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August 31, 2012 9:44 AM

US sanctions against Pak based LeT’s top commanders

The United States has slapped sanctions on Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba's top eight commanders, including Mumbai terrorist attack mastermind Sajid Mir and its founder Hafiz Saeed's son. Announcing the sanctions, the US said LeT, despite being designated as a foreign terroris...

August 31, 2012 9:43 AM

Govt withdraws restrictions on sending SMS & MMS

The government has withdrawn with immediate effect the permissible limit on sending bulk SMS and MMS. The restrictions were imposed by the Home ministry on the 17th of this month following reports that threatening SMS were being sent to the people from the North east in some states. The measure was ...

August 31, 2012 9:43 AM

Situation in Assam improves; SC team to take stock of relief measures

The situation in Lower Assam by and large remained calm during the last 48 hours. Curfew has been relaxed in Chirang district for 15 hours from 5 am to 8pm today. As the situation improved, the Assam government expedited the rehabilitation works in the violence hit areas. A team of Special Commissio...

August 30, 2012 8:45 PM

AI to discontinue payment of PLI to employees w.e.f.1st July 2012

Air India, has decided to discontinue payment of Productivity Linked Incentives (PLI) to its employees w.e.f.1st July, 2012. However, the National carrier would introduce Profit, Productivity Related Pay (PRP) in place of PLI to maintain efficient working of employees. An official statement said, th...

August 30, 2012 8:20 PM

NRHM scam: CBI registers one more FIR

The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI has registered one more FIR in connection with multi crore National Rural Health Mission NRHM scam in Uttar Pradesh. The FIR has been lodged against officials of Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Federation PCF and a Rudrapur in Uttarakhand based private printing firm...

August 30, 2012 8:20 PM

Govt sign contracts for 4 more oil, gas blocks

The government today signed contracts for four more oil and gas blocks that were offered in the ninth round of bidding under New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP). An official statement said that, with the signing of four Production Sharing Contracts (PSC's), a total of 18 PSCs have been sign...

August 30, 2012 7:03 PM

2005 Delhi twin blasts: BKI terrorist Hawara, 4 others pleaded guilty

Babbar Khalsa International's terrorist Jagtar Singh Hawara today pleaded guilty in a Delhi court along with four others of their roles in the 2005 twin blasts at Satyam and Liberty cinema halls here.With Hawara, the assassin of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and his four accomplices ...

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