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May 10, 2010 1:50 PM

Lalit Modi expected to seek extension of deadline

Suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi is expected to seek an extension of the deadline given to him by the cricket board to file his replies to the BCCI chargesheet. Sources close to him said that he has asked for some documents from the BCCI to file his replies but has not got them yet. With the de...

May 10, 2010 1:40 PM

Justice Srikrishna in Hyderabad to hold consultations

Justice Srikrishna Committee has arrived in Hyderabad today to hold fourth round political consultations. The Committee has been set up under the Chairmanship of Justice Srikrishna for holding Consultations on the Situation in Andhra Pradesh in the backdrop of agitation both for and against statehoo...

May 10, 2010 1:33 PM

Centre used CBI to overcome cut motion: Bardhan

CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan has alleged that the Centre used CBI to overcome the cut motion moved by Left parties against its policies in Parliament. Speaking at a public meeting at Thrissur in Kerala last night, he said, the Congress-led UPA government succeeded in keeping the small parties a...

May 10, 2010 12:59 PM

SC allows Reddy brothers to resume mining in Bellary? forest in Karnataka

The Supreme Court today allowed Obulapuram Mining Company, belonging to the Reddy brothers, to resume mining in the undisputed region of the Bellary reserve forest in Karnataka. A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices Deepak Verma and B S Chauhan allowed the Company to start m...

May 10, 2010 9:25 AM

India-Bangladesh to jointly celebrate Tagore`s 150th anniversary

India and Bangladesh will hold year-long joint celebrations of the 150 birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Talking to reporter in New Delhi, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said details are being worked out at the diplomatic level. <br/>Government has also taken seve...

May 9, 2010 8:33 PM

8 CRPF Jawans killed in naxal attack, high alert sounded in Chhattisgarh

The bodies of the CRPF jawans killed in a powerful landmine blast in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday will be sent to their respective home states today. 8 jawans of the 168 battalion of the CRPF including a sub-inspector were killed in the landmine blast triggered by the naxalites n...

May 9, 2010 7:45 PM

Census: Toll free number

The office of the Census Commissioner of India has launched a toll free helpline number to facilitate those who have been missed by the Census officials in counting. People can call or inform the call centre on the number 1800- 110- 111-to include in the household count. <br/><br/&#06...

May 9, 2010 7:43 PM

Congress using terrorism to pursue its vote bank politics: Gadkari

BJP President today expressed doubts about executing Ajmal Kasab who has been given death sentence in the Mumbai terror attack case. <br/><br/>Addressing a public meeting in Shimla, Party Party President Mr. Nitin Gadkari questioned why Afzal Guru involved in Parliament case has ...

May 9, 2010 5:27 PM

Government proposes to amend 1883 Telegraph Act

Government proposes to amend the 1883 Telegraph Act to regulate and control of use of passive interception of telephones. <br/><br/>Home Secretary GK Pillai said in New Delhi that the process of drafting the amendments will begin from tomorrow and the ministry is keen to place in...

May 9, 2010 5:24 PM

Proposal to amend MCA under consideration

A proposal to amend the Medical Council Act is under consideration to limit the tenures of the president and vice-president of the Medical Council of India, MCI. <br/><br/>Official sources said that an ordinance is likely to be promulgated for the purpose which should also give p...

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