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April 2, 2010 6:40 PM

Shortage of 265 judges lead to pendency of over 38 lakh cases

Shortage of about 265 judges in various high courts across the country has lead to pendency of over 38 lakh cases. According to latest figures available with the Law Ministry, While the total approved strength of the 21 High Courts in the country is 895, there are only 630 judges tackling the variou...

April 2, 2010 6:33 PM

Tharoor wants to change Indian political culture

Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said that he wanted to change the Indian political culture, which "sadly" doesn't welcome discussions. In an interview to a private TV channel, he however, said that he does not have "rank, or the authority or the backgrou...

April 2, 2010 6:33 PM

BJP team to visit riot-affected Hyderabad to review situation

BJP President Nitin Gadkari today constituted a five-member team of party leaders which will visit riot-affected areas of Hyderabad to review the situation there. <br/><br/>Party sources said that Mr. Gadkari has selected BJP spokespersons Prakash Jawadekar and Nirmala Sitharaman...

April 2, 2010 6:27 PM

ICG procuring 40 ships to tackle any attempt of terror

The Indian Coast Guard is procuring 40 ships of different types for its fleet to tackle any attempt of terror in the eastern and western sea waters. A Coast Guard official told reporters in New Delhi today ,global tenders for procuring six Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), 14 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs...

April 2, 2010 5:54 PM

CBI arrests Chairman and two directors for defrauding Andhra Bank

CBI has arrested the Chairman and two directors of a listed company in Ahmedabad for allegedly defrauding Andhra Bank of around 21 crore rupees by submitting fake and forged documents. The Chairman and Managing Director Subash C Mehta and his two sons working as Directors of the company Pradeep and ...

April 2, 2010 5:53 PM

Honorary doctorate for Farooq Abdulha, Javed Akhtar & G K Chadha

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdulha, renowned writer-lyricist and nominated member of the Rajya Sabha Javed Akhtar and South Asian University CEO G K Chadha, were conferred Doctor of Letters on the occasion of the 20th Convocation of the Pondicherry University at Puducherry to...

April 2, 2010 4:58 PM

Chidambaram in Arunachal to review security

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram arrived in Arunachal Pradesh capital Itanagar this morning.<br/><br/>The helicopter carrying the Union Minister landed at the Raj Bhawan helipad around 8.30 am. During his two day visit to the state, Chidambaram is expected to have talks with the...

April 2, 2010 4:57 PM

Chidambaram in Arunachal to review security

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram arrived in Arunachal Pradesh capital Itanagar this morning.<br/>The helicopter carrying the Union Minister landed at the Raj Bhawan helipad around 8.30 am. During his two day visit to the state, Chidambaram is expected to have talks with the State Governor...

April 2, 2010 4:57 PM

Chidambaram in Arunachal to review security

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram arrived in Arunachal Pradesh capital Itanagar this morning.<br/>The helicopter carrying the Union Minister landed at the Raj Bhawan helipad around 8.30 am. During his two day visit to the state, Chidambaram is expected to have talks with the State Governor...

April 2, 2010 4:56 PM

Chidambaram arrives in Arunachal Pradesh to review security scenario

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram arrived in Arunachal Pradesh capital Itanagar this morning.<br/>The helicopter carrying the Union Minister landed at the Raj Bhawan helipad around 8.30 am. During his two day visit to the state, Chidambaram is expected to have talks with the State Governor...

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