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December 2, 2012 6:52 PM

Cheque signature mismatch may lead to criminal proceedings: SC

The Supreme Court has said, a person may face criminal proceedings if a cheque issued by him gets dishonoured on the ground that his signature does not match the specimen signature available with the bank. The apex court, however, said that in such cases, the account holder must be given a notice an...

December 2, 2012 6:49 PM

Suspected IM operative charge-sheeted in Jama Masjid blast-cum-shootout case

The Delhi Police has charge-sheeted a suspected Indian Mujahideen operative for his alleged role in the Jama Masjid blast-cum-shootout case. The Special Cell of Delhi Police filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kamaal Hassan alias Bilal, also an accused in Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium ...

December 2, 2012 5:56 PM

10 political parties have 2,490 crore income

Ten main political parties of the country had 2,490 crore of tax-exempted income in the last five years. The information from the Income Tax Department through an RTI plea said that of this amount, the ruling Congress and the main Opposition party BJP have more than 80 per cent.The figures of politi...

December 2, 2012 4:59 PM

Jupiter to be biggest and brightest on Monday night

Jupiter, the largest after the Sun in the solar system, will be at its biggest and brightest on Monday night. N Sri Raghunandan Kumar of Planetary Society of India said the planet, which has a system of rings, is at its closest approach and thus would appear bigger and brighter than usual. He said t...

December 2, 2012 4:58 PM

Supreme Court asks Government to act as a model employer

The Supreme Court has said that the Government should act as a model employer and ensure that its employees are treated fairly in appointment and promotion. A bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra said the concept of good governance can be concretized, only when the Government employee...

December 2, 2012 2:13 PM

Centre decides to de-allocate 2 coal blocks for delaying production

The government has decided to de-allocate two coal blocks - one each of Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation and Odisha Mining Corporation - for delaying production from the mines. The Coal Ministry said in a letter to the PSU, the recommendation of the Inter-Ministerial Group has since been...

December 2, 2012 2:02 PM

Leadership development scheme initiated for women of minority community

The government has initiated a special scheme for leadership development of women belonging to minority community in the country. It has also set up a target to provide training to forty thousand women during this year at a cost of 15 crore rupees under the scheme. This information was given by the ...

December 2, 2012 1:45 PM

1083 candidates remain in fray for 2nd phase of polling in Gujarat

In Gujarat, total 1083 candidates remain in fray after the scrutiny of nomination papers for second phase of polling in 95 Assembly constituencies. 291 nomination papers out of total 1374 were rejected during the scrutiny. Final picture of contest will be clear by tomorrow evening after the last dat...

December 2, 2012 1:36 PM

New Delhi seeks extradition of Mumbai terror accused Headley, Rana from US

New Delhi has sought extradition of Pakistani-American LeT terrorist and Mumbai terror accused David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana from the US.External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has written to his US counterpart Hillary Clinton requesting their extradition. Official sources...

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