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May 15, 2010 5:57 PM

President signs ordinance to dissolve MCI

The President has signed an ordinance to dissolve scam-tainted Medical Council of India - MCI. Official sources in the Rashtrapati Bhavan said the ordinance was signed today, which has also been notified by the Law Ministry. Health Secretary Sujatha Rao had said earlier ...

May 15, 2010 2:27 PM

I was twice sent away from dais: Babri witness

The IPS officer---who said LK Advani had made a provocative speech in Ayodhya moments before the Babri Masjid demolition in 2002--- today told a CBI court that she was twice sent away from the dais by BJP leader Vinay Katiyar. Anju Gupta, who was the personal security of...

May 15, 2010 2:08 PM

SP to support Congress-led coalition

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today said his party will continue to extend issue-based support to the Congress-led coalition. He, however, said his party will continue to register its protest on people's issues. SP with 21 MPs in the Lok Sabha had supp...

May 15, 2010 1:55 PM

Govt proposes four new schemes for minorities

Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said that the Government has proposed to launch four new schemes this financial year. The schemes include interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies, promotional activities for linguistic minorities, contai...

May 15, 2010 1:32 PM

SIT to probe Hyderabad firing

In Andhra Pradesh, a Special Investigation Team will investigate yesterday's firing at police in the old city of Hyderabad. City Police Commissioner A K khan told reporters that the case would be handed over to SIT and probe would be immediately begun. It was known that...

May 15, 2010 1:32 PM

Measures on, inflation to ease soon: Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has expressed confidence that the food inflation will come down as the government has taken a number of measures in this regard. In an exclusive interview to AIR and Doordarshan, Mukherjee admitted that food inflation continues to be a cause of concern despite vario...

May 15, 2010 1:14 PM

Judicial custody of Madhuri Gupta extended

A Delhi court today extended by 14 days the judicial custody of diplomat Madhuri Gupta. She is accused of passing classified information to Pakistani intelligence agencies. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja extended her judicial custody till May 29 after the pr...

May 15, 2010 12:51 PM

No need to panic in radiation use: DAE

Underscoring the need for wide applications of radiation technology in the field of development, scientists from the department of atomic energy (DAE) opined there is no need to be panic while using radiation. Referring the recent incident of Cobalt-16 accident in New De...

May 15, 2010 12:50 PM

Vijender Gupta appointed BJp Delhi chief

Mr. Vijender Gupta has been appointed new President of Delhi, BJP. This was announced after a marathon meeting of central leaders with Party President Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Friday. Fourty five-year-old Vijender Gupta is Councillor in Delhi Municipal Corporation and was Chairman of Standing C...

May 15, 2010 11:30 AM

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