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December 24, 2015 7:03 AM

Cold wave grips North India

Cold conditions are continuing unabated in most parts of north India. In the national capital, Met Department has predicted the minimum temperature to be around 6 degree Celsius for today. Dense fog is also expected in some parts of the city this morning.<br/><br/>Higher reaches of the K...

December 23, 2015 9:01 PM

Coal scam: Court rejects plea to summon Manmohan Singh as witness

A special court today dismissed the plea of an accused seeking to summon former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as defence witness in a coal scam case. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar rejected the plea saying the application was "vexatious" and it was apparently moved to delay the trial. &...

December 23, 2015 7:36 PM

Arun Jaitley calls for expediting amendment to anti-corruption law

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has called for an urgent need to expedite the review and amendment of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 to deal with economic offences in today's post liberalized era. <br/><br/>Speaking during the 28th Intelligence Bureau centenary endowment lecture 20...

December 23, 2015 7:16 PM

India's first indigenously designed warship INS Godavari decommissioned

Nation&apos;s first indigenously designed and built warship INS Godavari has been decommissioned. A special ceremony was held at Naval Dockyard Mumbai this evening to give farewell to one of the most important frigates of Indian navy. The first of the three in her Class of of guided-missile frigates...

December 23, 2015 6:59 PM

Coal scam: Court rejects plea to summon Manmohan Singh as defence witness

A special court today dismissed the plea of an accused seeking to summon former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as defence witness in a coal scam case. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar rejected the plea saying the application was "vexatious" and it was apparently moved to delay the trial. &...

December 23, 2015 6:12 PM

Venkaiah Naidu blames Congress for Rajya Sabha paralysis

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu today accused Congress of using its numbers in the Rajya Sabha to paralyze the functioning of the House. He backed the talks for redefining the role of the Rajya Sabha in view of disruptions. <br/><br/>Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Mr. Nai...

December 23, 2015 5:42 PM

Over Rs 16,000-cr undisclosed income detected in 20 months

The government crackdown on black money has led to detection of undisclosed income of over 16 thousand crore rupees since March 2014, while assets worth 1,200 crore have been seized. Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia told this to news agency PTI today. <br/><br/>He said the measures includ...

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