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November 23, 2012 10:37 PM

Delhi HC refuses to stay IOA elections scheduled for Dec. 5

The Delhi High Court today refused to stay the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) elections scheduled for December 5th. A division bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw decided to hear on the 17th December plea to restrain IOA from holding the polls on the alleged ground th...

November 23, 2012 10:21 PM

Benegal appeals to film fraternity for marketing New Wave cinema

Noted Filmmaker Mr. Shyam Benegal today appealed the film fraternity to find ways for marketing of New Wave Cinema, which is on the decline in India. Interacting with the media persons at Panaji in Goa on the sidelines of 43rd International Film Festival of India he said, big businesses not only pro...

November 23, 2012 8:31 PM

Consensus reached on powers of CBI in the Lokpal Bill

A consensus regarding powers of CBI in the Lokpal Bill has been reached through hard bargain with parliamentarians and civil society members. Union minister V Narayanasamy while speaking at the valedictory session of second Interpol global programme on anti-corruption and asset recovery in New Delhi...

November 23, 2012 8:30 PM

Sukhdev Singh Namdhari arrested in Ponty Chadha case

Sacked chairman of Uttarakhand Minorities Commission Sukhdev Singh Namdhari was today arrested by Delhi Police from his home in the hill state in connection with the Ponty Chadha case. Namdhari, who was with liquor baron Ponty at the time of his killing in Chattarpur farmhouse in south Delhi, was ar...

November 23, 2012 8:29 PM

Rabi crops’ sowing in progress in various parts of the country

Sowing of rabi crops is in progress in various parts of the country. Agriculture Ministry in its data has said that over 280 lakh hectare area have been covered under the cultivation of rabi crops so far. Wheat has been sown in around 92 lakh hectare area while rice has been cultivated in 64 thousan...

November 23, 2012 8:29 PM

National Consumer Helpline receives over 11,000 calls in October

The National Consumer Helpline (NCH) has received over 11 thousand calls related to various complaints during October this year. Around 12 hundred complaints were also received through online complaint system on NCH website. The maximum calls were received from Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh, Mahar...

November 23, 2012 8:28 PM

Right to Education Act to be extended upto secondary level

Right to Education Act is all set to be extended to the secondary level in the country. Announcing this at a function in New Delhi today, Human Resource Development Minister Dr M M Pallam Raju said the government is committed to providing quality and inclusive education to all sections of the societ...

November 23, 2012 8:27 PM

Ajit Singh directs DGCA for setting up redressal forum for pilots

Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to immediately propose an institutional mechanism so that the candidates not satisfied with their examination results of in- Service Exmination for pilots may get a proper forum for redressal and may f...

November 23, 2012 7:12 PM

BJP exposed by R P Singh in 2G spectrum presumptive losses:Sonia

BJP exposed by R P Singh in 2G spectrum presumptive losses:SoniaCongress President Sonia Gandhi today said that BJP has been exposed by former CAG Officer R P Singh in the presumptive losses in the 2G spectrum allocation. She told reporters in New Delhi that Mr Singh's comments have certainly e...

November 23, 2012 7:09 PM

Parliamentary Committee suggests separate Director of Prosecution in CBI

A Parliamentary Committee has suggested a separate Director of Prosecution in the CBI under Lokpal. The Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill 2011, also recommended that the Lokpal will have the power of superintendence over CBI in cases referred to it. The Report of the ...

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