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India, Bangladesh to celebrate of 100 years Cinema

September 1, 2012 8:49 AM

India, Bangladesh to celebrate of 100 years Cinema

A week-long film festival to mark the India Bangladesh Joint Celebrations of 100 years of Indian Cinema and a Soumitra Chatterjee Film Retrospective is to begin in Dhaka today. The festival is being jointly organised by the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Dhaka in association with the Bangladesh Fi...

Naroda Patiya convicts get life term

September 1, 2012 8:47 AM

Naroda Patiya convicts get life term

A special court in Ahmedabad has sentenced all the convicts of Naroda Patiya case to life term.BJP MLA and former minister in the Narendra Modi-led Government Maya Kodanani has been sentenced 28 years in jail for her involvement in 2002 post- Godhara Naroda Patiya riots case. Former Bajarang Dal lea...

New radiation norms for mobile phones, towers come into effect from tomorrow

August 31, 2012 8:46 PM

New radiation norms for mobile phones, towers come into effect from tomorrow

The new Electro magnetic radiation level norms set by the Department of Telecom, DoT, for mobile phone handsets and Mobile Towers comes into effect from tommorow. Addressing the media in New Delhi, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said, the handsets sold in the country from tommorow, shall strictly comp...

Parl stalemate continues; House adjourned for 8th day on coal block issue

August 31, 2012 8:35 PM

Parl stalemate continues; House adjourned for 8th day on coal block issue

The coal blocks allocation issue rocked Parliament for the 8th day today forcing the adjournment of both the Houses. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned till Monday amidst noisy scenes with the BJP members trooping into the well of the House in support of their demand for the Prime Mini...

Centre implementing Mini Mission-2 of Technology Mission on Cotton

August 31, 2012 7:04 PM

Centre implementing Mini Mission-2 of Technology Mission on Cotton

The Centre is implementing Mini Mission-2 of the Technology Mission on Cotton in important cotton-growing states to increase its production and productivity. This information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr Harish Rawat. He said unde...

Govt engaging in process reforms in admission to engineering institutions

August 31, 2012 7:02 PM

Govt engaging in process reforms in admission to engineering institutions

The government is engaged in the process of reforms in admission to engineering institutions by providing weightage to performance in Class 12 board examinations. It is also aimed at reducing the impact of coaching for such admissions. This information was given in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha...

Govt launches scheme called Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

August 31, 2012 7:01 PM

Govt launches scheme called Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

The Government has launched a scheme called, Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana, for Indian workers holding Emigration Check Required, ECR, passports and a valid work permit in an ECR country. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today the Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, Vayalar Ravi said th...

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