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July 21, 2015 6:57 PM

SC rejects plea of Jat applicants for OBC status in Bank PO exam

The Supreme Court today rejected a plea of Jat applicants, who have cleared various stages of Probationary Officers recruitment exam under the reserved OBC category, that they be considered for the jobs. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F Nariman said that the issue has already been decided an...

July 21, 2015 6:36 PM

Delhi court convicts former Union Minister Thungon, 3 others in graft case

Former Union Minister P K Thungon and three others were today convicted by a Delhi court in connection with a cheating and corruption case lodged by CBI 17 years back, after which they were taken into custody. Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Jain held 69-year-old Thungon and others guilty of offences o...

July 21, 2015 6:33 PM

CPI(M) rejects BJP's debate offer, sticks to resignation of Swaraj, Raje

CPI(M) today rejected BJP's offer of debate in Parliament on Lalit Modi controversy and stuck to its demand for a fair investigation and the resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over the issue. <br/><br/>Briefing reporte...

July 21, 2015 6:24 PM

RS adopts motion to withdraw bill on cheque bounce cases

Rajya Sabha today adopted a motion to withdraw a bill on which an ordinance was issued last month to enable lakhs of persons file cheque bounce cases in the place where the cheque was presented for payment and not the place of issue. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moved the motion for withdrawal of t...

July 21, 2015 6:10 PM

Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan launches Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan

To create awareness and capacity building on Safe and Hygienic food for all, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution today launched a national campaign Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan.<br/><br/>Speaking on the occasion he said, Food security act is first ...

July 21, 2015 6:08 PM

BJP accuses Arvind Kejriwal of playing politics to gain cheap popularity

Delhi BJP today blamed Arvind Kejriwal for playing politics to gain cheap popularity. Talking to reporters Delhi BJP Incharge Shyam Jaju said, Mr Kejriwal's political thinking has no place for Constitution and its principles. <br/><br/>He said that Mr Kejriwal has continuously been ...

July 21, 2015 6:07 PM

DD News DG reports to Prasar Bharati for all operational purposes: Rathore

The government today said the Director General of Doordarshan News reports to Prasar Bharati for all operational purposes. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Rathore said this in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha. Mr Rathore said the functioning of Prasar Bha...

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