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February 24, 2016 7:45 AM

Heads and employees of Private banks under ambit of anti-graft law: SC

In a judgement that will have far reaching effects on the transparency in banking system, Supreme Court has ruled that the heads and employees of private banks will be considered public servants for the purposes of the Prevention of Corruption Act. <br/><br/>With this, the CBI will now b...

February 24, 2016 7:45 AM

India-Sri Lanka ETCA deal to be signed by mid-2016: Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that Indo-Lanka Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) will be signed by middle of this year. Making a statement in the Parliament on the proposed agreement between the two countries, Mr Wickremesinghe said a special Indian del...

February 24, 2016 7:09 AM

Annual meet of State Minorities Commissions in Delhi today

Annual Conference of State Minorities Commissions will be held in Delhi today. The day-long conference will have a session on the Minority Welfare Schemes of Government of India and another on Functioning of State Minorities Commissions. <br/><br/>The Conference will be inaugurated by Un...

February 24, 2016 6:53 AM

Ashish Nandy willing to apologise in SC for his article on Gujarat

Political analyst Ashish Nandy has conveyed to Supreme Court about his willingness to apologise for a 2008 article in a national daily for allegedly portraying Gujarat in bad light. Mr Nandy's counsel told apex court yesterday that his client is ready to tender an unconditional apology which ca...

February 24, 2016 6:48 AM

Govt fixes target of electrifying 7,000 villages by March

Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the Centre has fixed a target of electrifying 7,000 un-electrified villages by the end of next month. Addressing a Power Focus Summit in New Delhi yesterday, he said Centre has already electrified 5,542 villages out of the total 18,452 un-electrifie...

February 24, 2016 6:48 AM

Delhi LG appoints four lawyers for JNU case

Delhi Lieutenat Governor Najeeb Jung has appointed four lawyers to represent Delhi Police in connection with JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar case. Sources said, the Lt Governor has accorded approval for appointment of Anil Soni as Government counsel for representing Delhi Police in the JNU case. &...

February 24, 2016 6:47 AM

JNU row: Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya surrender to police

Two Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, facing the charge of sedition, surrendered before Delhi Police late last night. Earlier during the day, Delhi High Court refused to grant them protection from arrest. The court told them that they will have to surrender a...

February 24, 2016 6:46 AM

Militant hideout busted in J&K

In Jammu and Kashmir, security forces have busted a militant hideout and seized a cache of arms in Rajouri district. Acting on a specific input, a joint team of army and police launched a search operation and seized a cache of arms and ammunition hidden in a natural cave under a boulder in Sagrawat ...

February 23, 2016 9:13 PM

PM to inaugurate 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation in April

The three-day Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12th April. This is the third such conference on tiger conservation. The Environment Ministry held a meeting as a prelude to the Conference yesterday in New Delhi. The meeting w...

February 23, 2016 8:52 PM

BJP accuses Cong of fomenting violence during Jat quota stir

BJP today accused Congress of fomenting violence in Haryana during the Jat quota stir. The party referred to an audio tape, which has a close aide of former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda allegedly inciting more violence. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, party Secretary Shrikant Sharma said it...

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