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February 23, 2017 7:39 PM

Court sends alleged middleman to 5-day police custody in bribary case

A special Delhi court today sent a man to five-day police custody who claimed to be an official of the Prime Minister's Office in a bribery case involving Principal Secretary of Chhattisgarh Government B L Agrawal.<br/><br/>Syed Burhanuddin had allegedly demanded one-and-a-half cror...

February 23, 2017 7:32 PM

SC allows Pul's widow to withdraw plea for CBI probe in his death

The Supreme Court today allowed former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul's widow to withdraw her letter for CBI or NIA probe into the allegations levelled in his purported suicide note against some former and serving persons holding constitutional posts and politicians. <br/>&l...

February 23, 2017 7:28 PM

Vyapam: SC rejects plea for CBI probe into Madhya Pradesh PET

The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking CBI probe into the alleged irregularities and corruption in the Madhya Pradesh Pre-Engineering Test, MPPET. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha said there was no merit in the plea, which had sought CBI probe in line with the ongoing inves...

February 23, 2017 7:28 PM

Vice-president Hamid Ansari to return India today

Vice-president Hamid Ansari is wrapping up his five-day tour to Rwanda and Uganda, and leaving for New Delhi today.<br/><br/>Mr. Ansari today visited Jinja and paid a floral tribute at a bust of Father of nation Mahatma Gandhi at the source of river Nile.<br/><br/>Jinja is a ...

February 23, 2017 7:20 PM

BJP emerges as clear winner in eight municipal corporations

BJP has emerged as a clear winner at all the other eight municipal corporations barring Mumbai and Thane Municipal Corporations that went to polls this week. BJP has also emerged as a clear choice in nine out of the 25 Zilla Parishads.<br/><br/>In the elections to prestigious Brihanmumba...

February 23, 2017 7:05 PM

Aurn Jaitley to embark on five-day visit to London tomorrow

Finance Minister Aurn Jaitley will leave on a five-day visit to London tomorrow. During the visit, Mr Jaitley will deliver a talk at London School of Economics on &apos;Transforming India- Vision for the Next Decade. <br/><br/>An official release said, he will perform Market Opening Cere...

February 23, 2017 6:23 PM

Maneka Gandhi orders immediate assistance to 3-year old rape victim

Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has ordered immediate financial and other assistance for the three year old rape victim of Maharashtra's Ahmadnagar. Ms Gandhi immediately mobilized National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to arrange for medical care and sought repor...

February 23, 2017 6:22 PM

HRD Ministry seeks report from DU over violence in Ramjas college

Human Resource Development Ministry has sought a report from Delhi University over yesterday's violence in Ramjas college. HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said this while replying to a media query in New Delhi. Left-affiliated AISA and the RSS-backed ABVP clashed with each other yesterday, causi...

February 23, 2017 5:50 PM

SC to look into AAP govt's plea for setting up of constitution bench

The Supreme Court today said it would look into the plea for early setting up of a constitution bench to hear Aam Admi Party government's appeals against the High Court verdict holding Lieutenant Governor as the administrative head of Delhi. <br/><br/>The matter was mentioned by the...

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