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LS Ethics Committee issues notice to Rahul over his nationality issue

March 14, 2016 5:19 PM

LS Ethics Committee issues notice to Rahul over his nationality issue

The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee has issued notice to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi over his nationality issue. In November last year, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had made public some documents, which showed that Mr Gandhi had reportedly claimed British nationality to set up a company in the U...

High-level Committee to look into missing files in Ishrat Jahan encounter case

March 14, 2016 5:19 PM

High-level Committee to look into missing files in Ishrat Jahan encounter case

Government has set up a high-level committee to look into the issue of missing files related to 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case. The committee headed by an Additional Secretary in the Home Ministry will see how the draft of the second affidavit filed in the case went missing. It will also probe the...

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March 14, 2016 4:44 PM

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Samajwadi Party leader Prof. Ram Gopal Yadav suggested, the Railways take up incomplete projects to save cost escalation. Participating in the resumed discussion on Railway Budget, he favoured marginal increase in passenger fare to generate revenue for new projects. <br/><br/>Prof. Yadav...

Govt. releases revised pensionary benefits to Defence pensioners

March 14, 2016 4:40 PM

Govt. releases revised pensionary benefits to Defence pensioners

Government today released the revised pensionary benefits to more than 2 lakh 21 thousand Defence pensioners drawing service and disability pension. The amount along with first installment of arrears had been released and credited by the Defence Ministry to the accounts of these pensioners on 1st Ma...

Govt. indicates extension of sitting Rajya Sabha by two days

March 14, 2016 4:36 PM

Govt. indicates extension of sitting Rajya Sabha by two days

Government today indicated, it is in favour of extending the sitting of Rajya Sabha by two days. This is being done to pass several bills in the House. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, the government is in consultation with opposition leaders.<br/><br/&g...

Unseasonal rain damages wheat crop in parts of Punjab & Haryana

March 14, 2016 4:34 PM

Unseasonal rain damages wheat crop in parts of Punjab & Haryana

Unseasonal rain and hailstorm in the past few days have damaged wheat crop in some parts of Punjab and Haryana. Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak talking to the reporters in New Delhi today said strong wind and rain have flattened the standing wheat crop at some places. <br/><br/&...

Indian scholar H Deep Saini appointed VC of Canberra University

March 14, 2016 4:30 PM

Indian scholar H Deep Saini appointed VC of Canberra University

Noted Indian scholar and plant physiologist H Deep Saini has been appointed as the next Vice Chancellor of the prestigious Canberra University in Australia. 60-years old Saini is currently the Vice-President of Toronto University in Canada. <br/><br/>He completed his undergraduate and ma...

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