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September 17, 2012 1:53 PM

RNUs of AIR and Doordarshan Kendras will be merged in 12th year Plan

Prasar Bharati is planning to merge regional news units (RNUs) of All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan Kendras (DDKs) in the 12th year Plan. In an interactive meeting with senior officials of AIR and Doordarshan Kendras of Odisha in Bhubaneswar today, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Prasar Bharati...

September 17, 2012 1:22 PM

CBI questions Jayaswal in connection with coal block allocation scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, today questioned Arvind Jayaswal, one of the directors of AMR Private Limited in connection with coal block allocation scam. AMR Iron and Steel is among the companies named by the CBI in its FIRs. Vijay Darda, a Congress Rajya Sabha member and associated wit...

September 17, 2012 1:08 PM

Govt. to frame policy to prevent misuse of Internet and social media

The Government has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to lead a group of ministries in forming a policy to prevent misuse of the Internet and social media. A cyber surveillance agency will be set up to forewarn the Government about malicious content. This is part of a three-pronged strategy formed a...

September 17, 2012 12:51 PM

CBI registers five cases in connection with illegal iron ore export

The CBI has registered five cases in connection with the 2,500 crore rupees illegal iron ore export scam and carried out searches at 17 locations. After filing the five new FIRs and a preliminary inquiry on Sunday, CBI teams carried out a coordinated search operation at 17 locations in Goa and Karna...

September 17, 2012 12:42 PM

Haj quota for India this year is 1,70,000

The first batch of Haj pilgrims from India will be arriving in Madina and Jeddah today. The first flight carrying pilgrims from Kolkata arrives at 10.20 am Madina time while the first flight arriving from Ranchi in Jeddah is around 5 pm local time today. On day one, about 2400 passengers will be arr...

September 17, 2012 8:49 AM

India and Maldives agree to strengthen cooperation in defence

India and Maldives agreed on a number of measures to step up their cooperation in defence and security related issues. The two sides on Sunday also agreed to work closely towards stability in the region and ensure maritime security in the Indian Ocean. Marking a new high in the defence cooperation b...

September 16, 2012 8:34 PM

FM advocates direct transfer of fuel, fertilizer and food subsidies

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has advocated for direct cash transfer of fuel, fertiliser and food subsidies to prevent leakages. He said the major subsidies are projected to decline from 1.9 per cent of GDP as per the Budget Estimates for 2012-13 to 1.2 per cent in 2016-17.Mr Chidambaram said that ...

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