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July 5, 2010 9:17 PM

Need to check return of extremist groups in Afghanistan: India

New Delhi today said both India and Iran do not want the prospect of fundamentalist and extremist groups, forcing Afghanistan to become once again a sanctuary and training ground for terrorists. <br/><br/>Describing the relations with Iran as the most important for regional stabi...

July 5, 2010 9:04 PM

Centre asks Karnataka to take action against three mining firms

The Centre has asked the Karnataka government to take action against three mining firms operating in Sandur in Bellary district for alleged violation of forest regulations. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh in a recent letter to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has alleged that the firms --S B Minera...

July 5, 2010 8:52 PM

Past ACRs cannot be used to sack employee : SC

The Supreme Court has ruled that an employee cannot be sacked on the basis of past Annual Confidential Reports, without giving him or her an opportunity to defend or explain about the charges.<br/><br/>The apex court said sacking a person on the basis of previous ACRs without giv...

July 5, 2010 8:20 PM

Pawar meets PM, wants burden to be lightened

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar today met the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and requested him to reduce the burden on him. Asked what he meant by reducing the burden, 70-year-old Pawar, who has Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs portfolios but only one Minister of State, said, its the prerogative of t...

July 5, 2010 8:16 PM

Heavy rains in North India

North India today experienced heavy rains as south-west monsoon advanced into more parts of the region, including the national capital. <br/><br/>The monsoon, which hit parts of Rajasthan yesterday, further progressed to Delhi, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and the entire Punjab-...

July 5, 2010 8:14 PM

Stage set to unveil first naval variant of LCA Tejas tomorrow

The stage is all set to unveil the first naval variant of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas tomorrow. The indigenously built LCA will be rolled out at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bangalore. <br/><br/>An important milestone for the naval programme of Bangal...

July 5, 2010 7:57 PM

SC to create special bench to monitor problems of lower courts

A special bench of the Supreme Court would be created to monitor and address the issues of infrastructure problems plaguing subordinate courts across the country. The apex court said it will call for reports from the Chief Secretary of all states and Registrars of High Courts to consider the issues ...

July 5, 2010 7:31 PM

Defence Ministry signs MoU with DD to produce programmes on Ex-Servicemen

The Ministry of Defence today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Doordarshan to produce programmes of various genres on different facets of Ex-Servicemen's lives. <br/><br/>The programmes will also include the role played by them in nation building and the efforts being ma...

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