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May 6, 2016 5:05 PM

Sahara chief Subrata Roy gets 4 weeks parole to attend mother's last rites

The Supreme Court has directed release of jailed Sahara chief Subrata Roy on parole for four weeks to attend last rites of his mother who died today morning. <br/><br/>The court however said that he would be under protective custody of the police. The court also sought an assurance from ...

May 6, 2016 4:57 PM

Five lakh people die of cancer annually in India: Govt

The government plans to set up 20 cancer institutes and 50 tertiary care centres in the country. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Health Minister J P Nadda said cancer kills five lakh people annually. <br/><br/>Men usually suffer from throat and stomach cancer and women from brea...

May 6, 2016 4:26 PM

Fodder scam: Lalu, Mishra appear in CBI court in Patna

RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra today appeared in a special CBI court in Patna following its direction in connection with a multi-crore rupee fodder scam case.<br/><br/>In pursuance of the order of Special CBI court judge Devraj Tripathi f...

May 6, 2016 2:33 PM

Inducing child to consume tobacco is punishable

Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi has written to Health Minister J P Nadda drawing his attention to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which has a penal provision about inducement of children for tobacco consumption. She said she wants this statutory w...

May 6, 2016 2:01 PM

Khaitan accepts receiving payment from middlemen in Agusta deal

CBI has said, former board member of Aeromatrix, Gautam Khaitan has accepted taking payments from Guido Haschke and Carlo Gerosa, the two middlemen in the AgustaWestland scam. Quoting CBI sources, PTI reports that Khaitan accepted taking payments, but rejected allegations that it was part of any kic...

May 6, 2016 2:01 PM

NDA MPs protest to counter Congress' Loktantra bachao march

The NDA MPs today protested in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament House premises to counter the Loktantra bachao march by Congress at Jantar Mantar. The ruling party MPs displayed posters against the Congress over AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal and accused it of shielding people behind t...

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