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May 4, 2010 1:29 PM

Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab held guilty for Mumbai attacks

Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab was held guilty of mass murder and waging war against the nation in the Mumbai attacks case by a special court.<br/><br/><br/>In the fastest-ever trial of terror attack cases in India, the 26/11 Mumbai court pronounced its v...

May 4, 2010 1:23 PM

ULIPs must provide minimum insurance benefit in case death of policy holder

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority ( IRDA) has said that all Unit linked insurance policies (ULIPs) must provide for a minimum insurance benefit in case of the death of a policy holder. IRDA said this in a communication to insurance companies yesterday. ULIPs are insurance products with ...

May 4, 2010 1:22 PM

Court to hear arguments on Kasab's sentence today

A special court in Mumbai will today hear arguments on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab in the 26/11 terror strikes. The arguments will be presented by the prosecution led by Ujjwal Nikam and defence lawyer K P Pawar. The punishment for the offences committed by ...

May 4, 2010 1:21 PM

HC stays order of bringing stock exchanges under RTI ambit

The Delhi High Court today stayed its order of bringing stock exchanges within the ambit of the Right to Information Act. A division bench of the court stayed the operation of its earlier single bench order issued last month. The order had held that stock exchanges are quasi governmental bodies whic...

May 3, 2010 8:54 PM

Govt. to institute awards of excellence in Journalism

Government proposes to institute awards of excellence in journalism. This was disclosed by the Information and Broadcasting Minister Mrs. Ambika Soni while interacting with journalists on International press freedom day. She said an eminent jury will be set up for selection of journalists who perfor...

May 3, 2010 8:44 PM

SC slams Patna HC, quashes bail of Pappu Yadav

The Supreme Court today quashed the bail granted to former MP and RJD leader Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav in the Ajit Sarkar murder case and slammed the Patna High Court for violating its order. <br/><br/>A bench said the High Court's decision amounted to contempt of the ...

May 3, 2010 8:43 PM

Court rejects Ketan’s bail plea

A Delhi court today dismissed the bail plea of Medical Council of India president Ketan Desai and an alleged middleman in a case of alleged transaction of two crore rupees meant for according recognition to a Punjab-based private medical college. <br/><br/>Additional Sessions Jud...

May 3, 2010 8:41 PM

Link between Hyderabad and Ajmer bomb blasts:CBI

The Director of Central Bureau of Investigation, Ashwani Kumar today said there is a link between the Hyderabad and Ajmer bomb blasts of 2007. <br/><br/>Speaking on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi, he said the two blasts had striking similarities in terms of modus operan...

May 3, 2010 8:40 PM

Chavan gives away President Police Medals

Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Prithviraj Chavan today gave away President Police Medals and Police Medals for Meritorious Service to the CBI officers in New Delhi .<br/><br/>Special medals for Best Detective Head Constable, Best Investigating Of...

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