 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 16 (IANS) All engineering, management and medical colleges and professional institutes in Uttar Pradesh will soon have a state-level 24x7 anti-ragging helpline.An action plan in this regard ... Read more...
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No need for Gilani to quit, says Pakistani cabinet
April 26th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) The federal cabinet Thursday stood by Yousuf Raza Gilani whom the Supreme Court convicted for contempt of court, saying there was no need for ... Read more...
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Sibal welcomes apex court decision on RTE
April 12th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict upholding the constitutional validity of the right to education (RTE) act that mandates ... Read more...
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Maintain quality of service: TRAI to operators
March 26th, 2012 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The telecom regulator has asked the operators whose licences stand cancelled following the Supreme Court verdict to ensure quality of service during the period of ... Read more...
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New bench of apex court to hear 2G review plea
March 3rd, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The government's petition seeking a review of the Supreme Court verdict assailing the first come first served policy in the 2G case as flawed and ... Read more...
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Team Anna questions Delhi Police’s independence
February 23rd, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Team Anna Thursday questioned the independence of the Delhi Police, asking whether its chief took an independent decision on the midnight swoop on Baba ... Read more...
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Will find way out of Supreme Court verdict: Birla
February 14th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Aditya Birla group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla Tuesday said the Supreme Court's order cancelling 2G licences is unfortunate and his telecom service provider Idea Cellular will ... Read more...
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Vodafone chief Vittorio Colao meets Sibal
February 13th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Vittorio Colao, chief executive of the world's largest mobile telephone operator, Vodafone Plc, met Communications Minister Kapil Sibal here Monday and is understood to have ... Read more...
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PM holds meet on 2G verdict, as issue takes diplomatic turn (Second Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday held a crucial meeting on the 2G spectrum issue in the wake of the apex court cancelling 122 licences, ... Read more...
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2G: PM holds meet to discuss apex court verdict fallout (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday held a crucial meeting with key cabinet colleagues to discuss the 2G issue in the wake of the apex ... Read more...
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Foreign investor sentiment will not be affected: Sibal
February 8th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Foreign investor sentiments will not be affected in the long term, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said Wednesday in the context of the recent Suprme Court ... Read more...
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Bahrain’s Batelco to exit India, to sell stake in STel
February 8th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court verdict cancelling 122 telecom licences claimed its first casualty as Bahrain-based Batelco Wednesday announced its exit from India, selling its ... Read more...
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Nagpur man aims to unite lonely elders (With images)
February 6th, 2012 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Feb 6 (IANS) Advocating the need for companionship in the autumn of life, a Nagpur octogenarian has taken up the task of mooting live-in relationships for senior citizens who ... Read more...
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Order not final, will continue Chidambaram boycott: BJP (Lead)
February 4th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday said the CBI special court order declining to make Home Minister P. Chidambaram an accused in the 2G ... Read more...
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Court has not blamed PM in 2G scam: Pawar
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar Friday defended Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying that the Supreme Court verdict cancelling 2G ... Read more...
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Sistema to contest Supreme Court verdict on 2G licence
February 3rd, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Russian conglomerate Sistema Friday said it will seek legal remedies to safeguard its interests in India and the telecom operations under the joint venture with ... Read more...
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2G verdict tight slap on government: Bal Thackeray
February 3rd, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court verdict cancelling 122 telecom licences issued in 2008 is a "tight slap" on the government's face, an editorial by Shiv Sena supremo ... Read more...
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2G: Jayalalithaa welcomes apex court ruling
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 2 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday welcomed the apex court decision on the 2G case and said she would wait for the decision of ... Read more...
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Modi attacks PM over apex court verdict
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Feb 2 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the Supreme Court verdict quashing 122 licences for mobile phone services and said ... Read more...
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Government will study SC order, implications: Pranab (Lead)
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government reacted cautiously to Thursday's Supreme Court verdict canceling 122 telecom licences issued during jailed former communications minister A ... Read more...
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Government will study SC order, implications: Pranab
February 2nd, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government reacted cautiously to the Supreme Court verdict Thursday canceling 122 telecom licences issued during jailed former communications minister ... Read more...
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Landmark judgement, says CPI-M on Supreme Court verdict
February 2nd, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court order cancelling 122 licences granted to telecom companies during the tenure of former communications minister A. Raja was a landmark judgement, ... Read more...
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2G: Congress, BJP spar over Chidambaram
February 1st, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Political circles are keenly awaiting the Supreme Court verdict Thursday on Home Minister P. Chidambaram's alleged role in the 2G case, with the Congress ... Read more...
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Chidambaram welcomes Supreme Court verdict
January 31st, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court order laying down a deadline for sanctioning the prosecution of public servants under the Prevention ... Read more...
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Apex court verdict vindicates PM, says PMO
January 31st, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Tuesday said the Supreme Court verdict on time-specific sanction for prosecuting alleged corrupt public servants has "completely vindicated" the ... Read more...
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