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November 24, 2012 2:03 PM

India issues visas with Arunachal, Aksai Chin maps to protest china’s claim

Unhappy over China showing Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as its territory in maps of the country on their new e-passports, India has retaliated by issuing visas, containing Indian maps including these regions as part of it. The move came after the Chinese government started issuing new e-passport...

November 24, 2012 2:03 PM

PM rejects BJP's demand to withhold appointment of new CBI Director

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has rejected the BJP demand to hold in abeyance the appointment of new CBI Director Ranjit Sinha. In a letter to BJP leader Arun Jaitley, the Prime Minister said the premier investigating agency can not be kept without a head pending the enactment of the Lokpal ...

November 24, 2012 1:53 PM

Coal Ministry deallocates four coal blocks allotted to 15 firms

The Coal Ministry has decided to deallocate four coal blocks allotted to 15 firms, including JSW Steel and Bhushan Steel and Strips. It has also asked the Monnet Ispat to deposit a bank guarantee of 62 crore rupees. The Ministry decided to deallocate Gourangdih ABC coal block in West Bengal allotted...

November 24, 2012 1:51 PM

Rail Neer packaged drinking water to cost more

The Railway Ministry has given clearance to a proposal to increase the rate of packaged drinking water Rail Neer from 12 rupees to 15 rupees for one litre bottle. The price of the 500 ml bottle will be increased from 8 to 10 rupees. A Senior Railway Ministry official said, the IRCTC, which manufactu...

November 24, 2012 9:46 AM

Lokpal Bill back in Rajya Sabha with half a dozen amendments

The Rajya Sabha select committee, formed to look into the Lokpal Bill, tabled its report in the house on Friday with half a dozen amendments.The committee has suggested several changes including that of making the CBI more independent, the conditional inclusion of the prime minister under the Lokpal...

November 24, 2012 9:40 AM

Static sensors set up along AP coast to strengthen vigilance along coastline

A coastal chain of static sensors positioned along the coast of Andhra Pradesh was inaugurated by Raksha Rajya Mantri Jitendra Singh in a ceremony held at Coast Guard District Headquarters in Visakhapatnam yesterday. Speaking on the occasion the Minister said, it signifies the operationalisation of ...

November 23, 2012 10:55 PM

FM meets Swaraj & Jaitley to discuss passage of financial legislations

Finance Minister P Chidambaram today met Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley to discuss the passage of some crucial financial legislations in the on-going Parliament session facing a deadlock on FDI in retail issue.Chidambaram met the two ...

November 23, 2012 10:55 PM

SC asks FSSAI to file records of proceedings of its panels

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India was today asked by the Supreme Court to file "records" of the proceedings of its various panels, set up on apex court's order, passed during hearing of a plea on harmful effects of chemicals and toxins in carbonated drinks. A bench of justices K ...

November 23, 2012 10:53 PM

Railways clear proposal to increase Rail Neer water rate

Railway Ministry has given the clearance to a proposal to increase the rate of packaged drinking water Rail Neer from Rs 12 to Rs 15 to one litre bottle. The price of the 500 ml bottle will be increased from 8 to 10 rupees, as per the decision. A Senior Railway Ministry official said, IRCTC, which m...

November 23, 2012 10:41 PM

Possible ban on IOA if govt. regulations followed in poll :IOC

The International Olympic Committee today warned of a possible ban on the national sports body if government regulations are followed in its poll on December 5th. In a joint letter to IOA acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra and secretary general Randhir Singh, who himself is a presidential candida...

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