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July 29, 2010 2:03 PM

Parliament gives seal of approval to President's Rule in Jharkhand

Parliament has given its seal of approval to the President's Rule in Jharkhand with both the Houses adopting statutory resolutions to this effect today. While the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr Ajay Maken moved the resolution in the Lok Sabha, his colleague, Mr. Mullapally Ramachandran ...

July 29, 2010 2:03 PM

Govt. takes number of steps to boost tourism

The government today is taking a number of steps to boost tourism in the country. This includes development and promotion of caravan and heliport tourism. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said a pilot project is already on for a period of one year visa on arrival ...

July 29, 2010 1:42 PM

Blackberry assures to address concerns about monitoring process

The Government today said that Canadian Service Provider Blackberry has assured to address the concerns about monitoring of its email and other data services. Speaking on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi, Special Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Mr U K Bansal said that National security ...

July 29, 2010 10:05 AM

Most parts of north India experience widespread rains

Most parts of north India experienced widespread rains for the second successive day on Wednesday. Many rivers in Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh are in spate owing to incessant rain. In Punjab and Haryana the mercury stayed within the normal range with light showers in many areas. Monsoon rain a...

July 29, 2010 10:02 AM

CPCB identifies150 polluted stretches of rivers across the country

The Central Pollution Control Board, CPCB, has identified 150 polluted stretches of rivers across the country. Giving this information in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Environment and Forests Minster Jairam Ramesh said the pollution load on rivers has increased over the years due to...

July 29, 2010 9:28 AM

CBI interrogates former Gujarat Minister Amit Shah

The CBI on Wednesday interrogated the former Gujarat Minister Amit Shah in connection with the Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case. Investigating Officer of CBI Amitabh Thakur led CBI team and interrogated Shah who is known to be a close aide of Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Shah is in judicial c...

July 28, 2010 9:05 PM

SC stays proceedings in UP provident fund scam case

The Supreme Court today stayed the proceedings before special Ghaziabad CBI court in the Uttar Pradesh provident fund case in which names of judicial officers have cropped up. A bench comprising Justices D K Jain, V S Sirpurkar and G S Singhvi said, the proceedings before the Ghaziabad special CBI c...

July 28, 2010 9:04 PM

Britain to provide 57 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft to India

A five hundred million pound contract on the supply of fifty-seven hawk jet trainers aircraft is expected to be signed in Bangaore today when the British Prime Minister Mr. David Cameron visit's Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. Under the contract, the BAE Systems, the biggest Defence Contractor of Br...

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