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October 15, 2012 10:28 AM

Coal scam: CBI registers two fresh cases against infrastructure & steel company

CBI has registered two fresh cases against an infrastructure and a steel company for alleged forgery and cheating in connection with its probe in the coal block allocation scam. CBI sources said in New Delhi, the agency after registration of cases, launched search operations spread across 16 locatio...

October 14, 2012 9:29 PM

Congress refrains from making judgement on Khurshid case

Congress today refrained from making a value judgement on Law Minister Salman Khurshid's counter to the allegations of financial irregularities leveled against his NGO but said he has wisely chosen the legal course. Talking to reporters in New Delhi, party spokesperson Manish Tewari. He said si...

October 14, 2012 8:38 PM

Khurshid denies charges of misappropriation of trust funds

Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has denied charges of misappropriation of funds by a trust run by him and his wife. The charges has been leveled by a private media group. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, he said he was ready for any probe in this regard.On the issue of his resignation,...

October 14, 2012 8:14 PM

Nirmal Bharat Campaign: Creating awareness about hygiene

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh recently launched the Nirmal Bharat Campaign in Sevagram, Maharashtra. AIR correspondent reports that the aim of the campaign is to create public awareness about cleanliness and hygiene through various programmes.

October 14, 2012 6:38 PM

Khurshid denies allegations of misappropriation of trust fund

Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has denied the allegations leveled by a TV news channel and India Against corruption, pertaining to Zakir Husain Memorial Trust. Khurshid and his wife Louise who own the trust have been accused of misappropriation and forgery. Khurshid told reporters in New Delhi t...

October 14, 2012 6:31 PM

FDI in multibrand retail: CPI(M) opposes Centre’s decision

CPI(M) has opposed government's decision allowing Foreign Direct Investment- FDI in multibrand retail, increasing cap of FDI in pension and insurance sector and price hike of diesel. Briefing reporters after the three day meeting of Party's Central Committee which concluded in New Delhi to...

October 14, 2012 5:20 PM

MCI bars 27 medical professionals from practice

The Medical Council of India MCI has ordered the removal of 27 medical professionals from the Indian Medical Register, barring them from practice for a period ranging from 3 to 5 years. Two of them have been removed from the registry for simultaneously serving as the faculty of two medical colleges....

October 14, 2012 5:19 PM

Centre gives clearance to 52 oil and gas blocks

The government has cleared a bulk of the 52 oil and gas blocks that were stuck for want of defence and environmental clearances. Talking to reporters at the Petrotech 2012 Conference in New Delhi today, Oil Secretary G C Chaturvedi said that a high level committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary and...

October 14, 2012 5:18 PM

MCI bars 27 medical professionals from practice

The Medical Council of India MCI has ordered the removal of 27 medical professionals from the Indian Medical Register, barring them from practice for a period ranging from 3 to 5 years. Two of them have been removed from the registry for simultaneously serving as the faculty of two medical colleges....

October 14, 2012 4:53 PM

NIA requests for installation of CMS for secured work flow

National Investigation Agency, NIA has approached Department of Telecom requesting for installation of Central Monitoring System (CMS). Officials of National Investigation Agency, which was set up in the aftermath of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, had a series of meetings with Centre for Development of Telem...

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