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May 6, 2016 7:26 AM

BSNL beats private telcos in growth rate in February

State-run BSNL has said, it has registered the highest growth rate in providing new wireless connections during February this year, beating all private operators. In an official release it said, BSNL has a growth rate of 1.67 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel with 1.18 per cent, whereas the indust...

May 6, 2016 7:18 AM

Fodder scam: CBI court directs Lalu, Mishra to present before it today

A CBI court in Patna has directed 31 accused, including RJD President Lalu Prasad and former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra, to be present before it today in connection with a case of multi-crore rupee fodder scam. The case relates to withdrawal of 46 lakh rupees illegally from treasuries in ...

May 6, 2016 7:15 AM

Pvt medical colleges can't take separate entrance tests: SC

The Supreme Court has said, unaided private medical colleges across the country cannot be permitted to go ahead with their pre-scheduled tests for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses in addition to the recently revived single-window entrance, the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET). The court s...

May 6, 2016 7:13 AM

Ban on diesel cabs may cause USD 1.2 bn loss to India: SC told

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the ban on plying of diesel cabs in Delhi and the National Capital Region may cause a loss to the tune of 1.2 billion US dollars as BPOs may choose to go out of India. Referring to a recent communication of IT industry body, National Association of Software...

May 6, 2016 7:06 AM

Centre asks States to use Rs 292 crores funds for fodder development

The Centre has allocated 292 crores rupees of funds under the National Livestock Mission and asked the states to use them for fodder development. The Agriculture Ministry said in a release that it has also asked the states to prepare an action plan for this purpose. It said, the plan will be useful ...

May 6, 2016 7:03 AM

Govt retires 33 tax officials for non-performance

Cracking the whip on non-performing officials, the government, for the first time, has prematurely retired 33 tax officers, including seven Group 'A' officers. <br/><br/>The Finance Ministry said in a statement that 72 officers have been dismissed, including six Group 'A&#...

May 6, 2016 6:58 AM

Chinese Communist Party politburo leader calls on PM Modi

The Politburo Member of the Communist Party of China and party secretary of Shangai, Han Zheng called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi yesterday. The Prime Minister recalled the meeting between the two in Shanghai during his visit to China last year. <br/><br/>Mr Modi said, t...

May 5, 2016 8:46 PM

CBI to question former U'khand CM Harish Rawat on Monday

CBI will question former Uttrakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Monday over the allegation of offering bribe to MLAs to save his government. <br/><br/>Last month, when Congress government was facing rebellion by its MLAs, Mr. Rawat, in a sting operation, was allegedly shown offering b...

May 5, 2016 8:32 PM

Notices issued to all those names which appeared in Panama list: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that notices have been issued to every person whose name came up in the Panama Papers leak and action will be taken as per the law if they are found guilty. <br/><br/>The Panama Papers leak named around 500 Indians including some who have offshore c...

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