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December 4, 2012 5:00 PM

PCI forms committee to check paid news in Gujarat polls

The Press Council of India, PCI has formed a four-member committee to investigate the practice of paid news and keep a tab on any other attempt to affect the freedom of the press during the elections in Gujarat.PCI chairperson Justice Markandey Katju said in New Delhi the convener of the committee i...

December 4, 2012 4:50 PM

RBI signs currency swap agreement with Bank of Japan

India and Japan signed a currency swap agreement for up to 15 billion dollars on Tuesday to address short-term liquidity problems. The bilateral swap arrangement (BSA) has been inked between the Reserve Bank of India and the Bank of Japan . The arrangement to be effective from December 4, 2012 would...

December 4, 2012 2:29 PM

Death commuted to life for convict in a first pardon by Prez Mukherjee

In a first case of pardon by President Pranab Mukherjee after assuming office, death sentence of a convict, Atbir, has been commuted to life imprisonment.Atbir was sentenced to death by a Delhi sessions court in 2004 for the murder of his step mother, step sister and step brother over a property dis...

December 4, 2012 2:17 PM

Govt to open 3000 Jan Aushadhi generic drug outlets in 12th plan

Special Secretary in the ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers V. Rajagopalan today said that government has proposed to open 3 thousand Jan Aushadhi Generic Drug outlets in coming years across the country in the 12th five year plan. Addressing the India Pharma Summit-2012 in New Delhi, he said ther...

December 4, 2012 2:02 PM

In boost to tourism industry India relaxes visa rules

In a boost to the tourismindustry, India has relaxed its tourist visa rules by lifting restrictions imposed on foreign visitors to have a two-month cooling off period between subsequent visits.However, citizens of Pakistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sudan and people of Pakistani an...

December 4, 2012 1:31 PM

India chair of UNESCO commission of tsunami experts

The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC), recognised as one of the best systems in the world, is upgraded continuously to provide tsunami advisories for the events occurring in the global oceans. This information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha by the Science and Technology Mi...

December 4, 2012 1:16 PM

Nearly half of country's industrial clusters critically polluted: Govt survey

Forty three out of 88 major industrial clusters across the country were identified to be critically polluted in a survey conducted by the government. This information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jayanthi Natarajan. She s...

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