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March 2, 2016 2:16 PM

Naidu asks Cong to come clean over Ishrat Jahan case

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu has asked Congress to come clean over the recent revelations made by two former Home Ministry officers in Ishrat Jahan encounter case. Talking to reporters outside Parliament today, Mr. Naidu said the opposition party is simply denying the claims but not...

March 2, 2016 2:15 PM

SC orders Maha govt to grant licences to dance bars by March 15

The Supreme Court today ordered the Maharashtra government to grant licences to dance bars by March 15. The Court also refused to allow the state government's demand that there be a live feed from a dance bar to the nearest police station. The court said that CCTV coverage of the performance ar...

March 2, 2016 2:13 PM

Two public sector companies sets up nuclear power plants in country: Minister

Two public sector companies, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited and Bhaaratiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited are presently setting up nuclear power plants in the country. For this, the government amended the Atomic Energy Act of 1962. Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh said this in the...

March 2, 2016 2:04 PM

India approaches World Bank for setting up Rail Development Fund: Prabhu

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu informed the Lok Sabha today that India has approached the World Bank for setting up a Railway Infrastructure Development Fund. <br/><br/>The World Bank is now examining the scope for creating such a fund. Answering supplementaries, he said the government h...

March 2, 2016 2:00 PM

Lok Sabha discusses Aircel-Maxis deal

The Lok Sabha today took up a discussion under rule 193 on alleged money laundering case involving Aircel-Maxis deal. The AIADMK members had raised the issue yesterday accusing former finance minister P Chidambaram&apos;s son Karti Chidambaram of investing huge wealth in different countries through ...

March 2, 2016 1:55 PM

73 senior officers of Central govt dismissed in a year: Jitendra Singh

As many as 73 senior officers of the Central Government were dismissed or compulsorily retired between January 2015 and February this year for unsatisfactory performance. Minister of State in PMO Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha today that their pensions were also reduced for various reasons. <b...

March 2, 2016 1:37 PM

Congress sticks to its stand on Ishrat Jehan case: Sonia Gandhi

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said her party sticks to its stand on Ishrat Jehan who was killed in an alleged fake encounter in 2004. Mrs Gandhi said in New Delhi the former Home Minister and party leader P Chidambaram has already clarified the decision taken by the then UPA government. When a...

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