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April 27, 2010 2:32 PM

LS condemns the incident of atrocity on dalits

The Lok Sabha has strongly condemned the incident of atrocity on dalits in Mirchpur village of Hissar district of Haryana. Two persons were burnt to death and over a dozen injured when a large number of houses of dalits were set ablaze by some anti-social elements. The speaker Mrs Meira Kumar led th...

April 27, 2010 2:31 PM

Govt. to procure 59 thousand bullet proof jackets for Para-military forces

The government today said the process of procuring 59 thousand bullet proof jackets for the Para-military forces is at the final stage. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr. M Ramachandran said the supply order is expected to be issued within ...

April 27, 2010 2:30 PM

Need to secure malevolent use of Radioactive and other materials: Kakodkar

With danger of attacks through Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Nuclear warfare (CBRN), Police should be trained to take necessary actions in case radioactivity is detected. Anil Kakodkar, former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) said this at anti-terrorism seminar held in Mumbai today. H...

April 27, 2010 2:30 PM

Threat inputs to VIPs are promptly shared

The government has received reports on threat to the lives of some of the Chief Minister from terrorist and extremist organisations. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha today, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr. M. Ramachandran said that the threat inputs are promptly shared with the con...

April 27, 2010 2:29 PM

About 3.57 lakh infants die on first day of their birth

The government today admitted that about 3.57 lakh infants die on the first day of their birth. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Mr. Dinesh Trivedi said that studies conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research shows that 39 per cent ...

April 27, 2010 2:28 PM

BJP raises question on credibility of CBI

The BJP today raised question on the credibility of CBI. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, party leader Venkaiyah Naidu said that the investigating agency is working under political pressure.<br/><br/>Speaking on the same line, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav said that CBI shoul...

April 27, 2010 2:23 PM

India asks SAARC nations to rally against terrorism

India today asked SAARC nations to rally against the forces of terrorism which pose a serious danger to the economic stability of the region. Addressing the SAARC Council of Ministers in Thimphu today, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said that the South Asian region is particularly afflicted b...

April 27, 2010 2:16 PM

Bharat Bandh against price rise evokes mix response

In West Bengal, suspected Maoists exploded land mine on railway track between Godapiyasal and Midnapur stations in West Midnapur District early hours today. According to official sources, a major accident was averted after the pilot engine of the Chakradharpur-Howrah passenger train noticed a huge c...

April 27, 2010 2:01 PM

SC Court quashes expulsion of former Punjab Chief Minister Amrinder Singh

In a major relief for former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has quashed his expulsion from the state Assembly. He was expelled for his alleged involvement in the Amritsar land allotment scam. <br/><br/>A bench headed by Chief Just...

April 27, 2010 2:01 PM

PM rules out JPC probe into phone tapping and IPL

The Prime Minister has rejected the demand of the opposition for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to go into the phone tapping issue. Speaking to the media in New Delhi, he said, that this was not a fit case for the JPC. <br/><br/>Dr. Singh said, the Home Minister, Mr. P Chidambar...

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