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July 22, 2015 7:40 PM

Vyapam case: Kumar Vishwas moves SC, apex court to hear plea on July 24

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday a plea of AAP leader Kumar Vishwas, who has joined others including Congress leader Digvijay Singh, in seeking apex court-monitored CBI probe in Vyapam scam cases. Besides seeking a court-monitored probe, Vishwas has also sought a direction that the CBI...

July 22, 2015 7:32 PM

One child goes missing every 8 minutes: Government

The government today said nearly one child goes missing every eight minutes in the country. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary said as per data furnished by States and Union Territories to National Crime Record Bureau, NCRB, an average...

July 22, 2015 7:26 PM

Rajya Sabha panel endorses majority provisions of GST Bill

A Rajya Sabha panel on Goods and Services Tax (GST) has endorsed almost all the provisions of the Constitution Amendment Bill. The 21-member Select Committee, in its reported submitted to the House today, suggested changes in the clauses about compensation and levy of one per cent additional tax by ...

July 22, 2015 6:20 PM

India earns USD 100 million launching 45 foreign satellites

India has earned about 100 million US dollars launching 45 foreign satellites till date and revenue from its commercial space missions is poised to grow with another 28 foreign satellites planned to be put into orbit between 2015 and 2017. This information was given by Science and Technology Ministe...

July 22, 2015 6:19 PM

Want Parliament to function but first Sushma Swaraj should resign: Congress

The Congress has said it is now upto the government whether it wants to run Parliament or save the External Affairs Minister for helping Lalit Modi. Briefing media in New Delhi this evening, party spokesperson Gourav Gogoi said, his party is in favour of Parliament to run but first Sushma Swaraj has...

July 22, 2015 6:15 PM

BJP sharpens attack, asks Congress to introspect after Thungon's conviction

Intensifying its attack, BJP today came down heavily on Congress following conviction of former Union Minister P K Thungon in a 1998 graft case. Thungon, the then minister of state for Urban Development and employment in the P V Narasimha Rao government was involved in misappropriating money meant f...

July 22, 2015 5:59 PM

Govt aims to save Rs 40,000 cr worth power with LED lights: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal said that the Government is committed to make LED lights a way of life in India. While addressing a press conference on business of Lighting in New Delhi today, Mr Goyal said that, the aim of the government is to completely replace all incandescent bulb...

July 22, 2015 5:56 PM

Govt rejects Opposition demand for probe against Swaraj, Raje, Chouhan

Government today rejected Opposition demand for a probe into charges against Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in Lalit Modi scandal and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Vyapam scam.<br/><br/>It said they have not violated any...

July 22, 2015 5:55 PM

Govt rejects Opposition demand for probe against Swaraj, Raje Chouhan

Government today rejected Opposition demand for a probe into charges against Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in Lalit Modi scandal and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Vyapam scam.<br/><br/>It said they have not violated any...

July 22, 2015 5:33 PM

Some ongoing metro projects running behind schedule: Government

Some of the ongoing Metro rail projects, including Badarpur-Faridabad extension stretch and Bangalore Metro Rail Project, being implemented on 50:50 equity sharing joint venture between the Centre and the state governments concerned are running behind schedule. Work on Mundka-Bahadurgarh extension s...

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